LANCASTER, Pa. (June 2, 2024) – After a challenging week and a dramatic finish to the 79th playing of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally, it was Yuka Saso that hoisted the famed trophy for the second time in her career. With the win, Saso is now eligible to win the 2024 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award.
Saso won the U.S. Women’s Open as a non-Member in 2021 at The Olympic Club Lake Course in San Francisco, earning her first Tour victory, first major championship and LPGA Tour Membership. Three years later Saso is back in the winner’s circle, becoming just the third player to win major championships as her first two LPGA Tour victories.
With her second career major title, Saso, 22, earns 60 points in the 2024 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award Standings and is tied with Nelly Korda at the top of the leaderboard. Korda also won her first major championship victory in 2021 at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and became a two-time major champion at The Chevron Championship earlier this year. Patty Tavatanakit edged out Korda and Saso to win the 2021 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award, but they will each have a chance this season with three more majors left to play.
The Rolex ANNIKA Major Award recognizes the player who, during a current LPGA Tour season, has the most outstanding record in all five major championships. Points will be awarded at all five major championships to competitors who finish among the top-10 and ties. In order to earn the award by year’s end, a player must win at least one of the five major titles.
The winner of the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award will be announced following the conclusion of the AIG Women’s Open, and will be honored at the Rolex LPGA Awards at the CME Group Tour Championship in November.
The leaderboard through the U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally is as follows:
|
RANK |
NAME |
POINTS |
2023 MAJOR WINS |
|
T1 |
Yuka Saso |
60 |
1 |
|
T1 |
Nelly Korda |
60 |
1 |
|
T3 |
Hinako Shibuno |
24 |
0 |
|
T3 |
Maja Stark |
24 |
0 |
|
T5 |
Ally Ewing |
18 |
0 |
|
T5 |
Andrea Lee |
18 |
0 |
|
T5 |
Lauren Coughlin |
18 |
0 |
|
T5 |
Brooke Henderson |
18 |
0 |
The points structure for the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award:
1st – 60 points; 2nd – 24 points; 3rd – 18 points; 4th – 14 points; 5th – 12 points; 6th – 10 points; 7th – 8 points; 8th – 6 points; 9th – 4 points; 10th – 2 points
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