The first major of the 2024 LPGA Tour season is finally here as the world’s best players descend upon The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas for The Chevron Championship. The 132-player field is star-studded with 11 past champions and all of the top-10 players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings teeing it up, including world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who will be looking to capture her fifth consecutive victory just outside of Houston, and No. 2 Lilia Vu, who’s working to successfully defend a title for the first time in her LPGA Tour career. A Texas-sized purse is up for grabs, as are 650 Race to the CME Globe points, much-needed for those looking to stake an early claim at the top of the standings.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at The Chevron Championship:
Past Champions (11):
Lilia Vu (2023), Jennifer Kupcho (2022), Patty Tavatanakit (2021), Jin Young Ko (2019), Pernilla Lindberg (2018), So Yeon Ryu (2017), Lydia Ko (2016), Brittany Lincicome (2015, 2009), Lexi Thompson (2014), Stacy Lewis (2011), Yani Tseng (2010)
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (10 of 10):
Nelly Korda (No. 1), Lilia Vu (No. 2), Celine Boutier (No. 3), Ruoning Yin (No. 4), Minjee Lee (No. 5), Jin Young Ko (No. 6), Charley Hull (No. 7), Lydia Ko (No. 8), Hyo Joo Kim (No. 9), Xiyu Lin (No. 10)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (5 of 5):
Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (12 of 26):
Trichat Cheenglab, Isabella Fierro, Savannah Grewal, Jin Hee Im, Mone Inami, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yu Jin Sung
Area Connections:
Texas Residence: Celine Boutier, Matilda Castren, In Gee Chun, Sei Young Kim, Jin Young Ko, Mi Hyang Lee, Minjee Lee, Jeongeun Lee6, Stacy Lewis, Gaby Lopez, Yealimi Noh, Yuka Saso, Albane Valenzuela, Lindsey Weaver-Wright
Texas Residence and Birthplace: Kristen Gillman, Cheyenne Knight, Angela Stanford (i)
Amateur Exemptions (6):
Ela Anacona (2023 Women’s Amateur Latin America Championship presented by the R&A and ANNIKA Foundation winner), Jasmine Koo, Megan Schofill (2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur winner), Yana Wilson, Lottie Woad (2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner), Chun-wei Wu (2024 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific winner)
Sponsor Exemptions:
Lizette Salas, Angela Stanford
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