U.S. Women's Open: The big names in danger of missing the cut at Riviera

U.S. Women's Open: Several big names have a lot of work to do if they are to make the weekend at the second women's major of the year.

Ben Smith

05 Jun 2026

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The U.S. Women's Open continues this weekend at Riviera Country Club.

It's a bunched leaderboard at the top after 18 holes in Los Angeles, with former major winner Jennifer Kupcho setting the early pace.

Kupcho went round the iconic layout in five-under 66 on Thursday to lead South Korea's Kim Sei-Young by one stroke.

Former Women's Open champion Hinako Shibuno is amongst a group of five players a further stroke adrift.

Nelly Korda struggled on day one of the U.S. Women's Open

The biggest surprise on day one came from pre-tournament favourite and world number one Nelly Korda.

Korda, 27, sits seven strokes off the lead after enduring an up-and-down day.

The American began the day wearing a pair of custom Nike's gifted to her by NBA legend LeBron James but switched out of them after the sixth hole.

Korda is not the only big name fighting for survival.

Her nearest challenger in the world rankings, Jeeno Thitikul, also sits on two-over.

England's Charley Hull also needs to go low this afternoon.

And the same can be said for her compatriots Lottie Woad, Mimi Rhodes and Bronte Law.

The top 65 players and ties will make the 36-hole cut at the 2026 U.S. Women's Open.

U.S. Women's Open - Big names in danger of missing the cut

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U.S. Women's Open leaderboard: R1 scores
Pos	Player	Score
56	Ariya Jutanugarn	+2
56	Min-Sol Kim	+2
56	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	+2
56	Kiara Romero	+2
56	Charley Hull	+2
56	Atthaya Thitikul	+2
56	Pajaree Anannarukarn	+2
56	Brooke Henderson	+2
56	Mimi Rhodes	+2
56	Yani Tseng	+2
56	Liqi Zeng	+2
56	Bronte Law	+2
56	Laney Frye	+2
56	Meja Oertengren	+2
56	Thidapa Suwannapura	+2
56	Lottie Woad	+2
56	Nelly Korda	+2
56	Yan Liu	+2
56	Angel Yin	+2
56	Ingrid Lindblad	+2
56	Amy Yang	+2
56	Carla Bernat	+2
56	Esther Henseleit	+2
56	Siuue Wu	+2
56	Ally Ewing	+2
56	Xiyu Lin	+2
56	Chloe Kovelesky	+2
56	Nellie Ong	+2
56	Napat Lertsadwatanna	+2
85	Anna Nordqvist	+3
85	Lydia Ko	+3
85	Celine Boutier	+3
85	Jin-Hee Im	+3
85	Peiyun Chien	+3
85	Auston Kim	+3
85	Zoe Cusack	+3
85	Soo-Min Oh	+3
85	Amiyu Ozeki	+3
85	Farah O'Keefe	+3
85	Anita Lumpongpoung	+3
85	Brianna Do	+3
85	Catherine Park	+3
85	Paula Martin	+3
85	Megha Ganne	+3
85	You-Min Hwang	+3
85	Sakura Koiwai	+3
85	Hyo-Joo Kim	+3
85	Miyu Goto	+3
104	Yui Kawamoto	+4
104	Megan Khang	+4
104	Lilia Vu	+4
104	Fuka Suga	+4
104	Michelle Wie West	+4
104	Anna Huang	+4
104	Gina Kim	+4
104	Sofia Rivera	+4
104	Chanettee Wannasaen	+4
104	Jin-Young Ko	+4
104	Dewi Weber	+4
104	Brittany Lang	+4
104	Sung-Hyun Park	+4
104	Olivia Mehaffey	+4
118	Carlota Ciganda	+5
118	Mao Saigo	+5
118	Rio Takeda	+5
118	Minami Katsu	+5
118	Lauren Kim	+5
118	Muni He	+5
118	Mi-Hyang Lee	+5
118	Leona Maguire	+5
118	Hailee Cooper	+5
127	Ashleigh Buhai	+6
127	Yuka Saso	+6
127	Jenny Bae	+6
127	Chisato Iwai	+6
127	Veronika Kedronova	+6
127	Paula Reto	+6
127	Jaravee Boonchant	+6
127	Addie Dobson	+6
127	Natsumi Hayakawa	+6
127	Jie-En Lin	+6
127	Ji-Won Ko	+6
127	Madelene Sagstroem	+6
127	Linn Grant	+6
140	Katelyn Kong	+7
140	Johanna Sjursen	+7
140	Thanana Kotchasanmanee	+7
140	Weiwei Zhang	+7
140	Ina Kim-Schaad	+7
140	Pauline Del Rosario	+7
140	Amy Seung-Hyun Lee	+7
140	Athena Singh	+7
148	Ai Suzuki	+8
148	Kaylyn Noh	+8
150	Jung-Min Hong	+9
150	Sarah Hammett	+9
150	Danielle Kang	+9
153	Miranda Wang	+10
153	Becky Morgan	+10
153	Lois Lau	+10
156	Katherine Muzi	+12

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