For the first time ever, the best women golfers in the world are headed to the Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach Golf Links for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open.
The storylines are plentiful with Amy Olson playing while seven months pregnant, Michelle Wie West teeing it up for the final time as a professional and Rose Zhang being the outright betting favorite.
In two LPGA starts this season, the former Stanford star won the Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National and tied for eighth at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in her first major start as a pro. Zhang is listed at 12/1 at several sportsbooks.
Golf course
Pebble Beach Golf Links | Par 72 | 6,816 yards
The U.S. Women’s Open Trophy at the No. 7 hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo: Kip Evans/USGA)
2022 U.S. Women’s Open leaderboard
| Position | Player | Score |
| 1 | Minjee Lee | 13 under |
| 2 | Mina Harigae | 9 under |
| 3 | Hye Jin Choi | 7 under |
| 4 | Jin Young Ko | 6 under |
| 5 | Lydia Ko | 5 under |
| T-6 | Bronte Law | 4 under |
| T-6 | Anna Nordqvist | 4 under |
| T-8 | Megan Khang | 2 under |
| T-8 | Nelly Korda | 2 under |
| T-8 | Leona Maguire | 2 under |
Betting preview
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Rose Zhang | (+1200) | Ruoning Yin | (+3000) |
| Jin Young Ko | (+1400) | Nasa Hataoka | (+3000) |
| Hyo Joo Kim | (+1600) | Lilia Vu | (+3000) |
| Nelly Korda | (+1800) | Brooke Henderson | (+3000) |
| Atthaya Thitkul | (+1800) | Ayaka Furue | (+3000) |
| Leona Maguire | (+2000) | Megan Khang | (+3500) |
| Xi-yu Lin | (+2200) | Celine Boutier | (+3500) |
| Minjee Lee | (+2200) | Carlota Ciganda | (+3500) |
| Miyu Yamashita | (+2800) | Lydia Ko | (+4000) |
| Hye Jin Choi | (+2800) | Linn Grant | (+4000) |
Rose Zhang during a practice round prior to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on June 21, 2023, in Springfield, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
It’s tough to go with the betting favorite, but Zhang has earned it with her first two professional outings.
Plus, how cool would it be for Rose, the next superstar of the LPGA, to win her first major championship at Pebble Beach? That’s storybook stuff right there.
Leona Maguire of Ireland hits from the 15th fairway during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on June 23, 2023, in Springfield, New Jersey. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
After winning the Meijer LPGA Classic, Maguire was in position to win the KPMG Women’s PGA before a final-round 3-over 74 sent her tumbling down the leaderboard. She tied for 11th.
In tough coastal conditions, Maguire should thrive. He tied for eighth at last year’s U.S. Women’s Open.
Megan Khang chips a shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Khang tied for fourth at the KPMG Women’s PGA a few weeks ago thanks to back-to-back 4-under 67s over the weekend.
At Pine Needles last year, Khang tied for eighth alongside Nelly Korda and Maguire.