<P> The 2017 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 72nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 13--16 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey . </P> <P> The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the third of the 2017 season . It has the largest purse in women's golf, increased to $5 million in 2017 . It was televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports . </P> <P> Park Sung - hyun won the tournament by two strokes over amateur Choi Hye - jin . It was her first major and first LPGA Tour win after 10 wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour . </P> <P> The championship is open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 2.4 . Players qualify by competing in one of twenty 36 - hole qualifying tournaments held at sites across the United States and at international sites in China, England, Japan, and South Korea . Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world . </P>

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