This Course in Japan Will Host a U.S. Women's Open Qualifier

The countdown to LA is on! The 81st U.S. Women's Open will descend upon the famed Riviera Country Club June 4-7 for the course's first women's championship.

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But the road to Riv begins with qualifiers.

The site locations for the 2026 USWO were recently announced, and the list includes 26 sites across the United States, Canada, England and Japan between April 20 and May 13.

It's remarkable that the nation's open features plenty of global talent. Boso Country Club, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan has served as an international site for the USGA and qualifying since 2022.

The Full List of U.S. Women’s Open Qualifying Sites:

Monday, April 20 (2)

Galveston (Texas) Country Club

Boso Country Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Monday, April 27 (3)

Arizona Country Club, Phoenix, Ariz.

Sugar Mill Country Club, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Corral de Tierra (Calif.) Country Club

Tuesday, April 28 (3)

Rolling Hills Country Club, Monroe, N.C.

Meadowbrook Country Club, St. Louis, Mo.

Rainier Golf & Country Club, Seattle, Wash.

Monday, May 4 (1)

New Albany (Ohio) Country Club

Tuesday, May 5 (2)

Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Ga.

Shannopin Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Wednesday, May 6 (2)

Wilderness Country Club, Naples, Fla.

Springfield (Va.) Golf & Country Club

Thursday, May 7 (1)

Somerset Country Club, Mendota Heights, Minn.

Friday, May 8 (1)

Honolulu (Hawaii) Country Club

Monday, May 11 (8)

The Vancouver Golf Club, Coquitlam, B.C., Canada

Briar Ridge Country Club, Schererville, Ill.

Buckinghamshire Golf Club, London, England

Marlborough (Mass.) Country Club

Essex County Country Club, West Orange, N.J.

Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) Golf Club

Richmond (Calif.) Country Club

Streamsong (Fla.) Resort (Black Course)

Tuesday, May 12 (1)

Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster, Colo.

Wednesday, May 13 (2)

Bermuda Dunes (Calif.) Country Club

Cross Timbers Golf Course, Azle, Texas