2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
 
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| Dates | June 19–22, 2014 |
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| Location | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
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Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,649 yards (6,080 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $4.0 million |
| Winner's share | $720,000 |
 Michelle Wie
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The 2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 69th U.S. Women's Open, held June 19–22 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It marked the first time that the U.S. Women's Open was played on the same course in the same year as the U.S. Open. The U.S. Women's Open was played in the week immediately following the U.S. Open.
First played in 1946, the U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the second of the 2014 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $4.0 million, with a winner's share of $720,000. The tournament was televised for the final time by ESPN and NBC Sports.
Michelle Wie won her first major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Stacy Lewis. Stephanie Meadow was a stroke back in solo third in her debut event as a professional.
The championship is open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 2.4. Players qualified 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.
The United States Golf Association received 1,702 entries for the championship, breaking the year-old record of 1,420 in 2013. The handicap index limit in 2013 was 4.4.
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