The 2025 U.S. Women's Open kept fans glued to their screens as Round 2 unfolded with both high-stakes showdowns and a scheduling twist. Weather delays and the encroaching dark pushed some matches into the following morning—never a dull moment on the biggest stage of women's golf.
Tee sheet glances featured a healthy mix of established favorites and rising young talents, teeing off in both early and late waves. The action started in the crisp morning air with groups like Hailee Cooper, Amanda Doherty, and Jing Yan leading the charge at 7:45 a.m. Close behind them at 7:56 a.m., Jiwon Jeon and Gabriella Then took to the course, though their third was left out of available reports, adding a slight air of mystery to the roster.
As the afternoon shadows stretched over the fairways, the field came alive with star power in the latter sessions. Tee times at 2:36 p.m. and 2:47 p.m. featured heavy hitters: Jinhee Im paired up with Chisato Iwai and Nanna Koerstz Madsen, followed closely by a trio of major champions—In Gee Chun, Jeongeun Lee6, and Sung Hyun Park. There was no shortage of storylines as Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, an amateur standout, joined Moriya Jutanugarn and Gemma Dryburgh at 3:09 p.m., with Kotona Izumida, Aline Krauter, and Celine Borge closing out the afternoon's groupings at 3:20 p.m.
If you scanned through the list of first-round pairings, you'd have spotted headline matchups that golf fans dream of catching up close. Yuka Saso, winner of a past U.S. Women's Open, shared a 7:40 a.m. start off the 10th tee with Filipino amateur Rianne Malixi and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko—already a major storyline with international flavor. At 7:51 a.m., up-and-coming Thai star Jeeno Thitikul played alongside Lilia Vu and college sensation Rose Zhang, a grouping packed with future major winners if betting odds counted for anything.
The afternoon crowd on the front nine got its share of fireworks too. Patty Tavatanakit, Angel Yin, and Sweden's Linn Grant stepped up at 1:14 p.m., directly followed by the heavy-hyped trio of Nelly Korda, Charley Hull, and Lexi Thompson at 1:25 p.m. Whether you favor Korda’s poise, Hull’s grit, or Thompson’s relentless drive, you were in for a treat. With so much talent spread across the draw, scoreboards constantly shuffled, and expectations were high for dramatic shifts.
But Mother Nature and the ticking clock had other plans. Darkness forced officials to call time at 8:26 p.m. CT, meaning players left on the course will have to resume early Saturday at 8:30 a.m. CT. There's always something electric about an unfinished round carrying over, amplifying the pressure as golfers shake off the early morning and get instantly thrust into clutch moments.
Meanwhile, fans in the UK aren’t left out of the loop. Sky Sports Mix starts live coverage at 5 p.m. BST, with extended viewing into the evening on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf for anyone burning the midnight oil.
With packed groupings, unfinished business, and a leaderboard that can flip on a single putt, Round 2 of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open is setting up for a weekend no golf fan will want to miss.
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