Barely any time has passed since the second major championship on the LPGA Tour, but it’s time for the game’s best to tee it up once again at a big-time tournament at a big-time golf course.

The U.S. Women’s Open is heading to Pebble Beach Golf Links, and the iconic California venue is hosting a women’s major championship for the first time.

“The USGA is committed to bringing our championships to golf’s greatest venues and the opportunity to have the best players in the world, female and male, compete at this iconic course will provide a fantastic showcase of the game,” said Diana Murphy, president of the USGA, at the time of the announcement in 2017.

A record number of entries – more than 2,100, in fact – were accepted for golfers trying to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at the storied golf course. The oldest entrant was 60 years old, while the youngest was just nine!

The field is led by last year’s winner Minjee Lee, while notable past-champion exemptions including the legendary Annika Sorenstam along with 2014 winner Michelle Wie West, who said this will likely be the final start of her professional golf career.

Lee captured the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open by five shots over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in North Carolina. She shot an even-par 71 in the final round and finished at 13 under for the week. It was her second major triumph and in the process she won $1.8 million (U.S.), the largest payout in women’s golf history.

“I mean, I’m speechless,” Lee said on the 18th green a year ago, trophy in hand. “It’s the one I’ve always wanted to win, and now I’ve done it.”

The Canadian contingent at Pebble Beach includes Monet Chun, Celeste Dao, Lauren Kim, and of course, Golf Town Athlete Brooke Henderson.

Brooke will come into the third major of the year off a tie for 15th at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship – that’s her 22nd top-20 finish at a major since 2016. She was firmly in the mix after the first round before shooting over-par rounds on both Friday and Saturday, however, she bounced back well with a solid 2-under 69 on Sunday.

She’ll head to Pebble Beach ranked No.11 in the world and looking for her second win of the season.

“I’ve been playing a lot of golf, just trying to get the game in good shape and get it rolling coming into (the U.S. Women’s Open),” Brooke said.

“This is definitely a time to start peaking and start to be on the up, so hopefully that happens.”

The trio of Canadians who are joining Brooke at Pebble Beach are all amateurs and qualified in a variety of ways.

Chun – who plays out of the University of Michigan – will play in her first U.S. Women’s Open after finishing runner-up at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. Dao, 22, will play in her third U.S. Women’s Open – all as an amateur. She earned her spot via a qualifier on June 7. Finally, Kim (who is just 17!) will play her second U.S. Women’s Open in a row after qualifying on May 15 at the Vancouver Golf Club.

Other notables in the field including Rose Zhang, who received a special invite to participate and then proceeded to win her very first start as a professional, the Mizuho Americas Classic in May. She finished tied for eighth at her major debut as a pro, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Each of the top-ranked golfers in the world are set to tee it up, including No. 3 Lydia Ko, No. 2 Nelly Korda, and No. 1 Jin Young Ko. Ko, as of June 26, was now ranked No.1 for 159 weeks – a record number in women’s golf.

The top five in women’s golf are rounded out by the two previous major champions so far this season – No. 4 Lilia Vu (who won the Chevron Championship) and No. 5 Ruoning Yin (who won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship).

The U.S. Women’s Open takes place from July 6-9.