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PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. â Amy Alcott stood on the balcony overlooking the first tee at Riviera Country Club and pointed out the bushes where she used to stash her clubs when sheâd sneak on after school to shape shots in the practice fairway between the first and second holes.
Hollywood actor Rita Hayworth once told Alcottâs mother on the practice putting green that her daughter was destined to be a star. Riviera member Dean Martin was one of Alcottâs first sponsors.
Now, decades later, the 70-year-old LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame member is somewhat of an unofficial host of the 81st U.S. Womenâs Open, the first ever held at Riviera. Alcott, who is a member of nearby Bel-Air Country Club, counts the 1980 U.S. Womenâs Open among her five major championship titles.
âOne of my original sponsors was Dean Martin.â
The @uswomensopen heads to Riviera for the first time in June. Five-time major winner Amy Alcott grew up next to the club and built her game sneaking on the practice fairway between the first and second holes. This five-minute⊠pic.twitter.com/b7Aq81gUK6
â Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) April 28, 2026
This yearâs U.S. Womenâs Open will mark the second time the championship will be televised live in primetime on network TV, with the first coming three years ago at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The Pebble Beach edition was the second-most watched USWO, behind Michelle Wie West's 2014 victory on Pinehurst No. 2.
Rivieraâs history with LPGA stars is limited but noteworthy. LPGA founder Babe Zaharias earned a spot in the 1945 L.A. Open at Riviera after advancing through a 36-hole qualifier, becoming the first woman to make the cut in a menâs professional event with rounds of 76-81.
In 1952, Zaharias and several other LPGA founders and major champions â Betty Hicks, Beverly Hanson and Helen Dettweiler â appeared in the comedy âPat and Mike,â which was filmed at Riviera and starred club members Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
Historical photos of the LPGA's early stars line the walls of the ladiesâ locker room.
But never before have the worldâs best gathered women gathered for competition at Riviera. Theyâll do so this summer, June 4-7, and again in 2028 when the Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles.
USGA CEO Mike Whan addressed the media on Monday at Riviera and talked about the war bonds that were given out in the 1946 U.S. Womenâs Open, when 39 players teed it up in the inaugural match play event won by Patty Berg.
The 81st U.S. Womenâs Open is scheduled to take place in June.
This marks the first time the U.S. Womenâs Open will be held at Riviera Country Club, a historic venue in women's golf.
Amy Alcott is a five-time major champion and serves as an unofficial host for the U.S. Womenâs Open at Riviera.
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Last yearâs record-setting purse at Erin Hills was $12 million, with Sweden's Maja Stark earning $2.4 million.
âI just love the torture of it,â said Stark with a smile of what draws her to this championship.
The defending champ gets a look at Riviera đ€© pic.twitter.com/GkVU1ivXZM
â U.S. Women's Open (@uswomensopen) April 30, 2026
Of the many things that separates the U.S. Womenâs Open from every other week of the year on the LPGA, Whan notes, is that there are no responsibilities. No pro-ams. No meet-n-greets.
âThis is the one week a year, where these athletes can focus on one thing, and that is whatever it takes to raise the trophy on Sunday,â said Whan.
âItâs funny, when I took this job, Angela Stanford said âWell, I guess thereâs going to be a pro-am at the U.S. Womenâs Open.â I heard that in the back of my mind, and we havenât and wonât.â
In recent years the USGA also made a serious commitment to venues, and as Whan rattled off the next 10 venues for the Womenâs Open, he noted it could stand up against any event in the world. That impressive site list includes: Inverness (2027), Oakmont (2028), Pinehurst No. 2 (2029), Interlachen (2030), Oakland Hills (2031), LACC (2032), Chicago Golf Club (2033), Merion Golf Club (2034), Pebble Beach (2035) and Shinnecock (2036).
Coverage of this yearâs championship will include nearly 100 hours between the main broadcast, featured groups and âLive Fromâ programming.
NBC will feature six hours of weekend coverage, ending at 10 p.m. E.T. and 8 p.m. E.T., on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
There was a moment during @uswomensopen media day at Riviera when Mike Whan listed the next 10 venues for the championship and said you could put it up against any event in the world.
He's right.
2027 Inverness
2028 Oakmont
2029 Pinehurst No. 2
2030 Interlachen
2031 Oakland⊠pic.twitter.com/3TCVHOlvwlâ Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) April 29, 2026
Fans will be able to follow their favorite players with a TikTok-style highlights feed that includes new AI round recaps. The event will make history with a new range tracker feature, similar to what fans enjoy at the Masters. Every shot thatâs hit on the range at Riviera will be tracked, offering an unprecedented amount of data.
âWeâre here in â26, the Olympics in â28, the U.S. Open in â31,â said Whan of Riviera. "This is going to be, over the next five years, one of the biggest stages in the game.â
A young Alcott probably wouldnât believe it.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: USWO at Riviera will feature primetime finish, new range tracker