Players who have qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.[3]
7. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship
10. Top players on the current year LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current Chevron Championship, not otherwise qualified above
Pei-Yun Chien shot a 5-under-par round of 67 to lead the first round. Six golfers, including world number 2 Nelly Korda, were one stroke off the lead. There were 22 golfers within three strokes of the lead. Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho shot an even-par 72 and was tied for 37th place.[6]
The second round was delayed by two hours due to more than two inches of rain falling overnight. Play was suspended Friday evening due to darkness with 31 golfers still on the course. Kim A-lim was the clubhouse leader at 8-under-par while first-round leader Pei-Yun Chien was at 5-under with 4 holes still to play.[8]
The cut came at 145 (+1), with 68 players advancing to the final two rounds. Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho (150, +5) and world number one Lydia Ko both missed the cut (147, +3).
Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin each shot rounds of 67 to rise from seventh place to the lead at 206 (−10).[9] Second round leader Kim A-lim dropped to a tied for 6th place after an even-par round of 72.
Lilia Vu shot a 4-under-par 68 to rise from 11th place to tie the lead with Angel Yin at 278 (−10). The sudden-death playoff started at the 18th hole. Yin's second shot found the water guarding the hole and she made par. Vu birdied from 10 feet to win her first major and second LPGA Tour event of the year.[2]
