CP Women’s Open: How to watch, who’s playing in Canada’s national championship

This week, the CP Women’s Open makes its return to the LPGA schedule for the first time since 2019 after being canceled the last two years due to logistical challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Canada’s national championship will be hosted at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, where the top seven players on the Rolex Rankings – and 12 of the top 13 – will compete for the $2,350,000 prize purse. Leading the way is world No. 1 Jin Young Ko, who will aim to defend her 2019 title against the likes of reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion and world No. 2 Minjee Lee, Canada’s own Brooke Henderson – already two-time winner this season including the Evian Championship – and world No. 3 Nelly Korda, who captured her first win of 2022 just last week at the Ladies European Tour’s Aramco Team Series in Sotogrande, Spain.

The origins of the CP Women’s Open date back to 1973, when it was then known as the du Maurier Classic and considered a major championship (from 1979-2000). The AIG Women’s Open replaced the du Maurier as a major in 2001, but Canada has continued to host the historic tournament. Lydia Ko has the most wins at this event with three (2012-2013, 2015), while Meg Mallon is the only other multiple champion (2002, 2004).

Coverage of the 2022 CP Women’s Open from Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Canada, can be found on Golf Channel and CBS, with streaming options available any time on any mobile device and online through NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Along with the top players in the Rolex Rankings, the field also will feature seven past winners of this event, as well as 13 winners – including all five major champions – on the 2022 LPGA Tour:

Danielle Kang, who stepped away from the tour in June to address a