Only four players have ever won the U.S. Women’s Open in their championship debut. Patty Berg, of course, won the first edition in 1946 with a 5-and-4 victory over Betty Jameson in a 36-hole final. Kathy Cornelius (1956), Birdie Kim (2005) and In Gee Chun (2015) round out the impressive foursome.

This week’s 75th U.S. Women’s Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston features 41 first-timers, and given the number of break-out performances this year, it wouldn’t surprise anyone to see a fifth name added to that list this year.

After all, there’s already a major winner making her USWO debut in 2019 AIG Women’s British Open champ Hinako Shibuno.

Here’s a look at some of the high-profile names on this year’s rookie list:

Ana Belac

Ana Belac, Marathon LPGA Classic Ana Belac hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Marathon LPGA Classic in Sylvania, Ohio. (Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

The former Duke player was a member of the Blue Devils’ 2019 NCAA title team. She played nine Symetra Tour events from July on, winning once and finishing atop the season-long money list.

Amelia Garvey (a)

Amelia Garvey, USC Amelia Garvey is a senior at USC.

The USC senior is one of three players on the Trojan roster teeing it up this week. The New Zealander, who often appears on USC’s social media accounts as the witty host of “The Garvs Show,” has been a two-time honorable-mention All-American.

Erika Hara

Erika Hara, JLPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup - Final Round Erika Hara of Japan celebrates winning the JLPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup at the Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki, Japan. (Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

Hara got in the field courtesy of her position in the Rolex Rankings (she is currently No. 82). She is a two-time winner on the LPGA of Japan and remarkably, has a total of 15 top 10s in 49 events over the past two years on the JLPGA.

Frida Kinhult

ANA Inspiration - Round Two Frida Kinhult of Sweden watches her tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the 2019 ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo: Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Kinhult played a year and a half on the Florida State roster (where she was a serious player-of-the-year candidate) and spent the past year on the Symetra Tour. She won the season finale on that tour and earned her spot in the Women’s Open field by finishing fourth on the money list.

Cheyenne Knight

Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Cheyenne Knight is all smiles at the 15th tee during the final round of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

It’s hard to believe the native Texan hasn’t made a Women’s Open start until this year. She will make her U.S. Women’s Open debut, thanks to her maiden LPGA victory in the 2019 Volunteers of America Classic. The 23-year-old was the 2017 SEC Player of the Year while on the Alabama roster.

Agathe Laisne (a)

Agathe Laisne, Evian Championship 2017 - Day Three Agathe Laisne of France plays a shot during the second round of the 2017 Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Laisne is in her fourth year on the University of Texas roster, and returns to the Lone Star State for the first time since heading home to France last spring because of the pandemic. Laisne has kept herself busy in the meantime, winning two LET Access Series events.

Hee Jeong Lim

Hee-Jeong Lim of South Korea walks on the 18th hole during the final round of the 42nd KLPGA Championship at Lakewood Country Club on May 17, 2020 in Yangju-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Won three times as a rookie on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2019, where she finished second in the Rookie-of-the-Year race. The 20-year-old is ranked No. 22 in the Rolex Rankings.

Yealimi Noh

Yealimi Noh, KPMG Women's PGA Championship - Round Three Yealimi Noh plays a shot during the third round of the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Noh is a USGA champion, having won the 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior. She nearly won the Volunteers of America Classic leading up to her Women’s Open debut, but landed in a tie for second.

Bianca Pagdanganan

LPGA Drive On Championship Bianca Pagdanganan tees off of the sixth hole during the final round of the 2020 LPGA Drive On Championship – Reynolds Lake Oconee on October 25, 2020 in Greensboro, Georgia. (Photo: Mike Comer/Getty Images)

The big-hitting LPGA rookie tied for ninth in the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to earn her spot in this field. Pagdanganan was a member of Arizona’s 2018 NCAA title team.

Hinako Shibuno

AIG Women's British Open - Day Four Hinako Shibuno of Japan celebrates victory with the trophy during the final round of the 2019 AIG Women’s British Open at Woburn Golf Club in Woburn, England. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

This LPGA winner has a big resume. She won the 2019 Women’s British Open, her major-championship debut. She owns four other professional titles, all won on the LPGA Tour of Japan.

Other first-timers

Ho-Yu An (a)
Na Rin An
Pajaree Anannarukarn
Saki Asai
Perrine Delacour
Caterina Don (a)
Ayake Furue
Lily May Humphreys (a)
Mone Inami
Nuria Iturrioz
Asuka Kashiwabara
Yui Kawamoto
A Lim Kim
Ji Yeong2 Kim
Ina Kim-Schaad (a)
Sakura Koiwai
Seung Yeon Lee
Ingrid Lindblad (a)
Lucie Malchirand (a)
Kana Mikashima
Benedetta Moresco (a)
Yuna Nishimura
Alessia Nobilio (a)
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (a)
Emma Spitz (a)
Maja Stark (a)
Linnea Strom
Yu Jin Sung
Sayaka Takahashi
Emily Toy (a)
Beatrice Wallin (a)