ERIN, Wis. — A lot has changed in 17 years for Allisen Corpuz.

She’s a bit taller than she once was and hits the golf ball a lot further. She played collegiate golf at USC, earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in her time as a Trojan and establishing herself as one of the nation’s top amateur players.

She moved away from her native Hawaii and joined the LPGA Tour, winning for the first time at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach and competing on two U.S. Solheim Cup Teams, one of which won last year at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. She even got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Daniel Eckstrom.

But one thing that hasn’t changed over the last nearly two decades is Corpuz’s quietly competitive nature, something that will be on full display once again at the U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills. And unlike many in this year’s 156-player field, the 27-year-old has a history with this venue, which is hosting the world’s best female athletes for the first time since it opened in 2006, but unfortunately, it isn’t one that she remembers much about.

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