Young guns Gabi Ruffels and Steph Kyriacou are relishing the brutal challenge as they bid to upstage golf's superstars at the $18 million Women's US Open in Pennsylvania.
American world No.1 Nelly Korda will be chasing a remarkable seventh LPGA Tour victory of the year while top-10 major winners Hannah Green and Minjee Lee are spearheading Australia's six-strong assault at Lancaster Country Club.
But in-form Ruffels and Kyriacou are plotting major glory of their own - and the $US2 million ($A3 million) winner's cheque - at the richest tournament in women's golf history starting on Thursday.
