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| Championship Venue |
Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course), Johns Creek, Ga. |
| Dates of Championship |
July 14-19 |
| Opened |
1898 |
| Architect |
Robert Trent Jones Sr. (Renovations/redesign by Rees Jones; renovations by Tripp Davis in 2021-2022) |
| Field |
156 competitors |
| Yardage/Par |
6,312 yards/Par 71 (Yardages and par subject to change) |
| Course and Slope Rating |
77.4/143 |
| Entries Accepted |
1,500 (Record 1,677 in 2023) |
| Eligibility |
Open to any female amateur players who have not reached the age of 19 by July 19 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 5.4. |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted May 21-June 26 at sites to be determined |
| 2024 Championship |
Rianne Malixi, 17, of the Philippines, made 14 birdies over 29 holes in defeating 15-year-old Asterisk Talley, of Chowchilla, Calif., 8 and 7, in the 36-hole final at El Caballero Country Club, in Tarzana, Calif. It was the largest margin of victory since the championship went to a 36-hole final in 2006. Malixi avenged her championship-match loss from a year earlier to Kiara Romero. Malixi would beat Talley in the U.S. Women's Amateur final a few weeks later, the first time the same two players have met in a title match in the same calendar year. To read more, click here. |
| Exempt Players (46) |
Cristina Alvarez (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Arisa Bintachitt (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Alejandra Botaya (Winner of 2025 VII Copa Yucatan/III Copa Sureste)
Cara Carter (Winner of 2024 Idaho Girls' Junior Amateur)
Gianna Clemente (Runner-up in 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior; Semifinalist in 2023 and 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior; 2024 AJGA Player of the Year; Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Aphrodite Deng (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7; Winner of 2025 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and 2024 New Jersey Girls' Junior)
Raegan Denton (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Clara Ding (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Anna Fang (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior)
Rayee Feng (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Women's Open)
Sarah Hammett (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Sophie Han (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Amelia Harris (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Alisa Helminen (Winner of Wisconsin State Golf Association/WPGA Junior Girls Championship)
Ping-Hua Hsieh (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Katelyn Kong (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Women's Open)
Thanana Kotchasanmanee (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Chloe Kovelesky (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Alexis Yanet Lamadrid (Winner of 2025 Mexican Women's Amateur)
Arianna Lau (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Jude Lee (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Women's Open; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Rachel Lee (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Sarah Lim (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Women's Open)
Shauna Liu (Winner of 2024 Canadian Junior Girls)
Yujie Liu (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Avery McCrery (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Madison Messimer (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior)
Aira Nagasawa (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Women's Open)
Sieun Nam (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Honorine Nobuta Ferry (Winner of 2024 Texas Junior Amateur)
Nikki Oh (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Constanza Quiroga Hinojosa (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Grace Rho (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Pimpisa Rubrong (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Scarlett Schremmer (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Shyla Singh (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Anna Song (Winner of 2024 Southern California Golf Association Junior Amateur)
Achiraya Sriwong (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Maria Mercedes Tabiante Marin (Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Asterisk Talley (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior; Qualified for 2025 U.S. Women's Open; Returned 72-hole score from 2024 U.S. Women's Open; Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of the 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 19; Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7; Winner of 2024 Ping Invitational)
Luana Valero (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Michelle Xing (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7)
Natalie Yen (Winner of 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship)
Asia Young (Winner of 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship)
Amelie Zalsman (Top 50 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 7; Winner of 2024 Rolex Tournament of Champions)
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| Quotable |
“It's huge I know. It's hard for me to comprehend right now because everything just came in so quickly. I know being USGA champion means a lot. Being able to do that is a huge honor for me and I'm very grateful.” -- Rianne Malixi |
| Hole by hole (Subject to change) |
ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB (RIVERSIDE COURSE)
Hole 1: 534 yards (Par 5)
Hole 2: 392 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 130 yards (Par 3)
Hole 4: 381 yards (Par 4)
Hole 5: 545 yards (Par 5)
Hole 6: 148 yards (Par 3)
Hole 7: 398 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 156 yards (Par 3)
Hole 9: 419 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,103 yards (Par 35)
Hole 10: 377 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 161 yards (Par 3)
Hole 12: 529 yards (Par 5)
Hole 13: 373 yards (Par 4)
Hole 14: 311 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 393 yards (Par 4)
Hole 16: 380 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 177 yards (Par 3)
Hole 18: 508 yards (Par 5)
IN: 3,209 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 6,312 yards (Par 71) |
| What Champion Receives |
-A gold medal
-Custody of the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy for one year
-Exemptions into all future U.S. Girls' Junior Championships for which she is age-eligible
-Exemption into the 2026 U.S. Women's Open Championship
-Exemptions into the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Championships
-Invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur
-Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
| U.S. Girls' Juniors in Georgia (1) |
1971: Augusta Country Club, Augusta (Hollis Stacy) |
| Previous notable events held at Atlanta Athletic Club |
1976 U.S. Open (Jerry Pate)
1981 PGA Championship (Larry Nelson)
1984 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Michael Podolak)
1990 U.S. Women's Open (Betsy King)
2001 PGA Championship (David Toms)
2002 U.S. Junior Amateur (Charlie Beljan)
2011 PGA Championship (Keegan Bradley)
2014 U.S. Amateur (Gunn Yang)
2017 Palmer Cup (United States)
2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (Nelly Korda) |
| Notable U.S. Girls' Junior Champions |
Mickey Wright (1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956); Hollis Stacy (1969-71); Nancy Lopez (1972, 1974); Amy Alcott (1973); Pat Hurst (1986); Michelle McGann (1987); Brandie Burton (1989); Kelli Kuehne (1994); Beth Bauer (1997); Inbee Park (2002); Julieta Granada (2004); I.K. Kim (2005); Lexi Thompson (2008); Ariya Jutanugarn (2011); Minjee Lee (2012); Eun Jeong Seong (2015-16), Rose Zhang (2021) |
| Notable U.S. Girls' Junior Runners-Up |
Mickey Wright (1950); Barbara McIntire (1951, 1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1955); Amy Alcott (1971); Vicki Goetze (1990); Grace Park (1996); Candie Kung (1997); Inbee Park (2003, 2005); Jane Park (2004); Kimberly Kim (2009); Alison Lee (2012); Angel Yin (2015); Andrea Lee (2016) |
| Fast Fact |
The original location of the Atlanta Athletic Club is now called East Lake Golf Club, where legends Bob Jones and Alexis Stirling both learned the game. Beverly Hanson won the 1950 U.S. Amateur at East Lake Golf Club (called AAC at the time). |
| Did You Know? |
This will be just the second U.S. Girls' Junior contested in the Peachtree State. In 1971, Hollis Stacy defeated Amy Alcott in one of the most memorable finals in championship history at the Augusta Country Club. Both players went on to win U.S. Women's Open titles and are inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame. |
| First for AAC |
Atlanta Athletic Club will become the first site to have hosted a U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women's Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open. |
| Schedule of Play |
Monday, July 14 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes)
Tuesday, July 15 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes)
Wednesday, July 16 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, July 17 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play)
Friday, July 18 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play)
Saturday, July 19 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut |
The low 64 scorers will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to cut down to 64 players. |
| Broadcast Schedule (All Times EDT) |
TBD |
Future Sites
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2026: Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C./July 13-18
2027: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/July 12-17
2030: The Country Club, Brookline, Mass./July 15-20
2031: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas/July 14-19
2032: Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst, N.C./July 12-17
2034: Sand Valley Resort, Nekoosa, Wis./July 17-22
2035: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./July 16-21
2037: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis./July 13-18
2038: Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich./July 12-17
2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |
