122nd U.S. Women's Amateur: Meet the Quarterfinalists

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Saki Baba, 17, Japan

 Instagram: @teba_.425

• No. 45 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her third USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur

• Was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (T-49)

• Co-medalist and reached the Round of 32 in the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior at The Club at Olde Stone

• Won the 2022 Kanto Women’s Amateur Championship and Kanto Junior Championship

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 73-74–147 in stroke play to earn the No. 34 seed
• R64: Def. Jennifer Cleary, 1 up
• R32: Def. Alice Ziyi Zhao, 3 and 1
• R16: Def. Aneka Seumanutafa, 3 and 1

Leigh Chien, 16, Irvine, Calif.

 Instagram: @leigh.chien

• No. 336 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her third USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur

• Verbally committed to attend Stanford University in the fall of 2024

• Rising junior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School where she won the 2021 California State Individual High School Championship

• Has five American Junior Golf Association victories

• Was a Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist in 2016

• Her brother and caddie, Evan, competed in the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Country Club of North Carolina, and is a rising sophomore on the UCLA men's golf team

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 73-73–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 30 seed
• R64: Def. Aliea Clark, 19 holes
• R32: Def. Laney Frye, 2 and 1
• R16: Def. Rachel Kuehn, 1 up

Monet Chun, 21, Canada

 Instagram: @_monetchun

• No. 143 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her first USGA championship

• Rising junior at the University of Michigan

• Won the 108th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship on July 23 to earn a spot in the U.S. Women’s Amateur and the CP Women’s Open later this month

• Led Michigan to its first Big Ten championship in April while earning medalist honors for the first time in her Wolverine career

• Two-time All-Big Ten selection and was named the 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

• Member of the Canadian National Amateur Squad

• Never lost a hole in her Round-of-16 victory over Julia Gregg

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 76-73–149 in stroke play to earn the No. 53 seed
• R64: Def. Lauren Gomez, 1 up
• R32: Def. Amanda Sambach, 1 up
• R16: Def. Julia Gregg, 4 and 3

Lauren Lehigh, 21, Loveland, Colo.

 Instagram:@lauren_lehigh

• No. 520 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her second USGA championship and second U.S. Women’s Amateur

• Rising senior at the University of New Mexico

• Has not yet reached the 17th hole in any of her matches

• Three-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar

• Won the 2019 Colorado Junior PGA Championship

• Was named 2018 Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado (JGAC) Player of the Year

• Her sister Katelyn competed in the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior at Columbia Country Club

• Outside of golf, enjoys fly fishing and rock climbing

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 77-70–147 in stroke play to earn the No. 39 seed
• R64: Def. Kayla Smith, 3 and 2
• R32: Def. Anna Fang, 6 and 5
• R16: Def. Mia Hammond, 4 and 3

Brianna Navarrosa, 20, San Diego, Calif.

 Instagram: @brianna.navarrosa

• No. 160 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her eighth USGA championship and second U.S. Women’s Amateur

• Rising junior at the University of Southern California

• Played more holes in match play than any other competitor (58)

• Won the 2019 Canadian Women's Amateur Championship

• Runner-up in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Angelina Kim (both were 13-year-olds)

• Three-time Rolex Junior All-American (2017-18-19)

• Collected 11 top-20 finishes in her first two seasons with the Trojans, including a third-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Stanford Regional

• Her father, Ringo, played tennis at the University of Arizona and was the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open tennis champion

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 71-76–147 in stroke play to earn the No. 45 seed
• R64: Def. Jaclyn LaHa, 20 holes
• Rd32: Def. Rachel Heck, 2 and 1
• Rd16: Def. Kelsey Bennett, 21 holes

Catherine Rao, 18, Camarillo, Calif.

 Instagram: @Catherinerao

• No. 647 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her third USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur

• Incoming freshman at Princeton University

• Earned valedictorian honors at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, Calif., for the class of 2022

• Member of the 2021 United States Junior Solheim Cup Team

• Two-time Rolex Junior All-American (2020-21)

• Named Girls Golfer of the Year by the Ventura County Star last season

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 73-67–140 in stroke play to earn the No. 8 seed
• R64: Def. Izzy Pellot, 1 up
• R32: Def. Sara Im, 2 and 1
• R16: Def. Annabelle Pancake, 4 and 3

Bailey Shoemaker, 17, Dade City, Fla.

 Instagram: @baileytheshoemaker

• No. 82 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her seventh USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur

• Verbally committed to attend the University of Southern California in the fall of 2023

• Was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (T-49)

• Runner-up in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Kaitlyn Schroeder

• Became the first junior golfer to win the Florida Women’s Amateur in the championship’s 93-year history in June

• Three-time New York State Girls’ Junior champion and has twice earned low-amateur honors in the Florida Women's Open

• Reached the quarterfinals in the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 77-72–149 in stroke play to earn the No. 54 seed
• R64: Def. Kaleiya Romero, 4 and 3
• R32: Def. Kynadie Adams, 1 up
• R16: Def. Amari Avery, 2 up

Annabel Wilson, 21, Republic of Ireland

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• No. 144 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

• Competing in her first USGA championship

• Rising senior at UCLA

• Represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2021 Curtis Cup Match in Wales

• Won the 2019 Irish Close Championship

• Represented Ireland in the 2018 and 2019 European Ladies' Team Championship and the 2018 Women’s World Amateur Team Championships

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 73-73–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 33 seed
• R64: Def. Fiona Xu, 5 and 4
• R32: Def. Julia Misemer, 4 and 3
• R16: Def. Katie Li, 3 and 2