U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR
Fast Facts for 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur
| Championship Venue | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes), Bandon, Ore. |
| Dates of Championship | August 4-10 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Architect | David McLay Kidd |
| Yardage/Par | 6,347 yards/Par 72 (Subject to change) |
| Course/Slope Rating | TBD |
| Field | 156 competitors |
| Entries Accepted | 1,475 |
| Eligibility | Open to any female amateur whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 2.4. |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place June 18-July 17 at sites to be determined |
| 2024 Championship | Rianne Malixi, 17, of the Philippines, became just the second player in USGA history to win the U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior titles in the same season with a 3-and-2 victory over 15-year-old Asterisk Talley, of Chowchilla, Calif., at Southern Hills Country Club, in Tulsa, Okla. It was a rematch of their U.S. Girls' Junior final in July when Malixi posted an 8-and-7 victory. Malixi joined Eun Jeong Seong as the only players to win both of these titles in a calendar year, and she became the fourth female to claim multiple USGA titles in the same year. Talley was playing in her unprecedented third USGA final of 2024, having won the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with partner Sarah Lim in May. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “Honestly I just wanted to play good golf. That's it. I wasn't expecting to win the Australian Master of Amateurs in January and then win U.S. Girls’ last month and then this one. I was so surprised. Even though I was playing good golf, I was just not expecting it.” -- Rianne Malixi |
| Exempt Players (48) | Vanessa Borovilos (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Sara Brentcheneff (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Emma Kaisa Bunch (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Gianna Clemente (2024 American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Anna Davis (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Playing member of 2023 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Aphrodite Deng (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Kimberly Dinh (Champion of 2023 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur) Emilia (Migliaccio) Doran (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team) Rayee Feng (Completed 72 holes in 2025 U.S. Women's Open) Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Lindsay Gahm (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur) Eila Galitsky (Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Sarah Gallagher (Champion of 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Megha Ganne (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Rachel Heck (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Playing member of 2022 USA World Amateur Team; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Kary Hollenbaugh (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Chiara Horder (Champion of 2023 Women's Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A) Huai-Chien Hsu (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Lauren Kim (Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Jasmine Koo (Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Alexis Yanet Lamadrid (Winner of 2025 Mexican Women's Amateur) Arianna Lau (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Mackenzie Lee (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Eden Lohrbach (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Carolina Lopez-Chacarra (Completed 72 holes in 2025 U.S. Women's Open; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Caitlyn Macnab (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Rianne Malixi (Champion of 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Champion of 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Maria Jose Marin (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Completed 72 holes in 2025 U.S. Women's Open; 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Individual Champion; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Paula Martin Sampedro (Winner of 2025 Women's Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Soomin Oh (Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Farah O'Keefe (Completed 72 holes in 2025 U.S. Women's Open; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Catherine Park (Completed 72 holes in 2024 U.S. Women's Open; Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Seojin Park (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Catherine Rao (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur) Kiara Romero (Completed 72 holes in 2025 U.S. Women's Open; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Hana Ryskova (Champion of 2024 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur) Emma Schimpf (Winner of 2024 South Carolina Golf Association Women's Amateur) Mamika Shinchi (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Morgan Smith (Winner of 2024 Massachusetts Women's Amateur) Shelly Stouffer (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Asterisk Talley (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Completed 72 holes in 2024 U.S. Women's Open; Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Kendall Todd (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Avery Weed (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Samantha Whateley (Winner of 2025 North Carolina Women's Amateur) Kelly Xu (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Ying Xu (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 4) Natalie Yen (Champion of 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball) Asia Young (Champion of 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball) |
| Notable Events at Bandon Dunes | 2005 Pacific Coast Amateur (Alex Prugh) 2006 Curtis Cup (USA) 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Trip Kuehne) 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links (Brianna Do) 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links (Corbin Mills) 2012 Pacific Coast Amateur (David Fink) 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball (Mika Liu/Rinko Mitsunaga) 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (Scott Harvey/Todd Mitchell) 2020 U.S. Amateur (Tyler Strafaci) 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur (Wenyi Ding) |
| Hole by Hole (Subject to change) | BANDON DUNES GOLF RESORT (BANDON DUNES COURSE) Hole 1: 362 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 175 yards (Par 3) Hole 3: 519 yards (Par 5) Hole 4: 409 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 398 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 158 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 371 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 359 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 520 yards (Par 5) OUT: 3,271 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 362 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 352 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 152 yards (Par 3) Hole 13: 532 yards (Par 5) Hole 14: 332 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 131 yards (Par 3) Hole 16: 330 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 372 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 513 yards (Par 5) IN: 3,076 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,347 yards (Par 72) |
| Fast Fact | Following the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur, the USGA will be conducting 11 more amateur competitions at Bandon Dunes over the next 20 years, starting with the 2028 Walker Cup Match. |
| Notable U.S. Women's Amateur Champions | Alexa Stirling (1916, 1918-19); Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928-30, 1935); Virginia Van Wie (1932-34); Patty Berg (1938); Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946); Louise Suggs (1947); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968); Anne Sander (1958, 1961, 1963); Catherine Lacoste (1969); Laura Baugh (1971); Carol Semple Thompson (1973); Beth Daniel (1975, 1977); Juli Inkster (1980-82); Kay Cockerill (1986-87); Kelli Kuehne (1995-96); Grace Park (1998); Morgan Pressel (2005); Danielle Kang (2010-11); Lydia Ko (2012); Kristen Gillman (2014, 2018), Rose Zhang (2020) |
| Notable U.S. Women's Amateur Runners-Up | Alexa Stirling (1921, 1923, 1925); Virginia Van Wie (1928, 1930); Glenna Collett Vare (1931-32); Patty Berg (1935, 1937); Mickey Wright (1954); Anne Sander (1965, 1968, 1973); Carol Semple Thompson (1974); Patty Sheehan (1979); Brandie Burton (1989); Annika Sorenstam (1992); Jenny Chuasiriporn (1998); Azahara Munoz (2008); Jessica Korda (2010); Moriya Jutanugarn (2011); Brooke Henderson (2014); Albane Valenzuela (2017, 2019) |
| Schedule of Play | Monday, Aug. 4 (18 holes, stroke play) Tuesday, Aug. 5 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, Aug. 6 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, Aug. 7 (Rounds of 32 and 16, match play) Friday, Aug. 8 (Quarterfinals, match play) Saturday Aug. 9 (Semifinals, match play) Sunday, Aug. 10 (Championship match, 36 holes) |
| Cut | The low 64 scorers after 36 holes of stroke play will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to trim the draw to exactly 64 competitors. |
| Broadcast Times | TBD |
| What Champion Receives | *-A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year *-Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Women's Open at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, Calif. *-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible *-Invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur *-Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship *-Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
| Future Sites | 2026: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn./Aug. 3-9 2027: Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C./Aug. 2-8 2028: Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass./Aug. 7-13 2029: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Aug. 6-12 2030: The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif./Aug. 5-11 2031: Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Md./Aug. 4-10 2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Aug. 2-8 2033: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis./Aug. 8-14) 2034: The Country Club, Salt Lake City, Utah/Aug. 7-13 2035: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga./Aug. 6-12 2037: The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C./Dates TBD 2039: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/Aug. 8-14 2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD 2046: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa./Dates TBD |
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