U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR

Fast Facts for 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur

By David Shefter, USGA

| Oct 22, 2025 | Liberty Corner, N.J.


Championship Venue	The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.
Dates of Championship	August 4-9
Opened	1983
Architect	Pete Dye
Yardage/Par	6,554 yards/Par 72 (Subject to change)
Course/Slope Rating	TBD
Field	156 competitors
Entries Open	March 18, 2026 (9 a.m. ET)
Entries Close	June 3, 2026 (5 p.m. ET)
Eligibility	Open to any female amateur whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 2.4.
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place at 24 sites from June 10-July 15
2025 Championship	Megha Ganne, 21, of Holmdel, N.J., defeated Brooke Biermann, of Wildwood, Mo., 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes) in Oregon. A rising senior at Stanford University, Ganne, a member of the victorious 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team and the low amateur in the 2021 U.S. Women's Open, achieved the feat in her seventh U.S. Women's Amateur start. To read more, click here.
Quotable	“It’s so crazy. It's so much harder than it seems to win one of these, and it takes not only like a lot of patience, but so many things working in your favor: good health, good luck, good fortune, and good timing. All those things coming together just feels like it's fate. I feel very blessed right now.” -- Megha Ganne
Exempt Players (46)	Rianne Malixi (2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion; 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; Top 8 individual scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Megha Ganne (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion; 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist; Playing member of 2025 USA Women’s World Amateur Team; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur runner-up; 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Brooke Biermann (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur runner-up; 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist) Maria Jose Marin (2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; Returned 72-hole score in 2025 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Lyla Louderbaugh (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist) Ella Scaysbrook (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist; 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist) Ella Galitsky (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Taylor Kehoe (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist) Arianna Lau (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist) Kiara Romero (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist; Returned 72-hole score in 2025 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Farah O’Keefe (Returned 72-hole score in 2025 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally; Playing member of 2025 USA Women’s World Amateur Team; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Rayee Feng (Returned 72-hole score in 2025 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally) Lara Tennant (Amateur returning lowest 72-hole score in 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Open) Aphrodite Deng (2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion; 2025 American Junior Golf Association Rolex Girls Player of the Year; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Hana Ryskova (2024 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion) Ina Kim-Schaad (2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion) Hanley Long (2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur runner-up) Nadene Gole (2024 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion) Dawn Woodard (2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion) Sue Wooster (2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur runner-up) Anna Davis (Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Playing member of 2023 USA Women’s World Amateur Team; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Jasmine Koo (Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Catherine Park (Playing member of 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team; Playing member of 2025 USA Women’s World Amateur Team; Low eight scorers and ties from 202’5 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Beth Coulter (Playing member of 2024 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Team) Patience Rhodes (Playing member of 2024 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Team; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Rachel Heck (Playing member of 2022 USA Women’s World Amateur Team) Paula Martin Sampedro (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship; 2025 The Women’s Amateur Championship winner; 2025 European Ladies’ Amateur Championship; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Aira Nagasawa (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship) Soomin Oh (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Nellie Ong (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship) Meja Ortengren (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Annabel Peaford (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship) Andrea Revuelta Goicoechea (Low eight scorers and ties from 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship; Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Chiara Horder (2023 The Women’s Amateur Championship winner) Yunseo Yang (2026 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific winner) Yurina Hiroyoshi (Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Lauren Kim (Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Marie Eline Madsen (Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Kary Hollenbaugh (Top 20 point leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 18) Sofia Clarisa Temelo Escalera (2026 Mexican Women’s Amateur Championship winner) Emma Davies (2025 Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship winner) Kylie Chong (2025 Southern California Golf Association Amateur Championship winner) Pimkwan Chookaew (2025 Iowa Women’s Amateur winner) Sophia Burnett (Women’s South Carolina Golf Association Amateur State Championship winner) Isabel Brozena (2025 Women’s Massachusetts Amateur Championship winner)
Hole by hole (Subject to change)	THE HONORS COURSE Hole 1: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 513 yards (Par 5) Hole 3: 182 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 407 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 408 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 545 yards (Par 5) Hole 7: 378 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 158 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 352 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,348 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 407 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 539 yards (Par 5) Hole 12: 325 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 384 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 136 yards (Par 3) Hole 15: 378 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 148 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 497 yards (Par 5) Hole 18: 392 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,206 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,554 yards (Par 72)
Notable Events at The Honors Course	1991 U.S. Amateur (Mitch Voges) 1994 Curtis Cup (Tie, GB&I retained Cup) 1996 NCAA Men's Championship (Team: Arizona State; Individual: Tiger Woods) 2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Kevin Marsh) 2010 NCAA Men's Championship (Team: Augusta State; Individual: Scott Langley) 2011 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur (Terri Frohnmayer) 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur (Min Woo Lee) 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur (Louis Brown)
Fast Fact	Club founder Jack Lupton wanted to honor amateur golfers that have had great success so he created the honors circle. Each hole is named after a golfer and tells of their successes and accolades within amateur golf. Recipients of this honor range from college players to Senior Amateur champions and have been both men and women.
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	Tuesday, Aug. 4 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, Aug. 5 (18 holes, stroke play) Thursday, Aug. 6 (Round of 64, match play) Friday, Aug. 7 (Rounds of 32 and 16, match play) Saturday, Aug. 8 (Quarterfinals and Semifinals, match play) Sunday, Aug. 9 (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 (All times ET)	TBD
What Champion Receives	-A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year -Exemption from qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Women's Open at Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio -Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible -Likely invitation to the 2027 Augusta National Women's Amateur -Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship -Name engraved on 2026 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Future Sites	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 2036: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio/Dates TBD 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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