U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
By David Shefter, USGA
Twins Jessica (left) and Sarah Spicer have qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball for a second consecutive year. (USGA/Kathryn Riley)
Championship Venue | Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas |
Opened | 1922 |
Architect | A.W. Tillinghast |
Dates of Championship | May 11-15 |
Social Hashtag | #USWFourBall |
Field Size | 64 sides |
Eligibility | Each member of the side cannot have a USGA Handicap Index® that exceeds 14.4 |
Entries Accepted | 436 sides (Record, previous mark of 425 sides set in 2021) |
Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, is being held at 29 sites from Aug. 22, 2023 to Dec. 14, 2023. For results, click here. |
Yardage/Par | 6,276 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change) |
Course/Slope Rating | 76.6/136 |
Course Fact | Holes 9 and 18 at Oak Hills Country Club are par-3s, making it one of the few courses in the world where both closing holes of each nine end with a one-shotter. |
Exempt Sides (5) | Savannah Barber/Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Amelia Guo/Grace Jin (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Kary Hollenbaugh/Anna Ritter (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Vanessa Borovilos/Cara Heisterkamp (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Melanie Walker/Sydney Hackett (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) |
2023 Championship | Teenagers Gianna Clemente, of Estero, Fla., and Avery Zweig, of McKinney, Texas, became the youngest champions in the brief history of the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship with their 3-and-1 victory over current collegians Tiffany Le and Kate Villegas at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. Clemente had been the runner-up in the previous year's U.S. Girls' Junior, while Zweig was the youngest Women's Amateur Four-Ball competitor five years earlier at 11 years, 3 months. To read more, click here. |
Quote | “It means the world. The USGA makes their championships and titles very difficult, and if someone has won a USGA championship of any kind that's a very large feat.” -- Avery Zweig |
Hole by hole | OAK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Yardage and par subject to change) Hole 1: 349 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 171 yards (Par 3) Hole 3: 417 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 367 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 571 yards (Par 5) Hole 6: 345 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 401 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 296 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 143 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,060 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 478 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 425 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 412 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 162 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 322 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 509 yards (Par 5) Hole 16: 370 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 350 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 188 yards (Par 3) IN: 3,216 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,276 yards (Par 71) |
Previous Events at Oak Hills Country Club | 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur (Henry Liaw) 24 Texas Opens (Notable champions Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Hale Irwin, Ben Crenshaw, Corey Pavin) Host of PGA Tour Champions' AT&T Championship 2002-10 (Notable winners Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Fred Funk and John Cook) 1987 Tour Championship (Tom Watson) |
Schedule of Play | Saturday, May 11 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, May 12 (18 holes, stroke play) Monday, May 13 (Round of 32, match play) Tuesday, May 14 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches) Wednesday, May 15 (Semifinal matches/Championship match) |
What Champions Receive | - A gold medal - Custody of the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Trophy for one year - 10-year exemption from qualifying for U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball (provided side remains intact) - Exemption for each player to 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. - Exemptions into 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, if age eligible -Their names inscribed on a plaque recognizing all 2024 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
Match-Play Cut | 32 sides will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play |
Future Sites | 2025: Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Nichols Hills, Okla./May 10-14 2026: The Daniel Island Club, Charleston, S.C./May 2-6 2029: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz./May 12-16 2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD) |
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