U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL

Fast Facts for 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball

By David Shefter, USGA

| Aug 08, 2024 | Liberty Corner, N.J.

Championship Venue	Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Nichols Hills, Okla.
Opened	1921
Architect	Perry Maxwell
Dates of Championship	May 10-14
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	375 sides (750 players)
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 18 holes, is being held at 28 sites from Aug. 15 to Dec. 18.
Yardage/Par	TBD
Course/Slope Rating	TBD
Did you know?	Two-time U.S. Amateur champion and six-time USA Walker Cup competitor Charles Coe learned to play the game at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. He received the USGA's Bob Jones Award in 1964.
2024 Championship	Northern California teenagers Sarah Lim, 17, of Saratoga, and Asterisk Talley, 15, of Chowchilla, defeated fellow teens Brynn Kort, of Henderson, Nev., and Gracie McGovern, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., 4 and 2, in the 18-hole championship match at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas. This title continued a strong 2024 season for Talley, who had already won the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and finished eighth in the Augusta National Women's Amateur coming into the event. A month later, she would share low-amateur honors in the U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally and be the runner-up in the U.S. Girls' Junior in July. To read more, click here.
Quote	“It's crazy just knowing that I'm on the [U.S. National Junior] Team and now I'm a [USGA] champion. I don't know how to explain it. It's just super crazy. I'm speechless about it.” -- Asterisk Talley
Exempt Sides (13)	Sarah Lim/Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Savannah Barber/Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Brynn Kort/Gracie McGovern (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball runners-up) Alice Ziyi Zhao/Angela Zhang (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Savannah Cherry/Lauren Slatton (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Melanie Walker/Sydney Hackett (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Kacey Ly/Celina Yeo (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Kennedy Swedick/Angelina Kim (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Vanessa Borovilos/Cara Heisterkamp (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Loralie Cowart/Mary Miller (Both players from side among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 31) Kinsley Ni/Yujie Liu (Both players from side among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 31) Eileen Park/Michelle Xing (Both players from side among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 31) Brooke Biermann/Katie Lu (Both players from side among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 31)
Previous Events at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club	1926 Oklahoma City Open (Al Espinosa) 1927 Oklahoma City Open (Harry Cooper) 1928 Oklahoma City Open (Horton Smith) 1929 Oklahoma City Open (Craig Wood) 1932 Trans-Mississippi Amateur (Gus Moreland) 1936 Women's Southern Amateur (Mrs. Mark McGarry) 1939 Western Amateur (Harry Todd) 1949 Women's Western Open (Helen Sigel) 1953 U.S. Amateur (Gene Littler) 1956 Trans-Mississippi Amateur (Charles Coe) 1970 Trans-Mississippi Amateur (Allen Miller) 1982 Trans-Mississippi Amateur (John Sherman) 1990 Trans-Mississippi Amateur (Bobby Godwin) 1994 Women's Southern Amateur (Sarah Lebrun Ingram) 1999 Trans-Mississippi Amateur (Mike Podolak)
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 - Exemption for each player to 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. - Exemptions into 2025 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 2025 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. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the final sides for match play.
Future Sites	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)