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U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball
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Aug 20, 2025
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Liberty Corner, N.J.
Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball
| Championship Venue | Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek), Charleston, S,C. |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Architect | Rees Jones |
| Dates of Championship | May 2-6 |
| Social Hashtag | #USWFourBall |
| Field Size | 64 sides (See full field list) |
| Eligibility | Each member of the side cannot have a USGA Handicap Index® that exceeds 14.4 |
| Entries Accepted | 382 sides (764 players) |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, is being held at 29 sites from Aug. 25 to Dec. 11. |
| Yardage/Par | TBD |
| Course/Slope Rating | TBD |
| Did you know? | This will be the second U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball conducted in South Carolina. In 2017, the Dunes Golf & Beach Club, in Myrtle Beach hosted the 3rd edition of the championship. |
| 2024 Championship | Oregon teenagers Natalie Yen, 18, of West Linn, and Asia Young, 16, of Bend, defeated 17-year-old Kentucky residents Athena Singh and Keira Yun, 5 and 3, in the 18-hole final at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, in Nichols Hills, Okla. It was the second-largest margin of victory in a championship match in the 10-year-old competition. Yen and Young were the top seeds for match play. To read more, click here. |
| Quote | “"I think overall, we trust each other to play our games, and we know we're trying our best. We may have different styles on certain holes. But at the end of the day, I think we both know that we're both able to score.”s just su(per crazy. I'm speechless about it.” -- Natalie Yen |
| Exempt Sides (14) | Natalie Yen/Asia Young (2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Savannah Barber/Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Savannah Cherry/Lauren Slatton (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Athena Singh/Keira Yun (2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball runners-up) Bella Dovhey/Sophia Dyer (2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Chloe Johnson/Faith Johnson (2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Anya Mathur/Ailis Tribolet (2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Kate Tilma/Meg Tilma (2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Sydney Hacket/Melanie Walker (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Olivia Duan/Catherine Rao (Both players among top 400 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Aug. 6, 2025) Mary Miller/Sophie Linder (Both players among top 400 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Aug. 6, 2025) Jude Lee/Nikki Oh (Both players among top 400 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Aug. 6, 2025) Ryann Honea/Emma Kaiser Bunch (Both players among top 400 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Aug. 6, 2025) Lara Tennant/Ellen Port (Both players among top 400 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Aug. 6, 2025) |
| Previous Events at Daniel Island Club | 2005 South Carolina Golf Association Amateur (Emmett Turner) 2009 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Matt Every) 2010 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Brendan Steele) 2011 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Ken Duke) 2018 Trusted Choice "Big I" Championship (Connor Howe, Boys; Emily Hawkins, Girls) 2021 Daniel Island Intercollegiate (Team: Seton Hall; Individual: Nevill Ruiter, College of Charleston) 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur (Bryan Kim) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, May 2 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, May 3 (18 holes, stroke play) Monday, May 4 (Round of 32, match play) Tuesday, May 5 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches) Wednesday, May 6 (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 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur at The Honors Course, in Ooltewah, Tenn. - Exemptions into 2026 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 2026 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 | 2027: Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Va./May 15-19 2029: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz./May 12-16 2030: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis./May 18-22 2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD) |
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