U.S. WOMEN'S MID-AMATEUR

Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur

By David Shefter, USGA

| 12 mins ago | Liberty Corner, N.J.

Championship Venue	Montclair Golf Club, West Orange, N.J.
Opened	1893
Architect	Tom Bendelow (renovation/redesign by Donald Ross in 1920; 1928 Charles Banks designed third and fourth nines; renovations by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and son Rees Jones)
Dates of Championship	Aug. 29-Sept. 3
Field	132 Competitors
Yardage/Par	5,763 yards/Par 70 (Subject to change)
Course/Slope Rating	TBD
Entries Open	Spring 2026
Eligibility	Open to any female golfer who has reached her 25th birthday by Aug. 29 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 9.4.
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 18 holes, was conducted between at sites to be determined.
2025 Championship	Ina Kim-Schaad, 42, of Jupiter, Fla., outlasted Hanley Long, of Clarksville, Tenn., in 23 holes, the longest championship match in U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur history, at Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Dunes Course, in Pebble Beach, Calif. Kim-Schaad, who also won the title in 2019, became the first multiple U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion since Julia Potter-Bobb in 2016. It was her 20th USGA championship and she raised her match-play record in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur to an impressive 19-5. To read more, click here.
Quotable	“I'm overwhelmed with emotion, honestly. I truly love this place, and my husband (Ian) and I got married in Carmel. To do it at such a special place, golf course, with my family here and my husband on the bag, his birthday day week, and for a second time, it's like there's not even enough language to put around just all the feels that I'm feeling." -- Ina Kim-Schaad
Hole by hole (Subject to change)	MONTCLAIR GOLF CLUB Hole 1: 506 yards (Par 5) Hole 2: 139 yards (Par 3) Hole 3: 367 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 350 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 150 yards (Par 3) Hole 6: 370 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 344 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 312 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 359 yards (Par 4) OUT: 2,897 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 425 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 386 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 148 yards (Par 3) Hole 13: 342 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 363 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 450 yards (Par 5) Hole 16: 114 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 331 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 307 yards (Par 4) IN: 2,866 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 5,763 yards (Par 70)
Notable Events at Montclair Golf Club	1929 Met Golf Association (M.J. McCarthy Jr.) 1941 Met Golf Association Amateur (Michael Cestone) 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur (Carol Semple Thompson) 1982 Met Open (Darrell Kestner) 1985 U.S. Amateur (Sam Randolph) 2002 Ike Met Golf Association Stroke Play Championship (Johnson Wagner) 2014 Ike Met Golf Association Stroke Play Championship (David Pastore)
Past U.S. Women's Mid-Amateurs in New Jersey (1)	1997: Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield (Carol Semple Thompson)
Fast Fact	Legendary golf architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. was a longtime member at Montclair Golf Club, and his son, Rees, also a legendary designer, learned the game at the venue, along with his brother Robert Trent Jones Jr., also a noted architect.
Did you know?	Montclair Golf Club was a founding member of the Metropolitan Golf Association in 1897 and the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association in 1899. Two club members served as USGA president: Charles Littlefield (1947-48) and Ike Grainger (1954-55). The Ike Grainger Award is given to a USGA volunteer who has served the Association for 25 years. Club members Jerry Travers (four U.S. Amateurs and a U.S. Open title) and Carolyn Cudone (record five consecutive U.S. Senior Women's Amateurs) have claimed USGA titles.
Championship routing	For the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, the USGA is using Course No. 2 and No. 3. Both are part of the four nine-hole layouts at the club.
Notable U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Champions	Martha Lang (1988); Carol Semple Thompson (1990, 1997); Sarah LeBrun Ingram (1991, 1993-94); Ellen Port (1995-96, 2000, 2011); Virginia Derby Grimes (1998) Meghan Stasi (2006-07, 2010, 2012); Martha Leach (2009); Julia Potter-Bobb (2013, 2016); Margaret Starosto (2014); Lauren Greenlief (2015); Kelsey Chugg (2017), Shannon Johnson (2018), Ina Kim-Schaad (2019, 2025), Kimberly Dinh (2024)
Notable U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Runners-up	Pat Cornett (1987); Page Marsh Lea (1989-90); Martha Lang (1991); Carol Semple Thompson (1992); Brenda Corrie Kuehn (1995); Mina Hardin (2001); Ellen Port (2002); Virginia Derby Grimes (2004); Laura Coble (2009); Margaret Starosto (2013, 2015); Julia Potter-Bobb (2014); Kelsey Chugg (2018, 2023)
Schedule of Play	Saturday, Aug. 29 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Aug. 30 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Monday, Aug. 31 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 1 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 2 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 3 (Championship Match, 18 holes)
What Winner Receives	-a gold medal -custody of the Mildred Gardinor Prunaret Trophy for one year -exemption into the 2027 U.S. Women's Open at Inverness Club (must be an amateur) -exemption into the next 10 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateurs -exemption into the next two U.S. Women's Amateurs -name engraved on the 2026 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Match-Play Cut	The low 64 scorers from stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the final spots in the draw.
Future Sites	2027: Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y./Sept. 11-16 2028: Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club/Sept. 23-28 2030: Sand Valley Resort, Nekoosa, Wis./Sept. 7-12 2032: Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course), Tequesta, Fla./TBA 2033: Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Ill./TBA 2034: The Golf Club of Tennessee, Kingston Springs, Tenn./TBA

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