Meet the 26 amateurs playing in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills

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Meet the 26 amateurs playing in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills
When the 2025 U.S. Women's Open kicks off Thursday at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, fans are going to see plenty of amateurs in the field.
More than 15 percent of the field will be amateurs, as 26 are set to tee it up among the world's best in the second women's major championship of the year. Included in the field is the world's top-ranked amateur, the NCAA individual champion from last week, numerous past USGA champions and the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur winner.
Here's a look at the 26 amateurs competing in the 70th U.S. Women's Open.
Amateurs in 2025 U.S. Women's Open field
Carla Bernat
The winner at Augusta National last month recently concluded her college career at Kansas State and will make her debut in the U.S. Women's Open.
Brooke Biermann
Biermann, who plays collegiately at Kansas State, won medalist honors at her qualifier in Belleville, Illinois, will make her first U.S. Women's Open start.
Vanessa Borovilos
The 19-year-old Canadian, who recently finished her freshman season at Texas A&M, earned her first U.S. Women's Open start via the Elgin, Illinois, qualifier.
Rayee Feng
The high school junior, who's 16, shot 72-69 at the Oradell, New Jersey, qualifier sharing medalist honors with LPGA vet Jeongeun Lee5.
Kary Hollenbaugh
Hollenbaugh recently finished her junior season with Ohio State, earning four victories and finishing runner-up at he Big 10 Championship.
Gabriella Kano
The junior at Nevada will make her U.S. Women's Open debut after sharing medalist honors at the Del Paso Country Club qualifier.
Nicha Kanpai
The junior at Maryland survived a 3-for-2 playoff at Springfield Country Club in Virginia to advance to her first U.S. Women's Open.
Hazuki Kimura
The 22-year-old amateur got into the field as the first alternate from the Japan qualifier.
Katelyn Kong
The 18-year-old freshman at U.C. Irvine shot 69-66 in her qualifier to win medalist honors and qualify.
Jude Lee
The 17-year-old high school student will make her U.S. Women's Open debut after shooting 3-under 141 at the Soboda Springs qualifier.
Sophia Lee
Lee, 18, will make her U.S. Women's Open debut after advancing through the Del Paso qualifier.
Katie Li
The sophomore at Duke will make her second U.S. Women's Open appearance after qualifying yet again.
Sarah Lim
The Princeton signee will compete in her first U.S. Women's Open after sharing medalist honors at the Olympic Club qualifier.
Carolina Chacarra
Chacarra won medalist honors at the Durham qualifier and will make her debut in the championship.
Rianne Malixi
Malixi punched her ticket last summer after winning both the U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior only 22 days apart.
Maria Jose Marin
Marin earned her way into the field last week after winning the NCAA Championship individual title at Omni La Costa.
Paula Martin Sampedro
A sophomore at Stanford, Sampedro earned the final qualifying spot at the Olympic Club qualifier in San Francisco.
Aira Nagasawa
Nagasawa, 17, will make her U.S. Women's Open debut after getting the last spot in Japan via 3-for-1 playoff.
Lauren Nguyen
The junior at Texas A&M advanced via a 3-for-1 playoff at St. Clair Country Club for the final qualifying spot.
Farah O'Keefe
The sophomore at Texas will make her second U.S. Women's Open appearance after sharing medalist honors in her qualifier.
Emily Odwin
Odwin is set to become the first player from Barbados to ever compete in a U.S. Women's Open. She tied for medalist honors at Olympic Club.
Kiara Romero
The 2023 U.S. Girls' Junior champ is making her second appearance in the major after winning her qualifier in Oregon.
Hana Ryskova
Ryskova won the 2024 U.S. Women's Mid-Am to punch her ticket to Erin Hills.
Andie Smith
Smith, a junior at Duke, won the qualifier at her home course and will make her first U.S. Women's Open appearance.
Asterisk Talley
Talley is in the field thanks to her runner-up finish at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open, but she also finished runner-up at the U.S. Girls' Junior and won the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball.
Lottie Woad
Woad has been the No. 1 amateur for almost a year, and she is in the field thanks to winning the McCormack Medal.