U.S. Women's Amateur highlights: Playoff coming Wednesday morning to determine match play
Come Tuesday night, the field will be cut to the top 64 players, who will advance to Wednesday's first round of match play at Bandon Dunes.
On Monday, defending champion Rianne Malixi got off to an excellent start, and Junior PGA champion Asterisk Talley, the runner-up from last year, continued her strong play from last week.
Follow the second round of stroke play at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur on Tuesday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more.
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U.S. Women's Amateur cut line watch
As of 6:45 p.m. PDT Tuesday, the projected cut line was 1 over with 71 players at or above that number. It's looking more and more likely that the cut will fall at 1 over with a big playoff coming Wednesday morning to determine the final spots in match play.
14-for-6 playoff coming Wednesday morning
Rianne Malixi, Asterisk Talley tie for medalist honors
Rianne Malixi and Asterisk Talley have dominated the last two U.S. Women's Amateurs.
Last year, they faced off in the championship match at Southern Hills. And this year, they're sharing medalist honors at Bandon Dunes. Both players finished at 9 under and will be the top-two seeds in match play come Wednesday.
Rianne Malixi takes lead
The defending U.S. Women's Amateur champion has taken the lead. She birdies the par-4 seventh and moves to 5 under for the round and 9 under overall, one shot clear of the field.
Race for medalist honors
The race for the No. 1 seed is on. Eila Galitsky is in the clubhouse at 8 under. Asterisk Talley and Rianne Malixi, who were in the final last year, are also both at 8 under with five holes to play.
As for a playoff, it's leaning toward a fairly large playoff with players finishing at 1 over.
Asterisk Talley ties lead
The Little Star is at it again in a USGA championship. Talley, 16, is tied for the lead after turning in 5-under 31 with a clean card. She has tied Eila Galitsky at 8 under overall.
Rianne Malixi, Asterisk Talley making afternoon push
The winner and runner-up from the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur just enjoy playing in this tournament. The duo are both at 7 under, with Malixi 3 under on Tuesday and Talley at 4 under, and within striking distance of stealing medalist honors from Eila Galitsky. The winds have remained calm Tuesday afternoon, meaning the early-late wave gets plenty of scoring opportunities with light winds.
Eila Galitsky moves into medalist position
A bogey-free 66 for rising South Carolina sophomore Eila Galitsky, and she's in the clubhouse at 8 under and in great position for medalist honors.
Vanessa Borovilos sets U.S. Women's Amateur record
It's a U.S. Women's Amateur scoring record for Vanessa Borovilos. She shoots 9-under 63 with 10 birdies, breaking the old record of 64, set in 2013 by Yumi Matsubara at the Country Club of Charleston.
Eila Galitsky aiming for medalist honors
The rising sophomore at South Carolina is going to make the cut, but she has a chance to win some hardware Tuesday. she is 6 under with five holes to play and is the solo leader at 8 under overall. Gianna Clemente is 5 under for her second round and at 7 under overall. Borovilos has three holes to play and is at 8 under on the day and 6 under overall. If she shoots 64, she'll tie the lowest score in U.S. Women's Amateur history.
5 under in five holes
It's a good day for the Canadians at Bandon. While Borovilos is going low, Taylor Kehoe is having a crazy run of her own. She is 5 under in her last five holes, including an eagle on the par-4 10th.
Plenty of red on the leaderboard
There are a bunch of players making a move up the leaderboard on Tuesday morning. Gianna Clemente has tied the lead at 5 under and is 3 under on the day. She's tied with Eila Galitsky, who is also 3 under on the day. Vanessa Borovilos is now 7 under on the day and also tied at 5 under.
Emilia Doran, the mid-am and former team national championship at Wake Forest, is 4 under and one back.
Vanessa Borovilos going low early
Texas A&M has the most players in the field at the U.S. Women's Amateur with six, and one of them was taking advantage of relatively benign conditions Thursday morning.
Vanessa Borovilos, from Canada, started on the par-4 10th hole and made a birdie. She then added circles on the par-5 13th and and par-4 14th to move to 3 under for the day and 1 under overall. A strong second round was needed to secure her spot in match play, and if her start is any indication, she was ready for the pressure.
U.S. Women's Amateur second-round tee times
All times EDT.
1st tee
10:15 AM – Asia Young, Sarah Lim, Avery Zweig
10:20 AM – Lily Bargamian, Arianna Lau, Hayden Knapp
10:36 AM – Brooke Seay, MaKayla Tyrrell, Amy DeKock
10:46 AM – Gianna Clemente, Maria Jose Marin, Abbey Schutte
10:57 AM – Taylor Kehoe, Seojin Park, Isabella McCauley
11:07 AM – Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Emma Kaisa Bunch, Lindsay McGrath
11:18 AM – Kimberly Dinh, Emerie Schartz, Meagan Winans
11:28 AM – Michelle Xing, Rina Kawasaki, Gia Ahlowalia
11:39 AM – Caitlyn Macnab, Soomin Oh, Emilia Doran
11:49 AM – Katelyn Kong, Allison Paik, Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio
12:00 PM – Ysabel Liu, Lauren Kim, Yvette O'Brien
12:10 PM – Eileen Park, Eden Lohrbach, Isabella Johnson
12:21 PM – Maelynn Kim, Farah O'Keefe, Jasmine Koo
3:15 PM – Yujie Liu, Isabel Emanuels, Anna Ritter
3:25 PM – Mackenzie Lee, Ping-Hua Hsieh, Emma Schimpf
3:36 PM – Carolyn Fuller, Mia Rallo, Jie-En Lin
3:46 PM – Katelyn Lehigh, Angela Liu, Brooke Biermann
3:57 PM – Madison Murr, Christine Chang, Ellison Lundquist
4:07 PM – Liv Romer, Samantha Whateley, Alexa Pineda
4:18 PM – Sarah Gallagher, Sneha Sharan, Ella Weber
4:28 PM – Maya McVey, Man Yang, Bella Flores
4:39 PM – Cindy Hsu, Avery Weed, Rylee Salome
4:49 PM – Hannah Rabb, Grace Wang, Alona Avery
5:00 PM – Ava Osborne, Mana Yoshizaki, Kary Hollenbaugh
5:10 PM – Sarah Shao, Sabrina Sun, Addison Klonowski
5:21 PM – Faith Choi, Keira Yun, Kayla Black
10th tee
10:20 AM – Natalie Yen, Ashley Kozlowski, Shelly Stouffer
10:30 AM – Vanessa Borovilos, Kelly Xu, Rhianna Gooneratne
10:41 AM – Kara Kaneshiro, Rebecca Skoler, Madison Dabagia
10:51 AM – Carlee Rogers, Ellie Yeazell, Kate Owens
11:02 AM – Sara Brentcheneff, Eila Galitsky, Anna Davis
11:12 AM – Andie Smith, Scarlett Schremmer, Isabella Wu
11:23 AM – Cameron Freund, Skylar Sload, Avery McCrery
11:33 AM – Nena Wongthanavimok, Grace Lee, Bridget Butler
11:44 AM – Lindsay Gahm, Lauren Sung, Reagan Zibilski
11:54 AM – Lyla Louderbaugh, Felisa Sajulga, Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang
12:05 PM – Ella Scaysbrook, Ava Merrill, Jenni Roller
12:15 PM – Staci Pla, Jazy Roberts, Tatum Churchman
12:26 PM – Grace Jin, Yuka Nishina, Jordan Levitt
3:20 PM – Kyra Ly, Mamika Shinchi, Emily Holzopfel
3:30 PM – Chloe Kim, Lauren Olivares, Kirstin Angosta
3:41 PM – Rayee Feng, Annika Ishiyama, Arden Louchheim
3:51 PM – Kynadie Adams, Adrian Anderson, Keya Naik
4:02 PM – Julia Misemer, Kacey Ly, Ying Xu
4:12 PM – Kiara Romero, Rianne Malixi, Aphrodite Deng
4:23 PM – Catherine Park, Asterisk Talley, Megha Ganne
4:33 PM – Kendall Todd, Alexis Yanet Lamadrid, Rachel Heck
4:44 PM – Olivia Duan, Caroline Smith, Macie Elzinga
4:54 PM – Amelie Zalsman, Morgan Smith, Bridget Boczar
5:05 PM – Momo Sugiyama, Veronika Exposito, Catherine Rao
5:15 PM – Erin Lee, Kaleiya Romero, Maye Huang
5:26 PM – Yurang Li, Karlie Campbell, Siuue Wu
U.S. Women's Amateur format
Every player in the field will compete in 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, where the field will be cut to the low 64 players for match play, which begins Wednesday. A playoff will be used if needed to determine the 64 players. Then, the Round of 64 takes place Wednesday, Rounds of 32 and 16 on Thursday, quarterfinals on Friday, semifinals on Saturday and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday.
U.S. Women's Amateur TV information
All times ET
Wednesday, Aug. 6: Round of 64, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Thursday, Aug. 7: Round of 16, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday, Aug. 8: Quarterfinals, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Aug. 9: Semifinals, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Sunday, Aug. 10: Championship Match (Afternoon 18), 7 p.m.-10 p.m. (Golf Channel)
U.S. Women's Amateur tickets
Fans do not need a ticket to attend the U.S. Women's Amateur.
What the winner of U.S. Women's Amateur receives
A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Women's Open at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, California
Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
Invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur
Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship
Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: US Women's Amateur 2025 highlights: Second round scores, best moments
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