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2 days ago
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USGA tweaks U.S. Women's Amateur schedule for 2026 in effort to strengthen field
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the quarterfinals here.) BANDON, Ore. — Next year's U.S. Women's Amateur will have a slight schedule change. The 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee, will run from Tuesday to Sunday, moving from the traditional Monday to Sunday schedule at the championship. The new format will be similar to those at the U.S. Girls' Junior and the U.S. Junior Amateur, with the quarterfinals and semifinals being played on the same day. The dates for the U.S. Women's Amateur will be Aug. 4-9, 2026. The change is being made in hopes amateurs competing in the AIG Women's Open will have an extra day to travel to the U.S. to compete in the championship. In recent years, the USGA has not gotten commitments from many top players because of travel issues, and the change is being made in a effort to combat that. The U.S. Women's Amateur has one of the strongest fields in women's amateur golf, but the USGA wants to give more top amateurs a chance to play for the Robert Cox Trophy. Now, they'll have the opportunity to. From the USGA: "This change is a proactive step we're taking to better accommodate the increasingly crowded summer calendar for elite female amateur players. We've had some great conversations with players about how the USGA can be creative in preserving opportunities for them to compete in our championships." Stroke play would commence on Aug. 4-5, with the Round of 64 taking place Thursday, Aug. 6. Then, the Round of 32 and Round of 16 would go down Friday, with the quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday, Aug. 9. The change is only for the 2026 championship, though the USGA will keep its options open for the future in terms of trying to give the best players avenues to compete in its biggest female amateur championship. Next year will be the 126th edition of the U.S. Women's Amateur.
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2025 U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard: Megha Ganne off to hot start at Bandon Dunes
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the Round of 16 here.) BANDON, Ore. — It's time for Friday at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur. There are only eight players remaining at Bandon Dunes vying for a shot to hoist the Robert Cox Trophy come Sunday on the Oregon coast. Among them include the world's No. 1 amateur, the Nos. 63 and 64 seeds and more. It's the first time since 1984 the 64 seed has made the quarters. Can she pull off another upset today? Follow the quarterfinals at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur on Friday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more. U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard Click here to follow scores from the U.S. Women's Amateur. Megha Ganne buries birdie from off green Megha Ganne lost the first hole to go 1 down early against Eila Galitsky, but from just off the green, she buries the long birdie putt to win her second straight hole and go 1 up. 63 seed takes early 2-up lead Ella Scaysbrook has been in the United States for the last couple months, playing in some of the top amateur events around the country this summer. But she's playing her best in the biggest amateur championship in the world. The 63rd seed is 2 up thru 3 holes on Taylor Kehoe with a birdie on the opening par 4 and won the par-5 third with a par. Swings of the quarterfinalists The quarterfinals are underway, and here's a thread looking at the swings of the eight remaining players at Bandon Dunes. 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur news A big change is coming to the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur. Here's more: U.S. Women's Amateur 2025 quarterfinal matchups All times ET 4:40 p.m.: No. 64 Arianna Lau vs. No. 41 Brooke Biermann 4:50 p.m.: No. 4 Lyla Louderbaugh vs. No. 12 Kiara Romero 5 p.m.: No. 63 Ella Scaysbrook vs. No. 23 Taylor Kehoe 5:10 p.m.: No. 3 Eila Galitsky vs. No. 11 Megha Ganne U.S. Women's Amateur how to watch, TV information All times ET 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: U.S. Women's Amateur 2025: Quarterfinal scores, results, highlights
USA Today
3 days ago
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2025 U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard: Quarterfinals updates, highlights, scores
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the Round of 16 here.) BANDON, Ore. — It's time for Friday at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur. There are only eight players remaining at Bandon Dunes vying for a shot to hoist the Robert Cox Trophy come Sunday on the Oregon coast. Among them include the world's No. 1 amateur, the Nos. 63 and 64 seeds and more. It's the first time since 1984 the 64 seed has made the quarters. Can she pull off another upset today? Follow the quarterfinals at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur on Friday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more. U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard Click here to follow scores from the U.S. Women's Amateur. U.S. Women's Amateur 2025 quarterfinal matchups All times ET 4:40 p.m.: No. 64 Arianna Lau vs. No. 41 Brooke Biermann 4:50 p.m.: No. 4 Lyla Louderbaugh vs. No. 12 Kiara Romero 5 p.m.: No. 63 Ella Scaysbrook vs. No. 23 Taylor Kehoe 5:10 p.m.: No. 3 Eila Galitsky vs. No. 11 Megha Ganne U.S. Women's Amateur how to watch, TV information All times ET 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
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3 days ago
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Meet the quarterfinalists in the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the Round of 16 here.) BANDON, Ore. — A grueling Thursday at Bandon Dunes has come to a close, and the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur is down to eight golfers vying for the Robert Cox Trophy. After Thursday morning's Round of 32, winners were back on the course in the afternoon battling in the Round of 16, and eight golfers punched their ticket into the quarterfinals, which begin Friday afternoon. Among those advancing to the quarterfinals include the last two players into match play, the world's top-ranked amateur and a couple players looking for the biggest win of their lives. Here's a look at all eight quarterfinalists in the U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes, as well as Friday matchups and TV information. No. 64 Arianna Lau The 64 seed is into the quarterfinals. Lau beat medalist and defending champion Rianne Malixi in the first round, then topped Golf Channel's Emilia Doran on Thursday morning before beating world No. 15 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra 5 and 4 to advance to Friday. Quotable: "I was just hoping to make -- get a spot in match play, and yeah, I just really cherish this opportunity to play such a good event and just learn, just play, perform well. So, yeah, I'm really excited." No. 41 Brooke Biermann Biermann overcame some adversity, missing a 2-foot putt on the par-5 18th to win her match 1 up. But on the playoff hole against Cindy Hsu, she knocked in a 5 footer for par on the par-4 first to advance to the quarterfinals. Quotable: "My dad was walking from 18 to 1 and he was like, shake it off. Brooke, you've been playing so good; chill out. It's hard to, but funny thing is I feel like the wind blocks out your thoughts. After that I was just like, okay. I did not hit -- I hit a good drive. I didn't hit a great iron shot. However, I was like I always try to find the positive." No. 4 Lyla Louderbaugh Lefty Lyla is on a roll this week. Louderbaugh took down USGA champion Asia Young in the Round of 32 before dispatching Katelyn Kong in the afternoon. The rising junior at Kansas is into the quarterfinals for the first time after losing in the Round of 64 last year. Quotable: "My caddie says this is typical Bandon weather, so excited to see what the next few days hold for that. But I'm used to the wind. Kansas we get a lot of wind. I'm grateful that we get to play Prairie Dunes out in Hutchinson, Kansas, I think it is. It gets gusty out there as well. It's kind of a linksy-style course. But I knew you're going to miss greens and it's all about grinding to get those pars and going from there." No. 12 Kiara Romero The world's top-ranked amateur has looked the part this week, taking control of all her matches. Thursday afternoon, she won 4 and 3 to make it into the quarterfinals. She's looking for her second USGA title, the first being the 2023 U.S. Girls' Junior. Quotable: "I think it brings out the aggressiveness in my game and just being able to attack every pin and not a lot to think about, and just kind of put the foot on the gas right from the start." No. 63 Ella Scaysbrook Playing in her first USGA event, the Australian has put on a show on a course she says is familiar to ones back home near Melbourne. She beat Asterisk Talley in the Round of 64 and then, Thursday afternoon, knocked off world No. 10 amateur Jasmine Koo 4 and 3 to punch her ticket to the quarterfinals. Quotable: "Definitely stay patient. I've had a little bit of experience this wind down in Melbourne is where most of our events are at home. It's pretty similar to this. Similar course, similar everything. Yeah, just stayed patient and confident pretty much." No. 23 Taylor Kehoe The ninth extra-holes match of the U.S. Women's Amateur goes to the Canadian, who downed Rayee Feng in 23 holes to advance into the quarterfinals. She is the second Michigan State player (Biermann) to advance to the quarterfinals. No. 3 Eila Galitsky Eila Galitsky has been one of the best players at Bandon Dunes all week, and that didn't change Thursday with a pair of wins to send her into the quarterfinals. Now, her biggest test awaits. Quotable: "Love the views out here. The wind's definitely fun, but I just love the golf course. I like how it suits my game with the 90-yard wide fairways. It's a new experience playing in this wind. I'm enjoying it." No. 11 Megha Ganne Ganne had to go through two highly-ranked opponents on Thursday, first taking down good friend Anna Davis in the Round of 32 before beating Kary Hollenbaugh 2 and 1 in the afternoon. Now, she's into the quarterfinals for the second time. Quotable: "The one thing I remember from being in the semifinals is, as soon as you knock down that first Round of 64, it feels like I could just do that again and again and again, is the feeling I had when I was on a run there. U.S. Women's Amateur 2025 quarterfinal matchups All times ET 4:40 p.m.: No. 64 Arianna Lau vs. No. 41 Brooke Biermann 4:50 p.m.: No. 4 Lyla Louderbaugh vs. No. 12 Kiara Romero 5 p.m.: No. 63 Ella Scaysbrook vs. No. 23 Taylor Kehoe 5:10 p.m.: No. 3 Eila Galitsky vs. No. 11 Megha Ganne U.S. Women's Amateur how to watch, TV information All times ET
USA Today
4 days ago
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2025 U.S. Women's Amateur live updates: Round of 16 scores, tee times, highlights
(Editor's note: Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Bandon Dunes. Check out his updates from the Round of 32 here.) BANDON, Ore. — Sixteen matches down, eight to go on Thursday at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur. The Round of 32 kicked things off Thursday morning, and the 16 winners are now back on the course battling it out in the Round of 16. When the day is complete, only eight will be left standing with a chance to win the Robert Cox Trophy. In the Round of 32, the 64 seed, Arianna Lau, continued her run of strong play with a victory over Golf Channel's Emilia Doran. World No. 1 Kiara Romero had a dominant 6-and-5 victory. Follow the Round of 16 at the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur on Thursday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more. U.S. Women's Amateur live leaderboard Click here to follow scores from the U.S. Women's Amateur. Round of 16 underway There's still a Round of 32 matchup going on (on the 23rd hole) but the Round of 16 is underway with the first match, with Arianna Lau and Carolina Lopez-Chacarra tying the first hole. U.S. Women's Amateur Round of 16 tee times All times ET, will be updated as Round of 32 matches finish U.S. Women's Amateur how to watch, TV information All times ET 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
