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| Championship Venue |
Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Dates of Championship |
August 7-13 |
| Opened |
1927 (club formed in 1924) |
| Architect |
George C. Thomas (recent renovation by Tom Doak) |
| Yardage/Par |
6,187 yards/Par 70 (Subject to change) |
| Course/Slope Rating |
76.7/142 |
| Field |
156 competitors |
| Entries Accepted |
1,679 (record; previous mark was 1,560 in 2021) |
| Eligibility |
Open to any female amateur whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 5.4. |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying, over 18 holes, took place at 25 sites between June 19 and July 20. For results, click here |
| 2022 Championship |
Saki Baba, 17, of Japan, rolled to an impressive 11-and-9 victory over 21-year-old Canadian Monet Chun in the 36-hole championship match at Chambers Bay in Universty Place, Wash. Baba became the second player from Japan to win a USGA title, joining Michiko Hattori, who also claimed the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1985. Read More |
| Quotable |
“It’s just amazing. I just can't believe it. I was able to [play] my kind of golf. Yeah, everything just went smoothly.” -- Saki Baba |
| Exempt Players (33) |
Amari Avery (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Completed 72 holes at 2023 U.S. Women's Open, Top 25 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Jess Baker (Winner of 2022 Women's Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A)
Blakesly Brock (Winner of 2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Krissy Carman (Winner of 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Jensen Castle (Winner of 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur; Player member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams)
Leigh Chien (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Monet Chun (Runner-up in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur, Completed 72 holes at 2023 U.S. Women's Open)
Aliea Clark (Runner-up in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Gianna Clemente (Winner of 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball)
Anna Davis (Highest ranked player in American Junior Golf Rankings as of June 13; Top 10 points leaders from Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 29; Top 25 points leaders from Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Aine Donegan (Played 72 holes at 2023 U.S. Women's Open)
Patricia Ehrhart (Low Amateur from 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open)
Annabell Fuller (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Teams)
Megha Ganne (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team)
Rachel Heck (Semifinalist in 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Playing member of 2022 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Lauren Kim (2023 Canadian Women's Amateur champion)
Rachel Kuehn (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Playing member of 2022 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 29; Top 25 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Lauren Lehigh (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Hsin Chun Liao (Low eight individual finishers from 2022 Women's World Amateur Team Championship)
Andrea Lignell (Top 25 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Jiyoo Lim (Top 25 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Rianne Malixi (2023 U.S. Girls' Junior runner-up)
Caley McGinty (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Teams)
Brianna Navarrosa (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Catherine Rao (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Kiara Romero (2023 U.S. Girls' Junior champion)
Amanda Sambach (Top 25 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Megan Schofill (Top 25 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Bailey Shoemaker (Semifinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur; Played 72 holes in 2022 U.S. Women's Open)
Latanna Stone (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team)
Shelly Stouffer (Winner of 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur)
Lara Tennant (Winner of 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur)
Yana Wilson (Winner of 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior)
Sue Wooster (2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur runner-up)
Rin Yoshida (Top points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 29; Top 25 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 7)
Avery Zweig (Winner of 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball) |
| Hole by hole |
BEL-AIR COUNTRY CLUB (Yardages subject to change)
Hole 1: 495 yards (Par 5)
Hole 2: 378 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 155 yards (Par 3)
Hole 4: 432 yards (Par 4)
Hole 5: 112 yards (Par 3)
Hole 6: 382 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 348 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 496 yards (Par 5)
Hole 9: 318 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,116 yards (Par 36)
Hole 10: 205 yards (Par 3)
Hole 11: 385 yards (Par 4)
Hole 12: 345 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 172 yards (Par 3)
Hole 14: 547 yards (Par 5)
Hole 15: 430 yards (Par 4)
Hole 16: 148 yards (Par 3)
Hole 17: 453 yards (Par 4)
Hole 18: 386 yards (Par 4)
IN: 3,071 yards (Par 34)
TOTAL: 6,187 yards (Par 70) |
| Notable Events at Bel-Air Country Club |
1929 SCGA Amateur (Gibson Dunlap)
1934 SCGA Amateur (Charles Seaver)
1976 U.S. Amateur (Bill Sander)
1991 SCGA Amateur (Craig Steinberg)
2004 U.S. Senior Amateur (Mark Bemowski)
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| Fast Fact |
This is the first of three USGA competitions to be staged at Bel-Air in a seven-year period. The club will host the 2026 Curtis Cup Match and the 2030 U.S. Mid-Amateur. |
| Notable U.S. Women's Amateur Champions |
Alexa Stirling (1916, 1918-19); Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928-30, 1935); Virginia Van Wie (1932-34); Patty Berg (1938); Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946); Louise Suggs (1947); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968); Anne Sander (1958, 1961, 1963); Catherine Lacoste (1969); Laura Baugh (1971); Carol Semple Thompson (1973); Beth Daniel (1975, 1977); Juli Inkster (1980-82); Kay Cockerill (1986-87); Kelli Kuehne (1995-96); Grace Park (1998); Morgan Pressel (2005); Danielle Kang (2010-11); Lydia Ko (2012); Kristen Gillman (2014, 2018) |
| Notable U.S. Women's Amateur Runners-Up |
Alexa Stirling (1921, 1923, 1925); Virginia Van Wie (1928, 1930); Glenna Collett Vare (1931-32); Patty Berg (1935, 1937); Mickey Wright (1954); Anne Sander (1965, 1968, 1973); Carol Semple Thompson (1974); Patty Sheehan (1979); Brandie Burton (1989); Annika Sorenstam (1992); Jenny Chuasiriporn (1998); Azahara Munoz (2008); Jessica Korda (2010); Moriya Jutanugarn (2011); Brooke Henderson (2014) |
| Schedule of Play |
Monday, Aug. 7 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, Aug. 8 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, Aug. 9 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, Aug. 10 (Rounds of 32 and 16, match play)
Friday, Aug. 11 (Quarterfinals, match play)
Saturday Aug. 12 (Semifinals, match play)
Sunday, Aug. 13 (Championship match, 36 holes) |
| Cut |
The low 64 scorers after 36 holes of stroke play will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to trim the draw to exactly 64 competitors. |
| Broadcast Times (All Times EDT) |
Wednesday, August 9 (Round of 64)
6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Thursday, August 10 (Round of 16)
6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday, August 11 (Quarterfinals)
6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 12 (Semifinals)
3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Sunday, August 13 (Championship Match)
7 p.m.-10 p.m. (Golf Channel) |
| What Champion Receives |
*-A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
*-Exemption from qualifying for the 2024 U.S. Women's Open
*-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
*-Invitation to the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur
*-Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's British Open and Amundi Evian Championship |
| Future Sites |
2024: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla./Aug. 5-11
2025: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Aug. 4-10
2026: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn./Aug. 3-9
2028: Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass./Aug. 7-13
2029: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Aug. 6-12
2030: The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif./Aug. 5-11
2031: Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Md./Aug. 4-10
2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Aug. 2-8
2034: The Country Club, Salt Lake City, Utah/Aug. 7-13
2035: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga./Aug. 6-12
2037: The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C./Dates TBD
2039: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/Aug. 8-14
2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD
2046: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa./Dates TBD |
