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| Championship Venue |
Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla. |
| Dates of Championship |
August 5-11 |
| Opened |
1936 |
| Architect |
Perry Maxwell (recent renovation by Gil Hanse) |
| Yardage/Par |
6,378 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change) |
| Course/Slope Rating |
TBD |
| Field |
156 competitors |
| Entries Accepted |
1,588 |
| Eligibility |
Open to any female amateur whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 2.4. |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place at 24 sites from June 17 to July 18. |
| Exempt Players (54) |
Jess Baker (2022 winner of The Women's Amateur Championship)
Carla Bernat Escuder (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Hailey Borja (Semifinalist from 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Zoe Campos (Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Krissy Carman (Champion of 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Adela Cernousek (Returned 72-hole score at 2024 U.S. Women's Open; 2024 NCAA Division I individual champion; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Kelsey Chugg (Runner-up in 2023 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Gianna Clemente (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Anna Davis (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of 2023 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Kimberly Dinh (2023 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion)
Aine Donegan (Completed 72 holes in 2023 U.S. Women's Open)
Sadie Englemann (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Maisie Filler (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Megha Ganne (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Rachel Heck (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of the 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Playing member of 2022 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Huai-Chen Hsu (Low 8 individual finishers from 2023 Women's World Amateur Team Championship)
Thienna Huynh (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Lauren Kim (Low 8 individual finishers in 2023 Women's World Amateur Team Championship; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Jasmine Koo (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Brenda Corrie Kuehn (Runner-up in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur)
Rachel Kuehn (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Playing member of 2022 and 2023 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 20 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Haeri Lee (2024 Illinois State Women's Amateur champion)
Sarah Lim (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champion)
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Kyra Ly (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Caitlyn McNab (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Rianne Mikhaela Malixi (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Maria Jose Marin (Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Paula Martin Sampedro (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Emilia Migliaccio (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Anna Morgan (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Kokoro Nakamura (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Inez Ng (Low 8 individual scorers from 2023 Women's World Amateur Team Championship)
Soomin Oh (Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Nikki Oh (2024 Arizona Women's Amateur champion)
Farah O'Keefe (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Annabelle Pancake (Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Catherine Park (Completed 72 holes in 2024 U.S. Women's Open; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Avani Prashanth (Low 8 individual scorers from 2023 Women's World Amateur Team Championship; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Catherine Rao (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Andrea Revuelta Goicoechea (Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Kiara Romero (2023 U.S. Girls' Junior champion; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Katie Ruge (2024 Nebraska Women's Amateur champion)
Alexa Saldana (2024 Women's Mexican International Amateur champion)
Amanda Sambach (Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Megan Schofill (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur champion; Completed 72 holes in 2024 U.S. Women's Open; Playing member of 2023 USA Women's World Amateur Team; Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Bailey Shoemaker (Semifinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur)
Latanna Stone (Runner-up in 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Shelly Stouffer (2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion)
Asterisk Talley (Completed 72 holes in 2024 U.S. Women's Open; 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champion)
Rocio Tejedo (Top 20 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 27; Top 50 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 12)
Yana Wilson (2023 American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year)
Annabel Wilson (Semifinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur; Playing member of 2022 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup Team)
Chun Wei Wu (2024 Asia-Pacific Women's Amateur champion) |
| 2023 Championship |
Auburn University standout Megan Schofill, 22, of Monticello, Fla., defeated fellow Floridian and Southeastern Conference rival Latanna Stone (LSU), 21, of Riverview, 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. She became the first Floridian to hoist the Robert Cox Trophy since Morgan Pressel in 2005. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable |
“It's definitely a dream come true. I’m definitely still in shock. I can't put it into words the emotions I'm feeling. It's just such an honor to be able to say I won here this year.” -- Megan Schofill |
| Hole by hole (Subject to change) |
SOUTHERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
Hole 1: 452 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 409 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 377 yards (Par 4)
Hole 4: 330 yards (Par 4)
Hole 5: 562 yards (Par 5)
Hole 6: 133 yards (Par 3)
Hole 7: 366 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 186 yards (Par 3)
Hole 9: 358 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,173 yards (Par 35)
Hole 10: 371 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 150 yards (Par 3)
Hole 12: 392 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 495 yards (Par 5)
Hole 14: 171 yards (Par 3)
Hole 15: 388 yards (Par 4)
Hole 16: 522 yards (Par 5)
Hole 17: 315 yards (Par 4)
Hole 18: 401 yards (Par 4)
IN: 3,205 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 6,378 yards (Par 71) |
| Notable Events at Southern Hills Country Club |
1946 U.S. Women's Amateur (Babe Didrikson Zaharias)
1953 U.S. Junior Amateur (Rex Baxter Jr.)
1958 U.S. Open (Tommy Bolt)
1961 U.S. Senior Amateur (Dexter Daniels)
1965 U.S. Amateur (Bob Murphy)
1970 PGA Championship (Dave Stockton)
1977 U.S. Open (Hubert Green)
1982 PGA Championship (Raymond Floyd)
1987 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (Cindy Scholefield-McConnell)
1994 PGA Championship (Nick Price)
1995 Tour Championship (Billy Mayfair)
1996 Tour Championship (Tom Lehman)
2001 U.S. Open (Retief Goosen)
2007 PGA Championship (Tiger Woods)
2009 U.S. Amateur (Byeong-Hun An)
2021 Senior PGA Championship (Alex Cejka)
2022 PGA Championship (Justin Thomas) |
| Fast Fact |
The club was established in 1935 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips, whose brother, Frank, was the namesake and founder of the predecessor to Phillips 66. |
| 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. 5 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, Aug. 6 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, Aug. 7 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, Aug. 8 (Rounds of 32 and 16, match play)
Friday, Aug. 9 (Quarterfinals, match play)
Saturday Aug. 10 (Semifinals, match play)
Sunday, Aug. 11 (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 |
TBD |
| What Champion Receives |
*-A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
*-Exemption from qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.
*-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
*-Invitation to the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur
*-Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship |
| Future Sites |
2025: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Aug. 4-10
2026: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn./Aug. 3-9
2027: Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C./Aug. 2-8
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 |
