| Championship Venue |
Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas |
| Opened |
1922 |
| Architect |
A.W. Tillinghast |
| Dates of Championship |
May 11-15 |
| Social Hashtag |
#USWFourBall |
| Field Size |
64 sides |
| Eligibility |
Each member of the side cannot have a USGA Handicap Index® that exceeds 14.4 |
| Entries Accepted |
436 sides (Record, previous mark of 425 sides set in 2021) |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying, over 18 holes, is being held at 29 sites from Aug. 22, 2023 to Dec. 14, 2023. For results, click here. |
| Yardage/Par |
6,276 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change) |
| Course/Slope Rating |
76.6/136 |
| Course Fact |
Holes 9 and 18 at Oak Hills Country Club are par-3s, making it one of the few courses in the world where both closing holes of each nine end with a one-shotter. |
| Exempt Sides (5) |
Savannah Barber/Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions)
Amelia Guo/Grace Jin (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists)
Kary Hollenbaugh/Anna Ritter (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists)
Vanessa Borovilos/Cara Heisterkamp (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists)
Melanie Walker/Sydney Hackett (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) |
| 2023 Championship |
Teenagers Gianna Clemente, of Estero, Fla., and Avery Zweig, of McKinney, Texas, became the youngest champions in the brief history of the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship with their 3-and-1 victory over current collegians Tiffany Le and Kate Villegas at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. Clemente had been the runner-up in the previous year's U.S. Girls' Junior, while Zweig was the youngest Women's Amateur Four-Ball competitor five years earlier at 11 years, 3 months. To read more, click here. |
| Quote |
“It means the world. The USGA makes their championships and titles very difficult, and if someone has won a USGA championship of any kind that's a very large feat.” -- Avery Zweig |
| Hole by hole |
OAK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Yardage and par subject to change)
Hole 1: 349 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 171 yards (Par 3)
Hole 3: 417 yards (Par 4)
Hole 4: 367 yards (Par 4)
Hole 5: 571 yards (Par 5)
Hole 6: 345 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 401 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 296 yards (Par 4)
Hole 9: 143 yards (Par 3)
OUT: 3,060 yards (Par 35)
Hole 10: 478 yards (Par 5)
Hole 11: 425 yards (Par 4)
Hole 12: 412 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 162 yards (Par 3)
Hole 14: 322 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 509 yards (Par 5)
Hole 16: 370 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 350 yards (Par 4)
Hole 18: 188 yards (Par 3)
IN: 3,216 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 6,276 yards (Par 71) |
| Previous Events at Oak Hills Country Club |
2001 U.S. Junior Amateur (Henry Liaw)
24 Texas Opens (Notable champions Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Hale Irwin, Ben Crenshaw, Corey Pavin)
Host of PGA Tour Champions' AT&T Championship 2002-10 (Notable winners Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Fred Funk and John Cook)
1987 Tour Championship (Tom Watson) |
| Schedule of Play |
Saturday, May 11 (18 holes, stroke play)
Sunday, May 12 (18 holes, stroke play)
Monday, May 13 (Round of 32, match play)
Tuesday, May 14 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches)
Wednesday, May 15 (Semifinal matches/Championship match) |
| What Champions Receive |
- A gold medal
- Custody of the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Trophy for one year
- 10-year exemption from qualifying for U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball (provided side remains intact)
- Exemption for each player to 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
- Exemptions into 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, if age eligible
-Their names inscribed on a plaque recognizing all 2024 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
| Match-Play Cut |
32 sides will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play |
| Future Sites |
2025: Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Nichols Hills, Okla./May 10-14
2026: The Daniel Island Club, Charleston, S.C./May 2-6
2029: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz./May 12-16
2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD) |
