The 36th U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship kicks off this week from Stonewall.
Stonewall, located in the hills of Chester County, 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, offers two Tom Doak-designed 18-hole championship courses. Both courses have hosted multiple prestigious local, state and national golf tournaments and have served as qualifying sites for the U.S. Open. The 36th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be played on the North Course, which opened in 2003 and features challenging green complexes that require an exacting short game.
Stonewall’s other 18-hole layout, the Old Course, opened in 1993, hosted the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur, won by Stewart Hagestad. The North Course served as the stroke-play co-host course during the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur and combined with the Old Course as the first USGA championship to feature a 36-hole final on two courses.
ENTRIES
The USGA accepted 454 entries in 2023, the most for the championship since 2007. The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur is open to female amateur golfers who have reached their 25th birthday by the first day of the championship and have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 9.4.
QUALIFYING
Qualifying, conducted over 18 holes, was held at 28 sites in the U.S. and at one site in Mexico between July 31 and Aug. 22. Bluestone Country Club, in Blue Bell, hosted the Pennsylvania qualifier on Aug. 15. To view a full list of qualifying results, visit usga.org/womensmidam.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
A starting field of 132 players will compete in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. Following 18-hole rounds of stroke play on Sept. 9-10, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers for match play. Five 18-hole rounds of match play will determine the finalists, who will square off in an 18-hole championship match on Thursday, Sept. 14.
A list of the full field can be found here.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Practice rounds will take place Sept. 7-8, and the championship schedule is as follows:
Sept. 9 (Saturday): First round, stroke play
Sept. 10 (Sunday): Second round, stroke play
Sept. 11 (Monday): Round of 64, match play
Sept. 12 (Tuesday): Round of 32 and Round of 16, match play
Sept. 13 (Wednesday): Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, match play
Sept. 14 (Thursday): 18-hole championship final, match play
ADMISSION
Admission is free. Tickets are not required for this championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.
2022 CHAMPIONSHIP
Two years after giving birth to a son, Krissy Carman defeated graduate student and former UCLA golfer Aliea Clark, 2 and 1, in the 18-hole championship match at Fiddlesticks Country Club's Long Mean Course in Ft. Myers, Fla. Carman became the first mom in 11 years to win the title. This was the second consecutive championship-match defeat for Clark.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STONEWALL
2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Stewart Hagestad)
OTHER NOTABLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STONEWALL
1996 Philadelphia Open (Jim Booros)
2003 Pennsylvania Open (Steven Wheatcroft)
2006 Ladies National Golf Association Amateur (Susannah Aboff)
2009 Golf Association of Philadelphia Amateur (Conrad Von Borsig)
2019 Golf Association of Philadelphia Amateur (Jeremy Wall)
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PENNSYLVANIA
The 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be the 91st USGA championship contested in the state of Pennsylvania. Last year, Merion Golf Club hosted the 42nd Curtis Cup Match, followed by the U.S. Senior Open which was held at Saucon Valley Country Club. Pennsylvania is the all-time leader in USGA championships hosted, while California is second with 89.
U.S. Open (17): 1907, 1910, 1927, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1953, 1962, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2013, 2016
U.S. Women’s Open (9): 1952, 1959, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2015
U.S. Senior Open (4): 1989, 1992, 2000, 2022
U.S. Amateur (14): 1916, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1938, 1951, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1989, 2003, 2005, 2021
U.S. Women’s Amateur (14): 1899, 1904, 1909, 1919, 1923, 1934, 1949, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1985, 2003, 2004, 2016
U.S. Girls’ Junior (5): 1949, 1954, 1966, 1985, 1998
U.S. Junior Amateur (3): 1983, 1997, 1999
U.S. Senior Amateur (3): 1965, 1971, 1987
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur (6): 1962, 1972, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2012
U.S. Mid-Amateur (2): 2014, 2016
U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (3): 1990, 2016, 2023
U.S. Amateur Public Links (5): 1928, 1934, 1957, 1965, 1969
U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (2): 1980, 1997
Curtis Cup Match (3): 1954, 2002, 2022
Walker Cup Match (1): 2009
RECENT USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PENNSYLVANIA (SINCE 2013)
2013 U.S. Open, Merion G.C., Ardmore (Justin Rose)
2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur, Saucon Valley C.C., Bethlehem (Scott Harvey)
2015 U.S. Women’s Open, Lancaster C.C., Lancaster (In Gee Chun)
2016 U.S. Open, Oakmont C.C., Oakmont (Dustin Johnson)
2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur, Rolling Green G.C., Springfield (Eun Jeong Seong)
2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur, Stonewall, Elverson (Stewart Hagestad)
2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, The Kahkwa Club, Erie (Julia Potter-Bobb)
2021 U.S. Amateur, Oakmont C.C., Oakmont (James Piot)
2022 Curtis Cup Match, Merion G.C., Ardmore (USA)
2022 U.S. Senior Open, Saucon Valley C.C., Bethlehem (Padraig Harrington)
U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEURS IN PENNSYLVANIA
1990: Allegheny Country Club, Sewickley (Carol Semple Thompson)
2016: The Kahkwa Club, Erie (Julia Potter-Bobb)
EXEMPT PLAYERS
The following 31 players earned full exemptions into the 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur:
Blakesly Brock (2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion, Round of 16 of 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Talia Campbell (Runner-up in 2019 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Kelsey Chugg (2017 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion)
Aliea Clark (Runner-up in 2021 and 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateurs)
Isabella DiLisio (Semifinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Kimberly Dinh (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Lindsay Gahm (Round of 16 of 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Susan Glasby (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Lauren Greenlief (2015 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion)
Kathy Hartwiger (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 19, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Amanda Jacobs (Semifinalist in 2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Round of 16 in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Shannon Johnson (2018 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion, Round of 16 in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Gretchen Johnson (Round of 16 in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Ina Kim-Schaad (2019 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion, Round of 16 in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Judith Kyrinis (2023 Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur champion, Low amateur in 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open)
Helene Malvy (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Celine Manche (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 12, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Courtney McKim (Round of 16 in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Alena Oppenheimer (2023 European Women's Mid-Amateur champion)
Jennifer Peng (Semifinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Julia Potter-Bobb (2013 and 2016 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion)
Jackie Rogowicz (Round of 16 in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 19, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Jessica Ross (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Kate Scarpetta (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Jacqueline Setas (Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur)
Jessica Spicer (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 19, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Meghan Stasi (2012 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion, Quarterfinalist in 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Shelly Stouffer (2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion, Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 19, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Dagmar Urbankova (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Aideen Walsh (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
Sue Wooster (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 19, Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 12)
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES
A gold medal
Custody of the Mildred Prunaret Trophy for one year
Exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Championship at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club (must be an amateur)
Exemption into the next 10 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships
Exemption into the next two U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships
Exemption into the next two U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championships (if age-eligible)
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship originated in 1987 to provide a national competitive arena for female amateurs age 25 and older. In 2017, the USGA announced that the winner of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will receive an exemption into the following year’s U.S. Women’s Open Championship. The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Trophy is a sterling Revere bowl. Mildred Prunaret, who served as chairman of the USGA Women’s Committee from 1959-63, presented it in 1987.
FUTURE U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR SITES
Sept. 7-12, 2024: Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.
Sept. 3-8, 2027: Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y.
Sept. 18-23, 2032: Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course), Tequesta, Fla.
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