124th U.S. Women's Amateur - Meet the Quarterfinalists

We’re down to the final eight players in the US Women’s Amateur.

Here’s a closer look at the quarterfinalists.

Adela Cernousek, 20, of France

• WAGR: 9 

• Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Rising senior at Texas A&M University 

• Won the 2024 NCAA Division I individual title by three strokes, the first Aggie to win it

• 2024 WGCA First-Team All-American 

• Made the 36-hole cut in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally and tied for 67th 

• Member of the 2024 International Palmer Cup team

• Represented France in the 2023 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi 

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 69-74 – 143 in stroke play to earn No. 13 seed  
R64: Def. Sara Im, 1 up 
R32: Def. Kaili Xiao, 2 and 1 
R16: Def. Lauren Kim, 20 holes

 

Anna Davis, 18, of Spring Valley, Calif.

• WAGR: 16 

• Competing in second U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Rising sophomore at Auburn University 

• Reached the quarterfinals for the second straight year

• Made the cut and finished T-39 in the CPKC Women’s Open last month

• Earned first collegiate win at the NCAA D-I Auburn Regional in May

• Represented the United States in the 2023 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi

• Member of the victorious 2024 U.S. Palmer Cup Team

• Member of the 2023 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup teams 

• 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion 

• Competed in seven LPGA Tour events in 2022, including three major championships, making the 36-hole cut five times 

• Her twin brother Billy, a semifinalist in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur, will join her at Auburn later this month, and competed alongside Anna in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup in Italy 

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 73-69 – 142 in stroke play to earn No. 9 seed  
R64: Def. Rebecca Skoler, 4 and 2 
R32: Def. Mara Janess, 1 up 
R16: Def. Anna Morgan, 3 and 1

 

Rianne Malixi, 17, of the Philippines

• WAGR: 10 

• Competing in fourth U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Committed to play golf at Duke University in the fall of 2025 

• Won the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, Calif.

• Looking to become the second player ever to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur in the same year (Eun Jeong Seong, 2016)

• 2024 Women’s Australian Master of the Amateurs champion

• 2024 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley runner-up

• 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior runner-up

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 67-74 – 141 in stroke play to earn No. 6 seed  
R64: Def. Annabelle Pancake, 2 and 1 
R32: Def. Anna Huang, 2 and 1 
R16: Def.  Scarlett Schremmer, 3 and 2

 

Maria Jose Marin, 18, of Columbia

• WAGR: 15 

• Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Rising sophomore at the University of Arkansas 

• Member of the 2024 International Palmer Cup team

• 2024 South American Women’s Amateur champion

• Posted seven top 20 finishes during her freshman season with the Razorbacks, including a win in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and two second place finishes

• 2024 WGCA First Team All-American and SEC Freshman of the Year

• 2023 Mexican Women’s Amateur champion

• Reached the semifinals of the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior 

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 69-69 – 138 in stroke play to earn No. 1 seed  
R64: Def. Leigha Devine, 6 and 5 
R32: Def. Rachel Kuehn, 4 and 3 
R16: Def. Maisie Filler, 1 up

 

Catherine Rao, 20, of Camarillo, Calif.

• WAGR: 107 

• Competing in third U.S. Women’s Amateur 

• Rising junior at Princeton University 

• Has reached the quarterfinals in all three U.S. Women’s Amateur appearances (2022-2024)

• Defeated the defending champion Megan Schofill and reigning runner-up Latanna Stone en route to the quarterfinals 

• Reached the Round of 16 in The Women’s Amateur Championship conducted by the R&A in June

• 2023 Ivy League Rookie of the Year

• Missed all of the 2023-24 collegiate season with injury

• Member of the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup Team

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 76-74 – 150 in stroke play to earn No. 51 seed  
R64: Def. Megan Schofill, 2 and 1 
R32: Def. Latanna Stone, 1 up 
R16: Def. Bailey Shoemaker, 3 and 2

 

Asterisk Talley, 15, of Chowchilla, Calif.

• WAGR: 51 

• Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Rising sophomore at Chowchilla Union High School 

• Member of the USGA’s inaugural U.S. National Junior Team 

• 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball champion alongside Sarah Lim 

• 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior runner-up to Rianne Malixi

• Shared low amateur honors in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally

• 2024 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley champion  

• Owns a 13-1 USGA match play record in 2024 over three championships

• Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Solheim Cup in Spain 

• Finished eighth in the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

• Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt national finalist (2018, age 7-9; 2022, age 12-13) 

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 69-72 – 141 in stroke play to earn No. 5 seed  
R64: Def. Amanda Sambach, 2 and 1 
R32: Def. Justice Bosio, 4 and 2 
R16: Def. Angelo Heo, 7 and 6

 

Kendall Todd, 21, of Litchfield Park, Ariz.

• WAGR: 130 

• Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Rising senior at the University of Arkansas 

• 2024 Women’s Porter Cup champion 

• Finished third in the 2024 Arizona Women’s Amateur 

• 2023 Arizona Women’s Match Play champion 

• Logged four top 10 showings with the Razorbacks during the 2023-2024 season

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 74-71 – 145 in stroke play to earn No. 18 seed  
R64: Def. Lauren Calderon, 4 and 3 
R32: Def. Gabby Woods, 2 and 1 
R16: Def. Rocio Tejedo, 7 and 6

 

Kelly Xu, 20, of Claremont, Calif.

• WAGR: 48 

• Competing in third U.S. Women’s Amateur  

• Rising junior at Stanford University 

• Posted a 3-0 match play record to help the Cardinal win the 2024 NCAA Team Championship at the Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif.

• 2024 WGCA Second Team All-American

• Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links

• 2023 Women’s Western Amateur semifinalist

• 2022 Ladies National Golf Association Amateur champion

• 2021 SCGA Women’s Amateur champion

• Won the inaugural Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National (2014, age 7-9)

• Her younger sister Kristina completed in the field this week and reached match play in the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior

Road to the Quarterfinals:   

Shot 68-74 – 142 in stroke play to earn No. 10 seed  
R64: Def. Victoria Zheng, 2 and 1 
R32: Def. Laney Frye, 3 and 2 
R16: Def. Farah O’Keefe, 4 and 3