Bandon Dunes Golf Resort’s Bandon Dunes Course was designed by David McLay Kidd, of Scotland. The layout, which opened for play in 1999, is perched on a high bluff above the Pacific Ocean.
This will be the ninth USGA championship hosted by Bandon Dunes. Most recently, the resort was the site of the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur, which saw Wenyi Ding defeat Caleb Surrat, 3 and 2, in the 36-hole championship match. Following the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur, the USGA will conduct 11 more amateur competitions at Bandon Dunes over the next 20 years, starting with the 2028 Walker Cup Match.
ENTRIES
The championship is open to female amateur golfers who have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4. In 2025, the USGA accepted 1,475 entries for the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
QUALIFYING
Qualifying, over 18 holes, for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur took place between June 17 and July 14 at 23 sites across the United States, and one more in Canada. Qualifying results can be found here.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
A starting field of 156 players will compete in the U.S. Women’s Amateur. Following two 18-hole rounds at stroke play on Aug. 4-5, the field will be cut to the low 64 players for match play. Five 18-hole rounds of match play will determine the finalists who then will square off in a 36-hole championship match on Aug. 10.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Practice rounds will take place Aug. 2-3, and the championship schedule is as follows:
Aug. 4 (Monday): First round, stroke play
Aug. 5 (Tuesday): Second round, stroke play
Aug. 6 (Wednesday): Round of 64, match play
Aug. 7 (Thursday): Rounds of 32 and 16, match play
Aug. 8 (Friday): Quarterfinal round, match play
Aug. 9 (Saturday): Semifinal round, match play
Aug. 10 (Sunday): 36-hole championship final, match play
2024 CHAMPION
Filipina standout Rianne Malixi defeated Asterisk Talley, 3 and 2, in the 36-hole championship match at Southern Hills Country Club, in Tulsa, Okla. Just 17 years old at the time, Malixi’s victory added to a remarkable 2024 season that also saw her win the U.S. Girls’ Junior, where she also defeated Talley in the final match. She became just the fourth female to win two USGA titles in the same year, and just the second after Eun Jeong Seong to capture the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior in the same year. She is the ninth player overall to claim multiple USGA titles in the same year. Talley became the first player in USGA history to play in three finals in the same year; she won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Sarah Lim.
Talley held a 1-up lead following the opening 18 holes and extended her lead to 2 up on No. 19. Malixi then flipped the momentum, winning the next four holes to gain a 2-up advantage. After growing her lead to 3 up on the 26th hole, Talley, who shared low-amateur honors in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally, responded by winning three consecutive holes to tie up the match going into the 30th hole. Following a tie on the par-4 30th, Malixi delivered the knockout punch with three consecutive birdies, giving her a decisive 3-up lead. She ultimately secured the title by tying the 34th hole with a par.
BROADCAST COVERAGE
The 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur will receive at least 15 hours of live network coverage. All times ET.
Wednesday, Aug. 6 – 6-9 p.m., Golf Channel
Thursday, Aug. 7 – 6-9 p.m., Golf Channel
Friday, Aug. 8 – 6-9 p.m., Golf Channel
Saturday, Aug. 9 – 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel
Sunday, Aug. 10 – 7-10 p.m., Golf Channel
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
The U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the United States Golf Association’s original three championships. It was first conducted in 1895, shortly after the inaugural U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. The Women’s Amateur has been conducted every year since, except 1917-18, when it was suspended due to World War I, and 1942-45, when it was suspended due to World War II.
The most decorated champion is Glenna Collett Vare, a lifelong amateur who won the Robert Cox Trophy a record six times. Second to Vare is JoAnne Gunderson Carner, who won five U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships. Combined with her two wins in the U.S. Women’s Open and one victory in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Carner’s eight USGA titles are tied with Jack Nicklaus and eclipsed only by Bob Jones and Tiger Woods, who have each won nine.
U.S. Women’s Amateur champions seem to possess a remarkable facility to repeat. Beatrix Hoyt, Alexa Stirling, Vare, Virginia Van Wie and Juli Inkster have all won the U.S. Women’s Amateur three consecutive times. Another seven champions – Genevieve Hecker, Dorothy Campbell, Margaret Curtis, Betty Jameson, Kay Cockerill, Kelli Kuehne and Danielle Kang – have won two in a row.
The U.S. Women’s Amateur has long identified some of golf’s greatest female players, many of whom have gone on to successful professional careers. Along with the champions listed above, Patty Berg, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Louise Suggs, Marlene Stewart Streit, Anne Quast Sander, Barbara McIntire, Catherine Lacoste, Carol Semple Thompson, Beth Daniel, Morgan Pressel and Lydia Ko have secured a place in golf history.
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES:
A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Girls' Juniors, if eligible
Likely invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur
Likely exemptions into The Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship
Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
USGA AND BANDON DUNES GOLF RESORT
This will be the ninth USGA championship held at Bandon Dunes. The 2006 Curtis Cup, won by the United States of America was the first to be held here. Most recently, Bandon Dunes hosted the 2022 Junior Amateur, won by Wenyi Ding.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BANDON DUNES
2006 Curtis Cup (USA)
2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Trip Keuhne)
2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links (Corbin Mills)
2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (Brianna Do)
2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball (Mika Liu and Rinko Mitsunaga)
2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (Scott Harvey and Todd Mitchell)
2020 U.S. Amateur (Tyler Strafaci)
2022 U.S. Junior Amateur (Wenyi Ding)
FUTURE USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BANDON DUNES
2028 Walker Cup
2032 U.S. Amateur
2032 U.S. Women’s Amateur
2035 U.S. Girls’ Junior
2037 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
2037 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
2041 U.S. Amateur
2041 U.S. Women’s Amateur
2045 U.S. Junior Amateur
2045 U.S. Girls’ Junior
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OREGON
The 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur will be the 41st USGA championship and seventh U.S. Women’s Amateur contested in the state of Oregon. The most recent USGA championship held in Oregon was the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open, won by Trish Johnson.
U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEURS IN ORGEON
1952: Waverley Country Club, Portland (Jacqueline Pung)
1981: Waverley Country Club., Portland (Juli Simpson Inkster)
2000: Waverley Country Club, Portland (Marcy Newton)
2006: Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, North Plains (Kimberly Kim)
2008: Eugene Country Club, Eugene (Amanda Blumenherst)
2015: Portland Golf Club, Portland (Hannah O’Sullivan)
MOST USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY VENUES IN OREGON
(Includes 2025 championships)
9 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon
8 – Waverley Country Club, Portland
6 – Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, North Plains
5 – Eugene Country Club, Eugene
FUTURE U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR SITES
Aug. 3-9, 2026 – The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.
Aug. 2-8, 2027 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club Course No. 2, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
Aug. 7-13, 2028 – Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.
Aug. 6-12, 2029 – Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Aug. 5-11, 2030 – The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.
Aug. 4-10, 2031 – Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Md.
Aug. 2-8, 2032 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore.
Aug. 8-14, 2033 – Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.
Aug. 7-13, 2034 – The Country Club, Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug. 6-12, 2035 – Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga.
TBD, 2037 – The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C.
TBD, 2038 – Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.
Aug. 8-14, 2039 – Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
TBD, 2041 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore.
TBD, 2044 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club Course No. 2, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
TBD, 2046 – Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
CONTENT HUB
Championship images will be available complimentary to media for usage in editorial coverage of the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur through the USGA Content Hub. A one-time registration is required.
MEDIA OPERATIONS
Please contact Julia Pine or more information regarding U.S. Women’s Amateur coverage.
Julia Pine: jpine@usga.org, c) 510.701.1491
All information regarding the U.S. Women’s Amateur will be available at usga.org/womensam and https://mediacenter.usga.org/. For more information about the USGA, visit usga.org.
Applications for media credentials for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur are available at mediacenter.usga.org/credentials.
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