It’s time for the best women amateurs in the world to battle it out for one the oldest trophies in golf.
The 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur tees off Monday at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles. The field of 156 will play 36 holes of stroke play before the top 64 make match play, which begins Wednesday.
This will be the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur, which began in 1895. There were a record 1,679 entries accepted for the championship.
The final is set for Sunday, Aug. 13.
Saki Baba won in dominant fashion last year at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. She beat Monet Chun, 11 and 9.
Here’s everything you need to know for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Course details
Venue: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles
Opened: 1927 (club formed in 1924)
Architect: George C. Thomas (recent renovation by Tom Doak)
Yardages (subject to change)
BEL-AIR COUNTRY CLUB
Hole 1: 495 yards (par 5)
Hole 2: 374 yards (par 4)
Hole 3: 155 yards (par 3)
Hole 4: 430 yards (par 4)
Hole 5: 112 yards (par 3)
Hole 6: 376 yards (par 4)
Hole 7: 348 yards (par 4)
Hole 8: 472 yards (par 5)
Hole 9: 310 yards (par 4)
OUT: 3,072 yards (par 36)
Hole 10: 205 yards (par 3)
Hole 11: 385 yards (par 4)
Hole 12: 345 yards (par 4)
Hole 13: 172 yards (par 3)
Hole 14: 547 yards (par 5)
Hole 15: 426 yards (par 4)
Hole 16: 150 yards (par 3)
Hole 17: 475 yards (par 5)
Hole 18: 386 yards (par 4)
IN: 3,091 yards (par 35)
TOTAL: 6,163 yards (Par 71)
Field facts
Oldest competitors: Sue Wooster, 61, of Australia.; Patricia Ehrhart, 57, of Birmingham, Alabama; Lara Tennant, 56, of Portland, Oregon.
Youngest competitor: Emily Song, 13, of Irvine, California.
Average age of field: 20.6
Field breakdown by age:
Age 13-15: 9
Age 16-19: 65
Age 20-25: 69
Age 26-30: 4
Age 31-40: 0
Age 41-60: 4
U.S. states represented
There are golfers from these 32 states: Alabama (1), Arizona (3), Arkansas (2), California (29), Colorado (2), Delaware (3), Florida (10), Georgia (5), Hawaii (4), Idaho (1), Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (1), Nevada (3), New Jersey (5), New York (1), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (4), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (4), Texas (10), Utah (1), Virginia (3), Washington (1)
International
There are 17 countries represented: Australia (3), Barbados (1), Canada (8), Chile (1), Chinese Taipei (2), England (1), Germany (1), Hong Kong China (1), Japan (5), Malaysia (1), Mexico (2), China (1), Philippines (1), Ireland (1), Sweden (1), Thailand (1), U.S. (122)
Most U.S. Women’s Amateur appearances (2023 included): Rachel Heck (8), Latanna Stone (7), Megan Schofill (6)
Championship format
Monday, Aug. 7: (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, Aug. 8: (18 holes, stroke play)
The low 64 after 36 holes of stroke play will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to cut down to 64 players.
Wednesday, Aug. 9: Round of 64 (match play)
Thursday, Aug. 10: Rounds of 32 and 16 (match play)
Friday, Aug. 11: Quarterfinals (match play)
Saturday Aug. 12: Semifinals (match play)
Sunday, Aug. 13: Championship match, 36 holes
What does the winner receive?
- A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
- Spot in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club
- Spot in the next 10 U.S. Women’s Amateurs, if eligible
- Invitation to the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
- Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women’s British Open and Amundi Evian Championship
TV, streaming information
Wednesday, Aug. 9 (Round of 64)
6-9 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Thursday, Aug. 10 (Round of 16)
6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday, Aug. 11 (Quarterfinals)
6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Aug. 12 (Semifinals)
3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Sunday, Aug. 13 (Championship match)
7-10 p.m. (Golf Channel)
