Meet 2021 USA Curtis Cup Team

-No. 150 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Enjoyed an improbable run to the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur title, beating Yu-Chiang (Vivian) Hou, 2 and 1 in the 36-hole championship match on the West Course at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.

-Became the third No. 63 seed to win a USGA title since seeding began in mid-1980s

-Opened stroke play with a 79 and then survived a 12-for-2 playoff just to get into the match-play draw

-Defeated Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Heck in 19 holes in the semifinals after being 2 down with three to play

-Entering junior season at the University of Kentucky; she is the first Kentucky player to win the U.S. Women's Amateur

-Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco (MC)

-Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with Kentucky teammate Marissa Wenzler at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas

-Established a single-season stroke average record at Kentucky during freshman season (71.88)

-Has been hampered by a stress fracture in her ribs, which has limited her play this summer; only competitive event leading into the U.S. Women's Amateur was the July 8 qualifier in Dayton, Ohio

-First University of Kentucky player to represent the USA in Curtis Cup

-No. 11 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Just completed her eligibility at the University of Southern California, where she graduated in May

-Has competed in 16 USGA championships, including three U.S. Women's Opens

-In 2008, Corpuz surpassed fellow Hawaiian, and 2014 U.S. Women's Open champion Michelle Wie, as the youngest qualifier in U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links history at 10 years, 3 months and 9 days; she missed the cut that week at Erin Hills

-In 2020, she was the runner-up to USA Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Kuehn in the Women's North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2, losing in 19 holes; she was a semifinalist in 2021, falling to eventual champion and 2021 USA Curtis Cup teammate Gina Kim

-As a senior at USC in 2020-21, Corpuz was named first-team All-American by Golfweek and the Women's Golf Coaches Association, and led a talented Trojans squad with a 71.57 stroke average

-Will compete in the first stage of LPGA Tour Qualifying School in Rancho Mirage, Calif., just prior to the Curtis Cup

-No. 2 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Completed a remarkable freshman season at Stanford University, becoming just the third player to sweep conference (Pacific-12), regional (NCAA Stanford Regional) and NCAA titles, joining Marisa Baena and Annie Park

-Heck finished her freshman season with six victories, all coming in the spring because the Pac-12 did not have a fall schedule due to COVID-19 restrictions

-Heck's single-season scoring average of 69.72 over 25 rounds is the lowest in NCAA women's golf history

-She was the recipient of the ANNIKA Award, given annually to the college player of the year

-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur at Westchester Country Club before losing to Curtis Cup teammate Jensen Castle in 19 holes; in the Round of 16, she rallied from 2 down with two to play to defeat Curtis Cup teammate Brooke Matthews in 19 holes

-Medalist in the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club before losing in the Round of 16 to eventual champion and current Curtis Cup teammate Rose Zhang in the Round of 16

-Heck reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Women's North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2 before losing to eventual champion and Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Kuehn in extra holes

-As a junior golfer, Heck was a five-time American Junior Golf Association All-American and a two-time USA Today Player of the Year

-At the age of 15, Heck was the youngest competitor in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, where she finished tied for 33rd

-She was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club, finishing T-35

-Finished third in the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur

-Represented the USA in the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup and the 2017 and 2019 Junior Solheim Cups

-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with current Stanford teammate Sadie Englemann

-Older sister Abby played collegiately at Notre Dame and younger sister Anna is an up-and-coming junior golfer who competed in this year's U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas

-Her father, Robert, played football at Rhodes College

-No. 18 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Entering senior season at Duke University, where she won the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship

-As a Duke freshman in 2019, she helped the Blue Devils capture its seventh NCAA title, and first in the match-play team format. That week, she defeated two-time Olympian Albane Valenzuela (Stanford) and 2021 Olympian Bianca Pangdaganan (Arizona)

-Won 2021 Women's North & South Amateur as the 32nd seed, qualifying for the last spot in the draw via a playoff. Defeated Anna Morgan in the 18-hole final at Pinehurst No. 2

-Won the 2021 Harder Hall Invitational in Florida, going wire-to-wire for the title

-Semifinalist in the 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior at Poppy Hills and 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with fellow North Carolinian Jennifer Chang

-Earned low-amateur honors in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston in South Carolina

-Has competed in three U.S. Women's Opens; missed the cut in June at The Olympic Club

-Competed in the first stage of LPGA Tour Qualifying School prior to the Curtis Cup Match

-Went 4-0 in the 2021 Palmer Cup, a competition that pits U.S. collegians against their international counterparts

-No. 24 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Entering junior season at Wake Forest, where she is a teammate and roommate of GB&I Curtis Cupper Lauren Walsh, and played the past two seasons with USA Curtis Cupper Emilia Migliaccio

-Broke through as a freshman in 2019 by winning the ANNIKA Invitational against one of the stronger fields in college golf; led to first-team All-American honors

-Was medalist in 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur at Westchester Country Club, posting a 6-under-par total of 138

-Won the 2020 Women's North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2, defeating USA Curtis Cup teammate Allisen Corpuz in 19 holes

-Also won the 2020 Ladies National Golf Association Amateur

-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club; defeated USA Curtis Cup teammate Brooke Matthews in the Round of 32

-Played a number of sports prior to enrolling at Wake Forest, including tennis and basketball; she was a North Carolina state champion in tennis

-Played in four U.S. Girls' Juniors and two U.S. Women's Amateurs

-Also has competed in the World Amateur Team Championship for the Dominican Republic (holds duel citizenship)

-With mother, Brenda, becomes the second mother/daughter duo to ever play in a Curtis Cup, joining Jane Bastanchury Booth and Kellee Booth. Brenda was a two-time Curtis Cup teammate of Kellee Booth and also played twice with USA Captain Sarah Ingram. Brenda went 4-0 in the 1998 Match at Minikahda Golf Club in Minneapolis, including securing the winning point

-Brenda was 8 months pregnant with Rachel when she competed in the 2001 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles

-Her father, Eric, played baseball at Wake Forest, and two uncles played baseball at Georgia and Furman; mother Brenda is a member of the Wake Forest Athletic Hall of Fame

-Her grandfather, Jack Corrie, represented Venezuela in the World Amateur Team Championship after playing collegiately at MIT

-No. 36 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Entering senior season at the University of Arkansas

-In 2019, she was a member of the All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team, while this past season she was named first-team All-SEC

-Represented the USA in the Palmer Cup earlier this summer

-Advanced to the Rond of 16 of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur before being eliminated by USA Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Heck in 19 holes

-Lost in the Round of 32 of the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur to USA Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Kuehn

-Won 2020 Blessings Invitational and tied for first in the 2019 LIz Murphey Collegiate Classic

-No. 17 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Just graduated from Wake Forest in May and is entering a two-year master's program at Wake Forest in communications instead of turning professional; has already published one book and aspires to be a writer

-Spent the summer as an intern at Golf Channel, where she worked several USGA championships and LPGA Tour events as an on-course reporter, including the U.S. Women's Amateur after being eliminated in the Round of 32

-Lost a playoff to Japan's Tsubasa Kajitani at the Augusta National Women's Amateur in April

-Was a two-time All-American at Wake Forest, where her teammates included current USA Curtis Cupper Rachel Kuehn and GB&I Curtis Cupper Lauren Walsh. She also played with 2018 USA Curtis Cup competitor Jennifer Kupcho

-Her mother, Ulrika, played collegiately at the University of Arizona with fellow Swede Annika Sorenstam

-Helped Wake Forest to the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference title, while capturing the individual crown

-Won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in the mixed-gender team competition with fellow Curtis Cupper Rose Zhang

-No. 1 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Won the 2020 and 2021 McCormack Medal for being the leading amteur in the WAGR

-In July, became the eighth player to have captured both the U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Amateur, but the first to win the Women's Amateur first

-Defeated defending champion Gabriela Ruffels in 38 holes to win the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

-Defeated Bailey Davis, 6 and 4, to win the 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md.

-Has won 15 of her last 17 matches in USGA match-play competitions, losing in the quarterfinals of the 2019 U.S. Girls' Junior to future U.S. Women's Open champion Yuka Saso and in the Round of 64 to Elle Nachmann, of Boca Raton, Fla.

Missed the cut in the 2020 and 2021 U.S. Women's Opens after finishing T-55 in 2019 at the Country Club of Charleston.

-Tied for 11th and garnered low-amateur honors in the 2020 ANA Inspiration; also made the cut in the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship

-Missed the cut by one stroke in the 2021 AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie

-Has enjoyed a decorated junior golf career that includes represeting the USA in the Junior Solheim Cup and Junior Ryder Cup

-Won the 2020 Rolex Girls Junior Championship, the PING Invitational and Rolex Tournament of Champions, all major invitationals on the American Junior Golf Association circuit.

-Tied for third in the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur with Rachel Heck, her 2021 Curtis Cup teammate

-Won a gold medal with Curtis Cup teammate Emilia Migliaccio in the mixed-gender team competition of the 2019 Pan American Games

-Incoming freshman at Stanford University