Bailey Davis, 18, White Plains, Md.
Instagram: @baileyyydavis
-No. 952 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her third USGA Championship (third U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Incoming freshman at the University of Tennessee
-Holed a 75-yard wedge shot for an eagle 2 to defeat Chloe Johnson in 19 holes and advance to the Round of 32
-Three-time Maryland girls 4A State High School Champion
-Won the 2020 Maryland State Junior Girls Championship
-Tied for 3rd at the 2020 North and South Junior Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C.
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 70-70—140 in stroke play to earn the No. 3 seed
-R64: Def. Chloe Johnson in 19 holes
-R32: Def. Chloe Lam, 4 and 3
·-R16: Def. Camille Boyd, 4 and 3
Katie Li, 16, Basking Ridge, N.J.
.Instagram: @_katieli_
-No. 865 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her second USGA Championship (first U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Rising junior at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J.
-Runner-up in the 2021 AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic and 2021 AJGA Sung Hyun Park Junior Championship
-Won the 2020 and 2019 New Jersey Junior PGA Championship
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 76-74—150 in stroke play to earn the No. 58 seed
-R64: Def. Jordan Fischer, 5 and 4
-R32: Def. Kennedy Swedick, 4 and 2
-R16: Def. Caroline Canales in 19 holes
Paula Miranda, 17, Mexico
Instagram: @paumiraanda
-No. 1,405 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her first USGA Championship (first U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Incoming freshman at the University of Iowa
-Had three top-10 finishes in AJGA events in 2020
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 74-74—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 44 seed
-R64: Def. Grace Kilcrease, 1 up
-R32: Def. Alice Hodge, 1 up
-R16: Def. Alexa Pano, 1 up
Kaitlyn Schroeder, 16, Jacksonville, Fla.
Instagram: @kaitlyn_schroeder
-No. 774 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her third USGA championship (first U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Reached the Round of 32 in two U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball championships (2019, 2021)
-Won the 2021 First Coast Women’s Amateur in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
-Won the 2020 AJGA Junior and 2020 AJGA Dana Incorporated Junior Open
Her father, Scott, is the head coach of the men’s golf team at the University of North Florida
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 75-73—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 45 seed
-R64: Def. Catherine Rao, 3 and 2
-R32: Def. Kiara Romero, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Kary Hollenbaugh, 3 and 2
Bailey Shoemaker, 16, West Edmeston, N.Y.
Instagram: @baileytheshoemaker
-No. 320 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her third USGA championship (second U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Verbally committed to attend the University of Southern California in 2023
-Competed in her first LPGA event earlier this month at the Volunteers of America Classic
-Won the 2021 AJGA Sung Hyun Park Junior Championship and 2021 Kathy Whitworth Invitational
-Runner-up at the 2021 Sally (South Atlantic Ladies Amateur) Championship
-Three-time New York State Girls Junior Champion
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 75-69—144 in stroke play to earn the No. 18 seed
-R64: Def. Erin Lee, 4 and 3
-R32: Def. Borina Sutikto, 5 and 4
-R16: Def. Avery Zweig, 4 and 3
Karen Tsuru, 16, Carlsbad, Calif.
Instagram: @karen.tsuru
-No. 2,026 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her first USGA championship
-Won the AJGA Lake Las Vegas Junior Tournament in June
-Active participant of the SCPGA Junior Tour, where she earned 2018 Player of the Year honors
-Has five holes-in-one
-Inspired to play golf by her three older brothers
Road to the Quarterfinals:
-Shot 70-72—142 in stroke play to earn the No. 6 seed
-R64: Def. Caroline Hwang, 2 up
-R32: Def. Isabella McCauley, 1 up
-R16: Def. Kylie Chong, 1 up
Yana Wilson, 14, Henderson, Nev.
Instagram: @yana54lv
-No. 639 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her second USGA championship (first U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Rising sophomore at Nevada Connections Academy
-Two-time Drive, Chip and Putt National Champion (2019, 2021)
-Won the 2021 AJGA Sean Foley Performance Junior Championship
-Won the 2020 AJGA Arizona Silver Belle Championship, becoming the youngest champion in the event’s 50-year history
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 70-75—145 in stroke play to earn the No. 24 seed
-R64: Def. Sky Sudberry, 3 and 2
-R32: Def. Kelly Xu, 1 up
-R16: Def. Karoline Tuttle, 4 and 3
Rose Zhang, 18, Irvine, Calif.
Instagram: @rose135z
-No. 1 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
-Playing in her ninth USGA championship (second U.S. Girls’ Junior)
-Incoming freshman at Stanford University
-2020 McCormack Medal winner
-Won the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.
-Won the 2020 Rolex Girls Junior Championship, PING Invitational and Rolex TOC
-Low amateur in the 2020 ANA Inspiration, finishing in a tie for 11th
-Has competed in three U.S. Women’s Opens (Best finish: T-55, 2019)
-Quarterfinalist at the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis.
-Gold medalist as part of USA team at the 2019 Pan American Games
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 69-62—131 in stroke play to earn medalist honors and the No. 1 seed
-R64: Def. Lauryn Nguyen, 6 and 4
-R32: Def. Rianne Mikhaela Malixi, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Amari Avery, 4 and 2
U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR
72nd U.S. Girls' Junior: Meet the Quarterfinalists
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Jul 15, 2021
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Chevy Chase, Md.

Kaitlyn Schroeder, 16, of Jacksonville, Fla., is among the final eight players still standing at Columbia Country Club. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)