Blakesly Brock, 25, Chattanooga, Tenn.
-Not ranked in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Playing in her first U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Won the 2021 Tennessee Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Two-time winner of the Tennessee Girls’ Junior Amateur
-Playing in her second USGA championship, having last competed in the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior (MC)
-Played high school golf at the same school (Baylor) that counts Harris English, Keith Mitchell and Luke List as alumna
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 75-77—152 in stroke play to earn the No. 27 seed
-R64: Def. Courtney McKim, 4 and 3
-R32: Def. Megan Buck, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Talia Campbell, 19 holes
Aliea Clark, 25, New York, N.Y.
-Not ranked in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Playing in her first U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Played her collegiate golf at UCLA, where her teammates were current professionals and USA Curtis Cup competitors Alison Lee and Bethany Wu
-Currently enrolled in graduate school at NYU, where she is pursuing a dual degree; an MBA from Stern and an MFA from Tisch in film production
-Advanced to match play out of a 5-for-1 playoff with a birdie on the first hole
-Defeated her good friend, and U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball partner, Jennifer Peng in the Round of 64; Peng was the record-setting medalist with a 36-hole total of 8-under 136
-An alum of LPGA*USGA Girls Golf
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 83-76—159 in stroke play to earn the No. 64 seed
-R64: Def. Jennifer Peng, 1 up
-R32: Def. Ashley Freeman, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Kaylin Crownover, 4 and 2
Clare Connolly, 28, Chevy Chase, Md.
-No. 2,372 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Playing in her third career U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Advanced to the quarterfinals in 2018 at Norwood Hills Country Club in St Louis, Mo.
-Only mid-amateur to qualify for match play in last month’s U.S. Women’s Amateur at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.
-Represented Maryland in the 2017 USGA Women’s State Team
-Works as the Maui Jim Sunglasses rep for the Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland area
· Caddies at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., on weekends
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 76-81—157 in stroke play to earn the No. 51 seed
-R64: Def. Alexandra Austin, 1 up
-R32: Def. Melissa Loh, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Jamie Freedman, 4 and 3
Lauren Greenlief, 31, Ashburn, Va.
-No. 582 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Won the 2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, and is the event’s youngest champion (25 years, 25 days)
-Playing in her sixth U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Five-time Virginia State Golf Association Golfer of the Year
-Two-time VSGA Women’s Amateur champion
-In 2018, became the first mid-amateur in 12 years to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, losing to Lauren Stephenson at The Golf Club of Tennessee
-Works full-time as a management consultant
-Was a walk-on golfer at the University of Virginia
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-73—146 in stroke play to earn the No. 6 seed
-R64: Def. Samantha Postillion, 4 and 3
-R32: Def. Ellen Port, 2 and 1
-R16: Def. Jacqueline Bendrick, 2 up
Amanda Jacobs, 33, Portland, Ore.
-No. 383 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Playing in her seventh U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Advanced to the quarterfinals in 2017
-Played collegiate golf at the University of Idaho, where she earned first-team all-Western Athletic Conference honors her senior season
-Obtained an MBA at Seattle University
-Project manager for the family’s heating and air conditioning business
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 72-77—149 in stroke play to earn the No. 12 seed
-R64: Def. Alisa White, 3 and 2
-R32: Def. Mariah Hopkins, 1 up
-R16: Def. Lana Weant, 2 up
Shannon Johnson, 38, North Easton, Mass.
-No. 916 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Won the 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, defeating 2017 champion Kelsey Chugg 1 up in the final match
-Playing in her seventh U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Runner-up at the 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur to Julia Potter-Bobb
-Playing in her 18th USGA championship
-Finished runner-up in the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur in August
-Works as a field sales representative for PING Golf
-Plays out of Thorny Lea Golf Club alongside fellow U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur competitor Megan Buck and 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Matt Parziale
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 71-73—144 in stroke play to earn the No. 2 seed
-R64: Def. Susan Curtin, 2 and 1
-R32: Def. Lila Thomas, 3 and 2
·-R16: Def. Lana Weant, 2 up
Ina Kim-Schaad, 38, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
-No. 393 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-Defeated Talia Campbell, 3 and 2, to capture the 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Making her third U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur appearance
-Runner-up in the 2000 U.S. Girls’ Junior to Lisa Ferrero at Pumpkin Ridge
-Played collegiately at Northwestern University
-Following a decorated junior career, took an 11-year hiatus from golf to pursue a career in the financial world
-Her older sister, Hana, is a former professional golfer who qualified for two U.S. Women’s Opens
-Serves on the board of the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association as the junior chair
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 75-76—151 in stroke play to earn the No. 20 seed
-R64: Def. Lauren Shoemaker, 5 and 4
-R32: Def. Andrea Miller, 6 and 5
-R16: Def. Lara Tennant, 4 and 2
Dawn Woodard, 47, Greer, S.C.
-No. 1,338 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®
-There-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur medalist
-Playing in her 19th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Has competed in more than 30 USGA championships
-Five-time South Carolina Women’s Amateur champion
-2007 Tennessee Women’s Amateur champion
-Along with her partner, four-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Am champion Meghan Stasi, is the only side to play in all six U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Balls since the championship’s inception in 2015
-Consultant for Judgment Matters, and a mom of three kids
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 86-79—155 in stroke play to earn the No. 40 seed
-R64: Def. Hana Ku, 1 up
-R32: Def. Andrea Kosa, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Kimberly Dinh, 2 and 1
U.S. WOMEN'S MID-AMATEUR
34th U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur: Meet the Quarterfinalists
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Sep 28, 2021
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Bluffton, S.C.