Saki Baba, 17, Japan
Instagram: @teba_.425
-No. 45 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her third USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur
-Was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (T-49)
-Co-medalist and reached the Round of 32 in the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior at The Club at Olde Stone
-Won the 2022 Kanto Women’s Amateur Championship and Kanto Junior Championship
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-74–147 in stroke play to earn the No. 34 seed
-R64: Def. Jennifer Cleary, 1 up
-R32: Def. Alice Ziyi Zhao, 3 and 1
-R16: Def. Aneka Seumanutafa, 3 and 1
Leigh Chien, 16, Irvine, Calif.
Instagram: @leigh.chien
No. 336 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her third USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur
-Verbally committed to attend Stanford University in the fall of 2024
-Rising junior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School where she won the 2021 California State Individual High School Championship
-Has five American Junior Golf Association victories
-Was a Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist in 2016
-Her brother and caddie, Evan, competed in the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Country Club of North Carolina, and is a rising sophomore on the UCLA men's golf team
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-73–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 30 seed
-R64: Def. Aliea Clark, 19 holes
-R32: Def. Laney Frye, 2 and 1
-R16: Def. Rachel Kuehn, 1 up
Monet Chun, 21, Canada
Instagram: @_monetchun
-No. 143 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her first USGA championship
-Rising junior at the University of Michigan
-Won the 108th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship on July 23 to earn a spot in the U.S. Women’s Amateur and the CP Women’s Open later this month
-Led Michigan to its first Big Ten championship in April while earning medalist honors for the first time in her Wolverine career
-Two-time All-Big Ten selection and was named the 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
-Member of the Canadian National Amateur Squad
-Never lost a hole in her Round-of-16 victory over Julia Gregg
Road to the Quarterfinals-Shot 76-73–149 in stroke play to earn the No. 53 seed
-R64: Def. Lauren Gomez, 1 up
-R32: Def. Amanda Sambach, 1 up
-R16: Def. Julia Gregg, 4 and 3
Lauren Lehigh, 21, Loveland, Colo.
Instagram:@lauren_lehigh
-No. 520 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her second USGA championship and second U.S. Women’s Amateur
-Rising senior at the University of New Mexico
-Has not yet reached the 17th hole in any of her matches
-Three-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar
-Won the 2019 Colorado Junior PGA Championship
-Was named 2018 Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado (JGAC) Player of the Year
-Her sister Katelyn competed in the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior at Columbia Country Club
-Outside of golf, enjoys fly fishing and rock climbing
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 77-70–147 in stroke play to earn the No. 39 seed
-R64: Def. Kayla Smith, 3 and 2
-R32: Def. Anna Fang, 6 and 5
-R16: Def. Mia Hammond, 4 and 3
Brianna Navarrosa, 20, San Diego, Calif.
Instagram: @brianna.navarrosa
-No. 160 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her eighth USGA championship and second U.S. Women’s Amateur
-Rising junior at the University of Southern California
-Played more holes in match play than any other competitor (58)
-Won the 2019 Canadian Women's Amateur Championship
-Runner-up in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Angelina Kim (both were 13-year-olds)
-Three-time Rolex Junior All-American (2017-18-19)
-Collected 11 top-20 finishes in her first two seasons with the Trojans, including a third-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Stanford Regional
-Her father, Ringo, played tennis at the University of Arizona and was the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open tennis champion
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 71-76–147 in stroke play to earn the No. 45 seed
-R64: Def. Jaclyn LaHa, 20 holes
-Rd32: Def. Rachel Heck, 2 and 1
-Rd16: Def. Kelsey Bennett, 21 holes
Catherine Rao, 18, Camarillo, Calif.
Instagram: @Catherinerao
-No. 647 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her third USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur
-Incoming freshman at Princeton University
-Earned valedictorian honors at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, Calif., for the class of 2022
-Member of the 2021 United States Junior Solheim Cup Team
-Two-time Rolex Junior All-American (2020-21)
-Named Girls Golfer of the Year by the Ventura County Star last season
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-67–140 in stroke play to earn the No. 8 seed
-R64: Def. Izzy Pellot, 1 up
-R32: Def. Sara Im, 2 and 1
-R16: Def. Annabelle Pancake, 4 and 3
Bailey Shoemaker, 17, Dade City, Fla.
Instagram: @baileytheshoemaker
-No. 82 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her seventh USGA championship and first U.S. Women’s Amateur
-Verbally committed to attend the University of Southern California in the fall of 2023
-Was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (T-49)
-Runner-up in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Kaitlyn Schroeder
-Became the first junior golfer to win the Florida Women’s Amateur in the championship’s 93-year history in June
-Three-time New York State Girls’ Junior champion and has twice earned low-amateur honors in the Florida Women's Open
-Reached the quarterfinals in the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 77-72–149 in stroke play to earn the No. 54 seed
-R64: Def. Kaleiya Romero, 4 and 3
-R32: Def. Kynadie Adams, 1 up
·-R16: Def. Amari Avery, 2 up
Annabel Wilson, 21, Republic of Ireland
Instagram: N/A
-No. 144 in World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®
-Competing in her first USGA championship
-Rising senior at UCLA
-Represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2021 Curtis Cup Match in Wales
-Won the 2019 Irish Close Championship
-Represented Ireland in the 2018 and 2019 European Ladies' Team Championship and the 2018 Women’s World Amateur Team Championships
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-73–146 in stroke play to earn the No. 33 seed
-R64: Def. Fiona Xu, 5 and 4
-R32: Def. Julia Misemer, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Katie Li, 3 and 2
U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR
122nd U.S. Women's Amateur: Meet the Quarterfinalists
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Aug 11, 2022
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University Place, Wash.