2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Fast FactsThe Home Course, DuPont, Wash.
| Championship Venue | The Home Course, DuPont, Wash. |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Architect | Mike Asmundson |
| Dates of Championship | May 13-17 |
| Social Hashtag | #USWFourBall |
| Field Size | 64 sides |
| Eligibility | Each member of the side cannot have a USGA Handicap Index that exceeds 14.4 |
| Entries Closed | August 11, 2022 |
| Entries Accepted | 366 sides (732 players) |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, took place at 26 sites from Aug. 22, 2022 to Dec. 7, 2022. See results here |
| Yardage/Par | 6,489 yards/Par 72 (Subject to change) |
| Course/Slope Rating | TBD |
| Course Fact | The Home Course is cooperatively owned by the Pacific North West and Washington State Golf Associations. |
| Exempt Sides (11) | Thienna Huynh/Sara Im (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Savannah Barber/Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions) Gianna Clemente/Avery Zweig (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists; Both players among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Kendall Griffin/Elle Nachmann (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Amelia Guo/Grace Jin (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Sydney Hackett/Melanie Walker (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Kary Hollenbaugh/Anna Ritter (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Kaitlyn Schroeder/Bailey Shoemaker (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball runners-up, Both players among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Kiara Romero/Anna Davis (Both players among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Leila Raines/Valentina Rossi (Both players among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Chloe Schiavone/Taylor Roberts (Both players among top 400 points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) |
| 2022 Championship | Georgia teenagers Thienna Huynh and Sara Im defeated fellow teens Kaitlyn Schroeder and Bailey Shoemaker, 1 up, to win the 7th U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico. It was the first USGA championship held in the U.S. territory. To read more, click here. |
| Quote | “It obviously means a lot. It's so surreal. [My mom] said on 18 green, ‘Can you believe that we're USGA champions?’.”-- Thienna Huynh |
| Hole by hole | THE HOME COURSE (Yardages subject to change) Hole 1: 359 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 331 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 148 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 556 yards (Par 5) Hole 6: 185 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 385 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 521 yards (Par 5) Hole 9: 392 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,282 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 515 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 331 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 168 yards (Par 3) Hole 13: 406 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 159 yards (Par 3) Hole 15: 367 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 506 yards (Par 5) Hole 17: 342 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 413 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,207 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,489 yards (Par 72) |
| Previous Events at The Home Course | 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links (Alice Fumie Jo) Served as stroke-play co-host for 2010 U.S. Amateur and 2021 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championships 2011 Washington State Women's Amateur (Erynne Lee) 2017 Washington State Women's Amateur (Julianne Alvarez) 2021 PNGA Women's Amateur (Mary Scott Wolfe) 2009 PNGA Amateur (Tyler Matthews) 2018 PNGA Amateur (Mitchell Baldridge) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, May 13 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, May 14 (18 holes, stroke play) Monday, May 15 (Round of 32, match play) Tuesday, May 16 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches) Wednesday, May 17 (Semifinal matches/Championship match) |
| What Champions Receive | - A gold medal - Custody of the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Trophy for one year - 10-year exemption from qualifying for U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball - Exemption for each player to 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club - Exemptions into 2023 U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, if age eligible |
| Match-Play Cut | 32 sides will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play |
| Future Sites | 2024: Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas/May 11-15 2025: Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Nichols Hills, Okla./May 10-14 2026: Daniel Island Club, Charleston, S.C./May 2-6 2029: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz./May 12-16 2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD) |