Kelsey Chugg, 26, Salt Lake City, Utah
– Born May 2, 1991, in Salt Lake City, Utah
– No. 2,330 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned the No. 50 seed in match play by shooting 85-72 in stroke play
– Defeated 2015 Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Lauren Greenlief, 3 and 2, in the Round of 16
– Playing in her fifth USGA championship and first Women’s Mid-Amateur
– All-Big Sky Conference selection at Weber State University
– Won four Utah Women’s State Amateurs, including the 2017 title
– Three-time Utah Golf Association Player of the Year
– Membership director for Utah Golf Association
Hayley Hammond, 26, Mooresville, N.C.
– Born May 24, 1991, in Dover, Del.
– Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 10 seed with rounds of 74-72 in stroke play
– Defeated 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur runner-up Terrill Samuel in Round of 32
– Competing in her first Women’s Mid-Amateur and second USGA championship
– Member of Radford University golf team from 2012-14
– Earned a doctorate in physical therapy from Marymount University
– Physical therapist who specializes in orthopedic and sports-related injuries
– Once invited to play golf with NBA owner and five-time league MVP Michael Jordan
Olivia Herrick, 29, Roseville, Minn.
– Born Aug. 4, 1988, in St. Paul, Minn.
– No. 1,407 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 28 seed with rounds of 76-76 in stroke play
– Won Round-of-16 match in 20 holes and defeated No. 5 seed in Round of 32
– Advanced to semifinals in last year’s Women’s Mid-Amateur
– Competed in 16 USGA championships, including five Women’s Mid-Amateurs
– Serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Golf Association
– Won two Missouri Valley Conference titles while playing at Drake University
– Operates her own graphic design studio and coaches a high school golf team
Mary Jane Hiestand, 58, Naples, Fla.
– Born April 16, 1959, in Pontiac, Mich.
– No. 2,457 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 56 seed with rounds of 79-79 in stroke play
– Defeated four-time Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi in Round of 16
– Played in 41 USGA championships, including 20 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs
– Advanced to the Women’s Mid-Amateur quarterfinals for first time
– One of six players in field who played in 1998 Women’s Mid-Amateur at Champions G.C.
– Inducted into Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2004
– Five-time Florida Women’s State Golf Association Senior Player of the Year
– Works as a financial assistant
Amanda Jacobs, 30, Portland, Ore.
– Born Nov. 5, 1987, in Portland, Ore.
– No. 1,738 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 43 seed with rounds of 79-76 in stroke play
– Defeated 2009 Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Martha Leach in Round of 16
– Advanced to Women’s Mid-Amateur quarterfinals for the second consecutive year
– Competed in seven USGA championships, including four Women’s Mid-Amateurs
– Twice chosen Pacific Northwest Golf Association Women’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
– All-Western Athletic Conference selection at the University of Idaho
– Spent two years in Japan teaching English in an exchange program
– Contractor for a family-owned heating and cooling company
Shannon Johnson, 34, Norton, Mass.
– Born Dec. 15, 1982, in Sioux Falls, S.D.
– No. 2,538 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 4 seed with rounds of 69-74 in stroke play
– Defeated Dawn Woodard, 2 and 1, in the Round of 16
– Runner-up to Julia Potter in 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
– Competed in 11 USGA championships, including four Women’s Mid-Amateurs
– First female in South Dakota Golf Association history to win the state Women’s Amateur, Girls’ Junior, Two-Woman and Women’s Match Play titles during a career
– All-Big Ten Conference selection at Indiana University
– 2016 Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts Player of the Year
– Works in sales for Ping Golf
Marissa Mar, 25, San Francisco, Calif.
– Born Jan. 23, 1992, in Davis, Calif.
– Not ranked in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 3 seed with rounds of 72-70 in stroke play
– Rallied to defeat 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Julia Potter in Round of 16
– Came from behind in Round of 32 to defeat Leigh Klasse in 20 holes
– Fourth-youngest player in the 2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur field
– Advanced to Round of 16 in 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball with partner Lila Barton
– Member of Stanford University golf team from 2010-14
– Her mother, Gigi, was an All-America gymnast at UCLA and a 1984 Olympian for Team Canada
– Works in corporate development for a financial services company
Courtney McKim, 26, Raleigh, N.C.
– Born Aug. 21, 1990, in Wilmington, N.C.
– No. 1,466 in World Amateur Golf Ranking™
– Earned No. 17 seed with rounds of 75-74 in stroke play
– Left-handed player defeated Mallory Hetzel, 4 and 3, in the Round of 16
– Competed in nine USGA championships, including three Women’s Mid-Amateurs
– Has played in two U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Balls (2016, 2017)
– Member of the University of Alabama’s 2012 NCAA championship golf team
– Also played for two years at Oklahoma State University
– Handles real estate and purchasing for a medical products company
U.S. WOMEN'S MID-AMATEUR
Meet the 2017 Quarterfinalists
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Nov 14, 2017
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Houston, Texas