2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Fast FactsGrand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
| Championship Venue | Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Architect | Tom Kite |
| Dates of Championship | April 20-24 |
| Social Hashtag | #USWFourBall |
| Field Size | 64 sides |
| Eligibility | Each member of the side cannot have a USGA Handicap Index that exceeds 14.4 |
| Entries Accepted | 351 sides (702 players) |
| Qualifying | Qualifying took place at 28 sites from Aug. 18 to Nov. 15, 2021. See results |
| Yardage/Par | 6,397 yards/Par 72 |
| Course/Slope Rating | 133/77.7 |
| Course Fact | Grand Reserve Golf Club has been the host site for the PGA Tour's annual Puerto Rico Open since 2008. |
| Exempt Sides (6) | Kelsey Chugg/Julia Potter-Bobb (Special Exemption/Maternity) LoraLie Cowart/Ava Merrill (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Taylor Ledwin/Megan Welch (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) 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) Laney Frye/Maria Villanueva (Both players among top 400 points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) |
| 2021 Championship | A pair of 17-year-olds, Savannah Barber, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Alexa Saldana, of Mexico, defeated Floridians Jillian Bourdage and Casey Weidenfeld, 5 and 4, in the championship match at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. Barber and Saldana met at a Dallas-area golf academy. Bourdage and Weidenfeld finished as runners-up for the second consecutive championship (the event was not conducted in 2020 due to COVID-19). To read more, click here. |
| Quote | "We've been preparing for this for a few weeks, and we [thought we] had a good chance to win.”-- Alexa Saldana |
| Hole by Hole | GRAND RESERVE GOLF CLUB Hole 1: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 501 yards (Par 5) Hole 3: 326 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 386 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 487 yards (Par 5) Hole 6: 138 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 372 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 192 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 358 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,165 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 377 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 153 yards (Par 3) Hole 12: 407 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 339 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 416 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 536 yards (Par 5) Hole 16: 128 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 346 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 530 yards (Par 5) IN: 3,232 yards (Par 5) TOTAL: 6,397 yards (Par 72) |
| Previous Events at Grand Reserve Golf Club | PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open held annually since 2008; Notable Winners: Alex Cejka (2015) Tony Finau (2016) Viktor Hovland (2020) Branden Grace (2021) |
| Schedule of Play | Wednesday, April 20 (18 holes, stroke play) Thursday, April 21 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, April 22 (Round of 32, match play) Saturday, April 23 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches) Sunday, April 24 (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 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur - Exemptions into 2022 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 | 2023: The Home Course, DuPont, Wash./May 13-17 2026: The Daniel Island Club, Charleston, S.C./May 2-6 2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD) |