2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Fast FactsChambers Bay, University Place, Wash.
| Championship Venue | Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. |
| Dates of Championship | August 8-14 |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Architect | Robert Trent Jones Jr. |
| Yardage/Par | 6,541 yards/Par 73 (Subject to Change) |
| Course/Slope Rating | 77.8/140 |
| Field | 156 competitors |
| Entries Closed | June 15, 2022 |
| Entries Accepted | 1,497 |
| Eligibility | Open to any female amateur whose Handicap Index does not exceed 5.4. |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be held at 25 sites between June 22 and July 19. |
| Exempt Players (27) | Amari Avery (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Saki Baba (Returned 72-hole score from 2022 U.S. Women's Open) Blakesly Brock (2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion) Jensen Castle (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur champion; Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams) Monet Chun (2022 Canadian Women's Amateur champion) Aliea Clark (2021 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur runner-up) Gianna Clemente (2022 U.S. Girls' Junior runner-up) Megha Ganne (Returned 72-hole score from 2021 U.S. Women's Open; Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Rachel Heck (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur semifinalist; Returned 72-hole score from 2021 U.S. Women's Open; Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Cara Heisterkamp (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur quarterfinalist) Thienna Huynh (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champion) Sara Im (2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champion) Tsubasa Kajitani (Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Rachel Kuehn (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Martha Leach (Low amateur in 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open) Emilia Migliaccio (Playing member of 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cup Teams; Top 25 points leader in Women's Word Amateur Golf Ranking) Amber Park (2021 Asia-Pacific Women's Amateur champion) Bohyun Park (Top 25 points leader in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Ellen Port (Low amateur in 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open; 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur runner-up) Valentina Rossi (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur semifinalist) Megan Schofill (Playing member of the 2021 USA Curtis Cup Team) Brooke Seay (2021 U.S. Women's Amateur quarterfinalist) Bailey Shoemaker (Returned 72-hole score at 2022 U.S. Women's Open) Latanna Stone (Playing member of 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team) Lara Tennant (2019 and 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion) Annabel Wilson (Playing member of 2021 GB&I Curtis Cup Team) Yana Wilson (2022 U.S. Girls' Junior champion) |
| 2021 Championship | Jensen Castle, 20, of West Columbia, S.C., produced one of the most memorable runs in USGA championship history, becoming just the third No. 63 seed to win a national championship since seeding began in the mid-1980s. Castle, a rising junior at the University of Kentucky, defeated University of Arizona All-American Yu-Chiang (Vivian) Hou, of Chinese Taipei, 2 and 1, in the 36-hole final at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y. Castle survived a 12-for-2 playoff just to qualify for match play and then won six matches, including a 19-hole semifinal thriller over world No. 2 Rachel Heck, to join Clay Ogden and Steven Fox as 63 seeds to win USGA titles. Read More |
| Quotable | “Still hasn’t registered. It feels like just another tournament, but then I step back and I’m like, this is a USGA event with so much history, and I just can’t imagine… all the exemptions I didn’t even realize [I had coming].” -- Jensen Castle |
| Hole by Hole | CHAMBERS BAY (Yardages Subject to Change) Hole 1: 501 yards (Par 5) Hole 2: 375 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 147 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 494 yards (Par 5) Hole 5: 423 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 346 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 418 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 523 yards (Par 5) Hole 9: 174 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,401 yards (Par 37) Hole 10: 381 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 412 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 281 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 509 yards (Par 5) Hole 14: 407 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 127 yards (Par 3) Hole 16: 359 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 138 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 526 yards (Par 5) IN: 3,140 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,541 yards (Par 73) |
| Notable Events at Chambers Bay |
2010 U.S. Amateur (Peter Uihlein) |
| Notable U.S. Women's Amateur Champions | Alexa Stirling (1916, 1918-19); Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928-30, 1935); Virginia Van Wie (1932-34); Patty Berg (1938); Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946); Louise Suggs (1947); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968); Anne Sander (1958, 1961, 1963); Catherine Lacoste (1969); Laura Baugh (1971); Carol Semple Thompson (1973); Beth Daniel (1975, 1977); Juli Inkster (1980-82); Kay Cockerill (1986-87); Kelli Kuehne (1995-96); Grace Park (1998); Morgan Pressel (2005); Danielle Kang (2010-11); Lydia Ko (2012); Kristen Gillman (2014, 2018) |
| Notable U.S. Women's Amateur Runners-Up | Alexa Stirling (1921, 1923, 1925); Virginia Van Wie (1928, 1930); Glenna Collett Vare (1931-32); Patty Berg (1935, 1937); Mickey Wright (1954); Anne Sander (1965, 1968, 1973); Carol Semple Thompson (1974); Patty Sheehan (1979); Brandie Burton (1989); Annika Sorenstam (1992); Jenny Chuasiriporn (1998); Azahara Munoz (2008); Jessica Korda (2010); Moriya Jutanugarn (2011); Brooke Henderson (2014) |
| Schedule of Play | Monday, Aug. 8 (18 holes, stroke play) Tuesday, Aug. 9 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, Aug. 10 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, Aug. 11 (Rounds of 32 and 16, match play) Friday, Aug. 12 (Quarterfinals, match play) Saturday Aug. 13 (Semifinals, match play) Sunday, Aug. 14 (Championship match, 36 holes) |
| Cut | The low 64 scorers after 36 holes of stroke play will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to trim the draw to exactly 64 competitors. |
| Broadcast Times | Wednesday, Aug. 10: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel, Round of 64) Thursday, Aug. 11: 7 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel, Round of 16) Friday, Aug. 12: 7 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel, Quarterfinals) Saturday, Aug. 13: 3 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel, Semifinals) Sunday, Aug. 14: 7 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel, Championship Match, Afternoon 18) |
| Notable Fact | Chambers Bay is a municipal course operated by Pierce County. |
| What Champion Receives | *-A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year *-Exemption from qualifying for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links *-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible *-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Girls' Juniors, if eligible *-Exemption from qualifying for the next 15 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateurs, or 15 years from the time the player becomes eligible *-Exemption from qualifying for the next 15 U.S. Senior Women's Amateurs, or 15 years from the time the player becomes eligible |
| Future Sites | 2023: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif./Aug. 7-13 2024: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla./Aug. 5-11 2025: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD 2026: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn./Aug. 3-9 2028: Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass./Aug. 7-13 2029: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Dates TBD 2030: The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif./Aug. 5-11 2031: Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Md./Aug. 4-10 2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD 2035: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga./Aug. 6-12 2039: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/Aug. 8-14 2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD 2046: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa./Dates TBD |