It's time for one of the biggest women's amateur events in the world.
The 126th U.S. Women's Amateur begins Tuesday at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. This will be the first U.S. Women's Am will be contested at the course. The event also begins on Tuesday instead of its traditional Monday start, with the quarterfinals and semifinals taking place Saturday before the 36-hole championship on Sunday.
Last year, Megha Ganne took down Brooke Biermann 4 and 3 at Bandon Dunes in Oregon. The victory came in her seventh start in the championship.
Here's everything you need to know for the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur:
Honors Course yardage book
- Hole 1: 386 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 2: 504 yards (Par 5)
- Hole 3: 176 yards (Par 3)
- Hole 4: 403 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 5: 425 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 6: 545 yards (Par 5)
- Hole 7: 376 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 8: 167 yards (Par 3)
- Hole 9: 352 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,328 yards (Par 36)
- Hole 10: 407 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 11: 551 yards (Par 5)
- Hole 12: 325 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 13: 384 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 14: 132 yards (Par 3)
- Hole 15: 378 yards (Par 4)
- Hole 16: 148 yards (Par 3)
- Hole 17: 494 yards (Par 5)
- Hole 18: 392 yards (Par 4)
TOTAL: 6,539 yards (Par 72)
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Where to watch U.S. Women's Amateur 2026, TV information
Thursday, August 6
- Round of 64: Golf Channel, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET
Friday, August 7
- Round of 16: Golfchannel.com, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET
- Round of 16: Golf Channel, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. (tape delay) ET
Saturday, August 8
- Quarterfinals: Golf Channel, 9 a.m.-noon ET
- Semifinals: Golf Channel, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET
Sunday, August 9
- Championship Match (afternoon 18): Golf Channel, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET
U.S. Women's Amateur field facts
Oldest competitors: Sue Wooster, 64, of Australia;
Lara Tennant, 59, of Portland, Oregon; Dawn Woodard, 51, of Greenville, South Carolina
Youngest competitor: Maggie Jiayi Ma, 14, of Irvine, California
Average age of field: 19.9
Field breakdown by age:
- Age 14-15: 10
- Age 16-17: 41
- Age 18-19: 37
- Age 20-22: 59
- Age 23-30: 5
- Age 41-64: 4
U.S. states represented (33): California (25), Florida (13), Texas (11), Georgia (7), North Carolina (7), Arizona (6), New Jersey (6), Virginia (4), Indiana (3), Tennessee (3), Alabama (2), Hawaii (2), Kansas (2), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Oregon (2), Delaware (1), Idaho (1), Illinois (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (1), Mississippi (1), New Mexico (1), New York (1), North Dakota (1), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1), Utah (1), Washington (1), Wisconsin (1)
International (16): U.S. (116), Canada (8), Australia (6), China (5), Japan (5), Korea (4), Chinese Taipei (2), England (2), Colombia (1), Hong Kong, China (1), Latvia (1), Malaysia (1), Philippines (1), South Africa (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1)
USGA champions (9):Aphrodite Deng (2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Morgan Ellison (2026 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball), Ina Kim-Schaad (2019, 2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Sarah Lim (2024 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball), Clairey Lin (2026 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Rianne Malixi (2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur), Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Dawn Woodard (2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur), Lara Tennant (2018, 2019, 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur)
USGA runners-up (6): Hanley Long (2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Rianne Malixi (2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Kaitlyn Schroeder (2022 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball), Bailey Shoemaker (2022 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball), Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur), Sue Wooster (2019, 2022, 2024, 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur)
Curtis Cup team members (7): Anna Davis (USA, 2024, 2026), Rachel Heck (USA, 2021, 2022), Jasmine Koo (USA, 2024, 2026), Isla McDonald-O’Brien (GBI, 2026), Farah O’Keefe (USA, 2026), Asterisk Talley (USA, 2024, 2026), Avery Weed (USA, 2026)
U.S. National Junior team members (5): Grace Carter, Anna Fang, Jude Lee, Asterisk Talley, Amelie Zalsman
U.S. National Elite Amateur Program (5): Anna Davis, Jasmine Koo, Chloe Kovelesky, Farah O’Keefe, Scarlett Schremmer
Most U.S. Women’s Amateur appearances (2026 included): Rachel Heck (9)
Top players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings as of July 29:
- No. 4 – Farah O’Keefe
- No. 7 – Aphrodite Deng
- No. 8 – Asterisk Talley
- No. 9 – Soomin Oh
- No. 10 – Rianne Malixi
- No. 12 – Aira Nagasawa
- No. 13 – Yurina Hiroyoshi
- No. 14 – Jasmine Koo
- No. 16 – Lauren Kim
- No. 18 – Vanessa Borovilos
- No. 19 – Anna Iwanaga
- No. 20 – Yujie Liu
What winner of U.S. Women's Amateur receives
- A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
- Exemption from qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Women's Open at Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio
- Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
- Likely invitation to the 2027 Augusta National Women's Amateur
- Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship
- Name engraved on 2026 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
What is the format at the U.S. Women's Amateur?
- Aug. 4 (Tuesday): First round, stroke play
- Aug. 5 (Wednesday): Second round, stroke play; field then reduced to 64 players for match play
- Aug. 6 (Thursday): Round of 64, match play
- Aug. 7 (Friday): Round of 32 and Round of 16, match play
- Aug. 8 (Saturday): Quarterfinals and semifinals, match play
- Aug. 9 (Sunday): 36-hole championship final, match play
U.S. Women's Amateur tickets
Fans do not need a ticket to attend the U.S. Women's Amateur. Admission is free.
U.S. Women's Amateur future sites
- 2027: Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina/Aug. 2-8
- 2028: Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Massachusetts/Aug. 7-13
- 2029: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michgan/Aug. 6-12
- 2030: The Olympic Club, San Francisco, California/Aug. 5-11
- 2031: Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Maryland/Aug. 4-10
- 2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon/Aug. 2-8
- 2033: Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin/Aug. 8-14)
- 2034: The Country Club, Salt Lake City, Utah/Aug. 7-13
- 2035: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Georgia/Aug. 6-12
- 2036: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio/Dates TBD
- 2037: The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, North Carolina/Dates TBD
- 2039: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/Aug. 8-14
- 2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon/Dates TBD
- 2045: Waverley Country Club, Portland, Oregon/TBD
- 2046: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania/Dates TBD
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Everything to know about the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur at the Honors Course
