Tournament information | |
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Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma (2024) |
Course(s) | Southern Hills Country Club (2024) |
Par | 71 (2024) |
Length | 6,437 yd (5,886 m) (2024) |
Organized by | USGA |
Format | Stroke play and match play |
Month played | August |
Current champion | |
Rianne Malixi |
The U.S. Women's Amateur, also known as the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete and there are no age restrictions. It was established in 1895, one month after the men's U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. It is the third oldest USGA championship, over a half century older than the U.S. Women's Open, which was first played in 1946. Along with the British Ladies Amateur, the U.S. Women's Amateur is considered the highest honor in women's amateur golf.