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What to know about the 2024 US Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills

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Oldest Competitors: Brenda Corrie Kuehn, 59, of Asheville, N.C.; Shelly Stouffer, 54, of Canada; Ina Kim-Schaad, 40, of Jupiter, Fla.

Youngest Competitor: Jie-En Lin, 13, of Chinese Taipei

Average Age of Field: 20.6

Field breakdown by age
Age 13-15: 9 
Age 16-19: 57 
Age 20-25: 80 
Age 26-30: 2 
Age 31-40: 5 
Age 41-60: 2

U.S. States Represented (30): Alabama (2), Arizona (6), Arkansas (2), California (27), Colorado (2), Florida (10), Georgia (5), Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (4), Missouri (3), Nebraska (1), Nevada (1), New Jersey (9), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (3), Wisconsin (1)

International (16): Australia (1), Canada (5), Chinese Taipei (4), Colombia (1), France (1), Hong Kong China (1), India (1), Japan (3), Mexico (3), Northern Ireland (1), People’s Republic of China (3), Philippines (1), Republic of Korea (1), Singapore (1), South Africa (2), Spain (6), United States (120)

USGA Champions (16): Krissy Carman (2022 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Kelsey Chugg (2017 U.S.  Women’s Mid-Amateur), Gianna Clemente (2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Kimberly Dinh (2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Lauren Greenlief (2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Thienna Huynh (2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Sara Im (2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Ina Kim-Schaad (2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Sarah Lim (2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Rianne Malixi (2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Kiara Romero (2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Megan Schofill (2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur), Shelly Stouffer (2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur), Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Yana Wilson (2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior)

USGA Runners-up (6): Gianna Clemente (2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Ina Kim-Schaad (2000 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Brenda Corrie Kuehn (1995 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur), Rianne Malixi (2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior), Bailey Shoemaker (2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Latanna Stone (2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur), Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior)

Curtis Cup Team Members (8): Zoe Campos (USA, 2024), Megha Ganne (USA, 2022), Jasmine Koo (USA, 2024), Brenda Corrie Kuehn (USA, 1996, 1998), Rachel Kuehn (USA, 2021, 2022), Emilia Migliaccio (USA, 2021, 2022), Catherine Park (USA, 2024), Latanna Stone (USA, 2022)

World Amateur Team Championship Competitors (14): Carla Bernat Escuder (Spain, 2023), Adela Cernousek (France, 2023), Anna Davis (USA, 2023), Huai-Chien Hsu (Chinese Taipei, 2022, 2023), Lauren Kim (Canada, 2022, 2023), Brenda Corrie Kuehn (Dominican Republic, 1986, 2018; USA, 1996, 1998), Rachel Kuehn (Dominican Republic, 2018; USA 2022, 2023), Hsin Chun Liao (Chinese Taipei, 2022, 2023), Corey Lopez (Mexico, 2018, 2023), Rianne Malixi (Philippines, 2023), Caitlyn Macnab (South Africa, 2018, 2022, 2023), Inez Ng (Singapore, 2023), Avani Prashanth (India, 2022, 2023), Megan Schofill (USA, 2023)

U.S. National Junior Team Members (4): Gianna Clemente, Nikki Oh, Scarlett Schremmer, Asterisk Talley

Most U.S. Women’s Amateur Appearances (2024 included): Brenda Corrie Kuehn (15), Lauren Greenlief (9), Latanna Stone (8), Megha Ganne (7), Megan Schofill (7), Jackie Rogowicz (6)

Top players in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking® as of July 31:

  • No. 4 – Zoe Campos
  • No. 5 – Jasmine Koo
  • No. 6 – Catherine Park
  • No. 8 – Rachel Kuehn
  • No. 9 – Adela Cernousek
  • No. 10 – Rianne Malixi
  • No. 16 – Anna Davis
  • No. 17 – Amanda Sambach
  • No. 18 – Kiara Romero
  • No. 19 – Megan Schofill
  • No. 21 – Gianna Clemente
  • No. 22 – Farah O’Keefe
  • No. 25 – Carla Bernat Escuder 

Players from Oklahoma (2): Natalie Blonien (Altus), Lucy Darr (Stillwater)

Colleges with most active players: Arkansas (6), Texas (6), Stanford (4), Michigan State (3), USC (3)

Played in 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally (9): Adela Cernousek (T67), Kimberly Dinh (MC), Megha Ganne (MC), Maisie Filler (MC), Huai-Chien Hsu (MC), Catherine Park (T44), Katie Li (MC), Kiara Romero (MC), Megan Schofill (T44), Caroline Smith (MC), Latanna Stone (MC), Asterisk Talley (T44)

Playing in fourth USGA championship of 2024 (1): Asterisk Talley

Sets of sisters in the field (2): Maddie, Molly and Morgan Smith; Kristina and Kelly Xu

Mother-daughter duos in the field (1): Brenda Corrie Kuehn and Rachel Kuehn

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