(Updated: 8/10/25 2:00 PM)

(Bandon, OR) The 125th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship has reached the match-play portion of the week. This page will be updated daily as the championship progresses.

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Championship Match

A pair of Americans in Brook Biermann and Megha Ganne, are battling it out for the 125th U.S. Women’s Amateur. The 36-hole match is a battle of attrition after an already grueling week. Both players needed 19 holes to get through the semifinals yesterday, and are looking to be crowned a USGA champion.

The first eight holes were a back-and-forth affair. Megha Ganne won the first and third holes to take a quick 2 Up lead. Biermann countered with two long birdies on four and five to tie the match. Ganne went back to a 1 Up lead by winning the seventh hole, but Biermann again bounced back with a birdie on eight to tie things up. Ganne went on a run by taking the 12th, 13th, and 14th holes to go 3 Up. The pair halved the last four holes of the first 18, featuring matching birdies on 16.

Ganne holds her 3 Up advantage going to the second 18 holes, which will tee off at 3:20 PM.

Semifinals

Bandon Dunes delivered as highly competitive of a day as you could get. Both semifinal matches went into a playoff, and as the winds picked up on the back nine, so did the nerves, the crowds, and the excitement.

• Brooke Biermann wins in 19 holes over Lyla Louderbaugh. Biermann won three of the first five holes as she took a 2 Up lead through five holes. Louderbaugh battled back by winning the eighth hole to go 1 Down. Biermann went 2 Up by winning the 11th hole, Louderbaugh won the 12th to go 1 Down, then Biermann won the 13th and 15th holes. With her back against the wall, Louderbaugh dug deep and found some redemption as well. Louderbaugh was 2 Up with two to play yesterday and lost the 17th and 18th holes after pulling two shots. Today, Louderbaugh grinded out a par on the 16th, made birdie on the 17th, and birdied the 18th to force a playoff. On the first playoff hole, the players went to the 10th hole, and Biermann made par to clinch a spot in the championship match.
• Megha Ganne wins in 19 holes over Ella Scaysbrook. Scaysbrook jumped out to a 2 Up lead through six holes and extended it to a 4 Up lead through nine. Ganne birdied the 10th hole to trail 3 Down, but that was met with a birdie on the 11th by Scaysbrook to go back to a 4 Up lead. Feeling the heat, Ganne won the 12th, 13th, and 15th holes to quickly slim the margin to just 1 Down. Ganne made par on 17 after Scaysbrook found the penalty area, and tied up the match going to the 18th. Both players bogeyed the 18th hole, sending the match to a playoff. On the playoff hole, Scaysbrook went over the green and and couldn’t find the green with two chips while Ganne was close and conceded the hole and match, sending Ganne to the championship match.

Quaterfinals

The wind wreaked havoc on the remaining eight players, and it picked up as the day went on. Fighting nerves and the weather meant the players had to be as precise as they had all week, and the smallest miscues would be magnified even more on this blistery Friday.

• Brooke Biermann wins 3 & 2 over Arianna Lau. Biermann won the first hole, Lau tied it on the sixth, and took a 1 Up lead by chipping in on the ninth hole. Biermann went on a run by winning the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes. Lau fought back and took the 14th, but Biermann responded by winning the 15th hole. On 16, Lau hit her approach shot over the green and recovered with a nice chip. Biermann two-putted, and Lau couldn’t match her par as Biermann won the hole and the match.
• Lyla Louderbaugh wins in 20 holes over Kiara Romero. WAGR #1 Romero jumped out to a 1 Up lead by winning the second hole, but Louderbaugh tied it up on the fifth hole. Romero won the seventh to go back to a 1 Up lead, but Louderbaugh took the ninth and 10th holes to take a 1 Up lead. Romero won the 11th hole to tie the match, Louderbaugh again responded by winning the 12th and 13th holes for a 2 Up lead. Romero won the 14th hole to cut the lead in half, but three putted the 16th hole, and Louderbaugh held a 2 Up lead with two to play. On the 17th hole, Louderbaugh hit her second shot into the penalty area long and right of the green, while Romero stuck her shot to a couple of feet to win the hole and extend the match. On the 18th, Louderbaugh’s third shot went long and right again into the penalty area, while Romero went on to make par to win the hole and send the match to a playoff. Playing the 10th hole as the first playoff hole, Louderbaugh had a birdie putt to win after Romero missed her birdie chance. Louderbaugh’s putt lipped out, and the match headed to the 20th hole. The pair played the 11th as their second playoff hole, and Louderbaugh reached the green in two while Romero pushed her second shot long and right of the green. Romero’s chip ran past the hole and couldn’t convert the par putt. Louderbaugh drilled her short par putt to win the match.
• Ella Scaysbrook wins 5 & 4 over Taylor Kehoe. Scaysbrook got off to a fast start with a 2 Up lead through three holes. Kehoe cut into the margin by winning the seventh hole, but Scaysbrook won the eighth, ninth, 10th, and 12th holes for a 5 Up lead, and closed it out by matching Kehoe’s bogey on 14 for the biggest win of the day.
• Megha Ganne wins 2 & 1 over Eila Galitsky. Galitsky jumped out to a 1 Up lead by winning the first hole, but Ganne won the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh holes to flip the match and go 3 Up. Galitsky win the eighth and 11th holes to trim the deficit to 1 Down, where it stayed that way until the 16th. Ganne won the hole to go 2 Up, forcing Galitsky to try and win the next two holes to force a playoff. The two halved the 17th, giving Ganne the win and her second trip to the semifinals in her career.

Round of 16

After managing the morning’s Round of 32, the players had to dig deep and battle the elements, the course, and their formidable opponents on the longest day of the championship.

• Arianna Lau won 5 & 4 over Carolina Lopez-Chacarra. Lau continues to be the “Cinderella” of the championship as the 64-seed. Lau went on a run by winning four of five holes on the front nine to take a 4 Up lead and didn’t look back.
• Brooke Biermann won in 19 holes over Cindy Hsu. The first seven holes were won by the pair, and it saw Hsu taking a 1 Up lead. Hsu was 2 Up after winning the 14th hole, but Biermann came back by winning the 15th and 17th holes to tie the match. The two halved the 18th, sending the match to extra holes. On the first playoff hole Biermann made par to take the hole and win the match.
• Lyla Louderbaugh won 3 & 2 over Katelyn Kong. Kong went 2 Up through four holes but Louderbaugh won the 5th, 6th, and 7th holes to take a 1 Up lead. Louderbaugh took a 2 Up lead by winning the 12th hole, and closed out the match by winning the 16th.
• Kiara Romero won 4 & 3 over Andie Smith. Romero was leading 1 Up heading to the back nine and won four of the next five holes to take a 4 Up lead. Romero continues to navigate her way through the championship as the favorite of the final eight players.
• Ella Scaysbrook won 4 & 3 over Jasmine Koo. Scaysbrook never trailed in the match, taking a 4 Up lead through eight holes. Scaysbrook won the 13th hole to go back to a 4 Up lead, and as the 63-seed is in the quarterfinals.
• Taylor Kehoe won in 23 holes over Rayee Feng. Feng held a 2 Up lead through five holes before Kehoe won the 6th, 8th, and 9th holes to flip the scoreboard and take a 1 Up lead. Feng went back to a 1 Up lead by taking the 11th and 12th holes. Kehoe tied the match on the 13th, but Feng won the 15th to again take a 1 Up lead. Kehoe won the 17th hole to tie the match and on the fifth playoff hole won to go to the quarterfinals.
• Eila Galitsky won 1 Up over Natalie Yen. This match had twists and turns all over the place, as 13 of the 18 holes played were won, including the first seven. Yen was 2 Up through two holes, Galitsky tied the match after four holes, Yen went 1 Up by winning the fifth, then Galitsky won the sixth and seventh holes to go 1 Up. Galitsky won the ninth to go 2 Up but Yen won the 10th hole to cut the lead in half. Galitsky went back to 2 Up on the 13th and 15th holes. Yen won the 17th hole to go back to 1 Down but the pair halved the 18th as the 3-seeded Galitsky moved on.
• Megha Ganne won 2 & 1 over Kary Hollenbaugh. Only three of the first 11 holes were won before a wild finish. Hollenbaugh won the third and seventh holes to take a 1 Up lead as Ganne tied the match on the fifth. Ganne tied the match again by winning the 12th hole, and took the lead by winning the 14th and 15th holes, going 2 Up. Hollenbaugh won the 16th hole to cut the lead in half but Ganne birdied the 17th to win the hole and the match.

Round of 32

The winds have picked up on Thursday as the field headed out in the morning, looking to advance to the afternoon’s Round of 16.

• Hong Kong China’s Arianna Lau defeated Cary, North Carolina’s Emilia Doran, who’s also working for Golf Channel this week, 4 & 2. Lau held a 5 Up lead through 11 holes, has been on fire since the stroke play playoff, and being the last player to make match play.
• Spain’s Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, the younger sister of Eugenio, who won on the DP World Tour in March this year, won 6 & 5 over Katy, Texas’s Maye Huang. Lopez-Chacarra was 1 Down through two holes, then won seven of the next eight holes to command the match.
• Cindy Hsu of Chinese Taipei won 2 & 1 over China’s Ying Xu. Hsu won four holes on the back nine to go from 2 Down to 2 Up and win the match.
• Buffalo, Missouri’s Lyla Louderbaugh won 4 & 3 over Bend, Oregon’s Asia Young. Only three of the 15 holes played were halved, and Louderbaugh trailed 2 Down through seven, but won seven of the next eight holes to close out the match.
• University of Oregon star and #1 in the WAGR, Kiara Romero, won 6 & 5 over Tustin, California’s Annika Ishiyama. The #1 women’s amateur player in the world flexed her muscles with a convincing win after losing the first hole, but grabbed the lead by the third hole and never looked back.
• Los Angeles, California’s Katelyn Kong won 3 & 1 over France’s Sara Brentcheneff. Kong never trailed in the match, and the match was tied for only one hole. Kong held a 4 Up lead through 14, but a late charge from Brentcheneff kept the match going for 17 holes.
• Australia’s Ella Scaysbrook won 4 & 3 over Ocean Springs, Mississippi’s Avery Weed. Scaysbrook won four of the first six holes to jump out to a 3 Up lead and cruised to a victory.
• Wildwood, Missouri’s Brook Biermann won in 22 holes over Cupertino, California’s Olivia Duan. Duan was 2 Up on the back nine but Biermann tied the match on the 14th and 16th holes before winning on the fourth extra hole.
• Andie Smith from Hobe Sound, Florida, and Catherine Rao from Camarillo, California, had an epic match. Smith took a 4 Up lead through eight holes, but Rao fought back by winning the 13th, 15th, 16th, and 17th holes to tie the match. Smith won the match on the 23rd hole to play in the afternoon.
• Cerritos, California’s Jasmine Koo won 2 & 1 over Portland, Oregon’s Kyra Ly. Koo jumped out to a 3 Up lead through five holes but Ly cut into the lead by winning the 13th and 14th holes. Koo closed it out by winning the 17th hole with a bogey to move on.
• Short Hills, New Jersey’s Rayee Feng won 1 Up over Australia’s Jazy Roberts. Roberts won three holes in a row to take a 3 Up lead through five holes. Feng won four of five holes from the ninth to 13th holes to flip the match and take a 1 Up lead. Roberts tied the match by winning the 17th hole, but Feng won the 18th hole and the match with a clutch birdie.
• Canada’s Taylor Kehoe won 1 Up over Overland Park, Kansas’s Julia Misemer. Kehoe was 2 Up through 11 holes, but Misemer won the 12th and 14th holes to tie the match. Kehoe won the 17th hole and both players made par on 18 for Kehoe to move on.
• Thailand’s Eila Galitsky won 3 & 2 over Pinky Chaisilprungruang. Galitsky won the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th holes to hold a 3 Up lead and was able to maintain a wide margain to a victory.
• West Linn, Oregon’s Natalie Yen won 4 & 3 over Mexico’s Lauren Olivares. Yen took a 3 Up lead on the front nine by winning the first, fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth holes. Yen won the 13th hole for a 4 Up lead and closed out the match on the 15th hole.
• New Albany, Ohio’s Kary Hollenbaugh won 5 & 4 over Littleton, Colorado’s Ashley Kozlowski. Hollenbaugh was 1 Down through three holes but came storming back. She won six of the next 11 holes to close out the match.
• Holmdel, New Jersey’s Megha Ganne won 3 & 2 over Spring Valley, California’s Anna Davis. These talented players could’ve easily been the championship match as they are both in the top 15 of the WAGR. Ganne led 1 Up after the first hole, then Davis won the next two holes to take a 1 Up lead, but Ganne reclaimed the lead on the fifth by winning consecutive holes. Davis tied the match on the eighth hole, but Ganne turned the match on its head by winning the ninth, 10th, and 11th holes to help solidify the lead and win the match on the 16th hole.

Round of 64

With 32 matches going on, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort was full of great golf, great matches, and some upsets. The field has been trimmed in half as the players advance to tomorrow’s two rounds of match play. Here are some of the highlights from today’s Round of 64.

Emilia Doran from Cary, North Carolina, won in extra holes in a thrilling back-and-forth match over Reagan Zibilski from Springfield, Missouri. Zibilski was leading 1 Up through 15 holes when Doran tied the match on the 16th. Zibilski won the 17th hole, but Doran tied the match on the 18th hole to continue the match. On the 20th hole, Doran won with a birdie to advance to the Round of 32.

Another topsy-turvy match was Katy, Texas’s Maye Huang’s win over Menlo Park, California’s Alexa Pineda. Pineda was leading 2 Up going to the 15th hole, when Huang won that hole, the 16th, and the 18th hole to flip the match and win 1 Up.

Spain’s Carolina Lopez-Chacarra and Austin, Texas’s Farah O’Keefe went into extra holes today as well. Lopez-Chacarra was 2 Up through 12 holes when O’Keefe won the 14th, 16th, and 17th holes to take a 1 Up lead. Lopez-Chacarra won the 18th hole to keep the match going, and on the 19th hole won the match to keep her week alive.

Australia’s Jazy Roberts held a 3 Up advantage over Byron Center, Michigan’s Macie Elzinga through seven holes. Roberts then had a 2 Up lead through 14 holes. Elzinga won the 15th, and Roberts recovered by winning the 16th. Elzinga needed to win the next two holes to extend the match, and she did. On the 19th hole, Roberts won the hole and the match.

The marathon match of the day was between Camarillo, California’s Catherine Rao and Boston, Massachusetts’s Allison Paik. Paik won the 13th and 14th holes to take a 2 Up lead. Rao won the next three holes to take a 1 Up lead going to the 18th hole. Paik won the hole to extend the match, and the pair tied the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd holes. On the sixth playoff hole, Rao won with a birdie to move on.

The co-medalists of Rianne Malixi and Asterisk Talley both lost their Round of 64 matches. Arianna Lau, who was in a playoff this morning, won over Malixi by winning the 18th hole. Malixi tied the match up four times in a nine-hole stretch, but the defending champ never held the lead at any point in the match. Talley’s opponent also needed to advance in this morning’s playoff. Ella Scaysbrook won 6 & 4 over Talley and didn’t allow last year’s runner-up to win a single hole, and closed it out by winning four holes in a row.

A staggering 15 of the 32 matches went to the 18th hole or beyond. The Round of 32 starts early at 7:15 AM with the first match teeing off, and the Round of 16 will begin in the afternoon. Golf Channel will have live coverage from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the Round of 16.

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