Farah O’Keefe preview for 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Farah O’Keefe is ready for the moment. Get to know the rising star eyeing a big run at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
BANDON, Ore. — Stroke play has concluded at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which means the match play bracket is nearly set.
The week started with 156 players competing at Bandon Dunes, and now the top 64 will battle it out for the Robert Cox Trophy come Wednesday in match play. Rianne Malixi and Asterisk Talley, who faced off in the championship match last year at Southern Hills, shared medalist honors after stroke play.
The cut came at 1 over, with players there going to a playoff to fill out the match-play bracket. Everyone 2 over and worse missed the cut. The 14-for-6 playoff will begin at 7:15 a.m. PDT Wednesday morning.
Here’s a look at the notables who are heading home after stroke play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur:
Notables to miss the at 2025 U.S. Women’s Open
Soomin Oh (2 over)
Oh, ranked 12th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, rebounded well Tuesday with a 70, but a 76 on Monday put her behind the 8-ball early.
Catherine Park (2 over)
Park, ranked eighth in WAGR, shot 1 under on Tuesday but was unable to get to 1 over and into the Wednesday morning playoff.
Kendall Todd (2 over)
Todd made it to the semifinals last year at Southern Hills. This year, she wasn’t able to make it into match play.
Rachel Heck (2 over)
A semifinalist in 2023 and fan favorite, Heck shot 1 under on Tuesday but needed one more birdie to get into the playoff.
Maria Jose Marin (3 over)
The NCAA individual champion from May at Omni La Costa shot 74 on Tuesday and didn’t have a birdie to miss the cut by two shots.
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio (3 over)
The 33rd-ranked player in the world had a strong Tuesday, shooting 69, but a 78 to open Monday took her out of contention.
Caitlyn Macnab (3 over)
Macnab had two birdies in her final four holes Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough to get inside the cut line.
Lauren Kim (6 over)
Kim, ranked 17th, had only three birdies over 36 holes and couldn’t find her rhythm at Bandon Dunes.
Emma Bunch (8 over)
Bunch has been one of college golf’s best players the last two years, but a 79 to open took her out of contention early.
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