Tournament Overview

72-hole stroke play championship for national- level female amateurs with a handicap index of 3.2 or better. After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 36 and ties. The SWGA Selection Committee will select players to compete based upon exemptions, playing resume and rankings.

The SWGA reserves the right to invite amateurs of national and international reputation, as well as other amateurs "of note", to enter into the tournament. Applicants are urged to submit their entries with golf resumes of accomplishment in major tournaments and other competitive record information.

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Tournament News

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  Leigh Chien goes bogey-free for 36 holes to win the Southwestern Women's Amateur
  Jun 15, 2024 - With the win, Chien puts herself squarely in the race for the inaugural Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series title
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  Nicola Kaminski, Leigh Chien share the lead at the Southwestern Women's Amateur
  Jun 14, 2024 - Kaminski and Chien will look to battle it out in the final round to earn points in the inaugural Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series
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  Nicola Kaminski surges in front at the Southwestern Women's Amateur
  Jun 13, 2024 - This is the second event in the inaugural Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series, so points are key for the participants
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  Women's Southwestern Amateur is ready for its close-up
  Jan 15, 2024 - Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series will further boost a tournament that already attracts elite talent
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  Sophie Zhang-Murphy flips the script, wins Southwestern Women's Amateur
  Jun 17, 2023 - The Princeton University rising sophomore shot her fourth straight round in the 60s at Desert Mountain to win her biggest am title
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  Southwestern Amateur: Zibilski, Haskew maintain leads as defending champs lurk
  Jun 15, 2023 - Reagan Zibilski (Arkansas) and Luke Haskew (LSU) keep the momentum going as the cut falls at Desert Mountain in Arizona
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  Southwestern Women's Am: Camille Boyd gets big win in the desert
  Jun 18, 2022 - Washington Huskies junior finishes as only player to card all four rounds under par on the Geronimo Course at Desert Mountain Club
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  Camille Boyd takes command of Southwestern Women's Amateur
  Jun 17, 2022 - With just 18 holes remaining, University of Washington's Camille Boyd will sleep on a four-shot lead at Desert Mountain
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  Summerhays maintains lead at Southwestern Women's Amateur
  Jun 16, 2022 - Arizona State sophomore's lead is down to just one at the halfway point at Desert Mountain
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  Ching-Tzu Chen is the first-ever Southwestern Women's champion
  Jun 19, 2021 - The University of Oregon rising junior survives an 18th-hole scare to win by one shot over University of Arizona's Ya Chun Chang
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  Southwestern Amateur preview: In its 106th year, a new era begins
  Jun 13, 2021 - One of the most storied amateur Majors returns with an elite field of top women's amateurs joining the men
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  Southwestern Amateur adds a women championship
  Nov 18, 2019 - The addition of a women's division promises add more fun to the historic 104-year-old event

First played in 1915, the Southwestern Amateur has been played at a variety of sites throughout Arizona, California, Texas, Nevada and New Mexico on annual basis with the exception of a three- year hiatus from 1943-45 because of World War II. On four occasions the event has been played in Mexico.

Originally founded as a regional match play invitational tournament for private golf course members to compete against the nation’s best amateur players, the Southwestern Amateur has developed a stellar reputation as a high-quality competition for the nation’s top players. The tournament was changed to a stroke play event in 1966 to meet the growing demands of the tournament and the increased popularity of the game created during the Palmer-Nicklaus era.

The Southwestern Amateur has a long and distinguished list of previous champions that have gone on to great success on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

PAST CHAMPIONS

2024 Leigh Chien
2023 Sophie Zhang-Murphy
2022 Camille Boyd
2021 Ching-Tzu Chen