Last year

Auburn University standout Megan Schofill, 22, of Monticello, Fla., defeated SEC conference rival Latanna Stone of LSU 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. She became the first Floridian to hoist the Robert Cox Trophy since Morgan Pressel in 2005. 

“It's definitely a dream come true,” Schofill told the USGA after the win. “I’m definitely still in shock. I can't put it into words the emotions I'm feeling. It's just such an honor to be able to say I won here this year.”

Past events held at Southern Hills

1946 U.S. Women's Amateur (Babe Didrikson Zaharias)
1953 U.S. Junior Amateur (Rex Baxter Jr.)
1958 U.S. Open (Tommy Bolt)
1961 U.S. Senior Amateur (Dexter Daniels)
1965 U.S. Amateur (Bob Murphy)
1970 PGA Championship (Dave Stockton)
1977 U.S. Open (Hubert Green)
1982 PGA Championship (Raymond Floyd)
1987 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (Cindy Scholefield-McConnell)
1994 PGA Championship (Nick Price)
1995 Tour Championship (Billy Mayfair)
1996 Tour Championship (Tom Lehman)
2001 U.S. Open (Retief Goosen)
2007 PGA Championship (Tiger Woods)
2009 U.S. Amateur (Byeong-Hun An)
2021 Senior PGA Championship (Alex Cejka)
2022 PGA Championship (Justin Thomas)

History of the championship

The U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the United States Golf Association’s original three championships. It was first conducted in 1895, shortly after the inaugural U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. The Women’s Amateur has been conducted every year since, except 1917-18, when it was suspended due to World War I, and 1942-45, when it was suspended due to World War II.

 
The most decorated champion is Glenna Collett Vare, a lifelong amateur who won the Cox Trophy a record six times. Second to Vare is JoAnne Gunderson Carner, who won five U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships. Combined with her two wins in the U.S. Women’s Open and one victory in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Carner’s eight USGA titles are tied with Jack Nicklaus and eclipsed only by Bob Jones and Tiger Woods, who have each won nine. 

U.S. Women’s Amateur champions seem to possess a remarkable facility to repeat. Beatrix Hoyt, Alexa Stirling, Vare, Virginia Van Wie and Juli Inkster have all won the U.S. Women’s Amateur three consecutive times. Another seven champions – Genevieve Hecker, Dorothy Campbell, Margaret Curtis, Betty Jameson, Kay Cockerill, Kelli Kuehne and Danielle Kang – have won two in a row. 

The U.S. Women’s Amateur has long identified some of golf’s greatest female players, many of whom have gone on to successful professional careers. Along with the champions listed above, Patty Berg, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Louise Suggs, Marlene Stewart Streit, Anne Quast Sander, Barbara McIntire, Catherine Lacoste, Carol Semple Thompson, Beth Daniel, Morgan Pressel and Lydia Ko have secured a place in golf history. 

Notable U.S. Women’s Amateur champions

Alexa Stirling (1916, 1918-19); Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928-30, 1935); Virginia Van Wie (1932-34); Patty Berg (1938); Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946); Louise Suggs (1947); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968); Anne Sander (1958, 1961, 1963); Catherine Lacoste (1969); Laura Baugh (1971); Carol Semple Thompson (1973); Beth Daniel (1975, 1977); Juli Inkster (1980-82); Kay Cockerill (1986-87); Kelli Kuehne (1995-96); Grace Park (1998); Morgan Pressel (2005); Danielle Kang (2010-11); Lydia Ko (2012); Kristen Gillman (2014, 2018) 

Notable U.S. Women’s Amateur runner-ups

Alexa Stirling (1921, 1923, 1925); Virginia Van Wie (1928, 1930); Glenna Collett Vare (1931-32); Patty Berg (1935, 1937); Mickey Wright (1954); Anne Sander (1965, 1968, 1973); Carol Semple Thompson (1974); Patty Sheehan (1979); Brandie Burton (1989); Annika Sorenstam (1992); Jenny Chuasiriporn (1998); Azahara Munoz (2008); Jessica Korda (2010); Moriya Jutanugarn (2011); Brooke Henderson (2014)

Schedule of play

Monday, Aug. 5 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, Aug. 6 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, Aug. 7 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, Aug. 8 (Rounds of 32 and 16, match play)
Friday, Aug. 9 (Quarterfinals, match play)
Saturday Aug. 10 (Semifinals, match play)
Sunday, Aug. 11 (Championship match, 36 holes)

Broadcast Schedule

Wednesday, Aug 7 – 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel 
Thursday, Aug. 8 – 3-6 p.m., Peacock 
Friday, Aug. 9 – 3-6 p.m., Peacock 
Saturday, Aug. 10 – 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel 
Sunday, Aug. 11 – 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel 

What the champion receives 

-A gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one year
-Exemption from qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.
-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateurs, if eligible
-Invitation to the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur
-Likely exemptions into the Chevron Championship, AIG Women's Open and Amundi Evian Championship

Future U.S. Women’s Amateur sites

2025: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Aug. 4-10
2026: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn./Aug. 3-9
2027: Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C./Aug. 2-8
2028: Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass./Aug. 7-13
2029: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Aug. 6-12
2030: The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif./Aug. 5-11
2031: Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Md./Aug. 4-10
2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Aug. 2-8
2034: The Country Club, Salt Lake City, Utah/Aug. 7-13
2035: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga./Aug. 6-12
2037: The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C./Dates TBD
2039: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/Aug. 8-14
2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD
2046: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa./Dates TBD