55th California Women’s Amateur Championship
Hacienda GC
July 19-23, 2021
2020 champion Sara Camarena
ENTRIES CLOSE: July 4, 2021
ENTRY FEE : $250. Entry fee includes green fees, practice balls before the rounds and lunch each day.
ELIGIBILITY : Open to female amateurs with a current handicap index not exceeding 7.4 as of the July 5, 2021 USGA Handicap Index Revision (must be 7.4 or less at time of entry also). A current index issued from an international body of golf that would be equivalent to a USGA Handicap Index within the prescribed limit for entry into the Championship will be accepted.
FIELD: Field limited to the 156 players with the lowest July 5th Handicap Indexes for stroke-play qualifying.
FORMAT: 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying, 18 holes a day, cut to the low 32 players for single elimination match play. A tie for the last spot will be decided immediately after play on Wednesday, July 21st with a hole-by-hole play-off.
July 19 Round 1 stroke play
July 20 Round 2 stroke play;
play-off if necessary for 32nd spot for match play
July 21 Round of 32 & Round of 16
July 22 AM Quarterfinals & PM Semifinals
July 23 Final Match (18 holes)
EXEMPTIONS: Each exempt player is required to submit an entry prior to the closing date. Exempt players are guaranteed a spot in the championship regardless of their handicap index. 2021 CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S AMATEUR EXEMPTIONS
Past Results
Mexico City native Sara Camarena made a splash in her Golden State debut. Camarena, a 20-year-old junior at Cal State University-Fullerton, made a clutch par on the tough par-3 18th hole Friday at Pasatiempo Golf Course to hold off Katherine Zhu, 1-up, and win the 54th California Women’s Amateur Championship. Read Full 2020 Recap | View 2020 Photo Gallery
PAST CHAMPIONS
| YEAR | WINNER |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Shelley Hamlin at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1968 | Shelley Hamlin at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1969 | Shelley Hamlin at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1970 | Shelley Hamlin at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1971 | Barbara Handley at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1972 | Barbara Handley at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1973 | Amy Alcott at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1974 | Mary Elizabeth Shea at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1975 | Pat Cornett at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1976 | Marianne Bretton at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1977 | Patty Sheehan at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1978 | Patty Sheehan at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1979 | Sally Voss Krueger at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1980 | Mary Enright at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1981 | Juli Inkster at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1982 | Debbie Weldon at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1983 | Pat Cornett at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1984 | Susan Tonkin at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1985 | Anne Quast Sander at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1986 | Cindy Scholefeld at Pebble Beach GL |
| 1987 | Caroline Keggi at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1988 | Emilee Klein at Quail Lodge Resort (age 14) |
| 1989 | Terri Melanson at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1990 | Claudine Rubin at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1991 | Amy Fruwirth at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1992 | Wendy Kaupp at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1993 | Andrea Gaston at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1994 | Andrea Gaston at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1995 | Leigh Casey at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1996 | Dorothy Delasin at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1997 | Natalie Gulbis at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1998 | Corey Weworski at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 1999 | Lynne Cowan at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2000 | Lynne Cowan at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2001 | Mina Harigae at Quail Lodge Resort (age 12) |
| 2002 | Mina Harigae at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2003 | Mina Harigae at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2004 | Mina Harigae at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2005 | Lynne Cowan at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2006 | Marianne Towersey at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2007 | Lynne Cowan at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2008 | Jennifer Johnson at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2009 | Casie Cathrea at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2010 | Angel Yin at Quail Lodge Resort (age 12) |
| 2011 | Jenni JenQ at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2012 | Angel Yin at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2013 | Lauren Kim at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2014 | Carmen Gutierrez Ballon at Quail Lodge (course record 64) |
| 2015 | Jessica Luo at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2016 | Sabrina Iqbal at Quail Lodge/Pebble Beach GL |
| 2017 | Brooke Riley at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2018 | Ty Akabane at Quail Lodge Resort (medalist 135) |
| 2019 | Amari Avery at Quail Lodge Resort |
| 2020 | Sara Camarena at Pasatiempo GC |