55th California Women’s Amateur Championship
Hacienda GC
July 19-23, 2021
ENTRIES CLOSE: July 4, 2021
2021 champion Annika Borrelli
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
A few years ago, World Golf Hall of Famer Amy Alcott stopped by Quail Lodge Golf Club to show her support of players who were competing in the California Women’s Amateur Championship, an event she won in 1973. Among those who took particular notice of Alcott’s presence was Alamo resident Annika Borrelli. “I remember she came and spoke to us all. It was so inspiring,” Borrelli said. “I was in awe of her.” Read Full 2021 Recap | View 2021 Photo Gallery
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 |
| 2021 | Annika Borrelli at Hacienda GC |