Two Paths To The 2025 U.S. Girls’s Amateur

BANDON, Oregon – When the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship will get underway on Monday at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, Arizona seniors Julia Misemer and Nena Wongthanavimok will likely be teeing it up in opposition to most of the finest beginner golfers on the planet.  

Misemer begins spherical one at 7:57 a.m. PT whereas Wongthanavimok will get underway at 1:28 p.m. PT. Live scoring is out there on the USGA’s web site all through the week.  

Although they’re taking part in in the identical event this week, the trail to get there for each Wildcats was very totally different.  

For Misemer, she received her qualifying event at Firekeeper Golf Course in her dwelling state of Kansas by firing 3-under spherical of 69 to win by one stroke. The victory meant an automated spot within the Women’s Amateur and he or she had the whole month of July to organize for it.  

“When I won my qualifier, I was very excited to have the opportunity to go to come to Bandon Dunes and compete,” Misemer stated following a follow spherical forward of the event.  

A veteran of USGA Championships after competing within the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, Misemer is aware of what to anticipate.  

“This will be my 10th USGA championship that I’ve qualified for. For me, it’s important to take a step back and remember how much of a privilege it is to even be at this tournament and have the opportunity to compete to win.” 

For Wongthanavimok, she needed to wait just a little longer to get the excellent news.  

She participated within the qualifying event at Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix on July 10. Her even-par spherical of 72 was one shot behind the ultimate automated qualifying spot.  

As she left the course as the primary alternate that day, she didn’t anticipate to be taking part in at Bandon Dunes.  

However, every week later, she acquired a letter from the United States Golf Association (USGA) informing her that she had acquired a spot within the discipline.  

“I was with Coach Gio (Maymon) and Coach Brady (Campbell) and we all found out together when I opened the letter,” Wongthanavimok stated. “We were all very excited for the opportunity. Qualifying for one of the most prestigious tournaments in amateur golf means a lot to me. It’s all the hard work and patience and love that I put into this game paying off.” 

While she might not have the USGA expertise that Misemer does, Wongthanavimok does have expertise taking part in on the large stage. She was a member of the 2021 Thailand National Golf Team and not too long ago completed twentieth on the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship.  

Currently ranked because the 108th finest girls’s beginner golfer on the planet, Wongthanavimok has completed contained in the Top 25 in eight of her final 9 tournaments worldwide.  

“Everyone has the same goal – to win the tournament. But this is also a great test for me to focus and perform for something I have been practicing for.” 

There are 156 contributors within the discipline this week at Bandon Dunes out of 1,475 that started the qualifying stage in early July. It’s an accomplishment for Misemer and Wongthanavimok to achieve this event.  

Everyone will play 18 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday earlier than the sphere is lower to the Top 64. From there, the event shifts to match play on Wednesday by way of the championship on Sunday.  

Now it is time to see the place the street takes them this week alongside the Oregon coast.