Everything to know about the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball at Daniel Island

The first U.S. Golf Association championship of the year is almost here.

The 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball is the first of the USGA's 17 championships on the schedule, and it begins May 2 at Daniel Island Club in South Carolina.

The inaugural U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship was played in 2015 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes), in Bandon, Oregon. Along with the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, which also debuted in 2015 at The Olympic Club, in San Francisco, the championships were the first additions to the USGA’s annual competitive schedule since the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 1987.

Last year, Oregon teenagers Natalie Yen, 18, and Asia Young, 16, defeated 17-year-old Kentucky residents Athena Singh and Keira Yun, 5 and 3, in the 18-hole final at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma. It was the second-largest margin of victory in a championship match in the 10-year-old competition. Yen and Young were the top seeds for match play.

Here's everything you need to know for the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball:

Daniel Island Club yardage book

• Hole 1: 382 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 2: 377 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 3: 548 yards (Par 5)

• Hole 4: 144 yards (Par 3)

• Hole 5: 347 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 6: 506 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 7: 401 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 8: 335 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 9: 173 yards (Par 3)

OUT: 3,213 yards (Par 36)

• Hole 10: 408 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 11: 514 yards (Par 5)

• Hole 12: 174 yards (Par 3)

• Hole 13: 417 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 14: 361 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 15: 138 yards (Par 3)

• Hole 16: 381 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 17: 360 yards (Par 4)

• Hole 18: 491 yards (Par 5)

IN: 3,244 yards (Par 36)

TOTAL: 6,457 yards (Par 72)

U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball field facts

• Youngest Competitor: Iris Lee (13 years, 4 months, and 20 days old)

• Oldest Competitor: Ellen Port (64 years, 7 months, and 11 days old)

• Average age of field: 20.6 years

• Most represented age: 18 years old (21 players)

Field breakdown by age

• Aged 13 and under: 1

• Aged 14-15: 10

• Aged 16-19: 62

• Aged 20-25: 43

• Aged 26-30: 4

• Aged 31-40: 5

• Aged 41-59: 2

• Aged 60 plus: 1

Youngest sides (combined ages): 28, Aubrey Lee (14) and Annie Chi (14); 30; Alexandra Snyder (15) and Grace Carter (15); 30, Maya Palanza Gaudin (16) and Alexandra Phung (14); 31, Annika Raja (15) and Mingyang (Sabrina) Sun (16); 31, Taylor Snively (16) and Ressie Lemmon (15); 31, Niuniu Zhao (15) and Cienna Lee (16); 31, Iris Lee (13) and Hannah Hall (18)

Oldest sides (combined ages): 123, Ellen Port (64) and Lara Tennant (59); 80, Shannon Johnson (43) and Megan Buck (37); 71, Colleen Shepard (37) and Alisa White (34); 62, Kimberly Dinh (33) and Mary Janiga Kartes (29)

Largest age difference (team members): 7 years, Elle Nachmann (22) and Juno Taino (15); 6 years, Shannon Johnson (43)and Megan Buck (37); 6 years, Eleanor Burnette (21) and Ella Spence (15)

U.S. States: There are 27 states represented: California (21), Florida (14), Texas (12), Virginia (6), North Carolina (6), Pennsylvania (6), Colorado (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (4), New York (4), Ohio (4), Tennessee (4), Kentucky (4), Massachusetts (3), Hawaii (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Jersey (2), Washington (2), Arizona (1), Arkansas (1), Idaho (1), Louisiana (1), and Oregon (1).

International: There are seven countries represented: United States of America (119), Mexico (3), Canada (2), Australia (1), Austria (1), People’s Republic of China (1), Colombia (1)

USGA champions (6): Savannah Barber (2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Kimberly Dinh (2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Shannon Johnson (2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Ellen Port (1995, 1996, 2000, 2011 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur; 2012, 2013, 2016 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur), Alexa Saldana (2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Lara Tennant (2018, 2019, 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur)USGA runners-up: Shannon Johnson (2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur), Ellen Port (2002 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur; 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur), Athena Singh (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball), Kiera Yun (2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball)

Sisters in the field (3): Kate and Meg Tilma, Kayley and Kate Roberts, Valentina and Angelina Marie Guertin

Current and former college teammates (19): Clare Yeawell/Addison Kartusch, Bowling Green; Meghan Paracuelles/Nicole Tanoue, Cal State Northridge; Katelyn Lehigh/Amelia Garibaldi, Fresno State; Claudia Hofmeister/Isabella Wiley, Morehead State; Marlene Moncada/Kaylee Chen, New Mexico State; Mary Grace Dunigan/Marissa Malosh, University of Delaware; Olivia Deakins/Madison Le, University of Minnesota; Mason Lewis/Mallorie Luitweiler, University of North Texas; Bridget O'Keefe/Julia Shin, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Miller/Sophie Linder, Ole Miss; Anna Swan/Jayla Kucy, Oral Roberts; Samantha Galantini/Natalie Spiska, Quinnipiac University; Lilly Hall/Morgan Mussatt, Randolph-Macon College; Chloe Lam/Alexa Pineda, Santa Clara; Jude Lee/Nikki Oh, Stanford University (fall of 2026); Valentina Zuleta/Chloe Jang, Utah Valley; Mary Grace Dunigan/Marissa Malosh, University of Delaware; Leah Edwards/Reagan Ramage, Western Kentucky; Mia Sessa/Ashley Yen, Yale University.

Most U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball appearances (2026 included): Alexa Saldana (7), Savannah Barber (6), Elle Nachmann (6) Sides who played in 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball (13): Savannah Barber/Alexa Saldana, Megan Buck/Shannon Johnson, Savannah Cherry/Lauren Slatton, Lisa Copeland/Martha Kuwahara, Haley Davis/Katelyn Huber, Kathryn DeLoach/Elizabeth Sullivan, Kimberly Dinh/Mary Janiga Kartes, Bella Dovhey/Sophia Dyer, Amelia Garibaldi/Katelyn Lehigh, Carly Marshall/Ava Osborne, Mia Sessa/Ashley Yen, Athena Singh/Keira Yun, Meg Tilma/Kate TilmaPlayed in 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur (8): Kimberly Dinh, Emily Holzopfel, Ashley Kozlowski, Katelyn Lehigh, Ava Osborne, Alexa Pineda, Mingyang (Sabrina) Sun, Keira Yun

Played in 2025 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (4): Kimberly Dinh, Shannon Johnson, Colleen Shepard, Lara Tennant

Played in 2025 U.S. Girls' Junior (14): Grace Carter (semifinalist), Lucy Cook, Leah Edwards, Katelyn Huber, Iris Lee, Jude Lee, Sophia Lee, Cece Lewis, Nikki Oh, Ava Osborne, Reagan Ramage, Kayley Roberts, Athena Singh, Eliza Yelverton

U.S. National Junior Team players (3): Grace Carter, Jude Lee, Nikki Oh

Players on their USNDP State Team (11): Addison Dorsey (Colorado), Fay Jia (Southern California), Sophia Lee (Colorado), Madalynn Lee (Northern California), Kuree Little (Southern California), Alexandra Phung (New York), Kayley Roberts (Pennsylvania), Ella Spence (North Carolina), Juno Taino (North Carolina), Emma Wang (Northern California), Alyssa Zhang (Pennsylvania)

U.S. National Development Grant recipients (1): Jude Lee

Past Curtis Cup players (1): Ellen Port

U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball ticket information

Attendance is free for the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball.

What the winners of U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball receive

• A 10-year exemption from qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, provided the side remains intact and amateur

• Exemption for each player into the 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn.

• Exemptions into the 2026 U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur (if age-eligible)

• Gold medals and custody of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball trophy for one year

• Their names inscribed on a plaque recognizing all 2026 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.

What is the format at the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball?

• May 2 (Saturday): First round, stroke play

• May 3 (Sunday): Second round, stroke play

• May 4 (Monday): Round of 32, match play

• May 5 (Tuesday): Round of 16 and quarterfinals, match play

• May 6 (Wednesday): Semifinals and championship match, match play

U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball future sites

• May 22-26, 2027: Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Va.

• May 13-17, 2028: Blessings Golf Club, Johnson, Ark.

• May 12-16, 2029: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.

• May 18-22, 2030: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.

• May 10-14, 2031: Old Barnwell, Aiken, S.C.

• May 19-23, 2035: The Country Club of York, York (Pa.)

• TBD, 2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Everything to know about the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball