Instagram: @kn.tata

-No. 212 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her first USGA championship (first U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising junior at Purdue University

-Reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Women’s Western Amateur

-Won the 2021 Women’s Porter Cup

-Her interests outside of golf include playing tennis and Thai boxing

 Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 72-71—143 in stroke play to earn the No. 11 seed

-R64: Def. Alyson Bean, 1 up

-R32: Def. Emma Spitz, 19 holes

-R16: Def. Kailie Vongsaga, 6 and 5

@Jensen_castle

-No. 248 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her sixth USGA championship (second U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open (MC)

-Rising junior at the University of Kentucky

-Reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with University of Kentucky teammate Marissa Wenzler

-Reached the Round of 32 of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

-Set the Kentucky program season stroke-average record as a freshman in 2020

-Finished runner-up in the 2019 PGA Girls’ Junior Championship to Yuka Saso

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 79-71—150 in stroke play to earn the No. 63 seed

-R64: Def. Kennedy Pedigo, 3 and 2

-R32: Def. Sophie Linder, 1 up

-R16: Def. Jenny Bae, 4 and 2 

Instagram: @_rachelheck_

-No. 2 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her 10th USGA championship (fifth U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising sophomore at Stanford University

-2021 ANNIKA Award winner (college player of the year)

-Won six individual titles during her freshman season with the Cardinal

-Became the third player in NCAA history to sweep conference (Pacific 12), regional (Stanford Regional) and national titles (NCAAs)

-Finished tied for 35th in the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.

-Was the stroke-play medalist and reached the Round of 16 in the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

-Her older sister, Abby, played at Notre Dame, and younger sister, Anna, competed in the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball

-She is a member of the Air Force ROTC at San Jose State

-Her interests outside of golf include painting, hunting and fishing

 Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 74-70—144 in stroke play to earn the No. 14 seed

-R64: Def. Karen Tsuru, 7 and 5

-R32: Def. Grace Kim, 7 and 6

-R16: Def. Brooke Matthews, 19 holes

Instagram: @heist_golf

-Unranked in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her first USGA championship (first U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising sophomore at Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio

-Won the 2021 Ohio Girls’ Junior Championship by five strokes

-2020 Ohio Division I high school state runner-up as a freshman

-Her interests outside of golf include playing basketball, running track, photography and drawing

-Plays the piano and saxophone in her school band

 Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 76-73—149 in stroke play to earn the No. 61 seed

-R64: Def. Erica Shepherd, 19 holes

-R32: Def. Mika Jin, 4 and 2

-R16: Def. Aline Krauter, 7 and 5 

Instagram: @ yuchianghou.viv

-No. 21 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her third USGA championship (first U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising junior at the University of Arizona

-Named 2020 WGCA Freshman of the Year and a first-team WGCA All-American

-Has three professional victories on the Taiwan and Chinese LPGA Tours

-Her sister, Yu-Sang, also played at the University of Arizona, and is serving as her caddie this week

 Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 74-74—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 53 seed

-R64: Def. Alessia Nobilio, 3 and 2

-R32: Def. Bibilani Liu, 8 and 7

-R16: Def. Emma McMyler, 3 and 2

@_emilymahar

-No. 74 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her ninth USGA championship (third U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising senior at Virginia Tech

-Her husband, Jackson, caddied for Emily during the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open one week before their wedding

-Reached the Round of 32 in the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

-Won the 2021 Golfweek Caledonia Women’s Amateur in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 77-70 —147 in stroke play to earn the No. 42seed

-R64: Def. Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, 2 up

-R32: Def. Sophie (Yixian) Guo, 1 up

-R16: Def. Rianne Mikhaela Malixi, 1 up

Instagram: @_valenrossi

-No. 288 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her second USGA championship (first U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising sophomore at Michigan State

-Highest ranked player in the 2019 Argentina Junior Rankings

-Finished runner-up in the 2019 South American Championship

-Favorite food is asado (barbecue) and her dream job is to design golf courses

Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 71-73—144 in stroke play to earn the No. 17 seed

-R64: Def. Hannah Holzmann, 19 holes

-R32: Def. Valeria Mendizabal, 4 and 3

-R16: Def. Hailey Borja, 20 holes

Instagram: @brooke.seay

-No. 166 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

-Playing in her 15th USGA championship (sixth U.S. Women’s Amateur)

-Rising junior at Stanford University

-Earned WGCA All-American Scholar and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll honors in 2021

-Reached match play in four of her six U.S. Women’s Amateur appearances

-Runner-up at the 2019 SCGA Women's Amateur

-Quarterfinalist at the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis.

-Her interests outside of golf include hiking, rollerblading, reading and writing poetry

 Road to the Quarterfinals

-Shot 70-75—145 in stroke play to earn the No. 24 seed

-R64: Def. Savannah Barber, 3 and 2

-R32: Def. Emilia Migliaccio, 2 and 1

-R16: Def. Katie Cranston, 2 and 1