CURTIS CUP

Meet 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team April 15, 2022 | Liberty Corner, N.J. By David Shefter, USGA

-Currently No. 15 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking
 

-Completing her freshman season at the University of Southern California after enrolling in January; already owns three victories (Icon Invitational, Gold Rush and NCAA Stanford Regional) 
 

-Tied for fourth in the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur after missing the cut in the 2021 competition
 

-Represented the USA in the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup
 

-Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club
 

-Also competed in the 2021 Founders Cup on the LPGA Tour on a sponsor's exemption
 

-Claimed the 2019 California Women's Amateur, which led to her being named the Southern California Golf Association's Women's Player of the Year
 

-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior
 

-Advanced to the Round of 32 of the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur before losing to 2022 USA Curtis Cup teammate Emilia Migliaccio (3 and 2)
 

-Shares the same birthday as her idol Tiger Woods (Dec. 30) and a similar ethnic background: a Black father and Asian mother
 

-Second Black golfer to compete in the Curtis Cup following the USA's Mariah Stackhouse in 2014
 

-One of eight players featured in the 2013 Netflix documentary "The Short Game"
 

-Younger sister, Alona, also is a competitive golfer

-No. 55 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Posted a 1-1-2 record in the USA's 12.5-7.5 victory over GB&I in the 2021 Curtis Cup at Conwy Golf Club in Wales; lone victory came in Friday's four-ball session with Rachel Kuehn

 

-Enjoyed an improbable run to the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur title, beating Yu-Chiang (Vivian) Hou, 2 and 1 in the 36-hole championship match on the West Course at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.

 

-Became the third No. 63 seed to win a USGA title since seeding began in mid-1980s

 

-Opened stroke play with a 79 and then survived a 12-for-2 playoff just to get into the match-play draw

 

-Defeated Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Heck in 19 holes in the semifinals after being 2 down with three to play

 

-Just completed junior season at the University of Kentucky; she is the first Kentucky player to win the U.S. Women's Amateur

 

-Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco (MC)

 

-Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with Kentucky teammate Marissa Wenzler at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas

 

-Established a single-season stroke average record at Kentucky during freshman season (71.88)

 

-First University of Kentucky player to represent the USA in Curtis Cup

-Currently No. 17 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Made headlines last June when she earned a spot in the final Sunday pairing of the U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club, earning low-amateur honors with her tie for 14th

 

-Also qualified for the 2019 U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston

 

-Has signed to play at Stanford University this fall, where her teammates will include 2022 USA Curtis Cuppers Rachel Heck and Rose Zhang

 

-Named to the USA's 2021 Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup teams

 

-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur at Old Waverly Golf Club, losing in 19 holes to Stanford All-American Albane Valenzuela

 

-Is a four-time age-group national finalist in the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship held each April at Augusta National Golf Club; also is a two-time competitor in the Augusta National Women's Amateur

 

-Named 2021 American Junior Golf Association's Girls Player of the Year

 

-Won the 2021 Scott Robertson Memorial and added top-five finishes in the Annika Invitational, Girls Junior PGA Championship and AJGA Tournament of Champions

 

-Active participant in the The First Tee of Metropolitan New York

-No. 4 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Registered a 2-2-1 record in the USA's 12.5-7.5 victory over GB&I in the 2021 Curtis Cup Match at Conwy Golf Club in Wales; won her Saturday singles match over Lauren Walsh, 3 and 1

 

-Completed a remarkable freshman season at Stanford University, becoming just the third player to sweep conference (Pacific-12), regional (NCAA Stanford Regional) and NCAA titles, joining Marisa Baena and Annie Park

 

-Heck finished her freshman season with six victories, all coming in the spring because the Pac-12 did not have a fall schedule due to COVID-19 restrictions

 

-Heck's single-season scoring average of 69.72 over 25 rounds is the lowest in NCAA women's golf history

 

-She was the recipient of the ANNIKA Award, given annually to the college player of the year

 

-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur at Westchester Country Club before losing to Curtis Cup teammate Jensen Castle in 19 holes; in the Round of 16, she rallied from 2 down with two to play to defeat 2021 Curtis Cup teammate Brooke Matthews in 19 holes

 

-Medalist in the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club before losing in the Round of 16 to eventual champion and current Curtis Cup teammate Rose Zhang in the Round of 16

 

-Heck reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Women's North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2 before losing to eventual champion and Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Kuehn in extra holes

 

-As a junior golfer, Heck was a five-time American Junior Golf Association All-American and a two-time USA Today Player of the Year

 

-At the age of 15, Heck was the youngest competitor in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, where she finished tied for 33rd

 

-She was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club, finishing T-35

 

-Finished third in the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur

 

-Represented the USA in the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup and the 2017 and 2019 Junior Solheim Cups

 

-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with current Stanford teammate Sadie Englemann

 

-Older sister Abby played collegiately at Notre Dame and younger sister Anna is an up-and-coming junior golfer who competed in the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas

 

-Her father, Robert, played football at Rhodes College

 

-No. 11 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Turns 21 on the first day of the Curtis Cup

 

-Her 2-up win over 2021 Ladies British Amateur champion Louise Duncan clinched the 2021 Curtis Cup for the Americans, a feat that her mother, Brenda, achieved in 1998 at Minikahda Club; posted a 3-1-0 in the Match

 

-Just completed junior season at Wake Forest, where she posted two college victories in 2021-22 season

 

-Her Wake Forest teammates included 2021 and 2022 USA Curtis Cupper Emilia Migliaccio, and two-tie GB&I Curtis Cup competitor Lauren Walsh from the Republic of Ireland. 

 

-Broke through as a freshman in 2019 by winning the ANNIKA Invitational against one of the stronger fields in college golf; led to first-team All-American honors; has since won three more times

 

-Was medalist in 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur at Westchester Country Club, posting a 6-under-par total of 138

 

-Won the 2020 Women's North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2, defeating 2021 USA Curtis Cup teammate Allisen Corpuz in 19 holes

 

-Also won the 2020 Ladies National Golf Association Amateur

 

-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club; defeated 2021 USA Curtis Cup teammate Brooke Matthews in the Round of 32

 

-Played a number of sports prior to enrolling at Wake Forest, including tennis and basketball; she was a North Carolina state champion in tennis

 

-Played in four U.S. Girls' Juniors and two U.S. Women's Amateurs

 

-Also has competed in the World Amateur Team Championship for the Dominican Republic (holds duel citizenship)

 

-With mother, Brenda, becomes the second mother/daughter duo to ever play in a Curtis Cup, joining Jane Bastanchury Booth and Kellee Booth. Brenda was a two-time Curtis Cup teammate of Kellee Booth and also played twice with USA Captain Sarah Ingram. Brenda went 4-0 in the 1998 Match at Minikahda Golf Club in Minneapolis, including securing the winning point

 

-Brenda was 8 months pregnant with Rachel when she competed in the 2001 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles

 

-Her father, Eric, played baseball at Wake Forest, and two uncles played baseball at Georgia and Furman; mother Brenda is a member of the Wake Forest Athletic Hall of Fame

 

-Her grandfather, Jack Corrie, represented Venezuela in the World Amateur Team Championship after playing collegiately at MIT

-No. 19 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Posted a 2-2-0 mark in the 2021 Curtis Cup Match at Conwy Golf Club in Wales, helping the USA to a 5-point win.; defeated Annabell Fuller in singles session, 2 up

 

-Entered a two-year master's program at Wake Forest in communications after graduating in 2021 instead of turning professional; has already published one book and aspires to be a writer

 

-Spent the summer of 2021 as an intern at Golf Channel, where she worked several USGA championships and LPGA Tour events as an on-course reporter, including the U.S. Women's Amateur after being eliminated in the Round of 32

 

-Lost a playoff to Japan's Tsubasa Kajitani at the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur

 

-Was a three-time All-American at Wake Forest, where her teammates included current USA Curtis Cupper Rachel Kuehn and 2021 GB&I Curtis Cupper Lauren Walsh. She also played with 2018 USA Curtis Cup competitor and 2022 Chevron Championship winner Jennifer Kupcho

 

-Her mother, Ulrika, played collegiately at the University of Arizona with fellow Swede and World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam

 

-Helped Wake Forest to the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference title, while capturing the individual crown

 

-Won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in the mixed-gender team competition with fellow Curtis Cupper Rose Zhang

-Currently No. 42 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Finished tied for second in the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur with Louisiana State University teammate Ingrid Lindblad, one stroke behind Anna Davis

 

-Completing her junior season at LSU

 

-Has qualified for three U.S. Women's Amateurs, including the 2012 championship at the age of 10; was and remains the youngest competitor in the event's history

 

-As an LSU sophomore, Stone earned All-America honors after posting five top-10 finishes and helping the Tigers to consecutive appearances in the NCAA Championship

 

-Posted a 2-0-2 record in the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup as the USA took back the Cup..

 

-Also competed in the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Streamsong Resort in Florida

-No. 1 in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking

 

-Posted a 4-0-1 record in the 2021 Curtis Cup to help the USA in its 12.5-7.5 win at Conwy Golf Club in Wales

 

-Won the 2020 and 2021 McCormack Medal for being the leading amteur in the WAGR

 

-In July 2021, became the eighth player to have captured both the U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Amateur, but the first to win the Women's Amateur first

 

-Defeated defending champion Gabriela Ruffels in 38 holes to win the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

 

-Defeated Bailey Davis, 6 and 4, to win the 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md.

 

-Has won 15 of her last 17 matches in USGA match-play competitions, losing in the quarterfinals of the 2019 U.S. Girls' Junior to future U.S. Women's Open champion Yuka Saso and in the Round of 64 of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur to Elle Nachmann, of Boca Raton, Fla.

 

-Became the sixth player to have won the U.S. Women's Amateur and NCAA individual title, and the first since 2014 USA Curtis Cupper Emma Talley. Captured the NCAA title by three strokes in late May at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

 

-Went 2-1 in match play to help Stanford win the NCAA title

 

-Named recipient of the 2022 Annika Award, given to the best player in women's college golf; Stanford and Curtis Cup teammate Rachel Heck won the award a year ago

 

-Missed the cut in the 2020 and 2021 U.S. Women's Opens after finishing T-55 in 2019 at the Country Club of Charleston

 

-Tied for 11th and garnered low-amateur honors in the 2020 ANA Inspiration; also made the cut in the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship

 

-Missed the cut by one stroke in the 2021 AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie

 

-Has enjoyed a decorated junior golf career that includes representing the USA in the Junior Solheim Cup and Junior Ryder Cup; also is a two-time American Junior Golf Association Girls Player of the Year (2019 and 2020)

 

-Won the 2020 Rolex Girls Junior Championship, the PING Invitational and Rolex Tournament of Champions, all major invitationals on the American Junior Golf Association circuit.

 

-Tied for third in the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur with Rachel Heck, her 2021 and 2022 Curtis Cup teammate

 

-Won a gold medal with Curtis Cup teammate Emilia Migliaccio in the mixed-gender team competition of the 2019 Pan American Games

 

-Just completing freshman season at Stanford University