Player Bio: Daniela Darquea2022 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 26
Country: Ecuador
College: University of Miami (Fla.)
Worldwide professional victories: 1
Road to Pine Needles: Qualified at Columbus, Ohio, site on May 4

Darquea qualified for her fourth U.S. Women's Open after shooting 2-under-par 142 (75-67) at Ohio State's Scarlet Course to grab the third and final spot.  In 2015 at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club, Darquea, then a standout at the University of Miami (Fla.), became the first player from Ecuador to play in a U.S. Women’s Open. Her lone professional win to date is the 2017 IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa on the Symetra Tour (now Epson Tour). She represented her country in the 2015 Pan American Games and 2016 Women's World Amateur Team Championship. Darquea won a trio of college events at Miami, where she was a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer while earning honorable-mention All-America honors.

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record