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Maelynn Kim Tees Off at U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
8/3/2025 1:33:00 PM | Women's Golf
Junior begins stroke play at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on Monday afternoon
BANDON, Ore. – University of Houston Women's Golf junior Maelynn Kim will tee off at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on Monday.
Playing in her first U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, Kim will join a field of 156 competitors at the nation's premier amateur event on the 6,310-yard, par-72 course.
Golfers will play 36 holes of stroke play ending Tuesday. From there, the Top 64 golfers will advance to match play beginning Wednesday morning. If necessary, a playoff will be held to trim the draw to 64. The 36-hole championship match will be held Sunday.
Kim earned an exemption into the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship after capturing the title at the Women's Western Amateur Championship with a 1 up victory over Elizabeth Rudisill at Red Run Golf Club on July 19.
It was Kim's second tournament championship of the summer season. In June, she claimed medalist honors at the Southern Amateur Championship with a 2&1 win over Alise Knudson at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La.
This marks the sixth straight season in which at least one Cougar will participate at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. A year ago, senior Alexa Saldaña and Annika Ishiyama competed at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship by clicking here.
TEE TIMES
For the first two rounds of stroke play, Kim will compete in a group with Farah O'Keefe and Jasmine Koo.
The group begins the tournament off No. 10 at 4:26 p.m. (CDT) Monday, and starts the Second Round off No. 1 at 11:21 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday.
The Top-64 competitors after stroke play advance to match play starting Wednesday.
ON the BAG
Houston Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla will serve as Kim's caddy throughout the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
ABOUT MAELYNN KIM
Playing as a sophomore during the 2024-25 season, Kim competed in all 11 team-scoring events for Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla's Cougars.
The Seven Lakes High School product earned two Top-10 finishes with five Top-20 showings. Kim finished second among the Cougars with 16 rounds of par or better, including five in the 60s, and stood fourth on the team with a 73.13 scoring average.
She earned a season-best sixth-place finish at the Riverbend Intercollegiate with a score of 218 at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas, on March 10-11 to help lead the Cougars to the team championship. That was one of a school-record-tying three team tournament crowns in 2024-25.
Kim also fired back-to-back 69s to tie for 11th at 2-under 138 and lead Houston to the team title at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla., on Sept. 21-23.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
Playing in her first U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, Kim will join a field of 156 competitors at the nation's premier amateur event on the 6,310-yard, par-72 course.
Golfers will play 36 holes of stroke play ending Tuesday. From there, the Top 64 golfers will advance to match play beginning Wednesday morning. If necessary, a playoff will be held to trim the draw to 64. The 36-hole championship match will be held Sunday.
Kim earned an exemption into the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship after capturing the title at the Women's Western Amateur Championship with a 1 up victory over Elizabeth Rudisill at Red Run Golf Club on July 19.
It was Kim's second tournament championship of the summer season. In June, she claimed medalist honors at the Southern Amateur Championship with a 2&1 win over Alise Knudson at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La.
This marks the sixth straight season in which at least one Cougar will participate at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. A year ago, senior Alexa Saldaña and Annika Ishiyama competed at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship by clicking here.
TEE TIMES
For the first two rounds of stroke play, Kim will compete in a group with Farah O'Keefe and Jasmine Koo.
The group begins the tournament off No. 10 at 4:26 p.m. (CDT) Monday, and starts the Second Round off No. 1 at 11:21 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday.
The Top-64 competitors after stroke play advance to match play starting Wednesday.
ON the BAG
Houston Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla will serve as Kim's caddy throughout the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
ABOUT MAELYNN KIM
Playing as a sophomore during the 2024-25 season, Kim competed in all 11 team-scoring events for Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla's Cougars.
The Seven Lakes High School product earned two Top-10 finishes with five Top-20 showings. Kim finished second among the Cougars with 16 rounds of par or better, including five in the 60s, and stood fourth on the team with a 73.13 scoring average.
She earned a season-best sixth-place finish at the Riverbend Intercollegiate with a score of 218 at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas, on March 10-11 to help lead the Cougars to the team championship. That was one of a school-record-tying three team tournament crowns in 2024-25.
Kim also fired back-to-back 69s to tie for 11th at 2-under 138 and lead Houston to the team title at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla., on Sept. 21-23.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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