U.S. Women's Amateur: Medalist Jose Marin defeats top-ranked Kuehn in the round of 32

August 8, 2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Maria Jose Marin (USGA Photo)

Kuehn has now never advanced past the round of 16 in the U.S. Women's Am and another favorite falls in the round of 32

The first match of the day at the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., was a battle of powerhouses, with the No. 1 seed Maria Jose Marin advancing.

Starting at 7:15 a.m., the stroke-play medalist Jose Marin defeated No. 32 Rachel Kuehn 4 and 3, taking down the recent Wake Forest graduate and recent low amateur at the Evian Championship.

Kuehn is currently ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings but has never advanced past the round of 16 in five U.S. Women's Amateur appearances.

Marin went 2-up through the first three holes and never looked back, leading the entirety of the match. She won holes No. 14 and 15 to end the match and advance to the round of 16.

Kuehn made the final 16 in 2020 and 2022, made the round of 32 in 2023, and earned medalist honors in 2021 but lost in the round of 64.

No. 2 seed Melanie Green fell to Rocio Tejeda 1-up, while No. 3 seed Zoe Campos lost in the round of 64. Green was 1-up through 16 holes, but Tejeda won holes No. 17 and 18 to complete the comeback and upset.

No. 4 seed Lauren Kim, No. 5 seed Asterisk Talley, No. 6 seed Rianne Malixi, No. 7 seed Farah O'Keefe, and No. 9 seed Anna Davis all advanced to the round of 16.

Round of 32 results

No. 1 Maria Jose Marin over No. 32 Rachel Kuehn 4 and 3
No. 16 Maisie Filler over No. 17 Grace Jin 1-up
No. 25 Anna Morgan over No. 8 Kiara Romero 2 and 1
No. 9 Anna Davis over No. 41 Mara Janess 1-up
No. 4 Lauren Kim over No. 29 Jasmine Koo 4 and 3
No. 13 Adela Cernousek over No. 20 Kaili Xiao 2 and 1
No. 5 Asterisk Talley over No. 28 Justice Bosio 4 and 2
No. 44 Angela Heo over No. 12 Elizabeth Rudisill 1-up
No. 31 Rocio Tejeda over No. 2 Melanie Green 1-up
No. 18 Kendall Todd over No. 50 Gabby Woods 2 and 1
No. 7 Farah O’Keefe over No. 39 Gianna Clemente 1-up
No. 10 Kelly Xu over No. 23 Laney Frye 3 and 2
No. 62 Bailey Shoemaker over No. 35 Sarah Lim 4 and 3
No. 51 Catherine Rao over No. 19 Latanna Stone 1-up
No. 6 Rianne Malixi over No. 27 Anna Huang 2 and 1
No. 11 Scarlett Schremmer over No. 43 Huai-Chien Hsu 1-up

Round of 16 matchups

No. 1 Maria Jose Marin vs. No. 16 Maisie Filler
No. 25 Anna Morgan vs. No. 9 Anna Davis
No. 4 Lauren Kim vs. No. 13 Adela Cernousek
No. 5 Asterisk Talley vs. No. 44 Angela Heo
No. 31 Rocio Tejeda vs. No. 18 Kendall Todd
No. 7 Farah O’Keefe vs. No. 10 Kelly Xu
No. 62 Bailey Shoemaker vs. No. 51 Catherine Rao
No. 6 Rianne Malixi vs. No. 11 Scarlett Schremmer

Results: U.S. Women's Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Rianne Mikhaela Malixi	, Philippines	1800
Runner-up	Asterisk Talley	Chowchilla, CA	1200
Semifinals	Kendall Todd	Goodyear, AZ	900
Semifinals	Maria Jose Marin	, Colombia	900
Quarterfinals	Catherine Rao	Camarillo, CA	700

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About the U.S. Women's Amateur

U.S. Women's Amateur: Medalist Jose Marin defeats top-ranked Kuehn in the round of 32

The U.S. Women's Amateur, the third oldest of the USGA championships, was first played in 1895 at Meadowbrook Club in Hempstead, N.Y. The event is open to any female amateur who has a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4. The Women's Amateur is one ...