“We cannot be more excited to return to Walla Walla Country Club and watch the best female amateurs in the state compete for the Washington Women's
Amateur title
and a spot into the U.S. Women's Amateur,” said Eric Sjogren, WA Golf director of championships. “We believe the immaculate course conditions, the smaller greens, tricky tee shots, and windy conditions Walla Walla is known for will provide a strong but fair championship experience for players.”
The Washington Women’s Amateur is one of WA Golf’s marquee
championships, being a USGA Exemption Event,
with the champion receiving an invite to the U.S. Women’s Amateur
, which in 2026 will be held at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., on August 4-9.
Last year, Grace Lee earned
a spot in the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur
with her win at The Home Course, in DuPont. Other previous Women’s Amateur champions include Lauren Nguyen (2024), Angela Zhang (2023, 2022), Kennedy Knox (2021) and Alice Duan (2020).
Tina Papatolis will enter as the defending Women’s Mid-Amateur champion. Additional champions of that category include Taya Battistella (2024), Jacqueline Bendrick (2021, 2022, 2023) and Victoria Fallgren (2020, 2018, 2017).
The Washington Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championships are two of 14 conducted annually by WA Golf.
