2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Morgan Pressel wins at Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek Course)

Morgan Pressel won the 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek Course) in Roswell, Georgia, beating Maru Martinez 9 & 8 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 105th
Dates: August 1, 2005 to August 7, 2005
Course: Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Georgia
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Morgan Pressel · age 17 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Maru Martinez
Final: 9 & 8
Losing semifinalists: Angela Park and Alison Whitaker
Stroke-play medalist: In-Kyung Kim (139)
Defending champion: Jane Park · lost in the round of 16
Entries: 878

What happened at the 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Morgan Pressel beat Maru Martinez 9 and 8, among the largest 36-hole final margins on the USGA record list, needing just 106 match-play holes.

Angela Park beat Jennifer Ackerson 9 and 8 in the second round.

Final, Maru Martinez v. Morgan Pressel. Morgan Pressel beat Maru Martinez 9 and 8, among the largest 36-hole final margins on the USGA record list, needing just 106 match-play holes.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Morgan Pressel	def.	Maru Martinez	9 & 8

Semifinals, 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Morgan Pressel	def.	Angela Park	3 & 1
Maru Martinez	def.	Alison Whitaker	4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Angela Park	def.	In-Kyung Kim	3 & 2
Morgan Pressel	def.	Jennie Lee	6 & 5
Alison Whitaker	def.	Maria Uribe	1 up
Maru Martinez	def.	Jenny Suh	won on 19th hole

Round of 16, 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
In-Kyung Kim	def.	Jane Park	won on 20th hole
Angela Park	def.	Nannette Hill	3 & 1
Jennie Lee	def.	Amanda McCurdy	won on 20th hole
Morgan Pressel	def.	Jane Rah	4 & 2
Maria Uribe	def.	Ayaka Kaneko	1 up
Alison Whitaker	def.	Ryann O'Toole	2 & 1
Maru Martinez	def.	Virginia Grimes	7 & 6
Jenny Suh	def.	Lorraine Ballerano	won on 20th hole

Round of 32, 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
In-Kyung Kim	def.	Laura Matthews	won on 19th hole
Jane Park	def.	Kim Donovan	6 & 5
Nannette Hill	def.	Kristina Rothengatter	5 & 4
Angela Park	def.	Jennifer Ackerson	9 & 8
Jennie Lee	def.	Eun Jung Lee	2 up
Amanda McCurdy	def.	Amy Schmucker	6 & 5
Morgan Pressel	def.	Mina Harigae	won on 19th hole
Jane Rah	def.	In-Bee Park	4 & 3
Maria Uribe	def.	Ashley Knoll	2 up
Ayaka Kaneko	def.	Paige Mackenzie	2 up
Ryann O'Toole	def.	Jenna Pearson	3 & 1
Alison Whitaker	def.	Amanda Blumenherst	won on 19th hole
Maru Martinez	def.	Annie Thurman-Young	4 & 3
Virginia Grimes	def.	Christi Athas	3 & 2
Lorraine Ballerano	def.	Tiffany Lua	2 & 1
Jenny Suh	def.	Tiffany Joh	2 up

Round of 64, 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
In-Kyung Kim	def.	Megan McChrystal	2 & 1
Laura Matthews	def.	Abigale Schepperle	4 & 3
Kim Donovan	def.	Kristin Wetzel	4 & 3
Jane Park	def.	Julia Huh	4 & 3
Kristina Rothengatter	def.	Esther Choe	4 & 3
Nannette Hill	def.	Carolyn Creekmore	8 & 6
Angela Park	def.	Hannah Jun	4 & 2
Jennifer Ackerson	def.	Kim Welch	5 & 4
Jennie Lee	def.	Whitney Simons	8 & 7
Eun Jung Lee	def.	Yu-Jin Bang	6 & 5
Amanda McCurdy	def.	Marlowe Boukis	4 & 3
Amy Schmucker	def.	Kasi Lee	2 & 1
Morgan Pressel	def.	Sooji Cho	7 & 5
Mina Harigae	def.	Erin Andrews	2 & 1
Jane Rah	def.	Sophia Sheridan	won on 19th hole
In-Bee Park	def.	Eileen Vargas	1 up
Ashley Knoll	def.	Dana Je	3 & 2
Maria Uribe	def.	Lauren Mielbrecht	1 up
Ayaka Kaneko	def.	Ya-Ni Tseng	4 & 3
Paige Mackenzie	def.	Amber Prange	won on 19th hole
Ryann O'Toole	def.	Taylore Karle	2 & 1
Jenna Pearson	def.	Amie Cochran	3 & 2
Amanda Blumenherst	def.	Jennifer Hong	1 up
Alison Whitaker	def.	Claire Dury	1 up
Annie Thurman-Young	def.	Vicky Hurst	4 & 3
Maru Martinez	def.	Mandy Goins	5 & 4
Virginia Grimes	def.	Renee Skidmore	3 & 2
Christi Athas	def.	Grace Woo	4 & 3
Tiffany Lua	def.	Tania Elosegui	4 & 2
Lorraine Ballerano	def.	Alejandra Martin Del Campo	1 up
Jenny Suh	def.	Jackie Beers	2 & 1
Tiffany Joh	def.	Michelle Jarman	won on 19th hole

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.