2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Danielle Kang wins at Charlotte (N.C.) C.C.

Danielle Kang won the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Charlotte (N.C.) C.C. in Charlotte, North Carolina, beating Jessica Korda 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 110th
Dates: August 9, 2010 to August 15, 2010
Course: Charlotte (N.C.) C.C., Charlotte, North Carolina
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Danielle Kang · age 17 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Jessica Korda · age 17
Final: 2 & 1
Losing semifinalists: Jennifer Kirby and Stephanie Sherlock
Stroke-play medalist: Rachel Rohanna (138)
Defending champion: Jennifer Song · did not play
Entries: 1,049

What happened at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Rachel Rohanna opened stroke play with a 65 on her way to a share of medalist honors at 138.

Lizette Salas made a hole-in-one at Charlotte Country Club.

Final, Jessica Korda v. Danielle Kang. Danielle Kang beat Jessica Korda 2 and 1 after Korda had won her semifinal over Stephanie Sherlock 4 and 3.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Danielle Kang	def.	Jessica Korda	2 & 1

Semifinals, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Danielle Kang	def.	Jennifer Kirby	1 up
Jessica Korda	def.	Stephanie Sherlock	4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Kristen Park	6 & 4
Danielle Kang	def.	Sydnee Michaels	won on 19th hole
Stephanie Sherlock	def.	Junthima Gulyanamitta	2 & 1
Jessica Korda	def.	Erynne Lee	4 & 3

Round of 16, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kristen Park	def.	Marina Alex	won on 20th hole
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Sara-Maude Juneau	1 up
Sydnee Michaels	def.	Jungeun Han	won on 19th hole
Danielle Kang	def.	Juliana Murcia Ortiz	1 up
Junthima Gulyanamitta	def.	Calle Nielson	2 & 1
Stephanie Sherlock	def.	Kelly Shon	3 & 1
Erynne Lee	def.	Lizette Salas	3 & 1
Jessica Korda	def.	Lisa McCloskey	won on 20th hole

Round of 32, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marina Alex	def.	Rachel Rohanna	won on 19th hole
Kristen Park	def.	Cydney Clanton	2 & 1
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Doris Chen	3 & 2
Sara-Maude Juneau	def.	Emily Tubert	6 & 4
Sydnee Michaels	def.	Corinne Carr	5 & 4
Jungeun Han	def.	Ariya Jutanugarn	3 & 2
Juliana Murcia Ortiz	def.	Sally Watson	7 & 6
Danielle Kang	def.	Gabriella Then	5 & 3
Junthima Gulyanamitta	def.	Jaclyn Sweeney	5 & 3
Calle Nielson	def.	Aimee Neff	5 & 4
Stephanie Sherlock	def.	Caroline Hedwall	won on 19th hole
Kelly Shon	def.	Nicole Vandermade	2 & 1
Erynne Lee	def.	Moriya Jutanugarn	1 up
Lizette Salas	def.	Amira Alexander	2 & 1
Lisa McCloskey	def.	Kristin Walla	3 & 1
Jessica Korda	def.	Candace Schepperle	4 & 2

Round of 64, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rachel Rohanna	def.	Isabel Han	1 up
Marina Alex	def.	Victoria Tanco	2 & 1
Cydney Clanton	def.	Tiffany Lua	1 up
Kristen Park	def.	Jessica Negron	1 up
Doris Chen	def.	Becca Huffer	4 & 3
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Brittany Altomare	4 & 3
Sara-Maude Juneau	def.	Anna Kim	4 & 2
Emily Tubert	def.	Beverly Mendoza	3 & 2
Corinne Carr	def.	Brooke Pancake	won on 20th hole
Sydnee Michaels	def.	Lisa Maunu	6 & 4
Jungeun Han	def.	Amy Anderson	7 & 5
Ariya Jutanugarn	def.	Nicole Zhang	2 & 1
Sally Watson	def.	Margaret Shirley	2 & 1
Juliana Murcia Ortiz	def.	Mia Piccio	3 & 2
Danielle Kang	def.	Grace Na	2 & 1
Gabriella Then	def.	Julia Boland	3 & 1
Jaclyn Sweeney	def.	Jaclyn Jansen	6 & 5
Junthima Gulyanamitta	def.	Daniela Lendl	3 & 2
Calle Nielson	def.	Sarah Ababa	2 & 1
Aimee Neff	def.	Natalie Sheary	2 up
Caroline Hedwall	def.	Rebecca Lee-Bentham	won on 19th hole
Stephanie Sherlock	def.	Hannah O'Sullivan	6 & 4
Nicole Vandermade	def.	Ai Miyazawa	2 & 1
Kelly Shon	def.	Meghan Stasi	4 & 3
Erynne Lee	def.	Isabelle Lendl	won on 19th hole
Moriya Jutanugarn	def.	Joy Trotter	2 & 1
Lizette Salas	def.	Stephanie Meadow	2 & 1
Amira Alexander	def.	Stacey Miller	won on 19th hole
Lisa McCloskey	def.	Karen Chung	5 & 4
Kristin Walla	def.	Brooke Beeler	2 & 1
Jessica Korda	def.	Stephanie Kono	3 & 2
Candace Schepperle	def.	Stefanie Kenoyer	3 & 2

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.