2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Seong Eun-jeong wins at Rolling Green G.C.

Seong Eun-jeong won the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Rolling Green G.C. in Springfield, Pennsylvania, beating Virginia Elena Carta 1 up in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 116th
Dates: August 1, 2016 to August 7, 2016
Course: Rolling Green G.C., Springfield, Pennsylvania
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Seong Eun-jeong · age 16 · South Korea
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Virginia Elena Carta · age 19
Final: 1 up
Losing semifinalists: Yuka Saso and Mathilda Cappeliez
Stroke-play medalist: Mariel Galdiano (133)
Defending champion: Hannah O'Sullivan · did not play
Entries: 1,381
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Open 2017 | U.S. Women's Amateur (10 years) | Evian Championship 2016 (likely invitation) | ANA Inspiration 2017 (likely invitation) | Ricoh Women's British Open 2017 (likely invitation)

What happened at the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Eun Jeong Seong holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 36th green to beat Virginia Elena Carta 1 up.

Carta took a 15-minute medical break for dizziness after the 31st hole and still won the 35th with a 30-foot birdie putt.

Final, Virginia Elena Carta v. Eun Jeong Seong. Eun Jeong Seong holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 36th green to beat Virginia Elena Carta 1 up.

Semifinal, Virginia Elena Carta v. Yuka Saso. Virginia Elena Carta, the No. 32 seed and reigning NCAA champion, beat No. 4 seed Yuka Saso 2 and 1 in the semifinals.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Seong Eun-jeong	def.	Virginia Elena Carta	1 up

Semifinals, 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Virginia Elena Carta	def.	Yuka Saso	2 & 1
Seong Eun-jeong	def.	Mathilda Cappeliez	2 & 1

Quarterfinals, 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Virginia Elena Carta	def.	Maria Torres	3 & 1
Yuka Saso	def.	Nasa Hataoka	1 up
Mathilda Cappeliez	def.	Hannah Green	won on 19th hole
Seong Eun-jeong	def.	Andrea Lee	1 up

Round of 16, 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Virginia Elena Carta	def.	Jessica Porvasnik	3 & 2
Maria Torres	def.	Dylan Kim	5 & 4
Yuka Saso	def.	Hailee Cooper	2 & 1
Nasa Hataoka	def.	Katelyn Dambaugh	2 & 1
Hannah Green	def.	Céline Boutier	4 & 3
Mathilda Cappeliez	def.	Paphangkorn Tavatanakit	1 up
Seong Eun-jeong	def.	Hye-Jin Choi	6 & 5
Andrea Lee	def.	Robynn Ree	6 & 4

Round of 32, 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Virginia Elena Carta	def.	Muni He	2 & 1
Jessica Porvasnik	def.	Agathe Laisne	4 & 2
Dylan Kim	def.	Sirene Blair	2 & 1
Maria Torres	def.	Shannon Brooks	1 up
Yuka Saso	def.	Alyaa Abdulghany	won on 19th hole
Hailee Cooper	def.	Mika Liu	1 up
Katelyn Dambaugh	def.	Kristen Gillman	2 & 1
Nasa Hataoka	def.	Cheyenne Knight	3 & 2
Hannah Green	def.	Lucy Li	6 & 4
Céline Boutier	def.	Maria Fassi	2 & 1
Paphangkorn Tavatanakit	def.	Gabriella Then	7 & 6
Mathilda Cappeliez	def.	Gabrielle Shipley	8 & 6
Hye-Jin Choi	def.	Bethany Wu	6 & 5
Seong Eun-jeong	def.	Chakansim (Fai) Khamborn	5 & 4
Andrea Lee	def.	Bing Singhsumalee	5 & 4
Robynn Ree	def.	Danielle Lemek	6 & 5

Round of 64, 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Muni He	def.	Mariel Galdiano	won on 22nd hole
Virginia Elena Carta	def.	Rinko Mitsunaga	5 & 4
Agathe Laisne	def.	Isabella Fierro	2 & 1
Jessica Porvasnik	def.	Kaitlyn Papp	won on 20th hole
Dylan Kim	def.	Lauren Beaudreau	8 & 7
Sirene Blair	def.	Sierra Sims	2 & 1
Maria Torres	def.	Jaravee Boonchant	won on 20th hole
Shannon Brooks	def.	Anna Redding	4 & 2
Yuka Saso	def.	Abbey Carlson	2 & 1
Alyaa Abdulghany	def.	Karis Davidson	won on 19th hole
Mika Liu	def.	Jessica Vasilic	2 & 1
Hailee Cooper	def.	Bailey Tardy	2 up
Katelyn Dambaugh	def.	Aurora Kan	4 & 3
Kristen Gillman	def.	Annika Clark	5 & 4
Nasa Hataoka	def.	Yealimi Noh	2 up
Cheyenne Knight	def.	Ashley Holder	2 up
Lucy Li	def.	August Kim	4 & 3
Hannah Green	def.	Tianyu Wang	1 up
Maria Fassi	def.	Yu Eun Eunice Kim	6 & 5
Céline Boutier	def.	Lindsey McCurdy	1 up
Paphangkorn Tavatanakit	def.	Isabella Skinner	won on 19th hole
Gabriella Then	def.	Monica Vaughn	4 & 3
Gabrielle Shipley	def.	Tiffany Chan	won on 21st hole
Mathilda Cappeliez	def.	Margaret Shirley-Starosto	4 & 2
Hye-Jin Choi	def.	Kacie Komoto	4 & 3
Bethany Wu	def.	Lauren Stephenson	3 & 2
Seong Eun-jeong	def.	Janet Mao	4 & 3
Chakansim (Fai) Khamborn	def.	Valerie Tanguay	6 & 4
Bing Singhsumalee	def.	Gina Kim	2 & 1
Andrea Lee	def.	Kelly Whaley	5 & 4
Robynn Ree	def.	Anneliese Newell	1 up
Danielle Lemek	def.	Anita Uwadia	6 & 4

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.