2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Kristen Gillman wins at The G.C. of Tennessee

Kristen Gillman won the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur at The G.C. of Tennessee in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, beating Jeon Ji-won 7 & 6 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 118th
Dates: August 6, 2018 to August 12, 2018
Course: The G.C. of Tennessee, Kingston Springs, Tennessee
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Kristen Gillman · age 20 · United States
Champion's title: 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Jeon Ji-won · age 21
Final: 7 & 6
Losing semifinalists: Kaylee Benton and Lauren Stephenson
Stroke-play medalist: Lucy Li (133)
Defending champion: Sophia Schubert · did not play
Entries: 1,468
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Open 2019 | Evian Championship 2018 | ANA Inspiration 2019 | Women's British Open 2019

What happened at the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Kristen Gillman led by as many as seven holes in the morning and closed out Jiwon Jeon 7 and 6 after a 15-foot birdie on the par-3 28th.

Jiwon Jeon beat Lauren Stephenson in 23 holes, the longest semifinal in championship history.

Final, Jiwon Jeon v. Kristen Gillman. Kristen Gillman led by as many as seven holes in the morning and closed out Jiwon Jeon 7 and 6 after a 15-foot birdie on the par-3 28th.

Semifinal, Lauren Stephenson v. Jiwon Jeon. Jiwon Jeon beat Lauren Stephenson in 23 holes, the longest semifinal in championship history.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kristen Gillman	def.	Jeon Ji-won	7 & 6

Semifinals, 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kristen Gillman	def.	Kaylee Benton	won on 19th hole
Jeon Ji-won	def.	Lauren Stephenson	won on 23rd hole

Quarterfinals, 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kristen Gillman	def.	Lucy Li	won on 19th hole
Kaylee Benton	def.	Jaclyn Lee	3 & 2
Lauren Stephenson	def.	Lauren Greenlief	2 & 1
Jeon Ji-won	def.	Gurleen Kaur	won on 19th hole

Round of 16, 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Lucy Li	def.	Ya Chun Chang	2 & 1
Kristen Gillman	def.	Bailey Tardy	5 & 4
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Elizabeth Wang	won on 20th hole
Kaylee Benton	def.	Emilee Hoffman	3 & 2
Lauren Stephenson	def.	Yuka Saso	1 up
Lauren Greenlief	def.	Annabell Fuller	won on 19th hole
Jeon Ji-won	def.	Sierra Brooks	2 up
Gurleen Kaur	def.	Beatrice Wallin	2 & 1

Round of 32, 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Lucy Li	def.	Alice Duan	7 & 5
Ya Chun Chang	def.	Brooke Seay	2 & 1
Bailey Tardy	def.	Yealimi Noh	won on 23rd hole
Kristen Gillman	def.	Janet Mao	3 & 2
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Patty Tavatanakit	5 & 4
Elizabeth Wang	def.	Megan Schofill	5 & 4
Emilee Hoffman	def.	Isabella Fierro	1 up
Kaylee Benton	def.	Madison Caldwell	4 & 3
Lauren Stephenson	def.	Selin Hyun	5 & 4
Yuka Saso	def.	Haley Moore	3 & 2
Lauren Greenlief	def.	Alyaa Abdulghany	4 & 3
Annabell Fuller	def.	Elizabeth Moon	1 up
Jeon Ji-won	def.	Olivia Mehaffey	2 & 1
Sierra Brooks	def.	Bianca Pagdanganan	5 & 3
Beatrice Wallin	def.	Suzuka Yamaguchi	1 up
Gurleen Kaur	def.	Dylan Kim	1 up

Round of 64, 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Lucy Li	def.	Adeena Shears	5 & 3
Alice Duan	def.	Ziyi Wang	4 & 3
Ya Chun Chang	def.	Hannah Lee	5 & 3
Brooke Seay	def.	Pin-Wen Lu	6 & 4
Bailey Tardy	def.	Kailie Vongsaga	2 & 1
Yealimi Noh	def.	Allisen Corpuz	2 up
Janet Mao	def.	Megan Yang	2 & 1
Kristen Gillman	def.	Ting Hsuan Huang	3 & 2
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Kylie Raines	1 up
Patty Tavatanakit	def.	Chia-Yen Wu	1 up
Megan Schofill	def.	Sophie Hausmann	won on 19th hole
Elizabeth Wang	def.	Jennifer Kupcho	won on 19th hole
Isabella Fierro	def.	Alexa Pano	3 & 1
Emilee Hoffman	def.	Libby Winans	won on 19th hole
Madison Caldwell	def.	Yujeong Son	won on 19th hole
Kaylee Benton	def.	Caroline Curtis	4 & 2
Selin Hyun	def.	Gabriella Tomanka	4 & 3
Lauren Stephenson	def.	Stephanie Bunque	1 up
Yuka Saso	def.	Ashley Gilliam	4 & 3
Haley Moore	def.	Bohyun Park	1 up
Lauren Greenlief	def.	Thienna Huynh	3 & 2
Alyaa Abdulghany	def.	Lauren Hartlage	2 & 1
Elizabeth Moon	def.	Crystal Wang	3 & 2
Annabell Fuller	def.	Mika Liu	2 & 1
Olivia Mehaffey	def.	Hannah Facchini	6 & 5
Jeon Ji-won	def.	Ty Akabane	won on 19th hole
Bianca Pagdanganan	def.	Albane Valenzuela	1 up
Sierra Brooks	def.	Hailee Cooper	2 & 1
Suzuka Yamaguchi	def.	Reid Isaac	3 & 2
Beatrice Wallin	def.	Stephanie Lau	2 & 1
Dylan Kim	def.	Ellen Port	4 & 3
Gurleen Kaur	def.	Amy Matsuoka	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.