2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Gabriela Ruffels wins at Old Waverly G.C.

Gabriela Ruffels won the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Old Waverly G.C. in West Point, Mississippi, beating Albane Valenzuela 1 up in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 119th
Dates: August 5, 2019 to August 11, 2019
Course: Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Mississippi
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Gabriela Ruffels · age 19 · Australia
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Albane Valenzuela · age 21
Final: 1 up
Losing semifinalists: Megha Ganne and Andrea Lee
Stroke-play medalist: Jiarui Jin (138)
Defending champion: Kristen Gillman · did not play
Entries: 1,375
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Amateur (10 years) | U.S. Women's Open 2020 | Augusta National Women's Amateur 2020 (invitation) | ANA Inspiration (invitation) | Women's British Open (invitation) | Evian Championship (invitation)

What happened at the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Gabriela Ruffels holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 36th green to beat Albane Valenzuela 1 up.

Ruffels hit a 6-iron to 6 feet on the 168-yard par-3 35th to take her first lead since the morning round.

Final, Albane Valenzuela v. Gabriela Ruffels. Gabriela Ruffels holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 36th green to beat Albane Valenzuela 1 up.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Albane Valenzuela	1 up

Semifinals, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Albane Valenzuela	def.	Megha Ganne	won on 19th hole
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Andrea Lee	2 up

Quarterfinals, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Megha Ganne	def.	Caroline Canales	3 & 2
Albane Valenzuela	def.	Aneka Seumanutafa	4 & 2
Andrea Lee	def.	Lucy Li	6 & 5
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Kenzie Wright	2 & 1

Round of 16, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Megha Ganne	def.	Emily Hawkins	won on 20th hole
Caroline Canales	def.	Allisen Corpuz	3 & 2
Albane Valenzuela	def.	Megan Schofill	4 & 3
Aneka Seumanutafa	def.	Annabell Fuller	3 & 2
Andrea Lee	def.	Alexa Pano	won on 23rd hole
Lucy Li	def.	Pimnipa Panthong	2 & 1
Kenzie Wright	def.	Min A Yoon	3 & 1
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Brooke Seay	6 & 5

Round of 32, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Emily Hawkins	def.	Hailey Borja	3 & 2
Megha Ganne	def.	Bentley Cotton	won on 19th hole
Caroline Canales	def.	Michaela Morard	4 & 2
Allisen Corpuz	def.	Dylan Kim	4 & 3
Megan Schofill	def.	Tyler Akabane	won on 19th hole
Albane Valenzuela	def.	Brynn Walker	1 up
Annabell Fuller	def.	Katie Chipman	2 & 1
Aneka Seumanutafa	def.	Angela Liu	4 & 3
Alexa Pano	def.	Lauren Beaudreau	4 & 3
Andrea Lee	def.	Brooke Matthews	4 & 3
Lucy Li	def.	Amanda Doherty	5 & 4
Pimnipa Panthong	def.	Rino Sasaki	2 & 1
Kenzie Wright	def.	Lauren Hartlage	won on 20th hole
Min A Yoon	def.	Kaitlyn Papp	2 & 1
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Haylin Harris	4 & 3
Brooke Seay	def.	Therese Warner	1 up

Round of 64, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Emily Hawkins	def.	Jiarui Jin	4 & 2
Hailey Borja	def.	Ho-Yu An	1 up
Bentley Cotton	def.	Bethany Wu	6 & 4
Megha Ganne	def.	Gina Kim	1 up
Michaela Morard	def.	Malia Stovall	1 up
Caroline Canales	def.	Elina Sinz	3 & 2
Allisen Corpuz	def.	Sophie Guo	1 up
Dylan Kim	def.	Melanie Green	2 up
Megan Schofill	def.	Malia Nam	2 & 1
Tyler Akabane	def.	Madelyn Gamble	won on 20th hole
Albane Valenzuela	def.	Sierra Brooks	2 & 1
Brynn Walker	def.	Julia Potter-Bobb	1 up
Annabell Fuller	def.	Hannah Holzmann	3 & 2
Katie Chipman	def.	Ashley Gilliam	won on 21st hole
Aneka Seumanutafa	def.	Julie Houston	4 & 3
Angela Liu	def.	Yurika Tanida	3 & 2
Alexa Pano	def.	Remington Isaac	5 & 4
Lauren Beaudreau	def.	Delaney Martin	6 & 4
Andrea Lee	def.	Sabrina Iqbal	6 & 5
Brooke Matthews	def.	Auston Kim	6 & 4
Lucy Li	def.	Morgan Baxendale	5 & 4
Amanda Doherty	def.	Sophie Linder	4 & 3
Pimnipa Panthong	def.	Gurleen Kaur	3 & 2
Rino Sasaki	def.	Lei Ye	4 & 3
Lauren Hartlage	def.	Trinity King	4 & 3
Kenzie Wright	def.	Ya Chun Chang	3 & 1
Min A Yoon	def.	Paris Hilinski	5 & 3
Kaitlyn Papp	def.	Yuka Saso	2 & 1
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Shaebug Scarberry	5 & 4
Haylin Harris	def.	Doey Choi	1 up
Brooke Seay	def.	Stephanie Kyriacou	won on 22nd hole
Therese Warner	def.	Cory Lopez	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.