2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Rose Zhang wins at Woodmont C.C. (North Course)

Rose Zhang won the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont C.C. (North Course) in Rockville, Maryland, beating Gabriela Ruffels won on 38th hole in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 120th
Dates: August 3, 2020 to August 9, 2020
Course: Woodmont C.C. (North Course), Rockville, Maryland
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Rose Zhang · age 17 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Gabriela Ruffels · age 20
Final: won on 38th hole
Losing semifinalists: Alyaa Abdulghany and Valery Plata
Stroke-play medalist: Rachel Heck (140)
Defending champion: Gabriela Ruffels · lost in the final
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Amateur (10 years) | U.S. Women's Open 2021 | Augusta National Women's Amateur 2021 (invitation) | ANA Inspiration 2021 (likely invitation) | Women's British Open 2021 (likely invitation) | Evian Championship 2021 (likely invitation)

What happened at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Rose Zhang got up and down from 95 yards on the 36th hole and won on the 38th when Gabriela Ruffels lipped out a 3-foot par putt.

Emilia Migliaccio beat Megan Schofill in 22 holes in the Round of 16 at Woodmont.

Final, Gabriela Ruffels v. Rose Zhang. Rose Zhang got up and down from 95 yards on the 36th hole and won on the 38th when Gabriela Ruffels lipped out a 3-foot par putt.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rose Zhang	def.	Gabriela Ruffels	won on 38th hole

Semifinals, 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rose Zhang	def.	Alyaa Abdulghany	2 & 1
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Valery Plata	2 & 1

Quarterfinals, 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rose Zhang	def.	Kaleigh Telfer	2 & 1
Alyaa Abdulghany	def.	Riley Smyth	2 & 1
Valery Plata	def.	Kennedy Swann	1 up
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Emilia Migliaccio	1 up

Round of 16, 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rose Zhang	def.	Rachel Heck	1 up
Kaleigh Telfer	def.	Rachel Kuehn	2 & 1
Alyaa Abdulghany	def.	Ellie Slama	2 up
Riley Smyth	def.	Lauren Beaudreau	won on 21st hole
Valery Plata	def.	Tyler Akabane	3 & 2
Kennedy Swann	def.	Isabella Fierro	2 & 1
Emilia Migliaccio	def.	Megan Schofill	won on 22nd hole
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Teresa Toscano Borrero	4 & 2

Round of 32, 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rachel Heck	def.	Cecilie Finne-Ipsen	4 & 3
Rose Zhang	def.	Maria Bohorquez	2 up
Rachel Kuehn	def.	Brooke Matthews	3 & 1
Kaleigh Telfer	def.	Emily Mahar	won on 20th hole
Ellie Slama	def.	Phoebe Brinker	3 & 2
Alyaa Abdulghany	def.	Marissa Kirkwood	4 & 2
Riley Smyth	def.	Addie Baggarly	1 up
Lauren Beaudreau	def.	Jensen Castle	4 & 3
Valery Plata	def.	Zoe Antoinette Campos	2 up
Tyler Akabane	def.	Katherine Smith	won on 20th hole
Isabella Fierro	def.	Courtney Dow	3 & 2
Kennedy Swann	def.	Bohyun Park	2 & 1
Emilia Migliaccio	def.	Amari Avery	3 & 2
Megan Schofill	def.	Nicole Whiston	4 & 3
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Lei Ye	2 up
Teresa Toscano Borrero	def.	Hailey Borja	3 & 1

Round of 64, 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rachel Heck	def.	Therese Warner	2 up
Cecilie Finne-Ipsen	def.	Allisen Corpuz	1 up
Rose Zhang	def.	Anna Morgan	5 & 3
Maria Bohorquez	def.	Sofia Garcia	6 & 5
Rachel Kuehn	def.	Yurika Tanida	2 & 1
Brooke Matthews	def.	Malia Nam	1 up
Emily Mahar	def.	Micheala Williams	1 up
Kaleigh Telfer	def.	Talia Campbell	6 & 5
Phoebe Brinker	def.	Auston Kim	2 & 1
Ellie Slama	def.	Aneka Seumanutafa	3 & 1
Alyaa Abdulghany	def.	Kirsty Hodgkins	4 & 2
Marissa Kirkwood	def.	Reagan Zibilski	4 & 3
Riley Smyth	def.	Katherine Zhu	1 up
Addie Baggarly	def.	Kaitlyn Papp	4 & 3
Lauren Beaudreau	def.	Marissa Wenzler	won on 19th hole
Jensen Castle	def.	Vanessa Knecht	2 & 1
Valery Plata	def.	Haylin Harris	3 & 1
Zoe Antoinette Campos	def.	Pimnipa Panthong	7 & 5
Katherine Smith	def.	Louise Yu	2 & 1
Tyler Akabane	def.	Raquel Olmos Ros	won on 20th hole
Courtney Dow	def.	Catherine Park	won on 20th hole
Isabella Fierro	def.	Gina Kim	won on 19th hole
Bohyun Park	def.	Mychael O'Berry	4 & 2
Kennedy Swann	def.	Aline Krauter	2 & 1
Emilia Migliaccio	def.	Gurleen Kaur	3 & 1
Amari Avery	def.	Michaela Morard	2 up
Nicole Whiston	def.	Natasha Andrea Oon	5 & 4
Megan Schofill	def.	Maria Fernanda Escauriza	5 & 4
Gabriela Ruffels	def.	Kajal Mistry	3 & 2
Lei Ye	def.	Megha Ganne	1 up
Hailey Borja	def.	Libby Winans	4 & 3
Teresa Toscano Borrero	def.	Sadie Englemann	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.