2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Saki Baba wins at Chambers Bay

Saki Baba won the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, beating Monet Chun 11 & 9 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 122nd
Dates: August 8, 2022 to August 14, 2022
Course: Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Saki Baba · age 17 · Japan
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Monet Chun · age 21
Final: 11 & 9
Losing semifinalists: Annabel Wilson and Bailey Shoemaker
Stroke-play medalist: Laney Frye (136)
Defending champion: Jensen Castle · lost in the round of 64
Entries: 1,497
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Open 2023 | U.S. Women's Amateur (10 years) | Chevron Championship 2023 | AIG Women's British Open 2023 | Amundi Evian Championship 2023

What happened at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Saki Baba led 7 up at lunch and beat Monet Chun 11 and 9, the largest final margin since 1961.

Baba beat Bailey Shoemaker 7 and 6 in the semifinals.

Final, Monet Chun v. Saki Baba. Saki Baba led 7 up at lunch and beat Monet Chun 11 and 9, the largest final margin since 1961.

Semifinal, Saki Baba v. Bailey Shoemaker. Saki Baba beat Bailey Shoemaker 7 and 6, one of the largest 18-hole semifinal margins on the USGA record list.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Saki Baba	def.	Monet Chun	11 & 9

Semifinals, 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Monet Chun	def.	Annabel Wilson	2 & 1
Saki Baba	def.	Bailey Shoemaker	7 & 6

Quarterfinals, 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Annabel Wilson	def.	Catherine Rao	3 & 1
Monet Chun	def.	Brianna Navarrosa	won on 19th hole
Saki Baba	def.	Lauren Lehigh	4 & 3
Bailey Shoemaker	def.	Leigh Chien	5 & 3

Round of 16, 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Annabel Wilson	def.	Katie Li	3 & 2
Catherine Rao	def.	Annabelle Pancake	4 & 3
Brianna Navarrosa	def.	Kelsey Bennett	won on 21st hole
Monet Chun	def.	Julia Gregg	4 & 3
Saki Baba	def.	Aneka Seumanutafa	3 & 1
Lauren Lehigh	def.	Mia Hammond	4 & 3
Leigh Chien	def.	Rachel Kuehn	1 up
Bailey Shoemaker	def.	Amari Avery	2 up

Round of 32, 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Annabel Wilson	def.	Julia Misemer	4 & 3
Katie Li	def.	Han Hsuan Yu	7 & 5
Catherine Rao	def.	Sara Im	2 & 1
Annabelle Pancake	def.	Maddison Hinson-Tolchard	4 & 3
Kelsey Bennett	def.	Nika Ito	5 & 4
Brianna Navarrosa	def.	Rachel Heck	2 & 1
Julia Gregg	def.	Taylor Ledwein	2 & 1
Monet Chun	def.	Amanda Sambach	1 up
Saki Baba	def.	Alice Ziyi Zhao	3 & 1
Aneka Seumanutafa	def.	Leigha Devine	3 & 2
Lauren Lehigh	def.	Anna Fang	6 & 5
Mia Hammond	def.	Savannah Grewal	1 up
Leigh Chien	def.	Laney Frye	2 & 1
Rachel Kuehn	def.	Brooke Seay	2 up
Amari Avery	def.	Megan Yang	6 & 5
Bailey Shoemaker	def.	Kynadie Adams	1 up

Round of 64, 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Julia Misemer	def.	Latanna Stone	2 & 1
Annabel Wilson	def.	Fiona Xu	5 & 4
Katie Li	def.	Angela (Yilin) Liu	5 & 4
Han Hsuan Yu	def.	Bohyun Park	6 & 5
Catherine Rao	def.	Izzy Pellot	1 up
Sara Im	def.	Sera Hasegawa	6 & 5
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard	def.	Yixian Guo	2 & 1
Annabelle Pancake	def.	Abbey Daniel	5 & 4
Kelsey Bennett	def.	Jieni Li	3 & 1
Nika Ito	def.	Gianna Clemente	3 & 2
Rachel Heck	def.	Melanie Green	5 & 3
Brianna Navarrosa	def.	Jaclyn LaHa	won on 20th hole
Julia Gregg	def.	Megha Ganne	won on 19th hole
Taylor Ledwein	def.	Lauren Zaretsky	5 & 4
Monet Chun	def.	Lauren Gomez	1 up
Amanda Sambach	def.	Zoe Campos	won on 19th hole
Alice Ziyi Zhao	def.	Camryn Carreon	4 & 3
Saki Baba	def.	Jennifer Cleary	1 up
Aneka Seumanutafa	def.	Jensen Castle	1 up
Leigha Devine	def.	Lynn Lim	2 & 1
Anna Fang	def.	Taglao Jeeravivitaporn	3 & 2
Lauren Lehigh	def.	Kayla Smith	3 & 2
Savannah Grewal	def.	Casey Weidenfeld	2 & 1
Mia Hammond	def.	Lilly Thomas	7 & 5
Laney Frye	def.	Jennifer Rosenberg	1 up
Leigh Chien	def.	Aliea Clark	won on 19th hole
Rachel Kuehn	def.	Ashley Kim	3 & 2
Brooke Seay	def.	Ami Gianchandani	6 & 5
Amari Avery	def.	Vanessa Borovilos	1 up
Megan Yang	def.	Angela Arora	won on 19th hole
Bailey Shoemaker	def.	Kaleiya Romero	4 & 3
Kynadie Adams	def.	Tsubasa Kajitani	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.