2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Asterisk Talley wins at The Honors Course

Asterisk Talley won the 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee, beating Anna Iwanaga 8 & 6 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 126th
Dates: August 4, 2026 to August 9, 2026
Course: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tennessee
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Asterisk Talley · age 17 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Anna Iwanaga
Final: 8 & 6
Losing semifinalists: Gabriella Nicastro and Lily Peng
Stroke-play medalist: Anna Iwanaga (138)
Defending champion: Megha Ganne · did not play
Entries: 1,422
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Amateur (10 years) | U.S. Women's Open 2027 | Augusta National Women's Amateur 2027 (likely invitation) | Chevron Championship 2027 (likely) | Amundi Evian Championship 2027 (likely) | AIG Women's Open 2027 (likely)

What happened at the 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Asterisk Talley chipped in on the par-5 25th hole of the final to go 7 up with seven to play.

Talley played 39 holes on Saturday, including a 19-hole quarterfinal win over 14-year-old Maggie Ma with a birdie at the first extra hole.

Final, Anna Iwanaga v. Asterisk Talley. Asterisk Talley chipped in on the par-5 25th hole of the final to go 7 up with seven to play.

Quarterfinal, Asterisk Talley v. Maggie (Jiayi) Ma. Talley led 3 up through 15, Ma won three straight to square it, and Talley won with a birdie at the 416-yard 10th, the first extra hole.

Round of 64, Rachel Heck v. Anna Davis. Rachel Heck beat 2022 ANWA champion Anna Davis 1 up when Davis missed her par putt on the 18th.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Asterisk Talley	def.	Anna Iwanaga	8 & 6

Semifinals, 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anna Iwanaga	def.	Gabriella Nicastro	6 & 4
Asterisk Talley	def.	Lily Peng	6 & 4

Quarterfinals, 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anna Iwanaga	def.	Seojin Park	5 & 3
Gabriella Nicastro	def.	Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang	2 & 1
Lily Peng	def.	Yujie Liu	2 & 1
Asterisk Talley	def.	Maggie (Jiayi) Ma	won on 19th hole

Round of 16, 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anna Iwanaga	def.	Michelle Xing	3 & 1
Seojin Park	def.	Ella Scaysbrook	3 & 1
Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang	def.	Rachel Heck	2 up
Gabriella Nicastro	def.	Ryleigh Knaub	2 & 1
Lily Peng	def.	Lindsay McGrath	won on 21st hole
Yujie Liu	def.	Bailey Shoemaker	2 & 1
Asterisk Talley	def.	Rachel Lee	3 & 2
Maggie (Jiayi) Ma	def.	Clairey Lin	won on 19th hole

Round of 32, 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anna Iwanaga	def.	Natalie Blonien	1 up
Michelle Xing	def.	Molly Smith	2 & 1
Ella Scaysbrook	def.	Yurina Hiroyoshi	1 up
Seojin Park	def.	Arianna Lau	4 & 3
Rachel Heck	def.	Gianna Singh	3 & 2
Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang	def.	Raegan Denton	won on 20th hole
Ryleigh Knaub	def.	Anna Fang	2 & 1
Gabriella Nicastro	def.	Kylee Choi	won on 19th hole
Lily Peng	def.	Hsin Chun Liao	2 & 1
Lindsay McGrath	def.	Megan Propeck	4 & 2
Yujie Liu	def.	Rianne Malixi	won on 19th hole
Bailey Shoemaker	def.	Soomin Oh	1 up
Asterisk Talley	def.	Rayee Feng	6 & 4
Rachel Lee	def.	Macy Pate	5 & 3
Clairey Lin	def.	Farah O'Keefe	2 & 1
Maggie (Jiayi) Ma	def.	Kylie Chong	3 & 2

Round of 64, 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anna Iwanaga	def.	Addison Klonowski	2 & 1
Natalie Blonien	def.	Bella Dovhey	2 & 1
Michelle Xing	def.	Emily Mathews	3 & 2
Molly Smith	def.	Sarah Lim	3 & 2
Yurina Hiroyoshi	def.	Katie Li	2 & 1
Ella Scaysbrook	def.	Jude Lee	3 & 2
Arianna Lau	def.	Isla McDonald-O'Brien	won on 19th hole
Seojin Park	def.	Scarlett Schremmer	1 up
Rachel Heck	def.	Anna Davis	1 up
Gianna Singh	def.	Nancy Cox	1 up
Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang	def.	Jazy Roberts	2 & 1
Raegan Denton	def.	Grace Carter	5 & 4
Anna Fang	def.	Mary Miller	2 & 1
Ryleigh Knaub	def.	Isabella Yan	5 & 4
Kylee Choi	def.	Meg Tilma	2 up
Gabriella Nicastro	def.	Taylor Snively	5 & 4
Hsin Chun Liao	def.	Hailey Kim	1 up
Lily Peng	def.	Aira Nagasawa	1 up
Lindsay McGrath	def.	Jaclyn LaHa	6 & 4
Megan Propeck	def.	Samantha Whateley	5 & 4
Rianne Malixi	def.	Jasmine Koo	6 & 5
Yujie Liu	def.	Elsie MacCleery	2 up
Soomin Oh	def.	Morgan Ketchum	1 up
Bailey Shoemaker	def.	Amelie Zalsman	4 & 2
Asterisk Talley	def.	Makayla Grübb	4 & 3
Rayee Feng	def.	Jie-En Lin	3 & 1
Rachel Lee	def.	Aphrodite Deng	won on 19th hole
Macy Pate	def.	Ana Sofia Murcia	won on 22nd hole
Clairey Lin	def.	Vanessa Borovilos	2 & 1
Farah O'Keefe	def.	Amy Hodgkins	3 & 2
Kylie Chong	def.	Rina Kawasaki	2 & 1
Maggie (Jiayi) Ma	def.	Helen Yeung	2 & 1

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.