Meet the semifinalists at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur

The 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur started with 1,497 entries. A total of 156 golfers made the field at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, outside Seattle.

After the fifth day of competition Friday in the 122nd rendition of the championship, there are four golfers left.

The semifinals are now set for Saturday. There will be a 36-hole final Sunday, with the winner clinching a spot in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, which will be played at historic Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterey, California.

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Chambers Bay opened in 2007 and previously hosted three U.S. Golf Association championships, including the 2015 U.S. Open.

Quarterfinal results

The quarterfinals featured five girls from the United States and one each from Canada, Ireland and Japan. Of the eight, only one was a top-10 seed.

33 Annabel Wilson, Ireland, def. 8 Catherine Rao, Camarillo, California, 3 and 1.
53 Monet Chun, Canada, 19 holes over 45 Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego.
34 Saki Baba, Japan, def. 39 Lauren Lehigh, Loveland, Colorado, 4 and 3.
54 Bailey Shoemaker, Dade City, Florida, def. 30 Leigh Chien, Irvine, California, 5 and 3.

The 33, 34, 53 and 54 seeded players will make up the semifinals.

Semifinal matches

Annabel Wilson vs. Monet Chun, 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. local time)
Saki Baba vs. Bailey Shoemaker, 2:15 p.m. ET (11:15 a.m. local time)

How to watch

Saturday, Aug. 13, 3-6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

Sunday, Aug. 14, 7-10 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

Get to know the four semifinalists:

Annabel Wilson, Ireland

Annabel Wilson hits her tee shot at the seventh hole during the quarterfinals at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (Darren Carroll/USGA)

The lowest-seeded player remaining, Ireland’s Annabel Wilson (33) is competing in her first USGA championship.

The UCLA Bruin is ranked 144th in the most recent World Amateur Golf Ranking. She was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland team in the 2021 Curtis Cup. Wilson, 21, was also on the 2018 Women’s World Amateur Team Championships.

Saki Baba, Japan

Saki Baba and her caddie react at the 11th hole during the quarterfinals at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. (Photo: Darren Carroll/USGA)

This is Saki Baba’s third USGA championship but first U.S. Women’s Amateur. Ranked 45th in World Amateur Golf Ranking…