Inside the Field: 2025 Southwestern Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships

Chris Brauner

The SWGA welcomes 72 men and 72 women to Desert Mountain for the 110th Southwestern Amateur Championship. The 2025 field will represent 29 U.S. states and 15 countries. In all, 21 players have already won a WAGR-ranked tournament in 2025. Here is a breakdown of the field for the 2025 Southwestern Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships.

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USGA Champion: Natalie Yen (2025 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball)

USGA runner-up: Brynn Kort (2024 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball), Gracie McGovern (2024 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball)

U.S. Open participant: Colin Prater (2024)

U.S. Women’s Open participants: Amelie Zalsman (2024), Caroline Smith (2024), Julia Misemer (2024, 2023), Kaili Xiao (2023), Sophie Linder (2023), Jeonghyun (Jenny) Lee (2022)

Top-20 Finishers in last year’s Southwestern Women’s Amateur: Leigh Chien (champion), Yu Chu Chen (T2), Scarlett Schremmer (T6), Nicola Kaminski (T6), Natalie Yen (T13), Jocelyn Bruch (T13), Kaleiya Romero (T17)

Top-20 Finishers in last year’s Southwestern Amateur: Jacob Goode (T3), Hunter Swanson (T3), Rex Hargrove (T7), Dillon Dean (12), Collin Hodgkinson (T17)

Players who are or have represented their country in international team events: Kai Komulainen (Australia), Blake Phillips (Australia), Matthew Javier (Canada), James Lee (Canada), Xiangyun Bai (China), Hugh Adams (England), Kentaro Nanayama (Indonesia), Patrick Keeling (Ireland), Jenny Lee (Korea), Lauren Olivares (Mexico), Larissa Carrillo (Mexico), Alexis Lamadrid (Mexico), Kamil Bensouda (Morocco), Maria Eidhagen Harrouch (Morocco), Arabella Lopez (Puerto Rico), Nena Wongthanavimok (Thailand), Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang (Thailand), Lapassapon Heras-Gomez (Thailand), Scarlett Schremmer (U.S.), Amelie Zalsman (U.S.)

All-Conference college players: Lauren Olivares (ACC 2024), Nena Wongthanavimok (H.M. Pac-12 2024), Jackson Rivera (2nd Team Pac-12 2022, All-Freshman Pac-12 2022, H.M. 2023), Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang (AAC P.O.Y. 2025), Jenni Roller (AAC 2025), Sydney Seigel (AAC 2025), Allyn Stephens (AAC 2024), Isabel Brozena (Big East 2025), Timbre Shehee (1st Team Big Sky 2025, H.M. 2024, 2023), Gage Messingham (1st Team Big Sky 2024), Hartej Grewal (2nd Team Big West 2025), Joshua Hayashida (H.M. Big West 2025), Ethan Klose (2nd Team CUSA 2025), Iris Wang (H.M. Ivy 2025, 2nd Team 2023), Reed Greyserman (1st Team Ivy 2025), Charlie Palmer (2nd Team Ivy 2025), Isabella Goyette (1st Team MAC 2025), Camden Braidech (SoCon 2025, All-freshman CUSA 2024), Audrey Ryu (SoCon 2025, 2024), Jack Dozer (2nd Team Summit 2025, H.M. 2024), Matthew Diehl (1st Team WAC), Brenna Preap (2nd Team WAC), Ryan Flynn (1st Team WAC 2024, 2023), Kaleiya Romero (WCC 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

Rolex Junior All-Americans: Eric Yun (1st team 2024, H.M. 2023), Avery McCrery (1st team 2024, H.M. 2022), Scarlett Schremmer (1st team 2024, H.M. 2023), Bowen Ballis (2nd team 2024), Natalie Yen (2nd team 2024, H.M. 2023), Amelie Zalsman (2nd team 2024, H.M. 2023), Matthew Diehl (H.M. 2024), Alex Huang (H.M. 2024), Yu-Chu Chen (H.M. 2024, 2023), Lisa Herman (H.M. 2024, 2023) , Brynn Kort (H.M. 2024, 2022) , Yujie Liu (H.M. 2024, 2nd Team 2023), Kinsley (Nixin) Ni (H.M. 2024), Eliana Saga (H.M. 2024, 2023), Leigh Chien (1st Team 2023, 2022, 2020; H.M. 2021), Gracie McGovern (1st Team 2023), Johnnie Clark (2nd Team 2023, 2022), Rex Hargrove (2nd Team 2023), Charlie Wylie (2nd Team 2023), Kylie Chong (2nd Team 2023, H.M. 2021), Amy Lee (H.M. 2023), Adam Miller (2nd Team 2022), Grant Gudgel (H.M. 2022), Luke Haskew (H.M. 2022), Andrew Ramos (H.M. 2022), Maelynn Kim (H.M. 2022), Sophie Linder (H.M. 2021), Julia Misemer (H.M. 2021), Suzie Tran (H.M. 2021); Jackson Rivera (2nd Team 2020, H.M. 2018, 2017), Jack Usner (H.M. 2020)

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