When just 11-years-old, Clemente qualified for the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur. Last year she Monday qualified for three LPGA Tour events, plus finished runner-up in the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. With prior victories at the College Prep Series held at Kent State and the PING Invitational, Gianna has risen to No. 40 on the Women’s Amateur Golf Rankings. The victory earns Clemente and Zweig exemptions into the U.S. Women’s Amateur in August at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, as well as berths in the U.S. Girls’ Junior in July at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Zweig said of her playing partner, “Gianna has been playing some phenomenal golf. I don’t think I’ve seen better ball-striking out of anyone. When you have a partner that’s hitting it down the middle every time, that’s extremely helpful.” Gianna said of the week, “It’s amazing. It’s been such a long and grueling week with a lot of really tense moments and a lot of really fun ones in there, too. I can’t even explain it.” As the Champions both Zweig and Clemente Receive: • A gold medal for each player • Custody of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Trophy for one year • 10-year U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball exemption, provided the side remains intact • Exemptions into the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. • Exemptions into the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo. • Names engraved on the 2023 champions’ plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum’s Hall of Champions “This has been one of the best weeks of my life, and to spend it with somebody that I’m so close with, it’s been amazing,” Gianna Clemente on winning the title with close friend Avery Zweig.
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