Five Ohio women secured spots in the 123rd US Women’s Amateur Championship to be held at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, August 7-13. Bel-Air will be the second George Thomas designed course to host a USGA Championship this year and the second time a USGA National Championship will be played in Los Angeles in 2023.
It’s an annual tradition that a playoff is required to decid the final qualifier. Four players ended regulation play tied at 73 for the final qualifying position at Walnut Grove Country Club.
Thanks to her second birdie, on the fourth hole of the sudden death playoff, Madison Dabagia an Indiana resident and current sophomore at Iowa University grabbed the last position by making a 20-foot birdie putt.
Reagan Ramage and Gabby Woods both finished at two under-par to share medalist honors. Gabby is an Ohio native in her final year at Findlay University and helped the Lady Oilers win the NCAA Division II Team title in 2022. Reagan is a junior at Randall K. Cooper High School in Union, Kentucky.
With even-par rounds, Isabella Wiley and Sarah Willis claimed the third and fourth spots. Sarah is a recent graduate from Penn State and this was her sixth attempt to qualify at Walnut Grove having been close to qualifying several times dating back to 2015. Isabella will begin her collegiate career this fall at Morehead State University after a successful high school career.
