U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur: Kim-Schaad's Title Defense Ends in R32 as Shepherd, Doran, Campbell Roll Into Quarterfinals

Defending champion Ina Kim-Schaad's bid for back-to-back titles ended in the Round of 32 at Montclair Golf Club, falling to 36th-seeded Brooke Tyree of Scottsdale, Ariz. in Tuesday's morning session. The two-time champion's exit headlined a day of upsets in the 39th U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, with seventh-seeded Justine Fournand and 15th-seeded Hana Ku also falling in the R32. Top seed Ivy Shepherd was dominant in the afternoon's Round of 16, dispatching Sarah Thomas 6 and 5, while co-medalist Emilia Doran cruised past Erin Houtsma 3 and 1 and Talia Campbell eliminated 2025 runner-up Hanley Long 4 and 3. Tyree continued her run with a 1 up win over Vanessa Wang, and Katherine Zhu ended two-time champion Julia Potter-Bobb's comeback bid 1 up. Live scoring and full tournament coverage can be found on the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur tournament hub here.

Play was suspended at 6:09 p.m. ET due to weather with two Round of 16 matches still on the course. Amanda Jacobs holds a commanding 3 up lead through 12 over Whitney French, while Catherine McEvoy, who fired the championship's low round of 66 in stroke play, leads Sarah Willis 1 up through 15. Both matches will resume at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the quarterfinals and semifinals to follow. Jensen Jalufka of Austin, Texas advanced 4 and 3 over Thailand's Ket Preamchuen Vanderpool in the day's other completed R16 match. midamgolfHQ will be tracking the action through the final on Thursday from West Orange.