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May 14, 2025

Top Seeds Yen, Young Make Semifinals at U.S. Women’s Am Four-Ball

Natalie Yen and Asia Young celebrate after winning their match on the 14th hole during the round of 16 of the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Nichols Hills, Okla. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Ted Pio Roda/USGA)

Oregon natives Natalie Yen, of West Linn, and Asia Young, from Bend, advanced to the semifinals of the 10th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with a 4-and-2 win over sisters Kate and Meg Tilma, of Wichita, Kan., in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club.

The duo opened the marathon day with a dominant 6-and-4 win over Michelle Ho and Michelle Woo, carding six birdies over the 14-hole contest. Yen, a 2025 Texas A&M signee, and Young, still a 16-year-old high school junior who has yet to commit to a college, rode that momentum into the afternoon, getting out to an early 3-up lead in the quarterfinals. The Tilma sisters trimmed their deficit to 2-down on the 12th hole, but the Oregon pair quickly answered back with Young sinking a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 13th.

“I hit a really good drive,” said Young. “[My partner] made sure we were on the green, and we had a definite par or birdie look. Then I was able to hit a really good wood in, because I knew my partner was in close, and then converted the putt.”

Yen and Young never looked back, closing out the match with a birdie on No. 16. The two rolled on what was the windiest day of the week, netting 10 total birdies across both matches.

“A big component was staying loose in between [rounds], because it’s a long day,” said Young. “You’ve got to be really patient out there. We played rock, paper, scissors like a million times, so that was fun.”

The co-medalists and top seeds will look to continue their success in Wednesday’s semifinals, where they will face Southern Californians Fay Jia, 15, of Murrieta, and Cherry Zhang, 16, of Rancho Cucamonga.

Asia Young and Natalie Yen walk off the first hole tee during the round of 16 of the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Nichols Hills, Okla. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Ted Pio Roda/USGA)

What’s Next

The semifinal matches and 18-hole championship match are scheduled for Wednesday, with the first match off at 7:30 a.m. and the second at 7:45 a.m. CDT. The final is set to tee off at 1 p.m.

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Notable

  • In their round of 16 match against Michelle Ho and Michelle Woo, co-medalists Natalie Yen and Asia Young did not record a single 5, best ball, through the 14 holes that were played before winning 6 and 4. The Oregon duo were bogey-free in the match, birdieing both par-5’s that were played.

Quotable

  • “Yeah, there was a very interesting debate on [if there are] more doors or wheels in the world. That was going on all day.” – Natalie Yen on what her and playing partner Asia Young discussed during between shots and holes of their Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches