Elise Lee and Jared Abercrombie are the 111th Southwestern Amateur champions

On a sunny final day at Desert Mountain, the overnight leaders in each division were able to hold off their challengers and capture the title with matching 14-under-par winning scores.

Women’s Championship: Elise Lee (Irvine, Calif.) pulled away from the field for a six-shot win over Mary Miller of Savannah, Ga. The rising junior at USC, who finished with four straight sub-70 rounds, credited good wedge play and “the best putting week of my entire career”.

Men’s Championship: Jared Abercrombie (Simi Valley, Calif.) dueled with Miles Kuhl (Boulder, Colo.) all day before pulling away with two late birdies and a precise final-hole approach. The Santa Clara transfer captured his first big amateur title by not having a penalty all week and dialing in his irons.

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>> FINAL RESULTS: 111th Southwestern Men’s and Women’s Amateur

The 111th Southwestern Amateur, June 10-13, 2026

The 2026 Southwestern Amateur Championship will be held June 10-13 at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

This is the 111th year for the Men’s Championship and the sixth year for the Women’s Championship, which has quickly gained elevated status as an inaugural member of the Women’s Elite Amateur Golf Series. The SWGA Selection Committee selects 72 Men and 72 Women to compete based upon playing record and rankings.

The tournament returns to the Outlaw course in 2026, a rolling, high-desert layout which will host the championship for the fourth time.

The event is a 72-hole stroke play competition, with a cut to the low 36 players and ties in each division after 36 holes.

>> Inside the Field: 2026 Southwestern Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships

THE FORMAT

72

HOLES OF STROKE PLAY

4

CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF PLAY

144

72 MEN, 72 WOMEN WITH A CUT AFTER 36 HOLES
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