Nearly 30 amateurs in U.S. Women

__FARMINGDALE, N.Y.--__There's 15 amateur here in the field at Bethpage Black for the 109th U.S. Open, all either in college or just having finished up school. Still, that number paltry in comparison to the 29 amateurs (19 with college ties, nine still in high school and one mid-amateur) that have qualified for the U.S. Women's Open.

Here's the list of players competing at Saucon Valley CC in Bethlehem, Pa. FYI ... their average age is 18.5.

Ashleigh Albrecht, Kentucky (18)

Marina Alex, Vanderbilt (18)

Brittany Altomare, Virginia (18)

Meghan Bolger-Stasi (31)

Kathleen Ekey, Alabama (22)

Kaitlin Drolson, Pepperdine (19)

Lindy Duncan, Duke (18)

Yueer-Cindy Feng (13)

Mallory Fraiche, Arkansas-Little Rock (21)

Ani Gulugian (17)

Nannette Hill, Wake Forest (22)

Stefanie Kenoyer, Furman (20)

Alice Kim, UC Davis (19)

Kimberly Kim, Denver (17)

Jessica Korda (16)

Cindy LaCrosse, Louisville (22)

Alison Lee (14)

Tiffany Lua, UCLA (18)

Azahara Munoz, Arizona State (21)

Kristen Park (16)

Katherine Perry (17)

Candace Schepperle, Auburn (20)

Michelle Shin, Wake Forest (18)

Jennifer Song, USC (19)

Chelsea Stelzmiller, UC Davis (20)

Victoria Tanco (15)

Alexis Thompson (14)

Mariko Tumangan (15)

Allie White, Ohio State (19)