Briana Mao

Was the lone qualifier to come out of Wayzata (Minn.) Country Club sectional after shooting a 153. This will be her first U.S. Women's Open.
Was co-medalist at the 2012 Women's Amateur Public Links qualifier. Made it the round of 64 at the 2011 and 2009 Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Won the 2011 Arizona Silver Belle. Runner-up at the 2011 San Francisco City Golf Championships, Championship Flight. Played in the 2010 and 2009 Callaway Golf Junior World Championships. Played in the 2010 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. She was the runner-up at the 2010 CIF California State Girls Championships and the CA Junior Girls State Championships, Helen Lengfeld Flight. In 2010 she was the All-City Player of the Year. Participant in The First Tee Open Future Leader Forum in 2010. In 2010 and 2008 she was awarded the Sacramento Taiwanese Culture Foundation Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement. Won the 2009 AJGA Southeast Junior Open, AJGA Junior All-Star at Kingwood, and The First Tee of Greater Sacramento Points Championship. Played in the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship and made it to the round of 32. Played with Mark O'Meara in The First Tee Open Tournament at Pebble Beach in 2009. From 2009-2011 she was named to the All-City Team. Winner of The First Tee of Greater Sacramento Points Championship in 2008. Won the 2008 JGANC Match Play Championship. 2007-2010 she was the All-Metro MVP, and on the All-Metro Team. Her most memorable golf moment was when she paired with Mark O'Meara in the final group of the last day of the 2009 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach when she sank a 61-foot putt on No. 18 on national television. She likes volunteering from programs like The First Tee of Greater Sacramento and Loaves and Fishes, which is a local shelter that feeds the homeless. She likes playing soccer and tennis. In 2004, her and her father won their respective Club Championships.