Zhang Li becomes youngest ever qualifier for women 's U.S. Open aged just 11 . At The Buckinghamshire course just outside London , England , 20-year-old Amy Boulden from Wales qualified first just weeks after her first professional win . The Californian shot rounds of 74 and 68 at Half Moon Bay just to qualify . She beats previous record held by Lexi Thompson who qualified aged 12 . Women 's U.S. Open starts at Pinehurst in North Carolina on March 17 .
Zhang Li becomes youngest ever qualifier for women 's U.S. Open aged just 11 . The Californian shot rounds of 74 and 68 at Half Moon Bay just to qualify . She beats previous record held by Lexi Thompson who qualified aged 12 . Women 's U.S. Open starts at Pinehurst in North Carolina on March 17 .