Tennessee Women’s Amateur returns to Chattanooga Golf & Country Club

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A full field of the top amateurs from Tennessee will descend on the prestigious Chattanooga Golf & Country Club for the 93rd playing of the Tennessee Women’s Amateur on July 7.

This championship, one of the oldest women’s amateur golf events in the region, has been a proving ground for future collegiate prospects and professional talent since its inception in 1916. The tournament has acclaimed many tremendous talents and this year promises to be no different.

Last year’s champion, Bella Bugg, the Virginia Tech commit, delivered steady play at Belle Meade Country Club, firing 1-under-par in each round to finish at 3-under for the tournament as she claimed the title. Bugg has her work cut out for her as she looks to repeat as champion, she faces tough competition in the field: the two-time Women’s Amateur Champion, reigning Tennessee Women’s Player of the Year and runner-up in last year’s tournament, Lynn Lim and the 2024 Women’s Junior Amateur in Claire Henson. 

Nestled on the scenic banks of the Tennessee River, this classic Donald Ross-designed course has always charmed golfers. Its classic layout, subtle greens, and a smart mix of strategic challenges keep players of all levels engaged. 

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Hole 8 at Chattanooga Golf & Country Club is the most formidable par-4 on the course—and a standout set against the scenic Tennessee River. 

The fairway runs alongside the scenic river on the right, with two strategically placed bunkers guarding the left side. The elevated green prioritizes accuracy with runoffs on nearly every side of the green. Those areas on the front half of the green will funnel balls to the three bunkers that protect the right and left sides.

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Notable Players in the Field:

Blakesly Brock (Chattanooga) - No stranger to the course at Chattanooga Golf & Country Club, Brock brings a championship mentality to the Tennessee Women’s Amateur. The Chattanooga native won the 2021 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur title shortly after capturing the Tennessee Women’s Mid-Amateur title a few weeks prior. Now she turns her attention to her home course with her eyes set on the Scott Probasco Trophy.

Bella Bugg (Thompson’s Station) - Bugg returns to the Tennessee Women’s Amateur field to defend her 2024 title, which she captured at Belle Meade Country Club. Her win at Belle Meade earned her an exemption into the field at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur, though she had to withdraw due to injury. Bugg also recently transferred to Virginia Tech’s golf program and will use this summer to be ready to hit the ground running in Blacksburg.

Claire Henson (Henderson) - After a successful freshman season at Vanderbilt University, Henson is looking to win her first Tennessee Women’s Amateur title, though not her first TGA title. The Henderson native captured the 2024 Tennessee Girls’ Junior Championship at Hermitage Golf Course - General’s Retreat. 

Isabella Johnson (Murfreesboro) - The 2024 Tennessee Girls’ Junior Player of the Year will look to capture her first Tennessee Golf Association title in her young career at Chattanooga Golf & Country Club. A recent transfer to Middle Tennessee State University, Johnson has come close to winning on the TGA circuit in the past. She finished in the top 5 at last year’s Tennessee Women’s Open and Tennessee Girls’ Junior while also recording a top 10 at the 2024 Tennessee Women’s Amateur.

Lynn Lim (Gallatin) - The two-time Tennessee Women’s Amateur champion and reigning Tennessee Women’s Player of the Year will look to capture her third Scott Probasco trophy in four years. The Vanderbilt University junior has her game primed to do it, coming off a recent win at the 2025 Sea Island Women’s Amateur. After missing out on a historic three-peat at last year’s Tennessee Amateur by a stroke, Lim has all the motivation she needs to get back on top.

Sophie Linder (Carthage) - A four-time Tennessee Player of the Year, Linder is looking for her first Tennessee Women’s Amateur title. She made history in 2021 when she became the first player to win the Tennessee Girls’ Junior and Tennessee Women’s Open championships in the same year. Linder also qualified and played in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open ahead of her freshman season at Ole Miss. 

Poppy Pewitt (Dickson) - Pewitt is coming off her first TGA title less than a month ago, winning the 2025 Tennessee Girls’ Junior Championship in a playoff against Carlee Rogers. A rising star in the Tennessee Junior Golf world, Pewitt will look to improve on her T27 finish at last year’s Tennessee Women’s Amateur at Belle Meade Country Club.

Carlee Rogers (Hixson) - A member of the inaugural Team Tennessee, Rogers has some fire in her belly this season. Rogers forced a playoff at the 2025 Tennessee Girls’ Junior at GreyStone Golf Club, but fell on the third playoff hole. Now the Chattanooga-area native will use that as fuel at the Tennessee Women’s Amateur.

Katie Woodruff (Chattanooga) - Woodruff will join Brock’s quest to become the first player to win both the Tennessee Women’s Mid-Amateur and Women’s Amateur titles, having won the former in 2023 at The Ooltewah Club. Woodruff serves as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of North Georgia and will have another coach on the bag for the week. Her husband and UT-Chattanooga men’s golf head coach, Blaine Woodruff, will be taking over caddying duties at Chattanooga Golf & Country Club.