In addition the former U.S. Women's Open champions who are in the field, including Jan Stephenson, who is going to try to qualify, there are 43 former or reigning USGA champions who have filed entries:

• Danielle Ammaccapane (1985 WAPL)
• Beth Bauer (1997 Girls' Junior)
• Brandie Burton (1989 Girls' Junior)
• Catherine Cartwright (2000 WAPL)
• Silva Cavalleri (1997 Women's Amateur)
• Kay Cockerill (1986-87 Women's Amateurs)
• Carolyn Creekmore (2004 Senior Women's Amateur)
• Beth Daniel (1975, '77 Women's Amateurs)
• Dorothy Delasin (1996 Girls' Junior, 1999 Women's Amateur)
• Robin Weiss Donnelly (1989 Women's Mid-Amateur)
• Meredith Duncan (2001 Women's Amateur)
• Mary Enright (1981 WAPL)
• Lisa Ferrero (2000 Girls' Junior)
• Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (1989, '92 Women's Amateurs)
• Julieta Granada (2004 Girls' Junior)
• Virginia Grimes (1998 Women's Mid-Amateur)
• Tracy Hanson (1991 WAPL)
• Leigh Anne Hardin (1998 Girls' Junior)
• Marcy Hart (1995 Girls' Junior, 2000 Women's Amateur)
• Pat Hurst (1986 Girls' Junior, 1990 Women's Amateur)
• In-Kyung Kim (2005 Girls' Junior)
• Kelli Kuehne (1994 Girls' Junior, 1995-96 Women's Amateurs)
• Candie Kung (2001 WAPL)
• Diane Lang (2005 Senior Women's Amateur)
• Eun Jung Lee (2005 WAPL)
• Sukjin Lee (2003 Girls' Junior)
• Becky Lucidi (2002 Women's Amateur)
• Michelle McGann (1987 Girls' Junior)
• Jill McGill (1993 Women's Amateur, '94 WAPL)
• Virada Nirapathpongporn (2003 Women's Amateur)
• Grace Park (1998 Women's Amateur)
• In-Bee Park (2002 Girls' Junior)
• Jane Park (2004 Women's Amateur)
• Nicole Perrot (2001 Girls' Junior)
• Lori Planos (1978 Girls' Junior; 1979-80 WAPLs)
• Morgan Pressel (2005 Women's Amateur)
• Laura Shanahan Rowe (2001 Women's Mid-Amateur)
• Kim Saiki (1983 Girls' Junior)
• Aree Song (1999 Girls' Junior)
• Carol Semple Thompson (1973 Women's Amateur, '90 and '97 Women's Mid-Amateurs, 1999-02 Senior Women's Amateurs)
• Ya-Ni Tseng (2004 WAPL)
• Wendy Ward (1994 Women's Amateur)
• Michelle Wie (2003 WAPL)

There are two 10-year-olds entered: Julie Yang of Korea who lives in Tempe, Ariz., and Pearl Jin of San Gabriel, Calif. Yang is 11 days younger than Jin, who turns 11 on June 27.

The oldest player entered is Anne Carr of Seattle, Wash. Carr was the runner-up at the 2001 USGA Senior Women's Amateur and a semifinalist at the 2002 Senior Women's Amateur.

The only 11-year-old entered is Alexis Thompson, who was the youngest player last year to file an entry. Thompson is the younger sister of 2005 USA Walker Cupper Nicholas Thompson. She, however, is not related to Carol Semple Thompson, a seven-time USGA champion and the 2006 USA Curtis Cup captain, who also filed an entry.

Five 12-year-olds have filed entries: Cyd Okino, Kyle Roig, Daffodil Sanchez, Mariah Stackhouse and Lindsey Weaver.

Seven 13-year-olds have entered, with 23 14-year-olds and 34 15-year-olds. Among the 14-year-olds entered is Isabelle Lendl, daughter of former tennis great Ivan Lendl.

A total of 17 sister duos/trios have filed entries. That list includes the Delasins (Dorothy, Divina and Dodisa). Dorothy won the 1996 U.S. Girls' Junior and the '99 Women's Amateur, while Divina was a recent contestant on The Golf Channel's Big Break V. Ashley Prange, the Big Break V winner, is joined by younger sister Amber.

Other high-profile sister combinations include: Madison and Morgan Pressel; Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam; Danielle and Dina Ammaccapane; Cristina and Marisa Baena; Isabelle and Marika Lendl; and Aree and Naree Song.

The other sister acts in the field are:

• Jennifer and Kate Ackerson
• Ginny and Haley Brown
• Alexis and Ashley Edwards
• Christina and Jennifer Hirano
• Christine and Kimberly Kim
• Sebin and Sehee Kim
• Anastasia and Maria Kostina
• Julia and Sarah Thead
• Laura and Lindsey Weaver

Former USGA Executive Committee member and reinstated amateur Mary Bea Porter-King of Kapa'a, Hawaii, filed an entry this year, as did television commentator Kay Cockerill, who won the 1986 and '87 U.S. Women's Amateurs.

The most popular surname in this year's championship is Kim. A total of 23 players with that name filed an entry, including defending champion Birdie Kim. Lee is next with 18.

Nobody from Newport filed an entry, but Rhode Island is represented by seven hopefuls: Kim Augusta of East Providence; Susan Bond of Hope Valley; Robyn English of Warwick; Haley Gildea of East Greenwich; 2004 NCAA Division I women's champion Anna Grzebien of Narragansett; Rebecca Mailloux of Hope; and Amber Weller of Exeter. All seven must go through local and sectional qualifying to reach the championship proper.