36 Bowlers Remain After Day 3 at 2025 U.S. Women’s Open

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The field at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open is down to 36 after three rounds of qualifying at Sun Valley Lanes.

Missy Parkin leads the standings with an 18-game total of 5,003. She’s followed by Malaysia’s Gillian Lim (4,944), Stefanie Johnson (4,930), Crystal Elliott (4,924), and Julia Bond (4,921). The final spot into Round 4 went to Jillian Martin, who made the cut by just 11 pins with 4,646.

Among those making big moves were Kerry Smith and Jaelle Hamman, both climbing from below the cut line earlier in the day to secure their spots. Smith, who recently made the finals in Waterloo, ended the day in 25th. Hamman, a three-time Junior Team USA member, advanced in 31st in her second U.S. Women’s Open appearance.

Full standings

The fourth qualifying round continues Sunday at 11 a.m. Eastern, followed by the top 24 entering match play later that evening. The top five will advance to the live stepladder finals Tuesday night on CBS Sports Network.

All rounds of the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open leading up to the finals are streamed on BowlTV.