NorCal’s Asterisk Talley will be among those teeing off in the upcoming Curtis Cup matches, set for Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Sunningdale Golf Club in England.
Talley, who’s still just 15 years old, was named to Team USA a day after her runner-up finish at the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
A high school sophomore, Talley started her year by winning the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, then finished eighth in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, just a few weeks after being one of the 10 girls named to the inaugural U.S. National Junior Team. A few days after attending a national team camp at Atlanta Athletic Club, she traveled to San Antonio, Texas, where she claimed the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball title with partner Sarah Lim.
Later in the summer, Talley, whose first name means “little star” in Greek, made it to the final match of the U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur, becoming the first player in history to appear in three USGA championship matches in one year. In 2023, she captured the Rolex Girls Junior Championship, and represented her country in the 2023 Junior Solheim Cup in Spain. A year earlier, Talley reached the Round of 16 in the 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior at 13 years of age.
Notable past USA Curtis Cup Team members include U.S. Women’s Open champions JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Paula Creamer, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr, Patty Sheehan, Hollis Stacy and Michelle Wie West, as well as past and present LPGA stars such as Jennifer Kupcho, Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, Beth Daniel, Jessica Korda, Nancy Lopez and Rose Zhang.