Calif. Women's Am: Yin, Cathrea, Cowan take Top 3 match play spots

November 7, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Casie Cathrea

Angel Yin stormed back in Round 2 of stroke-play qualifying to take medalist honors

CARMEL, Calif. (Nov. 7, 2012) -- Angel Yin stormed back in Round 2 of stroke-play qualifying to take medalist honors and the top seed heading into match play at the 2012 California Women's Amateur Championship at Quail Lodge Golf Club.

Yin opened with a 77 and trailed first-round leader Casie Cathrea by four shots. A second-round 69 --- the lowest mark during qualifying --- was enough to propel her to a two-shot medal.

Cathrea, the Livermore prodigy, early Oklahoma State golf commit and member of the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team, followed her first-round 73 with a 75 in Round 2 and tied for second place with amateurgolf.com's own Lynne Cowan, of Davis.

When match play begins Thursday, Cathrea will be the No. 2 seed and face the 31st seed, Amanda Nealey. Cowan took the No. 3 seed and will have her hands full with Heidi Ushijima of Hillsborough. Both players advanced to match play at the US Women's Mid-Am last month and lost close matches. Complete match play seedings can be seen here while stroke- play qualifying results are available at the link below.

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Calif. Women's Am: Yin, Cathrea, Cowan take Top 3 match play spots

The California Women’s Amateur Championship was founded in 1967 and played at Pebble Beach Golf Links until 1987 when the Championship was invited to Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, where it was played through 2019. 36-hole stroke play qualifying ...

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