Women's Western Amateur: Liu tops Gray for title
LANCASTER, Penn. (June 28, 2014) -- 144 players started this week with the dream of having their name engraved on the W. A Alexander Trophy beside the names of past winners Beth Daniel, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, and Nancy Lopez to name a few. This year Mika Liu’s name will be inscribed as the 2014 Champion. Liu defeated Cammie Gray, a fourth generation University of Alabama student from Northport, Ala. by a score of 3&2 on the 34th hole of the 36-hole final.
In the morning 18-hole match Liu and Gray played fairly evenly. Cammie won 4 holes; they tied on 9 holes; and Liu won 5 holes to take a 1 up lead after the morning round. They elected to take an hour break between rounds to get hydrated, nourished and refreshed before starting the second match. Both hit some golf balls and practiced putting before walking back to the 1st tee.
The afternoon round started with 3 birdies by Liu to 3 pars by Gray and very quickly Liu went 4 up. Gray won holes 5 and 6. Liu won the 9th hole and was 3 up at the turn. Liu won the 10th, 11th and 12th holes and was Dormie (6 up with 6 holes to go).
Gray made a charge by winning the 13th and 14th but lost the next two holes and the match.
ABOUT THE Women's Western Amateur
The The Western Golf Association (WGA) has
partnered with the Women’s Western Golf
Association to administer the
Women’s Western Amateur. Held without interruption
since 1901, this event is one of the
oldest annual championships in women’s amateur
golf. The list of past champions includes
current stars and legends of the LPGA TOUR,
including Ariya Jutanugarn (2012), Stacy Lewis
(2006), Brittany Lang (2003), Grace Park (1998),
Cristie Kerr (1995) and Nancy Lopez (1976).
The Women's Western Amateur is open to amateur
women who have an up-to-date 18-hole
handicap index
that does not exceed 5.4 under the World Handicap
System. The WWGA Committee limits the
field to a
maximum of 120 contestants.
The championship begins with 36 holes of stroke-
play qualifying, after which the field is cut to
the low 32
players for match play. In the event of a tie for the
32nd position, a sudden-elimination playoff
will determine
the final match play qualifiers. Five rounds of 18-hole
matches will decide the Women's
Western Amateur
champion.
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