USGA Women's Amateur: Mackenzie is Medalist

August 8, 2006 | by

- USGA Photo by John Mummert

Paige Mackenzie of Yakima, Washington, feeling at home in the Northwest after the recent Curtis Cup victory for USA, shoots 3-under-par 139 to win medalist honors

North Plains, Ore. (August 8, 2006) – Local favorite Paige Mackenzie, 23, of Yakima, Washington posted a 1-under par 70 in today's second round on top of a first round 69 to win medalist honors at the USGA Women's Amateur today at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Mackenzie, still beaming with confidence gained from a successful Curtis Cup campaign at Pacific Dunes, scored a birdie three on the 14th hole, a tight par-4 where which she double-bogeyed in Monday's first round. She made bogey at the tough 16th, then closed with two pars to edge recent USGA Women's Publinx champ Tiffany Joh of San Diego and In Kyung Kim of Korea by 2 strokes. The pair finished at 1-under-par 141.

Earlier in the day, former champion Jane Park, 19, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Mi Jung Hur, 16, of Korea, took the early lead midway through Tuesday’s second qualifying round of the United States Women’s Amateur Championship at the 6,380-yard, par-71 Witch Hollow Course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

Park fired a 1-under-par 70 and Hur finished with a 2-over 73 to finish 36 holes at even-par 142.

As the 2004 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, Park is the better-known player. She was also runner-up in the Women’s Amateur in 2003, runner-up in the 2003 U.S. Girls’ Junior, tied for low amateur in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open and was a member of the 2004 and 2006 USA Curtis Cup teams. Hur is visiting the United States for just the third time: once for training, once for Women’s Amateur sectional qualifying and now to play in the championship.

Park said the course played easier today than yesterday “because the wind came up on my last seven holes Monday and the greens were not holding.”

Park’s father, Frank Park, had suggested that finishing at even par would put his daughter in a good position for match play. “He didn’t want me to have the pressure of being the medalist,” Jane said. “I played it pretty conservatively today. My dad wanted me to shoot a number and I did that. When I finished he said, ‘Okay, good job.’ ”

Park’s success in USGA events is at least partly due to her affection for match play. “I love it,” she said. “Like that little four-footer I had on the last hole. It was fast and broke a lot and since it’s stroke play, I almost lagged it. In match play I would have hit it firm and center cut.”

Play continues with the completion of the second round Tuesday afternoon. Margaret Shirley of Roswell, Ga., and Paige Mackenzie of Yakima, Wash., who shared the first-round lead with Hur after opening with 2-under 69s Monday, had afternoon tee times.

At the conclusion of stroke play, the field will be cut to the low 64 players who will enter match play on Wednesday. The championship concludes with a scheduled 36-hole final on Sunday.

Story written by Rhonda Glenn of USGA Media Relations. E-mail her with questions or comments at rglenn@usga.org.

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Qualifying results from the USGA Women's Amateur, played at the 6380-yard, Par 71 Witch Hollow Golf Course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club:

Pos	Player	Hometown	Rd1	Rd2	Tot	+/-
1	MACKENZIE, Paige	Yakima, Wash.	69	70	139	-3
T2	JOH, Tiffany	San Diego, Calif.	73	68	141	-1
T2	KIM, In Kyung	Korea	70	71	141	-1
T4	KANEKO, Ayaka	Honolulu, Hawaii	71	71	142	E
T4	HUR, Mi Jung	Korea	69	73	142	E
T4	PARK, Jane	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.	72	70	142	E
T7	KNOLL, Ashley	The Woodlands, Texas	71	72	143	1
T7	SCHALLENBERG, Katharina	Germany	72	71	143	1
T9	WHITAKER, Alison	Australia	72	72	144	2
T9	LENDL, Isabelle	Bradenton, Fla.	73	71	144	2
T9	DUNCAN, Lindy	Plantation, Fla.	75	69	144	2
T12	SUH, Jenny	Fairfax, Va.	75	70	145	3
T12	MIELBRECHT, Lauren	Gulf Stream, Fla.	71	74	145	3
T12	BLUMENHERST, Amanda	Scottsdale, Ariz.	73	72	145	3
T12	CHO, Irene	La Habra, Calif.	74	71	145	3
T12	WALSHE, Alison	Westford, Mass.	71	74	145	3
T12	CIGANDA, Carlota	Spain	74	71	145	3
T12	GILLEN, Martina	Ireland	73	72	145	3
T12	SCHEPPERLE, Candace	Birmingham, Ala.	74	71	145	3
T20	KARLE, Taylore	Scottsdale, Ariz.	73	73	146	4
T20	SONG, Christine	Fullerton, Calif.	74	72	146	4
T20	LEE, Seo-Jae	Korea	76	70	146	4
T20	JANG, Hana	Korea	74	72	146	4
T20	KIM, Kimberly	Hilo, Hawaii	70	76	146	4
T20	RAH, Jane	Torrance, Calif.	73	73	146	4
T20	YU, Pei-Lin	Chinese Taipei	72	74	146	4
T20	REID, Melissa	England	73	73	146	4
T20	OSBORN, Jennifer	Huntington Beach, Calif.	75	71	146	4
T20	MATHARU, Kiran	England	73	73	146	4
T20	TSENG, Ya-Ni	Chinese Taipei	70	76	146	4
T31	LEE, Joanne	San Carlos, Calif.	72	75	147	5
T31	LEE, Jennie	Huntington Beach, Calif.	72	75	147	5
T31	ARSENEAULT, Jennie	Grinnell, Iowa	75	72	147	5
T31	VARGAS, Eileen	Colombia	75	72	147	5
T31	KONO, Stephanie	Honolulu, Hawaii	75	72	147	5
T31	URIBE, Maria Jose	Colombia	76	71	147	5
T31	GREHAN, Megan	Mamaroneck, N.Y.	73	74	147	5
T31	LUETHKE, Laura	Fresno, Calif.	78	69	147	5
T39	VINCENT, Jessie	Burlington, N.C.	76	72	148	6
T39	CHOE, Esther	Scottsdale, Ariz.	72	76	148	6
T39	KIM, Stacey	Columbus, Ga.	71	77	148	6
T39	SHIRLEY, Margaret	Roswell, Ga.	69	79	148	6
T39	LEWIS, Stacy	The Woodlands, Texas	77	71	148	6
T39	JUN, Hannah	San Diego, Calif.	75	73	148	6
T39	HURST, Vicky	Melbourne, Fla.	78	70	148	6
T39	SCHREEFEL, Dewi Claire	Netherlands	74	74	148	6
T47	CHUN, Mari	Pearl City, Hawaii	70	79	149	7
T47	HARIGAE, Mina	Monterey, Calif.	75	74	149	7
T47	SVICAROVICH, Kristen	Hillsboro, Ore.	76	73	149	7
T47	ROSS, Hunter	Manakin Sabot, Va.	73	76	149	7
T47	EDWARDS, Naomi	England	75	74	149	7
T47	LEON, Taylor	Dallas, Texas	75	74	149	7
T47	WONG, Kristina	Bradenton, Fla.	75	74	149	7
T47	MICHAELS, Sydnee	Temecula, Calif.	73	76	149	7
T55	SMITH, Kristie	Australia	76	74	150	8
T55	CLANTON, Cydney	Concord, N.C.	75	75	150	8
T55	JOHNSON, Lauren	The Woodlands, Texas	71	79	150	8
T55	SIMONS, Maggie	Raleigh, N.C.	74	76	150	8
T55	ESPINOSA, Lauren	Hickory Creek, Texas	75	75	150	8
T60	GRZEBIEN, Anna	Narragansett, R.I.	77	74	151	9
T60	PAIK, Theresa	Silver Spring, Md.	77	74	151	9
T60	KIM, Alice	Los Angeles, Calif.	78	73	151	9
T60	PEARSON, Jenna	Wheaton, Ill.	77	74	151	9
T60	WIGGER, Leah	Louisville, Ky.	72	79	151	9
T60	TENNANT, Lara	Portland, Ore.	75	76	151	9
T60	HUNT, Lauren	Little River, S.C.	76	75	151	9
		Projected Cut
T67	O'TOOLE, Ryann	San Clemente, Calif.	74	78	152	10
T67	BALLERANO, Lorraine	Myrtle Beach, S.C.	78	74	152	10
T69	LANG, Diane	Weston, Fla.	73	80	153	11
T69	GRIMES, Virginia	Meridian, Miss.	77	76	153	11
T69	NEWREN, Rachel	Salt Lake City, Utah	75	78	153	11
T69	HAVERTY, Paige	Greenville, N.C.	76	77	153	11
T69	ROUILLARD, Shannon	Eugene, Ore.	77	76	153	11
T69	HOEY, Kay	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.	78	75	153	11
T69	LEBLANC, Meaghan	Canada	77	76	153	11
T69	SHEARY, Natalie	West Hartford, Conn.	78	75	153	11
T69	MATRANGA, Catherine	Fort Worth, Texas	78	75	153	11
T78	ABOFF, Susannah	Huntington, N.Y.	72	82	154	12
T78	CAMPING, Remijin	Hollywood, Fla.	80	74	154	12
T78	SHIN, Jenny	Torrance, Calif.	73	81	154	12
T78	REES, Corinna	Pebble Beach, Calif.	78	76	154	12
T82	HILL, Nannette	Pelham Manor, N.Y.	74	81	155	13
T82	FELTS, Beth	Chattanooga, Tenn.	80	75	155	13
T82	SATTAYABANPHOT, Onnarin	Thailand	73	82	155	13
T82	CAMPBELL, Charlotte	Heathrow, Fla.	76	79	155	13
T82	ACKERSON, Kate	Allen, Texas	79	76	155	13
T82	ENEROTH, Amy	Spokane, Wash.	78	77	155	13
T82	MILLICAN, Adrienne	Fuquay Varina, N.C.	79	76	155	13
T89	POSTILLION, Kerry	Burr Ridge, Ill.	79	77	156	14
T89	SCHMUCKER, Amy	Cold Spring, Minn.	78	78	156	14
T89	MARTIN, Allison	Bakersfield, Calif.	81	75	156	14
T89	HARRITY, Dana	N Hampton, N.H.	80	76	156	14
T89	OH, Angela	Maple Shade, N.J.	80	76	156	14
T89	JARMAN, Michelle	Wilmington, N.C.	81	75	156	14
T89	VINES, Daphne	St. George, Utah	80	76	156	14
T96	GIANGROSSO, Annie	Overland Park, Kan.	76	81	157	15
T96	SKIDMORE, Renee	Everett, Wash.	81	76	157	15
T96	EKEY, Kathleen	Wadsworth, Ohio	76	81	157	15
T96	SMITH, Brittany	Petrolia, Texas	76	81	157	15
T96	MILLER, Katie	Jeannette, Pa.	82	75	157	15
T96	BURCH, Jaclyn	Satellite Beach, Fla.	80	77	157	15
T96	MARCUM, Jill	Clarinda, Iowa	76	81	157	15
T96	HONG, Jennifer	Windermere, Fla.	78	79	157	15
T96	KWON, Diane	Fremont, Calif.	75	82	157	15
T96	COUGHLAN, Claire	Ireland	82	75	157	15
T106	LOUGHNEY, Amy	Macungie, Pa.	82	76	158	16
T106	KLINE, Mackinzie	Encinitas, Calif.	83	75	158	16
T106	SPEDDING, Christa	Granbury, Texas	77	81	158	16
T106	SWEENEY, Jaclyn	Bradenton, Fla.	77	81	158	16
T106	FRYKMAN, Whitney	Acworth, Ga.	81	77	158	16
T106	ELLENBOGEN, Courtney	Blacksburg, Va.	78	80	158	16
T106	NAKAZAKI, Noriko	Hanover Park, Ill.	80	78	158	16
T113	SCHRIEWER, Chelsea	St Charles, Mo.	82	77	159	17
T113	TATE, Stacey	New Zealand	81	78	159	17
T113	TAKAYAMA, Mika	Alameda, Calif.	82	77	159	17
T113	KIM, Rebecca	Tigard, Ore.	83	76	159	17
T113	MILLER, Christina	Atlanta, Ga.	77	82	159	17
T113	THORNE, Erin	Canada	85	74	159	17
T119	YOUNG, Hana	Wesley Chapel, Fla.	88	72	160	18
T119	BRANDT, Elise	Canada	82	78	160	18
T119	WILSON, Hillery	Hudson, Ohio	84	76	160	18
T119	JOHNSON, Emily	Winona Lake , Ind.	81	79	160	18
T119	BRODERICK, Brianna	Richmond, Mo.	83	77	160	18
T124	HARVEY, Sarah	Forest, Va.	78	83	161	19
T124	MCCHRYSTAL, Megan	Stuart, Fla.	80	81	161	19
T124	MYERS, Whitney	East Berlin, Pa.	82	79	161	19
T127	COSTNER, Amanda	Claremore, Okla.	77	85	162	20
T127	SCARPETTA, Kate	Crystal Lake, Pa.	85	77	162	20
T127	HAGE, Nicole	Coral Springs, Fla.	81	81	162	20
T127	KIM, Mindy	Diamond Bar, Calif.	75	87	162	20
T127	KEMPTER, Katie	Albuquerque, N.M.	83	79	162	20
T127	REGAN, Michelle	Prairie Village, Kan.	77	85	162	20
T127	THOMPSON, Carol S	Sewickley, Pa.	78	84	162	20
T134	SHIN, Michelle	Cape Coral, Fla.	77	86	163	21
T134	BAE, Youn Hee	Centreville, Va.	82	81	163	21
T134	UHRIK, Julianna	Modesto, Calif.	81	82	163	21
T134	YU, Justina	Las Vegas, Nev.	80	83	163	21
T138	CHILDS, Emily	Alameda, Calif.	79	85	164	22
T138	GEE, Casey	Sacramento, Calif.	83	81	164	22
T138	ATHAS, Christi	Eldora, Iowa	86	78	164	22
T141	LIN, Tzu-Chi	Chinese Taipei	86	79	165	23
T141	YAM, Jessica	San Diego, Calif.	83	82	165	23
143	TOMLINSON, Julie	Noblesville, Ind.	76	90	166	24
T144	KIDDER, Victoria	Boston, Mass.	82	85	167	25
T144	DE VILLA, Deborah	Philippines	77	90	167	25
T146	MURATA, Miho	Japan	81	87	168	26
T146	SHONK, Sally	Noblesville, Ind.	84	84	168	26
T148	DAYKIN, Angela	Canada	80	90	170	28
T148	WELLS, Elizabeth	El Dorado, Ark.	85	85	170	28
T150	WHITE, Erin	Conway, S.C.	86	85	171	29
T150	ANDERSON, Shelley	Clarksville, Tenn.	84	87	171	29
152	JOHNSON, Katie	Lexington, Ky.	82	96	178	36
153	PIYAPATTRA, Michelle	Corona, Calif.	91	88	179	37
154	SURTEES, Tammy	Waikoloa, Hawaii	90	90	180	38
T155	CLAUSSEN, Kasey	Fort Collins, Colo.	86	95	181	39
T155	TAYMAN, Corrie	Bethesda, Md.	95	86	181	39

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