Fai Khamborn wins Women's Western Amateur
Fai Khamborn with her Women's Western
trophy (Photo courtesy WWGA)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Fai Khamborn, 15 of Thailand, defeated Lydia Gumm one-up in the 36-hole championship match of the Women's Western Amateur on Saturday.
Khamborn captured the 2012 Women's Western Junior when she was 12, and now can add this prestigious event to her resume.
She finished sixth in stroke play qualifying, where Sierra Brooks earned her second medalist honor of the year, and mowed through notable collegiate players Allison Emrey of Wake Forest and Ashley Holder of Central Florida en route to the final match against Gumm, who is a senior at Florida State.
Khamborn got the week started off on a good note with a hole-in-one during stroke play's second round, all while her aunt caddied her to victory.
The tournament, in its 115th running, was held in 2015 at Nashville Golf & Athletic Club in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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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