VIDEO U.S. Women's Amateur Round-of-64 Highlights
8/6/2020 | by Brayden Conover of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for U.S. Women's Amateur, The Honors Course
The world's best continue their run to glory at Woodmont CC with the medalist and defending champ both advancing
Top-seed Rachel Heck (No. 367 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings) defeated Therese Warner 2 up. Warner earned the last spot following a 16-player playoff for the final five spots after Wednesday’s final round of stroke play.
The top-ranked Emilia Migliaccio (the No. 3 seed in the tournament) won her match over Gurleen Kaur 3&1. Kaur, also earning her spot via Wednesday’s playoff, is ranked 19th by AmateurGolf.com. Migliaccio will face 30-seed Amari Avery at 9:00 am ET.
Defending champ Gabriela Ruffels continued her consistent play, winning her match over Kajal Mistry 3&2. As one of 12 former USGA champions in the field this week, Ruffels will look to continue her defense on Thursday.
“I’m just trying to keep it as normal as possible,” Ruffels said when asked about how this week feels as a defending champion. “It’s been awesome.”
She tees off at 9:20 am ET against 38-seed Lei Ye, the winner of the 2019 U.S. Junior Girls Championship.
Advancing 2&1 over Yurika Tanida, Kuehn will face 25-seed Brooke Matthews at 7:20 am ET.
5-seed Riley Smyth (AG's No. 154) had a scare as she missed a match-clinching knee-knocker on 17. Halving the 18th, Smyth beat 60-seed Katherine Zhu.
Of the 32 matches on Wednesday, just 10 saw upsets. Among the higher-seeded early exits 7-seed Catherine Park, 9-seed Micheala Williams, 10-seed Mychael O’Berry, 12-seed Marissa Wenzler, and 14-seed Natasha Andrea Oon.Many of the top seeds faced tough challenges, but most were able to hold on and advance to the Round of 32 in the #USWomensAm, including defending champion @GabiRuffels and medalist @rachelheck2020.
— USGA (@USGA) August 7, 2020
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The field will battle their way doe to eight on Thursday as Tuesday’s washout is forcing a 36-hole day. Play will begin at 7:00 am ET with the afternoon wave kicking off at 12:45 pm ET. TV coverage begins at 1:00 pm ET on Golf Channel.
Results: U.S. Women's Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Irvine, CA | 2000 | ||
| Runner-up | , Australia | 1500 | ||
| Semifinals | Newport Beach, CA | 1000 | ||
| Semifinals | , Colombia | 1000 | ||
| Quarterfinals | , South Africa | 700 |
About the U.S. Women's Amateur
The U.S. Women's Amateur, the third oldest of the USGA championships, was first played in 1895 at Meadowbrook Club in Hempstead, N.Y. The event is open to any female amateur who has a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4. The Women's Amateur is one ...
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