CARMEL, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2012) -- Angel Yin defeated Casie Cathrea 2-and-1 in Saturday's 36-hole championship match to win the 2012 California Women's Amateur Championship at Quail Lodge.
Yin and Cathrea earned the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, respectively, in stroke-play qualifying and played like the event's top two players throughout.
Yin knocked off Calista Ringsby in Friday's afternoon semifinal match, 1-up, to move on while Cathrea dispatched of Renata Young, 2-up.
Young had moved to the semifinals with an upset win over Lynne Cowan in 19 holes.