Three From B.C. In Field As USGA Announces Tee Times For 117th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
From L-R: BCer's Mary Parsons, Naomi Ko And Kathrine Chan Are In The Field For The 117th U.S. Women's Amateur Next Week In San Diego - British Columbia Golf Photo
FAR HILLS, N.J. (Aug. 2, 2017) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 117th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, Monday, Aug. 7 and Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the 6,423-yard, par-72 San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif.
The U.S. Women’s Amateur consists of 18 holes of stroke play on Aug. 7 and 18 holes of stroke play on Aug. 8, after which the field will be reduced to the low 64 scorers. There will then be six rounds of match play, starting Wednesday, Aug. 9. The championship is scheduled to conclude with a 36-hole final on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Kathrine Chan of Richmond and Delta's Mary Parsons earned their way into the U.S. Women's Amateur by virtue of finishing 1-2 at a qualifier held at Richmond Country Club last month, while Victoria's Naomi Ko is also in the field.
Other Canadians in the event include Ontario's Grace St-Germain and Quebec's Valerie Tanguay.
All Times PDT - (Canadians In Bold)
Monday (Aug. 7), Hole #1 / Tuesday (Aug. 8), Hole # 10
7 a.m. / Noon – Shannon Johnson, Norton, Mass.; Alana Uriell, Carlsbad, Calif.; Ramya Meenakshisundaram, Jacksonville, Fla.
7:10 a.m. / 12:10 p.m. – Tze Han Lin, Chinese Taipei; Bailey Tardy, Peachtree Corners, Ga.; Haylin Harris, Carmel, Ind.
7:20 a.m. / 12:20 p.m. – Kim Metraux, Switzerland; Ina Kim, New York, N.Y.; Conner Beth Ball, Madison, Miss.
7:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Julia Engstrom, Sweden; Brigitte Dunne, Camarillo, Calif.; Natalie Srinivasan, Spartanburg, S.C.
7:40 a.m. / 12:40 p.m. – Alex White, Lompoc, Calif.; Latanna Stone, Riverview, Fla.; Hanna Alberto, France
7:50 a.m. / 12:50 p.m. – Tess Hackworthy, Madison, Wis.; Lucy Li, Redwood Shores, Calif.; Emmy Martin, Odessa, Fla.
8 a.m. / 1 p.m. – Grace St-Germain, Canada; Jessica Haigwood, Roswell, Ga.; Krystal Quihuis, Tucson, Ariz.
8:10 a.m. / 1:10 p.m. – Cheyenne Knight, Aledo, Texas; Kornkamol Sukaree, Thailand; Jillian Hollis, Rocky River, Ohio
8:20 a.m. / 1:20 p.m. – Jaravee Boonchant, Thailand; Hannah O'Sullivan, Chandler, Ariz.; Sarah Spicer, Bahama, N.C.
8:30 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. – Yujeong Son, Republic of Korea; Lois Kaye Go, Philippines; Annika Clark, Highlands, Texas
8:40 a.m. / 1:40 p.m. – Zoe Antoinette Campos, Valencia, Calif.; Bryana Nguyen, Columbia, Md.; Michaela Morard, Huntsville, Ala.
8:50 a.m. / 1:50 p.m. – Youngin Chun, Gainesville, Fla.; Bethany Wu, Diamond Bar, Calif.; Karen Miyamoto, Japan
9 a.m. / 2 p.m. – Puk Lyng Thomsen, Denmark; Elle Nachmann, Boca Raton, Fla.; Samantha Hutchison, San Jose, Calif.
Monday (Aug. 7), Hole #10 / Tuesday (Aug. 8), Hole #1
7 a.m. / Noon – Mika Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif.; Payton Schanen, Johns Creek, Ga.; Maggie Beth Byers, San Antonio, Texas
7:10 a.m. / 12:10 p.m. – Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Texas; Elizabeth Win, Toledo, Ohio; Brenna Lervick, Chanhassen, Minn.
7:20 a.m. / 12:20 p.m. – Meghan Stasi, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Hailey Jones, Dallas, Texas; Olivia Cason, Owensboro, Ky.
7:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Lilia Kha-Tu Vu, Fountain Valley, Calif.; Elizabeth Bose, Norfolk, Va.; Pilar Echeverria, Guatemala
7:40 a.m. / 12:40 p.m. – Gigi Stoll, Beaverton, Ore.; Ana Ruiz, Mexico; Mia Kness, Venetia, Pa.
7:50 a.m. / 12:50 p.m. – Maria Torres, Puerto Rico; Emma Albrecht, Ormond Beach, Fla.; Chia Yen Wu, Chinese Taipei
8 a.m. / 1 p.m. – Erica Shepherd, Greenwood, Ind.; Albane Valenzuela, Switzerland; Lindsey McCurdy, Liberty Hill, Texas
8:10 a.m. / 1:10 p.m. – Aya Johnson, Muskegon, Mich.; Rose Zhang, Irvine, Calif.; Mathilde Claisse, France
8:20 a.m. / 1:20 p.m. – Agathe Laisne, France; Haley Moore, Escondido, Calif.; Angela Garvin, Feeding Hills, Mass.
8:30 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. – Alexa Pano, Lake Worth, Fla.; Megha Ganne, Holmdel, N.J.; Leila Raines, Columbus, Ohio
8:40 a.m. / 1:40 p.m. – Kristen Gillman, Austin, Texas; Coco Chai, People's Republic of China; Annie Kim, Republic of Korea
8:50 a.m. / 1:50 p.m. – Elizabeth Wang, San Marino, Calif.; Jiyoon Jang, Republic of Korea; Jamie Freedman, Miami Beach, Fla.
9 a.m. / 2 p.m. – Stephanie Carras, Midland, Mich.; Rinko Mitsunaga, Roswell, Ga.; Yuka Saso, Philippines
Monday (Aug. 7), Hole #1 / Tuesday (Aug. 8), Hole #10
Noon. / 7 a.m. – Sofia Garcia, Paraguay; Virginia Elena Carta, Italy; Ellen Secor, Portland, Ore.
12:10 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. – Naomi (Eun Young) Ko, Canada; Alexa Rivas, Miami, Fla.; Kaylee Benton, Litchfield Park, Ariz.
12:20 p.m. / 7:20 a.m. – Kathrine Chan, Canada; Janet Mao, Johns Creek, Ga.; Addie Baggarly, Jonesborough, Tenn.
12:30 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. – Jasmine Cabajar, Wailuku, Hawaii; Yu Kyung Kim, Australia; Briana Chacon, Whittier, Calif.
12:40 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Isabella Fierro, Mexico; Yoonhee Kim, San Ramon, Calif.; Emily Mahar, Australia
12:50 p.m. / 7:50 a.m. – Brittany Fan, Pearl City, Hawaii; Alyssa Lamoureux, Seminole, Fla.; Wad Phaewchimplee, Thailand
1 p.m. / 8 a.m. – Kailie Vongsaga, Diamond Bar, Calif.; Lauren Greenlief, Oakton, Va.; Mary Janiga, Wellington, Fla.
1:10 p.m. / 8:10 a.m. – Mariel Galdiano, Pearl City, Hawaii; Julianne Alvarez, New Zealand; Mary Parsons, Canada
1:20 p.m. / 8:20 a.m. – Shannon Aubert, France; Sophia Schubert, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Caryn Khoo, New Zealand
1:30 p.m. / 8:30 a.m. – Victoria Hwang, Orlando, Fla.; Jingfan Deng, People's Republic of China; Wenbo Liu, People's Republic of China
1:40 p.m. / 8:40 a.m. – Han Hsuan Yu, Chinese Taipei; Katrina Prendergast, Sparks, Nev.; Julie Houston, Allen, Texas
1:50 p.m. / 8:50 a.m. – Grayson Gladden, Helena, Ala.; Siyan Chen, People's Republic of China; Kiley Walsh, Mt. Prospect, Ill.
2 p.m. / 9 a.m. – Jennifer Kupcho, Westminster, Colo.; Amy Lee, Brea, Calif.; Madeline Sager, Valley Forge, Pa.
Monday (Aug. 7), Hole #10 / Tuesday (Aug. 8), Hole #1
Noon / 7 a.m. – Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, Calif.; Erin Fahey, Austin, Texas; Jennifer Chang, Cary, N.C.
12:10 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. – Kimberlie Miyamoto, Kahului, Hawaii; Sarah Bae, Pinehurst, N.C.; Tatiana Wijaya, Indonesia
12:20 p.m. / 7:20 a.m. – Mary Weinstein, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Lauren Hartlage, Elizabethtown, Ky.; Julia Gregg, Farmers Branch, Texas
12:30 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. – Ashley Zagers, Oldsmar, Fla.; Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, France; Sabrina Iqbal, San Jose, Calif.
12:40 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Stephanie Lau, Fullerton, Calif.; Alice Hewson, England; Sarah Burnham, Maple Grove, Minn.
12:50 p.m. / 7:50 a.m. – Jamie Binns, San Diego, Calif.; Valerie Tanguay, Canada; Gurleen Kaur, Houston, Texas
1 p.m. / 8 a.m. – Rachel Heck, Memphis, Tenn.; Calista Reyes, San Diego, Calif.; Maria Balcazar, Mexico
1:10 p.m. / 8:10 a.m. – Brooke Seay, San Diego, Calif.; Brynn Walker, St. Davids, Pa.; Anne Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, S.C.
1:20 p.m. / 8:20 a.m. – Sierra Kersten, Spokane, Wash.; Kayla Jones, Milton, Ga.; Andrea Lee, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
1:30 p.m. / 8:30 a.m. – Hannah Kim, Chula Vista, Calif.; Bohyun Park, Republic of Korea; Robynn Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif.
1:40 p.m. / 8:40 a.m. – Madison Caldwell, Milton, Ga.; Siqin Yu, People's Republic of China; Alexis Florio, Cranston, R.I.
1:50 p.m. / 8:50 a.m. – Ruqing Guan, People's Republic of China; Sarah Rhee, Seattle, Wash.; Alix Lowe, Farmingdale, N.Y.
2 p.m. / 9 a.m. – Antonia Malate, Seaside, Calif.; Lauren Stephenson, Lexington, S.C.; Mia Landegren, Sweden
117th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship – Par & Yardage
San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif., will be set up at 6,423 yards and will play to a par of 36-36–72. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.