Aree Song is Medalist in 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Gladwyne, Pa. – Aree Song, 17, captured medalist honors at four-under-par 71-67—138 in stroke-play qualifying in the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the 6,368-yard, par-71 course at Philadelphia Country Club.
Song led a trio of junior players who captured three of the top four qualifying spots. Michelle Wie, 13, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was second with 73-67—140. In-Bee Park, 15, of Eustis, Fla., tied for third at 70-72—142. Erica Blasberg, of Corona, Calif., tied Park with identical scores and is 19.
"I’m playing well, and not only that, I’m scoring well,” said Song. “I really have no weaknesses right now, and hopefully that will put some pressure on my opponents.”
Song was low amateur in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open, finishing fifth overall. “It’s a great confidence builder,” said Song of her finish in that championship. In today’s second round she recorded four birdies and eagled the 508-yard, par-5 12th when she holed a sand wedge shot from 30 yards.
Wie had two bogeys but recorded six birdies on putts ranging from three to 24 feet.
"I wasn’t putting so well (Monday) so I just trusted myself and I’m very happy with the way I putted today,” said Wie. “I think I could have shot even better because I made two stupid bogeys, but golf can’t be perfect.”
The 67s shot by Song and Wie were the low rounds of the championship by two strokes.
Four players were at one-over-par 143. They are Paula Creamer, 16, of Pleasanton, Calif., Lisa Meldrum, 21, of Canada, Virada Nirapathpongporn, 21, of Thailand, and Jane Park, 16, of Oak Valley, Calif.
Defending champion Becky Lucidi, 22, of Poway, Calif., easily qualified at 74-73—147. But Carol Semple Thompson, 54, of Sewickley, Pa., who owns seven United States Golf Association titles, missed the cut for the first time since 1969. Her 36-hole total of 159 was six strokes too many.
The cut came at 153, 11 over par, with 10players playing off for fiv match-play slots. Emily Bastel, of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, who won the 64 th spot on the 8 th playoff hole, gave herself a great 23 rd birthday present.
In the first of two match play rounds Thursday, Song plays Bastel at 7:30 a.m. Wie heads the lower bracket with her 9:38 a.m. match against Maru Martinez, of Venezuela. Park faces Katie Connelly, of Madison, Wisc., at 8:34 a.m. and Blasberg goes against Allison Fouch, of Grand Rapids, Mich., at 10:34 a.m.
Match play continues with two matches on Friday, the semifinals on Saturday and a 36-hole final on Sunday. The Women’s Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted by the USGA, of which ten are strictly for amateurs.
Nine present or former USGA champions remain in the field. Song won the 1999 U.S. Girls’ Junior. Wie is the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links champion. Park was the 2002 U.S. Girls’ Junior winner. Annie Thurman, of Highland, Utah, won the 2002 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links. Lucidi won this championship last year. Ellen Port, of St. Louis, Mo., is a three-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion. Lisa Ferrero won the 2000 U.S. Girls’ Junior. Kathy Hartwiger won the 2002 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and Laura Shanahan-Rowe won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 2001.
Nine countries are represented by the players who qualified for match play: Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Spain, Thailand, the United States of America and Venezuela.
Gladwyne, Pa. – Scores after the second round of stroke-play qualifying in the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the 6,368-yard, par-71 course at Philadelphia Country Club
Aree Song, Korea, 71-67--138
Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii, 73-67--140
Erica Blasberg, Corona, Calif., 70-72--142
In-Bee Park, Eustis, Fla., 70-72--142
Lisa Meldrum, Canada, 72-71--143
Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif., 70-73--143
Jane Park, Oak Valley, Calif., 69-74--143
Virada Nirapathpongporn, Thailand, 73-70--143
Sarah Huarte, Shingle Springs, Calif., 69-75--144
Carmen Alonso, Spain, 74-70--144
Annie Thurman, Highland, Utah, 74-70--144
Brittany Lang, Mckinney, Texas, 76-69--145
Sarah Sasse, Lincoln, Neb., 70-75--145
Da Sol Chung, Rep of Korea, 75-70--145
Irene Cho, La Habra, Calif., 69-77--146
Avery Kiser, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 72-74--146
Elizabeth Janangelo, West Hartford, Conn., 75-71--146
Kailin Downs, Bend, Ore., 72-75--147
Becky Lucidi, Poway, Calif., 74-73--147
Katie Allison, Mahwah, N.J., 72-76--148
Charlotte Mayorkas, Chula Vista, Calif., 73-75--148
Charlotte Campbell, Heathrow, Fla., 74-74--148
Ashley Knoll, The Woodlands, Texas, 74-74--148
Whitney Wade, Glasgow, Ky., 74-74--148
Katie Futcher, The Woodlands, Texas, 76-73--149
Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif., 75-74--149
Beth Hermes, Dixon, Ill., 75-74--149
Leah Hart, Australia, 76-73--149
Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif., 74-75--149
Nuria Clau, Spain, 76-73--149
Laura Cross, Midlothian, Texas, 77-72--149
Allison Martin, Bakersfield, Calif., 78-71--149
Ashley Hoagland, Palmetto, Fla., 75-75--150
Ellen Port, St Louis, Mo., 76-74--150
Lindsay Hulwick, Littleton, Colo., 73-77--150
Kristen White, Doylestown, Pa., 77-73--150
Tania Elosegui, Spain, 71-79--150
Ya-Ni Tseng, Chinese Taipei, 75-75--150
Kwan-Chih Lu, Chinese Taipei, 74-76--150
Naree Song, Korea, 77-73--150
Violeta Retamoza, Mexico, 74-76--150
Ashley Rollins, Austin, Texas, 74-77--151
Courtney Wood, Brentwood, Tenn., 77-74--151
Lisa Ferrero, Lodi, Calif., 74-77--151
Shayna Miyajima, Wailuku, Hawaii, 76-75--151
Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala., 77-74--151
Laura Shanahan-Rowe, Bedford, N.H., 78-73--151
Ashley Gomes, Pleasanton, Calif., 77-74--151
Darby Sligh, North Augusta, S.C., 79-73--152
Diana Ramage, Fayetteville, Ga., 78-74--152
Kristin Tamulis, Naples, Fla., 76-76--152
Sally Krueger, San Francisco, Calif., 76-76--152
Aimee Cho, Orlando, Fla., 77-75--152
Cecilia Barksdale, Columbia, S.C., 78-74--152
Robin Burke, Houston, Texas, 75-77--152
Leeann Fairlie, Oklahoma City, Okla., 74-78--152
Mallory Underwood, Montgomery, Texas, 77-75--152
Amy Schmucker, Cold Spring, Minn., 76-76--152
Hsiao-Ching Lu, Chinese Taipei, 79-73--152
Alice Kim, Los Angeles, Calif., 75-78—153 (4)
Katie Connelly, Madison, Wis., 77-76—153 (4)
Allison Fouch, Grand Rapids, Mich., 76-77—153 (4)
Maru Martinez, Venezuela, 73-80—153 (5,3,4,4,4)
Emily Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 74-79—153 (5,3,4,4,5,3,5,3)
Failed to Qualify
Esther Choe, La Quinta, Calif., 75-78—153 (5,3,4,4,5,3,5,4)
Amber Marsh, Jamestown, N.C., 75-78—153 (5,3,4,5)
Lisa Meshke, Blooming Prairie, Minn., 74-79—153 (5,3,4,5)
Alana Condon, Kent, Wash., 76-77—153 (5,3,5
Meaghan Francella, Port Chester, N.Y., 76-77—153 (6)
Whitney Simons, Aiken, S.C., 76-78--154
Katrin Wolfe, Johnstown, Pa., 77-77--154
Leigh Anne Hardin, Martinsville, Ind., 80-74--154
Jessica Krasny, Summerville, S.C., 77-77--154
Bridget Dwyer, Kailua, Hawaii, 75-79--154
Anna Grzebien, Narragansett, R.I., 78-76--154
Randi Gauthier, Sugar Land, Texas, 79-75--154
Sunhyo Oh, Las Vegas, Nev., 72-82--154
Misia Lemanski, Grosse Ile, Mich., 78-76--154
Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Sri Lanka, 79-76--155
Nicole Hage, Coral Springs, Fla., 77-78--155
Kristi Larsen, El Dorado Hills, Calif., 75-80--155
Jessica Lewis, Bethesda, Md., 79-76--155
Elena Kurokawa, Redondo Beach, Calif., 78-77--155
Su Jung Yoon, Korea, 80-75--155
Rachel Smith, Powell, Tenn., 79-76--155
Elizabeth Dotson, White Bluff, Tenn., 81-74--155
Eom Ji Park, Canada, 79-76--155
Alena Sharp, Canada, 76-79--155
Nicole Cutler, Cherry Hills Village, Colo., 77-78--155
Gabby Wedding, Wilmington, Ohio, 83-73--156
Erin Simmons, Houston, Texas, 78-78--156
Erin Tone, Tempe, Ariz., 80-76--156
Mollie Fankhauser, Columbus, Ohio, 80-76--156
Courtney Mahon, Topeka, Kan., 79-77--156
Laura Matthews, Canada, 75-81--156
Christine Boucher, Canada, 79-77--156
Sarah Martin, Grosse Ile, Mich., 78-78--156
Mina Hardin, Ft Worth, Texas, 82-75--157
Shannon Ogg, Charlotte, N.C., 79-78--157
Jessica Castle, Plantation, Fla., 80-77--157
Lisa Kajihara, Makawao, Hawaii, 79-78--157
Katie Brophy, Spokane, Wash., 82-75--157
D'Rae Ward, Weatherford, Texas, 81-76--157
Paige Haverty, Greenville, N.C., 77-80--157
Kelly Anders, Springfield, Ill., 77-80--157
Leslie Stubblefield, Kennesaw, Ga., 78-80--158
Alissa Super, Minneapolis, Minn., 80-78--158
Lauren Todd, Phoenix, Ariz., 75-83--158
Danielle Downey, Spencerport, N.Y., 82-76--158
Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa., 80-79--159
Erin Andrews, Las Vegas, Nev., 80-79--159
Amy Wang, Kirkland, Wash., 79-80--159
Hannah Summerhays, Carmichael, Calif., 81-79--160
Jessica Shin, Mankato, Minn., 79-81--160
Dayna Burleigh, Horsham, Pa., 82-78--160
Joanne Lee, San Carlos, Calif., 83-77--160
Anne Fraser, Deerfield Beach, Fla., 79-81--160
Jennifer Gleason, Clearwater, Fla., 79-81--160
Miranda Smith, Lancaster, Ohio, 86-75--161
Tracy Welch, Winchester, Mass., 77-84--161
Stacy Dennis, Huntsville, Texas, 77-84--161
Kelly Cavanaugh, Palos Verdes, Calif., 80-82--162
Courtney Renfro, Altadena, Calif., 85-77--162
Cindy Shin, Belmont, Mass., 83-79--162
Juli Wightman, Chicopee, Mass., 81-81--162
Barbara Berkmeyer, St Louis, Mo., 80-82--162
Sarah Gilbert, Ankeny, Iowa, 84-79--163
Lisa McGill, Philadelphia, Pa., 80-83--163
Alison Curdt, St Louis, Mo., 83-80--163
Alexis Wooster, Winnetka, Ill., 77-86--163
Jaclyn Burch, St Louis, Mo., 84-80--164
Stacy Hilton, Lexington, N.C., 80-84--164
Kim Keyer-Scott, Cincinnati, Ohio, 81-83--164
Amanda McConnell, Grand Blanc, Mich., 81-84--165
Heather Rose, Chillicothe, Ohio, 83-82--165
Astrid Gulesserian, Argentina, 87-78--165
Kelly Schaub, Greeley, Colo., 90-76--166
Molly Birmingham, Cornelius, N.C., 86-80--166
Laura Moore, Lake Forest, Ill., 81-85--166
Morgan Olds, Stamford, Conn., 85-81--166
Pam Brown, Landenberg, Pa., 81-86--167
Deborah Williams, Potomac, Md., 83-84--167
Cari Mozingo, Akron, Ohio, 84-83--167
Stacy Springer, North Oaks, Minn., 85-82--167
Robin Donnelley, Lake Forest, Ill., 86-83--169
Erica Bieniek, Scottville, Mich., 86-83--169
Sarah Thomas, Lubbock, Texas, 87-83--170
Michelle Doyle, La Grange, Ga., 88-83--171
Barbara Byrnes, Mesa, Ariz., 83-88--171
Samantha Braschler, Red Wing, Minn., 88-84--172
Kelly Burke, Golden, Colo., 88-86--174
Ashley Grier, Hagerstown, Md., 84-92--176
Lyndsey Adams, Joplin, Mo., 94-86--180
Joni Gossett, Germantown, Tenn., 80-WD
Bernadette Luse, Orlando, Fla., 76-DQ
Sookhee Baek, Bradenton, Fla., 79-DQ
Gladwyne, Pa. – Pairings for the first round of match play in the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the 6,368-yard, par-71 course at Philadelphia Country Club.
Round of 64
UPPER HALF
7:30 am Aree Song, Korea (138) vs. Emily Bastel, Upper Sandusky, Ohio (153)
7:38 am Laura Cross, Midlothian, Texas (149) vs. Naree Song, Korea (150)
7:46 am Elizabeth Janangelo, West Hartford, Conn. (146) vs. Aimee Cho, Orlando, Fla. (152)
7:54 am Irene Cho, La Habra, Calif. (146) vs. Laura Shanahan-Rowe, Bedford, N.H. (151)
8:02 am Virada Nirapathpongporn, Thailand (143) vs. Cecilia Barksdale, Columbia, S.C. (152)
8:10 am Allison Martin, Bakersfield, Calif. (149) vs. Ashley Hoagland, Palmetto, Fla. (150)
8:18 am Sarah Huarte, Shingle Springs, Calif. (144) vs. Leeann Fairlie, Oklahoma City, Okla. (152)
8:26 am Whitney Wade, Glasgow, Ky. (148) vs. Violeta Retamoza, Mexico (150)
8:34 am In-Bee Park, Eustis, Fla. (142) vs. Katie Connelly, Madison, Wis. (153)
8:42 am Beth Hermes, Dixon, Ill. (149) vs. Lindsay Hulwick, Littleton, Colo. (150)
8:50 am Brittany Lang, Mckinney, Texas (145) vs. Kristin Tamulis, Naples, Fla. (152)
8:58 am Charlotte Mayorkas, Chula Vista, Calif. (148) vs. Shayna Miyajima, Wailuku, Hawaii (151)
9:06 am Lisa Meldrum, Canada (143) vs. Alice Kim, Los Angeles, Calif. (153)
9:14 am Katie Futcher, The Woodlands, Texas (149) vs. Kristen White, Doylestown, Pa. (150)
9:22 am Da Sol Chung, Rep of Korea (145) vs. Mallory Underwood, Montgomery, Texas (152)
9:30 am Ashley Knoll, The Woodlands, Texas (148) vs. Courtney Wood, Brentwood, Tenn (151)
LOWER HALF
9:38 am Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii (140) vs. Maru Martinez, Venezuela (153)
9:46 am Leah Hart, Australia (149) vs. Kwan-Chih Lu, Chinese Taipei (150)
9:54 am Avery Kiser, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (146) vs. Hsiao-Ching Lu, Chinese Taipei (152)
10:02 am Becky Lucidi, Poway, Calif. (147) vs. Ashley Rollins, Austin, Texas (151)
10:10 am J ane Park, Oak Valley, Calif. (143) vs. Robin Burke, Houston, Texas (152)
10:18 am Nuria Clau, Spain (149) vs. Ellen Port, St Louis, Mo. (150)
10:26 am Carmen Alonso, Spain (144) vs. Diana Ramage, Fayetteville, Ga. (152)
10:34 am Charlotte Campbell, Heathrow, Fla. (148) vs. Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala. (151)
10:42 am Erica Blasberg, Corona, Calif. (142) vs. Allison Fouch, Grand Rapids, Mich. (153)
10:50 am Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif. (149) vs. Tania Elosegui, Spain (150)
10:58 am Sarah Sasse, Lincoln, Neb. (145) vs. Sally Krueger, San Francisco, Calif. (152)
11:06 am Kailin Downs, Bend, Ore. (147) vs. Ashley Gomes, Pleasanton, Calif. (151)
11:14 am Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif. (143) vs. Amy Schmucker, Cold Spring, Minn. (152)
11:22 am Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif. (149) vs. Ya-Ni Tseng, Chinese Taipei (150)
11:30 am Annie Thurman, Highland, Utah (144) vs. Darby Sligh, North Augusta, S.C. (152)
11:38 am Katie Allison, Mahwah, N.J. (148) vs. Lisa Ferrero, Lodi, Calif.
