Amanda McCurdy grimmaces as her birdie
attempt from the fringe at the par-3 11th just goes by the hole.
McCurdy still won the hole with a par as Paula Creamer lipped
out a par putt from the fringe to take a 4-up lead in the match.
She won, 6 and 4. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
Fans young and old came out in droves on
Saturday to check out the semifinals of the 104th U.S. Women's
Amateur at The Kahkwa Club. Fan support this week has been huge
from the Erie community. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
It was a tough day all around for Paula
Creamer. Here she frets over a missed par putt at the seventh
hole that gave Amanda McCurdy a 3-up advantage in their semifinal
match. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
Amanda McCurdy signs a few autographs for
fans after winning her semifinal match on Saturday. The 5-foot-1
University of Arkansas junior-to-be has been a favorite among
spectators not only for her diminutive size, but also the fact
that she is the underdog at the 104th Women's Amateur. (Steve
Gibbons/USGA)
Sarah Huarte looks in disbelief as her
par putt fails to find the hole at the 17th hole, which would
have squared her semifinal match with Jane Park. Huarte lost,
2 up. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
Paula Creamer checks out her lie at the
par-5 14th hole. She failed to reach the green in regulation
and later conceded Amanda McCurdy's birdie putt in a 6-and-4
defeat. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
Jane Park extracts her ball from the trees
at the par-4 16th hole in Saturday's semifinal match with 2004
USA Curtis Cup teammate Sarah Huarte. Park won the hole with
a bogey as Huarte made a 6. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
Paula Creamer could not get any putts to
fall in her semifinal match with Amanda McCurdy. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)
