Hannah Wood of Highlands Ranch used a solid start to not only put herself in position to make the 36-hole cut, but to get into contention for low-amateur honors at the U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif.
Wood, who along with Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster have won CWGA Stroke Play titles and are former Hale Irwin Elite Players, opened with a 1-over-par 73 Thursday in her first round ever at the U.S. Women’s Open. That left her in 52nd place — nine strokes behind leader Mirim Lee — but just one shot back of the top amateurs after round 1. Wood stands in fifth place among the amateurs.
The University of Oklahoma sophomore-to-be (pictured in a USGA photo) made two birdies and three bogeys in Thursday’s round.
Kupcho, meanwhile, posted a 5-over-par 77 in round 1 and shares 118th place out of the 156-player field. Kupcho, the CWGA Player of the Year in 2014 and ’15, had an up-and-down round, finishing with three birdies, eight pars, six bogeys and a double bogey. Uncharacteristically, she was 2 over par on the par-5s, making a double bogey, a bogey, a par and a birdie.
In Friday’s second round of the 72-hole tournament, Wood will tee off at 8:16 a.m. (MT), while Kupcho will go at 1:30 p.m. (MT).
Former University of Denver golfer Sue Kim, who opened with a 76 on Thursday and is tied for 106th place, will tee off at 10:12 a.m. (MT) on Friday.
FS1 will televise the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday beginning at 1 p.m. (MT).
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