University of Colorado teammates Brittany Fan and Esther Lee shared medalist honors Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Bar Championship after shooting an 8-under-par 64 in the final round of stroke play in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Fan and Lee finished at 12-under-par 132 at Dunes Golf & Beach Club, tying for the best score out of the 64-team field with Alice Chen and Taylor Totland of New Jersey, and Hailee Cooper and Kaitlyn Papp of Texas.
The CU golfers, who made eight birdies in a bogey-free round on Sunday, will begin match play on Monday along with the other 31 teams that advanced.
Also making match play were Colorado State University teammates Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor, who posted a 67 Sunday for a 140 total to share 19th place in stroke play.
Men’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball in Pinehurst, N.C.: None of the four teams with significant Colorado connections made match play at the men’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball.
With the top 32 finishers in stroke play advancing to match play, three teams with Colorado connections tied for 43rd place at 1-over-par 142 on Sunday. They were Denver residents Wilson Belk and Greg Carlin (71-71), Tristan Rohrbaugh of Carbondale and Jacob Myers of Sandy, Utah (71-71), and former Colorado State University golfer Jeff Fujimoto and Patrick Moore of Phoenix (70-72).
Meanwhile, Alex Kephart and Kurtis Lucas of Colorado Springs came in at 144 (73-71) to tie for 64th place.
U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
At Pinehurst No. 2 and No. 8 in Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
43. Wilson Belk, Denver /Greg Carlin, Denver, CO 71-71–142
43. Tristan Rohrbaugh, Carbondale/Jacob Myers, Sandy, Utah 71-71–142
43. Former CSU golfer Jeff Fujimoto/Patrick Moore, Phoenix 70-72–142
64. Alex Kephart, Colorado Springs /Kurtis Lucas, Colorado Springs 73-71–144
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U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
At Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
ADVANCED TO MATCH PLAY
T1. CU teammates Brittany Fan and Esther Lee 68-64–132
19. CSU teammates Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor 73-67–140
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