Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster didn’t get to complete what she started on Thursday, but two birdies in her final four holes put her in good position after day 1 of the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.
Kupcho, the Women’s NCAA runner-up who is competing in the U.S. Women’s Open for the second straight year, stands at 1 under par through 14 holes and in a share of 29th place after the first day.
A strorm delayed play for about two hours Thursday afternoon and it was halted at 8:33 p.m. Kupcho (pictured) was among the groups that will return at 6:45 a.m. (ET) to complete their first round. Also in that same boat are former University of Colorado golfer Emily Childs and current CU player Robyn Choi.
Childs, who transferred to Cal after playing at CU as a freshman, is at 1 over par through 13 holes, good for a tie for 65th place. And Choi, who joined Kupcho in qualifying in Colorado for the Women’s Open, is 5 over through 15 and shares 124th place.
A 36-hole cut looms, with the top 60 players and ties after two rounds advancing to the weekend.
Kupcho, a three-time CWGA Player of the Year, missed the cut last year in her Women’s Open debut. But on Thursday, the Wake Forest junior had three birdies and two bogeys in her first 14 holes. After being 1 over through 10, she birdied Nos. 11 and 14 before play was stopped.
Shanshan Feng of China shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 to hold the lead after the first day.
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