In a match played over the course of two days due to earlier fog delays, the former Parker resident grabbed the lead for the first time after the 14th hole at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif. Then the current San Marino, Calif., resident went on to record a 2 and 1 victory Thursday morning over Madelyn Gamble of Pleasant Hill, Calif.

That gives the Harvard-bound Wang (left in a USGA photo) a spot in the round of 32 in her final U.S. Girls’ Junior.

Wang, who finished 34th in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open and is currently No. 107 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings, was 2 down on three occasions, including after 10 holes. But she won 11, 13 and 14 with birdies to take the lead — and for good. She closed out the match Thursday morning with a another hole-winning birdie on the par-3 17th.

The 2015 Girls Junior PGA Champion finished the day with five birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey.

Both the round of 32 and the round of 16 are scheduled for later Thursday.

Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties who competed — or are still competing — at Poppy Hills:

MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 64
Former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang def. Madelyn Gamble of Plesant Hill, Calif., 2 and 1

STROKE PLAY
23. Former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang 75-70–145
ҬFailed to Advance to Match Play
147. Meghan Vogt, Broomfield 88-80–168
151. Morgan Ryan, Centennial 84-88–172

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Wang, who finished 34th in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open, fell in the round of 32 to Yujeong Son of South Korea and Norman, Okla., 3 and 2. Son likewise played in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open and is the No. 22-ranked women’s amateur in the world.

Wang, who lived in Colorado until moving to California in 2010, led 1 up after 2 holes, but trailed the entire back nine. Son led 1 up through 12, then won No. 13 with a par and No. 14 with a birdie, and halved the remaining two holes to close out the match.

Wang, the 2015 national Girls Junior PGA Champion, was 3 over par for the 16 holes in the round of 32, while Son was even par.

Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties who competed at Poppy Hills:

MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 32
Yujeong Son, South Korea, def. former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang, 3 and 2

MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 64
Former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang def. Madelyn Gamble of Plesant Hill, Calif., 2 and 1

STROKE PLAY
23. Former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang 75-70–145″¨
Failed to Advance to Match Play
147. Meghan Vogt, Broomfield 88-80–168
151. Morgan Ryan, Centennial 84-88–172

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
 

Wang, who lived in Colorado until moving to California in 2010, stands in 25th place in the 36-hole stroke-play portion of the event. The top 64 earn spots in match play, which begins on Wednesday, though stroke play didn’t conclude as scheduled on Tuesday evening due to a long fog delay.

Wang, the 2015 national Junior PGA Championship winner who is Harvard-bound in the fall, made two birdies and one bogey in round 2 to post a 3-over-par 145 total.

Meanwhile, the two Colorado residents in the field won’t advance to match play, though Morgan Ryan of Centennial will finish her second round of stroke play on Wednesday as the fog delay kept her from doing so on Tuesday.

Ryan, who qualified for the national championship in Beatrice, Neb., was 23 over par for the first 28 holes of the event when play was stopped due to darkness on Tuesday night. That put her in 142nd place. Meghan Vogt of Broomfield did complete round 2, going 88-80 for a 26-over 168 total, leaving her in 148th place. (Ryan and Vogt are pictured together.)

Fifteen-year-old Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, Calif., appears headed for medalist honors for the second straight year at this event, going 62-69 for an 11-under-par 131 total, one more than the 36-hole record for the event. But some players on the leaderboard haven’t yet finished round 2.

Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties competing at Poppy Hills:

25. Former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang 75-70–145
Ҭ142. Morgan Ryan, Centennial 84-(10 over through 10 holes in round 2)
148. Meghan Vogt, Broomfield 88-80–168

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Then she took a ride on the bogey train.

Wang, a former resident of Parker now living in San Marino, Calif., bogeyed four straight holes starting on No. 13, dropping her from near the top of the scoreboard to a more tenous position.

The 2015 national Girls Junior PGA Champion finished Monday’s first round of stroke play with a 4-over-par 75, which left her in a tie for 51st place out of the 156-player field.

Wang, an 18-year-old who finished 34th in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open, will need to place in the top 64 after Tuesday’s second round to advance to match play, which begins on Wednesday. She made a birdie and five bogeys on Monday.

Meanwhile, the two current Colorado residents in the field, Morgan Ryan of Centennial and Meghan Vogt of Broomfield, shot 84 and 88 in round 1, respectively.

Ryan posted 10 pars, but also had two triple bogeys. Vogt had two “2s” on her card, but also two “8s”.

Teenage sensation Lucy Li recorded a 9-under-par 62 on Monday to lead the stroke play portion of the event by four shots with one round remaining.

Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties competing at Poppy Hills:

51. Former Colorado resident Elizabeth Wang 75
137. Morgan Ryan, Centennial 84
Ҭ150. Meghan Vogt, Broomfield 88

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One thing she hasn’t yet done is qualify for the U.S. Girls’ Junior. But next week will present a great opportunity to rectify that situation.

When the qualifying tournament is held on Tuesday (June 26), it will take place at Schalk’s home course, Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, where her dad Matt is the PGA general manager.

The 2017 JGAC Girls Player of the Year will be one of 33 competitors in the field competing for three spots in the national championship, set for Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach, Calif., July 16-21.

Two JGAC members who played in the 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior will also be vying for spots — Charlotte Hillary of Cherry Hills Village and Nebraskan Shelby Poynter.

Among the other players seeking national spots are University of Colorado-bound Kelsey Webster of Boulder, who just finished third in the CGA Women’s Stroke Play; past girls state high school champs Emma Bryant of Aurora, Lauren Lehigh of Loveland and Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora; and Kaylee Chen of Denver, winner of the Big I Junior Classic state title.

For Tuesday’s tee times at Colorado National, CLICK HERE.