The event, which runs Wednesday through Friday, featurures a $150,000 purse, with $50,000 going to the champion — or the low pro should an amateur win.

Schubert, a former University of Texas golfer from Oak Ridge, Tenn., competed in the U.S. Women’s Open this year and finished 20th out of 339 players last week in Stage I of LPGA Tour Q-school, earning a spot in Stage II. Also this month, Schubert made her pro debut as she missed the cut in the LPGA Tour’s Indy Women in Tech Championship.

Also scheduled to play at GVR are Colorado State University golfers Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor, who teamed up to win the national U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball title in May.

Likewise planning to tee it up for the Women’s Open are former University of Colorado golfers Brittany Fan (who just advanced to Stage II of LPGA Q-school) and Esther Lee; 2016 U.S. Women’s Open qualifier Hannah Wood of Highlands Ranch, who is in her rookie year as a pro; Gabrielle Schipley, who won the 2016 Women’s NCAA Division II individual title at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora; and 16-year-old pro Karah Sanford, a native of Montrose.

The Colorado Women’s Open is a multi-day pro-am in addition to an individual championship. Admission and parking for the tournament are free.

For Wednesday’s tee times, CLICK HERE.
 

But while much of Thursday’s round-of-16 match in Kingston, Tenn., played out similarly, the end of the script was far different. And the result was that the former Parker resident saw her run end at the prestigious championship.

After being 2 down after 13 holes against Ohio State golfer Jaclyn Lee of Canada, Wang birdied three of her final five holes of regulation — including No. 18 from 18 inches — to extend the match.

But after halving the 19th hole with a par, Wang saw Lee birdie the 20th for the win and a berth in the quarterfinals at The Golf Club of Tennessee.

Wang, who lived in Parker until 2010 when she moved to San Marino, Calif., fell despite going 4 under par for the 20 holes. She made two 20-foot birdie putts on the back nine, but missed a 4-footer that would have won No. 13. (Wang is pictured Thursday in a USGA photo.)

Lee, ranked 26th in the world among women amateurs, finished 5 under on Thursday in a match that received plenty of attention during FS1’s afternoon TV coverage.

Earlier, Wang easily defeated Megan Schofill of Monticello, Fla., 5 and 4 in the round of 32. Wang never trailed in the match, going 2 under par for 14 holes.

Wang, the 2015 national Girls Junior PGA Champion who finished 34th in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open, also went to the round of 16 at the U.S. Women’s Am in 2015. She’ll soon be off to Harvard for her freshman season of college golf.

Here are the results for all the players with strong Colorado connections who competed at the U.S. Women’s Amateur:

MATCH PLAY
Round of 16 Thursday
Jaclyn Lee of Canada def. former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang of San Marino, Calif., 20 holes

Round of 32 Thursday
Former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang of San Marino, Calif. def.
Megan Schofill of Monticello, Fla., 5 and 4

Round of 64 Wednesday
Former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang of San Marino, Calif. def. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster, 19 holes

STROKE PLAY
Advanced to Match Play
15. Former Parker resident Elizabeth Wang 70-69–139
39. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster 70-72–142
Failed to Advance to Match Play
133. CU golfer Gillian Vance of Lakewood 75-79–154
133. Former Denver resident Emily Gilbreth 76-78–154
139. DU golfer Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 80-75–155

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

Two players with strong Colorado connections made match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, and when the bracket came together, they were paired against one another in the first round.

That was the situation at The Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston, where Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster and former Parker resident Elizabeth Wang squared off in the round of 64. The two crossed paths on several occasions during their early junior golf careers in Colorado — Wang moved from Colorado to San Marino, Calif. in 2010 — but that was obviously a while ago as Kupcho is now 21 and Wang 18. (Before she moved, Wang won the inaugural girls 10 & Under Junior Series Championship in Colorado in 2008.)

When they were thrown together on Wednesday, Kupcho (left in a USGA photo) had the upper hand much of the day, but Wang birdied the 19th hole from 10 feet to advance to the round of 32.

“Jennifer is an amazing player, and actually we knew each other because I used to live in Colorado, so we always played junior tournaments together,” Wang said. “It was great to be able to play with a friend, especially since we only see each other once a year now for amateur tournaments.”

Kupcho, the NCAA Division I individual champion from Wake Forest, never trailed for the first 18 holes against Wang, the 2015 national Girls Junior PGA Champion who finished 34th in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open. Kupcho, the No. 2-ranked women’s amateur in the world, was 2 up after 11 holes. But Wang won No. 12 with a par and No. 14 with a bogey.

The players then halved each of the final four holes of regulation — with pars on three occasions and birdies on 17 — to force “overtime.” The birdie on 17 was the first of the day for Kupcho and the second for Wang.

Then the birdie on the 19th hole put Wang ahead for the first time — and gave her the victory.

For Kupcho, who likely was competing in her final U.S. Women’s Amateur as she’s a senior-to-be at Wake Forest, it marked the second consecutive year she’s lost in the match play round of 64 at this championship.

Kupcho finished 3 over par for 19 holes on Monday, while the 19th-hole birdie made Wang 2 over for the match.

With the win, the Harvard-bound Wang will face 17-year-old Megan Schofill of Monticello, Fla., in Thursday’s round of 32. Schofill defeated German Sophie Hausmann on the 19th hole with a birdie.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections competing at the U.S. Women’s Amateur:

MATCH PLAY
Round of 64
Former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang of San Marino, Calif. def. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster, 19 holes

STROKE PLAY
Advanced to Match Play
15. Former Parker resident Elizabeth Wang 70-69–139
39. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster 70-72–142
Failed to Advance to Match Play
133. CU golfer Gillian Vance of Lakewood 75-79–154
133. Former Denver resident Emily Gilbreth 76-78–154
139. DU golfer Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 80-75–155

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

And now Kupcho, as the No. 2 player in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings, is hoping to make a run at the U.S. Women’s Amateur befitting of her golf resume. The furthest she’s gone previously in the event was the round of 16 in 2015.

The Westminster resident took a step in that direction on Tuesday by qualifying for the match play portion of what is likely her final Women’s Am, in Kingston Springs, Tenn.

Fresh off being named to the three-player U.S. squad for the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship (READ MORE), Kupcho (left in a photo courtesy of the Kupcho family) finished 39th Tuesday in the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Women’s Am. With the top 64 out of the original field of 156 making match play, the first match awaits on Wednesday.

Kupcho shot a 1-over-par 72 on Tuesday at The Golf Club of Tennessee, leaving her at even-par 142 overall. She had a roller-coaster round on Tuesday, making four birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey. She had two 2s, four 3s, one 6 and one 7 on her scorecard.

The Wake Forest senior-to-be finished nine strokes behind co-medalists Lucy Li, a 15-year-old from Redwood Shores, Calif., and Hyun Selin of South Korea.

Also making match play on Tuesday was former Parker resident Elizabeth Wang, who now lives in San Marino, Calif. Wang fired a 2-under 69 in round 2 to post a 3-under 139 total in stroke play, good for 15th place. The Harvard-bound golfer made three birdies and one bogey on Tuesday.

Coincidentally, Kupcho will face Wang in Wednesday’s round of 64.

Failing to make match play were University of Colorado golfer Gillian Vance (154), former Denver resident Emily Gilbreth (154) and University of Denver golfer Mary Weinstein (155).

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections competing at the U.S. Women’s Amateur:

Advance to Match Play
15. Former Parker resident Elizabeth Wang 70-69–139
39. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster 70-72–142
Failed to Advance to Match Play
133. CU golfer Gillian Vance of Lakewood 75-79–154
133. Former Denver resident Emily Gilbreth 76-78–154
139. DU golfer Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 80-75–155

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

The USGA announced last week that Kupcho will be one of three golfers who will represent the U.S. in the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Dublin, Ireland Aug. 29-Sept. 1. The Women’s NCAA Division I individual champion from Wake Forest earned that automatic selection by virtue of being the top-ranked American player in the Women’s WAGR as of the July 25 update.

“Jennifer is a terrific young woman and golf talent who represented the United States at this year’s Curtis Cup Match,” said Stasia Collins, the American team captain for the WATC. “We couldn’t be prouder to have her as our ambassador in Ireland.”

It will be the third time in the last few months that Kupcho (left) will play for the U.S. in a major team competition. She helped American squads claim titles in both the Curtis Cup and the Arnold Palmer Cup. Kupcho is now No. 2 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings behind fellow American Lilia Vu.

The other two U.S. representatives for the U.S. Women’s World Amateur Team Championship will be determined after this week’s U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs. The tournament champion will be guaranteed a spot on the team.

The U.S. finished sixth at the last biennial Women’s WATC, in 2016 as South Korea won. The top two scores for each team each day will count toward the team total.

Another player with strong Colorado ties who will compete in the 2018 Women’s WATC will be University of Colorado golfer Kirsty Hodgkins, who will represent her native Australia.

Kupcho, the Women’s NCAA runner-up who finished 21st last month at the U.S. Women’s Open, fell in her first match to University of Arizona golfer Krystal Quihuis, the 11th seed in the match play bracket, 2 and 1.

Kupcho, seeded 54th, was 1 up through 11 holes, but Quihuis won three straight — Nos. 12 and 13 with pars and No. 14 with a birdie. Kupcho, a three-time CWGA Player of the Year and a Wake Forest junior-to-be, took No. 15 with a par to go 1 down, but after a halve on 16, Quihuis ended the match with a par on 17 when Kupcho made bogey.

After being even-par through 10 holes, Kupcho went 4 over for the last seven holes. Quihuis, who recently won the Women’s Trans National title, finished 3 over par for 17 holes.

Kupcho was the only player with strong Colorado ties to make match play at San Diego CC.

Before Kupcho returns to collegiate action at Wake Forest, she’s scheduled to play Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in the CoBank Colorado Women’s Open, where she finished runner-up in 2014.

U.S. Women’s Amateur
At Par-72 San Diego CC
ADVANCED TO MATCH PLAY
46. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster 75-74–149 (Lost in Round of 64)
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
102. CSU golfer Katrina Prendergast 75-79–154
123. CU golfer Brittany Fan 78-79–157
130. Former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang 79-79–158
140. Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 82-77–159
142. CSU golfer Ellen Secor 79-81–160

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.

The recent Canadian Women’s Amateur champion shot a 2-over-par 74 on Tuesday to conclude the stroke-play portion of the event with a 5-over-par 149 total. That left the three-time CWGA Player of the Year and Wake Forest junior in 46th place.

The top 64 players make match play — which starts on Wednesday — and the competitors one stroke higher than Kupcho (150) had to go to a playoff for the final match play positions.

Kupcho (pictured), who finished 21st in last month’s U.S. Women’s Open and second individually in the Women’s NCAA Championship in May, started her round with a double bogey on Tuesday, and made one birdie, one bogey and 15 pars the rest of the way.

No other player with strong Colorado connections finished in the top 100 in stroke play. Colorado State University golfer Katrina Prendergast was the next best out of the local contingent with a 154 total (75-79), good for 102nd place.

Shannon Aubert of France was the medalist at 9-under-par 135 after rounds of 69-66.

Here are the scores for all the competitors with major Colorado connections:

U.S. Women’s Amateur
At Par-72 San Diego CC
ADVANCES TO MATCH PLAY
46. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster 75-74–149
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
102. CSU golfer Katrina Prendergast 75-79–154
123. CU golfer Brittany Fan 78-79–157
130. Former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang 79-79–158
140. Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 82-77–159
142. CSU golfer Ellen Secor 79-81–160

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

The Wake Forest junior-to-be, a three-time CWGA Player of the Year, had a good start but a rough stretch later in the first round of the 36-hole stroke-play portion of the U.S. Women’s Amateur at San Diego Country Club. She shot a 3-over-par 75 on Monday and trails co-leaders Haley Moore of Escondido, Calif., and Kristen Gillman of Austin, Texas by eight.

Kupcho (pictured), individual runner-up in the Women’s NCAA Championship and a 21st-place finisher in the U.S. Women’s Open, birdied two of her first three holes, but couldn’t add any more. She played her final dozen holes in 5 over par, making a double bogey on the par-4 15th. That left the 20-year-old in 61st place after round 1.

The top 64 players after Tuesday’s second round will advance to match play, which begins on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Colorado State University golfer Katrina Prendergast also posted a 75 after double bogeying her first hole on Monday. She finished the day with four birdies, five bogeys and the double.

The other players with strong Colorado ties will have some ground to make up in Tuesday’s second round in order to make match play. University of Colorado golfer Brittany Fan shot a 78, CSU golfer Ellen Secor a 79 and Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch an 82.

Here are the scores for all the competitors with major Colorado connections:

U.S. Women’s Amateur
At Par-72 San Diego CC
61. Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster 75
61. CSU golfer Katrina Prendergast 75
111. CU golfer Brittany Fan 78
120. Former Coloradan Elizabeth Wang 79
120. CSU golfer Ellen Secor 79
139. Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 82

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

Prendergast shot her second consecutive 3-over-par 74 at Rolling Green Golf Club, giving her a 6-over 148 total. The players at 147 played off for the last five spots in the 64-golfer match-play bracket. Prendergast finished 69th in stroke play.

Also falling short of match play was former University of Colorado golfer Alexis Keating, who finished 139th in stroke play after going 77-81–158.

Mariel Galdiano of Pearl City, Hawaii earned medalist honors on Tuesday, closing with a 65 for a 9-under-par 133 total.

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.

U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa.

Failed to Make Match Play
69. CSU golfer Katrina Prendergast of Sparks, Nev. 74-74–148
139. Former CU golfer Alexis Keating of Elma, Wash. 77-81–158

With the top 64 players after two rounds of stroke play earning spots in the match-play bracket, Prendergast shot a 3-over-par 74 on Monday at Rolling Green Golf Club. That left her in 67th place in the 156-person field.

Prendergast (pictured) bogeyed her first four holes of the championship, but went 1 under par the rest of the way on Monday.

Meanwhile, the other player in the field with significant Colorado ties, former University of Colorado golfer Alexis Keating, shot an opening-round 77, leaving her in 121st place.

Mika Liu of Beverly Hills, Calif., took the lead Monday with a 5-under-par 66.

The final round of stroke play will take place on Tuesday.

For all the scores from the U.S. Women’s Amateur, CLICK HERE.