Whitney French Moves On At U.S. Women's Public Links Championship
June 28, 2011
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State women's golfer Whitney French advanced through the stroke-play qualifying at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., on Tuesday.
French shot a 15-over 157 during the two days of stroke play and advances to the 64-person match-play field that begins Wednesday. The senior-to-be is the 50th seed and will face No. 15 seed Joanne Lee beginning at 11 a.m. in the opening round after carding a 9-over 80 on Monday and a 6-over 77 on Tuesday to finish in a tie for 48th.
Live scoring of her match can be seen here.
The 34th Annual U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship included 155 players and is being played at the par-71, 6,098-yard Old Macdonald and par-71, 6,095-yard Bandon Trails courses at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. The match-play portion begins on Wednesday with the championship being decided on Saturday in a 36-hole final.
French shot a 1-over 72 to win a sectional qualifier at Langdon Farms Golf Club on May 24 to qualify for the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. She finished her junior season with a 76.10 scoring average, the fifth best in school history, and shared medalist honors at the Rose City Collegiate. She has improved each season after posting a 77.87 average as a freshman and 77.64 as a sophomore.
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