Buffs, Rams Win

Teams from the University of Colorado and Colorado State University punched their tickets to the round of 16 with wins Monday in their opening matches at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Co-medalists Brittany Fan and Esther Lee from CU, the No. 3 seeds, scored a 2-up victory over 30th-seeded Meghan Stasi of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dawn Woodard of Greenville, S.C., in the round of 32. Fan and Lee (pictured in a USGA photo, with Lee at left) never trailed on Monday and were 3 up through four holes. But Stasi and Woodard were just 1 down going into 18 before the CU teammates birdied to make it a 2-up decision. Fan and Lee finished 1 under par for the day.

Meanwhile, 20th-seeded Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor, teammates at CSU, scored a minor upset with a 4-and-3 win over 13th-seeded Alden Wallace of Shreveport, La., and Libby Winans of Richardson, Texas in the round of 32. Prendergast and Secor never lost a hole on Monday and were 5 under par for 15 holes.

Both the round of 16 and the quarterfinals are scheduled for Tuesday.

U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
At Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 32
CU’s Brittany Fan and Esther Lee def. Meghan Stasi and Dawn Woodard, 2 up
CSU’s Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor def. Alden Wallace and Libby Winans, 4 and 3

STROKE PLAY
T1. CU teammates Brittany Fan and Esther Lee 68-64–132
19. CSU teammates Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor 73-67–140
For complete scores, CLICK HERE.

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
For complete scores, CLICK HERE.

For details from the stroke-play portion of the men’s and women’s Four-Ball, CLICK HERE.