Matthews advances at U.S. Women s Am
by
Tom Murphy
|
Today at 2:37 a.m.
Brooke Matthews didn t lose a hole during a 5-and-4 rout of Brittany Shin in the match-play round of 64 at the U.S. Women s Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.
The Rogers native, a junior at the University of Arkansas and the No. 3 seed, won consecutive holes on Nos. 4-6 to grab the early lead over Shin, a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton. Matthews increased her lead with wins at the 9th and 10th with a bogey and birdie, and she was shooting even par as she clinched the match after No. 14.
Matthews earns 3 seed at Amateur arkansasonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arkansasonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.