(above) Incoming DU golfer Kimberly Kim lost in the finals of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship on SaturdayFrom: Honolulu Advertiser
Amy Anderson of Oxbow, N.D., defeated incoming DU Freshman golfer Kimberly Kim, 6 and 5, to win the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship today at Bedminster, N.J.
It was the second runner-up finish for Kim in a United States Golf Association-sponsored tournament this summer. Anderson was the U.S. Girls' Junior stroke play medalist and top seed in match play.
Kim was plagued by putting problems and made just one birdie during the final.
After the two 17-year-old golfers halved the first six holes, Anderson took a 1 up lead, winning the par-4 No. 7 with a par and never trailed. Anderson got the lead to 3 up, but Kim won the par-4 No. 18 with a par to close it to 2 up. Anderson built a 7 up lead after 28 holes before Kim won the par-5 No. 11 (29th hole) with a par. The two golfers halved the next three holes giving Anderson the victory. She closing the match out at No. 13 with a two-putt par from 20 feet.
Kim, who will join the DU womens golf team this year, lost in the USGA's U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links final to Jennifer Song last month. Kim has been a U.S. Women's Open qualifier and winner of the Rolex Girls Championship this summer.
Amy Anderson of Oxbow, N.D., defeated incoming DU Freshman golfer Kimberly Kim, 6 and 5, to win the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship today at Bedminster, N.J.
It was the second runner-up finish for Kim in a United States Golf Association-sponsored tournament this summer. Anderson was the U.S. Girls' Junior stroke play medalist and top seed in match play.
Kim was plagued by putting problems and made just one birdie during the final.
After the two 17-year-old golfers halved the first six holes, Anderson took a 1 up lead, winning the par-4 No. 7 with a par and never trailed. Anderson got the lead to 3 up, but Kim won the par-4 No. 18 with a par to close it to 2 up. Anderson built a 7 up lead after 28 holes before Kim won the par-5 No. 11 (29th hole) with a par. The two golfers halved the next three holes giving Anderson the victory. She closing the match out at No. 13 with a two-putt par from 20 feet.
Kim, who will join the DU womens golf team this year, lost in the USGA's U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links final to Jennifer Song last month. Kim has been a U.S. Women's Open qualifier and winner of the Rolex Girls Championship this summer.
2 comments:
Kim (berly) Kim...
maybe her dad was johnny two times from goodfellas...gotta go get the papers, get the papers
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