Pirate Trio Set for U.S. Amateur
8/7/2017 9:34:00 AM | Women's Golf
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Seton Hall women's golfers Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.), Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) will play in the 117th U.S. Women's Amateur Championship this week in San Diego, Calif.
All three earned entry earlier this summer at sectional qualifiers and are the first Seton Hall competitors in the prestigious amateur event in the program's history.
The field of 156 individuals will play at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif., Aug. 7-13. FS1 will carry portions of the event live, Aug. 9-13.
The field includes eight players who competed in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, and eight United States Golf Association (USGA) champions. The youngest player in the field is 12-year old Alex Pano, while the average age of the field is 18.86. In addition to 29 U.S. States, 21 countries are represented in the field.
The U.S. Women's Amateur features both stroke play and match play. The competitors will play 18 holes of stroke play on both Monday and Tuesday. The top 64 golfers after two rounds of stroke play will advance to the match play round on Wednesday. Two rounds of match play will be played on Thursday. Quarterfinals of match play are on Friday, with the semifinals on Saturday and the championship match (36 holes) on Sunday.
The first round of stroke play begins on Monday, Aug. 7 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
It's been a strong summer so far for Kness, who qualified for the U.S. Amateur with a 4-under-par, 68, at the sectional qualifier at Walnut Grove Country Club in Dayton, Ohio on July 6. Kness was coming off a tournament victory at the Hudson Invitational the week prior. An incoming freshman, she will make her Pirate debut this fall. Kness will tee off of the 10th tee at 10:40 am ET.
Sager earned entry to the U.S. Amateur at a sectional qualifier at Kenwood Golf & Country Club in Bethesda, Md. on July 11. The rising sophomore fired an impressive 1-over-par, 71. Sager was a key contributor to the Pirates' success last season, competing in all 10 tournaments, while logging a pair of top-10 finishes. Sager will begin on the first tee at 5:00 pm ET.
Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team as a freshman, Win has continued her stellar play during the college offseason. She fired a 2-over-par, 74, at The Moors Golf Club in Portage, Mich., in her sectional qualifier on June 29. Win will be the first Pirate to start the tournament, teeing off of the 10th hole at 10:10 am ET.
All three earned entry earlier this summer at sectional qualifiers and are the first Seton Hall competitors in the prestigious amateur event in the program's history.
The field of 156 individuals will play at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif., Aug. 7-13. FS1 will carry portions of the event live, Aug. 9-13.
The field includes eight players who competed in the 2017 U.S. Women's Open, and eight United States Golf Association (USGA) champions. The youngest player in the field is 12-year old Alex Pano, while the average age of the field is 18.86. In addition to 29 U.S. States, 21 countries are represented in the field.
The U.S. Women's Amateur features both stroke play and match play. The competitors will play 18 holes of stroke play on both Monday and Tuesday. The top 64 golfers after two rounds of stroke play will advance to the match play round on Wednesday. Two rounds of match play will be played on Thursday. Quarterfinals of match play are on Friday, with the semifinals on Saturday and the championship match (36 holes) on Sunday.
The first round of stroke play begins on Monday, Aug. 7 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
It's been a strong summer so far for Kness, who qualified for the U.S. Amateur with a 4-under-par, 68, at the sectional qualifier at Walnut Grove Country Club in Dayton, Ohio on July 6. Kness was coming off a tournament victory at the Hudson Invitational the week prior. An incoming freshman, she will make her Pirate debut this fall. Kness will tee off of the 10th tee at 10:40 am ET.
Sager earned entry to the U.S. Amateur at a sectional qualifier at Kenwood Golf & Country Club in Bethesda, Md. on July 11. The rising sophomore fired an impressive 1-over-par, 71. Sager was a key contributor to the Pirates' success last season, competing in all 10 tournaments, while logging a pair of top-10 finishes. Sager will begin on the first tee at 5:00 pm ET.
Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team as a freshman, Win has continued her stellar play during the college offseason. She fired a 2-over-par, 74, at The Moors Golf Club in Portage, Mich., in her sectional qualifier on June 29. Win will be the first Pirate to start the tournament, teeing off of the 10th hole at 10:10 am ET.
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