Fort Wayne, Indiana – Ellen Port of St. Louis, Missouri and
Kaylee Imel of Bluffton, Indiana, both shot a 3-over-par 75 at Sycamore
Hills
Golf Club in Fort Wayne to lead five golfers who qualified for the 110
th
U.S.
Women’s Amateur Championship. The Women’s Amateur Championship is for
women with
a Handicap Index not exceeding 5.4 and will be played from Aug. 9-15 at
Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte, NC.
Also qualifying were
Milena Savich of Carmel, Ind. and Brittany Marchand
of Canada, both with a 4 over 76. The final qualifying spot was won by
Aimee Neff, also of Carmel, after a six-person playoff between the
players tied at
77. The course was set up at 6373
yards with a par of 72.
The Women’s
Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by
the USGA, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.