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Three #B1GCats Qualify For 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
7/8/2016 5:21:00 PM | Women's Golf
EVANSTON, Ill. – Rising senior Kacie Komoto, rising sophomore Janet Mao and incoming Wildcats freshman Brooke Riley have all earned coveted spots in the 2016 United States Women's Amateur Championship.
All three Northwestern representatives earned their berths in the field through local qualifying events. Komoto carded a 1-under 70 on July 6 at Sportsman's Country Club in Northbrook, Illinois, good for a share of fifth-place in the 86-person field. Mao fired the low score on June 27 at Georgia's St. Ives Country Club, a 2-under 70. Riley shot a 3-over 73 to earn a sixth-place finish at Oakland's Sequoyah County Club on July 5.
The 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur will be hosted by Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. The competition begins with 36 holes of stroke play on Monday, August 1, and Tuesday, August 2, followed by five days of match play to whittle the post-cut field of 64 down to the 36-hole championship match on Sunday, August 7. Fox Sports 1 will broadcast live coverage of all five days of match play.
2016 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship – Tournament Home
U.S. Women's Amateur Championship - History
Rolling Green Golf Club - Home
Earlier this spring Komoto became the fifth Wildcats golfer in program history to earn three All-Big Ten honors in a career with a 2016 First Team nod. She led the Wildcats this season with six Top-10 finishes, including four Top-4 results. The Honolulu, native owns the second-best career scoring average in program history, and the third-lowest single-season average (2015-16). Komoto has received Academic All-Big Ten honors in each of her first two seasons of eligibility, and was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Golfweek last month.
Mao earned Second Team All-Big Ten recognition in her rookie campaign, and picked up the first win of her college career with medalist honors at the 2016 Shoal Creek NCAA Regional. The Johns Creek, Georgia, native turned in the sixth-lowest single-season scoring average (73.92) in program history as a freshman.
Riley was the four-time Modesto Bee Player of the Year, and earned Valley Oak League MVP honors all four years of her scholastic career at East Union High School. Ranked among the Top-20 golfers in California, she finished in third at last year's CIF state championship, earned a Top-20 spot at IMG Junior World in a field that featured 144 of the world's best players, and also qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
All three Northwestern representatives earned their berths in the field through local qualifying events. Komoto carded a 1-under 70 on July 6 at Sportsman's Country Club in Northbrook, Illinois, good for a share of fifth-place in the 86-person field. Mao fired the low score on June 27 at Georgia's St. Ives Country Club, a 2-under 70. Riley shot a 3-over 73 to earn a sixth-place finish at Oakland's Sequoyah County Club on July 5.
The 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur will be hosted by Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. The competition begins with 36 holes of stroke play on Monday, August 1, and Tuesday, August 2, followed by five days of match play to whittle the post-cut field of 64 down to the 36-hole championship match on Sunday, August 7. Fox Sports 1 will broadcast live coverage of all five days of match play.
2016 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship – Tournament Home
U.S. Women's Amateur Championship - History
Rolling Green Golf Club - Home
Earlier this spring Komoto became the fifth Wildcats golfer in program history to earn three All-Big Ten honors in a career with a 2016 First Team nod. She led the Wildcats this season with six Top-10 finishes, including four Top-4 results. The Honolulu, native owns the second-best career scoring average in program history, and the third-lowest single-season average (2015-16). Komoto has received Academic All-Big Ten honors in each of her first two seasons of eligibility, and was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Golfweek last month.
Mao earned Second Team All-Big Ten recognition in her rookie campaign, and picked up the first win of her college career with medalist honors at the 2016 Shoal Creek NCAA Regional. The Johns Creek, Georgia, native turned in the sixth-lowest single-season scoring average (73.92) in program history as a freshman.
Riley was the four-time Modesto Bee Player of the Year, and earned Valley Oak League MVP honors all four years of her scholastic career at East Union High School. Ranked among the Top-20 golfers in California, she finished in third at last year's CIF state championship, earned a Top-20 spot at IMG Junior World in a field that featured 144 of the world's best players, and also qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
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