ST. LOUIS — While the stellar play of Kimberly Kim came to an end Wednesday in the first round of match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, Stephanie Sherlock, Kim’s future University of Denver teammate, advanced to the round of 32 in steamy conditions.
Kim, an incoming freshman at DU who won the 2006 championship, dropped a 5-and-3 decision to Canadian Maude-Aimee Leblanc.
“I just tried to stay confident, and tried not to be intimidated by her,” said Leblanc, who plays at Purdue. “But she’s a long hitter, so that didn’t work.”
Sherlock, a Canadian who is entering her senior season with the Pioneers, eliminated Marina Alex of Wayne, N.J., 2-up. Sherlock will face Stephanie Kono of Honolulu this morning, with the winner advancing to the afternoon’s round of 16.
The final round of the tournament is Monday.
PGA Tour plans stop at Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The PGA Tour is returning championship golf to The Greenbrier for the first time in 15 years, just months after the resort’s new owner vowed to bring back a major tournament.
Coal magnate Jim Justice made that pledge in May, and his wish came full-circle with the announcement from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem that The Greenbrier will hold a tournament for the next six years. It marks the first large-scale event at The Greenbrier since the U.S. women beat Europe in the 1994 Solheim Cup. The inaugural Greenbrier Classic will be from July 29 to Aug. 1, 2010, replacing the Buick Open on the FedEx Cup schedule next year.
Denver Post wire services
