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Kim Wins U.S. Women’s Amateur

Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii, 14 at the time, became the youngest woman in USGA history to claim the U.S. Women’s Amateur title. The event was held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore., Aug. 7-13.

Kim defeated Germany’s Katharina Schallenberg 1-up in the 36-hole match play final to capture the win. Kim is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American who won her first AJGA tournament at age 13 at the I.R.I. Golf Group Tri-Cities Junior at Sun Willows in 2004. Since then, Kim has finished in the top five in five additional AJGA tournaments.

Meanwhile, Rickie Fowler of Murrieta, Calif., winner of the HP Boys Junior Championship in July, advanced to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Amateur before being defeated by eventual champion Richie Ramsay of Scotland.

AJGA Players Compete on LPGA Tour

Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif., and Sydnee Michaels of Temecula, Calif., competed at the LPGA Tour’s Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi Aug. 18-20 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore.

Rah earned her way into the tournament during Monday qualifying, where she recorded an even-par 72. She would go on to finish at 4-over-par for two days, while Michaels finished at 7-over-par. The cut fell at 3-over-par.