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Fort Wayne — Bluffton’s Kaylee Imel and Ellen Port of St. Louis, Mo., both shot a 3-over-par 75 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne to lead five golfers, who qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.
The Women’s Amateur 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, N.C.
Also qualifying were Milena Savich of Carmel, Ind., and Brittany Marchand of Canada, Ontario, both with a 4-over 76. The final qualifying spot was won by Aimee Neff of Carmel, Ind., after a six-person playoff of the players tied at 77. The first alternate is Kaira Martin of Paradise Valley, Ariz., and the second alternate is Jessie Jordan of Urbana, Ohio. The course was set up at 6,373 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.
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