PINEHURST, N.C. — Duke University rising senior
Gina Kim moved on to the match play portion of action Wednesday at the Pinehurst North & South Women's Amateur, which is being contested on the No. 2 and No. 4 courses in Pinehurst, N.C.
A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim carded rounds of 72 and 75 during stroke play to finish in a tie for 25th with a 3-over, 147. In the first round on Tuesday, Kim posted three birdies on her way to registering an even-par, 72, on course No. 4. She got off to a slow start in the second round on course No. 2, with five bogeys over her first 11 holes, but played the final seven holes at 2-under-par with birdies on No. 15 and No. 16 to earn her way into a playoff for the final match play slots.
Duke rising sophomore
Phoebe Brinker rebounded with a 1-under-par, 71, Wednesday and narrowly missed the cut with a 5-over, 149. Blue Devil rising junior
Megan Furtney also missed the cut with rounds of 78 and 75.
Abbey Daniel notched rounds of 72 and 69 to earn medalist honors with a 3-under, 141.
In the round of 32 of match play, Kim will face top-seeded Daniel. The duo will go off first on Thursday, July 15 at 7 a.m., on Pinehurst No. 2.
At the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, Duke incoming freshmen Sophie Bae and Rylie Heflin both missed the cut. Bae turned in rounds of 77 and 76, while Heflin signed for back-to-back rounds of 77.
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