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Shepherd Heads to N.Y. for U.S. Women’s Amateur
8/1/2021 11:46:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM – Duke women's golf rising junior Erica Shepherd will travel to Rye, N.Y., to compete in the 121st U.S. Women's Amateur Aug. 2-8 at the Westchester Country Club.
The U.S. Women's Amateur consists of 36 holes of stroke play on Aug. 2-3, after which the 156-player field will be reduced to the low 64 scorers. Following will be six rounds of match play, before concluding the championship with a 36-hole final on Sunday, Aug. 8.
Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., will open action at 7:30 a.m., on Aug. 2 and then will tee off at 12:32 p.m., on Aug. 3 along with Rose Zhang and Lei Ye.
Fans can watch the U.S. Women's Amateur starting Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 2-5 p.m., for the round of 64 matches live on Golf Channel. The tournament will also be aired on Aug. 5 from 2-5 p.m. (Peacock), Aug. 6 from 2-5 p.m. (Peacock), Aug. 7 from 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel) and Aug. 8 from 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Duke has three golfers who have won the U.S. Women's Amateur. Virada Nirapathpongporn won in 2003 at the Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pa., while Amanda Blumenherst won in 2008 at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore., and Hannah O'Sullivan won in 2015 at the Portland Golf Club in Portland, Ore.
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The U.S. Women's Amateur consists of 36 holes of stroke play on Aug. 2-3, after which the 156-player field will be reduced to the low 64 scorers. Following will be six rounds of match play, before concluding the championship with a 36-hole final on Sunday, Aug. 8.
Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., will open action at 7:30 a.m., on Aug. 2 and then will tee off at 12:32 p.m., on Aug. 3 along with Rose Zhang and Lei Ye.
Fans can watch the U.S. Women's Amateur starting Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 2-5 p.m., for the round of 64 matches live on Golf Channel. The tournament will also be aired on Aug. 5 from 2-5 p.m. (Peacock), Aug. 6 from 2-5 p.m. (Peacock), Aug. 7 from 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel) and Aug. 8 from 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Duke has three golfers who have won the U.S. Women's Amateur. Virada Nirapathpongporn won in 2003 at the Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pa., while Amanda Blumenherst won in 2008 at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore., and Hannah O'Sullivan won in 2015 at the Portland Golf Club in Portland, Ore.
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