Saki Baba of Japan routed American Bailey Shoemaker 7 and 6 on Saturday at Chambers Bay to reach the U.S. Women’s Amateur final. The 17-year-old Baba will face 21-year-old Canadian Monet Chun, a rising junior at Michigan, in the 36-hole final Sunday. 10 for a six-hole lead,“I was just thinking, `I’m going to win, I’m going to win, the whole time.”Chun, competing in her first USGA championship, beat UCLA player Annabel Wilson of Ireland 2 and 1. Baba was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles, tying for 49th. Chun won the Canadian Women’s Amateur on July 23 to earn a spot in the event and the CP Women’s Open.

Source: The Herald August 14, 2022 04:32 UTC