2010 U.S. Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying

Qualifiers:
Allison Fouch, Grand Rapids, MI	144
Karen Stupples, England	145
Stacy Prammanasudh, Enid, OK	146
Sarah Lynn Sargent, Greer, S.C.	146
Irene Cho, La Habra, CA	146
Alternates:
1st Jaclyn Sweeney, Bradenton, FL (a)	147  *
2nd Katie Burnett, Brunswick, GA (a)	147  *

 

*determined in playoff 
(a) denotes amateur

 

Notes:
LPGA Tour players dominated the leader board after the 36-hole qualifier. Allison Fouch, 29, of Grand Rapids, Mich., shot even-par 144 (75-69) to earn medalist honors. Her second-round 69 included six birdies, but also a double-bogey on the par-3 17th. Finishing one stroke back was Karen Stupples of England, 36, who shot 74-71 to finish 1-over 145.

Also qualifying and tied for third place at 2-over 146 were LPGA golfers Irene Cho of La Habra, Calif., and Stacy Prammanasudh of Enid, Okla., as well as FUTURES Tour player Sarah Lynn Sargent of Greer, S.C.

There was a three-woman playoff for the first and second alternate positions among those who scored 147 – 19-year-old professional Carmen Bandea of Atlanta, and amateurs Katie Burnett of Brunswick, Ga., and Jaclyn Sweeney of Bradenton, Fla. Sweeney, who plays golf at Arizona State, parred the first playoff hole to earn the first alternate position. Burnett, who plays at South Carolina, parred the second hole to secure second alternate.

Play was suspended for one hour, 10 minutes, from 3:53 to 5:03, due to lightning.

White Columns Country Club played to 6,606 yards and a par 72.

Qualifiers advance to the 65th U.S. Women's Open Championship will be held at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, July 8-11. Entries were open to any female professional and to female amateurs with USGA Handicap Indexes not exceeding 4.4. The U.S. Women's Open is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association.