WICHITA, Kan. — LSU senior golfer Meredith Duncan put herself in good position to make match play after the first round of qualifying in the 101st United States Women’s Amateur Golf Championships at the Flint Hills National Golf Club.
Playing on a day when the temperature topped out at 102 degrees, Duncan of Shreveport, is tied for second play after a 1-under round of 70 on the par 71 course.
Another SEC golfer, Celeste Troche of Auburn, who hails from Paraquay, is the only one in front of Duncan with a 2-under score of 69.
Duncan, who advanced to the quarterfinals a year ago, only has to finish in the top 64 golfers after Tuesday’s play to advance to the match play portion of the championship which begins Wednesday and runs through the 36-hole finals on Saturday.
ESPN and ESPN2 will have coverage of the final three days of the event.
Joo-Mi Kim of Korea and Walailak Satarak of Thailand are tied with Duncan for second also at 2-under par.
Duncan is fifth in the national women’s amateur rankings and has already won the Women’s Western Amateur and the Women’s North-South Amateur this summer.
LSU’s other senior golfer in the field, Lindy Hitdlebaugh of Gretna, is also in position after the first day to make the field of 64, in a group tied for 62nd at 6-over par 77.