Four golfers with Hawaii ties qualified for match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship in South Bend, Ind.
Kimberly Kim and Stephanie Kono both carded rounds of 7-over 78 in today’s second-round of stroke play qualifying at The Warren Course at Notre Dame.
Kim, the tournament’s first-round leader, tied for seventh with a two-round total of 2-over 144. Kono tied for 15th another stroke back.
Punahou seventh grader Allisen Corpuz shot a 74 today to finish in a tie for 32nd. Kauai’s Kelli Oride shot her second straight 75 and tied for 46th.
The low 64 scorers qualified for the match-play bracket, which begins play on Wednesday. Fourteen-year-old Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot a 67 to finish with a 7-under 135 and win medalist honors
Moanalua graduate Kristina Merkle (155) and Punahou graduate Anna Jang (165) missed the cut.