Fai Khamborn wins Women's Western Amateur
Fai Khamborn with her Women's Western
trophy (Photo courtesy WWGA)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Fai Khamborn, 15 of Thailand, defeated Lydia Gumm one-up in the 36-hole championship match of the Women's Western Amateur on Saturday.
Khamborn captured the 2012 Women's Western Junior when she was 12, and now can add this prestigious event to her resume.
She finished sixth in stroke play qualifying, where Sierra Brooks earned her second medalist honor of the year, and mowed through notable collegiate players Allison Emrey of Wake Forest and Ashley Holder of Central Florida en route to the final match against Gumm, who is a senior at Florida State.
Khamborn got the week started off on a good note with a hole-in-one during stroke play's second round, all while her aunt caddied her to victory.
The tournament, in its 115th running, was held in 2015 at Nashville Golf & Athletic Club in Brentwood, Tennessee.
ABOUT THE
Women's Western Amateur
Held without interruption since its inception in 1901, the Women's Western Amateur is one of the longest-running annual championships in women's amateur golf. Each year, it draws many of the top amateur and collegiate players from around the world. The list of past champions includes LPGA greats like Nancy Lopez (1976), Cristie Kerr (1995), Stacy Lewis (2006), and Ariya Jutanugarn (2012).
ENTRY INFORMATION
The Women's Western Amateur is open to amateur women who have an up-to-date 18-hole handicap index that does not exceed 3.4 under the World Handicap System. The field is limited to 120 players. The championship begins with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying, after which the field is cut to the low 32 players for match play. In the event of a tie for the 32nd position, a sudden-elimination playoff will determine the final match play qualifiers. Five rounds of 18-hole matches will decide the Women's Western Amateur champion.
The champion receives fully exempt status into the next ten Women's Western Amateur Championships (while eligible) and an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur. The event is recognized by World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and is part of the Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series.
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