Emilee Hoffman earns Women's Western Amateur Top-Seed

27 Jun 2018
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Women's Western Amateur, Red Run Golf Club, Emilee Hoffman Rankings
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Texas rising junior Emilee Hoffman <br>(Texas Athletics Photo)

Texas rising junior Emilee Hoffman
(Texas Athletics Photo)

ROMEOVILLE, IL (June 27, 2018) - All-Big 12 performer Emilee Hoffman posted rounds of 65-70 to easily earn the top-seed for match play at the Women's Western Amateur. A rising junior at Texas, Hoffman finished 9-under and five shots better than a group of four players that shared second after two days of play at Mistwood Golf Club.

Over the course of match play qualifying Hoffman only bogeyed three-times while carding 10 birdies and an eagle. The eagle, a hole out on the 373 yard par-4 6th, highlighted a near flawless 7-under 65 first round that also included six birdies. Hoffman's best stretch of golf during the opening round came between Nos. 5-15 where she played 6-under golf.

The 4-under second place quartet included Brianne Bolden (Missouri commit), Julie Houston (UT San Antonio), Adeena Shears (Ohio State) and Katharine Patrick (Virginia).

Up Next: Play at the Women's Western Amateur will continue on Thursday beginning with the Round of 32.

Results: Women's Western Amateur

Place			Pts
Win	Emilee Hoffman	Folsom, CA	1200
Runner-up	Tristyn Nowlin	Richmond, KY	900
Semifinals	Katharine Patrick	West University Place, WA	700
Semifinals	Ellie Szeryk	Canada	700
Quarterfinals	Brigitte Thibault	Canada	500

View full results for Women's Western Amateur

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.