Aug. 10, 2012

Complete Results from Quarterfinal Match
 
CLEVELAND – Northwestern sophomore Nicole Zhang (Calgary, Alberta/Bishop Carroll) won three of her final five holes in Friday’s quarterfinal round of the 112th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship to earn a berth in the semifinals.
 
After defeating the No. 1 seed in yesterday’s round of 32, Zhang met Su-Hyun Oh of Australia in Friday’s quarterfinal match. Oh maintained a 1-up or 2-up lead until the 12th hole where Zhang put things at all-square, scoring a birdie on the par-4, 384-yard 13th hole.
 
Zhang birdied again on the 14th to go 1-up, rolling her tee shot on the par 3 within 10 feet of the hole. She then split pars with Oh on 15 and went 2-up with a birdie on 16. The Wildcat golfer then closed out the match on the 17th hole, matching an Oh birdie to win, 2 and 1.
 
Zhang’s semifinal match takes place at 9 a.m. CT Saturday and she faces Jaye Marie Green of Boca Raton, Fla. The finals of the 112th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship take place Sunday with 36 holes beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT.
 
Be sure to log onto www.usga.org for live results or tune into the The Golf Channel for television coverage of the tournament.

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