11-Year-Old Lucy Li Qualifies For U.S. Open: By Jim Turner Lucy Li became the youngest player to qualify to play in the U.S. Open by winning a sectional qualifier at Half Boon Bay Golf Club near San Francisco Monday. The 11-year-old had rounds of 74 and 68 and surpasses Lexi Thompson as the youngest ever to qualify to play in a U.S Womens Open. She beat second-place qualifier Kathleen Scavo by seven strokes. Thompson was 12 years, 4 months, 18 days old when she qualified in 2007 according to ESPN. Li, from Redwood Shores, California already has a victory at Augusta National, having won her age group in the first annual Drive, Chip and Putt Championship held in April just ahead of the Masters. She will not be the youngest player to play in the U.S.Womens Open. Beverly Klass was 10 when she competed in the Open in 1967 which was before the qualification process. Anyone with a registered handicap of 2.4 can go through the process to qualify for the U.S. Womens Open. Li will be heading to Pinehurst in North Carolina to play in the third major of the womens season follows the mens tournament at the same venue on June 17 for the first time in history. Li made it from the USGAs first ...read more Let us know what you think in the comment area below. Liked this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!: TheInquisitrSport The post 11-Year-Old Lucy Li Qualifies For U.S. Open appeared first on getmybuzzup. #Sports #LucyLi #USOpen
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 10:34:08 +0000
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