Quarterfinals set at San Francisco City Women's Championship
Sabrina Iqbal
(NCGA Photo)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 12, 2017) -- Leading
the way into the San
Francisco City Women's quarterfinals is
defending
champion and
medalist Sabrina Iqbal. Playing as the
top-seed at TPC Harding Park Iqbal handled No. 16
Jacqueline Yuen 6&4.
Iqbal took control of the match early with
victories on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th holes to open a 3
up lead that she never relinquished.
She will now face nine-seed Sammy Lee who
advanced with a 20 hole triumph over No. 8 Gia
Feliciano in the Round of 16.
Outside of Iqbal not one of the higher seeds
advanced. The upsets even included 15-seed Kiran
Sangha besting No. 2 Carissa Wu 3&1. With the
match all-square through 12 holes, Sangha won the
13th, 14th and 17th holes to advance.
Remaining Round of 16 Results:
No. 13 Jasmine Chen defeated No. 4 Angela
Bagasbas 5&3
No. 12 Annie Liu defeated No. 5 Kaleiya Romero
2&1
No. 10 Aishvarya Bedi defeated No. Aman Sangha 2
up
No. 14 Ashley Shim defeated No. 3 Jacqueline
Lucena 5&4
No. 11 Madelyn Gamble defeated No. 6 Catherine
Batang 5&4
The San Francisco City Championship continues
on Saturday with the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The 36-hole championship match will follow on
Sunday.
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ABOUT THE San Francisco City WOMEN'S
NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN. 15.
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP AND INKSTER
FLIGHT
$275 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES
Open to the first 60 entries received. No index
required. Qualifying will consist of one 18-hole
stroke play round. Along with the defending
champion, who will hold the number two seed, the
low 15 scores will advance to the Women’s
Championship Flight. The next 16 contestants will be
seeded in the Juli Inkster Flight. Individual scores
will determine seeding for match play. Contestants
who don’t qualify for the Women’s Championship or
Inkster Flight will be refunded $125. Entrants who
are a no show will not be entitled to a refund. All
rounds will be played at TPC Harding Park Golf
Course. Those contestants who post the 32nd and
33rd low scores will be deemed alternate #1 and
#2,
respectively.
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIPThe oldest municipal
tournament in the
USA.
Match
play event with scratch senior, women's
and
net
divisions. Past champions include Ken
Venturi,
George Archer, and Dorothy Delasin. Some
of
the
'non winners' include Tom Watson and
Johnny
Miller.
Click the 'history' tab for more about this
wonderful
event.
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