Yang Captures Women's Trans National Amateur
SHERIDAN, WY. (July 31, 2011) -- Julie Yang, Mesa Arizona, won the 2011 Women's Trans National Amateur with 1 up victory over Alex Stewart.
The 16-year old Yang, who has already played competitively around the globe, had Alex Stewart, a sophomore at Colorado State as much as 4 down with nine to play. Stewart rallied but fell short as Yang's steady play took the match on the final hole
ABOUT THE
LNGA Amateur
The inaugural event, held in 1927 at Blue Hills
Country Club in Kansas City, Mo. set off decades
of successful tournament across the United
States, conducted by an organization then
named the Missouri Valley Women's Golf
Association. A year later, the name became the
Women's Trans-Mississippi Golf Association,
evolving into the Women's Trans National Golf
Association by 1953 to include all states before
changing to the Ladies National
Golf Association in 2019. This
54-hole stroke play event spans the nation and
has been hosted at some of the country finest
courses,
including Persimmon Ridge in Kentucky,
Stonewall Links in Pennsylvania, and Eugene
Country Club in Oregon.
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