Herrick Falls During Semifinals at U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship

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  EERIE, Pa. – Though she held a 2-up lead after 10 holes Wednesday during the semifinals of the 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at the Kahkwa Club, Minnesotan Olivia Herrick was eliminated by Shannon Johnson after Johnson staged a late comeback to win, 1-up.

Herrick, Roseville, Minn., downed Amanda Jacobs earlier in the day to reach the semifinals Wednesday and took the first lead of the match when Johnson made bogey at the par-4 seventh.

Rolling in a 5-foot par putt at the 10th, Herrick extended her lead to 2-up after Johnson carded three bogeys in a span of four holes. Herrick watched her lead quickly vanish with back-to-back bogeys of her own as Johnson drew even with a pair of pars at the 11th and 12th holes.

The two remained deadlocked going to the 17th where Herrick carded a costly bogey, giving Johnson a 1-up lead late before the two would both par the final hole with Johnson earning a 1-up victory.

Because she advanced to the quarterfinal round Wednesday, Herrick will earn an exemption into the 2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Fla.

Johnson and Indiana’s Julia Potter will square off in Thursday’s final match as the two were the top ranked players when the match play portion of the championship began. Johnson and Potter shared medalist honors Sunday, finishing two round of stroke play at 1-over par 145.



2016 U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
THE KAHKWA CLUB
EERIE, PA.
6,026 YARDS, PAR 72


WEDNESDAY’S SEMIFINAL RESULTS
Shannon Johnson, Norton, Mass., def. OLIVIA HERRICK, ROSEVILLE., MINN., 1-up


WEDNESDAY’S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
OLIVIA HERRICK, ROSEVILLE, MINN., def. Amanda Jacobs, Portland, Ore., 3 and 1


TUESDAY’S ROUND OF 16 RESULTS
OLIVIA HERRICK, ROSEVILLE, MINN., def. Liliana Ruiz, Columbia, 2-up


TUESDAY’S ROUND OF 32 RESULTS
OLIVIA HERRICK, ROSEVILLE, MINN., def. Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif., 20 holes
Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky., def. PAIGE MCCULLOUGH, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 2 and 1


MONDAY’S ROUND OF 64 RESULTS
OLIVIA HERRICK, ROSEVILLE, MINN., def. Andrea Kraus, Baltimore, Md., 4 and 3
PAIGE MCCULLOUGH, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., def. Deborah Munoz, Boca Raton, Fla., 3 and 2


SUNDAY’S STROKE PLAY RESULTS
T6. PAIGE MCCULLOUGH, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 77-73—150
T12. OLIVIA HERRICK, ROSEVILLE, MINN., 77-75—152


For complete tournament results go to: www.usga.org/championships/2016/u-s--women-s-mid-amateur/scoring.html