By Jordan Hansen
Several weeks after Iowa golfer Jessica Ip punched her ticket to the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships, another Hawkeye will land in the event as well.
Incoming freshman Sophie Liu qualified in a tournament held at Kensington Golf and Country Club in Naples, Florida. She finished 2 strokes under par, one of only two golfers to do so during the one-day tournament.
“Last year I qualified and played for the U.S. Girls, so my goal for this year was to qualify and compete in the U.S. Amateur, and I accomplished that,” Liu said in a release. “It was a yearlong goal that took a lot of work, but I’m happy to have made it. It was a very competitive field, so to be co-medalist is amazing. I am very eager to compete at the U.S. Amateur in August.”
The match will be held Aug. 1-7 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.