TIGER'S NIECE, TOP SEED, WINS FIRST MATCH-PLAY TIE

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BANDON, Oregon (AP) — Leading qualifier Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, advanced to the second round of match play in the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, beating Ashley Edwards 4 and 3 on Wednesday at Bandon Dunes' Old Macdonald course.
Woods, the 20-year-old Phoenix player who won the Atlantic Coast Conference individual championship last month as a junior (third) year student at Wake Forest University, will face 14-year-old Bethany Wu of Diamond Bar, Calif., in the second round.
"I started out pretty good," Woods said. "I had a birdie early on, and I think I was 2-up through two. So I started out good. I was just playing steady."
Wu beat Ashlan Ramsey in 19 holes.
Fifteen-year-old Julie Yang of Mesa, Arizona, also advanced, routing Colombia's Maria Ronderos 8 and 6.
Yang will face 13-year-old Mariel Galdiano of Pearl City, Hawaii. Galdiano, the youngest qualifier for the U.S. Women's Open next week in Colorado Springs, Colo., beat Demi Frances Runas 2 and 1.

REMEMBER JULIE YANG?
Where have we heard the name Julie Yang before? Answer: She was a pupil at Loretto School, Musselburgh for too short a time in the 2009-2010 school year. Julie still managed to squeeze in victories in the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play and the Scottish schoolgirls championships among other notable performances.
Defending champion Emily Tubert of Burbank, Calif., trailed early in her match with Mandi Morrow, then rallied for a 4-and-2 victory. Angel Yin of Arcadia, Calif., at 12 the youngest player in the field, overcame a four-hole deficit to beat Dree Fausnaugh 2 and 1.
The tournament is limited to players who don't hold privileges at any course that doesn't extend playing privileges to the general public.



JULIE YANG, late of Loretto School, pops up again in US Women's Public Links championship. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. She is still only 15 years of age.