BRIANNA DO WINS US WOMEN'S PUBLIC LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

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BANDON, Oregon (AP) — UCLA's Brianna Do won the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links on Saturday, rallying to beat Texas high school star Marissa Dodd by one hole in the 36-hole final on Bandon Dunes' Old Macdonald course, Oregon.
"It means a lot," Do said. "I mean, it's a national championship and not to bring down the win of the UCLA team, but the five that played at that tournament kind of have a different meaning with that national championship, because they were part of it. They played in it, and this one is kind of my own. I am a Bruin and I'm representing the Bruins this week, but this is kind of my national championship."
The 21-year-old Do, born in California but representing her parents' home country of Vietnam in the event, was three down after 22 holes, then won the next three holes to square it.
"Mentally, I was at that point, I was like, 'OK, let's try not to lose by a really big margin,'" Do said. "It's probably not the way to think, but that's how I was thinking.
"I hit some really good shots after I was three down, and I had some really good opportunities. I just took advantage and got it back to all square, and then I kept it around being one down or one up."
Dodd, the 17-year-old from Allen, Texas, who has committed to play for Wake Forest University in the fall, took a one-hole lead on No. 30. Do tied it with a 4-foot birdie putt on the 35th and won with a conceded par on the 36th.
"The last two holes is where it counted," Do said. "My putting kind of showed up on those two holes."
The tournament is limited to players who don't hold privileges at any course that doesn't extend playing privileges to the general public.