Clemson associate head women's golf coach Heather Young fired a 7-over par 78 in round one of the U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston.
Young had Clemson head women's golf coach Kellie Hester on her bag working as her caddie and the two took on the challenge of navigating a tough USGA layout.
Young qualified through a 36-hole sectional qualifier in Greensboro earlier this month. She had rounds of 72-70 at the Starmount Forest Country Club. Her 142 total was just one shot behind medalist Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest, the number-one amateur in the world who won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur last month. Young tied Gina Kim, a member of Duke’s National Championship team for second place, but Kim beat Young in a playoff, making Young an alternate. A few days later Young received a call that she had a spot as one of the top alternates.
Young will try to make up ground when she tees off at 7:22 a.m. Friday morning.
