Texan high school pair win US women's four-ball 

title at 19th hole

 

BOWLING GREEN, Florida – In only its second staging, the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship is a youngster among USGA championships.

So are the winners the competition is producing.

For the second consecutive year, a pair of high school golfers walked away with the trophy, but their victory over a pair of middle-schoolers required overtime.

Texans Hailee Cooper, 16, of Montgomery, and Kaitlyn Papp, 17, of Austin, needed 19 holes to defeat 13-year-old Californians Angelina Kim, of Los Angeles, and Brianna Navarrosa, of San Diego, in Wednesday’s championship final match on the 6,216-yard, par-72 Streamsong Blue at Streamsong Resort.

hampion along with Tiger Woods and so many other great players,” said Papp. “It’s just unbelievable.

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Wednesday's Results

Semi-finals

Angelina Kim, Los Angeles, California and Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, California bt Pauline Del Rosario, Philippines, and Mary Princess Superal, Philippines, 3 and 2

Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Texas, and Kaitlyn Papp, Austin, Texas, bt Alexandra Austin, Burke, Virginia and Lauren Greenlief, Oakton, Virginia 4 and 3

Championship Final

Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Texas, and Kaitlyn Papp, Austin, Texas bt Angelina Kim, Los Angeles, California and Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, California at 1th

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