SPRINGFIELD, Pa.—Virginia Elena Carta’s back nine magic ran out Sunday in the U.S. Women’s Amateur 36-hole championship as Eun Jeong Seong drained a 40-foot birdie putt on the final hole to clinch the title, 1-up, at the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa.
“I don’t think I actually lost the match, the championship,” said Carta. “Of course, I did not win it, but at the same time, it’s not like saying I lost today.”
For the first time since the opening round of match play, Carta took the early lead with a par on No.