RYE, N.Y. – Paced by an impressive 4-under-par, 68, in round two of stroke play qualifying, Duke University women's golf junior Erica Shepherd placed tied for fourth overall at the U.S. Women's Amateur and advanced to match play at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.
A native of Greenwood, Ind., Shepherd registered eight birdies in round two as she moved up the leaderboard to finish at 2-under-par, 142, which was tied for fourth.
Shepherd started her round by draining a 9-foot birdie and would move to 3-under-par through five holes with birdies on No.