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Amateur champion Hannah O'Sullivan shoots 64 in Founders Cup (The Associated Press)

PHOENIX (AP) -- U.S. Women's Amateur champion Hannah O'Sullivan shot an 8-under 64 on Friday to easily make the weekend cut in the LPGA Tour's JTBC Founders Cup.

After opening with a 72 on Thursday, the 17-year-old O'Sullivan had the best score in the morning wave Friday at Desert Ridge's Wildfire Golf Club. Playing on a sponsor exemption, the amateur was five strokes out of the lead with half of the field still on the course.

''It's awesome, really,'' O'Sullivan said. ''I had the opportunity to play in two LPGA majors last year and I made the cut in both of those.