HARRISON, N.Y. -- NCAA champion Rachel Heck of Stanford advanced to the U.S. Women's Amateur semifinals Friday, beating Kan Bunnabodee of Thailand 3 and 2 at Westchester Country Club.
Heck took a 2-up lead with a par win on the par-4 15th and finished off Bunnabodee with a birdie win on the par-3 16th. Bunnabodee plays at Purdue.
Heck, from Memphis, Tennessee, will face Jensen Castle of West Columbia, South Carolina, the University of Kentucky player who beat Emily Mahar of Australia 6 and 5.
In the other semifinal, Valentina Rossi of Argentina will face Hou Yu-chiang of Taiwan.