Albuquerque Journal · Aug 13, 2022
UNM’s Lehigh exceeds expectations in US Amateur
Lauren Lehigh tees off on the 12th hole, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, during the round of 32 of the USGA Women’s Amateur Golf Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. Lehigh beat Anna Fang in the match play round. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Lauren Lehigh’s magical week at the U.S. Women’s Amateur lasted longer than she expected.
It also ended a bit sooner than she might have liked.
Lehigh, a rising senior on the University of New Mexico women’s golf team, was eliminated in Friday’s quarterfinals, dropping a 4-and-3 decision to Japan’s Saki Baba in match play at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.