Elizabeth Bose tied for 27th at US Women's Amateur

Four Hokies in field at national championship

August 7, 2017

Virginia Tech golfer Elizabeth Bose shot an opening round 1-over 73 on Monday and is tied for 27^th place at the 2017 Women’s U.S. Amateur Golf Championship. The week-long event is being played at the San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California.

Bose, a rising junior from Norfolk, Virginia, is one of four Hokies in the tournament. Anne Taylor Hough, a rising junior from Spartanburg, South Carolina is tied for 94^th at 77, Sarah Spicer, a rising sophomore from Bahama, North Carolina, is tied for 120^th at 79 and Emily Mahar, an incoming freshman from Phoenix, Arizona and Brisbane, Australia, is 155^th at 85.

Following Tuesday’s second round, the top 64 golfers will enter match play. All rounds of match play will be broadcast by either FS1 or usga.org, culminating in a 36-hole final match, to be played on Sunday, Aug. 13.

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