Do Beats UCLA Teammate Kono To Advance At U.S. Amateur Final

BANDON, Ore. (AP) -- Vietnam's Brianna Do and Texas high school star Marissa Dodd advanced to the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links final at Bandon Dunes.

Do beat UCLA teammate Stephanie Kono 2-up in the quarterfinals Friday morning, then topped 16-year-old Annie Park of Levittown, N.Y., 2 and 1 in the semifinals. Park beat Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals.

The 17-year-old Dodd, from Allen, Texas, edged Scotland's Sally Watson, a Stanford student, 1-up in the quarterfinals, and beat Tiffany Lua, a UCLA player from Rowland Heights, Calif., 2 and 1 in the semifinals.

The tournament is limited to players who don't hold privileges at any course that doesn't extend playing privileges to the general public.

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