Stephanie Meadow (73) sharing 19th place

in US girls' championship qualifying

Ireland's US-based Stephanie Meadow shot a one-over-par 73 to be sharing 19th place after the first qualifying round in the United States girls' championship over the Old Course at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey yesterday.
Erynne Lee, 16, jumped out to a two-shot lead with three birdies in her first six holes en route to a 5-under 67 in which she also birdied the last two holes.
The Silverdale, Washington native lost in the first round of match play the 2008 US girls’ championship, then advanced to the semi-finals of the US Women’s Amateur three weeks later.
She had to battle a few nerves through Monday’s round.
“You have to welcome the nerves – but block them out,” Lee said. “I just told myself to breathe in and breathe out.”
Among those who shot 69 were Jessica Korda and Alison Lee, who finished T-26 at the U.S. Women’s Open, plus ’08 U.S. Girls’ Junior champ Alexis Thompson and Jennifer Johnson.
“I tried to remember what I did [right] last week and the week before,” said Lee, who finished second at the AJGA McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship.
“I just try to think positive. If I have a bad putt or have a bad hole, I try to forget about it, and think about the birdie I made.”Lee birdied her final two holes.
Yueer Cindy Feng, who won the Betsy Rawls title, is tied at 2 under with Danielle Kang. Kristen Park, the 2007 U.S. Girls’ champion, is tied for ninth with Kimberly Kim, who won the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
LEAD FIRST Q ROUND SCORES
Par 72. 6,203yd
1. Erynne Lee 67
2. Alison Lee 69
2. Jessica Korda 69
2. Amy Anderson 69
2. Alexis Thompson 69
2. Jennifer Johnson 69
7. Danielle Kang 70
7. Yueer Cindy Feng 70
9. Kristen Park 71
9. Kimberly Kim 71
11. Kendall Martindale 72
11. Isabelle Lendl 72
11. Ginger Howard 72
11. Soobin Kim 72
11. Nicole Zhang 72
11. Kelly Shon 72
11. Sarah Brown 72
11. Annie Park 72
19. Kayli Quinton 73
19. Daffodil Sanchez 73
19. Katherine Perry 73
19. Austin Ernst 73
19. Stephanie Meadow 73
19. Ani Gulugian 73
19. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo 73
19. Kyle Roig 73
27. Augusta James 74
27. Jisoo Park 74
27. Casie Cathrea 74
27. Mariah Montoya 74
27. Victoria Park 74
32. Kimberly Kaufman 75
32. Kuriko Tsukiyama 75
32. Harin Lee 75
32. Victoria Tanco 75
32. Lindsey Weaver 75
32. Brenna Nelsen 75
32. Mariko Tumangan 75
32. Simin Feng 75
32. Kristin Coleman 75
32. Lisa Mccloskey 75