Albane Valenzuela
14.08.2017
Albane Valenzuela at the San Diego Country Club
It has been a great summer for Albane Valenzuela, the third-ranked amateur in the world, who finished second last week in the European Ladies Amateur Championship in Switzerland. Albane's bid to become the first player from Switzerland to win a USGA championship came up short Sunday during the finals of the 117th U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at San Diego Country Club.
The rising Swiss golf amateur player fell behind early to Sophia Schubert of the University of Texas and never got untracked, losing 6 and 5 in the 36-hole title match. Schubert, a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, birdied the par-4 first hole and never trailed, applying constant pressure against Valenzuela, who had multiple near-misses on the greens that stalled her comeback hopes.
"I played some great golf, but it didn't go my way today," Valenzuela said. "I hit some great putts and great drives and have a lot of good things to take out of the championship. I won five matches my first time (in the tournament), so I'm really excited."
As runner-up, Valenzuela earned an invitation to next year's U.S. Women's Open, and a three exemption into the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Well done! The Swiss PGA congratulates Albane for this great success!
