Brooke Pancake Falls in U.S. Amateur Semifinals
8/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Aug. 13, 2011
BARRINGTON, R.I. - Alabama senior-to-be Brooke Pancake lost in the semifinal round of the 2011 U.S. Amateur on Saturday, falling 1 up to defending champion Daniella Kang at the Rhode Island Country Club.
The Chattanooga, Tenn., native rallied from a 2-down deficit through 11 holes to take a 1 up lead with a birdie on the 15th hole. However, Kang battled back to win the 16th to square the match before Panacke's bogey 6 on the 18th hole allowed the defending champion to win the match with par.
Pancake is the second Alabama golfer to fall in the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur in as many years. Jennifer Kirby advanced to the semifinals a year ago before being knocked out Kang.
Kang will face Thailand's Moriya Jutanugam, who defeated LSU's Austin Ernst 1 up.
Pancake will now focus on her senior season at the Capstone, which opens on September 11-13 at the Cougar Classic presented by Piggly Wiggly at the Yeamans Hall Club in Charleston, S.C. She enters the season as Alabama's career leader in scoring average at 73.28 over 34 career tournaments and 97 rounds.
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