Cleary and Sambach Set for U.S. AmateurCleary and Sambach Set for U.S. Amateur

Amanda Sambach and Jennifer Cleary

Cleary and Sambach Set for U.S. Amateur

Virginia women’s golfers Jennifer Cleary and Amanda Sambach will start their opening rounds at the 122nd annual U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship today (Aug. 8) in University Place, Wash. Cleary, a junior, and Sambach, a sophomore, are part of the 156-player field who will compete at Chambers Bay Golf Club.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia women’s golfers Jennifer Cleary and Amanda Sambach will start their opening rounds at the 122nd annual U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship today (Aug. 8) in University Place, Wash. Cleary, a junior, and Sambach, a sophomore, are part of the 156-player field who will compete at Chambers Bay Golf Club. The championship runs through Sunday.

The field will play 36 holes of stroke play before a cut (top 64 players) for the match play portion of the event.

Cleary is schedule to tee off at 12:55 p.m. PDT while Sambach starts play at 1:28 p.m. PDT. Both players will begin their rounds on the 10th tee.