Ardina makes US Women's Amateurs

MANILA, Philippines - Dottie Ardina scrambled with a 74 at the tough Fountaingrove Golf Club in Sta. Rosa, California Monday to salvage joint fourth place and a berth in the US Women’s Amateur set next month in Ohio.

Ardina, 18, fought back with gutsy pars in the closing holes of the hilly, 6,480-yard, par-72 layout as the top ICTSI-backed bet saved a two-over card and gained a share of fourth with Courtney Soekland and Clare Sorensen in the one-day US Amateurs qualifier.

Grace Na fired a one-under 71 to top one of the Sectional Qualifiers for the annual event set Aug. 6-12 in Cleveland with Kim Che sharing joint second with Carly Childs with 73.

While Ardina, winner of this year’s  DHL Open, the RSGC Juniors in Kuala Lumpur and the Philippine Amateur Match Play Championship, advanced, ICTSI teammate Mia Piccio failed to recover from a poor start, limping home with a 76 and missing the eight-player cut.