Talley leads Malixi 1 up halfway through US Women’s Amateur final in US Girls’ rematch
Associated PressTULSA, Okla. — Asterisk Talley led Rianne Malixi 1 up halfway through the U.S. Women’s Amateur championship match Saturday, three weeks after Malixi routed Talley in the U.S. Girls’ Junior final. “I’m feeling a lot better than last time I played Rianne,” said Talley, the 15-year-old from Chowchilla, California, Last month in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Malixi beat Talley 8 and 7 at El Caballero in Tarzana, California, the largest championship-match blowout in tournament history. It’s fun being matched up with her again.” Malixi is trying to become the second player to win both events in the same year, joining Eun Jeong Seong in 2016. “It was such a confidence booster because I didn’t really see some of my putts drop in today.” In the morning semifinals, Talley led Maria Jose Marin 1 up after 14 when the Colombian retired because of a left knee injury.
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