Medalist Jessica Reese Ousted in First Round of U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links

Sunriver, Ore. -- Jessica Reese, medalist in the 36-hole stroke play qualifying Wednesday, lost her opening match Thursday to Sunny Oh, Torrance, Calif., who snagged the last spot among 64 qualifiers in the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship.

Oh defeated Reese, 9 and 7, on the 6,189-yard, par 71 Meadow Course of the Sunriver Resort.

Other first-round winners included the youngest qualifiers, Michelle Wie, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Mina Harigae, of Monterey, Calif. Both are 12 years old. Wie defeated Janell Howland, of Beaumont, Texas, 5 and 4, and Harigae defeated Leslie Green, of The Woodlands, Texas, 3 and 2.

Second-round matches are underway this afternoon.

Round of 64

Sunny Oh, Torrance, Calif. (157) def. Jessica Reese, Santa Rosa, Calif. (142), 9 and 7
Candy Herrera, Apple Valley, Calif. (152) def. Tai Kinney, Medford, Ore. (152), 5 and 4
Elizabeth Allen, Solana Beach, Calif. (148) def. Cappy Gray, Portland, Ore. (155), 21 Holes
Annie Thurman, Highland, Utah (149) def. Debbie Dahmer, Escondido, Calif. (155), 4 and 2
Laura Cross, Midlothian, Texas (146) def. Allyson Harvie, Grass Valley, Calif. (156), 2 and 1
Ina Kim, Los Angeles, Calif. (151) def. Rachell Brittany Smith, Powell, Tenn. (153), 2 and 1
Marcela Gonzalez, Miami, Fla. (156) def. Kristi Larsen, El Dorado Hills, Calif. (147), 2 and 1
Rebecca Randolph, Boise, Idaho (154) def. Meghan Ingalls, Fallbrook, Calif. (150), 3 and 2
Kimberly Rowton, San Antonio, Texas (145) def. Christina Steffen, Amelia Island, Fla. (157), 2 and 1
Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif. (151) def. Leslie Green, The Woodlands, Texas (153), 3 and 2
Lorraine Ballerano, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (148) def. Heather Kraus, Lexington, Ky. (155), 5 and 4
Becky Lucidi, Poway, Calif. (150) def. Felicia Johnston, Tualatin, Ore. (154), 3 and 1
Emily Milberger, Olathe, Kan. (146) def. Karla Schuldt, Elk River, Minn. (156), 6 and 5
Laura Crawford, Lancaster, S.C. (151) def. Stephanie Ruiz, Edmond, Okla. (153), 2 and 1
Karyn Stordahl, Prior Lake, Minn. (148) def. Mayule Tomimbang, Kissimmee, Fla. (156), 5 and 4
Yvonne Choe, Temple City, Calif. (150) def. Ellyn Leonard, Zionsville, Ind. (154), 2 up
Lower Half
Hana Kim, Los Angeles, Calif. (144) def. Jennifer Johnson, Okemos, Mich. (157), 20 Holes
Jeanne Cho, France (151) def. Erin Laplaunt, Elk Grove, Calif. (152), 4 and 3
Amanda Wilson, Hilo, Hawaii (155) def. Heidi Chua, Philippines (148), 2 and 1
Alexis Wooster, Winnetka, Ill. (154) def. Allison Johnson, Amarillo, Texas (149), 2 up
Terra Petsinger, Arvilla, N.D. (146) def. Esther Lee, Korea (156), 5 and 4
Kelly Schaub, Greeley, Colo. (151) def. Jessica Polus, West Palm Beach, Fla. (153), 4 and 3
Angela Won, Irvine, Calif. (156) def. Mayumi Motoyama, Littleton, Colo. (147), 22 Holes
Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii (150) def. Janell Howland, Beaumont, Texas (154), 5 and 4
Erica Blasberg, Corona, Calif. (145) def. Carli Gregorin, Waukegan, Ill. (157), 3 and 2
Jenna Cannon, Monticello, Minn. (152) def. Walailak Satarak, Thailand (151), 2 up
Hwanhee Lee, Long Beach, Calif. (148) def. Margaret Gibby, Scottsdale, Ariz. (155), 5 and 3
Elena Kurokawa, Redondo Beach, Calif. (154) def. Violeta Retamoza, Mexico (149), 3 and 2
Jennifer Tannehill, Oklahoma City, Okla. (156) def. Lindsey Wright, Australia (146), 1 up
Aimee Cho, Orlando, Fla. (151) def. Cynthia Bowser, Stewartstown, Pa. (153), 7 and 6
Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Sri Lanka (147) def. Nicole Deacon, Pocatello, Idaho (156), 3 and 2
Angie Yoon, San Diego, Calif. (150) def. Nicole Wagner, Paradise Valley, Ariz. (154), 4 and 3