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Considering Emily Tubert has only been playing golf for five years, it’s amazing to imagine what she might accomplish in the next five years. The 18-year-old Burbank native notched her biggest achievement to date over the weekend, capturing the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links title against Lisa McCloskey at The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Tubert defeated McCloskey, a former golfer at Pepperdine transferring to USC next season, by a 3-and-2 count in the 36-hole match-play final. The 5-foot-11 Tubert routinely drove it past McCloskey, resulting in shorter approach shots and more birdie scenarios. A rocky start — three bogeys in the first five holes — sent Tubert to an early 2-down deficit. However, she rebounded with six birdies in her next 12 holes — including five in a stretch of seven holes — to gain a 4-up edge that eventually swelled to 6-up through 24 holes. McCloskey stayed alive through the 34th hole but bowed out when Tubert clinched with a par. “It took me five or six holes to settle into it. Luckily I was able to get away with not too much damage done,” Tubert said. “The key for me was my putter. I was rolling in birdie putts from everywhere there through the middle stretch in the first 18 holes.” Winning is nothing new for Tubert, who has been victorious on the JAGS Junior Tour and broke through with a victory at the AJGA’s Under Armour/Vicky Hurst Championship in May. This is the biggest, though. “To walk away with the win is unreal at this point,” said Tubert. She graduated from Burroughs High School in May and will attend the University of Arkansas on a women’s golf scholarship this fall. At Burroughs, she was the prom queen and quarterback of the Powder Puff football team. The triumph has added significance because Emily’s father, Marcelos, was her caddie for the week. “It was so great to have him standing there with me for support,” Emily said of her father, a film and television actor. “What I needed this week was somebody to talk to, and somebody I felt comfortable with to be there and help me stay calm through the pressure situations.” Tubert finished fifth in the 36-hole stroke-play portion of the tournament to qualify for match play. Two of her matches went 19 holes — a victory over Irvine’s Victoria Sungmin Pakr in the quarterfinals and then a win against Sara Grantham in the semifinals. Plenty of other Southern Californians were among the 64 players to reach match play. USC standout and Azusa native Lizette Salas lost to future teammate McCloskey in the second round. UCLA teammates Brianna Do and Stephanie Kono met in the third round, with Do advancing before losing to McCloskey in the quarterfinals. Another Bruins golfer, Tiffany Lua of Rowland Heights, lost to Lakewood’s Victoria Fallgren in the first round. Joy Trotter of Chino Hills then defeated Fallgren in the second round before falling in the third round. Long Beach’s Simone Hoey (lost in first round) and Alice Kim of Walnut (lost in second round) also competed. Visit the USGA website for complete results from the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links. |
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