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Player Bio: Sara Im (a)2022 U.S. Women's Open

 

Age: 17
Country: United States of America
High School: Lamert High School (Class of 2023)
Road to Pine Needles: Qualified at the Dunwoody, Ga., site on May 9

Two weeks after capturing the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball title in Puerto Rico with partner Thienna Huynh, Im shot 5-under-par 139 to garner the second and final qualifying spot at Dunwood Country Club to earn her first U.S. Women's Open start. Im has committed to play for Vanderilt University in the fall of 2023. The highly decorated junior golfer represented the USA in the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup contested last September in Ohio. In 2018, Im was the Girls 12-13 division of the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club. She also owns six American Junior Golf Association victories and was the 2020 Georgia Women's Amateur champion, defeating her four-ball partner Huynh in a seven-hole playoff. She also helped Lambert High win the 2021 National High School Championship in Pinehurst, N.C. 

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record

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2022 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club 74-74 +6 MC