Stroke-play qualifying for the 16 berths into match play concluded on Wednesday with just-graduated BYU golfer Annie Yang and rising BYU senior Kendra Dalton tying for medalist honors at 4-under-par 138. Yang, from Vancouver, B.C., birdied four of the five par-3 holes on the course and shot a tournament-best round of 5-under 66 to move into a tie with defending champion Dalton, the first-day leader.
Provo’s Naomi Soifua, A BYU-bound teenager who became the second woman ever to qualify for the Men’s State Amateur last month, shot a 67 on Wednesday to place third. Utah Valley’s Carly Dehlin and BYU’s Anna Kennedy rounded out the top five at 141 and 142, respectively.