PHOENIX – Reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Hannah O’Sullivan didn’t just make the cut Friday at the JTBC Founders Cup. She got herself in contention to the delight of hometown fans.
With a bogey-free 8-under-par 64 in the morning wave, O’Sullivan found herself among the top 15 on the leaderboard as she signed her scorecard. The 17-year-old senior at nearby Chandler Hamilton High School had a good local following.
“I just played pretty clean,” O’Sullivan said. “My ball striking was good. Whenever I missed a couple of shots, I was able to get up and down really well.