TULSA, Okla. — Stroke-play medalist Megan Khang beat Shannon Brooks 1 up on Wednesday in the first round of match play in the U.S. Girls' Junior.
The 17-year-old Khang, from Rockland, Massachusetts, is making her record-tying seventh appearance in the tournament. She took the lead with a birdie on the par-5 16th and matched Brooks, from Vienna, Virginia, with pars on the final two holes at Tulsa Country Club.
Thailand's Jaravee Boonchant and China's Muni He also advanced, while fellow 16-year-old Sophie Liu of Canada dropped out. They tied for second in stroke-play qualifying, four stroke behind Khang.