SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) -- South Korea's Eun Jeong Seong won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday at Rolling Green to become the first player to win the event and U.S. Girls' Junior in the same year.
The 16-year-old Seong outlasted Italy's Virginia Elena Carta 1 up in hot conditions in the 36-hole final, the first all-international championship match in 106 years.
Her mother watched her win the title in person after missing her two Junior victories.
''Yeah, special to me,'' Seong said. ''After 18, she was crying a little bit, but it's OK.