16-year-olds Kristen Gillman, Brooke Mackenzie Henderson reach US Women's Amateur final
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kristen Gillman and Brooke Mackenzie Henderson won semifinal matches Saturday to advance to the 36-hole final in the U.S. Women's Amateur at Nassau Country Club.
The 16-year-old Gillman, Austin, Texas, beat 15-year-old Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, California, 4 and 3. Henderson, the 16-year-old Canadian who is No. 2 in the world amateur ranking, edged 16-year-old Hannah O'Sullivan of Paradise Valley, Arizona, 1 up.
Gillman is coming off an 11-stroke victory last week in the Junior PGA Championship.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Henderson, from Smith Falls, Ontario, is trying to become the third Canadian winner in tournament history, following Marlene Stewart in 1956 and Cathy Sherk in 1978.
Henderson took the lead with a birdie win on the par-4 14th and matched O'Sullivan with pars on the final four holes.