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Kinney fails to make cut at U.S. Am The Associated Press PORTLAND � Tai Kinney�s attempt to make the cut at the U.S. Women�s Amateur Championship failed Tuesday. The 17-year-old Medford golfer shot an 11-over par 82 in the second-round of medal play, giving her a 160 total for the two qualifying rounds at Waverley Country Club. The field of 144 players was cut to the top 64 for the match-play format that begins today. The championship match will be 36 holes Saturday. "Today my driver got me in trouble," said Kinney. "They grew the rough out. If you got in there, you�re going to lose a stroke." Kinney shot a 6-over par 42 on the front nine, then came back with a 5-over 40 on the back side of the par-71, 6,242-yard course "I made a few mental mistakes," said Kinney. "I should have put the driver away after not hitting the fairway for the fourth time. I needed to make some adjustments , but I didn�t." Kinney shot a 7-over par 78 on Monday and was tied for 34th place with 14 other players. Kinney was disappointed by not advancing, but still accomplished some personal goals. "It was a good tournament," she said. "It�s a tough course and I played against tough competition. That�s what I wanted to do this summer." Meanwhile, Leigh Anne Hardin birdied her final hole to clinch medalist honors. Hardin, of Martinsville, Ind., made a 30-foot putt on the par-3 ninth hole, giving her an even-par 71 for the day and a two-day total of 2-under 140. Lorena Ochoa, of Mexico, finished one stroke back after a second-round 69. Candy Hannemann of Brazil was third at 142, one stroke ahead of Young-A Yang of South Korea, Jeanne Cho, of France, Fla., and Marcy Newton, of High Point, N.C.. First-round leader Angela Stanford, of Saginaw, Texas, who had a 68 Monday, and Aree Wongluekiet of Bradenton, Fla., both had 144s. Jessica Belskis, of Columbus, Ohio, had a hole-in-one on the 138-yard 14th hole in her round of 76 and was at 146. "That was a good way to finish," Hardin said of her closing birdie. "I wasn�t focused on what other people were doing, I just wanted to play my game. I wanted to hit as many greens as possible, and I missed three today." Two of those came on the back nine, which Hardin played first. After a bogey on No. 12, Hardin birdied the par-3 14th with a 20-foot downhill putt before three-putting 17 for another bogey. On Nos. 2 and 3, Hardin missed birdies by inches. She then bogeyed the par-4 fourth, two-putting the small green after narrowly missing the far bunker on her approach. On the par-5 fifth, Hardin used a 3-wood to hit the back of the green with her second shot, then two-putted for a birdie. Hardin just missed a birdie putt on the par-5 eighth before recording her third birdie of the round on her final hole of the day. "I was really happy with the way I putted," Hardin said. "I didn�t hit badly, but I had some bad pin placements." Obituaries | Sports | Business | Classifieds | Tempo | Prime Times | So Oregon Sites | Outdoor Journal | Subscribe | Contact | Movies | Advertise | Real Estate Showcase | Archive | Editorials | Letters to the editor | Religion | Wake-up Call | NIE | Cyber Chef | Job Network | So Oregon Weather | WSJ Northwest | Forums | AP Wire | AP Money | F.A.Q. | Awards Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co, Inc Copyright �The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA