The Whittier, California native shattered the U.S Women’s Amateur 36-hole scoring record, following her opening 66 with a sizzling 65 to earn medalist honours at Bel-Air Country Club.
Chacon’s two-day total of 131 is two better than the previous record, originally set by Mariel Galdiano in 2016 and matched by Lucy Li and Selin Hyun two years later. Andrea Lignell also shot 133 this year.
“Wow, I did not know that,” said Chacon, 21, a graduate student at the University of Oregon.
“It’s an honour and I’m just so thankful to be here this week with all my family and friends. I’m lucky that it’s so close to my hometown, so I’m just really excited.”
Starting on the 10th hole, Chacon began with three consecutive pars, then rolled in birdies on three of her next four holes and went out in 31 – nearly 5-and-a-half strokes better than the…