July 17, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina women’s golfer Samantha Swinehart posted a round of 74 (+2) on Monday to qualify for the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind.

Swinehart, a rising junior, will make her second straight appearance at the event. The 112th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship will be held Aug. 6-12 at The Country Club in Cleveland, Ohio. The field of 156 golfers will play two rounds of stroke play before being cut down to 64 individuals for match play.