Meet The 2008 WAPL Quaterfinalists

Lauren Doughtie, Suffolk, Va.: Dec. 16, 1986…Competing in her third WAPL…Qualified for 2008 U.S. Women’s Open, shooting 139 for medalist honors at  Pinehurst, N.C., sectional…Qualified for U.S. Women’s Amateur in 2005 and will play again in August…Lowest competitive score is a 65 at Ocean View Golf Club in Virginia Beach, Va. (2005)…Will be a senior at North Carolina State in the fall…Tied for fifth at NCAA Central Regionals and T34 at NCAA Division I Women’s Championship…Named All-ACC for 2007-08 season and All-Central Region team in 2007-08…Always marks her ball with a quarter…Enjoys water sports at family’s lake house in North Carolina…Runner-up at Virginia State Women’s  Amateur in 2007

Tiffany Joh, San Diego, Calif.: Dec. 8, 1986…Won 2006 WAPL….Member of victorious 2008 USA Curtis Cup team…Advanced to round of 16 at 2007 WAPL…Competed in 2006 and ’07 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she reached the second round and round of 16, respectively…Runner-up at 2008 NCAA Women’s Championship…Will be a senior at UCLA in the fall…Most memorable golf moment is chunking a wedge into the Swilken burn at St. Andrews during the Curtis Cup…Lowest competitive round is a 63 shot in ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia…Won 2008 Pacific-10 Conference title…Known for her self-deprecating humor.

Stacey Kim, Columbus, Ga.: Born Oct. 10, 1990…Competing in first WAPL…Played in three U.S. Girls’ Juniors and will play  her fourth next month…Qualified for 2006 U.S. Women’s Open and reached second round of match play at 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur…Attends Kaplan College Prep, where she will be a senior in the fall….Lowest competitive score is a 66 shot at Maple Ridge in 2007…Finished second at AJGA Horseshoe Bend event this spring…Won 2005 AJGA Dunlop Junior.

Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii: Born Nov. 27, 1989…Competing in fifth WAPL...Advanced to quarterfinals at 2007 WAPL before being eliminated by eventual winner Mina Harigae in 19 holes…Semifinalist at 2007 U.S. Girls’ Junior…Competed in 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2006 U.S. Women’s Open…Will be a freshman at UCLA in the fall…Competed in 2007 USA Junior Solheim Cup team…Has four holes-in-one, all in Hawaii…Lowest competitive round is 64 shot in 2006…Tied for third at 2008 AJGA Heather Farr Classic and was T9 at AJGA Thunderbird Invitational…Semifinalist at 2007 AJGA Polo Classic…Won 2006 Silverbelle…Two-time First-Team AJGA All-American…Attended Punahou School in Hawaii.

Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif.: Born May 3, 1990…Competing in second WAPL…Also qualified for 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur…Will be a freshman at Long Beach State in the fall…Most memorable moment was winning the California CIF State Championship…Lowest competitive score is a 64 shot at Santa Barbara C.C…Had an eagle from 110 yards out at Heartwell Golf Course in Long Beach…LaSerna High MVP and league MVP…Made LaSerna’s Principal’s List…Lucky charm is her tiger 3-wood headcover…Likes to hike, run, shop and read.

Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif.: Born Feb. 22, 1991…Competing in fourth WAPL, with best finish being the round of 16…Qualified for 2007 U.S. Women’s Open (missed cut) and has qualified for 2008 U.S. Women’s Open…Competed in Women’s Amateur in 2005 and ’07…Played in the U.S. Girls’ Junior from 2004-07 and will compete for a final time next month…Loves Japanese food and crème brulee…Also has an obsession for yogurt…Most memorable golf experience was playing on 2006 Canon Cup team for the West and 2007 Junior Solheim Cup team for the USA…Lowest competitive round is a 67 shot at Kearney Hills in the 2007 WAPL, where she earned medalist honors…Finished second at recent AJGA Thunderbird Invitational…Has been an AJGA All-American since 2005 and on the Honor Roll/Principal’s List since the fourth grade...Always uses a purple pen on scorecards to mark her ball as lavender is her favorite color.

Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla.: Born April 26, 1991…Competing in second WAPL…Advanced to semifinals of 2007 WAPL…Also was semifinalist at 2007 U.S. Girls’ Junior…Has qualified for four U.S. Girls’ Juniors (will play fifth in July) and two U.S. Women’s Amateurs...Attends Canterbury High and will graduate in 2009…Has verbally committed to attend Wake Forest…Enjoys watching movies and eating Oreo cookies…Most memorable golf moment was registering a hole-in-one during an American Junior Golf Association tournament…Recently finished 23rd at Thunderbird AJGA in Scottsdale, Ariz…Won 2007 AJGA First-American Title tournament…Honor-roll student…Lowest competitive round is a 66 at Cypress Lake.

Jennifer Song, Korea: Born Dec. 20, 1989…Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., but lives in Korea…Earned co-low-amateur honors at 2007 U.S. Women’s Open…Quarterfinalist at 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur…Has also competed in the U.S. Girls’ Junior…Competing in first WAPL…Will attend University of Southern California in the fall…Captain of Korean National Team…Named third alternate for USA Curtis Cup team…Lowest competitive round is a 66 shot several times in Korea…Won 2007 Asia Pacific Junior Golf event...Has qualified for the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open.