Danielle Kang defeated Sydnee Michaels on the first hole of a playoff Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur. Kang will face Jennifer Kirby, who beat Kristen Park 6 and 4. Stephanie Sherlock, a 2 and 1 winner against Junthima Gulyanamitta, will face Jessica Korda, who eliminated Erynne Lee 4 and 3. Kang, one of two Americans still in contention, had a chance to close her match in regulation but missed a putt and swung her club in disgust. She nailed the green in two on No. 10 immediately afterward for a much smoother finish. "Usually I tell myself not to get angry on the golf course," Kang said. "I try to keep cool all the time, but the last [regulation] hole really got on my nerves. It got to me, really badly, when I three-putted that. That's something you shouldn't do." On the playoff hole, Michaels missed long into the rough. She then got caught in the long grass on the edge of the green on her next shot. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5462078
