Georgian shares low amateur honors in U.S. Women's Open

HUTCHINSON, KANSAS - Angela Jerman walked up to her ball on the sloping fringe of the 18th green in the U.S. Women&#39;s Open Sunday, thinking she needed to chip in for birdie to tie for low amateur honors. <br> <br> So she aimed for the pin, rolled it past and ended up making her putt for par. Then came a pleasant surprise: she found she had tied Aree Wongluekeit for the best score by an amateur. <br> <br> ``I&#39;ll take a tie,&#39;&#39; Jerman said, smiling. ``That works.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Jerman and Wongluekeit finished at 14-over 294. They were the only amateurs to make the cut. <br> <br> ``After I made the cut, that was definitely one of my goals, to be the low amateur,&#39;&#39; said Jerman, a 22-year-old from Columbus, Ga. ``I had a couple of shots on the back nine that got away from me, but overall I felt good about my game. <br> <br> ``That&#39;s what an Open course is supposed to do. It&#39;s supposed to catch you off guard. It caught me off guard.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Wongluekeit, 16, was born in Thailand and now lives in Bradenton, Fla. She was playing in the Open for the first time and learned it can be an exhausting experience. <br> <br> ``I woke up this morning and felt like a truck ran over my legs,&#39;&#39; she said. ``I just felt really sore, but I got moving and was better.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Wongluekeit birdied No. 17 to go 13-under, but a bogey on the last hole cost her the amateur honor outright.

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