Missouri State junior Catherine Dolan has qualified for the United States Women's Amateur Public Links Golf Championship after earning medalist honors at a sectional qualifier Tuesday (May 24).  The Ballwin, Mo., native fired a three-over-par 74 at the Lake Forest Country Club in Lake Saint Louis to earn medalist honors and advance to the championship, to be held June 27-July 2 in Bandon, Ore.

A three-time all-Missouri Valley Conference player, Dolan will be part of a 156-player field that will compete at the Bandon Dunes Resort's Old Macdonald and Bandon Trails courses.  After 36 holes of stroke play June 27-28, the field will be trimmed to 64 for match play starting June 29.

This is the second major USGA competiton for which Dolan has qualified.  She earned a spot in the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur in suburban St. Louis.