U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur: McEvoy Stuns Co-Medalist Doran to Set Up Shepherd Final at Montclair

Catherine McEvoy's remarkable run through the bracket continued Wednesday at Montclair Golf Club, as the sixth-seeded Met Amateur champion knocked off co-medalist Emilia Doran 1 up in the semifinals to earn a spot in Thursday's 18-hole championship match against top seed Ivy Shepherd. McEvoy, who opened stroke play with a 7-over 77 before firing the championship's low round of 66 to make the cut, beat Jensen Jalufka 2 and 1 in the quarterfinals before toppling the second-seeded Doran. Shepherd continued her dominant week with a 1 up quarterfinal win over two-time champion Julia Potter-Bobb and a 2 up semifinal victory over 52nd-seeded Vanessa Wang. Live scoring and full tournament coverage can be found on the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur tournament hub here.

In the other quarterfinal results, Wang upset 2025 runner-up Hanley Long 1 up to continue her Cinderella run from the 52nd seed, while Doran routed Whitney French 7 and 6 in the most lopsided match of the day. The championship match between Shepherd and McEvoy tees off at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, with the winner earning an exemption into the 2027 U.S. Women's Open at Inverness Club. midamgolfHQ will be tracking the final from West Orange.