TULSA, Okla. — She tried to tough it out, but it just wasn’t meant to be.
Maria Jose Marin, the medalist at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur, conceded her semifinal match against Asterisk Talley on Saturday morning at Southern Hills Country Club because of a left leg injury. Shortly after hitting her second shot on the par-5 13th hole, Marin went down in the fairway in pain and didn’t move for nearly 15 minutes.
USGA medical personnel, her coach at Arkansas and others surrounded Marin, and they taped up her leg before she stood up and attempted to continue play. She was 1 down to Talley, who waited anxiously at the 13th green.
Medical just showed up. Dealing with something along the outside of her left knee and thigh. Been sitting in the fairway about 10 minutes now pic.twitter.com/TvxMmzOshu
— Cameron Jourdan (@Cam_Jourdan) August 10, 2024
Marin and Talley halved the 13th with bogeys, and then Marin received more treatment on a bench adjacent to the 14th tee. Trainers worked on her left leg near the knee.
After another lengthy delay, she teed off on the par-3, and her ball rolled just off the back of the putting surface. She was able to earn a par and another halve, but the 15th is where things ended.
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She grimaced in pain on her tee shot, which sailed way right into the trees. She was behind a large trunk for her second shot, stood over it a while and attempted to hit a recovery shot, but she conceded the match shortly after.
Maria Jose Marin and Asterisk Talley hug after Maria Jose Marin concedes on the 15th hole during the semifinals of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)
Marin, a rising sophomore at Arkansas, was playing in her first U.S. Women’s Amateur this week.