Top seed Stefanie Johnson and Liz Kuhlkin could hardly have traveled more divergent paths to the title match of the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open Saturday at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
Johnson led the first three rounds, was co-leader after the cashers round, fell to eighth after the first round of match play, then battled back in the final two rounds of match play to second and then first.
Kuhlkin, meanwhile, was 64th after the first round and needed a big finish in qualifying just...