Struggling through tough year, Clara Guerrero earns top seed at 2023 U.S. Women’s Open; Bryanna Coté, Diana Zavjalova, Liz Johnson, Danielle McEwan also make all-champions stepladder finals
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, June 19, 2023 9:00 pm
The stepladder finalists for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, left to right and in order from first to fifth: Clara Guerrero, Bryanna Coté, Diana Zavjalova, Liz Johnson, and Danielle McEwan. Photo by USBC.
If you were wagering on who would earn the top seed for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open before the tournament started, you probably wouldn’t have put your money on Clara Guerrero.
The Colombian right-hander has a high finish of just 33rd this year, but earned the top seed by averaging 209.77 on the four challenging lane patterns at ABC Gates Bowl, going 16-8 in match play and finishing with a 56-game total of 12,227, counting 30 bonus pins for each match victory.
She will need to...