Some quick stats from the afternoon round of the final match, which ended at the 17th hole and Kang prevailing by a 2-and-1 margin over Jessica Korda.
Korda was spectacular, hitting 14 of 14 fairways, 16 of 17 greens, but had 30 putts. The only green she missed, the par-4 16th, was costly. She made a bogey and went 1 down with two to play. Kang closed out the match with a birdie at the next hole. Korda was the equivalent of three under for the round, with two conceded birdies, and finished six under over the 35 holes. She was 20 under par for the six rounds of match play.
Kang hit 13 of 14 fairways, 13 of 17 greens and had just 28 putts. She was one under in the final round and five under for the match. She finished the week at four under par for the six rounds of match play.
Hole 35 - 119-yard par 3
Korda's 7-foot birdie putt lipped out. Kang converted a 4-footer to win the championship. Kang wins, 2 and 1.
Hole 34 - 418-yard par 4
Korda hit her approach shot into the left greenside bunker. She pitched out to 12 feet, but her par putt slid by the hole. Kang hit her approach to the lower ridge of the green, 40 feet below the hole. Her birdie try went four feet past the hole and she converted the following par putt to take the lead. Kang is 1 up.
Hole 33 - 358-yard par 4
For the third straight hole, both players reached the green in two strokes. Kang's birdie try from 15 feet missed left, and her ensuing downhill 2-footer for par was good. Korda's 12-foot birdie attempt also missed to the left, and her par putt was conceded. Match remains all square.
Hole 32 - 331-yard par 4
Both players again made the green in two. Korda missed a 25-foot birdie attempt. Kang made her 5 footer for par to square the match. Match is all square.
Hole 31 - 439-yard par 4
Both players made the green in two. Kang missed her 15-foot birdie try and Korda missed her 7-foot attempt. Both par putts were conceded. Korda remains 1 up.
Hole 30 - 574-yard par 5
Kang hit her third shot into a greenside bunker. Her fourth shot came to rest on the rough above another greenside bunker. Korda hit her third shot to within a foot of the hole, and her birdie putt was conceded for her first lead of the match. Korda leads 1 up.
Hole 29 - 207-yard par 3
Korda two-putted from 45 feet and made a 3-footer for par. Kang went just over the green and into the rough. She then chipped to 4 feet and converted her par putt. Match remains all square.
Hole 28 - 372-yard par 4
Kang hit her birdie putt from 30 feet. Korda answered from six feet to halve the hole. Match remains all square.
Hole 27 - 368-yard par 4
Korda squares the match by knocking her approach to 4 feet and holing the birdie putt. Kang hit her drive down the right side of the fairway and found a greenside bunker with her second. She blasted to 3 feet, but never had to putt. Match is all square.
Hole 26 - 412-yard par 4
The two players trade two-putt pars - Kang from 40 feet; Korda from 35 feet. Kang remains 1 up.
Hole 25 - 497-yard par 5
Kang gives one back after finding trouble off the tee. Her tee shot found the right rough and she punched out to a fairway bunker. Her bunker shot left her 90 feet short of the green, and she pitched her next shot 15 past the hole and missed the par putt. Korda was just short of the green in two and had a 7-footer for birdie that was conceded. Kang is now 1 up.
Hole 24 - 383-yard par 4
Korda immediately gives back the hole she won with a three-putt from 40 feet, including a missed 3-footer for par. Kang two-putted from 45 feet to win the hole. Kang goes 2 up.
Hole 23 - 351-yard par 4
Korda missed her 6-foot birdie putt but was able to win the hole after a three-put from Kang, including a missed par attempt from 3 feet. Kang is now 1 up.
Hole 22 - 448-yard par 5
Kang hit her approach shot into the left rough. She pitched to 10 feet and made her birdie putt. Korda hit her second shot to 7 feet but missed her eagle attempt. Hole is halved with birdies. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 21 - 163-yard par 3
Both players hit the green with their tee shots - Korda to 16 feet; Kang to 12 feet. Both two-putted for par to halve the hole. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 20 - 364-yard par 4
The players traded two-putt pars on No. 11 - Kang from 11 feet and Korda from 15 feet. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 19 - 349-yard par 4
Both players found the fairway with their drives on the first hole of the afternoon session. Korda hit her approach shot to 13 feet short of the hole and was slightly short on her uphill birdie putt. Kang hit her approach shot to 9 feet. Her birdie approach skirted the right side of the hole. Both par putts were conceded. Kang remains 2 up.
A few statistics from the morning 18 of the 36-hole championship match. Both players are playing outstanding golf, with each under par, with the usual match-play concessions. Danielle Kang, who opened with three birdies in her first four holes, shot a 4-under 68, while Jessica Korda shot 69.
Kang has hit 13 of 15 fairways, 14 of 18 greens and taken 30 putts.
Korda has hit 14 of 15 fairways, 15 of 18 greens and totaled 29 putts, although she did three-putt the par-4 13th hole.
The afternoon round is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m.
Hole 18 - 421-yard par 4
Korda stuck her approach shot to 10 feet and her birdie try slid left of the hole. Kang's birdie putt from 18 feet came within inches of the hole. Both par putts were conceded. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 17 - 119-yard par 3
Korda narrowly missed her birdie attempt from 21 feet, while Kang just missed her 12-foot putt. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 16 - 418-yard par 4
Korda's birdie putt from 35 feet came within inches of the hole and was conceded. Kang then rolled her birdie putt in from 15 feet to win the hole. Kang is 2 up.
Hole 15 - 358-yard par 4
Kang hit her tee shot into a fairway bunker, and her shot out ended up over the green. She then chipped to 5 feet. Korda was on the green in two shots, ending up within 2 feet. She made her birdie putt to win the hole. Kang is 1 up.
Hole 14 - 331-yard par 4
Kang's 40-foot birdie attempt rolled to 6 feet, which was converted for par. Korda's 25-foot attempt rolled 2 feet past the hole. She then made the 2-footer for par. Kang is 2 up.
Hole 13 - 439-yard par 4
Both players were on the green in two shots. Korda had a long putt from the front of the green downhill to 3 feet. She then missed her short par putt. Kang had a two-putt par to win the hole. Kang is 2 up.
Hole 12 - 574-yard par 5
Kang's third shot ended up in the fringe, short of the green. She left her chip shot well short of the hole, approximately 25 feet, and missed her lengthy par putt. Korda's third shot found the green within 8 feet of the hole. She converted her birdie putt to win the hole. Kang is 1 up.Hole 11 - 207-yard par 3
The players traded two-putt pars to halve the hole. Kang two-putted from 23 feet. Korda two-putted from the fringe, 18 feet. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 10 - 372-yard par 4
Both players were on the green in two shots. Korda putted from 28 feet to inches from the hole, which was conceded. Kang's birdie try from 16 feet went 3 feet past the hole. She coverted the par putt to halve the hole. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 9 - 368-yard par 4
Korda hit her approach shot to 5 feet, but lipped her birdie putt to five feet beyond the hole. Kang two-putted from 11 feet. Kang remains 2 up.
Hole 8 - 412-yard par 4
Korda hit her approach shot to 20 feet below the hole and left her birdie putt just short. Kang hit her approach shot to 4 feet and made the birdie putt to win the hole. Kang is 2 up.
Hole 7 - 497-yard par 5
Kang hit her third shot from the fairway to the green, 16 feet from the hole. She left her birdie putt short and her par putt was conceded. Korda chunked her third shot and left it 54 feet short of the hole on the green. She rolled her putt to 5 feet and converted the par putt to halve the hole. Kang remains 1 up.
Hole 6 - 383-yard par 4
Kang hit her approach shot from the fairway to the fringe, 15 feet from the hole. She left her birdie putt 3 feet short. Korda hit her approach shot from the fairway with an 8-iron to 7 feet and converted the birdie putt to win the hole. Kang is 1 up.
Hole 5 - 351-yard par 4
Korda’s second shot from the rough flew the green. Her pitch went 5 feet by the hole and her par putt lipped out. Kang’s approach from the fairway landed on the green. She two-putted for par to win the hole. Kang is 2 up.
Hole 4 - 448-yard par 5
Korda hit an iron from the fairway into a greenside bunker. Her bunker shot rolled off the slope and her 30-foot birdie putt went 3 feet past the hole. Kang hit a hybrid from the fairway to 7 feet. She two-putted for birdie to win the hole. Kang is 1 up.
Hole 3 - 163-yard par 3
Kang hit her tee shot on the par-3 third hole to the front fringe. Her 25-foot birdie putt came up short. Korda hit her tee shot to within 15 feet and converted the birdie putt to square the match. All square.
Hole 2 - 364-yard par 4
Both players were on the green in two. Korda’s 30-foot birdie putt stopped 3 feet short. Kang converted her 6-foot birdie putt to take the early lead. Kang is 1 up.
Hole 1 - 349-yard par 4
Danielle Kang hit her tee shot into the fairway bunker. She hit her approach shot to 10 feet below the hole and made her birdie putt. Jessica Korda hit her approach shot with a wedge to 5 feet and converted her birdie putt. All square.
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7:25 a.m. -- Good morning and welcome to the 36-hole championship match for the 110th U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. The final features a pair of talented 17-year-olds: Danielle Kang of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Fla. Each golfer has performed well in past USGA championships. Kang was the medalist at the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur and last month's U.S. Girls' Junior up the road at The Country Club of North Carolina in the Village of Pinehurst, where she advanced to the quarterfinals. She also made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open in July at Oakmont Country Club.
Korda helped the USA win the Curtis Cup Match in June and was on the USA Copa de las Americas Team that won the overall title in Argentina this past January. Twice she has made the cut at the Women's Open (2008 and 2009), shooting final-round 69s both times. She missed the cut at this year's Women's Open. She also decided to skip the Girls' Junior to be properly rested for a run at the Women's Amateur. Korda is also the daughter of 1998 Australian Open singles champion Petr Korda.
Keep up with the live championship-match blog as we'll provide hole-by-hole results from the match.