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贏球、輸球

贏球、輸球，就差一點點。
2014 U.S. Women's Amateur 今年這業餘公開賽的成績，就結束在19洞，留在Top 16 ，美麗的遺憾。
輸給了高手也是於有榮焉，對手前ㄧ場以8&7早早結束，而Livㄧ場接ㄧ場的打，奮戰到底

高爾夫球的魅力就是沒有一個球會是一樣的，同一個洞每ㄧ次打也許會有一樣的成績，但是過程都不會一樣的。
透過網路看比賽是滿無奈的，總有一點時差，又看不到過程，只看到結果，ㄧ切只能憑空想像。但是目前也只能這樣啦！
終於等到選手回報，「贏球」「輸球」聲音差很多….
同一個洞，結果差很多，ㄧ開打第一個洞，上果嶺就離2f所以對手馬上送給她了。到了第19洞…，發球就歪了，所以「輸球」。
沒關係媽咪已經準備好這種心情很久了，還是說「沒關係…」
贏球、輸球，就是又一場比賽而已，不是永遠的出局，沒關係再加油繼續努力，離成功又靠近一步了。

比洞賽是高爾夫球賽裡，ㄧ種很有趣的比賽，贏球的繼續，輸球的出局，業餘公開賽後半段都採這樣比賽，有的比賽兩輪後只有16強進入開打，有的從64強開始。
當年Liv參加紐西蘭業餘公開賽時也是這種模式，讓人跌破眼鏡那次她最後打到前八強把第三種子球員給打走了，那個時候她還小小的沒人在乎她，ㄧ開始對手抓了幾隻鳥，很傲慢不耐煩的態度就想快快結束，而Liv很認真想要拼到底，沒想到到15洞時真的給翻了盤還提早結束，記得那時候寫賽程看版的人從耳機聽到結果還非常懷疑，以為聽錯了呢！
所以這比洞賽和總桿賽逝有許多的不同的，ㄧ般總桿賽打得好的比洞賽卻不一定打好，而Liv她應該是有很好的比度賽經驗的，在奧克蘭隊裡堪稱不敗選手，當然那時候是有配上一個不敗桿媽，真希望我能在那兒陪她，讓她開心輕鬆打也許不至於第二次打第一洞(19洞)時打”歪”了，噯…。
沒關係，她得長大，靠自己。出了門靠朋友啦！
況且這些比洞賽的桿弟，那還是前ㄧ場比賽在北卡羅蘭那的Host Dad來給她加油,奮勇自願當她的桿弟，真是要感謝越來越多的貴人幫助Liv。
暫時我還是隔著太平洋透過網路觀戰吧！

2014這次提名從學校到全國了,也是最後ㄧ次機會，被提名就開心了
這事學校網站的報導

Liv Cheng Earns WCC Nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year

The four-year All-WCC first teamer was part of four conference championships.

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July 24, 2014

MALIBU, Calif. - Recent Pepperdine graduate and women's golf alum Liv Cheng has been chosen as the West Coast Conference's nominee for the 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the organization announced today.

Cheng (Auckland, New Zealand) graduated in April with a degree in economics and a 3.53 grade-point average.

She was a four-year member of the Waves' women's golf team and played a key role in the Waves' four consecutive conference titles. Pepperdine competed in NCAA Regional play all four years and finished 21st at the 2012 NCAA Championships.

The NCAA Woman of the Year award takes into account service and leadership, academics and athletic achievement.

More than 120 conference honorees across Division I, II and III have been chosen, including 52 at the Division I level. The Woman of the Year selection committee will announce the top 10 honorees in each division in early September, and then nine finalists (three from each division) will be picked at the end of September. The 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced in October.

"Liv has been a tremendous student-athlete at Pepperdine both in the classroom and on the golf course," Pepperdine Coach Laurie Gibbs said. "She has worked very hard over her college career and is very deserving of this nomination."

Cheng became the 10th Wave to earn All-WCC first team honors all four years. She appeared in 118 rounds, a figure that ranks 10th all-time at Pepperdine. She was named to the WGCA All-West Region team in 2012. Her best career finish was a tie for second place at the 2014 WCC Championships, and she was in the lineup for 10 team tournament titles over her four years.

Academically, Cheng was a three-time Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar, a three-time WCC All-Academic first team selection and a two-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar. She's just the second Wave to earn WGCA All-American Scholar status three times.