BANDON, Ore. – Don’t let Brooke Biermann fool you.

Off the golf course, she’s an All-American girl from St. Louis, both affable and benevolent, and to whom conversation comes easy.

But when she enters the arena, she’s downright tenacious.

“The kid is going to give you everything she’s got,” said Brooke’s father, Bill Biermann. “And no matter what, she never quits.”

Not after a right-wrist injury popped up just days before this week’s U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes, the 22-year-old Biermann’s final start before turning pro and entering Q-School.

Not after she trailed for the first 21 holes of her Round-of-32 match against Olivia Duan on Thursday morning.

And certainly not after she found herself 2 down to Texas standout Cindy Hsu with just four holes to play later that afternoon

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