He also had several remarkable saves en route to his 67.
The game finished 3-3 inormalal time, with Britain's keeper Maddie Hinch making several remarkable saves.
Richter stopped 15 shots in each of the first two periods, making a number of remarkable saves.
Panama's constant pressure — and the United States' seemingly confused back line — forced goalkeeper Nick Rimando into making a string of remarkable saves.
Tottenham would have been out of sight before half-time but for a couple of remarkable saves by Jed Steer, Villa's shadow goalkeeper.
Els was at 12 under and cruising with two remarkable saves -- he parred the fifth hole after hitting three bunkers made a one-foot birdie putt on the sixth.
Thanks to another set of remarkable saves from Nick Rimando, however, that effort went for naught, with a now characteristic defensive breakdown allowing Ned Grabavoy to win the game in the 78th minute.
But for a string of remarkable saves on Friday in Newcastle from arguably the league's most under-rated player, Adelaide United goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic, the Sky Blues would have been facing a different scenario.
The Southampton goalkeeper, Artur Boruc, pulled off a remarkable save from Grant Holt's last-minute penalty to secure a share of the points.
Meanwhile, back in real time, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist keeps the scores level with a quite remarkable save two minutes plus change into the third period.
