Stanley, NC -- Final Round Results of the 9th Carolinas Women's Amateur Match Play Championship hosted by Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC on July 12, 2007.  Par 36-36--72, 5936 yards.

The chatter among the membership at Cowans Ford Country Club prior to the semi-final matches were to begin was that Patty Moore of Charlotte, NC would have her hands full and a big challenge ahead of her when she would face local favorite, Chris Brady of Stanley, NC.  Unfortunately for Brady, 57-year-old Patty Moore silenced that chatter when she went on into the finals by defeating Brady by a 4 & 3 margin.  The match seemed to be pretty close through the first nine holes when Brady chipped in from off the green to take the match to all square but Moore made a great birdie putt on hole ten to go one-up.  That birdie putt would prove to be the momentum shift that Moore needed to seal the deal and head on into the finals.   

In the second semi-final match Kristen Vincent of Burlington, NC faced off against Taylor Barrett of York, SC.   Vincent was two-up at the turn but after Barrett won ten and eleven the match became all square heading into number fourteen.  Both girls made a good par and they moved onto the 515 yard par-5 with a deep hazard in front of the green.  Barrett hit her second shot into the hazard.  Vincent felt the door was wide open but her pitch found the hazard in front of the green and in the end Barrett found herself one-up heading into sixteen.  Vincent had her chance to close out the match on eighteen but missed a putt to send it into extra holes where Barrett hit her approach shot to five feet for birdie and the trip into the finals where she faced the tough senior.

Just as in the semi-final match Moore never had a bogey all day.  "I really think not having any bogey's all day really helped me win.  I was pretty much putting for birdie on every hole which was a big plus against my opponents."  The 57-year old Moore who is a retired P.E. teacher from Texas has won so many CGA championships but has never won this CGA women's major.  "I am a tough old bird," stated Moore, "I must admit this is pretty fun for me and it feels great to still be so competitive against these young girls."    Moore is again well on her way to earn CGA Senior Women's Player of the Year honors yet again and even possibly the CGA Women's Player of the Year award as well which would be a remarkable feat which she has accomplished before.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Championship

Semifinals

Taylor Barrett, York, SC def. Kristin Vincent, Burlington, NC, 19 Holes

Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC def. Chris Brady, Stanley, NC, 4 & 3

Finals

Moore def. Barrett, 3 & 2

First Flight

Finals

Courtney Taylor, Gastonia, NC def. Kimberly Case, Rock Hill, SC, 3 & 1

First Flight Consolation

Finals

Smith def. Curry, 2 & 1

Tournament Flight 1

Finals

Foster Whitney, Charlotte, NC def. Peggy Yountz, Cornelius, NC, 19 Holes

Tournament - Flight 2
Finals

Lu Hauser, Conover, NC def. Carole Stone, Blythewood, SC, 2 & 1

Tournament - Flight 2 - Consolation
Finals

(87) Hall def. (91) Haggart, 3 & 2

Tournament  - Flight 3
Finals

Rhonda Mccauley, Simpsonville, SC def. Gwen Gore, Denver, NC, 5 & 4

Tournament  - Flight 3 – Consolation

Finals

Callaway def. M. Moore, 2 & 1