Brogden Leads the N.C. Senior Women's Amateur

 

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (May 17, 2021) -- First round results of the 17th North Carolina Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Highland Country Club in Fayetteville, N.C. on May 17, 2021. The championship division is competing at 5,350 yards and the Carolinas division is competing at 5,035 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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Pat Brogden of Garner, N.C., the six-time champion of the North Carolina Senior Women’s Amateur, took an early lead at 1-over-par, 73 after the first round at the Highland Country Club. Brogden is trying to defend her title against a stacked field this week. Brogden leads the field by three strokes after carding three birdies in her opening round.


Brenda Kuehn of Asheville, N.C. is in a close second place, just three strokes behind Brogden at 4-over-par, 76. Kuehn found some magic on the sixth hole when she stuck her approach shot to about 8 feet from 150 yards out, leading to her second birdie on the outward nine.

June Wang of Huntersville N.C. is in third place at 6-over-par, 78. Sarah Phillips-Durst of Pinehurst, N.C. holds fourth position at 7-over-par, 79. There is a tie for fifth with Kim Briele of  New Bern, N.C. and Sook Hee Yang of Jamestown, N.C. with each carding 8-over-par, 80.


Tammy Johnson of Taylorsville, N.C. and Libby Lewallen of Pinehurst, N.C. are in a two-way tie for the top spot of the Carolinas division at 10-over-par, 82. Just one stroke behind the leaders, Julie Shore of Raleigh, N.C. is in a good position at 11-over-par, 83 entering the final round on Tuesday. Clara Brown of Fayetteville, N.C. holds fourth position with a score of 12-over-par, 84. Barbara Munnett of Winston-Salem N.C. is in fifth at 13-over-par, 85. 

The final round will begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 10:12 a.m. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the final round of the 17th North Carolina Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. 

 

17th North Carolina Senior Women’s Amateur Championship

Highland Country Club in Fayetteville, N.C.

First Round Results: Championship Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Pat Brogden	Garner, NC	+1	73
2	Brenda Kuehn	Asheville, NC	+4	76
3	June Wang	Huntersville, NC	+6	78
4	Sarah Phillips-Durst	Pinehurst, NC	+7	79
T5	Kim Briele	New Bern, NC	+8	80
T5	Sook Hee Yang	Jamestown, NC	+8	80
7	Ramona Jackson	Wilmington, NC	+9	81
8	Patty Moore	Pinehurst, NC	+11	83
T9	Kathy Binkley	Cornelius, NC	+14	86
T9	Evelyn Larrimore	Wingate, NC	+14	86
T9	Sharon Barham	Raleigh, NC	+14	86
T9	Betty Zvarich	Fayetteville, NC	+14	86
T9	Kendra Muir	Pinehurst, NC	+14	86
T9	Sherry Bowman	Southern Pines, NC	+14	86
15	Carol Ackerson	New Bern, NC	+16	88
T16	Kim Clarke	Newton, NC	+19	91
T16	Janis Romeo	Charlotte, NC	+19	91
T18	Ann Miller	Chapel Hill, NC	+20	92
T18	Katherine DeVore	High Point, NC	+20	92
T20	Angela Stewart	Greenville, NC	+21	93
T20	Lisa Mooneyham	Graham, NC	+21	93
22	Marilyn Hays	Durham, NC	+22	94
23	Ellen Connors	Pinehurst, NC	+25	97
24	Jan Eyer	Durham, NC	+27	99

 

17th North Carolina Senior Women’s Amateur Championship

Highland Country Club in Fayetteville, N.C.

First Round Results: Carolinas Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Tammy Johnson	Taylorsville, NC	+10	82
T1	Libby Lewallen	Pinehurst, NC	+10	82
3	Julie Shore	Raleigh, NC	+11	83
4	Clara (Duckhee) Brown	Fayetteville, NC	+12	84
5	Barbara Munnett	Winston-Salem, NC	+13	85
T6	Lori Teague	Taylorsville, NC	+14	86
T6	Mary Rhodes	Greensboro, NC	+14	86
T8	Kelly Whitley	Greensboro, NC	+15	87
T8	Jackie Edmunds	Greensboro, NC	+15	87
T10	Maria Malone	Greensboro, NC	+16	88
T10	Murrie Ives	Pinehurst, NC	+16	88
T10	Karen Brookshire	Asheboro, NC	+16	88
T10	Laura Stamm	Pinehurst, NC	+16	88
T14	Charlene McKay	Pinehurst, NC	+17	89
T14	Kit Simpson	Pinehurst, NC	+17	89
T14	Linda McAlister	New Bern, NC	+17	89
T17	Becky Parr	West End, NC	+18	90
T17	Denise Atkins	Pinehurst, NC	+18	90
19	Lisa Holland	Rocky Mount, NC	+19	91
T20	Clate Aydlett	Elizabeth City, NC	+22	94
T20	Sheila Ryan	Laurinburg, NC	+22	94
22	Roni Hann	West End, NC	+25	97
23	Carol Gislason	Hendersonville, NC	+30	102
24	Denise O'Geary	Henderson, NC	+38	110

 

Schedule of Final Round:

 

Tuesday, May 18

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Lunch for players provided by the CGA

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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