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Briele Brings Home Sr. W Victory
18th Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur Championship Final Round Results
Kim Briele Outlasts Brogden to Bring Home First Senior Women's Championship
SEABROOK ISLAND, S.C. (September 28, 2016) -- Final round results from the 18th Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur Championship at Seabrook Island Club (Ocean Winds) in Seabrook Island, S.C. on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. (Championship Course Rating: 72.6/129, Yards: 5465, Par: 36-36--72)
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Kim Briele stepped on the first tee of Wednesday's final round and stared two decorated CGA champions in the face. Briele shared the lead with five-time Carolinas Senior Women's Champion Pat Brogden and had 18-time CGA champion Patty Moore hot on her heels only three strokes behind. But unknown to both of them, Briele was on a mission and was determined to finish this round on top to claim her third CGA championship victory. Briele had a bit of a shaky start missing her first two greens in regulation, but after a birdie at the third, she was dialed in. The New Bern, N.C. native had a steady round and finished with a five-over-par 77 for the day. Her tournament total of seven-over 151 gave her a comfortable four-stroke victory.
Briele credits her newfound patience for her victory. Instead of forcing things to happen, she remained calm when she had the lead and waited for the round to come to her. "It's a marathon, not a sprint. Just wait, just be patient, patient, patient," said Briele. Briele has been in similar positions before, garnering many top-five and top-ten finishes, but has not always been able to remain patient and finish the way other players have. "I've learned from watching them [Moore and Brogden]. They play at just a little different level, with more confidence than other players. So after playing enough with them and starting to believe, I started thinking there's no reason why I can't just keep firing."
Pat Brogden kept it close for the first few holes in the final round, but after a double and triple bogey to finish the outward nine, Brogden found herself well behind Briele. Briele stayed steady on the the inward nine and despite a disappointing bogey-double bogey finish, she was able to hold off both Brogden and Moore to finish with a four-stroke victory. This victory marks Briele's third CGA championship and second CGA senior championship. She plans to compete in the Eastern Women's Golf Association's Senior Women's Championship next month.
Brenda Frye of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. carded an 8-over-par 80 in her second round to finish with a 161 and take home the Low Super Senior award. The award is given to the lowest scorer in the Carolinas Division (shorter course) who is over the age of 65.
The championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play (no cut). All players, regardless of Handicap Index, have the option to to compete in the Championship Division or the Carolinas Division, which plays a shorter course.
Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 50th birthday by September 27, 2016, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing at a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN USGA Handicap Index at a CGA member club that does not exceed 40.4.
18th Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur Championship
Seabrook Island Club (Ocean Winds)
Seabrook Island, S.C.
Final Results
September 28, 2016
| Championship - Championship Flight | Gross | Net |
| Kim Briele, New Bern, N.C. | 74-77--151 (+7) | 73-76--149 (+5) |
| Pat Brogden, Garner, N.C. | 74-81--155 (+11) | 75-82--157 (+13) |
| Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C. | 77-78--155 (+11) | 73-74--147 (+3) |
| Terrie Allemang, Hilton Head, S.C. | 79-81--160 (+16) | 75-77--152 (+8) |
| Karen Ferree, Hilton Head, S.C. | 77-86--163 (+19) | 74-83--157 (+13) |
| Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C. | 84-82--166 (+22) | 84-82--166 (+22) |
| Susan Beaupied, Pittsboro, N.C. | 84-82--166 (+22) | 81-79--160 (+16) |
| Kathy Binkley, Cornelius, N.C. | 83-84--167 (+23) | 79-80--159 (+15) |
| Leigh Coulter, Hopkins, S.C. | 84-83--167 (+23) | 81-80--161 (+17) |
| Melissa Sage, Charlotte, N.C. | 81-86--167 (+23) | 77-82--159 (+15) |
| Natalie Huff, Elgin, S.C. | 86-87--173 (+29) | 80-81--161 (+17) |
| Cindy Altieri, Lake Wylie, S.C. | 84-90--174 (+30) | 78-84--162 (+18) |
| Linda Daniel, Huntersville, N.C. | 89-86--175 (+31) | 86-83--169 (+25) |
| Championship - First Flight | Gross | Net |
| Carol Dulude, Bluffton, S.C. | 80-90--170 (+26) | 74-84--158 (+14) |
| Katherine DeVore, High Point, N.C. | 87-84--171 (+27) | 77-74--151 (+7) |
| Laura Quillin, Charlotte, N.C. | 82-89--171 (+27) | 75-82--157 (+13) |
| Therese St. Peter, Pittsboro, N.C. | 87-84--171 (+27) | 81-78--159 (+15) |
| Chrissie Spidell, Anderson, S.C. | 86-87--173 (+29) | 79-80--159 (+15) |
| Janis Romeo-Dinschel, Charlotte, N.C. | 86-87--173 (+29) | 78-79--157 (+13) |
| Robin Gallagher, Hillsborough, N.C. | 82-91--173 (+29) | 72-81--153 (+9) |
| Leigh Armentrout, Greensboro, N.C. | 86-90--176 (+32) | 80-84--164 (+20) |
| June Wang, Huntersville, N.C. | 93-89--182 (+38) | 85-81--166 (+22) |
| Suzann Bartley, Columbia, S.C. | 97-85--182 (+38) | 91-79--170 (+26) |
| Ann Miller, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 93-90--183 (+39) | 86-83--169 (+25) |
| Ginny Larence, Kiawah Island, S.C. | 96-95--191 (+47) | 85-84--169 (+25) |
| Carolinas - First Flight | Gross | Net |
| Louise Givens, Columbia, S.C. | 77-77--154 (+10) | 70-70--140 (-4) |
| Rhonda Williams, Rocky Mount, N.C. | 79-78--157 (+13) | 72-71--143 (-1) |
| Julie Shore, Raleigh, N.C. | 80-79--159 (+15) | 71-70--141 (-3) |
| Clate Aydlett, Elizabeth City, N.C. | 85-77--162 (+18) | 74-66--140 (-4) |
| Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown, N.C. | 86-79--165 (+21) | 76-69--145 (+1) |
| Liz Yacovone, Travelers Rest, S.C. | 86-82--168 (+24) | 77-73--150 (+6) |
| Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, N.C. | 83-86--169 (+25) | 74-77--151 (+7) |
| Tori Langen, Johns Island, S.C. | 84-85--169 (+25) | 73-74--147 (+3) |
| Peggy Yountz, Denver, N.C. | 86-90--176 (+32) | 75-79--154 (+10) |
| Jo Ann Sluder, Pinehurst, N.C. | 87-102--189 (+45) | 80-95--175 (+31) |
| Carolinas - Second Flight | Gross | Net |
| Brenda Frye, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | 81-80--161 (+17) | 69-68--137 (-7) |
| Lily Lee, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 80-88--168 (+24) | 69-77--146 (+2) |
| Susan Harden, Beaufort, S.C. | 85-83--168 (+24) | 73-71--144 (Even) |
| Robin Moyer, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | 86-83--169 (+25) | 74-71--145 (+1) |
| Janet Myers, Charlotte, N.C. | 89-83--172 (+28) | 77-71--148 (+4) |
| Debe Schwedler, Travelers Rest, S.C. | 85-89--174 (+30) | 74-78--152 (+8) |
| Kyoko Tsuchiya, Mt Pleasant, S.C. | 89-85--174 (+30) | 77-73--150 (+6) |
| Peggy Hall, Belmont, N.C. | 95-82--177 (+33) | 83-70--153 (+9) |
| Bernice Slezak, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | 89-93--182 (+38) | 77-81--158 (+14) |
| Elizabeth Dobler, Okatie, S.C. | 87-98--185 (+41) | 75-86--161 (+17) |
| Carolinas - Third Flight | Gross | Net |
| Karen Sennett, Stanley, N.C. | 86-84--170 (+26) | 72-70--142 (-2) |
| Savannah Boggs, Greenville, S.C. | 87-88--175 (+31) | 74-75--149 (+5) |
| Frankie Garber, Florence, S.C. | 92-86--178 (+34) | 78-72--150 (+6) |
| Karren Peterson, Simpsonville, S.C. | 89-93--182 (+38) | 75-79--154 (+10) |
| Beverly Cassels, Charlotte, N.C. | 93-91--184 (+40) | 81-79--160 (+16) |
| Tracy Spillane, Harrisburg, N.C. | 87-97--184 (+40) | 73-83--156 (+12) |
| Mary Rhodes, Greensboro, N.C. | 94-93--187 (+43) | 80-79--159 (+15) |
| Ellen J Miller, Pawleys Island, S.C. | 96-93--189 (+45) | 83-80--163 (+19) |
| Libby Lewallen, Pinehurst, N.C. | 107-93--200 (+56) | 94-80--174 (+30) |
| Carolinas - Fourth Flight | Gross | Net |
| Laura Rawl, Charleston, S.C. | 86-91--177 (+33) | 72-77--149 (+5) |
| Anne Smith, Seabrook Island, S.C. | 87-91--178 (+34) | 71-75--146 (+2) |
| Vicki DiSantis, Pinehurst, N.C. | 91-90--181 (+37) | 76-75--151 (+7) |
| Teddy Stockwell, Charleston, S.C. | 91-95--186 (+42) | 77-81--158 (+14) |
| Babs McIntosh, N. Myrtle Beach, S.C. | 99-91--190 (+46) | 82-74--156 (+12) |
| Shirley Baker, Wilson, N.C. | 99-92--191 (+47) | 76-69--145 (+1) |
| Susan Colatsky, Seabrook Island, S.C. | 101-90--191 (+47) | 83-72--155 (+11) |
| Dawn Klena, Tega Cay, S.C. | 96-100--196 (+52) | 75-79--154 (+10) |
| Diane Chandler, Little River, S.C. | 95-103--198 (+54) | 74-82--156 (+12) |
| Cathy Crump, Huntersville, N.C. | 102-97--199 (+55) | 84-79--163 (+19) |
| Kc Sorvari, Aberdeen, N.C. | 105-110--215 (+71) | 82-87--169 (+25) |
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.
Tthe CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.
For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.
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