Kuehn and Prescott Lead Carolinas Senior Women's

 

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (September 22, 2020) -- First round results of the 22nd Carolinas Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Kiawah Island Resort (Oak Point) in Kiawah Island, S.C. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. The Championship Division is competing at 5,515 yards, par 72 and the Carolinas Division is competing at 4,954 yards, par 72.

 

The CGA is conducting this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here. 

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field | Starting Times | Scoring | History | Photos

 

With heavy winds and fast greens, Oak Point played tough today, but everyone prevailed and seemed to enjoy the scenic course along the way. Pam Prescott of Piedmont, S.C. and Brenda Kuehn of Asheville, N.C. have taken the lead with opening rounds of 3-over-par, 75 in the Championship Division. 

 

Kuehn started her round with a double bogey on No. 1. Her ball striking was off, but she tried her best to adjust and push through. 

 

“I just tried to not get discouraged with the bad ball striking and I made an effort to keep it in play,” said Kuehn. “Up and down pars were here and there. It was more survival than anything today.”

 

She was able to recover with clutch birdies on Nos. 8, 12 and 16. Kuehn plans to continue hitting her 5-wood off the tee in hopes to hit more fairways tomorrow. 

 

Prescott had a different start from Kuehn, carding a birdie on No. 1. However her reaction was similar, as she mentioned it is a curse to birdie the first hole. She told herself, “not today” and followed her birdie with three more pars. 

 

Trouble struck Prescott on No. 5 after hitting a tree and making a double bogey. That was followed by a bogey on No. 6, but she was able to turn it around with several pars and another birdie on No. 12. 

 

The wind gave everyone a tough time today and Prescott was no exception. “If the wind is in your face you have to readjust and hit a club that makes you think ‘awe I shouldn’t be hitting this,’” she said. “For example, I was 100 yards out on No. 18 and I hit my 9-iron and it didn’t even get onto the green. It’s a real guessing game out here.”

 

The leaderboard is tight at the top with third place just one stroke behind the leaders. Reigning champion Jayne Pardus of Mount Pleasant, S.C. and Renee Rezzetano of Hilton Head Island, S.C. are tied for third after opening rounds of 4-over par, 76. 

 

Pardus is currently battling torn ligaments in her elbow after an injury sustained last week. “For me today it was just a matter of starting and trying to get through every hole without too much torture,” she said. “I’m not feeling physically well this week, but I’m always feeling mentally well.” 

 

That mental strength helped Pardus to make three birdies on the day and maintain striking distance of the lead heading into the final round. 

 

Just one stroke behind Pardus and Rezzetano, Kerry Rutan of Daniel Island, S.C. holds solo fifth at 5-over-par, 77. 

 

In the Carolinas Division, Karin Wolfe of Lexington, S.C. and Maria Malone of Greensboro, N.C. are tied for the lead at 2-over-par, 74. They lead the pack by four strokes heading into the final round tomorrow.

 

The final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning and the Carolinas Division will tee off in the morning wave, while the Championship Division will play in the afternoon wave. The final group will tee off at 1:18 p.m. 

 

22nd Carolinas Senior Women’s Amateur Championship

Kiawah Island Resort (Oak Point), Kiawah, S.C.

First Round Results

 

Championship Division Flights
First Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
T1	Brenda Kuehn	Asheville, NC	+3	75
T1	Pam Prescott	Piedmont, SC	+3	75
T3	Jayne Pardus	Mount Pleasant, SC	+4	76
T3	Renee Rezzetano	Hilton Head Island, SC	+4	76
5	Kerry Rutan	Daniel Island, SC	+5	77
6	Lea Anne Brown	Mount Pleasant, SC	+7	79
7	Patty Moore	Pinehurst, NC	+8	80
8	Suzann Bartley	Columbia, SC	+9	81
9	Chrissie Spidell	Anderson, SC	+10	82
10	Lucille Ray	Rock Hill, SC	+12	84
11	Evelyn Larrimore	Wingate, NC	+13	85
12	Lee Burton	Orangeburg, SC	+14	86
13	Natalie Huff	Elgin, SC	+18	90
Second Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
T1	Jeanie Atkinson	Columbia, SC	+10	82
T1	Kendra Muir	Pinehurst, NC	+10	82
T1	Suzy Ellison	Columbia, SC	+10	82
4	Anne Washington	Conway, SC	+13	85
5	June Wang	Huntersville, NC	+14	86
6	Kim Clarke	Newton, NC	+15	87
7	Julie Snider	Columbia, SC	+17	89
8	Lynn Gilbert	Pinehurst, NC	+18	90
9	Marilyn Hays	Durham, NC	+19	91
10	Sina Turner	Nebo, NC	+23	95
11	Miriam Ferguson	Abbeville, SC	+30	102
Carolinas Division Flights
First Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
T1	Karin Wolfe	Lexington, SC	+2	74
T1	Maria Malone	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T3	Donna Tanner	Pinehurst, NC	+6	78
T3	Toni Notaro	Pinehurst, NC	+6	78
T5	Betty Armbruster	Simpsonville, SC	+7	79
T5	Murrie Ives	Pinehurst, NC	+7	79
T7	Lelia Reynolds	Greenville, SC	+9	81
T7	Tammy Johnson	Taylorsville, NC	+9	81
9	Martha Mirman	Pinehurst, NC	+10	82
10	Kristen Rooke	Greenville, SC	+11	83
11	Anita Marciniak	Johns Island, SC	+13	85
T12	Kelly Whitley	Greensboro, NC	+15	87
T12	Sally Means	Pinehurst, NC	+15	87
T12	Susan Harden	Beaufort, SC	+15	87
15	Tacey Carroll	Johns Island, SC	+17	89
16	Lynn Holmes	Chapin, SC	+22	94
Second Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
1	Julie Shore	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
2	Hall Bickmann	Greenville, SC	+9	81
3	Robin Moyer	Mount Pleasant, SC	+11	83
4	Teddy Stockwell	Charleston, SC	+12	84
T5	Brenda Frye	Mount Pleasant, SC	+13	85
T5	Libby Lewallen	Pinehurst, NC	+13	85
T7	Frances Garber	Florence, SC	+14	86
T7	Jackie Edmunds	Greensboro, NC	+14	86
T9	Laura Stamm	Pinehurst, NC	+15	87
T9	Tracy Thorne	Seabrook Island, SC	+15	87
11	Anne Dumont	Charleston, SC	+17	89
T12	Jamie McDevitt	Southern Pines, NC	+18	90
T12	Lee Heelan	Tryon, NC	+18	90
14	Cathy Martin	Johns Island, SC	+21	93
Third Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
1	Karen Nellius	Charleston, SC	+9	81
2	Tori Langen	Johns Island, SC	+11	83
T3	Carole Stone	Blythewood, SC	+13	85
T3	Kim CaraDonna	Daniel Island, SC	+13	85
T5	Delores Hammer	Newton, NC	+15	87
T5	Pamela Keller	Daniel Island, SC	+15	87
7	Beverly Scarborough	Greenville, SC	+16	88
T8	Arlene Goodman	Daniel Island, SC	+17	89
T8	Catherine Guinn	Southport, NC	+17	89
T8	Cindy Bishop	Greenville, SC	+17	89
T8	Nancy Pondelik	Johns Island, SC	+17	89
T12	Judy Rubin	Southport, NC	+21	93
T12	Patricia Reid	Greenville, SC	+21	93
14	Flo Gilson	Johns Island, SC	+22	94
Fourth Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
1	Maryellen Maloney	Southport, NC	+23	95
2	Ruthie Hille	Daniel Island, SC	+24	96
3	Sandy Goheen	Seabrook Island, SC	+25	97
T4	Annette Ferrell	Greenville, SC	+27	99
T4	Sally Burke	Johns Island, SC	+27	99
6	Aloma Smith	Greenville, SC	+28	100
7	Melodie Murphy	Seabrook Island, SC	+29	101
T8	Gina Smith	Greenville, SC	+30	102
T8	Sunny Brackin	Simpsonville, SC	+30	102
10	Barbie Francis	Greenville, SC	+33	105
11	Margaret Pettett	Greenville, SC	+35	107
12	Eileen Kirkner	Elgin, SC	+36	108
T13	Eunhee Lee	Greer, SC	+40	112
T13	Michelle Glenn	Greenville, SC	+40	112
Carolinas Division Super Seniors (65+)
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
T1	Karin Wolfe	Lexington, SC	+2	74
T1	Maria Malone	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T3	Donna Tanner	Pinehurst, NC	+6	78
T3	Julie Shore	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
T5	Betty Armbruster	Simpsonville, SC	+7	79
T5	Murrie Ives	Pinehurst, NC	+7	79
7	Tori Langen	Johns Island, SC	+11	83
8	Teddy Stockwell	Charleston, SC	+12	84
T9	Anita Marciniak	Johns Island, SC	+13	85
T9	Brenda Frye	Mount Pleasant, SC	+13	85
T9	Carole Stone	Blythewood, SC	+13	85
T9	Libby Lewallen	Pinehurst, NC	+13	85
13	Jackie Edmunds	Greensboro, NC	+14	86
T14	Delores Hammer	Newton, NC	+15	87
T14	Pamela Keller	Daniel Island, SC	+15	87
T14	Susan Harden	Beaufort, SC	+15	87
17	Beverly Scarborough	Greenville, SC	+16	88
T18	Arlene Goodman	Daniel Island, SC	+17	89
T18	Nancy Pondelik	Johns Island, SC	+17	89
T18	Tacey Carroll	Johns Island, SC	+17	89
T21	Judy Rubin	Southport, NC	+21	93
T21	Patricia Reid	Greenville, SC	+21	93
23	Lynn Holmes	Chapin, SC	+22	94
24	Maryellen Maloney	Southport, NC	+23	95
25	Ruthie Hille	Daniel Island, SC	+24	96
26	Sally Burke	Johns Island, SC	+27	99
27	Melodie Murphy	Seabrook Island, SC	+29	101
28	Sunny Brackin	Simpsonville, SC	+30	102
29	Margaret Pettett	Greenville, SC	+35	107
30	Eileen Kirkner	Elgin, SC	+36	108

 

 

Schedule of Final Round:

 

Wednesday, September 23

Final Round - 18 Holes of Stroke Play

Starting Times from 7:30 a.m. to 1:18 p.m.

 

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.     

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