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Mallory Hetzel of Waynesville, NC Earns Her 6th CGA Championship Crown
Stanley, NC – Final results of the 17th
Carolinas Women’s Match Play Championship hosted by Cowans Ford Golf Club on Thursday,
July 10, 2014. Par 36-36—72 5984 yards.
Mallory Hetzel of Waynesville, NC
captures her 6th CGA championship crown by defeating medalist Katie
Kirk of Davidson, NC by a 7 and 6 margin.
Hetzel, who is the head women’s golf coach at Western Carolina
University, remained steady throughout the week only making one bogey in her
last two matches. “It feels pretty good
to win again,” Hetzel said. “I’ve been
focused so much on helping my players get better that I haven’t put in much
time to get my game where it needs to be.”
Hetzel’s last major win came back in 2009 when she played for the
University of Georgia.
Kirk, who has been on a hot streak as
of late, seemed to lose steam in the finals.
“I lost my feel for the greens all of a sudden,” said Kirk. “I just couldn’t make a putt and then I would
start to force things and I let the match get away from me. Fatigue probably set in a little as well.” This is the second time Kirk has fought her
way all the way in to the finals. In
2013 she lost to eventual champion Katie Rose Higgins of Charleston, SC. “I was hoping that I could win both the
Carolinas Women’s Amateur (Stroke Play) and this tournament in the same year
but it just wasn’t meant to be. Congrats
to Mallory on a great week.
Hetzel earned her way into the finals
by defeating past champion Pat Brogden of Garner, NC by a 2 and 1 margin in the
morning. “I was never down in any of my
matches. I think that helped a lot with
my confidence. I never made many mistakes
either and after a while I think that tends to wear on your opponent, said
Hetzel. Hetzel’s only mistake came on
the par 4 8th hole where she pulled her drive into the trees. “I just didn’t want to make a bogey,” Hetzel
laughed. Hetzel would punch out to the
fairway and hit her approach shot to within 15 feet and make her putt for
par. “That was a personal victory for
me. I just kept telling myself don’t
make a bogey.” Hetzel would birdie the
par 4 9th and would become the eventual champion after 12 holes.
Players were placed into flighted
brackets following stroke play qualifying. The top 16 players qualified
for the championship flight and the chance at the overall title. For all
other flight brackets and results please visit: https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/MatchTree.aspx?id=648.
The tournament division plays a shorter course.
This championship is conducted by the
Carolinas Golf Association which is in its 105th year of serving
amateur golf in the Carolinas. For daily results, pairings and tee times
please visit the championship homepage at https://www.carolinasgolf.org/championship/home/14wommatch/year/2014
For more information on this
championship and the Carolinas Golf Association please visit our website www.carolinasgolf.org.
Overall Championship
Bracket
Round of 16
Katie Rose Higgins, Charleston, S.C. (1) def. Janis Romeo-Dinschel,
Charlotte, N.C. (16), 8 and 6
Pat Brogden, Garner, N.C. (9) def. Dawn Woodard, Greer, S.C. (8), 1
up
Danielle Haizlip, Statesville, N.C. (13) def. Debbie Adams, Asheville,
N.C. (4), 19 holes
Mallory Hetzel, Waynesville, N.C. (12) def. Ashley Thompson, Clyde,
N.C. (5), 1 up
Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C. (2) def. Kathy DeVore, High Point, N.C.
(15), 7 and 6
Susan Beaupied, Raleigh, N.C. (10) def. Rachel Jones, Asheboro,
N.C. (7), 6 and 4
Rachel Moore, Lexington, S.C. (14) def. Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill,
N.C. (3), 1 up
Julie Streng, Greensboro, N.C. (6) def. Lea Venable, Simpsonville,
S.C. (11), 2 up
Quarterfinals
Pat Brogden, Garner, N.C. (9) def. Katie Rose Higgins, Charleston,
S.C. (1), 4 and 3
Mallory Hetzel, Waynesville, N.C. (12) def. Danielle Haizlip,
Statesville, N.C. (13), 6 and 4
Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C. (2) def. Susan Beaupied, Raleigh, N.C.
(10), 7 and 6
Rachel Moore, Lexington, S.C. (14) def. Julie Streng, Greensboro,
N.C. (6), 3 and 1
Semifinals
Mallory
Hetzel, Waynesville, NC (12) def. Pat
Brogden, Garner, NC (9), 2 and 1
Katie Kirk, Davidson, NC (2) def. Rachel Moore,
Lexington, SC (14), 4 and 3
Final
Mallory Hetzel,
Waynesville, NC (12) def. Katie Kirk,
Davidson, NC (2), 7 and 6
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