U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship - USGA

U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur 72004 Championship 2008 Championship Notes NotesWendi Patterson-Golden was the 2008 stroke-playmedalist at 142, two under par.W. Mid-AmateurLeadersRound 1 — Kathy Hartwiger at 2-under 70 by one overVirginia Grimes and by two over Wendi Patterson-Golden. Round 2 — Patterson-Golden was medalist at2-under 142 by one over Hartwiger and by three overGrimes.CutAt 16-over-par 160. There was a three-way playoff for thefinal two berths in match play.WeatherSunny and breezy with a high in the low 70s onSaturday … rainy start, following by patchy sunshinein the afternoon with highs in the low 70s on Sunday… cloudy start but sunny with a little wind, highs inthe low 70s on Monday … rain overnight into Tuesdaymorning (partly cloudy with morning showers andhighs in the mid 60s on Tuesday … cool in the morningbut sunny all day with highs in low 70s on Wednesdayand Thursday.NotesTwo members of the USGA leadership played: ChristieAustin of Cherry Hills Village, Colo., is a member ofthe USGA Executive Committee and Stacey Collins ofCockeysville, Md., is a member of the USGA Women’sCommittee … a total of eight past Women’s Mid-Amateur champions were in the field: Meghan Bolger(2006 and 2007), Robin Weiss Donnelley (1989), VirginiaGrimes (1998), Kathy Hartwiger (2002), Mary AnnLapointe (2005), Ellen Port (1995, 1996, 2000), CarolSemple Thompson (1990, 1997) and Corey Weworski(2004) … other USGA championship winners in thefield were: Carolyn Creekmore (2004 USGA SeniorWomen’s Amateur), Diane Lang (2005 and 2006 USGASenior Women’s Amateur), Anna Schultz (2007 USGASenior Women’s Amateur) and Semple Thompson(1973 Women’s Amateur; 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 SeniorWomen’s Amateur) … six USA Curtis Cup team membersplayed: Bolger (2008), Weiss Donnelley (1990,1992, 2000), Grimes (1998, 2000, 2006), Noreen Mohler(1978), Port (1994, 1996), Semple Thompson (1974,1976, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998,2000, 2002, 2004; captain in 2006 and 2008) … SempleThompson and Toni Wiesner of Fort Worth, Texas, haveplayed in every championship since its inception in1987 (22 consecutive) … Semple Thompson advancedto match play for the 22nd time and increased herrecord of match play wins to 56...California boastedthe most participants with 24, followed by Texas (13),Florida (10), Colorado (7) and Michigan (6) … a total of33 states and four other countries (Canada, Jamaica,Philippines and Sri Lanka) were represented … Canadahad five participants … 15 players who participatedin the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Barton HillsC.C. returned for the 2008 Women’s Mid-Amateur:Creekmore, Theresa Delcamp, Weiss Donnelly, Grimes,Mina Hardin, Marilyn Hardy, Hartwiger, Laura Ladden(then Hammond), Martha Leach, Lisa McGill, Port, ErinRoth (then Carney), Semple Thompson, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll and Toni Wiesner … three-time champion Port wasdisqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard afterthe first round of stroke play … only four sub-par scoreswere posted in stroke play.

U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur 9Sept. 6-11, 2008, Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor, Mich.Semifinal RoundWednesday, Sept. 10Simmons4 and 3Quarterfinal RoundWednesday, Sept. 10Hardin3 and 2Simmons1 up3rd RoundTuesday, Sept. 9Carmichael20 holesHardin2 and 1Knowlton1 upSimmons1 up2nd RoundTuesday, Sept. 9Hartwiger4 and 3Carmichael5 and 3Hardin2 upSchultz3 and 1Bolger5 and 4Knowlton20 holesSimmons5 and 4Harrison5 and 41st RoundMonday, Sept. 8Qual.ScoreKathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala. (70-73)Suzanne Kim, San Ramon, Calif. (80-80)Julie Carmichael, Indianapolis, Ind. (76-78)Joan Garety, Ada, Mich. (77-78)Shannon Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D. (75-76)Mina Hardin, Fort Worth, Texas (77-81)Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas (74-78)Daria Cummings, Monroe, Conn. (76-81)Meghan Bolger, Oakland Park, Fla. (75-73)Shannon Ogg, Columbia, Md. (78-81)Natalie McNicholas, Naples, Fla. (74-79)Lindsay Knowlton, Canada (79-77)Staci Creech, Chapel Hill, N.C. (74-76)Lynn Simmons, Phoenix, Ariz. (80-79)Tracy Welch, Winchester, Mass. (76-77)Julie Harrison, Baton Rouge, La. (78-78)W. Mid-AmateurSimmons2 and 1Mohler3 and 1Mohler3 and 2Slobodnik-Stoll2 upEaton1 upMohler1 upSlobodnik-Stoll2 upSmego2 and 1Eaton4 and 2Klasse2 and 1Woodard1 upMohler1 upSlobodnik-Stoll3 and 1Arnold8 and 6Smego5 and 4Griffith1 upMary Ann Lapointe, Canada (73-72)Kim Eaton, Greeley, Colo. (77-82)Kathy Kurata, Pasadena, Calif. (79-75)Leigh Klasse, St. Anthony, Minn. (83-72)Dawn Woodard, Greer, S.C. (76-75)Melanie Furuta, South Pasadena, Calif. (80-78)Noreen Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa. (78-75)Tanna Lee Richard, Fort Smith, Ark. (80-77)Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett, Mich. (74-73)Pam Harnack, Winnetka, Ill. (82-77)Stacey Arnold, Westminster, Colo. (77-76)Kelly Wilson, Cameron Park, Calif. (76-70)Lisa Smego, Olympia, Wash. (76-74)Mickey Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (79-80)Michelle Griffith, LaGrange, Ga. (76-77)Marianne Towersey, Pebble Beach, Calif. (79-78)

14 U.S. Women’s Mid-AmateurW. Mid-Amateur8 and 7 — Lesley Stacks d. Mary Ann Lapointe, first round, Fox RunG.C., Eureka, Mo., 20018 and 7 — Thuhashini Selvaratnam d. Alicia Kapheim, first round,Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn., 20048 and 7 — Ann Pohira d. Joan Garety, first round, Old Waverly G.C., WestPoint, Miss., 2006Largest Margin of Victory, Final6 and 5 — Sarah LeBrun Ingram d. Martha Lang, Desert HighlandsG.C., Scottsdale, Ariz., 19916 and 5 — Cindy Scholefield d. Pat Cornett-Iker, Southern Hills C.C.,Tulsa, Okla., 1987Longest Match24 holes — Tanna Lee d. Mary Jane Anderson, first round, SouthernHills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 198724 holes — Carolyn Creekmore d. Laura Ladden, second round, DesertForest G.C., Carefree, Ariz., 200723 holes — Lynn Anderson d. Mina Hardin, first round, Atlantic City C.C.,Northfield, N.J., 199723 holes — Sylvia Kim d. Dana Harrity, second round, Mission HillsC.C., Rancho Mirage, Calif., 199623 holes — Kathy Hartwiger d. Andrea Kraus, first round, Fox Run G.C.,Eureka, Mo., 2001Most Match-Play Victories56 — Carol Semple Thompson46 — Ellen Port29 — Robin Burke28 — Pat Cornett27 — Robin Weiss24 — Martha LangMost Times to Advance to Match Play22 — Carol Semple Thompson (1987-2008)Most Match-Play Holes Needed to Win the Championship108 — Corey Weworski, Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn., 2004Fewest Match-Play Holes Needed to Win theChampionship81 — Cindy Scholefield, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1987Most Extra-Hole Matches, Championship11 — Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn., 200410 — Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, S.C., 2003Lowest 18-Hole ScoreStroke Play68 — Dawn Woodard, first round, Shadow Hawk G.C., Richmond, Texas,200569 — Brenda Corrie Kuehn, first round, Champions G.C. (Cypress CreekCourse), Houston, Texas, 199869 — Linda Olsen, first round, Champions G.C. (Cypress Creek Course),Houston, Texas, 199869 — Kerry Postillion, first round, Atlantic City C.C., Northfield, N.J.,199769 — Robin Weiss, first round, Old Marsh G.C., Palm Beach Gardens,Fla., 199269 — Andrea Dornin, second round, Desert Highlands G.C., Scottsdale,Ariz., 1991Lowest 36-Hole Medalist Score141 — Carol Semple Thompson, Rochester (Minn.) G. & C.C., 1993142 — Mary Ann Lapointe, Champions G.C. (Cypress Creek Course), CaptionHouston, Texas, 1998142 — Robin Weiss, Old Marsh G.C., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 1992142 — Kerry Postillion, Shadow Hawk G.C., Richmond, Texas, 2005142 — Dawn Woodard, Old Waverly G.C., West Point, Miss., 2006142 — Wendi Patterson-Golden, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich.,2008Sisters in MatchMiscellaneous1995 — Page Marsh Lea defeated her sister, Amber Marsh, 3 and 1, inthe first round at Essex C.C., Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.1994 — Page Marsh Lea defeated her sister, Amber Marsh, 2 and 1, inthe second round at Tacoma (Wash.) G. & C.C.Recent Holes-in-OneKathleen Prieve, second round, stroke play, seventh hole (with 6-iron),Eugene C.C., Eugene, Ore., 2002; Marilyn Hardy, first round, stroke play,13th hole (with pitching wedge), Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, S.C.,2003; Tobi Probst, first round, stroke play, eighth hole (with 6-iron),Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, S.C., 2003Most Times in Championship22 — Carol Semple Thompson22 — Toni Wiesner20 — Martha LangPhotography: course photo:©USGA/Russell Kirk; Patterson-Golden photo: ©USGA/Steve King; all other photos: ©USGA/John Mummert