| When: Sept. 15, 2019 What: 33rd U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Where: Forest Highlands Golf Club – Flagstaff, Ariz. Course Architect: Tom Weiskopf (Meadow Course) Par and Yardage: Par 72 – 6,202 yards WHAT HAPPENED: Julia Potter-Bobb, of Indianapolis, Ind., followed Saturday’s record-tying round of 68 with a 2-under-par 70 on Sunday to post a two-round total of 6-under 138 and earn medalist honors by four strokes in the 33rd U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship on the Meadow Course at Forest Highlands Golf Club in Flagstaff, Ariz. Potter-Bobb, 31, who was medalist or co-medalist twice before and won the championship both times (2013 and 2016), was one of six players to finish 36 holes at 1-under 143 or better. She was joined by 2018 semifinalist Michelle Butler, of Columbia, Mo., and Heather Wall, of Lakeland, Fla., both at 2-under 142 and three players – including defending champion Shannon Johnson, of Easton, Mass. – at 1-under 143. “I’ve been in these events for so long that anything can happen,” said Potter-Bobb, a left-hander who played on Saturday and Sunday with Johnson and 2017 champion Kelsey Chugg, of Salt Lake City, Utah. “The thing I can say about this round is that I definitely left some out there. I’m sure Shannon and Kelsey would say the same thing. If we all peak at the same time along with other competitors out there, it will be one heck of a tournament.” Caryn Wilson, 58, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., who joined Potter-Bobb on Saturday in becoming the third and fourth players to shoot a 68 in stroke play in U.S. Women’s Mid-Am history, bogeyed her last two holes on Sunday in a 3-over 75 to join Johnson and Megan Buck, of Easton, Mass., at 1-under 143. Mallory Hetzel, 32, of Virginia Beach, Va., the women’s golf coach at Old Dominion University, was one of three players at even-par 144, while Chugg and 2009 champion Martha Leach were among a group of five players at 1-over 145. Lauren Greenlief, 29, of Ashburn, Va., the 2015 champion, shot 2-over 146 in stroke play and earned the No. 17 seed, while four-time champion Meghan Stasi, 41, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shot 5-over 149 and is the No. 34 seed. Seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port, 57, of St. Louis, Mo., finished at 6-over 150 and is the No. 38 seed. NOTABLE: Megan Buck, 31, is no stranger to Forest Highlands, having played the course about 10 times while she competed on the women’s golf team at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Buck caddied for Shannon Johnson at this championship in 2016 and 2017 before qualifying for the first time last year at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. “When I came back this week and stood on the tees, a lot of it came back to me,” said Buck of the Meadow Course, where she shot 71-72 on the weekend. “Funny thing, the fairways seemed a little wider than they did back in the college days. There’s definitely a comfort level – I have my parents here, along with a bunch of our friends from Phoenix who came up to watch.” Buck, who lost to Lea Venable in the Round of 64 last year, earned the No. 5 seed and plays Nora Klein on Monday. “I learned a lot last year. I went into my first match feeling like I had to hit every shot perfect, and you don’t have to, of course. I just need to play my game and stay patient and it’ll all work out.” Three players who played at Stanford University together advanced into the match-play bracket. Lila (Barton) Thomas, 29, of Dallas, of the class of 2012, earned the No. 13 in seed in match play with a 1-over total of 145. Sydney Ramskill, 29, of Salinas, Calif., also of the class of 2012, earned the No. 27 seed. Marissa Mar, 27, of San Francisco, of the class of 2014, was a semifinalist in 2017 at Champions Golf Club and earned the No. 45 seed. Seven players from outside the United States advanced to match play, four of them from Canada. The highest seed among the seven is Ket Preamchuen Vanderpool, of Thailand, who earned the No. 24 seed and will play Tina Papatolis, of Canada. Christina Proteau, of Canada, a semifinalist in this championship in 2015 and a quarterfinalist two other times, earned the No. 31 seed and will play four-time champion Meghan Stasi on Monday. Sue Wooster, of Australia, a two-time runner-up in the U.S. Senior Women’s Mid-Amateur, earned the No. 42 seed. QUOTABLE: “I just hit all my bad shots on the same hole, No. 3, and made a double bogey. I went from bunker to bunker to bunker and afterward, I told my Mom I just wanted to put her to work on some raking jobs.” – Megan Buck, whose mother, Liz, caddied for her “Patience is key here. Keep making good strokes and good shots, especially with this wind. Today was tough. I really like match play and this is the highest seed I’ve had, so I’m excited going into tomorrow.” – Heather Wall, of Lakeland, Fla., who earned the No. 2 seed at 2-under 142 “Where I made bogeys, I didn’t specifically commit to the line off the tee and was being a little complacent. It will be a fun match-play course. There’s lots of risk and reward. You can take some different angles if you want. The greens are rolling awesome, so there’s tons of birdies to be made.” – defending champion Shannon Johnson WHATS NEXT: Six players finished stroke play at 12-over 156, and they will play off at 7:30 a.m. local time for the final spot in the match-play bracket. Whoever emerges from that playoff will be the No. 64 seed and face Potter-Bobb. The Round of 64 will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the Round of 32 and Round of 16 will both be contested on Tuesday. Flagstaff, Ariz. – Results from Sunday’s Round 2 stroke-play at the 33rd U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, played at the 6,202-yard par-72 Meadow Course at Forest Highlands Golf Club. Julia Potter-Bobb, Indianapolis, Ind. – 68-70–138 Heather Wall, Lakeland, Fla. – 71-71–142 Michelle Butler, Columbia, Mo. – 71-71–142 Caryn Wilson, Rancho Mirage, Calif. – 68-75–143 Megan Buck, Easton, Mass. – 71-72–143 Shannon Johnson, Easton, Mass. – 74-69–143 Mallory Hetzel, Virginia Beach, Va. – 74-70–144 Sarah Gallagher, Canton, Ga. – 70-74–144 Kelli Pry, Coatesville, Pa. – 72-72–144 Ashleigh Albrecht-Hatton, Murrieta, Calif. – 73-72–145 Ina Kim-Schaad, New York, N.Y. – 73-72–145 Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky. – 72-73–145 Lila Thomas, Dallas, Texas – 72-73–145 Kelsey Chugg, Salt Lake City, Utah – 71-74–145 Allison Schultz, Madison, Wis. – 73-73–146 Courtney McKim, Raleigh, N.C. – 69-77–146 Lauren Greenlief, Ashburn, Va. – 71-75–146 Clare Connolly, Chevy Chase, Md. – 74-72–146 Katie Elliott-Johnson, Fitchburg, Wis. – 76-71–147 Talia Campbell, New York, N.Y. – 74-73–147 Erin Houtsma, Denver, Colo. – 74-73–147 Katrina Camitoc, San Francisco, Calif. – 74-73–147 Alexandra Schilling, Rochester, Minn. – 73-74–147 Ket Preamchuen Vanderpool, Thailand – 73-75–148 Taylor Kay, Long Beach, Calif. – 74-74–148 Amanda Jacobs, Portland, Ore. – 75-73–148 Sydney Ramskill, Salinas, Calif. – 73-75–148 Paige McCullough, Stillwater, Minn. – 74-75–149 Melissa Loh, Singapore – 75-74–149 Catherine Elliott-Powell, Philadelphia, Pa. – 73-76–149 Christina Proteau, Canada – 79-70–149 Marilyn Hardy, Magnolia, Texas – 75-74–149 Michelle Jarman, Wilmington, N.C. – 71-78–149 Meghan Stasi, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – 74-75–149 Cali Hipp, Caldwell, Idaho – 78-72–150 Linda Jeffery, Abilene, Texas – 78-72–150 Kim Eaton, Mesa, Ariz. – 72-78–150 Ellen Port, St. Louis, Mo. – 71-79–150 Katie Miller, Jeannette, Pa. – 79-72–151 Heather McGinnis, Honolulu, Hawaii – 76-75–151 Tina Papatolis, Canada – 76-75–151 Sue Wooster, Australia – 73-78–151 Olivia Herrick, Roseville, Minn. – 73-79–152 Lea Venable, Simpsonville, S.C. – 80-72–152 Marissa Mar, Palo Alto, Calif. – 78-74–152 Emily Rapp, Greenville, S.C. – 74-78–152 Gina Bamberger, Murrieta, Calif. – 75-77–152 Ashley Freeman, Houston, Texas – 79-74–153 Susan Roh, Denver, Colo. – 79-74–153 Dawn Woodard, Greenville, S.C. – 75-79–154 Cindy Scholefield-McConnell, Bishop, Calif. – 75-79–154 Kay Daniel, Covington, La. – 78-76–154 Flower Castillo, San Antonio, Texas – 77-77–154 Jessica Smith, Grand Junction, Colo. – 76-78–154 Pamela Kuong, Wellesley Hills, Mass. – 75-80–155 Mari Miezwa, Brooklyn Park, Minn. – 83-72–155 Andrea Kosa, Canada – 77-78–155 Julia Hodgson, Canada – 77-78–155 Noelle Maertz, Clark, N.J. – 73-82–155 Nora Klein, Chicago, Ill. – 77-78–155 Gretchen Johnson, Portland, Ore. – 80-75–155 Erin Packer, Peachtree City, Ga. – 82-73–155 Susan Curtin, Westwood, Mass. – 81-74—155 (Involved in 6-for-1 playoff to determine final match-play bracket spots, begins at 7:30 a.m. MST on Monday) Holly Bare, Clovis, Calif. – 79-77–156 Kelsey Solan, Lumberton, N.J. – 83-73–156 Mariah Hopkins, Danville, Va. – 77-79–156 Maki Schultz, San Dimas, Calif. – 76-80–156 Whitney French, Monarch Beach, Calif. – 79-77–156 Martha Linscott, Mission Hills, Kan. – 82-74—156 (Failed to Qualify) Danielle Amiee, Newport Beach, Calif. – 78-79–157 Susan West, Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 78-79–157 Erin Bradford, Georgetown, Ky. – 82-75–157 Annie Dulman, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – 77-80–157 Marcela Coghlan, Mexico – 79-78–157 Ericka Diaz, Mexico – 82-75–157 Maggie Leef, Pewaukee, Wis. – 77-80–157 Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Cave Creek, Ariz. – 82-76–158 Mary Jane Hiestand, Naples, Fla. – 76-82–158 Kayla Eckelkamp, Washington, Mo. – 75-83–158 Megan Place McAfee, Boston, Mass. – 76-83–159 Daniela Okino, Elk Grove, Calif. – 80-79–159 Mary Mulcahy, Scituate, Mass. – 77-82–159 Tara Joy-Connelly, Vero Beach, Fla. – 80-79–159 Courtney Stiles, Pinehurst, N.C. – 85-74–159 Caitlin Farley, San Diego, Calif. – 79-81–160 Shawna Alexander, The Woodlands, Texas – 82-78–160 Amy Kennedy, York, Pa. – 80-80–160 Allison Trevino, San Antonio, Texas – 80-80–160 Brenda Pictor, Marietta, Ga. – 83-77–160 Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, Calif. – 82-78–160 Karen Siegel, Maple Glen, Pa. – 80-81–161 Carmen Titus, Greenwood, Mo. – 79-82–161 Jessica Lederhausen, Sweden – 83-78–161 Hilary Hall, Republic of Ireland – 78-83–161 Lauren Gebauer, Oakland, Calif. – 82-79–161 Katie Kirk, Winterville, N.C. – 81-81–162 Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. – 83-79–162 Cathleen Wong, Singapore – 80-82–162 Claudia Ramirez, San Antonio, Texas – 81-81–162 Anna Schultz, Heath, Texas – 85-77–162 Camry Tardy, Arlington, Texas – 83-79–162 Kristyl Sunderman, McDonough, Ga. – 77-86–163 Kim Izzi, Newport Beach, Calif. – 81-82–163 Nachcha Perkins, Thailand – 83-80–163 Katie Rose Higgins, Charlotte, N.C. – 75-88–163 Cindy Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. – 80-84–164 Kristine Rohrbaugh, Richmond, Va. – 81-83–164 Janet Moore, Centennial, Colo. – 84-81–165 Brooke Kochevar, Glen Ellyn, Ill. – 85-81–166 Courtney Shelton, Franklin, Tenn. – 89-78–167 Carson Laderoute, Burlington, Vt. – 84-83–167 Katerina Prorokova, Czech Republic – 86-81–167 Kim Benedict, Bonita Springs, Fla. – 83-85–168 Joanne Adams, Detroit, Mich. – 86-82–168 Allison Besant, Broomfield, Colo. – 89-80–169 Erin Varner, Chicago, Ill. – 85-84–169 Kristin Shifflett, Fredericksburg, Va. – 87-82–169 Vanessa Honnes, Testin, Calif. – 86-83–169 Patricia Lincoln, Parkville, Mo. – 85-85–170 Denise Callahan, Canton, Ohio – 85-85–170 Heidi Person, Pauma Valley, Calif. – 81-89–170 Shannon Kennedy, Portland, Ore. – 83-87–170 Meghan Moake, Houston, Texas – 87-84–171 Hillary Lilya, Boise, Idaho – 86-86–172 Kathy Davies, Wheaton, Ill. – 86-87–173 Danielle Davis, St. Simons, Ga. – 92-84–176 Deb Jackson, Johns Creek, Ga. – 88-91–179 Jewell Malick, Heath, Texas – 94-88–182 Sue Sardi, Skillman, N.J. – 94-99–193 |
