Sarah Davison Leads After First Round
of U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
NEWS RELEASE FROM USGA
CHOUDRANT,
Louisiana – Sarah Davison, a member at Squire Creek Country Club, the host
site of the 29th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, shot even-par 72
on the 6,061-yard lay-out to lead after Saturday’s first round of stroke
play.
Fellow Louisiana native Ashley Tonore, 38, of Monroe, and Casey Ward, 25, of Canada, are two strokes behind Davison.
Davison,
35, lives adjacent to the 17th hole of Squire Creek in Choudrant, but
got off to a little bit of a slow start, sitting 3 over after 12 holes.
Finishing her round on the outward nine, she found her putting stroke
with a 35ft birdie putt on the par-4 fourth hole. She followed with a
birdie on the par-3 fifth and finished her round with a two-putt birdie
on the par-5 ninth.
“It
was a little slow start – windy, cold. I just tried to make pars on
that portion of the golf course, and get through that, knowing the sun
would come out and warm up,” said Davison, a three-time All American at
the University of Alabama under her maiden name of Johnston.
“I got my
putter working on the middle of my back nine, which always helps out
here.”
Tonore,
a Louisiana State University graduate and LPGA Tour player under her
maiden name of Winn, is playing in her first competitive event since her
amateur status was reinstated in 2006. After starting at No. 10 and
carding a 3-over start through seven holes, she played her final 11 at 1
under with birdies on 17 and 7.
“I
told myself before I started out just be patient,” said Tonore, the
former head women’s golf coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe who
now works in pharmaceutical sales for Eli Lilly. “There’s going to be
some bogeys here or there and you’ve got to accept that. If I can keep
the big numbers out and sneak a couple birdies in, then I felt like it could
be a solid round. That’s how it went today, luckily.”
Ward, competing in her first USGA championship, struggled on the greens at times, but balanced it with four birdies.
“I
just kind of kept plugging along. I'm pleasantly surprised I did as
well as I did, to be honest,” said Ward, the 2015 Ontario Women’s
Mid-Amateur champion.
“I had some three-putts out there, but for the
most part I was able to move on from those.”
A
quartet of players shot 3-over 75, including defending champion
Margaret Shirley, 29, of Roswell, Georgia. Sherry Wright, 48, of Chula Vista,
California, capped her first USGA championship round with an eagle on the
par-4 18th, sinking a 5-iron from 167 yards.
Julie Massa, 52, of Holt,
Michigan, and Stacy Dennis, 42, of Addison, Texas, also shot 75.
Four-time
Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi, 37, of Oakland Park, Flora, a former USA Curtis Cup player,
shot 6-over 78. Former Women’s Mid-Amateur champions Martha Leach (2009)
and Julia Potter (2013) shot 79 and 80, respectively.
Play resumes at 8 a.m. CDT on Sunday
for the second round of stroke play, after which the field will be cut
to 64 for match play, beginning on Monday.
The
2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship is open to female amateur
golfers with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 9.4. It consists of 36
holes of stroke play followed by six rounds of match play, with the
championship scheduled to conclude with an 18-hole final on Thursday,
Oct. 8.
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND SCORES
Par 72. Yardage 6,061
Sarah Davison, Choudrant, Louisiana 34-38--72
Casey Ward, Canada 36-38--74
Ashley Tonore, Monroe, Louisiana 36-38--74
Sherry Wright, Chula Vista, California 38-37--75
Julie Massa, Holt, Michigan 37-38--75
Margaret Shirley, Roswell, Georgia. 38-37--75
Stacy Dennis, Addison, Texas 38-37--75
Katie Miller, Jeannette, Pennsylvania 40-36--76
Tara Joy-Connelly, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 38-38--76
Lisa Schlesinger, Laytonsville, Maryland. 36-41--77
Lauren Greenlief, Oakton, Virginia. 40-37--77
Kay Daniel, Covington, Louisiana 38-39--77
Julie Oxendine, Russellville, Arkansas 37-40--77
Kristin Paulson, Pella, Iowa 40-37--77
Meghan Stasi, Oakland Park, Florida 42-36--78
Deborah Anderson, La Quinta, California 38-40--78
Therese Quinn, Jacksonville, Florida 39-39--78
Dawn Woodard, Greer, South Carolina 42-36--78
Shelly Stouffer, Canada 39-39--78
Patty Moore, Charlotte, North Carolina. 40-38--78
Rachel Smith, Mansfield, Texas 41-37--78
Shawn Farmer-Sese, Bellevue, Washington 40-38--78
Katrin Wolfe, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 40-39--79
Alyssa Roland, New York 40-39--79
Mina Hardin, La Quinta, California. 40-39--79
Martha Leach, Hebron, Kentucky 40-39--79
Leslie Folsom, Seattle, Washington 39-40--79
Jordan Craig, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 39-40--79
Olivia Herrick, Roseville, Minnesota. 40-39--79
Mary Kay [Mk] Thanos-Zordani, Palm Desert, California. 42-37--79
Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, California. 39-40--79
Susan West, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 42-38--80
Kristyl Sunderman, Coto De Caza, California. 41-39--80
Claire Sheldon, Somerville, Massachusetts. 40-40--80
Patricia Cornett, Mill Valley, California 37-43--80
Julia Potter, Granger, Indiana. 41-39--80
Katie Jorgensen, Exeter, Nebras,a. 40-40--80
Mercedes Huarte, Argentina 41-39--80
Kareen Markle, Meridian, Idaho 41-39--80
Anna Morales, Peru 43-37--80
Kelly Wilson, Cameron Park, California. 41-39--80
Joy Robinson, Pebble Beach, California. 40-40--80
Lauren Kuss, Zionsville, Indiana. 43-37--80
Janet Moore, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. 40-41--81
Debbie Adams, Asheville, North Carolina 40-41--81
Leigh Klasse, Woodbury, Minnesota. 39-42--81
Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, California 38-43--81
Mimi Hoffman, Springfield, Virginia. 41-40--81
Candus Herrera, Spring, Texas 42-39--81
Tracy Welch, Winchester, Massachusetts. 38-43--81
Whitney Britton, Laguna Niguel, California40-41--81
Amanda Jacobs, Portland, Oregon 42-39--81
Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati, Ohio 42-39--81
Alicia Kapheim, Pennington, New Jersey 42-39--81
Robin Burke, Houston, Texas 39-42--81
Julie McMullin, Park City, Utah 39-42--81
Samantha Perrotta, Bordentown, N.J. 41-40--81
Charlotte Daughan, Orlando, Fla. 39-42--81
Eleana Collins, Baltimore, Md. 41-40--81
Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Sri Lanka 39-42--81
Erin Carney, Mission Hills, Kan. 42-39--81
Lin Culver, Palm Coast, Fla. 42-39--81
Stefi Markovich, Canada 36-45--81
Taffy Brower, Boynton Beach, Fla. 42-40--82
Lacy Shelton, Overland Park, Kan. 39-43--82
Amy Loughney, Hoboken, New Jersey 40-42--82
Courtney McKim, Raleigh, N.C. 41-41--82
Danielle Davis, Saint Simons, Ga. 40-42--82
Marie Bos, New York, N.Y. 42-40--82
Dani Mullin, West Islip, N.Y. 39-43--82
Amanda Dixon, Hillsboro, Ohio 40-42--82
Sue Wooster, Australia 41-42--83
Brandi McKnight, El Paso, Texas 41-42--83
Lisa Cook, Noblesville, Ind. 42-41--83
Cindy Gilkeson, Sugarland, Texas 41-42--83
Lindsay Davis, Chicago, Ill. 44-39--83
Heather Wall, Lakeland, Fla. 43-40--83
Connie Isler, Annapolis, Md. 44-39--83
Becky Neal, Mansfield, Texas 44-40--84
Tanna Richard, Fort Smith, Ark. 45-39--84
Deb Hughes, Denver, Colorado. 40-44--84
Sydney Wells, Menominee, Mich. 43-41--84
Fay Chen, Huntington Beach, Calif. 42-42--84
Carmen Titus, Kansas City, Missouri 42-42--84
Paige Bromen, Minneapolis, Minnesota 42-42--84
Eden Anderson, Oakland, Calif. 44-40--84
Meghan Moake, Houston, Texas 42-43--85
Jirapon Carlson, Macon, Georgia 46-40--86
Patti Feldman, Sands Point, N.Y. 45-41--86
Robin Donnelley, Palm Beach, Fla. 45-41--86
Morgan Jackson, Seminole, Fla. 43-43--86
Catherine Shealy, Columbia, South Carolina. 38-48--86
Angie Whitley Coleman, New Castle, Del. 43-43--86
Kathryn Hauff, Fargo, North Dakota. 45-41--86
Deanne Stolarik, Zion, Illinois. 44-42--86
Julie Carmichael, Plainfield, Ind. 44-42--86
Sarah Matin, Winter Garden, Fla. 43-43--86
Daria Cummings, Monroe, Conn. 42-45--87
Morag Mitchell, Canada 43-44--87
Ryan Kopet, Chattanooga, Tenn. 42-45--87
Tama Caldabaugh, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 43-44--87
Maggie Leef, Merton, Wis. 45-42--87
Christina Proteau, Canada 44-43--87
Beth Williams, Atlanta, Ga. 44-44--88
Lucy Sievers, Wilmette, Ill. 47-41--88
Allison Pettit, Chicago, Ill. 44-44--88
Miki Gardner, San Diego, Calif. 39-49--88
Carolyn Creekmore, Dallas, Texas 45-43--88
Karen Bouloucon, West Milford, N.J. 45-43--88
Alexandra Frazier, Conshohocken, Pa. 44-44--88
Donna Benford, Fenton, Mich. 45-43--88
Deb Jackson, Johns Creek, Ga. 45-44--89
Janie Carpenter, Garland, Texas 44-45--89
Marcy Austin, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 43-46--89
Melissa Spencer, San Jose, Calif. 45-44--89
Susan Rheney, Greensboro, Ga. 43-47--90
Linda Pearson, Glendale, Calif. 45-45--90
Shirley Vaughn, Canton, Ohio 45-45--90
Angel Macleod, North Attleboro, Mass. 44-46--90
Hui Chong Dofflemyer, Belvidere, Ill. 41-49--90
Kathy Crumley, Dallas, Texas 45-45--90
Erin Lanphear, Bowling Green, Ky. 45-46--91
Jessica Surber, The Woodlands, Texas 42-49--91
Carol Martin, La Quinta, Calif. 44-47--91
Cathy Lonegan, Camarillo, Calif. 44-48--92
Annie Hogan, Medford, Mass. 48-45--93
Jaime Branch, Shawnee, Okla. 49-44--93
Leslie Henry, Houston, Texas 48-45--93
Julie Marr, Gallatin, Tenn. 44-49--93
Jessica Marksbury, Calimesa, Calif. 44-50--94
Jessica McVay, Denver, Colo. 49-48--97
Liza Martin-Garrubbo, Warren, N.J. 53-47--100
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