Rosen is victorious at Texas Women's State Amateur
Portland Rosen
DALLAS, TX (August 1, 2014) — If the best preparation for winning big golf tournaments is winning other big golf tournaments, then Portland Rosen is in excellent shape headed into the most important two events in her young golf career.
The 22-year-old from Houston on Friday won the 2014 Women's State Amateur Championship with a 3-and-2 victory against The Woodlands' Kelly McGovern at the scenic and challenging Bent Tree Country Club. Rosen, the No. 4 overall seed in the Championship Flight, birdied two of her final five holes -- including a 40-foot bomb on the par-4 12th -- and closed out the match with a par on the par-5 16th.
"This is so exciting," said Portland, a recent University of Virginia graduate. "This was my first time playing in a TGA event, and everyone couldn't have been nicer. It means so much because Texas golf has helped me so much. It helped me get to college and now it's helping me beyond."
At the beginning of the long week, Rosen said her participation in the Women's State Amateur was part of her training for her next two events: the U.S. Women's Amateur (Aug. 4-10 at Nassau CC in New York), and the first stage of LPGA Tour Qualifying School (Aug. 26-29 at Mission Hills CC in California). Her dream is to play on the LPGA Tour, and her Women's State Amateur Championship is a step toward making that a reality.
For more, please continue reading at txga.org.
View results for Women's Texas Amateur
ABOUT THE Women's Texas Amateur
Eligibility: Entries are open to female amateur
golfers with a certified GHIN Handicap index.
Player Field: Lowest handicap indexes in multiples of
8 with a maximum of 88 players. In the event the
championship becomes over-subscribed, entries will
be accepted in order of handicap index.
Format: The starting field will consist of 88 total
players. The 32 players with the lowest qualifying
scores will fill the championship flight and contend
for the championship title. The qualifying round is
optional for all but the players with the 32 lowest
handicap indexes on the date the entries close. The
16 players eliminated in the first round of the
championship flight match play may participate in an
18-hole stroke play consolation round. The remaining
players will be flighted into seven flights of eight
based on handicap indexes. The four players
eliminated in the first round of flight matches will
proceed to a consolation match play bracket for each
flight.
View Complete Tournament Information