Carolinas Women's Match Play: Final Results

13 Jul 2006
see also: Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship, Mill Creek Golf Club
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STANLEY, NC (July 13, 2006) -- They say that three times are a charm but that didn't seem to hold true for Michelle Jarman of Wilmington, NC. This is the third time in a row that she has finished as a runner-up in this championship. Jarman faced Blythe Worley in the semifinals and it seemed that every putt she stood over she made. "I was feeling really good about the finals - I am dissapointed that I didn't win but Lauren (Hunt) made some great putts and there's not much I can do about that," Jarman said with a smile.

Lauren Hunt is no stranger to winning. She is a past Women's Carolinas Amateur Champion and has been very successful in the junior ranks. She also was the co-medalist in this years US Women's Amateur qualifier and will head out to Oregon in a few weeks. Hunt faced fellow teammate Sydney Crane of Jamestown, NC in the semifinals and made a great par-save putt on the 18th hole to close out the match to win 1up over her friend. Hunt took that momentum into her final match against Jarman and went 4 under after 12 holes to close Jarman out 5&4. Hunt said, "I made a lot of great putts in this final match. I had heard that Michelle had a hot putter so I really focused on making some putts. I was lucky they fell for me. I am honored to have won this championship."

This is Hunt's first major CGA championship win and looks forward to returning next year to defend her title.

This women's championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Championship Match Semifinals Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC def. Sydney Crane, Jamestown, NC, 1 up

Michelle Jarman, Wilmington, NC def. Blythe Worley, Greenville, NC, 3&2

Finals Hunt def. Jarman, 5&4

For complete results, click on the tournament link above.

ABOUT THE Carolinas Women's Match Play

The Carolinas Women's Amateur Match Play Championship began in 1997 and annually crowns the women's amateur match play champion in the Carolinas. The championship is conducted at 18 holes of stroke play qualifying to determine seeding and flights for the Championship division and seeding for match play in the Carolinas division (shorter course). The Championship flight in the Championship division competes for the championship and is determined by the top-15 scores in stroke play qualifying. The Defending Champion is the automatic number one seed. Players who do not qualify for the Championship flight in the Championship division will be placed in flights and seeded based on qualifying score. The Carolinas division will play a shorter course and will be pre- flighted based on Handicap Index. Players will be seeded within their Carolinas flight based on qualifying score.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 13th birthday, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index®.