Women's Trans National: Quihuis Prevails in a Playoff
7/14/2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for LNGA Amateur, Harrison Lake Country Club
Krystal Quihuis of Tucson, AZ makes par on the first playoff hole to edge Sarah Burnham of Maple Grove, MN
SOUTHERN PINES, NC (July 14, 2017) - Krystal Quihuis (Tucson, Ariz.) won the 87th Annual Women’s TRANS National Championship at Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club Friday, making par on 18 in a one-hole playoff with runner-up Sarah Burnham (Maple Grove, Minn.).
The 72-hole stroke play Championship teed off on Tuesday, July 11 with amateur golfers from 10 countries and 29 universities competing on the classic Donald Ross course.
Quihuis, a senior at the University of Arizona, finished the 72-hole Championship with a score of 70-70-68-73—281 to claim the tournament’s top honor, the George III Champion Trophy.
Burnham, a senior at Michigan State, finished with a score of 69-72-68-72—281 and was awarded the Iva May McDonald Champion Runner-Up Trophy.
Third place went to Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia), a junior at Pepperdine, who finished with a score of 76-76-71-68--291.
Medalist Awards were distributed on Wednesday following the first two rounds of the tournament.
The 72-hole stroke play Championship teed off on Tuesday, July 11 with amateur golfers from 10 countries and 29 universities competing on the classic Donald Ross course.
Quihuis, a senior at the University of Arizona, finished the 72-hole Championship with a score of 70-70-68-73—281 to claim the tournament’s top honor, the George III Champion Trophy.
Burnham, a senior at Michigan State, finished with a score of 69-72-68-72—281 and was awarded the Iva May McDonald Champion Runner-Up Trophy.
Third place went to Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia), a junior at Pepperdine, who finished with a score of 76-76-71-68--291.
Medalist Awards were distributed on Wednesday following the first two rounds of the tournament.
- Quihuis was also awarded the Nancy Orr Tournament Medalist Trophy, presented to player having the lowest combined score for the first two days of the Championship. Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Fla.) was awarded the TRANS Mid Amateur Medalist Trophy, presented to a player 25 years of age and older with the lowest combined score for the first two days of the Championship.
- Nicole Adam (Pinehurst, N.C.) was awarded the Dorothy Pease Junior Medalist Trophy, presented to a junior player under the age of 18 with the lowest combined score for the first two days of the Championship.
- MK Zordani (Palm Desert, Calif.) was awarded the Grace Palmer Woodruff Senior Medalist Trophy, player over the age of 50 who has the lowest combined score for the first two days of the Championship.
- Michigan State University was awarded the TRANS Howell Team Trophy, awarded to the club or university/college whose two members have the lowest combined score for the first two days of the Championship. Spartan team members Burnham and Katie Sharp (Kendallville, Ind.) competed in the tournament.
Results: LNGA Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tucson, AZ | 700 | 70-70-68-73=281* | |
| 2 | Maple Grove, MN | 500 | 69-72-68-72=281 | |
| 3 | , Australia | 400 | 76-76-71-68=291 | |
| 4 | Kendallville, IN | 400 | 75-73-68-76=292 | |
| 5 | , Australia | 400 | 75-73-75-71=294 |
About the LNGA Amateur
The inaugural event, held in 1927 at Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo. set off decades of successful tournament across the United States, conducted by an organization then named the Missouri Valley Women's Golf Association. A year later, th...
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