Meghan Stasi wins her Second Jones/Doherty Title

January 19, 2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Meghan Stasi won her second Jones/Doherty Championship at Coral Ridge CC<br>(Jones/Doherty photo)

Playing an opponent 26 years younger, the four-time USGA champ defeats the defending champion Alexa Pano in the final match

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (January 19, 2018) - When Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, FL) won the Ione D. Jones/Doherty Women’s Amateur Championship in 2012, she became the tournament's oldest winner in the previous 8 years. After winning the 86th playing of the tournament this week, Stasi is now the oldest winner in the past 14 years. The 39-year-old four-time U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion defeated Alexa Pano (Lake Worth, FL) 5&4 in the final match in cool, blustery conditions at Coral Ridge Country Club. This week, Pano was the rarest off all things in amateur golf: the 13-year-old defending champion. Pano went 22 holes in winning last year's final, and the year before made the semis at the age of 11. She was coming into the final after two straight 1 up match wins, first over mid-amateur Courtney McKim (Raleigh, NC) and then over Lexi Harkins (Crystal Lake, IL), a senior at the University of Wisconsin. Stasi had a little easier time through the bracket, until her semifinal match. After a 5&3 win against fellow mid-am Shirley Vaughn (Canton, OH), Stasi took out up-and-coming Nigerian teenager Georgia Oboh 3&2. This set up a semifinal match against 23-year-old Noelle Maertz (Clark, NJ). In a tightly contested match, Stasi hit the shot of the tournament, a holed-out 50-degree wedge from 112 yards, to win the 17th and take a 1 up lead into the final hole before ultimately prevailing 2 up. "I knew it was going to be close," Stasi told the Miami Herald about her shot which pitched short and rolled in. "I knew I needed to hit it 100 yards." The final match was not close as Stasi took control and closed it out at the 14th hole and became a two-time Jones/Doherty champion. In the Senior Division, the final match was a carbon copy of the 2017 final. Lisa Schlesinger (Fort Myers, FL) beat Terrill Samuel (Toronto, Canada) 2&1, the same margin by which Schlesinger defeated Samuel in last year's championship final. The Flight winners in the Senior Division were Tama Caldabaugh of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (First Flight), Liz Haines of Gladwyne, PA (Second Flight), and Karin-Joyce Tion of Miami Beach, FL (Third Flight).

About the Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur

Meghan Stasi wins her Second Jones/Doherty Title

The third event on the "Orange Blossom" circuit of ladies events in Florida, with an illustrious list of past champions including Patty Berg, JoAnne Carner, Babe Zaharias and Marlene Stewart Streit, Natalie Gulbis, Michelle McGann, Vicki Goetze, Char...

Most Popular Articles

Masters: Memorable performances by amateurs in the last 40 years

Apr 2, 2026A Mid-Amateur legend and a 14 year old have won low-amateur honors at Augusta National over the years

Meet the Amateurs in the 2026 Masters: Six Different Paths to Augusta National

Mar 22, 2026From teenage phenoms to seasoned dreamers, the amateur class at the 2026 Masters brings six compelling stories to Augusta

San Francisco City Championship: Champions Crowned

Mar 22, 2026Joey Hayden, Gianna Singh, Bob Niger, and Jeff Thomas capped championship week with title-winning performances at Harding Park.

Gary Woodland Wins Houston Open in Emotional Comeback After Brain Surgery

Mar 30, 2026Gary Woodland’s Houston Open win is a reminder of why perseverance matters in golf

2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur: Full Field Preview, Favorites & How to Watch

Mar 30, 202648 of the top 50 players in the world. Two past champions. One teenager who lost by a single stroke last year.

Filters

Related Tournament

Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur

View Details

Loading latest news...

Loading article...