Meghan Stasi (FSGA photo)
The final holes of the Women’s International Four-Ball turned out to be a battle among the giants of women’s mid-amateur golf. Three teams started the day tied for the lead, with three USGA champions among them, but
Ina Kim and
Meghan Stasi ended the day with the trophy.
Ultimately, it was Kim who got hot on the back nine of the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, Fla., logging five birdies in a seven-hole stretch from Nos. 11-17. Add Stasi’s birdie at No. 10, and the Florida duo set a pace that no one else could keep up with.
Back-to-back rounds of 69 left them at 6 under, and with a two-shot cushion for the win.
Stasi, a four-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, has won this title before but with different partners. She and Tara Connelly (who finished T-6 this week with Dawn Woodard) won in 2013 and ’14, and Stasi and Woodard won the title in 2009. In 2010, Stasi won with partner Donna Mummert.
This is Kim’s first title after re-immersing herself in the world of high-level women’s amateur golf only a few years ago. Kim, who has played the past two U.S. Women’s Amateurs, was runner-up at the 2000 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Pumpkin Ridge. She played collegiately for Northwestern, then shelved her clubs to chase a career in the business world.
Katie Miller, who won this event the past two years with a different partner, and
Lauren Greenlief, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, had a clean 1-under 35 on the front nine, but struggled to make birdies on the back. Greenlief logged one at the 16th and the team settled for a closing 71 that left them two shots back.
Megan Buck and
Shannon Johnson, the reigning U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, were third.
Two teams of notable senior players were just off the pace.
Ellen Port, a seven-time USGA champion, paired with reigning U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion
Lara Tennant to finish fifth.
Judith Kyrinis, the 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion, and
Mary Jane Hiestand, runner-up at the 2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, were T-6 another shot behind them.
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ABOUT THE Women's International Four-Ball
The Women's International Four-Ball is conducted by
the
Florida State Golf Association at the Wanderer's Club
in
Wellington Florida.
Championship Format
- 36 holes of four-ball stroke play, (commonly
known
as a two-person, best-ball)
- Maximum of 48 total teams
- Two divisions - Championship and Middle
Division
- Teams must select their division at the time of
entry
- The overall Champion will be the team from the
Championship Division with the lowest 36-hole total
score
Eligibility
- Female amateur golfers
- Both entrants must be at least 18 years of age as
of the first day of the Championship
- A valid USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 18.0
at
time of entry
- Entrants are not required to be a member of the
FSGA
- Championship Division - At time of entry, all teams
in the Championship Division must have a combined
team handicap index of
14.0 or less
- Middle Division - 95% of each player's handicap
will
be used. The course handicap differential between
partners may be no more
than eight (8) strokes. (If the differential is more
than eight (8) strokes, the higher course handicap
will be reduced to allow for
the difference)
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