Play was suspended at 5 pm Friday afternoon due to lightning and rain, with the expectation that players would be back on the course in an hour or so. Well, the storm turned into the biggest thunderstorm to hit Southern Pines in 26 years. More than five inches of rain fell, power lines came down and trees were struck by lightning all over the area. This morning at 5 am the greenskeeping crew at Mid Pines GC was on the course doing massive clean up of pine needles, branch debris and pine cones. When the TRANS directors arrived at 6 am, they joined the cleanup crew with rakes in hand, clearing the fairways. After two hours of joint effort, the course almost looked as though there had not been a storm. Players were able to resume their unfinished matches at 8:30 am.

No golf clubs, no golf clothes, no golf shoes, no luggage (thanks to US Airways) for four days with a major tournament to play...that's what Eva Yoe from W. Los Angeles, CA faced when she arrived at Mid Pines on Sunday night.. However, the Trans Directors put their heads and belongings together and came up with two sets of clubs, a relatively new pair of golf shoes, and a semi-complete wardrobe for her. Eva's luggage arrived the day she left, just in time for her flight home.

And the best Trans story of all: Sarah Martin's parents from Grosse Ile, Michigan, got in their car last night at 8 pm and drove eleven hours straight through to Mid Pines GC, arriving at 7 am this morning. Mr. Martin then caddied for his daughter!

Today, Mediallist Page Mackenzie defeated Sarah Martin 1 up in the quarterfinals, then defeated Sophia Sheridan 4and 3 in the semi finals. She will play Elizabeth Janangelo of Duke University in the 36-hole final tomorrow, teeing off at 8 am.

Kate Ackerson won the First Flight over Brittany Adams, 4 and 3. Emily Hoeper won the Second Flight over Audrey Gale, 1 up. Natalie McNicholas won the Third Flight over Ellen Hoeper, 2 and 1. Donna Marden won the Fourth Flight over Rita Albertson, 19 holes.