Meghan Stasi wins the 80th Jones/Doherty

January 21, 2012 | by

Meghan Stasi

Amateurgolf.com member Meghan Stasi two-putted 18 for the 1-up victory over fellow Floridian Jay Marie Green

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla (Jan. 21, 2012) -- Oakland Park's Meghan Stasi became the oldest golfer in the past eight years to win the coveted 80th annual Ione D. Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur Championship at the Coral Ridge Country Club as she rallied for a 1-up victory over Boca Raton's Jaye Marie Green on Saturday. The 33-year-old Stasi completed a solid week that saw her take out the world's number six golfer and defending champion, Charley Hull, 2010 Curtis Cup member Holly Clyburn and Green, 17, who is the top-ranked U.S. golfer according to Golfweek/amateurgolf.com. "I was in a little slump there with my putting for a couple of holes so I am glad I got it back," said Stasi, who became the oldest winner of the event since Perry Swenson won the 2004 title at 21. Since then it has been a run of teenagers, including Coral Springs' Lexi Thompson in 2009 and 2010. "It is honor to win, especially be so close the last few years." Stasi, the 2008 Doherty runner-up, went 2-up through six before Green battled back to go 1-up as she won the last three holes on the front nine with a birdie and two pars as Stasi three-putted eight and nine, missing back-to-back five foot putts.

Results: Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Meghan Stasi	Oakland Park, FL	800
Runner-up	Jaye Marie Green	Boca Raton, FL	600
Semifinals	Alex Stewart	Oklahoma City, OK	400
Semifinals	Harriet Beasley	, England	400
Quarterfinals	Charley Hull	, England	300

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About the Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur

Meghan Stasi wins the 80th Jones/Doherty

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...