Patience leaves Parsons atop Women's Porter Cup leaderboard
6/5/2019 | by Julie Williams of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Women's Porter Cup, Niagara Falls Country Club
Mary Parsons, an Indiana sophomore, had a 3-under 69 that gave her a one-shot lead on a field full of college talent.
“My main focus was to hit greens and to stay patient putting,” said Parsons, the first-round leader at the Women’s Porter Cup.
Parsons had a 3-under 69 that gave her a one-shot lead on a field full of college talent. Parsons is a sophomore at Indiana.
There has been plenty of good karma so far this week. She aced the par-3 16th in the practice round and had a tap-in for birdie on Wednesday. Parsons opened her round with a birdie, too.
“With many good players to learn from, my main takeaway was creating a strategy and playing holes to my own strengths,” she said. “The Blessings was a course where a gameplan was needed otherwise trouble could quickly add to the score.”
Parsons is originally from Delta, British Columbia. Another Canadian is right behind her on the leaderboard – Fresno State’s Brigitte Thibault. Both Thibault and Queensland native Isabelle Taylor had 2-under 70 on Wednesday.
Thibault played the Augusta National Women’s Amateur earlier this spring.
Another notable ANWA participant, Anna Redding, is a few more shots down the board. She is tied for ninth with Emily Zhu after a 1-over 73. Redding finished third at last year’s event.
Defending champion Zoe Beth Brake is tied for 11th with 74.
Results: Women's Porter Cup
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardley, PA | 700 | 71-66-71=208 | |
| 2 | , Australia | 500 | 70-69-69=208 | |
| 3 | , Canada | 400 | 70-72-69=211 | |
| 4 | , Canada | 400 | 69-73-70=212 | |
| 5 | Kent, OH | 400 | 71-70-72=213 |
About the Women's Porter Cup
The Porter Cup, one of the premier amateur events in the nation, now has a "sister" event - The Women's Porter Cup. Starting in 2023, the men's and women's Porter Cup championships are run concurrently with 54 players in each field and alternating te...
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