Stormo goes 6 under for opening-round LNGA Amateur lead
7/29/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for LNGA Amateur, Harrison Lake Country Club
The top female amateurs return to the Golf Club of Tennessee this week, but this time for a U.S. Women's Am tune-up.
The Golf Club of Tennessee is barely a year removed from hosting the U.S. Women’s Amateur. This week, they’re hosting a tune-up for the same event.
The Women’s Trans National Amateur is under a new name this week: the LNGA (Ladies National Amateur Golf Association) Amateur. Regardless, it’s an opportunity for the best players to tune up before the national championship rolls around at Old Waverly in West Point, Miss., next week.
After the opening round in Kingston Springs, Tenn., Kent State player Karoline Stormo had a two-shot lead at 6-under 65. Stormo made four consecutive birdies mid-round, from Nos. 4-7, then closed with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 17 and 18.
South Carolina’s Anita Uwadia is close behind at 4-under 67, a round that included an eagle at the par-5 17th.
All told, 14 players were under par in the opening round. Other notable performances include a 1-over 72 from recent California Women’s Amateur champion Amari Avery. Fellow Netflix “Short Game” star Alexa Pano also is on that number.
Lauren Greenlief, a quarterfinalist from last year’s Amateur at GC of Tennessee, also is in the group at 1 over.
Results: LNGA Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Norway | 700 | 65-69-71-65=270 | |
| 2 | Elizabethtown, KY | 500 | 68-69-73-67=277 | |
| 3 | Atlanta, GA | 400 | 73-69-67-70=279 | |
| 4 | Riverside, CA | 400 | 72-71-70-67=280 | |
| 5 | Radnor, PA | 400 | 69-75-71-68=283 |
About the LNGA Amateur
The inaugural event, held in 1927 at Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo. set off decades of successful tournament across the United States, conducted by an organization then named the Missouri Valley Women's Golf Association. A year later, th...
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