Alyssa Montgomery wins Tennessee Women's Amateur
7/2/2021 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Tennessee Women's Amateur, Chattanooga Golf & Country Club
Virginia Tech standout goes wire-to-wire and holds off Nicole Whitson at Holston Hills Country Club
The Virginia Tech junior carded rounds of 67-70-70 at Holston Hills Country Club to finish 9-under 207 to win the Tennessee Women’s Amateur championship on Thursday by four strokes over Nicole Whitson of Knoxville.
Both golfers shot 2-under rounds of 70 in the second round, setting up Thursday’s final round showdown.
Whitson gave a stroke back when she bogeyed the first hole and she still trailed by three at the turn. Three consecutive bogeys on holes 13, 14, 15 dashed her title hopes, as she finished with an even par 72 for her final 18 holes.
Montgomery, who finished seventh in this event last year, turned in her third straight subpar round with a 70 to win the championship by four strokes.Five players finished in red numbers at the #TnWomensAm this week.
— Tennessee Golf Association (@TNgolf) July 2, 2021
Check out the top finishers and final scoring 📲 https://t.co/r3bqSGGHFt@Alyssa37918 @teleri1207 @sadiepan20 @MikaylaBard21 @lexannehalama pic.twitter.com/r9IFog4J6z
It was a breakthrough win for the Knoxville resident, who was without a victory since winning the 2019 AJGA Scott Stallings Junior Invitational.
About the Tennessee Women's Amateur
Eligibility: Open to all female amateur golfers with the following requirements: (1) meet the USGA policy on transgender individuals, (2) have an active GHIN Handicap Index from a TGA member club or course, and (3) have a Handicap Index of at least 3...
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