Kathy Hartwiger of Pinehurst, NC, for winning the North Carolina Senior Women’s Amateur at Mooresville Golf Course. Hartwiger shot rounds of 75 and 72 for a score of 3-over par. Hartwiger would secure victory on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with second-place finisher Kimbra Benson.

At the beginning of the final round, Hartwiger found herself in a tie for second place and five shots behind Benson. However, Hartwiger rallied when she needed to on the back nine, shooting 1-under par with a crucial birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff. The playoff occurred on the long par-3 10th hole, where Hartwiger put her tee shot 15 feet from the cup. Hartwiger locked up the championship from here, easily making par while Benson made a bogey. 

When asked about her mindset heading into the final round five shots behind," Hartwiger said. “I actually had been struggling with my swing, so today my whole goal was to concentrate on my pre-shot routine and commit to the shot. I think that ended up helping me.”