While hall of famer Maggie Scott (Charleston, Tenn.) plays for the first flight title Friday morning (vs. No.1 Viola Greenwood), a pair of college kids will tee it up at No.1 at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club for the title of Tennessee Women’s State Amateur champion.
Friday Finals: Starting at 7:30 a.m., the fourth flight finalists tee off first, followed by those in flight three, two and one with the championship finalists going last. The public can attend for free.
Championship Flight: It’s the battle of the bracket busters as No.15 Katie Story (Belmont College) takes on No.8 Allyson Dunn (Tenn. Tech).
Thursday was a very good day for Story as she defeated No. 7 Emily Miller, 1-up in the quarterfinals and No.3 Samantha Griffith (Ooltewah HS/Lipscomb Univ.), 1-up 19 holes in the semis. She also upset No.2 Blakesly Warren, 2-up in the round of 16.
Dunn knocked out No.1 Riley Rennell, 6&5 in the Thursday morning quarterfinals and edged No.4 Katherine Holmes, 3&1 in the afternoon semifinals.
In the semis, Story was 2-down with three holes to go, but won No.16 with a birdie, halved No.17 with a par and forced extra holes with a par on No.18 as Griffith could not get up and down for her par from a green side bunker.
Sand was again Griffith’s nemesis on the first extra hole (No.1) as she put her tee shot in a fairway bunker and needed two more shots to reach the green. Story put her tee shot safely in the fairway and was on in two and two-putted for the win.
“Samantha and I are best friends so it is difficult to play each other and I told her if I was going to lose to anyone it needed to be her,” said Story (Dickson, Tenn.) who is playing in her first state amateur.
No.1 Seeds: A pair of No.1 seeds - Viola Greenwood in first flight and Carol Hornstra in fourth flight – reached the finals.
Championship Flight - Semifinals
(8) Allyson Dunn def. (4) Katherine Holmes, 3&1
(15) Katie Story def. (3) Samantha Griffith, 1-up, 19 holes
Quarterfinals
(8) Allyson Dunn def. (1) Riley Rennell, 6&5
(4) Katherine Holmes def. (21) Jessica Cathey, 2&1
(3) Samantha Griffith def. (11) Jenna Burris, 2&1
(15) Katie Story def. (7) Emily Miller, 1-up
First Flight – Semifinals
(1) Viola Greenwood def. (5) Kristy Snow, 5&4
(2) Maggie Scott def. (3) Terri McAngus, 5&4
Second Flight - Semifinals
(8) Ginny Zancy def. (4) Lisa Daubner, 4&3
(3) Hazel Davis def. (2) Anna Horn, 1-up
Third Flight - Semifinals
(4) Glenna Buchanan def. (1) Leslie Dunn, 3&2
(2) Lyn Thompson def. (3) Rosalie Basten, 2&1
Fourth Flight - Semifinals
(1) Carol Hornstra def. (4) Cassandra Godbold, 4&3
(7) Pam Morrow def. (6) Kaye Steed, 4&2
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net