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it in play and hit it to the
middle of the green -but I
ended up hitting one of the
best irons I hit all day. "
Smith made a routine
two-putt par on the fi nal
hole to earn the biggest victory
of her career at 5-over
par 218-her fi rst win
since the Resorters Invitational
at Alexandria Golf
Club last season.
The fi ve-time Class AA
FIELD FACTS
Field: 50
Avg Score: 82.820
Round 1: 84.080
Round 2: 82.640
Round 3: 81.740
Double Eagles: 0
Eagles: 1
Birdies: 133
Pars: 1169
Bogeys: 1015
Double Bogeys: 287
Others: 95
individual champion won the 2013 MGA
Junior Girls' Championship as well as individual
titles at the MGA Team Championship
in 2012 and 2013. Smith also
earned the title of Ms. Golf Minnesota
during her senior season at Detroit Lakes
High School.
Unable to maintain her typical consistent
play Wednesday, Burnham watched
a number of chances to keep pace with
Smith slip away. After a birdie on the
opening hole, she missed a short birdie
putt at the second and three-putted three
of the next four holes.
Burnham opened the back nine with a
bogey to fall back to 6-over for the championship
before reaching the par-5 11th
in two and two-putting for birdie.
Missing a short par putt at the 12th, the
two-time MGA Women's
Player of the Year bounced
back by sinking her eightfoot
birdie at the 13th. After
a solid up-and-down to
save par at the 14th, Burnham
appeared to gain momentum
as Smith began to
struggle down the stretch.
Burnham's
tee shot at
the 17th rolled off the back
edge, and after nearly chipping
in for a birdie she
missed her short comeback par putt to
relinquish the lead to Smith. Needing to
birdie at the fi nal hole, Burnham's long
and sweeping birdie attempt stopped
short of the hole to give Smith an easy
two-putt par for the victory.
" I was thinking I'd have to go pretty
low to be in contention today, but I didn't
play my best. I had some three putts early
and probably played too aggressive, "
Burnham said. " I was able to make some
birdies today, but just made too many
bogeys. "
Entering the fi nal round seven shots
off the lead, Ledwein's fi nal-round 69
momentarily earned her a share of the
lead after she sank a 12-footer for birdie
at the 16th. Ultimately, she tied for second
with Burnham at 6-over par 219.
Hole Yards
2
1 395 4 4.693 7 0
238-313
3 292-342 4 4.780 4 0
4
5
442-471
125-137
170-186
464
4
5
3
3
5
6 335-367 4 4.633 9 0
7 340-370 4 4.773 5 0
8
9
Out 2801-3045 36 41.293
5.480
4.593
12 130-163 3 3.693 8 0
13
14 360-395 4 4.793 3 0
15
337-372
357
120-150
16 356-384 4 4.727 6 0
17
5
4
4
3
18 325-388 4 5.060 2 0
In 2717-2983 35 41.527
Total 5518-6028 71
82.820
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12
10 324 4 5.067 1 0
408-450
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Northland Country Club Statistics
5
T2 Taylor Ledwein
New Prague Golf Club
74-76-69-219
T2 Sarah Burnham
Rush Creek Golf Club
74-73-72-219
4
5
6
7
Alexandra Stewart
Legends Club
71-75-75-221
Hannah Hankinson
Edina Country Club
79-73-72-224
Natalie Roth
Moorhead Country Club
78-70-78-226
Sierra Langlie
Bunker Hills Golf Club
77-76-78-231
T8 Maggie Heggerston
Cragun's Legacy Courses
77-80-75-232
T8 Tabitha Kunst
Par Average Rank Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys Dbl. Others
55 74 14 2
4.593 11 0 6 73 51 16 4
3
5
6
64 54 22 7
5.473 17 0 6 86 44 11 3
3.573 13 0 6 77 46 18 3
69 60 10 6
58 60 19 7
3.600 10 0 5 69 60 13 3
5.173 18 0 23 87 32 7
1
65 638 481 130 36
4
0 20 68
4
3.553 15 1 8 68 56 14 3
37 68 32 9
5
4
1
68 531 534 157 59
1 133 1169 1015 287 95
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33 74 30 9
11 8
43
59 69 16 2
63 52 24 7
8 65 64 8 5
4
4.560 14 0 11 70 53 10 6
68 55 12 10
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TEAM RESULTS
Edinburgh USA
Janice Kim
Joanna Kim
Taylor Minger
Athena Yang
+17
301
Mankato Golf Club
77-80-75-232
T8 Jenna Janu
Minnewaska Golf Club
76-78-78-232
T8 Athena Yang
Edinburgh USA
74-76-82-232
+19
+19
+19
+19
+18
+13
+11
+8
+6
+6
MGA WOMEN'S AMATEUR
FINAL RESULTS
1 Katherine Smith
Detroit Country Club
74-69-75-218
+5
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