2023 NYS Women's Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championship Program

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NEW YORK STATE WOMEN’S AMATEUR AND MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Corning Country Club - Corning, New York June 26-27, 2023

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ABOUT THE NYSGA NYSGA Officers

NYSGA Staff

President - Henry Fust, Onondaga G&CC

Bill Moore Executive Director

1st VP - Jamie Miller, Crag Burn GC 2nd VP - Doug Vergith, Chautauqua GC Secretary - Iris Stanek, Lancaster CC Treasurer - Robert Smith, Highland Park GC

Andrew Hickey Assistant Executive Director Dan Thompson Director, Marketing and Partnerships

General Counsel - Peter Jones, Drumlins CC

Jack Travers Assistant Director, Rules & Competitions

NYSGA Executive Committee

Mark Ackley Manager, Course Rating

Shawn Baker, Oak Hill CC Lee Bearsch, Binghamton CC John Burns, Niagara Falls CC Ryan Gabel, Southern Dutchess CC Jim Gifford, Mohawk GC Megan Grehan, Hudson National GC Brent Herlihy, Glens Falls CC Lawrence Lessing, The Creek Christy Schultz, Oak Hill CC Frank Suits, Cortland CC Rich Weber, Brookfield CC Brian Williams, Winged Foot CC

Deb Spilman Manager, Special Events & Volunteer Operations Michael Dirkes Manager, Regional Associations Christopher Buerle Communications Intern Chrissy Van Allen USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern Damien Rodriguez USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern Alexander King USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern

NYSGA Committee Norm Amyot Michael Aquino Fred Arliss Larry Arliss Gary Assad John Barry John Bartholomew David Beattie Al Belair Vic Bergsten Marci Bevilacqua Doreen Biviano John Blain Vincent Bonvino Chris Boynton Timothy Brady David Braunscheidel Gene Bullis John Bullis Ted Casey Sue Chambers Michael Chianelli Cory Ciambella Brian Clark Matt Clarke Andrew Conway James Cook Darrell Cornett Thomas Cotter George Cretekos Jerry Danielski John Davis Garrett Davitt Gordon Dewey Todd Dischinger Patric Donaghue Renato Donato Mike Donnelly Dick Dorgan Michael Drennen Georgia Dusckas

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James Roff Robert Rosen Sean Rotella Tony Scarpello Chris Schmidt Carl Schultz Tim Schum Dan Scott Martin Siefka Robert Simms Sue Sims Sarah Simson Jaspal “Ricky” Singh, M.D. David Smith John Sniezyk Ron Socash Don Sommerville Joseph Sorrento Jerry Stahl Edward Stanek Tom Steele Peter Stoj Joseph Strykowski John Sullivan Levin Sullivan Gale Sutton Thelma Taylor David Vaneenenaam Jerry Vereeke Mona Wasserman Rich Weber Bryan Whooten Loretta Whooten Steve Wilber Richard Wilson Doug Young Jon Zucarelli

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WELCOME On behalf of the entire New York State Golf Association, welcome to the 93rd Women’s Amateur and 14th Women’s Mid-AmateurChampionships!

The NYSGA is pleased to join with the leadership and staff of Corning Country Club to provide a memorable challenge in crowning New York State’s women’s amateur and mid-amateur winners.

We are proud to return to this classic layout, which has been the host site of many memorable New York State Championships throughout the decades, including the 1965 and 1975 Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur, 1982 Men’s Senior Amateur, 1989 Girls’ Junior Amateur, and 2017 Women’s Senior and Super Senior Championships Situated in the southern tier, Corning Country Club’s remarkable ex-LPGA championship golf course, which held the Corning Classic f rom 1979 - 2009, is known for its excellent condition and unique course layout.

The course itself, paired with superb amenities and superlative guest service combine to offer visitors a fantastic overall experience.

We anticipate an exciting and memorable competition over the next several days, and the golf course and setup will surely challenge the players to utilize their full ability and skill.

I’d like to offer our thanks and appreciation to the management, club and pro shop staff, and especially the course grounds crew, whose combined efforts have provided us with this wonderful championship venue.

Finally, I’d like to thank our NYSGA staff and fantastic team of tournament volunteers, who work tirelessly to provide a f irst-class experience and support the talented players that participate in our competitions.

We hope you enjoy this year ’s championship and we appreciate your support of our association and tournaments. If there’s anything that we can do to make your experience more enjoyable, please don’t hesitate to reach out to one of the NYSGA staff.

Sincerely,

Henry W. Fust, President New York State Golf Association

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CORNING COUNTRY CLUB

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With a spectacular 18-hole Thomas Winton-designed golf course, a 25,000 square foot clubhouse with dining, meeting and banquet facilities, a f itness center and swimming pool, the features are fun for everyone. Whether you are spending time here with your family and f riends or you are entertaining your top business clients, Corning is a country club that f ills all of your needs. Members enjoy an array of f irst-class amenities, a full social calendar and no member assessments. We invite you to stop by, meet our staff and tour the club.

The Corning Country Club was established in 1919 and designed by Thomas Winton, a Scottish born greenskeeper who later pursued golf course design. The land that was acquired for the golf course included a farmhouse. This structure was modif ied and became our very f irst clubhouse which was located behind today’s number nine tee box.

Thank you to the staff at Corning for hosting this year’s championship!

Jeff Thomas

General Manager

Matt Jaynes

PGA Professional

John Hoyle

GCSAA Superintendent

Garrett Saunders Executive Chef

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Each hole includes yardages for both the amateur (top) and mid-amateur (bottom) divisions.

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PAST CHAMPIONS Past Champions of the New York State

Women’s Amateur Championship Year Host Club

Champion

Year

Host Club

Champion

1930

Oak Hill CC

Helen L. Hicks, Hewlett

1978

Teugega CC

Cindy Kessler, Orchard Park

1931

Lido CC

Helen L. Hicks, Hewlett

1979

Monroe GC

Lise Anne Russell, New City

1932

Yahnundasis GC

Peggy Wattles, Hamburg

1980

Foxfire GC

Mary Jo Kelly, Albany

1933

Plandome CC

Helen L. Hicks, Hewlett

1981

Rome CC

1934

Hotel Champlain Course

Sylvia Leichner, Lido

1982

Ives Hill CC

Mary Anne Widman, Elmira

1935

Lakeview CC

Sylvia Leichner, Lido

1983

Seven Oaks CC

Mary Anne Widman, Elmira

1936

Mohawk GC

Jean E. Bauer, Providence, RI

1984

St. Lawrence CC

Kathy Hart, New York Mills

1937

Onondaga G&CC

Marion Turpie (Lake), Plandome

1985

Oneonta CC

Kellie Stenzel, Lyons

1938

Cherry Valley CC

Ruth May, Inwood

1986

Brook-Lea CC

Jamie DeWeese, Rochester

1939

Oak Hill CC

Peggy Delahant, Albany

1987

McGregor Links CC

Penne Nieporte-Bollaci, Mamaroneck

1940

CC of Troy

Marjorie Harrison, Ausable Forks

1988

Drumlins CC (East)

Jean Bartholomew, Garden City

1941

Siwanoy CC

Virginia M. Guilfoil (Allen), Syracuse

1989

McConnellsville GC

Tiffany Maurycy, Schenectady

1942

Lake Placid Club

Grace M. Amory (Ryan), Locust Valley

1990

Sodus Bay Heights CC

Lisa Brandetsas, Rochester

1943

Lake Placid Club

Kay Byrne, Rye

1991

Tuscarora GC

Sally Dee, Syracuse

1944

Lake Placid Club

Marjorie Harrison, Ausable Forks

1992

Oneonta CC

Moira Dunn, Utica

1945

Briar Hills GC

Kay Byrne, Rye

1993

Stafford CC

Moira Dunn, Utica

1946

Cherry Valley CC

Ruth Torgerson, Garden City

1994

Centerpointe CC

Moira Dunn, Utica

1947

Leewood CC

Ruth Torgerson, Garden City

1995

Ives Hill CC

Eve Marie Lux, Poughkeepsie

1948

Onondaga G&CC

Ruth Torgerson, Garden City

1996

McConnellsville CC

Gail Flanagan, Rye

1949

Onondaga G&CC

Ruth Torgerson, Garden City

1997

River Oaks CC

Gail Flanagan, Rye

1950

Yahnundasis GC

Ruth Torgerson, Garden City

1998

St. Andrews GC

Sara Doell, Webster

1951

Leewood CC

Barbara Bruning, Armonk

1999

Kingswood GC

Danielle Downey, Rochester

1952

Binghamton CC

Barbara Bruning, Armonk

2000

Ontario GC

Danielle Downey, Rochester

1953

Hempstead G&CC

Roslyn Swift (Berger), Old Westbury

2001

Cortland CC

Danielle Downey, Rochester

1954

Saranac Lake Club

Barbara Bruning, Armonk

2002

Pinehaven CC

Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck

1955

Schuyler Meadows Club

Naomi A. Venable, Poughkeepsie

2003

Oswego CC

Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck

1956

Cortland CC

Naomi A. Venable, Poughkeepsie

2004

Robert Trent Jones GC

Christy Rittenhouse, Pavilion

1957

Briar Hall CC

Judy Frank, Purchase

2005

Gowanda GC

Maggie Lester, Oswego

1958

Leatherstocking GC

Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown

2006

Nevele Grande Resort

Maggie Lester, Oswego

1959

Whiteface Inn GC

Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown

2007

Oneida Community GC

Christy Schultz, Rochester

1960

Glens Falls CC

Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown

2008

Wayne Hills CC

Christy Schultz, Rochester

1961

Niagara Falls CC

Gail Purdy, Glens Falls

2009

Drumlins CC (East)

Kristina Wong, Vestal

1962

Leatherstocking GC

Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown

2010

Sodus Bay Heights GC

Rene Sobolewski, Williamsville

1963

Whiteface Inn GC

Gail Purdy, Glens Falls

2011

Rome CC

Victoria DeGroodt, Walden

1964

Dutchess G&CC

Mrs. Albert B. Brower, Pelham

2012

Seneca Falls CC

Ellen Oswald, Westchester

1965

Corning CC

Dianne Wilde, Amsterdam

2013

CC of Ithaca

Jenna Hoecker, Rochester

1966

Whiteface Inn GC

Lancy Smith, Williamsville

2014

Dutchess G&CC

Christine Schmitt, Pittsford

1967

The Park Club

Roslyn Swift Berger, Amherst

2015

Tuscarora GC

Kyra Cox, South Salem

1968

Whiteface Inn GC

Elizabeth Story, New Hartford

2016

Elmira CC

Bailey Cocca, Latham

1969

CC of Rochester

Lancy Smith, Williamsville

2017

Schuyler Meadows Club

Marianna Monaco, Yonkers

1970

Colonie G&CC

Lancy Smith, Williamsville

2018

Yahnundasis GC

Kyra Cox, South Salem

1971

Drumlins CC (East)

Dianne Wilde, Amsterdam

2019

Lancaster CC

Jennifer Rosenberg, Laurel Hollow

1972

Cedar Lake Club

Darcy Lepir, Hamburg

2020

Suspended for COVID-19 pandemic

1973

CC of Ithaca

Dianne Wilde, Amsterdam

2021

Teugega CC

Kyra Cox, South Salem

1974

McGregor Links CC

Cathy Morse, Rochester

2022

McGregor Links CC

Kennedy Swedick, Albany

1975

Corning CC

Sara Jane Stuhler, Amsterdam

1976

Schuyler Meadows Club

Cathy Morse, Rochester

1977

Yahnundasis GC

Mary Lawrence, Canton

Dottie Pepper, Saratoga Springs

Past Champions of the New York State

Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Year Host Club

Champion

2009

Drumlins CC (East)

Christy Schultz, Rochester

2010

Sodus Bay Heights GC

Christy Schultz, Rochester

2011

Rome CC

Teresa Cleland, Syracuse

2012

Seneca Falls CC

Teresa Cleland, Syracuse

2013

CC of Ithaca

Teresa Cleland, Syracuse

2014

Dutches G&CC

Joanna Beatty, Newburgh

2015

Tuscarora GC

Dani Mullin, West Islip

2016

Elmira CC

Joanna Beatty, Newburgh

2017

Schuyler Meadows Club

Lauren Cupp, New Hartford

2018

Yahnundasis GC

Jenna Hoecker, Rochester

2019

Lancaster CC

Jenna Hoecker, Rochester

2020

Suspended for COVID-19 pandemic

2021

Teugega CC

Christy Schultz, Livonia

2022

McGregor Links CC

Christy Schultz, Livonia

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RECORDS/HISTORY The New York State Golf Association was formed in 1923 to promote and preserve the game of golf in New York State. The NYSGA organizes and conducts various championships for amateur golfers of both genders and all ages. One of the NYSGA’s most prestigious events is the Women’s Amateur Championship, which annually identifies New York’s premier female golfers.

The Women’s Amateur Championship has a long and rich history that dates back to 1930. The NYSGA understood that its charter included ALL New York State golfers and that the time was right to start the Women’s Amateur Championship.

That year, 19-year-old Helen Hicks, from Hewlett on Long Island, became the first New York State Women’s Amateur Champion, defeating her future Curtis Cup teammates Glenna Collett and Maureen Orcutt at storied Oak Hill Golf Club. Hicks captured the title two more times – as well as the U.S. Women’s Amateur trophy – before she turned professional and became the first American woman athlete to accept endorsements. Hicks was a pioneer who eventually emerged as one of the 13 original founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

From that auspicious start almost a century past, the NYSGA Women’s Amateur Championship has hardly missed a beat. Since then, the championship has been contested annually, except for 2020 when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most New York Women’s State Amateur champions have distinguished themselves as golfers in other tournaments, many on the national amateur scene and a few as among leaders on the LPGA Tour.

Women’s Amateur Championship Most Victories

5 - Ruth Torgerson (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950) 4 - Margaret Nevil (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962) 3 - Barbara Bruning (1951, 1952, 1954) 3 - Kyra Cox (2015, 2018, 2021) 3 - Danielle Downey (1999, 2000, 2001) 3 - Moira Dunn (1992, 1993, 1994) 3 - Helen Hicks (1930, 1931, 1933) 3- Lancy Smith (1966, 1969, 1970) 3 - Dianne Wilde ( 1965, 1971, 1973) 3 - Christy Schultz (2004, 2007, 2008)

Widest Margin of Victory (During Match Play Era) 14 & 12 - Lancy Smith (1969) 13 & 12 - Megan Grehan (2003) 13 & 12 - Mary Lawrence (1977) 12 & 11 - Ruth Torgerson (1947) 12 & 11 - Danielle Downey (2000)

Lowest Round by a Winner (During Stroke Play Era) 69 - Marianna Monaco (2017) 69 - Kennedy Swedick (2022)

Most Times Hosted

4 - Whiteface Inn GC 4 - Yahnundasis GC 3 - Drumlins CC 3 - Lake Placid Club 3 - McGregor Links CC 3 - Onodaga G&CC 3 - Schuyler Meadows Club

Winner of Women’s Am & Girls’ Junior Same Year Dottie Pepper (1981)

Lowest Total by a Winner (During Stroke Play Era) 207 - (-9) - Kennedy Swedick 216 - (-3) - Kyra Cox 217 - (-2) - Marianna Monaco

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RECORDS/HISTORY Performances for the Ages Ruth Torgerson, a lawyer from Garden City, established herself as New York State’s most respected woman golfer of the 1940s. Torgerson claimed her first New York State Women’s Amateur Championship title in 1946 at her home course, Cherry Valley Golf Club. She successfully defended in 1947 at Leewood CC, then followed that with three more consecutive NYSGA championship titles, compiling a NYSGA record that stands to this day.

Margaret Nevil approached Ruth Torgeson’s NYSGA Women’s Amateur Championship record by capturing the event four times in five years: 1958, ’59. ’60 and ’62. She later added the NYSGA Women’s Senior Amateur trophy to her collection with a win in 1979.

Buffalo native Lancy Smith won her first Women’s state Amateur Championship in 1966 at age 18, then went on to take home the trophy again in 1969 and 1970. Smith’s impact wasn’t confined to New York, with many appearances on the national scene. The former dental technician won the 1974 Women’s Western Amateur and Women’s Eastern Amateur (1970, ’71, ‘73, ’74) championships. Coupled with her participation in numerous USGA events, Smith was recognized by Golf Digest magazine as one of the U.S.’s top ten amateurs a dozen years from 1970 to 1984 – taking the top spot in 1980. Smith was a starting member of five Curtis Cup squads (1972, ’76, ’78, ’80 and ’82) an alternate on four more.

Dottie Pepper, from Saratoga Springs, won both the New York State Girls’ Junior and Women’s Amateur Championships in 1981, when she was only 15. The only female player to accomplish that dual victory, Pepper earned a golf scholarship to Furman University, then joined the LPGA and became New York’s most decorated professional golfer, with 17 tour wins, including two LPGA majors.

Mary Anne Widman was Pepper’s successor in the Women’s Amateur in 1982 and ’83. A three time All-American at Duke University, member of the U.S. Curtis Cup squad and considered the country’s top amateur, Widman turned professional in and earned non-exempt status on the LPGA in 1985. She then played on the Futures Tour ranks in 1986 and ’87.

Moira Dunn, a national-level amateur and eventual LPGA tour member from Utica, captured three straight Women’s State Amateur Championships in 1992, ’93 and ’94. These wins validated her 1989 New York State Junior Girls Championship promise. The Florida International All-American turned pro in 1994.

In 2002, 13-year-old Megan Grehan, from Westchester Country Club, captured the Women’s Amateur at Pinehaven Country Club. In doing so, she not only became the youngest Women’s Am titleist, she was so dominant that she never stepped past the 15th green. Then, as though putting an exclamation point on her first victory, 14-year-old Megan defended successfully in 2003, this time never reaching the 15th tee.

Christy Schultz captured four state titles in four years, winning the NYSGA Women’s Amateur in both 2007 and ‘08, then the 2009 and ’10 Women’s Mid-Amateur championships. A decade later, Schultz picked up two more Mid-Ams in 2021 and ’22.

2021 Women’s Amateur champion Kyra Cox picked up where she was before the 2020 Covid 19-induced break in competition – on top. Cox captured the Women’s Amateur at Teugega Country Club, just as she had prevailed before in 2015 and ‘18.

In 2022, Kennedy Swedick needed every shot to take home the trophy at McGregor Links Country Club with a nine-under 207, good for a one-shot victory over junior Lauren Peter. The two finished each round within a shot of each other for all 54 holes and were a staggering 15 shots in front of the rest of the pack.

More Than a Tournament

The NYSGA Women’s Amateur Championship is so much more than a golf tournament. It is an almost century-old celebration of women’s golf and a showcase of our state’s remarkable talent, sportsmanship and remarkable venues. The NYSGA is proud to honor its past champions and welcome its future ones as it continues to uphold its mission to both serve golfers across New York State and annually identify the best player among them.

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Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship The New York State Golf Association, formed in 1923 to promote and preserve the game of golf in New York State, organizes and conducts various championships for amateur golfers of both genders and all ages. One of its newest events is the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, which annually identifies New York’s premier female golfers who have reached the age of 25.

The NYSGA Mid-Amateur Championship is specifically intended as a championship for post-college golfers who are not pursuing golf as a career. The innovative approach is designed to provide a competitive format for golfers who are committed to amateur play.

The first NYSGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship was held in 2009 at Drumlins CC (East). Rochester’s Christy Schultz claimed the new event as hers by taking home the trophy in both 2009 and 2010. In fact, Schultz captured four state titles in four years, having already won the NYSGA Women’s Amateur in both 2007 and 2008. However, she wasn’t through. Schultz waited a over decade to win her third and fourth Women’s Mid-Am titles, first in 2021 at Teugaga Country Club and then in 2022 at McGregor Links Country Club.

In between Schultz’s set of Mid-Am bookends, the most dominant play has come from Syracuse’s Teresa Cleland, who took home the trophy in 2011, ’12 and ’13. Both Newburgh’s Joanna Beatty (in 2014 and ’16) and Rochester’s Jenna Hoecker (in 2018 and ’19) have taken home two titles.

The NYSGA is proud to honor its past champions and welcome its future ones as it continues to think innovatively to uphold its mission to both serve golfers across New York State and annually identify the best player among

Most Victories

4 - Christy Schultz (2009, 2010, 2021,2022) 3 - Teresa Cleland (2011, 2012, 2013) 2 - Jenna Hoecker (2018, 2019)

Lowest Total by a Winner (72 Holes) 218 - Christy Schultz (2009) 221 - Jenna Hoecker (2009) 225 - Dani Mullin (2015)

Teresa Cleland

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PLAYER INFORMATION Entries The Championship is open to female amateur golfers that must be a member of the NYSGA, defined as either belonging to an NYSGA member club or an NYSGA eClub (NYS residency required of eClub members). Players must have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index issued through their NYSGA member club.

Age: The following age requirements are set for each Championship: Amateur: None.

Mid-Amateur: At least 25 years old as of June 26, 2023.

Format 93rd NYS Women’s Amateur - Stroke Play, 54 Holes 14th NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur - Stroke Play, 36 Holes

Ties In the event of a tie for either Championship, a sudden-death playoff will be held immediately following play.

Schedule of Events Sunday, June 25 // Practice Rounds Women’s Amateur Monday, June 26: Rounds 1 & 2 (36 Holes) - Cut after 36 holes to low-30 & ties Tuesday, June 27: Round 3 (18 Holes) Women’s Mid-Amateur Monday, June 26: Round 1 (18 Holes) Tuesday, June 27: Round 2 (18 Holes)

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SWEDICK SECURES NYS WOMEN’S AM TITLE Swedick was able to capture her first Women’s Am title by one stroke.

Rising-star Kennedy Swedick captured the 92nd New York State Women’s Amateur Championship on the final hole Tuesday afternoon at McGregor Links Country Club.

PLACE

NAME

CLUB

SCORE

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Kennedy Swedick

NYSGA eClub - CD

67-71-69--207 (-9)

2

Lauren Peter

MET PGA Junior GC

68-71-69--208 (-8)

3

Emily Montagnino

Indian Hills CC

70-75-78--223 (+7)

4

Olivia Deakins

Ardsley CC

78-73-74--225 (+9)

5

Amber Pennington

Wiltwyck GC

73-79-74--226 (+10)

The 15-year-old, who is a NYSGA eClub - Capital District member, was tied with the MET PGA Junior Golf Club’s Lauren Peter at nine-under heading to the 18th tee. Swedick found the green with her tee shot while Peter ended up in the sand to the right of the green.

Peter escaped the bunker and left herself with a manageable putt to save par, but her attempt slid just to the right of the hole, and she tapped in for bogey.

Swedick, who had left her birdie attempt just short, tapped in a two-footer for par and a state title in her first NYSGA event.

“I really wanted to win this tournament, but I try to stick to one shot at a time,” Swedick said. “It’s obviously tough because this is such an amazing tournament and Lauren [Peter] is such an amazing competitor.”

Swedick came into Tuesday’s final round with a one-stroke lead over Peter, but the two players exchanged the lead throughout the day. Entering the final nine holes, Peter had a stroke advanKennedy Swedick

tage over Swedick. The Albany Academy student converted a birdie on 10, bogeyed 11, then birdied 12 to square the score up

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2022 CHAMPIONSHIP again. Peter also bogeyed 11, and birdied the short par-5 12th and the two stayed tied through the rest of the back nine leading up to the final hole.

“I always believed I had a shot,” Swedick said. “It was going to take some work to get there, but I never thought I didn’t have a chance. It wasn’t until I was over the two-foot putt that I thought oh my gosh I can win this.’’ The two top players were the only players in the field to shoot each of their three rounds under par and Swedick’s first round 67 broke the record for lowest round in a New York State Women’s Amateur Championship during the stroke play era. She finished at (67-71-69) 207, which is now the lowest total score during the stroke play era (previous was 216).

This was the capital district native’s second win at McGregor Links in as many months.

She won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship on there in June.

Peter finished at (68-71-69) 208. Her firstround 68 is the second lowest round of the stroke play era. Although she lost, the Ohio State University athlete was happy with her performance.

“I was just trying to play my own game,” Peter said. “I knew it was going to be be close, so the whole back nine I was just trying to go Lauren Peter

out there and hit good shots just like I did on the front.”

Peter thinks her strong performance in this tournament will help her moving forward.

“I didn’t really even pay attention to what I was doing today, and I realized that I shot three-under and didn’t think anything of it,” she said. “I’m just happy with the tournament I played, it’s really good going into my next event confidence wise.”

Indian Hill Country Club’s Emily Montagnino was in the lead group going into the final round. She ended the tournament at seven-over 223 in third place.

Olivia Deakins, of Ardsley Country Club, finished in fourth place at 225. Wiltwyck Golf Club’s Amber Pennington took sole possession of fifth place with a 10-over 226.

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SCHULTZ WINS BACK TO BACK MID-AM TITLES Schultz had a dominant finish as she won by 9 strokes

The 13th New York State Women’s Mid-Amateur ended with a familiar face taking home the title.

Christy Schultz pulled away from Lauren Cupp, of Yahnundasis Golf Club, in the final round to win her fourth Women’s Mid-Amateur championship.

PLACE

NAME

CLUB

SCORE

1

Christy Schultz

Oak Hill CC

74-71--145 (+1)

2

Lauren Cupp

Rome CC / Yahnundasis GC

75-79--154 (+10)

3

Patricia Mayne

Western Turnpike GC

79-77--156 (+12)

4

Mary Jo Kelly

Wolferts Roost CC

81-75--156 (+12)

5

Teresa Cleland

Bellevue CC

81-78--159 (+15)

Schultz, of Oak Hill Country Club, and Cupp were neck-and-neck going into the final round, but a one-under 71 second round propelled her to victory. She totaled one-over 145 for the tournament.

“Once I got through 15 … I felt a little more comfortable coming down the stretch,” Schultz said. “I played the last three holes better than yesterday because I knew what club to hit.”

This title brings Schultz’s total to nine (1996 and 1997 Girls’ Junior; 2004, 2007 and 2008 Women’s Amateur; 2009, 2010, 2021 and 2022 Women’s Mid-Amateur). She said that competing for state titles has always been a part of her life.

“I feel like the New York State Golf Association is so much a part of my life,” she said. “I won Christy Schultz

my first tournament when my dad was really sick, and he passed away shortly thereafter.

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Cupp was just one shot off the lead going into the final round and kept it close for most of the day but couldn’t keep up with Schultz on the back nine.

“It was really fun to be in the final group today,” Cupp said. “We had some back of forth for a while out there … I’m a little disappointed with the outcome. I was hoping to come away with the win today but next year.”

Cupp won the 2017 Women’s Mid-Amateur, but this is the second straight year that she has finished as the runner up, both years to Mary Jo Kelly

Schultz.

“This is one of my favorite parts of summer, playing in New York State events” Cupp said. “It’s run so beautifully, it’s always a great venue and it’s so much fun every year to be a part of.”

Three-time Mid-Amateur champion Teresa Cleland, of Bellevue Country Club, finished tied for third with Stone Creek Golf Club’s Nikki Fowler at 12-over 156.

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