On Monday June 12, the Women’s Maryland State Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Talbot Country Club in Easton, Maryland. Forty-two competitors played the par 72, 5390-yard course. Both gross and net prizes were awarded. Early afternoon players were surprised by the weather dely.
Just before the final group of the day was able to tee-off, the sirens sounded, suspending play for a brief 35 minutes due to lightning. Fortunately, all players were able to finish their rounds after play was resumed. A few sprinkles followed throughout the day, but conditions remained playable, contrary to the forecast.
Defending Champion Elisabeth Herzfeld-Rice, from Clustered Spires Golf Club and a resident of Germantown, Maryland, got the victory with a score of one-over-par (73) to defeat Carol Davies (79) of Argyle Country Club. Elisabeth’s round included all but two pars on the front nine, and three birdies on the back. Elisabeth Herzfeld-Rice has claimed her second Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, back-to-back!
Championship: Elisabeth Herzfeld-Rice, Clustered Spires GC, 73 (+1)
Runner up: Carol Davies, Argyle Country Club, 79 (+7)
Following were the top finishers gross and net:
Gross:
- 3rd – Sally Ratcliffe 79 (+7)
- 4th – Kristin Dubinski 80 (+8)
- 5th – Karen Fisher 80 (+8)
- 6th – Christine Bechtel 82 (+10)
- 7th – Maria Khoche 83 (+11)
Net:
- 1st – Karen Wu 69 (-3)
- 2nd – Erin Gillespie 72 (par)
- 3rd – Deb Watkins 73 (+1)
- 4th – Rosemary Pelligrino 73 (+1)
- 5th – Phyllis Brown 74 (+2)
- 6th – Amy Phelan 74 (+2)
- 7th – Karen Parker 75 (+3)
