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Posted: 8/8/03
Libby Makes It Five In A Row
Libby and Andrea
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Libby Makes It Five In A Row
Libby and Andrea
Libby Smith of Alburg Country
Club won her fifth consecutive VSWGA State Amateur Championship Thursday at
Brattleboro Country Club by a four-stroke margin over last year's runner-up
Andrea Brown of Williston Country Club. Libby took a one-stroke margin
into the second day of competition firing a one-under round of 71 to Andrea's
72. After a somewhat uninspired opening six holes on Wednesday, Libby
turned it up a notch and reeled off six straight birdies to shoot a superb
round of 68 and open up a comfortable seven stroke lead over Andrea. As
it turned out on Thursday, she needed that seven stroke lead as Andrea pulled
to within one stroke at one point during the final round. Libby
struggled with the treacherous pin placements a bit on the front nine while
Andrea steadily gained ground, however, Libby was able to pull ahead again on
the back to win by four strokes. Both players played some excellent golf
and were well ahead of the rest of the field. Libby's 68 on Wednesday tied the tournament record of 68 shot by Holly Reynolds at Manchester in 1992.
Fifteen year-old Molly Aronsson
of Burlington Country Club won the Junior Championship and finished in seventh
place overall with a fine total of 245 which included a 76 in Wednesday's
round. This is Molly's first State Amateur appearance. This is
also the first year that the tournament has seen a significant contingent of
junior players with five juniors entered in the tournament.
Mari Harter of Orleans and Kristin Turcotte-Mahoney of Rutland were tied at 239 for third place. Mary Anne Levins of Rutland and Ashlee Marcell of Proctor-Pittsford were tied for fifth place at 240. Check the Results page for a complete listing of the top ten.
The hotly contested net
division saw Barbara Shiffler of Rocky Ridge take the low net title by one
stroke over Eva Mastalos of Ralph Myhre and two strokes over Andy Sak of
Neshobe and Brattleboro's Sherryl Libardoni.
The coveted Buxton Cup was won by seven strokes by Rutland Country Club over last year's winning Williston Country Club team. Rutland placed three players (Kristin Turcotte-Mahoney, Mary Anne Levins, and Stacie Eaton) in the top ten.
Kathy Domenicucci and a happy Rutland team
receive the Buxton Cup from Liz Walker
Andrea congratulated by Frank Smith
and Libby congratulated by Ashlee Marcell
Andrea putts for par on 17
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