Jennifer Kupcho earned a spot in the finals of the CWGA Match Play for the second time in three years, and she’ll face Jaylee Tait for the title after both players posted 6-and-5 semifinal victories Wednesday at Aurora Hills Golf Course.
Meanwhile, two Colorado Golf Hall of Famers will square off for the senior championship flight crown as Kim Eaton and Christie Austin prevailed in Wednesday’s semifinals. Eaton, a two-time Senior Match Play champ, defeated 2014 senior winner Deb Hughes 6 and 5, while Austin overcame defending champ Lynn Zmistowski 3 and 2.
In a matchup of champion teammates from last week’s CWGA Mashie, Kupcho (pictured) beat University of Colorado golfer Gillian Vance on Wednesday in the open division, while Tait advanced with a victory over Brigham Young University golfer Anna Kennedy.
Kupcho, the 2014 and ’15 CWGA Player of the Year, in the last month and a half has qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open and finished sixth in the Women’s NCAA Finals as a Wake Forest freshman. Kupcho won the CWGA Match Play title in 2014.
Tait, younger sister of 2008 CWGA Stroke Play champion Ashley Tait, qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur and currently plays golf for Montana State.
In the senior final, two multiple winners of the CWGA Senior Player of the Year honor will meet. Eaton, a three-time quarterfinalist in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, has earned the Senior POY award five times and Austin twice. Eaton was also CWGA Player of the Year four times.
The title matches in the championship flight, the senior championship flight and the three handicap flights are all scheduled for Thursday. To see all the championship and consolation brackets, CLICK HERE.
