The top two seeded teams, plus Colorado Golf Hall of Famers Janet Moore and Christie Austin of Cherry Hills Country Club, won championship flight quarterfinal matches Monday in the CGA Women’s Mashie Championship at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.
Moore and Austin, who have teamed up to win the Mashie title six times (Moore has captured two additional championships with different partners), scored a 3 and 2 victory over Delaney Benson of CommonGround Golf Course and Hannah More of Pinehurst Country Club in the four-ball match play event. (Moore and Austin are pictured, with Moore at left.)
Also advancing to the championship flight semifinals — which will be contested on Tuesday at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville — will be top-seeded Delaney Elliott and Kelly Hooper, two Montana State University teammates; Tiffany Maurycy and Holly Schaefer; and second-seeded Megan and Kaylee Knadler. Moore and Austin will face the Knadlers in the semis, while Elliott and Hooper will take on Maurycy and Schaefer.
Elliott and Hooper defeated Kathy Malpass and Katherine Moore-Lilly 6 and 5. Maurycy and Schaefer beat Deb Hughes and Kelly Rahn 3 and 2. And the Knadlers prevailed over Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Lynn Zmistowski and daughter Kim Sorkness, 4 and 3.
The winners of Tuesday’s semifinals will square off for the title Wednesday back at Legacy Ridge.
In all, 206 players in 13 flights are competing in the Mashie, alternating courses Monday and Tuesday and wrapping up on Wednesday at Legacy Ridge should they advance.
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