A day after Janet Moore of Centennial birdied the last two holes to advance to the round of 32 at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, those two holes at Norwood Country Club in St. Louis got their revenge.
After making birdie on the 16th hole to go 1 up on Canadian Julia Hodgson, the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer went double bogey-bogey on 17 and 18, respectively, to see her run end in the national championship.
Hodgson birdied the 18th hole to score a 1-up victory after being 2 down after 13 holes.
Moore finished 7 over par for the 18 holes of her match.
Also ousted on Tuesday in the round of 32 was the other Colorado resident who made match play, Marilyn Hardy of Gunnison. She fell to fourth-seeded Lauren Greenlief of Ashburn, Va., 4 and 3.
Greenlief birdied the first two holes and won four of the first five to take a lead she wouldn’t relinquish. The closest Hardy came after that early stretch was 2 down, which she was as late as No. 11. But Greenlief won 12 with a par and three 13 with a birdie and ended the match on No. 15.
Hardy was 4 over par for the 15 holes.
The Women’s Mid-Am is limited to players 25 and older.
Here are the round-by-round results for the Coloradans competing at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur:
Tuesday’s Match Play Round of 32
Lauren Greenlief, Ashburn, Va., def. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, 4 and 3
Julia Hodgson, Canada, def. Janet Moore, Centennial, 1 up
Monday’s Match Play Round of 64
Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, def. Kayla Barnes, Bellevue, Neb., 19 holes
Janet Moore, Centennial, def. Erin Bradford, Georgetown, Ky., 1 up
Stroke Play
Advance to Match Play
27. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 79-75–154
59. Janet Moore, Centennial 82-77–159
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Staci Creech, Englewood 80-84–164
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