No. 1-seeded Gillian Vance from the University of Colorado defeated teammate Jaclyn Murray 6 and 4 in the opening match, then beat Alexis Chan of The Links Golf Club 3 and 1 to make the final four.
Mary Weinstein of the University of Denver and CommonGround Golf Course, like Vance soon headed for the U.S. Women’s Amateur, scored two decisive wins — 4 and 3 over Amelia Lee of The Ridge at Castle Pines North and 6 and 5 over BYU golfer Anna Kennedy of Colorado Golf Club — to also make the semis. (Weinstein is pictured in a DU photo.)
Colorado Mesa golfer Hannah More, of Pinehurst Country Club, defeated Gilbreth in the quarterfinals, 2 and 1. Rounding out the semifinalists is Clemson’s Kennedy Swann, who needed 19 holes to beat Caitlyn Skavdahl in the quarterfinals.
Vance will face Swann and Weinstein will take on More in Thursday’s semifinals of the championship flight.
Meanwhile, in the senior championship flight, the top three seeds won their quarterfinal matches on Wednesday. That included stroke-play medalist Kristine Franklin of Colorado National Golf Club, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton and Tiffany Maurycy of Cherry Creek Country Club, in addition to fifth-seeded Deb Hughes of Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.
Eaton, who is seeking to become the winningest player in CGA women’s/CWGA championship history, scored an 8 and 6 victory over Lisa Lee of Boulder Country Club. Franklin won 7 and 6 over Kathy Malpass of Hiwan Golf Club. Maurycy topped Jennifer Hocking of Cherokee Ridge Golf Couse 3 and 2, while Hughes prevailed 4 and 3 over Susan Hartwell of West Woods Golf Club, who went to the round of 32 at last year’s U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.
In Thursday’s semifinals, it will be Franklin vs. Hughes and Eaton vs. Maurycy.
The winners of Thursday’s matches in all of the flights will play in Friday’s finals, with the championship flight title match being a scheduled 36-hole affair.
To view the results from the CGA Women’s Match Play, CLICK HERE.
The college golfers — Benson plays for Creighton and More for Colorado Mesa — shot a better-ball score of 7-under-par 65 on Monday, while Eaton and Moore carded a 72 at The Club at Flying Horse in Colorado Springs.
That gives Benson and More a seven-stroke lead in the championship flight going into Tuesday’s final round of the four-ball stroke-play event. They made eight better-ball birdies and one bogey on Monday and posted a 6-under-par 30 on the back nine.
Eaton, who now lives in Arizona, and Moore, from Cherry Hills Country Club, own 44 CGA women’s championship titles between them, including 10 Brassies, though they haven’t won the Brassie together.
On Monday, the Hall of Famers recorded two birdies and two bogeys in their even-par round.
Kathy West of Castle Pines, who won last year’s Brassie title with Christie Austin, and new partner Sue O’Connor of Wellshire Golf Course sit in third place at 75.
Sixty-four teams are competing in seven flights at the Women’s Brassie in gross and net divisions. Eight of those are in championship flight.
The Brassie is the first CGA women’s championship of 2018.
For scores from the Brassie, CLICK HERE.