Tennessee Women's Amateur: Riley Rennell earns title

19 Jun 2016
by Tennessee Golf Association
see also: View results for Tennessee Women's Amateur, Belle Meade Country Club
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Riley Rennell won her first Tennessee Women's State Amateur <br>(Tennessee Golf Association Photo)</br>

Riley Rennell won her first Tennessee Women's State Amateur
(Tennessee Golf Association Photo)

NASHVILLE, TN (June 19, 2016) -- Riley Rennell of Columbia outlasted Alexandra Farnsworth of Nashville to win her first Tennessee Women’s State Amateur Championship at Hillwood Country Club in Nashville with a 2 and 1 victory.

Rennell got off to a quick start winning three of the first four holes of the match. Rennell maintained a comfortable lead and made the turn four up in the match. Both players hit driver on the 10th hole which played 285 yards for the final match. Rennell found the front left bunker while Farnsworth was just short of the green.

Farnsworth would go on to make birdie on the tenth and begin her comeback. A birdie on the par four thirteenth hole and a par on the par three fourteenth hole would put Farnsworth only one down with four holes to play, including two par fives. Rennell made birdie on the par five fifteenth hole to regain control of the match. Both players made par on the par three sixteenth hole and the par five seventeenth hole giving Rennell the victory 2 and 1.

Danielle Bates of Benton beat Erica Chappell 1 up to win the First Flight. In the Second Flight, Julie Marr of Gallatin beat Karin Rader-Carson 5 and 4 for the victory. Ally Nicole Smith of Clarksville beat Kelsey Cassada of Cleveland 2 and 1 to win the Third Flight. The Fourth Flight winner was Linda Bautista of Brentwood winning 5 and 3 over Marianne Fischer of Bristol.

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ABOUT THE Tennessee Women's Amateur

Eligibility: Open to all female amateur golfers with the following requirements: (1) meet the USGA policy on transgender individuals, (2) have an active GHIN Handicap Index from a TGA member club or course, and (3) have a Handicap Index of at least 36.0 at the time of entry.

Field: The field is limited to 120 players, and players select the Division they wish to compete in. Entries will be accepted as received until the tournament is full.

Divisions: There are two divisions--the Championship Division and the Flighted Division. The Tennessee Women's Amateur Champion will come from the Championship Division only.

Championship Division Format: Contested at match play with a 36-hole stroke play qualifier to determine the positions for match play as well as medalist honors. Following the 36-hole stroke play qualifier, the Championship Division WILL BE CUT to the low 32 players.

Flighted Division Format: Contested at match play with a 36-hole stroke play qualifier to determine the positions for match play. Following the 36-hole stroke play qualifier, ALL players will be divided into flights of eight (8) to compete in the match play portion of the event.

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