Women's Western Amateur: Abbey Carlson is medalist
Vanderbilt commit Abbey Carlson
(FSGA Photo)
DAYTON, OH (June 21, 2016) -- Vanderbilt commit Abbey Carlson has won medalist honors at the Women's Western Amateur. Playing at Dayton Country Club, Carlson posted rounds of 70-69--139 to finish in front of three players tied at 140.
Carlson, from Lake Mary, FL is one of the top ranked junior golfers in the class of 2016 and she is also a two-time AJGA Rolex All-American.
Sierra Sims (Wake Forest), Lexie Toth (Rollins College) and Cecily Overbey (NC State) all finished at 140 and in second place. Sims shot rounds of 71-69, Toth went 68-72 while Overbey fired 71-69.
On Wednesday the Women's Western Amateur will turn to match play but before bracket madness begins 11 players will contend in a playoff for eight spots. The group has a 36-hole total of 152.
ABOUT THE
Women's Western Amateur
Held without interruption since its inception in 1901, the Women's Western Amateur is among the oldest annual championships in women's amateur golf. Each year, it attracts many of the top amateur and collegiate golfers in the world. The list of past champions spans more than a century, from legendary stars Patty Berg (1938) and Louise Suggs (1946, 1947) to modern standouts like Brittany Lang (2003), Stacy Lewis (2006) and Ariya Jutanugarn (2012).
ENTRY INFORMATION
The Women's Western Amateur is open to amateur
women who have an up-to-date 18-hole
handicap index
that does not exceed 5.4 under the World Handicap
System. The championship begins with 36 holes of stroke-
play qualifying, after which the field is cut to
the low 32
players for match play. In the event of a tie for the
32nd position, a sudden-elimination playoff
will determine
the final match play qualifiers. Five rounds of 18-hole
matches will decide the Women's
Western Amateur
champion.
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