A former standout South
Jersey athlete made history on the golf course Thursday.
Meghan Stasi,The cream suit featured a fitted, canada goose parka with a zip front and a matching skirt . formerly Bolger, won her fourth title at the 26th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Stasi, 34, of Oakland Park, Fla., joined Ellen Port as the only four-time champions of the Women’s Mid-Amateur with a 6-and-5 victory over Liz Waynick, 52, of Scottsdale, Ariz., on the 6,062-yard, par-72 Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio.
Stasi, an Eastern High School graduate, also won the title in 2006, 2007 and 2010, and became the 16th golfer to win the same USGA championship at least four times.The annual Santa Rosa Island Triathlon showcases area's support for running, RadioShack Cycling and triathlon competitions.
Other notables to achieve the feat include Ben Hogan (U.S. Open), Jack Nicklaus (U.S. Open), Bob Jones (U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur), Mickey Wright (U.S. Women’s Open), Carol Semple Thompson (USGA Senior Women’s Amateur) and JoAnne Gunderson Carner (U.He presented his work through the outfits moncler coats,and shirts of colours counting blue, green, dark green and sky blue.S. Women’s Amateur).
The record for the most titles in the same championship is six by Glenna Collett Vare Port, the 2012 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur champion, claimed her fourth Women’s Mid-Am last year. She lost in the third round of this year’s championship.
“Never in my life did I think I would be here right now,” said Stasi. “So I’m so appreciative to everybody… It’s a very long week for all involved, and you really just have to stay mentally and physically prepared. A few matches were very grueling, but I just stayed on top of my game and hoped for the best.”
The 6-and-5 margin matched the largest for a Women’s Mid-Amateur final, joining Cindy Scholefield (1987) and Sarah LeBrun Ingram (1991).
The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, for female golfers 25 and older, is one of 13 championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs. The competition began last weekend with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying, with the low 64 scorers advancing to match play that began on Monday and concluded with Thursday’s 18-hole final.
“It was definitely slow with the putter,” said Stasi of her early struggles. “I was fortunate to hit the ball where I wanted to. I was actually over-reading a bunch. I had many opportunities on the front to make a couple and didn’t. It was a long front nine, but made some great (putts) on the back nine.”
Stasi, a member of the victorious 2008 USA Curtis Cup Team, wound up winning five consecutive holes to close out the match.
A 9-foot birdie at the 10th hole put her 3 up, and back-to-back concessions for birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 pushed the margin to 5 up. She punctuated the victory with a winning bogey-6 at the par-5 13th hole.
Stasi had similarly closed out her semifinal victory over Laura Coble of Augusta, Ga., on Wednesday by winning six consecutive holes (Nos. 8-13).
Two days earlier, Stasi was on the verge of being eliminated when she trailed Lynne Cowan by five holes with six to play in a second-round match. A remarkable rally – one of the best in the championship’s history – propelled Stasi to victory in 21 holes.
The No. 2 seed from stroke-play qualifying was taken to the 18th hole by local favorite Kelley Nattoli (2-up win) in the third round, and on Wednesday morning she was challenged by a feisty Andrea Kraus (2 and 1) before beating 2009 runner-up Coble in the semifinals.
Stasi was asked if she was destined to hold the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Trophy again after pulling out that improbable victory.
“I still had four matches to go,” said Stasi. “I felt great after that match. (But) I had to get ready to play again. I’ll obviously think about that round later today. I haven’t been able to think about that round and what I did because I just had to stay focused all week. Just something came over me and I just continued to play well.”
Stasi’s father, Mike, has been on the bag for all four of Meghan’s Women’s Mid-Amateur victories,How to Spot authentic moncler coats Coats? and has worn a different colored USGA-issued caddie bib each time.
“I had a white bib, a blue bib, a yellow bib and now a red bib,” said Mike, who will turn 62 next March. “Once you get the first one that is really something, to say you are a USGA champion. Just building from there has been great. It’s special.”
Meghan Stasi,The cream suit featured a fitted, canada goose parka with a zip front and a matching skirt . formerly Bolger, won her fourth title at the 26th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Stasi, 34, of Oakland Park, Fla., joined Ellen Port as the only four-time champions of the Women’s Mid-Amateur with a 6-and-5 victory over Liz Waynick, 52, of Scottsdale, Ariz., on the 6,062-yard, par-72 Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio.
Stasi, an Eastern High School graduate, also won the title in 2006, 2007 and 2010, and became the 16th golfer to win the same USGA championship at least four times.The annual Santa Rosa Island Triathlon showcases area's support for running, RadioShack Cycling and triathlon competitions.
Other notables to achieve the feat include Ben Hogan (U.S. Open), Jack Nicklaus (U.S. Open), Bob Jones (U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur), Mickey Wright (U.S. Women’s Open), Carol Semple Thompson (USGA Senior Women’s Amateur) and JoAnne Gunderson Carner (U.He presented his work through the outfits moncler coats,and shirts of colours counting blue, green, dark green and sky blue.S. Women’s Amateur).
The record for the most titles in the same championship is six by Glenna Collett Vare Port, the 2012 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur champion, claimed her fourth Women’s Mid-Am last year. She lost in the third round of this year’s championship.
“Never in my life did I think I would be here right now,” said Stasi. “So I’m so appreciative to everybody… It’s a very long week for all involved, and you really just have to stay mentally and physically prepared. A few matches were very grueling, but I just stayed on top of my game and hoped for the best.”
The 6-and-5 margin matched the largest for a Women’s Mid-Amateur final, joining Cindy Scholefield (1987) and Sarah LeBrun Ingram (1991).
The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, for female golfers 25 and older, is one of 13 championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs. The competition began last weekend with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying, with the low 64 scorers advancing to match play that began on Monday and concluded with Thursday’s 18-hole final.
“It was definitely slow with the putter,” said Stasi of her early struggles. “I was fortunate to hit the ball where I wanted to. I was actually over-reading a bunch. I had many opportunities on the front to make a couple and didn’t. It was a long front nine, but made some great (putts) on the back nine.”
Stasi, a member of the victorious 2008 USA Curtis Cup Team, wound up winning five consecutive holes to close out the match.
A 9-foot birdie at the 10th hole put her 3 up, and back-to-back concessions for birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 pushed the margin to 5 up. She punctuated the victory with a winning bogey-6 at the par-5 13th hole.
Stasi had similarly closed out her semifinal victory over Laura Coble of Augusta, Ga., on Wednesday by winning six consecutive holes (Nos. 8-13).
Two days earlier, Stasi was on the verge of being eliminated when she trailed Lynne Cowan by five holes with six to play in a second-round match. A remarkable rally – one of the best in the championship’s history – propelled Stasi to victory in 21 holes.
The No. 2 seed from stroke-play qualifying was taken to the 18th hole by local favorite Kelley Nattoli (2-up win) in the third round, and on Wednesday morning she was challenged by a feisty Andrea Kraus (2 and 1) before beating 2009 runner-up Coble in the semifinals.
Stasi was asked if she was destined to hold the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Trophy again after pulling out that improbable victory.
“I still had four matches to go,” said Stasi. “I felt great after that match. (But) I had to get ready to play again. I’ll obviously think about that round later today. I haven’t been able to think about that round and what I did because I just had to stay focused all week. Just something came over me and I just continued to play well.”
Stasi’s father, Mike, has been on the bag for all four of Meghan’s Women’s Mid-Amateur victories,How to Spot authentic moncler coats Coats? and has worn a different colored USGA-issued caddie bib each time.
“I had a white bib, a blue bib, a yellow bib and now a red bib,” said Mike, who will turn 62 next March. “Once you get the first one that is really something, to say you are a USGA champion. Just building from there has been great. It’s special.”
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