Oregon's Ziegler & Stone Earn Medalist Honors at PNGA Women's Amateur, Mid-Amateur in Lewiston, Idaho
Federal Way, Wash. – Aaren Ziegler of Canby, Ore. followed up yesterday’s round of 1-under par 71 with a 1-over 73 in today’s second round of stroke play to claim medalist honors in qualifying into the match play portion of the 113th Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur; while Brie Stone of Veneta, Ore. earned medalist honors in the 13th Women’s Mid-Amateur.
Both championships are being held concurrently at Lewiston (Idaho) Golf & Country Club, and are being conducted by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA).
Ziegler, who won this championship in 2011 and will be a senior in the fall playing for the University of Wisconsin, began the day tied for the lead with Tyler Barker of Caldwell, Idaho. Barker finished second, two strokes behind Ziegler.
The field has been cut to the low 32 scores, with these players now advancing to single elimination match play. For pairings, tee times and to follow along with live scoring, please visit www.thepnga.org.
Other strong contenders who have qualified for match play are defending champion Jennifer Ha of Calgary, Alta. Ha just finished her junior year at Kent State University, where she was the 2013 Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year. She is a member of the Canadian National Team. Also advancing are Jordan Ferreira of University Place, Wash. who won the 2012 PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur and was named the 2012 WSGA Junior Girls’ Player of the Year, and who two weeks ago won the Washington Women’s State Amateur; Cali Hipp of Caldwell, Idaho, the 2008 Idaho Women’s State Amateur champion who just finished her junior year at the University of Oregon; and Kendall Gray of Federal Way, Wash., the reigning Pacific Northwest Junior Girls’ Amateur champion who has qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship to be held July 14-19, the second year in a row she has qualified for that championship.
First held in 1899, Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the oldest amateur golf championships in the world. Past champions include Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Famers who made up the Golden Age of female golfers in the Northwest such as Joanne Gunderson Carner, Jo Ann Washam, Pat Lesser Harbottle, Edean Ihlanfeldt, Violet Pooly Sweeney, Marcia Fisher, Betty Jean Hulteng, among others. Past champions also include many who would later go on to the LPGA Tour, such as Jimin Kang, Peggy Conley, Ruth Jessen and Shirley Englehorn.
In the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, Stone had rounds of 73-74 and finished six strokes clear of second-place finisher in the qualifying rounds.
The championship flight of the Women’s Mid-Amateur will consist of the top 16 scores. All matches will be played as single-elimination.
Kareen Markle of Meridian, Idaho has returned to try to defend her title, and by finishing fourth in the stroke play qualifying she is on her way. Markle is coming off a remarkable 2013 in which she also won the IGA Women’s Match Play and the IGA Women’s Mid-Amateur and qualified for both the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur championships. She was named the 2013 PNGA Senior Women’s Co-Player of the Year. Markle has won this championship three times (also winning it in 2005 and 2007).
Lisa Smego of Olympia, Wash., the reigning PNGA Senior Women’s Co-Player of the Year, withdrew after the first round of qualifying with a sore back.
The round of the day was from Amanda Jacobs of Seattle, who stumbled to an 82 yesterday but came back strong today with a 1-over par 73. Jacobs finished runner-up in last year’s championship, losing the final match 1-up to Markle.
The PNGA was founded on February 4, 1899. It is a 501c3 charitable, international, amateur golf association dedicated to preserving the true spirit of golf by supporting its allied associations, conducting quality championships, and promoting activities beneficial to golfers in the Pacific Northwest.
The original purpose of the PNGA was to conduct a regional amateur championship for men and women. For more than 110 years, the Association has been a pioneer in developing competitions and services and its mission has grown and evolved. Today, the PNGA remains committed to being a truly “regional” organization providing benefits and services to its members and member clubs throughout the Northwest.
The Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championships are two of 16 major regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors, and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
113th Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur Championship
Lewiston (Idaho) Golf & Country Club
6000 Yards, Par 72
Stroke Play Qualifying
Aaren Ziegler 71-73--144
Tyler Barker 71-75--146
Jennifer Ha 75-74--149
Jordan Ferreira 75-76--151
Cassandra McKinley 75-76--151
Kaitlyn Oster 76-77--153
Kristin Strankman 79-74--153
Kaceelyn Pouttu 76-77--153
Rachel Lewis 78-76--154
Jacqueline Bendrick 75-79--154
Lani Elston 75-80--155
Amy Hasenoehrl 80-75--155
Dorsey Addicks 75-80--155
Heather Bruce 78-77--155
Cali Hipp 79-77--156
Kati Greear 73-83--156
Catherine Warner 77-79--156
Cherokee Kim 78-79--157
Brenna Murphy 78-79--157
Alexus Song 78-80--158
Chelsea Bayley 78-82--160
Kendall Gray 83-80--163
Grace Howie 79-84--163
Paige Whidbee 84-80--164
Brooke Branigan 80-84--164
Lauren Fischer 84-81--165
Hannah Kim 86-81--167
Jamie Midkiff 81-86--167
Sammi Jo Spring 86-84--170
Audrey Orem 83-91--174
Jalayne Martinez 88-87--175
Kristen Hansen 87-89--176
Kayla Monroe 86-90--176
Megan Haase 92-97--189
Therese Warner 94-97--191
Kassidy Long-Goheen 100-102--202
Kimberly Santiago 78-DQ--DQ
13th Pacific Northwest Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
5516 Yards, Par 72
Stroke Play Qualifying
Brie Stone 73-74--147
Leslie Folsom 79-74--153
Amanda Jacobs 82-73--155
Kareen Markle 80-76--156
Denise Kieffer 77-81--158
Dr. Julie Williams 80-84--164
Jane Harris 87-80--167
Georgia Hutchinson 87-82--169
Tiffany Buissink 89-81--170
Catherine Chamberlain 86-85--171
Stephanie Drake 86-87--173
Rebecca Mallo 88-85--173
Molly Edmunds 93-83--176
Debra Klamper 88-92--180
Penny Jacks 91-91--182
Sharon Falkner 92-90--182
Susan Badders 89-94--183
Kristina Ward 91-97--188
Nicola Witty 97-91--188
Stacey Clarke 93-96--189
Sarah Michelson 98-93--191
Lisa Stauffer 94-97--191
Kathy Provazek 93-101--194
Bobbi Rathvon 97-110--207
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