HARRIET BEASLEY BEATEN IN JONES-DOHERTY CUP SEMI-FINALS
Stirling student Harriet Beasley's great run in the Jones-Doherty Challenge Cup came to an end in today's semi-finals at Coral Ridge Country Club, Fort Lauderdale.
The Woburn GC member, trying to avenge the earlier defeat of clubmate Charlie Hull by former US Curtis Cup player, Meghan Stasi, lost to the twice past winner of the US women's mid-am title by 6 and 5.
Stasi, who was Meghan Bolger at the time of the 2008 Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews, will now play Jaye Marie Green in Saturday's final.
Green was a 2 and 1 winner over Alex Stewart in the other semi-final.
Meghan Stasi v Jaye Marie Green in Saturday final
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Fort Lauderdale— It will be an all-South Florida final as Oakland Park's Meghan Stasi, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, and Boca Raton's Jaye Marie Green play for the championship in the 80th annual Ione D. Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur Championship at the Coral Ridge Country Club on Saturday.
Stasi, 33, easily dispatched Harriet Beasley (Stirling, Scotland), 6 and 5 in her semi-final match, while Green, 17, defeated Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 2 and 1 to move into the final which will tee off at 8:30 a.m.
"It is awesome," said Green, who shook off the disappointment of not making the U.S. Curtis Cup team a day earlier. Green is the No. 1 ranked amateur in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com rankings.
"I can't wait to play against Meghan. She lives close and I live close, so it is kind of cool that the locals are in the final. It will be a really good match because I know she knows the course really well and I know this course pretty well too."
Green sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the 10th green to grab a one-hole lead in her match, and extended the advantage to two holes on the 13th. She missed a short birdie putt on 14 and bogeyed 15 to drop to one up again.
Both players parred 16, and Green clinched the match with a 20-footer for birdie on 17.
Stasi had an easier time of it as she lost the second hole when her tee shot found a tree and she bogeyed, before rallying for the easy win. Stasi rallied to go one-up after 6 holes with a birdie on 5 and a par on 6. She then birdied 8, 9 and 10 to extend her lead and then closed Beasley out with a birdie on 13. Isabelle Lendl defeated Stasi by one hole in the 2008 Doherty final, and Stasi is hoping this year is different.
"To be in the final is an accomplishment in itself," said Stasi, who needed treatment on her ailing back for the second day in a row. "It is tough to get there in any amateur tournament. To win this would be a wonderful accomplishment, especially against these young girls."
The aforementioned Isabelle Lendl - one of former world tennis ace Ivan Lendl's golfing daughters - lost in the final of the Second Flight competition for players who did not qualify for the championship.
Isabelle was beaten on the 18th green - by one hole -= by Megan Tuohy.
In the 27th annual Senior Amateur Division, Anna Schultz (Rockwall, Texas) will face Andrea Kraus (Baltimore) in Saturday morning's final.
The Woburn GC member, trying to avenge the earlier defeat of clubmate Charlie Hull by former US Curtis Cup player, Meghan Stasi, lost to the twice past winner of the US women's mid-am title by 6 and 5.
Stasi, who was Meghan Bolger at the time of the 2008 Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews, will now play Jaye Marie Green in Saturday's final.
Green was a 2 and 1 winner over Alex Stewart in the other semi-final.
Meghan Stasi v Jaye Marie Green in Saturday final
Fort Lauderdale— It will be an all-South Florida final as Oakland Park's Meghan Stasi, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, and Boca Raton's Jaye Marie Green play for the championship in the 80th annual Ione D. Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur Championship at the Coral Ridge Country Club on Saturday.
Stasi, 33, easily dispatched Harriet Beasley (Stirling, Scotland), 6 and 5 in her semi-final match, while Green, 17, defeated Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 2 and 1 to move into the final which will tee off at 8:30 a.m.
"It is awesome," said Green, who shook off the disappointment of not making the U.S. Curtis Cup team a day earlier. Green is the No. 1 ranked amateur in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com rankings.
"I can't wait to play against Meghan. She lives close and I live close, so it is kind of cool that the locals are in the final. It will be a really good match because I know she knows the course really well and I know this course pretty well too."
Green sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the 10th green to grab a one-hole lead in her match, and extended the advantage to two holes on the 13th. She missed a short birdie putt on 14 and bogeyed 15 to drop to one up again.
Both players parred 16, and Green clinched the match with a 20-footer for birdie on 17.
Stasi had an easier time of it as she lost the second hole when her tee shot found a tree and she bogeyed, before rallying for the easy win. Stasi rallied to go one-up after 6 holes with a birdie on 5 and a par on 6. She then birdied 8, 9 and 10 to extend her lead and then closed Beasley out with a birdie on 13. Isabelle Lendl defeated Stasi by one hole in the 2008 Doherty final, and Stasi is hoping this year is different.
"To be in the final is an accomplishment in itself," said Stasi, who needed treatment on her ailing back for the second day in a row. "It is tough to get there in any amateur tournament. To win this would be a wonderful accomplishment, especially against these young girls."
The aforementioned Isabelle Lendl - one of former world tennis ace Ivan Lendl's golfing daughters - lost in the final of the Second Flight competition for players who did not qualify for the championship.
Isabelle was beaten on the 18th green - by one hole -= by Megan Tuohy.
In the 27th annual Senior Amateur Division, Anna Schultz (Rockwall, Texas) will face Andrea Kraus (Baltimore) in Saturday morning's final.
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