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Thursday, June 21, 2007

Two local women at the Illinois State Women's Amateur Golf Championship          Send a link to a friend

Results of 1st round matches

[June 21, 2007]  DECATUR -- On Wednesday, several of the state's top golfers advanced in the first round of match play in the Illinois Women's State Amateur Golf Championship Tournament at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur. The tournament runs through Friday. Winning their matches in the championship flight were State Am Tournament medalist Suel-Ki Park, Northbrook; Jan Bowers, Lincoln; Mary Kay Thanos-Zordani, Chicago; and Hilary Anderson, Decatur. Also advancing in the championship flight are Kerry Postillion, Burr Ridge; Laura Carson, Lake Bluff; Ana North, Rock Island; and Stacey Miller, Bloomington.

Below are the results of the first round of match play as well as the starter's list for Thursday. Scores are also available at www.iwga.org.

Players in the championship and first flights will play two matches on Thursday. Quarterfinal matches began at 8 a.m. and semifinal matches will follow. The five other flights began semifinal matches at 9:04 a.m. Winners of Thursday's matches will tee up for the final round on Friday morning.

The IWGA State Amateur Tournament Banquet on Tuesday night at Hickory Point Golf Course featured many awards and special recognitions. Annually, on behalf of its members, Illinois Women's Golf Association contributes $1,500 to a charitable organization in the tournament's host city. Jack Kenny, president of the Decatur Park District board and a member of the Decatur State Am local committee, announced that the IWGA grant would be presented to First Tee and LPGA's Girls' Golf programs for the purpose of promoting leadership and golf among youth. In its history, the IWGA has contributed over $900,000 through funds raised in its Victory Tournaments.

Also at the dinner, IWGA President Ellen Boeye announced several opening day award winners. Suel-Ki Park of Champaign was medalist, and Brittany Boon earned junior medalist honors. Ann Harshman of Decatur was the recipient of the Young at Heart award. University of Illinois teammates Suel-Ki Park and Casey Burden won the low net team trophy. Boeye also awarded junior golfer Elizabeth Fernandes of Champaign the IWGA's Julia Dodds Scholarship.

Teri Hammel, director of sports for the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Rick Anderson, director of golf at Scovill Golf Club, are the local co-chairs for the tournament. Lynne Frary of Rockford serves as IWGA chair and Diane Corcoran of Springfield as co-chair of the 74th Women's State Amateur Championship.

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About IWGA

Founded in 1933, the IWGA is an all-volunteer organization devoted to advancing golf opportunities for the women and girls of Illinois by conducting state championship tournaments and through fundraising to support charitable contributions to individual and organizations that embody the spirit of amateur golf.

In addition to running three state championship tournaments each year, IWGA, through its charitable giving, awards grants to women's golf teams at all seven public universities in Illinois as well as the Evans Scholars Fund. IWGA continues to aid its original charity -- golf programs at veterans hospitals -- and contributes to other significant charities throughout the state. IWGA supports breast cancer research nationally and statewide through the Susan G. Komen Fund and the Mills Breast Cancer Institute in Urbana, respectively. IWGA awards the Julia Dodds Scholarship to an outstanding junior golfer and leader.

Funding for these and other charitable contributions comes primarily from clubs and associations that sponsor an annual Victory Tournament. Grants totaled more than $23,000 in 2006.

Names of IWGA board members, past tournament results and entry forms for all tournaments are available at www.iwga.org.

[Text from news release received from Illinois Women's Golf Association]

    

2007 Illinois State Women's Amateur Championship
Match Play Results
June 20, 2007

Championship Flight:  Round of 16

                   8:00 am     Park, Seul-Ki (70) def. Featherstone, Nancy (79)
                  
8:08 am     Bowers, Jan (76) def. Carmody, Kim (76)
                   8:16 am     Thanos-Zordani, Mary Kay (77) def. Sullivan,
Erin (74)
                   8:24 am    
Anderson, Hilary (75) def. Schachner, Nicole (77)
                   8:32 am     Postillion, Kerry (74) def. McAngus, Terri (78)
                   8:40 am    
Carson, Laura (76) def. Sobel, Rikki (77)
                   8:48 am     North, Ana (77) def. Parmenter, Jessica (74)
                   8:56 am     Miller, Stacey (77) def. Laegeler, Kate (76)

First Flight:                  Round of 16

                   9:04 am     Stolarik, DeAnne (79) def. Miller, Nikki (83)
                   9:12 am     Wessels, Salley (81) def. Woodall, Erica (80)
                  
9:20 am     May, Lauren (80) def. Atterbury, Brittany (82)
                   9:28 am     Evans, Wendy (82) def. Harshman, Ann (80)
                   9:36 am     Burden, Casey (79) def. Flynn, Carly (82)
                   9:44 am     O'Donnell, Katie (81) def. Thorpe, Ashley (80)
                   9:52 am     VonGlahn, Monica (80) def. Collins, Sheena (82)
                 10:00 am     Flynn, J.J. (82) def. Miller, Melissa (80)

Second Flight:             Quarterfinal

                 10:08 am     Bailey, Kim (83) def. Boon, Brittany (86)
                 10:16 am     Inkel-Pongracz, Nichole (84) def. Reed, Rachel (84)
                 10:24 am     Haines, Lindsey (86) def. Anderson, Michelle (83)
                 10:32 am     Hepler, Katherine (84) def. Rastede, Lisa (84)

Third Flight:                 Quarterfinal

                 10:40 am     St. John, Amy (90) def. Vander Kooi, Lisa (86)
                
10:48 am     Burry, Lindsay (88) def. Head, Patty (88)
                 10:56 am     Costello, Eleanor (88) def. To Be Determined (89)
                 11:04 am     Vavrinchik, Mandi (89) def. Howell, Pam (88)

Fourth Flight:               Quarterfinal

                 11:12 am     Dold, Colleen (94) def. Vorreyer, Abby (90)
                 11:20 am     Niepagen, Kathy (92) def. Keerns, Janice M (92)
                 11:28 am     King, Christine (91) def. Glesne, Arlene (93)
                 11:36 am     Schwarz, Jackie (93) def. Schmitt, Laura (91)

Fifth Flight:                  Quarterfinal

                 11:44 am     Bradley, Erin (94) def. Bauer, Donna (107)
                 11:52 am     Ryan, Joann (97) def. McGinnis, Colleen (98)
                
12:00 pm     Reints, Jaime (96) def. Barding, Holly (100)
                
12:08 pm     McGinnis, Erin (98) def. To Be Determined (96)

[Text copied from file received from the IWGA]


                         2007 State Amateur Championship
                                            Starter's List

Red Tail Golf Club
Quarterfinal - 06/21/2007
Championship Flight

        Tee            Time         Name                                    City                                     Club

           1        8:00 am       Seul-Ki Park                           Northbrook                           U of I GC
                                        Jan Bowers                            Lincoln                                 Lincoln Elks

           1        8:08 am       Mary Kay Thanos-Zordani        Chicago                               Ravisloe CC
                                        Hilary Anderson                      Decatur                                Hickory Point

           1        8:16 am       Kerry Postillion                       Burr Ridge                            Ruth Lake CC
                                        Laura Carson                          Lake  Bluff                            Onwentsia Club

           1        8:24 am       Ana North                               Rock Island                          Golf Mohr
                                        Stacey Miller                          Bloomington                         Illinois State Univ.

First Flight

           1        8:32 am       DeAnne  Stolarik                     Zion                                     Bonnie Brook
                                        Salley Wessels                      Mt. Morris                            Ingersoll Memorial

           1        8:40 am       Lauren May                            St. Charles                           Hickory Ridge GC
                                        Wendy Evans                         Mahomet                              Lake of the Woods

           1        8:48 am       Casey Burden                         Chicago                               Stone Creek GC
                                        Katie O'Donnell                       Mt. Prospect                        Mt. Prospect GC

           1        8:56 am       Monica VonGlahn                   Galena                                 Medinah CC
                                        J.J. Flynn                               Mt. Zion                               CC of Decatur

Second Flight

           1        9:04 am       Kim  Bailey                            Gibson City                          Railside GC
                                        Nichole Inkel-Pongracz            Chatham                              Illini CC

           1        9:12 am       Lindsey Haines                       Crete                                   Lincolnshire CC
                                        Katherine Hepler                     Lincoln                                 Crane Creek GC

Third Flight

           1        9:20 am       Amy St. John                         Peoria                                  Arrowhead CC
                                        Lindsay Burry                         Quincy                                 Westview GC

           1        9:28 am       Eleanor Costello                     Wilmette                              Wilmette GC
                                        Mandi Vavrinchik                     Elmhurst                              Oakbrook GC

Fourth Flight

           1        9:36 am       Colleen Dold                           Decatur                                CC of Decatur
                                        Kathy Niepagen                      Bloomington                         Lakeside CC

           1        9:44 am       Christine King                         Oak Park                             Silver Lake CC
                                        Jackie Schwarz                      McHenry                              Pine Meadow

Fifth Flight

          1        9:52 am       Erin Bradley                           Normal                                 University GC
                                      Joann Ryan                            Peoria                                  Arrowhead CC

          1       10:00 am       Jaime  Reints                         St. Charles                           St. Charles CC
                                       Erin McGinnis                         Tinley Park                           Green Garden GC

{Text copied from file received from the IWGA]

 

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