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Carolyn Creekmore and Elizabeth Haines To Meet In Senior Women's Amateur Final
Santa Cruz, Calif. - Carolyn Creekmore, 52, of Dallas, Texas, and Liz Haines, 56, of Gladwyne, Pa., each won two matches Wednesday to advance to Thursday's 18-hole final match at the USGA Senior Women's Amateur at Pasatiempo Golf Club. Creekmore beat Toni Wiesner of Ft. Worth, Texas, in her semifinal match of this age 50-and-older championship, 2 up. Creekmore won three holes in a four-hole stretch over the demanding 5,790-yard layout to take a 3-up lead after the 13 th hole. She holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole to close the match. She easily defeated Ann Lahey of Kentfield, Calif., in her morning quarterfinal match, 7 and 6. Haines won holes 14 and 16 to overtake Martha Lang of Mandeville, La., and win her see-saw semifinal match, 2 up. She closed out Marianne Towersey of Newport Beach, Calif., in her morning match, 3 and 2. "I am playing better than ever," said the long-hitting Creekmore, a reinstated amateur who carries the nickname Creekie. "This is so exciting I can't even tell you. I just know I'm going to get to play tomorrow." A horse-raiser with her own consulting business, Creekmore is playing in her third Senior Women's Amateur. Her previous best in a USGA championship was twice reaching the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (1997 and 1999). She also won the 1997 Texas Women's Amateur. "I have been waiting a long time," said Haines of reaching a USGA final. "I am thrilled. Advancing in a USGA championship is always your highest goal as an amateur. To win would mean a tremendous amount." This is Haines' 29 th USGA championship, covering more than 30 years. She was a semifinalist at the 2001 Senior Women's Amateur, but never was a finalist until now. The Senior Women's Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Story by Craig Smith, USGA director of media relations. You can reach him at csmith@usga.org.
Santa Cruz, Calif. - Results of Wednesday's quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match play at the USGA Senior Women's Amateur, at the 5,790-yard, par 36-36-72 Pasatiempo Golf Club. Quarterfinal Round Elizabeth Haines, Gladwyne, Pa. (160) def. Marianne Towersey, Newport Beach, Calif. (167), 3 and 2. Martha Lang, Mandeville, La. (156) def. Reggie Parker, Hobe Sound, Fla. (158), 19 holes. Toni Wiesner, Fort Worth, Texas (163) def. Sandy Woodruff, Santa Cruz, Calif. (160), 2 and 1. Carolyn Creekmore, Dallas, Texas (155) def. Ann Lahey, Kentfield, Calif. (162), 7 and 6.
Semifinal Round Haines def. Lang, 2 and 1 Creekmore def Wiesner, 2 up.
Thursday's Championship Final Pairing (Time is PDT): 9:00 a.m. - Haines vs. Creekmore |
