Moore's Second-Round 70 Helps Win Stroke Play Medal

Sunriver, Ore. – Patty Moore, 57, of Charlotte, N.C., with a 1-under-par 70 Saturday, shot a 36-hole total of 3-over-par 145 to claim medalist honors by one stroke at the 2007 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur at Sunriver Resort’s 5,975-yard Meadows Course.

"I’ll take being in the top 64,” said Moore, a three-time winner of the North and South Senior Amateur. “I just don’t want it to be the kiss of death and have to go home early. I want to stay around.”

Moore’s 145 tied for the third-lowest medalist score since the championship moved from a complete stroke-play format in 1997.

"The morning rounds are easier to score with because the wind is down,” said Moore, a three-time Carolinas Golf Association Player of the Year. “I’ll take it.”

Moore, who birdied holes 13, 14 and 15, added: “The three best putts I hit were the three birdies I made.” The birdies offset bogeys on Nos. 9 and 12.

Moore cited strong iron play for the sub-par score.

"I’d have taken another solid round like I had (Saturday) but it got a little better than that,” said Moore, who is playing in her seventh Senior Women’s Amateur.

Trailing Moore by one stroke was Toni Wiesner, 60, of Fort Worth, Texas, who shot the best round of stroke play, a 2-under 69. Combined with her first-round 77, Wiesner, a two-time runner-up, shot 146. She was a semifinalist in 2006.

"I came out and worked on my putting because I didn’t putt well (Saturday),” Wiesner said. “I putted much better and made several putts to save myself.”

The top two scorers were followed by 2004 champion Carolyn Creekmore, 55, of Dallas, Texas, and 1999 Senior Women’s Amateur runner-up Cecilia Mourgue D’Algue, 61, of France, at 147. Mourgue D’Algue has reached the semifinals three times.

Four-time Carol Semple Thompson, of Sewickley, Pa., and Diane Lang, of Weston, Fla., the 2005 and 2006 champion, advanced to match play at 151 and 153, respectively. In addition, three-time winner, 73-year-old Marlene Stewart Streit, of Canada, moved into the field of 64 at 155.

Beatriz Arenas, 59, of Guatemala, who shot 70 to hold the lead after the first day, could not duplicate her feat and shot 82 but easily qualified.

The most notable among those missing the cut was four-time winner Anne Sander, 70, of Seattle, Wash.

Patricia French, of Tulsa, Okla., scored the seventh known hole-in-one in championship history on the par-3 16th hole while shooting 78 in the morning.

Of the six players in the field from Oregon, three made match play: Rachel Whittington, of Lake Oswego, 1972 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Mary Budke, of Eugene, and Loree McKay of Portland. Joan Edwards-Powell, of Portland was involved in the 10-way playoff for the final eight berths into the match play field of 64.

The first round of match play begins Monday and continues through Thursday’s championship final.

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Story written by Pete Kowalski, USGA Media Relations. E-mail him with questions and comments at pkowalski@usga.org.

Sunriver, Ore. – Results from Sunday’s second round of stroke play at the 2007 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship played at the 5,975-yard, par-71 Sunriver Resort’s Meadows Course: (NOTE: * = 10-for-8 playoff for final berths)

Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C. - 75-70--145

Toni Wiesner, Fort Worth, Texas - 77-69--146

Carolyn Creekmore, Dallas, Texas - 75-72--147

Cecilia Mourgue D'Algue, France - 74-73--147

Ann Laughlin, Plantation, Fla. - 76-73--149

Sandy Woodruff, Santa Cruz, Calif. - 77-72--149

Lou Hart, Meridian, Miss. - 73-77--150

Terry Mayes, Gilroy, Calif. - 75-75--150

Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa. - 77-74--151

Claudia Pilot, Austin, Minn. - 78-73--151

Beatriz Arenas, Guatemala - 70-82--152

Jan Phillips, Bonita Springs, Fla. - 79-73--152

Noreen Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa. - 75-77--152

Diane Lang, Jamaica - 77-76--153

Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas - 76-78--154

Rachel Whittington, Lake Oswego, Ore. - 76-78--154

Robyn Puckett, Irvine, Calif. - 77-77--154

Anne Zahn, Minnetonka Beach, Minn. - 76-79--155

Joan Higgins, Glendora, Calif. - 75-80--155

Loree McKay, Portland, Ore. - 77-78--155

Lynda Palahniuk, Canada   - 77-78--155

Marianne Towersey, Pebble Beach, Calif. - 77-78--155

Marlene Streit, Canada - 77-78--155

Mary Budke, Eugene, Ore. - 77-78--155

Lisa Smego, Olympia, Wash. - 81-75--156

Madelaine Campbell, Newport Beach, Calif. - 73-83--156

Ann Lahey, Kentfield, Calif. - 82-75--157

Georgia McCravey, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 77-80--157

Joan Garety, Ada, Mich. - 79-78--157

Patricia French, Tulsa, Okla. - 79-78--157

Deborah Anderson, Rancho Mirage, Calif. - 81-77--158

Deborah Jamgochian, Greenwich, Conn. - 81-77--158

Mimi Hoffman, Springfield, Va. - 78-80--158

Reggie Parker, Hobe Sound, Fla. - 82-76--158

Robin W. Donnelley, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 81-77--158

Taffy Brower, Boynton Beach, Fla. - 80-78--158

Connie Shorb, York, Pa. - 80-79--159

Gail Burden, Winfield, Kan. - 80-79--159

Georgia Hutchinson, Ketchum, Idaho - 78-81--159

Jo-Ann Lindsay, Edina, Minn. - 78-81--159

Linda Pearson, Glendale, Calif. - 82-77--159

Natalie Easterly, Richmond, Va. - 79-80--159

Alison Murdoch, Canada  - 81-79--160

Christine Giza, Gilbert, Ariz. - 79-81--160

Mitsue Lewis, San Diego, Calif. - 82-78--160

Nancy Smith, North Port, Fla. - 84-76--160

Rebecca Davis, Broken Arrow, Okla. - 78-82--160

Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C. - 83-78--161

Holly Horwood, Canada - 80-81--161

Judy Miller, Tucson, Ariz. - 78-83--161

Kathleen Hunt, Buffalo, N.Y. - 83-78--161

Kristine Berger, Hilton Head Island, S.C. - 82-79--161

Linda Maynard, Highland, Ind. - 84-77--161

Louise Davis, Los Angeles, Calif. - 79-82--161

Marsha Butler, San Diego, Calif. - 79-82--161

Tanna Lee Richard, Fort Smith, Ark. - 79-82—161

*In playoff for last eight berths in match play

*Kate Johnson, Sleepy Hollow, Ill. - 80-82—162 (5)

*Kim Cure, Wichita Falls, Texas - 87-75—162 (5)

*Lindsay Wortham, Richmond, Va. - 79-83—162 (5)

*Lisa Stanley, Reno, Nev. - 84-78—162 (5)

*Martha Lang, Birmingham, Ala. - 79-83—162 (5)

*Nancy Fitzgerald, Carmel, Ind. - 79-83—162 (5)

*Patricia Robinson, Poplar Bluff, Mo. - 83-79—162 (5)

*Frances Gacos, Flemington, N.J. - 82-80—162 (6, 4)

Failed to qualify

*Joan Edwards-Powell, Portland, Ore. - 79-83—162 (6, 5)

*Patty Lang, Saegertown, Pa. - 83-79—162 (7)

Darlene Werhnyak, Lawrenceville, Ga. - 83-80--163

Elizabeth Kennedy, Grand Junction, Colo. - 83-80--163

Ginny Burkey, Fircrest, Wash. - 78-85--163

Ivy Steinberg, Canada - 82-81--163

Karen Ferree, Hilton Head, S.C. - 83-80--163

Maggie Scott, Charleston, Tenn. - 86-77--163

Patricia Kimball, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 83-80--163

Phyllis Laschuk, Canada - 85-78--163

Rise Lakowske, Corvallis, Ore. - 82-81--163

Terry Ehrhardt, Waco, Texas - 80-83--163

Annette Gaiotti, Salt Lake City, Utah - 84-80--164

Barbara Paonessa, New Rochelle, N.Y. - 85-79--164

Cindy Bryniarski, Durango, Colo. - 75-89--164

Maria Malone, Farmington Hills, Mich. - 83-81--164

Mary Hill, Winston-Salem, N.C. - 86-78--164

Anne Sander, Seattle, Wash. - 86-79--165

Cindy Pallatino, Denver, Colo. - 79-86--165

Donna Frank, Bakersfield, Calif. - 82-83--165

Ellie Layton, Minneapolis, Minn. - 82-83--165

Sharon Baerenklau, Heathrow, Fla. - 83-82--165

Alice Harcourt, Fallbrook, Calif. - 81-85--166

Barbara Byrnes, Mesa, Ariz. - 83-83--166

Cynthia Curry, Charlotte, N.C. - 87-79--166

Lynda Milligan, Madison, Conn. - 85-81--166

Marcia Fisher, Canby, Ore. - 82-84--166

Rita Albertson, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 83-83--166

Roberta Hunt, North Attleboro, Mass. - 84-82--166

Diane Masterson, Cambridge, Ohio - 84-83--167

Sue Erredge, Zumbrota, Minn. - 89-78--167

Cheryl Brayman, East Hills, N.Y. - 87-81--168

Danna King, Coto De Caza, Calif. - 86-82--168

Jacqueline Hauck, Fort Wayne, Ind. - 82-86--168

Katie Falk, Milwaukee, Wis. - 83-85--168

Laurie Steenrod, Denver, Colo. - 87-81--168

Terrie Avazian, Cardiff, Calif. - 89-79--168

Diane Williams, Palm Desert, Calif. - 84-85--169

Jill Christiansen, La Grange, Ill. - 87-82--169

Sharon Keil, Lady Lake, Fla. - 80-89--169

Bonnie Catto, South Hadley, Mass. - 83-87--170

Cheryl Grigg, Sea Island, Ga. - 84-86--170

Cindy Kuykendall, Kingwood, Texas - 84-86--170

Leslie Wilk, Agoura Hills, Calif. - 85-85--170

Mazzie Gogolak, Naples, Fla. - 87-83--170

Nancy Markey, San Francisco, Calif. - 86-84--170

Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, N.C. - 84-87--171

Etsu Suzuki, Japan - 86-85--171

Barbara Hoversten, Castle Rock, Colo. - 87-85--172

Beverly Kim, Wahiawa, Hawaii - 86-86--172

Clate Aydlett, Elizabeth City, N.C. - 85-87--172

Linda Dillon, Winter Garden, Fla. - 84-89--173

Sue Hubbard, Kent, Wash. - 91-83--174

Barbara Millslagle, Holualoa, Hawaii - 88-87--175

Diane Henry, Richmond, Texas - 89-86--175

Judy Collins, Canada - 84-91--175

Joyce Buss, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 88-88--176

Lynn Larson, Parker, Colo. - 84-92--176

Sue O'Connor, Lake Bluff, Ill. - 87-89--176

Sarah Haas, Carterville, Ill. - 90-87--177

Barbara Rund, Sun City, Calif. - 94-84--178

Carol Clarey, Seekonk, Mass. - 86-92--178

Niki Murvin, Windermere, Fla. - 95-86--181

Charlotte Jorgensen, Windsor, Colo. - 88-94--182

Jo Glenn, Tulsa, Okla. - 90-92--182

Mary McNeill, Fayetteville, N.Y. - 91-92--183

Susan Bianchi, Boston, Mass. - 103-94--197

Karen Mabli, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. - 87-DQ--DQ