Carol Koch defends the Ladies Open title at Sandy Creek
Carol Koch successfully defended her MT Ladies Open title last Saturday by shooting 35-38 – 73 at Sandy Creek Golf Club in Monroe. She beat the ’07 Ladies Open champ DeVonne Mowry by 2-strokes by playing the final 3 holes birdie-par-birdie.
Koch hit 8 of 14 fairways and 3 greens in regulation while needing 38 putts. She earned $28 for her 2nd career win and qualifies for the TOUR Championship as well as her choice of division championships – either the PLAYERS Championship or the WESTERN Championship.
Mowry (39-36 – 75) overcame a double-bogey – bogey start with an eagle at the 3rd but bogies at the 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th proved to be too much. Barb Hoelzle (37-42 – 79) was 2-over par and leading thru 15 holes when back and knee problems hampered her finish. Rookie Barb Kaczmarek (42-41 – 83) and Tour veteran Sue Meland (41-42 – 83) tied for 4th. Julie Gardner finished 6th in her first Ladies Open.
Randall Reher (36-33 – 69) was low net male and earned an exemption into the TOUR Championship as well as his choice of one of the division championships. Charlie Roy (36-35 – 71), Greg Kline (36-38 – 74) and Jason Rectenwald (38-37 – 75) were the other top-4 finishers and are also exempt from qualifying for one of the division championships.
The Tour raised $525 for “Rally for the Cure” thanks to the participation of all of the players and the invited guests. Greg Kline won the 50/50 putting contest and continued the tradition of donating back the winnings to “Rally”
Carol Koch – 2009 Lady Golfer of the Year
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