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New Smyrna, Fla. – Susan Cohn outlasted Therese Quinn to capture the victory of the Women’s Senior Match Play Championship on Wednesday at Sugar Mill Country Club. Additionally, Karen Lesch captured the victory of the Super-Senior Division. Three days and an endurance of golf, the Championship and Super-Senior divisions began on Monday with a stroke play seeding round and matches to follow on Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition, the Middle and Forward division played matches on Monday and Tuesday. Match elimination began after the afternoon matches on Tuesday with only a limited field left to compete for Wednesday.
Championship Division
The Championship Division, as always, offered thrilling matches, and surprising upsets. The Championship began with Susan Temple firing a 71 to post the low round in stroke play. However, with Kathy Glennon returning to defend her title, she would start match play as the number 1 seed.
Tuesday’s matches offered a variety of results. From several upsets, to a few commanding victories, only one match needed to extend to extra holes. Defending champion, Kathy Glennon started her match play run facing off against Susie Keane. Glennon picked up a 3&1 victory and was looking good heading into the afternoon matches, but with a loss to match play rival Lin Culver derailed her chances to defend her title.
Susan Cohn, began her match play bid against Adrienne MacLean. Cohn got off to a good start and never looked back picking up a 4&3 victory. This would send Cohn into the afternoon to face off against the 2023 runner-up Kim Keyer-Scott. Cohn again playing well was three under par in her match against Keyer-Scott and claimed a 6&4 win. Cohn’s next match was against Jill Spence who had been playing well all week, but that was no match for Cohn as she ended her morning on Wednesday with a 3&2 victory.
Cohn, the 6th seed found herself in the Final Match against Therese Quinn who was also coming off an impressive morning round. After nine holes, Cohn found herself 4 up against Quinn and was not showing signs of letting up. Quinn put up a battle quickly winning the 10th hole to get to three down. Shared pars on holes 11 through 16 was the solid play Cohn needed to capture her victory on the 16th hole. With this victory, Cohn adds to her impressive resume and is now the 2024 Women’s Senior Amateur Match Play Champion.
Super-Senior Division
Sandie St. Onge began the week as two time defending champion. St. Onge started her match play bid against Shan Giordano. St. Onge was in prime form and claimed an early 6&5 victory. St. Onge headed into the afternoon matches to face off against Jill Rippe. St. Onge had a battle on her hands but secured a spot in the final match with a 1 up victory where she would face off against Karen Lesch. Lesch started her championship as the number 2 seed. The two players battled throughout the final match but Lesch never backed down. Heading down the closing stretch of holes Lesch found her stride and with a hole out eagle on the par 5, 15th hole, Lesch captured her first FSGA victory and was named the Super-Senior Champion.
Middle Division
In addition, Lori Collins and Karen Carter of the Middle Division were victorious in their matches on Tuesday and faced each other in the finals on Wednesday morning. Collins defeated Carter 3&2. In the Middle First Division, Rita West and Natalie Wells faced off in the finals and Wells overcame West to capture a narrow 2&1 victory.
Forward Division
Janet Strong of the Forward Division defeated Kim Larson 6&4 up to capture the win.
Finally, in the Forward First Division, Jenni Bullock outlasted Teri Conlon 5&4 to secure the division win.
Consolation Matches
Championship Consolation
Jennie Godfrey and Jodi Sullivan faced off in the final consolation match where Godfrey outlasted Sullivan winning 1up.
In the Championship 1 Consolation match, Karin-Joyce Tjon defeated Liz Breza 7&5.
Super-Senior Consolation
Lou Tenarvitz and Chris Hunt faced off in the final consolation match where Tenarvitz outlasted Hunt 3&2.
In the Super-Senior Championship 1 Consolation match, Suzanne Moro defeated Janet Van Slyke 1up.
Middle Consolation
Diane Dodge and Tisha Gentry faced off in the final consolation match where Gentry outlasted Dodge 5&3.
In the Middle 1 Consolation match, Cheryl Sadlon defeated Jennifer Rushmore 4&3.
Forward Consolation
Gay Miller and Linda Davis faced off in the final consolation match where Davis outlasted Miller 2 up.
In the Forward 1 Consolation match, Kathleen Gaudiano defeated Robyn Calardo 6&4.
