Day # 1 of the U.S. Women’s Open should be in the books, but thanks to an afternoon chock full of lightening, it was a very short day for golf. Only 7 of 52 groups finished their rounds before the rains came and stayed. Not much water so the course should be fine, but we now are in major catch-up mode!
Georgia’s Mariah Stackhouse is one of the lucky ones – she was in the first group and was the first group to finish… she made a couple birdies but there were a few bogeys as well, so the final score was 79. Not what she wanted, but all in all, she should be proud of a solid round on a golf course that is very difficult… when all the scores are in I think she will see that for a 17-year-old playing in her first U.S. Women’s Open, there was a lot to be proud of in today’s effort. The bad news is that now she must wait. Due to today’s suspension, it is likely that she will not even start her second round until about 8 pm tomorrow night… and that assumes we don’t have any storms on Friday! So, Friday will be a long day for her!
Our other Georgian, Garrett Phillips, is off to a good start at 3 over for thirteen holes. She will resume play bright and early tomorrow morning. Another birdie or two and she will find herself among the leaders! Tomorrow will be a long day of golf. In fact, it will be a long weekend of golf in order to complete the championship on Sunday afternoon!
I am working in the scoring room. We had a few computer issues, but after four groups I think we have them worked out. I will look forward to reporting more good news following Friday’s play!
Martha Kirouac
Senior Director, Course Rating & Member Services
Georgia State Golf Association 
August 1, 2011 at 1:18 am |
why don’t you make available past state champions etc.-unless im looking in the wrong place,please advise—n.king9@comcast.net