Stanley, NC (7/17/08) - Final results of the 11th Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship hosted by Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC on Thursday, July 17, 2008. Par 36-36-72, 5825 yards.

The two senior women left in the field prevailed and advanced on into the final round of the 11th Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship on Thursday.

Defending champion Patty Moore of Charlotte, NC faced off against 17-year-old Laura Wearn also of Charlotte, NC in her first match of the day. Moore came out strong winning the first two holes but Wearn fought back and found herself even after a few more holes of play. But Moore's steady play and Wearn's shaky putter helped Moore win by a 4&2 margin and earn another trip into the finals.

50-year-old Maggie Weder of Greenville, NC faced a tougher opponent in Brittany Beltran of Kannapolis, NC. Their match was back and forth all day with the two trading pars and birdies throughout the morning. "The match came down to the last putt on the last hole," said Weder. "Brittany really wore me out mentally."

Weder, who is a former US Marine and battles with M.S., went onto face Moore in the finals. Moore again started out strong and stuck her approach shot to 4 feet and drained her birdie putt with confidence. The two also went head to head throughout the afternoon and traded the lead until Weder made double after hitting her drive into the hazard on the ninth hole. Moore would found herself 2 up heading to the back nine. Moore would then go 3 up after 11 holes and Weder had to dig deep inside herself to fight back. "I really wanted this win for myself today," said Weder.

Moore would make a double on the par-4 13th hole after a three putt to go 2 up on Weder heading into fourteen. "Every time Maggie would stand over a putt I would be swallowing hard," Moore said. Both players would tie fourteen and fifteen. Weder hit a great drive on the 16th hole to allow her to reach the 378 yard par 4 in regulation while Moore's approach found the greenside bunker and she failed to get up and down. Weder felt like she never gave up and she had a great chance to actually win her first CGA championship title.

Moore had a chance to close out Weder on the 17th hole but she failed to make her par putt which extended the match to the 18th hole. This was the first time all week that Moore would have to play the par 5 18th. Moore's wedge shot would come within four feet of the flagstick and she made her birdie putt for the 2 up victory.

"What a great match this was," said Moore. "It was a lot of fun and I am proud to have defended my title."

In the tournament division, Lu Hauser of Conover, NC won over Gwen Gore of Denver, NC by a 7&6 margin. The tournament division plays a shorter course.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Championship

Semifinals

Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC def. Laura Wearn, Charlotte, NC, 4&2 Maggie Weder, Greenville, NC def. Brittany Beltran, Kannapolis, NC 1 up

Finals

Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC def. Maggie Weder, Greenville, NC, 2 up 

Tournament Flight 1

Finals

Lu Hauser, Conover, NC def. Gwen Gore, Denver, NC, 7&6

WEST END, NC (7/14/08) -- Patty Moore of Charlotte will attempt to defend her title when the Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association returns to Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC, for the third straight year July 15-17.

If she pulls it off, it will be the 12th victory in a Carolinas Golf Association championship for the 58-year-old. Last year, she scored a 3 & 2 victory over Taylor Barrett of York, SC in the final match.

Moore has compiled a most impressive record during her long career. She has won the Carolinas Women's Four-Ball four times, the Carolinas Women's Senior Championship five times, including the last three in a row, the N.C. Women's Senior once and the Carolinas Women's Match Play once. Her performance last year enabled her to win both Carolinas Woman Player of the Year and Carolinas Senior Woman Player of the Year honors.

The field will compete in an 18-hole qualifying round on Tuesday, July 15th, with the players divided into flights by score for match play. The championship flight will consist of 16 players and the first flight will have eight players.

The players with the 24 lowest handicap indexes will comprise the championship and first flights and will play a par-72 layout that measures 5,936 yards. All other flights will play a course measuring 5,487 yards.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

11th Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship Cowans Ford Country Club

761 Club Drive

Stanley, NC 28164

704-827-3219

DATES

July 15-17, 2008

2007 CHAMPION

Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC

FORMAT

The championship is conducted at match play. The 24 lowest handicap indexes will comprise the championship and first flight and will play from the "championship" tees. The championship flight is comprised of 16 players. The first flight is comprised of 16 players. The first flight is comprised of 8 players. All other competitors will play from the "tournament tees" and will be divided into flights by scores after the 18-hole stroke play qualifying round. All other flights are determined based on the total number of entries.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any female (at birth) amateur golfer who is a legal resident of one of the Carolinas, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Monday, July 14

Tee times available for practice.

Tuesday, July 15

First round. 18 holes of stroke play. Field divided into flights by scores for match play.

Wednesday, July 16

Championship flight. First and quarterfinal round matches (18 holes each).

All other flights: First round matches and semifinal round matches (18 holes).

Thursday, July 17

Championship flight. Semifinal and championship matches (18 holes each).

All other flights: Consolation and final matches (18 holes).

PRIZES

Prizes and merchandise are awarded to the champion and runner-up, flight winners and runners-up, and to the stroke play qualifying medalist. Merchandise is awarded to all championship flight qualifiers.

FIELD

Altieri, Cindy, Lake Wylie, SC - 8:57

Beltran, Brittany, Kannapolis, NC - 8:30 Brackett, Kelly, Huntersville, NC - 9:15 Brogden, Pat, Garner, NC - 8:30 Buerkert, Toni, Columbia, SC - 9:24 Callaway, Bobbie, Bluffton, SC - 9:24 Cheves, Emily, Apex, NC - 8:48 Gore, Gwen, Denver, NC - 9:33 Hamlett, Amanda, Henderson, NC - 9:24 Hauser, Lu, Conover, NC - 9:15 Koh, Cheong Ja, Charlotte, NC - 8:48 Krasno, Carin, Chapel Hill, NC - 9:06 McCauley, Rhonda, Fripp Island, SC - 9:15 McGavran, Melanie, Charlotte, NC - 8:57 Moore, Patty, Charlotte, NC - 9:33 Nixon, Lela, Denver, NC - 9:33 Nowakowski, Diane, Huntersville, NC - 8:57 Streng, Julie, Greensboro, NC - 8:39 Tobey, Mattie, Denver, NC - 8:48 Ulep, Megan, Belmont, NC - 8:39 Vincent, Jessica, Burlington, NC - 8:39 Wearn, Laura, Charlotte, NC - 9:06 Weder, Maggie, Greenville, NC - 8:30 Weinkle, Heather, Asheville, NC - 9:06

FAVORITES

Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC (2007 champion) Pat Brogden, Garner, NC (1999 Champion)

PAST CHAMPIONS

1997 Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Fletcher, NC 4 & 3

CC of Salisbury

1998 Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Fletcher, NC 6 & 5

Belle Terre GC

1999 Pat Brogden, Garner, NC 4 & 3

TheCarolina

2000 Championship not played.

2001 Courtney Pomeranz, Sanford, NC 2 & 1

Legacy GL

2002 Perry Swenson Charlotte, NC 3 & 2

Regent Park GC

2003 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina, NC 19 holes Mid Pines

Inn & GC

2004 Ann Laney, Charlotte, NC 22 holes

RiverTowne CC

2005 Whitney Simons, Aiken, SC 4 & 3

Sapona CC

2006 Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC 5 & 4

Cowans Ford CC

2007 Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC 4 & 3 Cowans

Ford CC

COWANS FORD COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Adam Robinson

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Mitch Clodfelter

TYPE COURSE: Private equity

OPENED: 1963

ARCHITECT: Kris Spence

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Cowan's Ford is a picturesque championship layout that follows Donald Ross principles by presenting a wide variety of challenging and fun to play shots for all levels of golfers.

The golf course offers wide corridors bordered by heavy woods.

Ponds and

natural creeks bring water into play on seven holes. The tee and pin placements can be changed to provide a wide variety of risk and reward opportunities.

YARDAGE & PAR (for Women's Match Play):

Championship Tees: 5,825 yards, par 72

Tournament Tees: 5,161 yards, par 72

COURSE RATING/SLOPE:

Championship Tees: 73.1/130

Tournament Tees: 69.9/118

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Tifsport Bermuda grass

GREENS: A-4 bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT COWANS FORD: 2006, 2007 Carolinas Women's Match Play

DIRECTIONS

Cowans Ford Country Club

761 Club Drive

Stanley, NC 28164

704-827-3219

From Charlotte - Take I-77 North to Exit 25, turn left onto Highway 73 for 7 miles.

After crossing the bridge with Cowans Ford Dam on your right, turn right onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

From Mooresville - Take I-77 South to Exit 25, turn right onto Highway 73 for 7 miles. After crossing the bridge with Cowans Ford Dam on your right, turn right onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

From Hwy 16 North - Turn left onto SR1393, Hagers Ferry Rd.and continue to the clubhouse or continue straight to the intersection of Hwy 16 & Hwy 73. Turn left onto Hwy 73, go 2 miles and turn left onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

From Hwy 16 South - Turn right onto Hwy 73 at the intersection.

Go 2 miles and

turn left onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

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WEST END, NC (7/9/08) -- The Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association returns to Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC, for the third straight year July 15-17.

In 2006, when the championship was played at Cowans Ford for the first time in its nine-year history, Lauren Hunt of Little River, SC scored a 5 & 4 victory in the scheduled 18-hole title match.

Last year, veteran Patty Moore of Charlotte scored a 3 & 2 victory over Taylor Barrett of York, SC in the final match. Moore will be back to defend her title.

The field will compete in an 18-hole qualifying round on Tuesday, July 15th, with the players divided into flights by score for match play. The championship flight will consist of 16 players and the first flight will have eight players.

The players with the 24 lowest handicap indexes will comprise the championship and first flights and will play a par-72 layout that measures 5,936 yards. All other flights will play a course measuring 5,487 yards.

Stanley, NC (7/12/07) -- Final Round Results of the 9th Carolinas Women's Amateur Match Play Championship hosted by Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC on July 12, 2007. Par 36-36--72, 5936 yards.

The chatter among the membership at Cowans Ford Country Club prior to the semi-final matches were to begin was that Patty Moore of Charlotte, NC would have her hands full and a big challenge ahead of her when she would face local favorite, Chris Brady of Stanley, NC. Unfortunately for Brady, 57-year-old Patty Moore silenced that chatter when she went on into the finals by defeating Brady by a 4 & 3 margin. The match seemed to be pretty close through the first nine holes when Brady chipped in from off the green to take the match to all square but Moore made a great birdie putt on hole ten to go one-up. That birdie putt would prove to be the momentum shift that Moore needed to seal the deal and head on into the finals.

In the second semi-final match Kristen Vincent of Burlington, NC faced off against Taylor Barrett of York, SC. Vincent was two-up at the turn but after Barrett won ten and eleven the match became all square heading into number fourteen. Both girls made a good par and they moved onto the 515 yard par-5 with a deep hazard in front of the green. Barrett hit her second shot into the hazard. Vincent felt the door was wide open but her pitch found the hazard in front of the green and in the end Barrett found herself one-up heading into sixteen. Vincent had her chance to close out the match on eighteen but missed a putt to send it into extra holes where Barrett hit her approach shot to five feet for birdie and the trip into the finals where she faced the tough senior.

Just as in the semi-final match Moore never had a bogey all day. "I really think not having any bogey's all day really helped me win. I was pretty much putting for birdie on every hole which was a big plus against my opponents."

The 57-year old Moore who is a retired P.E. teacher from Texas has won so many CGA championships but has never won this CGA women's major. "I am a tough old bird," stated Moore, "I must admit this is pretty fun for me and it feels great to still be so competitive against these young girls." Moore is again well on her way to earn CGA Senior Women's Player of the Year honors yet again and even possibly the CGA Women's Player of the Year award as well which would be a remarkable feat which she has accomplished before.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Championship

Semifinals

Taylor Barrett, York, SC def. Kristin Vincent, Burlington, NC, 19 Holes Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC def. Chris Brady, Stanley, NC, 4 & 3

Finals

Moore def. Barrett, 3 & 2

First Flight

Finals

Courtney Taylor, Gastonia, NC def. Kimberly Case, Rock Hill, SC, 3 & 1

First Flight Consolation

Finals

Smith def. Curry, 2 & 1

Tournament Flight 1

Finals

Foster Whitney, Charlotte, NC def. Peggy Yountz, Cornelius, NC, 19 Holes

Tournament - Flight 2

Finals

Lu Hauser, Conover, NC def. Carole Stone, Blythewood, SC, 2 & 1

Tournament - Flight 2 - Consolation

Finals

(87) Hall def. (91) Haggart, 3 & 2

Tournament  - Flight 3

Finals

Rhonda Mccauley, Simpsonville, SC def. Gwen Gore, Denver, NC, 5 & 4

Finals

Callaway def. M. Moore, 2 & 1

WEST END, NC (7/5/07) -- After settling for runner-up finishes three times in the past four years, Wilmington golfer Michelle Jarman is hoping to change her luck when the Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association makes a return visit to Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC, July 10-12.

In 2003, Jarman was edged on the first extra hole of the championship match by Adrienne Millican of Fuquay-Varina, NC; in 2005, she bowed to Whitney Simons of Aiken, SC, 4 & 3 in the title match; and last year, when the championship was played at Cowans Ford for the first time, Lauren Hunt of Little River, SC scored a 5 & 4 victory in the scheduled 18-hole final.

Although Millican, Simons and Hunt are not entered this year, Jarman's ascension to the Women's Match Play crown will nonetheless be a difficult task. Among the 24 players playing from the championship tees are 1999 champion Pat Brogden of Garner, NC and 16-year-old Courtney Taylor of Gastonia, NC, who recently won the Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship, which was also contested at match play.

The field will compete in an 18-hole qualifying round on Tuesday, July 10th, with the players divided into flights by score for match play. The championship flight will consist of 16 players and the first will have eight players. The players with the 24 lowest handicap indexes will comprise the championship and first flights and will play a par-72 layout that measures 5,936 yards. All other flights will play a course measuring 5,487 yards.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

10th Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship Cowans Ford Country Club

761 Club Drive

Stanley, NC 28164

704-827-3219

DATES

July 10-12, 2007

2006 CHAMPION

Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC

FORMAT

The championship is conducted at match play. The 24 lowest handicap indexes will comprise the championship and first flight and will play from the "championship"

tees. The championship flight is comprised of 16 players. The first flight is comprised of 16 players. The first flight is comprised of 8 players. All other competitors will play from the "tournament tees" and will be divided into flights by scores after the 18-hole stroke play qualifying round. All other flights are determined based on the total number of entries.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any female (at birth) amateur golfer who is a legal resident of one of the Carolinas, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Monday, July 9

Tee times available for practice.

Tuesday, July 10

First round. 18 holes of stroke play. Field divided into flights by scores for match play.

Wednesday, July 11

Championship flight. First and quarterfinal round matches (18 holes each).

All other flights: First round matches and semifinal round matches (18 holes).

Thursday, July 12

Championship flight. Semifinal and championship matches (18 holes each).

All other flights: Consolation and final matches (18 holes).

PRIZES

Prizes and merchandise are awarded to the champion and runner-up, flight winners and runners-up, and to the stroke play qualifying medalist. Merchandise is awarded to all championship flight qualifiers.

FIELD

CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

Barrett, Taylor, York, SC

Bowman, Mary Kate, Winston Salem, NC

Brogden, Pat, Garner, NC

Case, Kimberly, Rock Hill, SC

Cheves, Emily, Apex, NC

Corlett, Cindy, Lexington, NC

Curry, Cynthia, Charlotte, NC

Garahan, Katie, Rock Hill, SC

Granville, Melanie, Pinehurst, NC

Gwyn, Cindel, Calabash, NC

Hilton, Stacy, Lexington, NC

Jarman, Michelle, Wilmington, NC

Kreuter, Jordan, Matthews, NC

Leeper, Alison, Chapel Hill, NC

Link, Jennifer, Mooresville, NC

Mayer, Virginia, Charlotte, NC

Moore, Patty, Charlotte, NC

Saleeby, Joanna, Raleigh, NC

Simpson, Emily, Rutherfordton, NC

Smith, Lauren, Salisbury, NC

Stewart, Angela, Greenville, NC

Taylor, Courtney, Gastonia, NC

Vincent, Kristin, Burlington, NC

Weder, Maggie, Greenville, NC

TOURNAMENT TEE DIVISION

Callaway, Bobbie, Bluffton, SC

Edmund, Paula, Cornelius, NC

Gore, Gwen, Denver, NC

Haggart, Barbara, Mooresville, NC

Hall, Peggy, Belmont, NC

Hauser, Lu, Conover, NC

Ives, Murrie, Charlotte, NC

McCauley, Mary, Simpsonville, SC

Mobley, Dot, Gastonia, NC

Moore, Mary, Cornelius, NC

Nixon, Lela, Denver, NC

Schofield, Carol, Concord, NC

Stone, Carole, Blythewood, SC

Tobey, Mattie, Denver, NC

Whitney, Foster, Charlotte, NC

FAVORITES

Pat Brogen, Garner, NC (1999 Champion)

Michelle Jarman, Wilmington, NC (runnerup in 2003, 2005, 2006) Courtney Taylor, Gastonia, NC (2007 Carolinas Junior Girls' champion)

PAST CHAMPIONS

1997 Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Fletcher, NC 4 & 3 CC of Salisbury

1998 Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Fletcher, NC 6 & 5 Belle Terre GC

1999 Pat Brogden, Garner, NC 4 & 3 TheCarolina

2000 Championship not played.

2001 Courtney Pomeranz, Sanford, NC 2 & 1 Legacy GL

2002 Perry Swenson Charlotte, NC 3 & 2 Regent Park GC

2003 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina, NC 19 holes Mid Pines Inn & GC

2004 Ann Laney, Charlotte, NC 22 holes RiverTowne CC

2005 Whitney Simons, Aiken, SC 4 & 3 Sapona CC

2006 Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC 5 & 4 Cowans Ford CC

COWANS FORD COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Adam Robinson

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Mitch Clodfelter

TYPE COURSE: Private equity

OPENED: 1963

ARCHITECT: Kris Spence

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Cowan’s Ford is a picturesque championship layout that follows Donald Ross principles by presenting a wide variety of challenging and fun to play shots for all levels of golfers.

The golf course offers wide corridors bordered by heavy woods. Ponds and natural creeks bring water into play on seven holes. The tee and pin placements can be changed to provide a wide variety of risk and reward opportunities.

YARDAGE & PAR (for Women’s Match Play):

Championship Tees: 5,936 yards, par 72

Tournament Tees: 5,375 yards, par 72

COURSE RATING/SLOPE:

Championship Tees: 73.6/133

Tournament Tees: 72.4/125

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Tifsport Bermuda grass

GREENS: A-4 bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT COWANS FORD: 2006 Carolinas Women's Match Play

DIRECTIONS

Cowans Ford Country Club

761 Club Drive

Stanley, NC 28164

704-827-3219

From Charlotte - Take I-77 North to Exit 25, turn left onto Highway 73 for 7 miles.

After crossing the bridge with Cowans Ford Dam on your right, turn right onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

From Mooresville - Take I-77 South to Exit 25, turn right onto Highway 73 for 7 miles. After crossing the bridge with Cowans Ford Dam on your right, turn right onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

From Hwy 16 North - Turn left onto SR1393, Hagers Ferry Rd.and continue to the clubhouse or continue straight to the intersection of Hwy 16 & Hwy 73. Turn left onto Hwy 73, go 2 miles and turn left onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

From Hwy 16 South - Turn right onto Hwy 73 at the intersection. Go 2 miles and turn left onto Club Drive. Go 1 mile until you see the clubhouse on the left.

MAP:

WEST END, NC (6/28/07) -- The Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association makes a return visit to Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC, July 10-12.

A year ago, when the championship was played at Cowans Ford for the first time in its nine-year history, Lauren Hunt of Little River, SC scored a 5 & 4 victory in the scheduled 18-hole title match.

The field will compete in an 18-hole qualifying round on Tuesday, July 10th, with the players divided into flights by score for match play. The championship flight will consist of 16 players and the first will have eight players.

The players with the 24 lowest handicap indexes will comprise the championship and first flights and will play a par-72 layout that measures 5,936 yards. All other flights will play a course measuring 5,487 yards.