Attica, Ind. – Chilly temperatures during the final round did
not stand in the way of two top college golfers battling it out for the title
of IWGA Match Play Champion, May 30- June 1.
On day one, 41 women battled it out at Harrison Hills Golf Course in the
stroke play qualifier vying for one of the 16 spots in the match play
competition.
After earning the 16th and final seed, Amy
Thompson, a junior at The University of Indianapolis, knocked out the number
one seed, Taylor Gohn, in the morning, and last year’s defending champion,
Kristtini Cain, that same afternoon.
After her impressive rounds of golf on Thursday, Thompson set a few
goals for the final round. “I just want to
stay in it tomorrow,” said Thompson. “I
need to put myself close and make birdie putts.”
While Thompson was competing, Meghan Potee, a junior at
Kansas University, was knocking out players one-by-one. By Friday morning, there were four players
left: Amy Thompson, Briana Midkiff, Meghan Potee, and Kristi Cardwell.
In the morning match, Thompson’s luck finally ran out. Briana Midkiff, a freshman at the University of Iowa, defeated Thompson 5 &
4, while Meghan Potee defeated Midkiff’s teammate at Iowa, Kristi Cardwell, 3
& 2.
Potee and Midkiff advanced to the finals Friday afternoon. Potee birdied the
par 3-17th to go 1 up in the match and halved the 18th for the win.
Click here for full field final results.