PREVIEW: 2019 NYS Women's Senior Amateur Championships
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – The upcoming 2019 New York State Women’s Senior & Super Senior Championships are set to challenge many of the best senior women amateur golfers around the state throughout 36 holes of stroke play over two days from August 20-21, 2019 at Bristol Harbour Golf Club in Canandaigua, NY.
Related: Championship Home / Pairings / Past Winners
The field is set at 112 players divided into two divisions: Senior (ages 50-64) and Super-Senior (ages 65+). The championship begins on Tuesday with 18 holes of stroke play in a shotgun format beginning at 9am. Wednesday, the field will play another 18 holes of stroke play in a shotgun format to decide champion in both divisions (Senior & Super Senior) as well as age division winners, for both gross and net. If a tie for either championship exists after 36 holes, a sudden-death playoff will determine the winner.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS
Date: August 20-21, 2019
Host Site: Bristol Harbour Golf Club
2018 Champions:
Tammy Blyth of Monroe Golf Club (Senior) and;
Ronnie Levine-Ribble of Penfield Country Club (Super Senior)
Format: 36 holes of stroke play, played over two days of competition in a shotgun format.
Par and Yardage:
Senior Division
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
YARDAGE |
335 |
155 |
343 |
436 |
333 |
383 |
437 |
151 |
359 |
|
PAR |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
YARDAGE |
417 |
148 |
302 |
305 |
333 |
121 |
299 |
318 |
287 |
|
PAR |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
OUT: 2,932 yards / IN: 2530 yards
TOTAL: 5,462 yards, par 37-35-72 (68.3/128)
Super-Senior Division
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
YARDAGE |
274 |
139 |
292 |
352 |
333 |
383 |
357 |
119 |
292 |
|
PAR |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
YARDAGE |
365 |
148 |
256 |
296 |
240 |
121 |
299 |
251 |
287 |
|
PAR |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
OUT: 2541 yards / IN: 2263 yards
TOTAL: 4804 yards, par 37-35-72 (68.3/125)
Schedule of Events:
Monday, August 19 // Practice rounds and player banquet
Tuesday, August 20 // Round 1, 18 holes – shotgun start at 9am
Wednesday, August 21 // Round 2, 18 holes – shotgun start at 9am
The Field
Past Women’s Senior Champions in the Field
Tammy Blyth, of Monroe Golf Club, made par on the second hole of a playoff to win the 2018 NYS Women’s Senior Amateur Championship at Thendara Golf Club over Kim Kaul and Sue Kahler. The three past champions finished the 36-hole tournament tied at 156.
Mary Sicard, of Queensbury Country Club, won back-to-back championships in 2016 & 2017, in her first two years competing in the field.
Nancy Kroll, of Pinehaven Country Club, was crowned NYS Women’s Senior champion in 2014 after a fifteen-year hiatus from golf. She’s won a record seven Northeastern Women’s Golf Association Championship (Capital District) titles, her most recent victory coming in 2018.
Susan Kahler, of Ballston Spa Country Club, won the 2013 Championship at Wayne Hills Country Club. She also won the first two NYS Senior Mixed Team Championships in 2013 and 2014 at the Edison Club with her husband, Gary. Earlier this summer, she won the Northeastern Women’s Golf Association Championship at McGregor Links Country Club.
Carina Watkins, of Beaver Meadows Golf Club, was the 2011 champion at Clifton Springs Country Club. More recently, Watkins won the 2018 & 2019 NYS Women’s Senior Four-Ball Championships with partner Teresa Cleland.
Maggie Kril, of Durand Eastman Golf Club, won back-to-back NYS Women’s Senior titles in 2005 and 2006 at Reservoir Creek Golf Club and Cedar Lake Club. She won the Rochester District’s only Senior Women’s Championship in 2016. She also won the 2015 Rochester District Golf Association’s Women’s Open.
Sue Sims, of Skaneateles Country Club, a three-time champ, won her trio of titles in the 90’s at Dutchess Golf and Country Club in ’93, again the following year at Cavalry Club and her final in ’96 at Lockport Town Country Club.
Past Women’s Super-Senior Champions in field
Ronnie Levine-Ribble, of Penfield Country Club, posted the field low of 78 in the final round to win the 2018 NYS Super-Senior Championship by a stroke at Thendara Golf Club.
Cecily Havens, of Pompey Club, will attempt to capture her third NYS Women’s Super-Senior title in five years after winning in 2016 at the Whiteface Club & Resort and Thendara Golf Club in 2015. She was runner-up in 2018 at Thendara Golf Club.
Michelle Marquis, of Pompey Club, won the Senior title when the championship was held at the Country Club of Rochester in 2000. Fourteen years later, she took home the Super-Senior title in 2014 at Kanon Valley Country Club.
Other NYSGA Champions in Field
Pennie Carlo, of Crestwood Golf Club, captured her first NYS title earlier this summer at the Women’s Four-Ball Championship at Ravenwood Golf Club with partner Lauren Cupp. She qualified for the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and qualified out of Tuscarora Golf Club.
Lisa Webb, of Mendon Golf Club, collaborated with her husband Kevin to win the 2018 NYS Senior Mixed Team Championship at Skaneateles.
Others to Watch in Senior Division
Patricia Mayne, of Western Turnpike Golf Course, last competed in 2015 where she finished in 6th at Thendara Golf Club. She finished T-5 in 2014 and T-6 in 2013.
Carolyn Mancini, of Binghamton Country Club, was co-runner-up at last year’s championship. She finished in a three-way tie after 36 holes at 156 with Tammy Blyth and Kim Kaul.
Sandra Jackson, of Whippoorwill Club, finished in fifth in last year’s championship at Thendara. She qualified for the 2014 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur at Hollywood Golf Club in New Jersey.
Others to Watch in Super Senior Division
Kitty Colliflower, of Oak Hill Country Club, placed in third at last year’s championship. She won the 2018 Rochester District Golf Association Women’s Open. She qualified for the inaugural U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball championship in 2015 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
Bristol Harbour Golf Club
Situated along the shores of Canandaigua Lake, Bristol Harbour is in the heart of the Finger Lakes wine country. Robert Trent Jones designed the golf course in 1972. The course is set up at 6,62 yards and is played to a par of 72. The layout offers two unique nines, with the front side composed of links-style holes and showcases the resort’s lakefront views. The back nine consists of tighter holes that are laid out through the property’s forest.
Bristol Harbour has homed multiple New York State events, including the 1981 and 1990 Women's Senior, the 1991 Boys’ Junior and Sub-Junior Championship, as well as the 1992 Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Previous NYSGA Championships at Bristol Harbour Golf Club
1981 Women's Senior Amateur: Won by Jean Trainor of Rochester
1990 Women's Senior Amateur: Won by Frances Stearns of Poughkeepsie
1991 Boys' Junior Amateur: Won by Joshua Cupp of Rome
1991 Boys' Sub-Junior: Won by Dan Myers of Skaneateles
1992 Men's Mid-Amateur: Won by Alan Foster of Manlius
