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August 7, 2010

Georgia falters as Florida rallies to win

Submitted by Georgia State Golf Association

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Down nine points after the first day, Florida rallied in the final round of singles matches — collecting 25 of a possible 36 points — to overtake Georgia and win the Georgia-Florida Women’s Team Matches.

The 30th annual event took place at PGA National Resort and Spa, August 4-5.  

Georgia won just three of the 12 singles matches on Thursday. Sarah Butts of Carrollton took 2 1/2 of three possible points from Florida’s Diane Lang, a past USGA Senior Women’s Amateur champion.  Lacey Fears of Bonaire also contributed 2 1/2 points to Georgia’s effort with a win over Natalie McNicholas, while Mary Riley of Perry tallied two points for Team Georgia in her match over Linda McMillan. Anna Leigh Keith of Moultrie finished All Square with Frederique Bruell to add 1 1/2 points to the team total. Florida, meanwhile, earned the maximum three points in three matches on Thursday to break down its deficit and eventually pull ahead for the win.

The matches were scored in Nassau format, which awards one point to the winner of each of the nines as well as one point for the winner of the overall match.  Georgia had built a 13 1/2 to 4 1/2 lead after the first round of four-ball matches.

The victory marks Florida’s third straight in the series, the longest such streak since Georgia posted three straight from 1999-2001.  Florida, which won by the exact same score last year, now leads the all-time series 17-13.

This was the 30th playing of the Georgia-Florida Women’s Team Matches, which brings together the top women amateur golfers in the two neighboring states. The 12 team members are selected by their state associations based on their performance in recent events.

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