CHAMPIONSHIPS
51st Connecticut State Women’s Amateur
D
Catherine McEvoy, Innis Arden Golf Club
24 | CSGA Links // September, 2016
efending Champion Catherine McEvoy of Innis
Arden Golf Club fired a final round 71 for a three
round total of 218 (-1) and a six stroke victory at
the 51st Connecticut State Women’s Amateur.
McEvoy made headlines in Tuesday’s second round
with a remarkable four under-par round of 69 that catapulted
her from five strokes behind to six strokes ahead. History
proves that starting the final round with a large lead can
sometimes prove to be more difficult. A string of missed
fairways or greens can lead to costly bogeys that give chasers
hope of catching the lead. McEvoy was able to stay focused
on the front nine, making just one bogey in windy conditions
and matching it with a birdie on the 9th hole.
“Going into today, I really didn’t want to put too much
pressure on myself but I knew if I was able to hit fairways
and greens, I’d be pretty successful,” said McEvoy. “My goal
was to make the turn at even-par or one over-par at the most,
and I felt like once I turned in even-par, I was able to put it on
cruise control and play my own game on the back nine.”
With a six-shot lead and just nine holes to play,
McEvoy still had to navigate some of the most difficult holes
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