“
It means a lot for sure. All of the previous winners are tremendous players so to have my
name on the trophy with them is really special.
~ Catherine McEvoy, 51st Connecticut State Women’s Amateur Champion
on the back nine at Heritage Village Country
Club, including the par-4 16th, a hole she
had bogeyed the first two rounds. However,
McEvoy stuck to her game plan, hitting
fairways and greens and made three birdies
on the back nine, including a birdie on #16,
to finish with a final round score of 71 and a
six shot victory.
Her win marks the eleventh time in
the fifty-one year history of the event that a
player has successfully defended their title. At
just eighteen years of age and already a twotime Women’s Amateur Champion, McEvoy
has established herself as a dominant force in
Above (Left to right): Maisie Filler (Junior Champion), Jen Holland
Connecticut women’s golf.
(Senior Champion), Jean Sennett (Super-Senior Champion), and
The Women’s Amateur Championship Catherine McEvoy (Overall Champion)
marked the final event of the summer before
McEvoy leaves for Michigan State University, where she will be competing on their Division I Women’s Golf
Team. The Spartans were ranked #45 in the nation last season, and McEvoy certainly proved that she can
compete against players of all ages.
“This is definitely a momentum booster for me going into Michigan State,” said McEvoy. “It’s
obviously going to be really competitive there, but being able to win today against a really solid field proved
to myself that I’m capable of playing at the next level.”
McEvoy’s win also marked the first time in history that a single club can lay claim to both the
Connecticut Women’s Amateur and Women’s Open trophies in the same year. Earlier this year, Jessica
Carafiello of Innis Arden GC won the Women’s Open title at Round Hill Club, an event where McEvoy
finished tied for eighth place and earned low amateur honors.
Overall Results
1st: Catherine McEvoy, Innis Arden GC – 78-69-71—218 (-1)
2nd: Maisie Filler, Hartford GC – 77-77-70—224 (+5)
3rd: Ellen Nighbor, Great River GC – 73-80-76—229 (+10)
Junior Division (17 and Under)
1st: Maisie Filler, Hartford GC – 77-77-70—224 (+5)
Senior Division (50-59 years of age)
1st: Jen Holland, SNEWGA – 82-77-79—238 (+19)
Maisie Filler, Hartford Golf Club
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Super-Senior Division (60+ years of age)
1st: Jean Sennett, Wampanoag CC – 85-81-81—247 (+28)
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