LADY LAKE, Fla. – Therese Quinn and Liliana Ruiz-Munoz made up the winning pair on Sunday at the Women’s Shoot-Out Championship which took place at Harbor Hills Country Club. Quinn and Ruiz-Munoz carded a tournament total of 11-under par with rounds of 66-67 to capture the victory. The championship consisted of 34 teams that played a scramble format during the first round on Saturday, and a Four-Ball format for the final round on Sunday.
Championship Division
Saturday at Harbor Hills Country Club was sunny with cooler temperatures. The ladies played in a scramble format with their partners and at the conclusion of the first round two teams were tied at six-under par. The duo of Mary Jane Hiestand and Susan Temple carded a 66 to share the lead with the duo of Therese Quinn and Liliana Ruiz-Munoz. Each team posted six birdies and no bogeys through the first round. Two teams tied for third place only one stroke off the lead. The pair of Suzanne Ricard and Amy Kennedy posted a five-under, 67 along with the pair of Taffy Brower and Kathie Westlund to share third place.
Sunday brought higher winds but that did not stop Therese Quinn and Liliana Ruiz-Munoz from taking charge. The pair carded a Four-Ball score of 67 to capture the victory by four strokes over the team of Suzanne Ricard and Amy Kennedy. The leaderboard remained tight all the way until the end, and Quinn carded four birdies in the last five holes to help her team to the victory.
The pair of Mary Jane Hiestand and Susan Temple carded a tournament total of six-under par to finish in third place.
Middle Division
Lisa Robinson and Maria Jesus Kovalenko held the lead through the first round after firing a remarkable 11-under par, 61. The team birdied every hole on their back nine and carded 11 birdies total over 18 holes. In addition, two teams carded a round of 4-under par on Saturday. Piya Thompson and Veronica Trigo along with Jodi Vanhove and Daffney Geyer carded a 68 to share second place heading into the final round.
Robinson and Kovalenko closed out with a victory on Sunday. The duo posted a 78 in the final round to finish four strokes ahead of the field and with a tournament total of five-under par. Elizabeth Breza and Sheila Brocki secured a second-place finish with rounds of 69-74 and a tournament total of one-under par. In addition, Margaret Miles and Kathy Quelland finished in third place with a tournament total of one-over par.
Middle-First Flight
Deanna Woods and Sydney Dunning captured the victory of the Middle-First Flight with rounds of 73-76 and a tournament total of five-over par. Lori Collins and Barbara Ulch finished in second place carding rounds of 73-77 and a total of six-over par. Finally, Yenisse Cachonegrete and Donna Currie finished in third place with rounds of 77-83 and a total of sixteen-over par.
