ORLANDO, Fla. – Susan Cohn and Christine Hunt were victorious at the Women’s Senior Amateur Championship on Tuesday at Orange Tree Golf Club. Cohn went wire-to-wire to take home the win in the Senior Division at 7-over 151. Hunt earned the two-stroke win in the Super-Senior Division at 14-over 158.
This victory marked Cohn’s first Senior Amateur win, while Hunt picked up her second victory.
Senior Division
Cohn began the championship with a a 1-over 73 in Monday’s first round to take a one-shot lead over the field. Her first-round 73 was the low round of the championship.
“It’s an honor. We have wonderful players in this state,” Cohn said. “The FSGA is very supportive of women’s senior golf and I think you see it, you see the participation. To have this good year, it means a lot.”
The Palm Beach Gardens resident began the final round with four-straight pars, adding her first birdie of the day on the fifth hole. She made the turn at 3-over to hold a one-shot lead over Kim Keyer-Scott, who was in second place.
Cohn, who was the Low Amateur at the 2020 Florida Women’s Senior Open, finished the day with a 3-over back nine, carding another birdie. She used a final-round 78 to secure the two-shot victory.
Keyer-Scott took home a runner-up finish, finishing the championship with 74-79--154. Sherry Herman and Therese Quinn finished one shot back in a tie for third at 10-over 154. Herman’s final-round 74 was the low round on Tuesday.
Super-Senior Division
Hunt posted a 10-over 81 in the first round on Monday to sit sit one shot back of the leaders heading into the final round. After two bogeys early in the round, she closed out the front side with a birdie on the eighth to make the at 1-over for the day.
The Ponte Vedra Beach resident added another birdie on the 17th to post a final-round 77. Hunt earned her second Super-Senior victory in three years, after she won the championship in 2018 at Country Club of Ocala.
Linda Dillon finished two shots back of Hunt in second place at 16-over 160, while Sandie St. Onge finished third at 18-over 162.
