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Schlesinger Earns Women's Senior Victory

April 8, 2015

Ivy Steinberg, of Stouffville, Canada, stole the round one lead after battling the firm greens at Vero Beach Country Club. Despite her double bogey on hole 18, Steinberg was pleased with her score of 78 and one stroke lead over Lisa Schlesinger, Diane Lang, Tama Caldabaugh, and Laura Carson tied for second place. Mary Jane Hiestand, two-time defending champion, finished round one tied for eighth place with a score of 82.

Wednesday’s round led to an exciting finish with lower scores and a change at the top of the leaderboard. Steinberg faltered during round two, falling to tenth place with a tournament total 162. Lisa Schlessinger, of Fort Myers started round two with a different game plan, “I really need to focus on hitting greens” she said. Schlesinger did just that to climb from second place and capture the Women’s Senior Amateur Championship with a round two score of 75, four strokes better than Tuesday’s round. When asked about how it felt to win her first FSGA event, Lisa stated, “I’m always practicing and trying to improve, so it is nice to see a win come out of that”. Mary Jane Hiestand fought to seize second place by one stroke with a 74 finish, 156 tournament total. Taffy Brower, 2014 Hall of Fame inductee, earned first place honors in the Senior Championship First Flight with a tournament total 165.

In the Super-Senior Division, Nancy Chaffee, of Avon Park, never let the lead out of her sight during both rounds. Chaffee posted a 78, the lowest score of the day, to finish in first place, six strokes ahead of Kathie Westlund and Janet Field in second place. Chaffee followed up her first round with a final round of 85, for a  total of 163, to capture the Super-Senior Championship title. Chaffee, who finished the Super-Senior Championship in third place last year, described her win by stating, “there are a lot of really talented ladies here in Florida. This just really feels incredible”. Kathie Westlund, of Fort Myers, captured second place, while Janet Field finished in third place with a total of 173.

The Senior Field Division, crowned two winners on Wednesday. In the First Flight, Meredith Blinn, of Sarasota, fired a tournament total 164 for a first place victory. Palm Harbour resident, Mary Lou Edwards, claimed first place in the Second Flight with a 174 total, two strokes ahead of second place. The Super-Senior Field Division crowned Nancy Hersey, of Greenacres, the champion due to her even-par total.

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