Mia Politano snares her first Vermont women's amateur golf crown
Alex AbramiMia Politano sank a putt for par on the 18th hole Wednesday to seal a breakthrough crown at the Vermont State Women's Golf Association Amateur Championship.
The former Otter Valley Union High School star and sophomore-to-be at Middlebury College closed with birdie-par-par to seal her first Amateur title, edging Dorset's Julia Dapron, who finished runner-up for the third straight summer.
The three-day tournament was held at Neshobe Golf Club in Brandon.
[See below story for full results/leaderboard].
Tied for fifth after Monday's opening round, Politano rallied with back-to-back 74s to total a 6-over 225 for her three rounds. Dapron (81-74-72) finished two shots back of Politano.
Burlington's Carson Richards, the Day 1 leader with a tournament-round low of 71, was third at 10-over. Williston's Tiffany Maurycy (11-over), Champlain's Andrew Brown (13-over), Ekwanok's Reggie Parker (14-over), Ekwanok's Becky Montgelas (15-over), Rutland's Lindsay Cone (16-over), Copley's Holly Reynolds (17-over) and Williston's Jeanne Morrissey (21-over) rounded out the top 10 for a field of nearly 80 participants.
Maurycy, Brown, Parker and Reynolds are former Amateur champs. Reynolds won her 10th title last summer.
Politano played her best on the back nine, where she totaled seven of her 10 birdies and a Day 2 eagle over the three rounds.
VSWGA Amateur Championship
At Neshobe Golf Club
Final leaderboard (Wednesday)
Mia Politano (Ralph Myhre) ... 77-74-74—225
Julia Dapron (Dorset) ... 81-74-72—227
Carson Richards (Burlington) ... 71-79-79—229
Tiffany Maurycy (Killington) ... 78-76-76—230
Andrew Brown (Champlain) ... 79-75-78—232
Reggie Parker (Ekwanok) ... 77-79-77—233
Becky Montgelas (Ekwanok) ... 74-78-82—234
Lindsay Cone (Rutand) ... 77-79-79—235
Holly Reynolds (Copley) ... 72-84-80—236
Jeanne Morrissey (Williston) ... 76-82-82—240
Kaylie Porter (Manchester) ... 78-86-80—244
Ann Oday (Williston) ... 81-78-85—244
Wendy Drolette (Williston) ... 81-76-89—246
Jazz Bruce (Links at Lang Farm) ... 83-80-84—247
Patt Haas (Killington) ... 82-81-85—248
Teegan Duffy (Rutland) ... 79-84-86—249
Kanika Gandhi (VT National) ... 81-81-87—249
Els Walker (Dorset) ... 79-88-84—251
Christina Graves (Rutland) ... 89-78-85—252
Vicki Goodrich (Quechee) ... 78-87-88—253
Lesley Brodie (Dorset) ... 91-80-83—254
Mary Brush (Burlington) ... 89-83-84—256
Kristin Mahoney (Neshobe) ... 84-87-85—256
Kimberly Fadden (Cedar Knoll) ... 86-84-86—256
Deidre Mahler (CC of Vermont) ... 84-88-86—258
Kathy Kemp (CC of Barre) ... 92-83-86—261
Amy Butcher (Stowe) ... 83-91-87—261
Namo Seibert (West Bolton) ... 86-91-85—262
Kristen Shaeffer (Proctor-Pittsford) ... 87-92-85—264
Jillian Miles (Rutland) ... 90-81-84—265
Kimberley Barkyoumb (Champlain) ... 87-91-87—265
Alyssa Gallo (Manchester) ... 87-88-90—265
Julie Dale (VT National) ... 85-87-93—265
Sheila Clairmont (Williston) ... 92-88-86—266
Trish Wade (Green Mountain National) ... 84-93-89—266
Dana Cassidy (VT National) ... 87-90-91—268
Jennifer Shaw (Dorset) ... 87-85-96—268
Alexandra Cota (Lakeside) ... 93-87-89—269
Heather Grier (Rutland) ... 85-93-93—271
Michelle Rocheleau (VT National) ... 89-88-94—271
Susan Rand (Ralph Myhre) ... 90-96-85—271
Cara Cain (Burlington) ... 83-91-98—272
Amanda Wheeler (Rutland) ... 96-90-86—272
Susie Bremner (Rocky Ridge) ... 92-89-92—273
Erika Politano (Ralph Myhre) ... 90-94-90—274
Sara Beth Marroquin (VT National) ... 91-95-88—274
Rhonda Colvard (Kwiniaska) ... 96-91-87—274
Maureen Quinn (Lake St. Catherine) ... 96-92-86—274
Jennifer Papillo (Links at Lang Farm) ... 89-94-92—275
Lauren Keating (CC of Barre) ... 92-92-92—276
Alyssa Barnes (Stowe) ... 95-93-88—276
Jennifer Steck (Lake Morey) ... 93-95-88—276
Patty McGrath (Green Mountain) ... 95-93-89—277
Lois Dolan (Williston) ... 89-98-92—279
Barb Masterson (Williston) ... 93-92-95—280
Kathy Allbright (Ralph Myhre) ... 91-98-92—281
Cheryl Hoar (Burlington) ... 97-93-92—282
Linda Jane Parson (Haystack) ... 94-94-96—284
Cheri Campbell (Burlington) ... 94-95-96—285
Marie Ayer (Cedar Knoll) ... 101-94-90—285
Ashley Bond (Kwiniaska) ... 96-92-98—286
Deb Savoie (Burlington) ... 87-103-100—290
Josie Herrera (VT National) ... 100-99-93—290
Lauri Brown (Cedar Knoll) ... 98-97-98—293
Marybeth Menduni (Green Mountain) ... 96-99-99—294
Sue Bagley (CC of Barre) ... 102-94-99—295
Frances McCune (CC of Vermont) .. 99-98-98—295
Lillian Collins (VT National) ... 99-100-99—298
Janet Hayden (Williston) .. 103-99-97—299
Eva Mastalos (Ralphy Myhre) ... 103-101-97—301
Anna White (Rutland) ... 98-110-99—307
Steph Moberg (Rutland) ... 105-106-100—311
Phyllis Phillips (Burlington) ... 103-108-103—314
Annemarie Blackman (Killington) ... 100-109-109—318
Nathalie Lascelles (Links at Lang Farm) .. 93-111-116—320
Grace Marroquin (VT National) ... 103-117-105—325
Sis Capeless (VT National) ... 98-114-115—327
Rebecca Monty (Cedar Knoll) ... 119-110-107—336
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