After the last putts dropped Sunday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, the last calculations were made to finalized this year’s Solheim Cup teams. Captains Juli Inkster and Annika Sorenstam on-site at Kingsbarns Golf Links were on hand as their teams were confirmed and announced their captain’s picks for this year’s matches.
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Gilbert’s Britta Snyder (pictured above) left little doubt early on in the final round of the 93rd Iowa Women’s Amateur who would be hoisting the trophy at the end of the day. Her lead extended to 10 strokes after the first hole today at Hyperion Field Club and she never looked back.
“It was nice to make a putt (for par) on one and get some momentum going,” Snyder said. “I didn’t want to start with a bogey.”
Snyder, 15, who posted 73 (+1) to finish the championship at even par, became the youngest winner of the Iowa Women’s Amateur since Edith Estabrooks who won the tournament as a 14 and 15 year-old in the 1930s.
“I think sticking to my game plan worked,” Snyder said. “I didn’t very many drivers. I just tried to hit fairways and keep it under the hole on these greens. Today, I just hit a lot of shots to the middle of the green and two putted from there. It was boring, but good golf.
Adding her name to the Fladoos Trophy, brought a smile to her face after the final round.
“It feels pretty cool to win a tournament with such special history,” Snyder said. “I’m excited (to have won).”
Finishing in the tie for runner-up were Leanne Smith and first round leader Maddie Bartsch who both posted 229 (+13) for the three-day event.
In the Open Division, Janece Schwartzkopf held off Kari Manning to win by a single stroke.
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Britta Snyder (pictured above), of Gilbert, knew she left more than a few shots out there yesterday during the 93rd Iowa Woman’s Amateur at Hyperion Field Club.
Today, she didn’t.
Snyder fired a sizzling 70 (-2) to take the lead by seven shots over opening round leader Maddie Bertsch. Snyder made a total of four birdies, all on the front nine (her second nine holes of the day).
“I made some putts today,” Snyder said. “Going into today I wanted to be under par, it’s out there on this course. It’s a challenge (out here), but you know there are birdie opportunities out there. I wanted to finish strong. I had a double bogey yesterday (on #4) and almost birdied that hole today. It was just a matter of figuring out a few things.”
The game plan for Snyder won’t change she said, no matter how big of a cushion she may have entering the final round.
“That doesn’t change (my mindset),” Snyder said. “(Today) I wanted to get the lead and increase it. I want to stick to my game plan, step on the gas and hopefully get the win.”
Sitting just a shot back of Bertsch in the race for the top three is a trio of players including Allison Olberding, Paige Van Dyk and Leanne Smith.
In the Open Division Kari Manning leads followed closely by several golfers looking to make a move in tomorrow’s final round.
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