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September 26-27, 2016 52nd Iowa Senior Women's Amateur Championship Clarinda Country Club, Clarinda
Kubesheski Wins
Third in a Row 1 Rose Kubesheski +13 78 73 151
2 Kathy Fortune +19 76 81 157
3 Janece Schwartzkopf (SS) +20 84 74 158
4 Janis Owens (SS) +23 80 81 161
5 Jennifer Corkrean (SS) +25 79 84 163
6 Laura Leszczynski +26 82 82 164
7 Brenda Samuelson +27 83 82 165
T8 Nancy Olberding +33 87 84 171
T8 Leighann LaRocca +33 83 88 171
T8 Michelle Klein +33 82 89 171
11 Bonnie Jones +35 88 85 173
12 Kimberly Hicks +36 86 88 174
13 Julie Lisle (SS) +37 90 85 175
14 Sue Harmon (SS) +38 86 90 176
15 Stacy Manuel +39 88 89 177
16 Jane Suiter (SS) +42 91 89 180
17 Jan Sewright +45 94 89 183
18 Pat Jorgensen (SS) +47 97 88 185
19 Judy McCarty (SS) +48 89 97 186
T20 Lora Winter (SS) +49 96 91 187
T20 Carroll Dethrow (SS) +49 94 93 187
(SS) denotes Super Senior
Iowa Senior Women’s
Amateur Overall Par 69
Janece Schwartzkopf outlasts
field to win Super Senior
Janece Schwartzkopf (left) finished 3rd overall
and earned low Super Senior. (R) Kathy Fortune
finished runner-up in the Open Division.
Turning in a second round 74 (+5) was just enough for Janece Schwartzkopf to capture the Super
Senior Division of the 52nd Iowa Women’s Senior Amateur. The Super Senior Division is made up
of ages 60 & over participants.
Schwartzkopf, who trailed Jennifer Corkrean (79) by five shots after the opening round, made
a charge on day two to overtake both Corkrean and Janis Owens, who was in second place after
her first round with an 80 of her own. Corkrean would slip to 84 in the final round to finish third,
while Owens shot 81, leaving her a shot back of Schwartzkopf.
Schwartzkopf ’s final round included a healthy dose of pars (11) and no double-bogey or worse
scores on the scorecard.
When the dust had settled in Clarinda, a familiar face was
still sheriff of the territory.
For the third year in a row and sixth time overall, Rose
Kubesheski took home the trophy from the 52nd Iowa
Senior Women’s Amateur. The win would also secure the
2017 IGA Senior Women’s Player of the Year award for
Kubeskeski, her fourth overall and second in a row.
Following an opening round 78 (+9), where she was unable
to convert any birdies, Kubesheski entered the second
round two shots back of opening-round
leader Kathy Fortune (76). Fortune was
steady in the opening round, making 13
pars.
Kubesheski rebounded on day two, making a
total of three birdies on her way to a final round
73 (+4), to outdistance Fortune by six strokes.
Clarinda Country Club is known for its tight
fairways and challenging approach shots.
Hitting it close with her short irons was the
key for the champion as missing a green
meant a very difficult up-and-down.
When Kubesheski was asked about what
allowed her to have such a successful round she
responded by saying “I hit some really good wedge
shots today.”
The Iowa Senior Women’s Amateur will be played
at Sunnyside Country Club August 27-28, 2018.
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