Glennon, Montgomery Lead After First Round of Women’s Amateur

The first round of the 25th Metropolitan Women’s Amateur Championship was played Thursday at Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville, IL.  With 1-over rounds of 73, Kathy Glennon (CC of St. Albans) and McKenna Montgomery (Old Hickory GC) lead the way.  Making the turn at 1-under, Glennon, the 2016 MWGA Senior Player of the Year, would double bogey the par 4 17th and bounce back with a birdie at 18 to finish at 73.  Montgomery also had a 1-under front 9 and got it to 2-under after 10.  A triple bogey at 11 set her back but also a birdie at 18 wrapped up her 1-over roundKelsey Thompson (Norwood Hills CC) sits three shots back  with an opening 76.  These three will be the final grouping on Friday in search of the title and their name to go on the Jayne M. Watson Trophy.  They will tee off at 9:40am.

In the Net Championship, Janice Rifkin and Carol Cullinane each had net Even par days at Sunset Hills to tie for the lead.  

All of the results and Round 2 Starting Times can be found via the following link.  

25th Metropolitan Women’s Amateur 

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