Labeur's Landslide Victory at the 32nd Metropolitan Women's Amateur
Alton, IL - It was another cold day for the Final Round of the 32nd Metropolitan Amateur Championship at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course. After months of delay due to a sinkhole nearby, nothing could stop these ladies from finally competing. Following the first round, Manon Labeur led the Championship division at even par, while Barbara Dunston led Flight A at five-over par and Jillian Tedesco led Flight B at two-under par. Play of this par 72, Arnold Palmer Course began at 9:00am.
For the Championship, Manon Labeur of the Metropolitan eClub doubled down to hold her place on the leaderboard. With a bogey-free front nine, Labeur put space between her competitors and herself by another two strokes. Things got a little rocky after making the turn, but the fight was still there. Labeur kept her back nine score to even par to finish the Championship at two-under (-2) par. The two tied for second after Round One could not quite find their footing today to get in the mix. Ellen Port of Sunset Country Club had a few mishaps that left her making the turn at four-over par for the day and eleven back of the lead at nine-over par. Ally Suhre of the Gateway PGA Jr Golf Club also struggled after starting the day at five-over par. Suhre would make the turn with a total of twelve-over par for the first 27 holes. Port minimized the damage on the back-nine to finish the Championship at ten-over (+10) par and Suhre finished at fifteen-over (+15) par. This would leave Labeur the definitive Champion.
As for the Net Flights, things were tightly contested for the top spot. Barbara Dunston of Franklin County Country Club (IL) started the day with a one-stroke lead, but that had been diminished by the turn. Liz Little of Norwood Hills Country Club came in to make the turn and get through Hole 10 tied with Dunston at ten-over par. Little broke away from the pack on the back nine to finish the Championship with a score of net seven-over (+7) par. Falling back, Dunston concluded her run at net nineteen-over (+19) over par. Kathleen Duncan of Salem Country Club swooped into second in Flight A at eighteen-over (+18) par. In Flight B, Jillian Tedesco started out on top and didn’t leave much wiggle room for her opponents. Tedesco finished the Championship with a score of net five-over (+5) par. Maria Morrison the St. Louis Women’s Golf Association finished in second at net eleven-over (+11) par.
Manon Labeur takes the 32nd Metropolitan Women’s Amateur title in a landslide victory. Ellen Port is the runner-up. Liz Little is the Flight A Champion and Jillian Tedesco is the Flight B Champion.