Ashley Hilderley watches her putt head toward the hole during the Jackson County Womens Golf Association Match Play Championship at Sharp Park Golf Course on Tuesday. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
By Jeff Steers
JTV Sports
(July 12, 2022 3:38 PM) Youth prevailed on Tuesday during the first round of the Jackson County Womens Golf Association Match Play Championship at Sharp Park Golf Course.
Kamryn Shannon, Natalie Kulka, Ashley Hilderley, and Andrea Clark all won matches in the championship flight.
Shannon defeated Nikki Weeks 6-and-5, Kulka defeated Pam Messerly 3-and-2, Hilderley won against Anne Faucher 3-and-2, and Clark beat Sandy Fisher 6-and-5.
Clark will face Hilderley in one championship flight semifinal on Wednesday and Kulka will take on Shannon in the other semifinal at Sharp Park Golf Course.
Hilderley and Kulka are still in high school and Shannon just graduated from Michigan Center.
Clark is the defending champion in the match play event.
Deb Falk, Barb Smith, Kathy Swihart, and Judy Eddy won matches in the first flight. Falk will face Smith in one semifinal, and Swihart will take on Eddy in the other.
In the second flight, Sue Daniels, Barb Fischer, and Sandy Straka won matches on Tuesday. Fischer and Straka will face off in one semifinal, and the winner will battle Daniels for the championship on Thursday.
Jaine Bristol and Beth Elliot earned wins in the second flight. The two will face off in one semifinal and Linda Gonding and Susie Goldsmith will battle in the other.