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Delagarza and Smith Looking to Repeat Title at the 2020 Women’s Four-Ball Championship

Delagarza and Smith Looking to Repeat Title at the 2020 Women’s Four-Ball Championship

 

Briefly: Faith Delagarza of Midland and Amari Smith of McKinney fired a 7-under-par 65 to take the lead in the opening round at the 2020 Women’s Four-Ball Championship.

 

Leaderboard:
1         Delagarza/Smith               Midland, McKinney                              65

2         Fox/Feldman                    Copperas Cove, Austin                         67

T3       Daleo/Bianchi                   Plano, Allen                                           69

T3       Arguelles/Harrison           Dallas, Plano                                        69

5          Crumley/Howarth            San Antonio                                          71

T6        Ray/Nichols                      San Antonio                                          73

T6         Reed/Reed                       Midland                                                 73

 

Round 1 Results | Round 2 Pairings

 

Golf Course: Founded in 1927, Midland Country Club opened as a nine-hole course with sand greens. From these modest beginnings, the championship golf course has evolved into one of the premier private clubs in West Texas. At its center is a classic parkland course that was designed in 1951 by Texas Golf Hall of Famer Ralph Plummer. In the fall of 2015, the club hired Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design to oversee a major renovation of the golf course and practice facility. The $8.9 million project finished in 2017 and includes a modernized 7,354-yard, par-72 championship course to better test the skills of today’s players. Over the years, Midland Country Club has played host to many elite amateur tournaments, including eight TGA Major Championships (the 1965, 1971 and 1997 Texas Amateur, 1995 Texas Mid-Amateur, 1970 and 1979 Texas Senior Amateur and the 1963 and 2001 Women’s Texas Amateur).

 

Weather: The temperature reached 100 degrees with steady winds at 16 mph out of the south.

 

In Contention: Elle Fox of Copperas Cove and her partner Jackie Feldman of Austin carded a 5-under-par 67 and sits two shots off the lead. The team of Megan Daleo of Plano and Allie Bianchi of Allen are tied for third with the team of Hanna Harrison of Plano and Evelyn Arguelles of Dallas after carding a 3-under-par 69.

 

What’s Next: Round 2 starts Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. at Midland Country Club.

 

More Info: For more information on the 2019 Women’s Four-Ball Championship, click here.