July 12, 2012
WILLIAMSBURG -- ODU's Carol Robetson's run in the 87th Virginia State Golf Association Women's Amateur at the 5,770-yard, par 72 Golden horseshoe Golf ClubCourse ended with a semi-final loss to Lauren Coughlin of Charlottesville, 6 and four. The Lady Monarchs incoming freshman Lauren Eklund (Charlottesville, VA.) lost in the quarterfinals to Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford, VA.), 2 and 1.
Robertson, the top seed who won the event in 2010 reached the semifinal after defeating Ju Hee Bae (Chantilly), 1 up.
Results from the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match play at the 87th VSGA Women's Amateur Championship at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club's Gold Course (5,770 yards, par 36-36--72) on Thursday, July 12 (stroke play qualifying score indicated).
-QUARTERFINALS-(1) Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach), 137 def. (8) Ju Hee Bae (Chantilly), 151, 1 up(4) Lauren Coughlin (Charlottesville), 147 def. (5) Alex Wright (Midlothian), 151, 3 and 2(2) Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford), 143 def. (7) Lauren Eklund (Charlottesville), 151, 2 and 1(19) Lauren Greenlief (Oakton), 160 def. (6) Karishma Thiagaraj (Haymarket), 151, 2 and 1
-SEMIFINALS-(4) Lauren Coughlin (Charlottesville), 147 def. (1) Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach), 137, 6 and 4(2) Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford), 143 def. (19) Lauren Greenlief (Oakton), 160, 2 and 1