Ohio Captures

2003 USGA Women’s State Team Championship

Wellesley Hills, Mass. – Emily Bastel, 23, of Upper Sandusky shot a 1-under-par 72 to lead Ohio to the title at the 2003 USGA Women’s State Team Championship Thursday at the par-73, 6,047-yard Wellesley Country Club.

Ohio finished with a team total of 9-over-par 447, four strokes ahead of North Carolina, which made a late charge to finish at 451. Georgia finished five back, at 452, and Oregon tied with Maryland for fourth, at 453.

Emily Bastel in action during the final of the 2003 USGA Women's State Team Championship, which Bastel's Ohio team captured by four strokes.  (Sam Greenwood/USGA)

Bastel, a member of the victorious 2002 USA Curtis Cup team, birdied the first two holes, but bogeyed five of the next seven to finish with a 3-over 40 on the front nine.

“I started birdie, birdie and I thought, ‘here we go, this is going to be great,’ ” Bastel said. “Then I three-putted three of my next four holes, and I think that took the wind out of my sails a little bit. I think the wind was really blowing pretty good when I went through my stretch of bad holes, and I just got out of my comfort zone. I just didn’t have confidence in what I was doing.”

After the first nine holes, Ohio was tied with Oregon and Georgia. Bastel’s two teammates finished their rounds first and could do nothing but wait. Heather Zielinski, 22, of Sylvania, recorded a 6-over-par 79 while Lynn Thompson, 45 of Cincinnati, shot a 7-over-par 80. In the format, where the low two scores count each day, Thompson’s score did count toward the team total.

“I was praying that (Emily) was playing well, because we hadn’t had the greatest of rounds,” said Zielinski.

Bastel was indeed playing well, with four birdies on the back nine en route to a 4-under-par 32. It was enough to lift Ohio, which had never finished higher than 18th in four previous championships, to its first-ever title.

“I made birdie on 10, and then I felt a little bit better,” Bastel said. “I felt I could get something going on the back. I had played okay on the back the past couple of days, so I thought there were some holes out there that I could do well on.”

The windy conditions at Wellesley Country Club proved difficult for many. Bastel, who recently advanced through the first stage of LPGA qualifying, was the only player in the field to shoot under par on Thursday, and was the lone player to shoot under par for the three days of the championship.

North Carolina runner-up finish was its second in the championship history, having also finished second in 1997. Shannon Ogg, 26, and Patty Moore, 53, both from Charlotte, both recorded 3-over-par 76s to lead the team.

Ohio is the fifth different winner in the history of the event. Previous winners are Pennsylvania (1995), Alabama (1997), Florida (1999) and Minnesota (2001).

The Women’s State Team championship is one of the national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association. Forty-eight teams, from 47 states and the District of Columbia , are entered.

In each of the three, 18-hole stroke play rounds, the two lowest scores by players from each team constitute the team score for each round. The 54-hole total is the team’s score for the Championship.

Wellesley Hills, Mass.– Results of Thursday’s third and final round at the 2003 USGA Women’s State Team Championship at the 6,047-yard, par-73 Wellesley Country Club. Two of three individual scores count toward the team score each day

OHIO 145-151-151--447; Emily Bastel, Upper Sandusky 71-74-72--217; Heather Zielinski, Sylvania 74-77-79--230; Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati 85-81-80--246

NORTH CAROLINA 152-147-152--451; Shannon Ogg, Charlotte 76-73-76--225; Patty Moore, Charlotte 76-75-76--227; Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Asheville 77-74-84--235

GEORGIA 144-155-153--452; Margaret Shirley, Roswell 72-77-77--226; Laura Coble, Augusta 72-78-76--226; Patti Huxford, Cumming 78-81-80--239

MARYLAND 148-153-152--453; Jessica Lewis, Bethesda 74-77-76--227; Mallory Crosland, Bethesda 74-76-79--229; Andrea Kraus, Baltimore 83-83-76--242

OREGON 146-153-154--453; Taya Battistella, Portland 72-76-77--225; Lara Tennant, Portland 74-77-77--228; Marcia Fisher, Canby 79-82-80--241

PENNSYLVANIA 154-149-151--454; Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley 74-72-75--221; Liz Haines, Gladwyne 80-81-76--237; Connie Shorb, York 85-77-81--243

NEW YORK 151-155-149--455; Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck 75-77-75--227; Lee Ann Lewis, Great River 76-81-74--231; Gail Flanagan, Rye 83-78-78--239

ALABAMA 149-158-154--461; Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham 73-77-74--224; Virginia Derby-Grimes, Montgomery 78-81-80--239; Lea Green, McCalla 76-83-81--240

CALIFORNIA 147-156-162--465; Corey Weworski, Carlsbad 72-78-81--231; Marianne Towersey, Newport Beach 75-78-81--234; Donna Frank, Bakersfield 80-88-86--254

INDIANA 154-154-157--465; Nancy Fitzgerald, Carmel 74-83-74--231; Michelle Hatfield, Fort Wayne 84-77-83--244; Nina Whalen, Indianapolis 80-77-87--244

MASSACHUSETTS 156-153-158--467; Kirsten Davis, Eastham 82-74-78--234; Tara Joy-Connelly, Marshfield 74-81-80--235; Anne Marie Tobin, Lynnfield 83-79-85--247

SOUTH CAROLINA 154-154-160--468; Mallory Hetzel, Summerville 77-77-79--233; Karen Ferree, Hilton Head Island 77-77-82--236; Beth Lever, Kiawah Island 78-80-81--239

COLORADO 151-160-157--468; Kelly Schaub, Denver 74-82-78--234; Mayumi Motoyama, Littleton 77-79-79--235; Sarah Bellinger, Superior 77-81-84--242

ARIZONA 158-156-155--469; Lynn Simmons, Phoenix 81-76-77--234; Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Tempe 77-80-79--236; Laura Moore, Scottsdale 84-83-78--245

TEXAS 152-159-159--470; Mina Hardin, Fort Worth 74-80-81--235; Toni Wiesner, Fort Worth 78-79-78--235; Anna Schultz, Richardson 79-82-81--242

FLORIDA 151-159-160--470; Ann Pohira, Winter Park 74-77-80--231; Anne Fraser, Deerfield Beach 77-85-80--242; Taffy Brower, Boynton Beach 77-82-WD--WD

MINNESOTA 159-161-152--472; Leigh Klasse, St. Anthony 79-78-77--234; Karyn Stordahl, Minneapolis 83-83-75--241; Claudia Pilot, Austin 80-83-78--241

NEW JERSEY 157-161-154--472; Sue DeKalb, Leonardo 76-80-82--238; Adrienne MacLean, Verona 81-82-78--241; Donna Young, Ewing 89-81-76--246

HAWAII 154-155-164--473; Mari Chun, Pearl City 76-75-82--233; Bobbi Kokx, Kula 80-80-82--242; Desiree Ting, Wailuku 78-80-88--246

WISCONSIN 159-158-157--474; Syd Moore, Menominee 76-77-78--231; Katie Falk, Milwaukee 83-82-79--244; Maggie Leef, Brookfield 85-81-81--247

WASHINGTON 157-159-158--474; Leslie Folsom, Renton 79-79-79--237; Stefanie Coleman , Lakewood 81-80-79--240; Ginny Burkey, Fircrest 78-82-84--244

MAINE 150-162-162--474; Abby Spector, Waterville 72-74-80--226; Pennie Cummings, Wayne 78-88-82--248; Laurie Hyndman, Cumberland Foreside 89-90-91--270

IDAHO 161-157-157--475; Karen Darrington, Boise 80-79-76--235; Josey Edwards, Weiser 81-83-81--245; Kareen Markle, Meridian 89-78-85--252

MICHIGAN 159-155-163--477; Mary Jane Anderson Hiestand, Clarkston 77-78-84--239; Donna Benford, Linden 84-77-83--244; Joan Garety, Rockford 82-83-80--245

VERMONT 157-160-160--477; Libby Smith, Essex Junction 70-76-76--222; Andrea Brown, Burlington 87-84-84--255; Mari Harter, Westmore 91-94-96--281

OKLAHOMA 158-158-165--481; Lee Ann Fairlie, Oklahoma City 79-76-80--235; Johna Dodson, Duncan 80-82-85--247;   Patty French, Tulsa 79-87-86--252

VIRGINIA 156-162-163--481; Amy Ellertson, Free Union 73-81-84--238; Sherry Bowman, Manassas 83-81-85--249; Boodie McGurn, Richmond 87-88-79--254

NEBRASKA 155-167-160--482; Susan Marchese, Omaha 76-83-82--241; Jane Pohlman , Omaha 79-84-79--242; Robin Gardner , Omaha 90-84-81--255

UTAH 160-161-162--483; Sue Nyhus, Orem 78-81-80--239; Tenille Howe, Slaterville 82-80-82--244; Jennifer Peirce, Midway 87-90-82--259

NEW HAMPSHIRE 166-158-159--483; Andrea Morrell, Manchester 83-80-81--244; Louise Billy, Manchester 89-78-78--245; Nicole Tombs, Manchester 83-88-82--253

MISSOURI 158-161-165--484; Barbara Berkmeyer, St. Louis 79-80-78--237; Mary Ann Beattie, St. Louis 79-81-88--248; Lisa Tinkler, Springfield 88-88-87--263

KENTUCKY 164-158-163--485; Cindy Summers, Bowling Green 85-76-80--241; Jessica Grace, Henderson 82-82-83--247; Tammy Mahar, Ashland 82-84-84--250

LOUISIANA 163-159-163--485; Martha Lang, Mandeville 80-76-83--239; Donna Kay Avery Meyer, Lake Charles 88-84-80--252; Kay Daniel, Mandeville 83-83-88--254

TENNESSEE 161-158-167--486; Shelley Anderson, Clarksville 79-76-82--237; Maggie Scott, Charleston 82-82-85--249; Denise Pridemore, Madison 84-85-86--255

CONNECTICUT 159-165-164--488; Nicole Coffey, Bristol 78-82-82--242; Daria Cummings, Monroe 82-83-82--247; Sheila Torgan, New Canaan 81-85-86--252

IOWA 163-157-169--489; Sarah Gilbert, Ankeny 81-77-80--238; Jean Mowry, Webster City 82-80-89--251; Joan Giese, Dubuque 91-83-91--265

DELAWARE 162-165-165--492; Kimberly Redding, Newark 78-81-82--241; Lynne Horgan, Newark 89-84-83--256; Dottie Farmer, Middletown 84-91-87--262

ILLINOIS 167-158-169--494; Char McLear, McHenry 81-78-88--247; Jan Bowers, Lincoln 91-80-81--252; Stephanie Feeney, Pekin 86-85-88--259

NEVADA 163-161-171--495; Christy Atencio, Reno 80-77-85--242; Laurie Johnson, Las Vegas 83-88-86--257; Sherry Jackson, Las Vegas 88-84-87--259

KANSAS 165-164-167--496; Lacy Shelton, Overland Park 80-81-81--242; Penny Hickman, Emporia 85-88-86--259; Alex Beury, Wichita 89-83-87--259

WEST VIRGINIA 165-165-169--499; Karen Kinnett, Shepherdstown 82-83-82--247; Cheri Smith, Huntington 83-85-87--255; Caroline Ramsey, Bridgeport 87-82-93--262

SOUTH DAKOTA 176-158-166--500; Peggy Kirby, Sioux Falls 87-77-81--245; Patty Coddington, Sioux Falls 93-81-85--259; Carley Roach, Brookings 89-83-90--262

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 169-168-169--506; Lesley Stracks, Washington 83-81-84--248; Janice Calomiris, Washington 86-87-85--258; Maggie Brady, Washington 91-87-85--263

RHODE ISLAND 165-171-172--508; Debbie Cyronak, Warwick 79-85-87--251; Kibbe Reilly, Providence 86-86-85--257; Marisa White, Wakefield 87-87-91--265

ARKANSAS 172-170-175--517; Carol Driscoll, Fort Smith 79-80-83--242; Rebecca Huber, Hot Springs Village 93-90-92--275; Dianna Perry, Hot Springs Village 93-94-98--285

WYOMING 178-178-168--524; Mary Smith, Sheridan 86-88-85--259; Sarah Bowman, Parkman 92-90-83--265; Maureen Humphrys, Sheridan 97-92-91--280

NEW MEXICO 182-172-172--526; Sherri Chandler, Carlsbad 84-79-83--246; Kay Doss, Carlsbad 98-93-89--280

MONTANA 186-190-182--558; Vicki Hicks, Billings 93-97-86--276; Gerry Jovanovich, Fort Benton 93-93-96--282; Darlene Vanderloos, Billings 98-108-98--304