Lorin Wagler , 22, is the 2023 Moore County Women’s Amateur Champion. Wagler, a graduate of Pinecrest High School and UNC Chapel Hill, shot a 3 under par 69 at Mid South Club to pull ahead of Sook Hee Yang, Jamestown, by five strokes on the second day of the 36 hole competition. Both tied at 71 from round one play at Talamore Golf Club, Wagler played the par 5s at Mid South Club at 4 under, including an eagle on the ninth hole for two day total score of 140. Seven players of a field of 80 were within five strokes of the lead after first day’s medal play at Talamore.
Denise Atkins won the Friendship Division, played at net , with a score of 136.
The Moore County Women’s Amateur annually contributes thousands of dollars, through its registration fee and with donations from local businesses and residents, to support Friend to Friend, a county non profit which helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking rebuild their lives.
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The MCWA trophy is housed at the Tufts Archives in Pinehurst.
Flight winners
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Champion Lorin Wagler
Friendship Champion Denise Atkins
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Championship Flight
1st Place Gross Sook hee Yang
2nd Place Gross Sarah Phillips-Durst
1st Place Net Martha Mirman
2nd Place Net Jean Gauthier
1st Flight
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1st Place Gross Sherry Bowman
2nd Place Gross Barb Syler
1st Place Net Robin Gallagher
2nd Place Net Kit Simpson
2nd Flight
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1st Place Gross Julie Shore
2nd Place Gross Kat Ems
1st Place Net Jill Hemmingway
2nd Place Net Tonya Kozlowski
3rd Flight
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1st Place Gross Stephanie Cuomo
2nd Place Gross Cindy Cline
1st Place Net Roni Hann
2nd Place Net Libby Lewallen
4th Flight
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1st Place Gross Leslie Springer
2nd Place Gross Jennette Rafetto
1st Place Net Lana Yee
2nd Place Net Lynn Dawson
5th Flight
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1st Place Gross Charlotte Kennedy
2nd Place Gross Ann Galle
1st Place Net Phillippa Davidson
2nd Place Net Patty Camp
6th Flight
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1st Place Gross Julia Swift
2nd Place Gross Vicki Hancock
1st Place Net Christine Remines
2nd Place Net Aime Richards
7th Flight
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1st Place Gross Carmen Faircloth
2nd Place Gross Mason Nichols
1st Place Net Elaine Simon
2nd Place Net Bobbi Amato
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