Ma, Conway Lead 57th Women’s Senior Amateur & 37th Super-Senior Fields at Hawk Pointe, Respectively
WASHINGTON, N.J. –– Aidong Ma of Heron Glen Golf Course, and Anne Conway of Little Mill Country Club lead the 57th Women’s Senior Amateur Championship and the 37th Women’s Super-Senior, respectively, after 18 holes on Monday at Hawk Pointe Golf Club. Ma carded a 1-over par 73 to top the Women’s Senior Amateur field, while Conway carded in an 11-over par 83 to top the Super-Senior field.
Aidong Ma started her round with consecutive pars through hole four before picking up a bogey and double on Nos. 5 and 6. From there, Ma fought back with her first of four birdies on No. 7, the 403-yard par 5 to get to 2-over par on her way to making the turn. Ma continued her strong start with a par and a birdie to close out her front nine.
“I feel great,” Ma said following the round. “We had beautiful weather. It’s a beautiful course. I played with good players, so the tempo was good.”
With a bogey on No. 12, Ma knocked in a pair of off-setting birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 to take the top spot on the leaderboard with only a few holes left. She closed out her round with a bogey and a par to grab a three-stroke lead into the second and final round on Tuesday.
"I’m trying and doing my best,” Ma said on her mindset going into the final round. “First, I enjoy the game, and then I do my best.”
Behind Ma was Donna Mummert, of Copper Hill Country Club, who shot a 4-over par, 73. Mummert got out to a strong start with six consecutive pars, before a bogey on No. 7 put her above par for the first time all morning. From there, Mummert responded with a pair of pars to close out her front nine and continued that momentum through hole 15, carding six straight pars before a string of bogeys ended her round.
In the Super-Senior Championship, defending champion Anne Conway, carded a 11-over par 83 to take a three-shot lead going into the final round.
The championship will conclude on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. at Hawk Pointe Golf Club.
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