Nations-like look to it as the top three players were from three countries that all pledge an allegiance to England’s newly crowned King Charles II – England’s Johnson (136, -8), Australia’s Karrie Webb (139, -5), and Wales’ Becky Morgan (139, -5). In the second round, Johnson shot a six-under 66, Webb recorded a four-under 68 and Morgan carded a threeunder 69. Stanford, who shot a two-underpar 70 in the second round, was in a tie for fourth, as third-round play began on Saturday. On Saturday, Stanford slowly crept up the leaderboard throughout the day. Walking down the 18th fairway, she knew she had played well, but figured it was not well enough. She had no idea that Johnson was imploding on 17. “When I saw the leaderboard coming up 18, I saw Trish was at -13,” said Stanford. “I especially considering that we were up against the July 4th holiday weekend.” TOP HOOSIER As for Gallagher-Smith, the only native-born Hoosier in the field, she opened with a two-over-par round of 74, which left her in a 29thplace tie after the first round. She rebounded with a fiveunder-par 67, which left her in a fourth-place tie after two rounds, five shots behind Johnson. She finished the final round with a one-over-par 73 leaving her at two-under-par for the week, good enough for a fifth-place tie. FINAL DETAILS The first-round leader Audra Burks, opened with a threeunder-par 69. She then tumbled down the leaderboard as she ballooned to a second-round six-over-par 78, putting her in a tie for 21st at 147 (69-78, +3). She drifted further down the leaderboard with third-round 78 to finish at 223 (+9), in a tie for 33rd. This year’s pro-am party was held at League Stadium in nearby Huntingburg. League Stadium was the Hollywood set used for the filming of the movie A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis. think at that point I was pretty upset because I felt like I didn’t have a chance, which is probably why that (birdie) putt went in (on 18). I hit it pretty hard because I was pretty upset with myself.” In the end, Stanford was the winner and the LPGA found a new great venue in a community that welcomed women’s professional golf. HAPPY HOST Sultan’s Run owner Chris Tretter was delighted with the condition of the golf course and the legion of volunteers in the area who made this tournament a reality. “The greens are the best they have ever been. Our grounds crew worked hard to get this course in tournament-ready shape,” said Trettor. “We had a good response on local volunteers for the tournament, Indiana Golf Journal
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