Indiana’s Annabelle Pancke Having Another Strong Summer By Mike May One of the players at last month’s Otter Creek Championship was Indiananative Annabelle Pancake, one of the few amateurs in the field. Pancake, a lifelong resident of Zionsville and a recent college graduate of Clemson University, made the cut and recorded a strong finish on the weekend. Tony, the director of golf at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, was pleased with his daughter’s overall play. “I was able to caddy for her and we had a great weekend together. I told her after her round that caddying for one of your kids on Father’s Day is pretty special especially with the birdie–birdie start and birdie–birdie finish!!” Tony was also impressed by his daughter’s overall composure. “She played solid golf all weekend. Her wedge play and approach shots were especially good this week. The course was set up at 6,700 yards which really put a premium on ball striking. I think she hit 46 of the 54 greens in regulation.” After opening with rounds of 70-72 (two-under-par), she easily made the 36-hole cut. In the final round, she shot a three-under-par, 69 to finish in a tie for 13th-place at fiveunder-par. There were several players with significant LPGA Tour experience, who Pancake bettered during the Otter Creek Championship including, Ana Belac, Emma Talley, Rachel Rohanna, Dana Fall, Brianna Do, Mariah Stackhouse, and Dewi Weber. One of the keys to Pancake’s strong play was her family’s presence at the tournament. Her mother Libby was in the gallery and her father Tony was inside the ropes serving as his daughter’s caddie. Indiana Golf Journal
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