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Tara Joy-Connelly of Middleborough, Mass. carded a 2-over-par 76 to claim medalist honors in U.S. Senior Women’s Open Qualifying administered by GAP at Gulph Mills Golf Club (par 74, 5,536 yards).
Joining her in the Championship proper are professional Janie Sirmons of Huntington, N.Y. and amateurs Amy Phelan of Reston, Va. as well as Stephenie Harris of Furlong, Pa. The cutline stopped at 6-over-par 80 by day’s end.
The 7th U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship will be contested at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif. Aug. 21-24.
GAP
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The organization’s 345 Member Clubs and 130,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
| Qualifiers | |
| Name, city, state | Score |
| (a) Tara Joy-Connelly, Middleborough, Mass. | 76 |
| Janie Sirmons, Huntington, N.Y. | 77 |
| (a) Amy E. Phelan, Reston, Va. | 78 |
| (a) Stephenie Harris, Furlong, Pa. | 80 |
| Alternates (in order) | |
| Tina Paternostro, Hilton, N.Y. | 81 |
| (a) Angela Ause, St. Paul, Minn. | 81 |
| Failed to qualify | |
| (a) Gigi Higgins, Cape Coral, Fla. | 82 |
| (a) Allison Long, Coatesville, Pa. | 83 |
| Marlene Davis, Williamsville, N.Y. | 83 |
| (a) Monica Pedano, Wayne, Pa. | 85 |
| Kim Frick, Lake Forest, Ill. | 86 |
| Paula Pearson Tucker, Miami Gardens, Fla. | 86 |
| Jennifer Cully, West Grove, Pa. | 86 |
| Monique Thoresz, White Plains, N.Y. | 86 |
| Susan Fasoldt, Sarasota, Fla. | 87 |
| (a) Angie Whitley Coleman, Wilmington, Del. | 87 |
| (a) Lisa Day, Coatesville, Pa. | 89 |
| Christine Reuss, Staten Island, N.Y. | 90 |
| Deborah Bosdosh, Clarksburg, Md. | 93 |
| Carol Gossett, Pottstown, Calif. | 95 |
