Successful the primary two holes gave Isabel Brozena the arrogance she might seize the 122nd Massachusetts Ladies’s Beginner Championship.
And that’s precisely what she did.
Temperatures had been a lot cooler Friday than the primary 4 days of the match at Harmony Nation Membership. However Brozena, a North Studying native and Xavier College pupil, saved up her scorching play by defeating Shannon Johnson, 42, of North Easton and Thorny Lea Golf Membership, 2 up.
Johnson rallied to win the fifth gap, however then Brozena, representing Indian Ridge CC of Andover, captured No. 6 and seven to take a commanding three-hole lead. Johnson put a scare into Brozena by profitable No. 10 and 11 after which she gained No. 15 to drag right into a tie.
However Brozena was not flustered, profitable 16 and 18 to finish the match. After two days of stroke play, Johnson was the medalist at 6-under and Brozena was third at 3-under.
It didn’t matter as a result of match play determined the champion, however Brozena completed with a 71 over the 18 holes, whereas Johnson carded a 74.
Throughout her march to the championship, Brozena knocked off the highest two seeds and dominated the 80-golfer area.
She opened with a 6-and-5 win over Thirtieth-seeded Annie Dai of Orchards Golf Membership, then defeated Nineteenth-seeded Amanda Adams of Winchester CC, 3-and-1, sixth-seeded Kaitlyn Doe of Needham GC, 2-and-1, and second-seeded Molly Smith of Vesper CC, 3-and-2, to advance to the championship match.
Brozena added to her trophy assortment. She gained the Massachusetts Ladies Junior Beginner and the Ouimet Memorial Event in 2024. Harmony CC, which performed over 6,000 yards, hosted the championship for the sixth time.
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