An emotional 20-hole semifinal victory over her sister Thursday afternoon left Morgan Smith a bit drained, however she recovered properly.
The 20-year-old Westford resident defeated Julia Imai of Brookline and KOHR Golf in a 5 and 4 rout to seize the 121st Massachusetts Ladies’s Novice Championship at Taconic Golf Membership in Williamstown.
“I’m super excited. It means a lot. I didn’t really play my best. It was happy I could end it with a birdie,” she advised The Herald.
Smith is now a two-time champion. The 2022 winner gained the primary two holes towards Imai and by no means trailed. She was 3 up after 5 holes earlier than Imai gained No. 7. However victories on holes No. 8 and 11 gave Smith a 4 up lead and she or he ended the match with an eight-foot birdie putt on 14.
Smith edged her sister, Molly, is an thrilling semifinal match to advance.
A two-time New England Ladies’s Am champ, Morgan Smith drove instantly after the ultimate match to the College of Georgia, the place she’s set to play her first season after transferring from Georgetown.
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