November 13, 2023AllAm women mid

PRESENTINGAllAM logoWOMENâ€™S MID-AMATEURFIRST TEAMDinhKimberly DinhMidland, MichiganWinner: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmWinner: Michigan Womenâ€™s Mid-AmSemifinalist: Michigan Womenâ€™s AmateurDinh, 31, who played college golf at Wisconsin, has cleaned up in recent years in Michigan, winning the 2021 Michigan Womenâ€™s Amateur as the oldest player in the field and adding two of the past four state mid-am titles. She took it national this year with the U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am title at Stonewall in Elverson, Pennsylvania.GreenliefLauren GreenliefAshburn, VirginiaWinner: AGA Womenâ€™s ChampionshipQuarterfinalist: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmTop 5: Virginia Womenâ€™s AmateurA mainstay on our womenâ€™s mid-am first team, Greenlief won a mid-am title against a national field and made another deep run in the U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am. JohnsonGretchen JohnsonPortland, OregonRunner-up: Ladies National Golf Association Mid-AmSemifinalist: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmTop 10: The FarrellJohnson, 37, who has a background that includes marathons and speed golf, posted four top-10 results in as many starts this season.MancheCÃ©line MancheBelgium Winner: Belgian International AmateurRunner-Up: European Womenâ€™s Mid-AmateurLow Amateur: Belgian Ladies OpenAt age 27, Manche was the oldest player competing in last weekâ€™s World Amateur Team Championships after a solid season on the European continent. She added a round-of-16 appearance in the U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Amateur after tying for fifth in the stroke-play qualifying.OppenheimerAlena OppenheimerGermanyWinner: European Womenâ€™s Mid-AmWinner: Hessenmeisterschaften DamenTop 5: German National AmateurIn addition to her victories in Europe, Oppenheimer, the founder of the eco-conscious womenâ€™s golf clothing brand Ocean Meets Green, advanced to the round of 32 in the U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am.Porter-BobbJulia Potter-BobbIndianapolis, IndianaWinner: Ladies National Golf Association Mid-AmTop 10: LNGA AmateurRound of 64: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmThe two-time U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am winner and director of business operations and membership at Indiana Golf won the LNGA Mid-Am and then had a strong showing against younger competition at the LNGA Amateur. The lefty also reached match play in the U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am. RogowiczJackie RogowiczYardley, PennsylvaniaSemifinalist: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmRound of 64: U.S. Womenâ€™s AmTop 5: The FarrellRogowicz gets a tip of the cap for the increasingly rare feat of making match play in the U.S. Womenâ€™s Am and U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am. She also had a nice finish in The Farrell, which features some of the top womenâ€™s mid-amateurs in the game. RossJessica RossNorthern IrelandWinner: Ulster Womenâ€™s Stroke PlayRunner-Up: European Womenâ€™s Mid-AmTop 5: Welsh Womenâ€™s Open Stroke PlayRoss, a 28-year-old chemical engineer and manager at pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, rarely competed beyond the British Isles because of work demands. She qualified for match play in the U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-Am. SaxtonJennifer SaxtonScotlandRunner-Up: Welsh Womenâ€™s Open Stroke PlayTop 5: Scottish Womenâ€™s OpenTop 5: St. Rule TrophySaxton distinguished herself in some of the British Islesâ€™ top womenâ€™s amateur events, with four consecutive top-five results in a seven-week span in the summer.WoodwardDawn WoodardGreer, South CarolinaRunner-Up: Canadian Womenâ€™s Mid-AmateurRunner-Up: Womenâ€™s Southern Golf Association Mid-AmWoodard, a two-time Southern Conference champion at Furman (nÃ©e Turner) and prolific winner over the years in her native Palmetto State, got shut out in the gameâ€™s biggest events this year, but she gave it quite a run. After top-10s early in the year at the Jones-Doherty Womenâ€™s Amateur and the AGA Womenâ€™s Amateur, she finished runner-up in four mid-am events in the U.S. and Canada.Second TeamKelsey ChuggSalt Lake City, UtahRunner-Up: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmQuarterfinalist: Utah Womenâ€™s State AmateurStephanie Gellini VenezuelaWinner: Abierto Luganita CCWinner: Torneo Amateur CCCRunner-Up: Campeonata Nacional Match PlayMarÃa JosÃ© HurtadoChileRunner-Up: Abierto Las Brisas de Santo DomingoTop 5: Abierto Hacienda ChicureoTop 10: Aberto Sul BrasileiroJessica SpicerVirginia Beach, VirginiaWinner: Virginia Womenâ€™s Mid-AmRound of 64: U.S. Womenâ€™s Mid-AmTop 5: Womenâ€™s Open of VirginiaPauline SteinFranceWinner: Championnat de France Coupe GaveauWinner: Internationaux de France Mid-Amateur WomenWinner: Coupe Didier Illouz
PHOTO CREDITSKimberly Dinh, Lauren Greenlief, Gretchen Johnson, Alena Oppenheimer, Julia Potter-Bobb, Jackie Rogowicz, Jessica Ross JEFF HAYNES
CÃ©line Manche COURTESY CELINE MANCHE
Jennifer Saxton TOM DULAT, R&A VIA GETTY IMAGES
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