Ramirez Continues to Lead at the 35th Women’s Senior Stroke Play
CONROE — Claudia Ramirez holds serve on her first round lead of four strokes at the 35th Women’s Senior Stroke Play after shooting a second round score of 7-over 80 on Tuesday at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club. Ramirez still holds a four stroke lead over the field while Addison’s Marna Raburn sits in sole second heading into Wednesday’s final round.
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Leaders: In Tuesday’s second round, San Antonio’s Claudia Ramirez held strong during an up and down day being able to keep steady while staying away from posting any big numbers on her card. Sitting four shots back at solo second, Marna Raburn put herself in a great position heading into Wednesday matching Caludia with a 7-over 80 of her own. The best round of the day comes from Anna Shultz who carded at 6-over 79 with an impressive 2-over finish through her final nine holes to jump five spots on the leaderboard going into tomorrow’s final round. Schultz sits six shots back and holds solo third, she has her eyes on potentially claiming what would be her 4th Women’s Senior Stoke Play title.
Flights Division Update: In the Flights Division, Dallas’ Jan Rapp held onto her round one lead by firing a 10-over 83 and currently holds a 5 stoke lead at 15-over par for the week. Still sitting in second after round two is Universal City’s Nanette Hall who carded a 8-over 81 in her second round to gain on Jan going into the final day of play. McKinney’s Risa Tyo sits at solo third 18 strokes behind the lead. After today’s round the flights division will be split into five separate flights based the previous two day’s scores along with a Super Senior recognition.
Founders Cup: As a reminder the Woodlands Country Club took home this year’s Founders Cup during the first day of play. The Founders Cup is awarded to the club with the two lowest combined net scores from Round 1. Representing The Woodlands Country Club was Maura Price, Margaret Bosman and Lorraine Werner. The club posted a net score of 6-over for Round 1.
Course: Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club, located an hour north of Houston, opened in 1976. Designed by Robert Van Hagge and Bruce Devlin, the course features towering trees and winding fairways, making every shot crucial. Due to its prestige, Walden has hosted significant events, including the TGA South Amateur Championship, Women’s Texas Cup, and PGA Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School.
Tournament Info: The Women’s Senior Stroke Play is in its 35th year on the schedule and is the second to last championship for the women on the 2024 TGA schedule. Mina Hardin captured the victory last year at Bentwood Country Club. The championship is a 54-hole stroke play competition. The 16 players with the lowest handicap indexes at the Women’s Senior Stroke Play will be required to play from the Championship Tees. All other players may select which tees they wish to play from – the Championship Tees or the Flights Tees. Upon completion of Round 2, the flights division will be broken into flights based on 36-hole scores.
POY Points Race: Player of the Year points will be awarded to the top ten finishers of the championship division for the Senior Player of the Year race. The champion will earn 500 points towards the honor followed by 450 for runner-up, 400 for third, 350 for fourth and 300 for fifth.
What’s Next: Round 2 will tee off at 9:00 AM on Tuesday morning. After this, two more events remain on the TGA’s schedule for the women in 2024. The final Saturday Series of the year will be November 9th at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course in Waco. The Women’s Texas Pinehurst will take place on Nov. 11-12 at Wichita Falls Country Club in Wichita Falls.
About the TGA: The Texas Golf Association was established in 1906 with a mission to promote the playing and advancement of the royal and ancient game of golf in Texas. The association is one of the most respected in the country with an ongoing commitment to its members, contestants, volunteers and all who strive to preserve the great traditions of the game.
For More information about the Women’s Senior Stroke Play, click here. To see all the scores from Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club, click here.