Matchett, Spidell and Grebnec Hold First Round Leads at the 2018 NB Ladies Provincials

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The Miramichi Golf & Country Club is the location of the Golf NB’s 2018 celebration of women’s golf, as 86 of the provinces top female golfers competing, for four different provincial titles, in the 84th playing of the NB Ladies Provincials.

By day’s end, it was Morgan Matchett of Miramichi Golf & Country Club and Chrissie Spidell of Anderson, South Carolina who are sharing the lead. The two both recorded a first round score of 3-over par, 74 on a hot and sunny Sunday.

Matchett teed off in the events second pairing with newly graduated junior player, Laura Wesselius of Petitcodiac Valley. Morgan’s round would consist of 13 pars, 4 bogeys and 1 birdie. With the event being at her home course and an experienced golfer of 2018 NB Junior Boys Champion Nathan Hogan on the bag, it seems like this year’s event is Matchett’s best chance to claim her first NB Ladies Provincial Championship.

Spidell is currently tied for the lead in the Amateur Division with Matchett but is also leading both the Mid-Amateur and Senior Divisions ahead of Country Meadow’s Leanne Richardson who is one stroke behind Spidell and Matchett. Spidell’s first round of this year’s event also comprised of 13 pars, 4 bogeys and 1 birdie.

Third place in all three divisions is currently held by 2017 NB Amateur, Mid-Amateur and Senior Ladies Champion Leanne Richardson of Country Meadows. Leanne finished her first round with a 4-over par, 75 placing herself one shot behind the leaders going into round 2 on Monday. On route to her 75, Leanne would

In the Super-Senior Division, Gowan Brae’s Kathy Grebnec holds down top spot after a first round score of 5-over par, 76, which included 8 pars, 6 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 3 birdies. In second position, just two shots back, is club mate Brenda Parrott after a first round 78 that included a birdie on the par-five 1st hole and the par-5 15th, along with eight pars, seven bogeys and one double bogey.  Rounding out the top three, nine shots back is Connie Bothwell of Fredericton Golf Club and Jacinthe Cormier of Golf Pokemouche who are both tied for third place sitting at 14-over par.

The top three finishers in both the NB Ladies Amateur and NB Ladies Senior divisions, along with the low Ladies Mid-Amateur will earn the opportunity to represent New Brunswick as part of Team NB at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, to be played at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, BC, from July 24^th to 27^th, 2018, and the Canadian Women`s Mid-Senior Championship, to be held at the Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, Ontario from August 28th to 30^th, 2018.

The second round the 2018 Golf NB Ladies Provincials, will get under way at 7:30am on Monday July 9th.