Molly Smith, a native of her home state, made history on Tuesday.
The rising college freshmen shot a 1-over-par 73 at Andover Country Club in order to qualify for Massachusetts Amateur Championship. Smith may be the first female to qualify for the championship’s 115-year history.
Tripp Hollister was the winner of the qualifier, with a score of 4-under-68. A total of seven players in the field of 83 advanced to the Massachusetts Amateur, which is July 10-14 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea. Andover Country club was 6,639 yards.
Last month, 18-year old Smith made headlines after she shot a 2-under-70 to just miss the cut at a U.S. Open qualifier in Lakeville.
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Molly Smith is the first woman in the 115-year history of the Massachusetts Amateur Championship to qualify. She qualified today at Andover CC. She’ll try to qualify tomorrow for the @uswomensopen. #MassGolf
Results: https://t.co/4LPT93TXR0 pic.twitter.com/IIup0Txj3G
Mass Golf (@PlayMassGolf 6/7/2023
Smith, who is set to compete for Central Florida in the fall, along with her sister Morgan, went to Duxbury Yacht Club for a 36 hole U.S. women’s open qualifier on Wednesday. Molly shot 72 on the first day, and Morgan shot 75.
Molly starts her second round 5 shots behind the leader Perrine delacour. Three players will qualify for the Women’s Open, which takes place at Pebble Beach Golf Links on July 6-9.
