HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Erika Barnes claimed the Hutchinson Women’s Golf Association City Championship title Sunday, firing a personal-best 79 to win the Match Play championship flight at Carey Park Golf Course.
Barnes entered the eight-player field as the No. 2 seed and battled through three rounds to secure the trophy. She edged the seventh seed 1 up in a 20-hole match Friday, cruised past the sixth seed 5 and 4 in Saturday’s semifinals and capped her run with a 2-and-1 victory over the top seed in Sunday’s final.
In the First Flight, fifth-seeded Peggy Dickinson put together an impressive weekend, defeating the fourth seed 6 and 4 in Friday’s opening round. She followed with a 3-and-2 win over the top seed Saturday before dispatching the seventh seed 5 and 4 in Sunday’s championship match.
Joan Smith, the No. 3 seed, captured the Second Flight title. She opened with a 4-and-3 win over the sixth seed Friday, then upset the second seed 4 and 2 on Saturday. Smith sealed the flight championship with a 1-up victory in 19 holes over the top seed on Sunday.