GARLAND, Texas _ Ashley Tait shot the best score of her life to take a two-stroke at the Texas Women’s Open.
Unable to match that form on Thursday, the Littleton, Colo. resident had to settle for winning her first tournament as a pro.
Tait struggled to keep her ball in play, but scrambled for a two-shot victory over Katy Harris of Humble.
Despite hitting only five fairways, Tait shot 1-under 69 at Eastern Hills Country Club. She finished at 7-under 133.
Tait went left and right off the tee, but her short game pointed her to the victory stand, where she held a placard check for $4,300.
``I knew it was going to be hard, but I made it even harder on myself,’’ Tait said. ``I was hitting the ball everywhere. I was putting pressure on myself and Katy was putting pressure on me. Fortunately I’m a good scrambler.’’
After losing her lead on 13, Tait took control with a two-shot swing on 16. She hit to 12 feet and made the birdie putt. Harris hit short of the green, chipped into the back bunker and walked off with bogey.
Tait and Harris made pars on 17 and 18. To clinch the win, Tait punched a shot under the trees to about 15 feet above the hole on 18.
``I played solid but I missed a couple of short putts,’’ Harris said. ``On 16, I just hit it a little heavy.’’
After a bogey-free 64 on Wednesday, Tait began the final round with birdies on two of the first three holes. But she also had two bogeys, so she made the turn at even. She made eight pars and that one birdie on the back.
Victoria Vela of Mansfield finished as low amateur for the second consecutive year. She shot matching 69s. Her round on Thursday featured five birdies and four bogeys. She shot 32 on the back nine.
The event featured 123 players, including 48 pros competing for $24,000 in prize money.
TEXAS WOMEN'S OPEN
At Eastern Hills Country Club, Garland, Texas
1 Ashley Tait Littleton, CO 64-69--133 -7 $4,300.00
2 Katy Harris Humble, TX 66-69--135 -5 $2,900.00
T3 Victoria Vela (a) Mansfield, TX 69-69--138 -2 $750.00
T3 Sofia Gorelik Cary, NC 66-72--138 -2 $2,200.00
5 Adrienne McDonald Gun Barrel City, TX 69-71--140 E $1,800.00
T6 Jessica Carafiello Coral Springs, FL 72-71--143 +3 $1,500.00
T6 Catherine Matranga Fort Worth, TX 67-76--143 +3 $1,500.00
T8 Melissa Loh (a) Fort Worth, TX 72-72--144 +4 $425.00
T8 Irina Paulin Gabasa (a) Mandaue City, TX 70-74--144 +4 $425.00
T8 Stacey Bieber Fort Worth, TX 69-75--144 +4 $1,230.00
T11 Victoria Lovelady Fallbrook, CA 74-71--145 +5 $1,055.00
T11 Jennifer Park (a) Carrollton, TX 75-70--145 +5 $150.00
T11 Ashley Buterbaugh Edmond, OK 74-71--145 +5 $1,055.00
T11 Taylor Newlin (a) Frisco, TX 72-73--145 +5 $150.00
T15 Shannon Fish Spring, TX 74-72--146 +6 $726.67
T15 Tanya Wadhwa McKinney, TX 75-71--146 +6 $726.67
T15 Ashley Sholer Hamilton, ON 74-72--146 +6 $726.67
T15 Tara Goedeken Dodge City, KS 73-73--146 +6 $726.67
T15 Julia Potter Granger, IN 71-75--146 +6 $726.67
T15 Lauren Mielbrecht (a) Gulf Stream, FL 70-76--146 +6
T15 Christina Lecuyer Conway, AR 71-75--146 +6 $726.67
T22 Amy Ruengmateekhun (a) Garland, TX 74-73--147 +7
T22 Felicia Espericueta (a) Edinburg, TX 72-75--147 +7
T22 Mina Hardin (a) Fort Worth, TX 71-76--147 +7
T25 Kelsey Kipp (a) Tyler, TX 74-74--148 +8
T25 Kaira Martin (a) Paradise Valley, AZ 73-75--148 +8
T25 Taryn Durham Glasgow, KY 72-76--148 +8 $300.00
T25 Amanda McCurdy Mansfield, TX 70-78--148 +8 $300.00
T29 Meredith Taylor Lexington, SC 74-75--149 +9
T29 Julie Tomlinson Phoenix, AZ 73-76--149 +9
T29 Kirsten Spittler Cedar Park, TX 76-73--149 +9
T29 Joy Trotter Chino Hills, CA 76-73--149 +9
T29 Patricia Beliard Houston, TX 77-72--149 +9
T34 Anna Schultz (a) Rockwall, TX 78-72--150 +10
T34 Kayli Quinton (a) Houston, TX 76-74--150 +10
T36 Lauren Hassell (a) Seabrook, TX 74-77--151 +11
T36 Taylor O'Rear (a) Belton, TX 77-74--151 +11
T36 Allison Micheletti Scottsdale, AZ 77-74--151 +11
T39 Aly Smith (a) Houston, TX 78-74--152 +12
T39 Ariel Tidwell (a) Allen, TX 74-78--152 +12
T39 Chelsea Bretcher (a) Austin, TX 73-79--152 +12
T39 Shelly Martinez Stephenville, TX 72-80--152 +12
T39 Ashley Walton Dewey, AZ 72-80--152 +12
T39 Alexis Bennett (a) Rockford, IL 70-82--152 +12
T45 Cindy Figg-Currier Austin, TX 78-75--153 +13
T45 Talia Campbell (a) Dallas, TX 78-75--153 +13
T45 Ginny Brown Austin, TX 76-77--153 +13
T45 Katy Cardno (a) Sugar Land, TX 76-77--153 +13
T49 Paloma Nunez (a) Granbury, TX 79-75--154 +14
T49 Katie Paxton (a) Spring, TX 78-76--154 +14
T49 Kaylin Terry (a) Austin, TX 78-76--154 +14
T49 Georgette Rolle Houston, TX 74-80--154 +14
T49 Allison Jordan Helotes, TX 76-78--154 +14
T49 McKenzie Jackson Marana, AZ 76-78--154 +14
T49 Jordan Rose Denton, TX 76-78--154 +14
T49 Celeste Bobbitt (a) Rogers, AR 76-78--154 +14
T57 Mei Liu (a) Austin, TX 78-77--155 +15
T57 Carolyn Creekmore (a) Dallas, TX 76-79--155 +15
T57 Sarah Hurt (a) Southlake, TX 77-78--155 +15
T57 Taylor Moreno (a) Austin, TX 77-78--155 +15
61 Audrey Koncaba (a) Houston, TX 78-78--156 +16
T62 Julia Daneshfar (a) Trophy Club, TX 82-75--157 +17
T62 Elizabeth Rosebury Flint, TX 74-83--157 +17
T62 Tricia Allen Dallas, TX 75-82--157 +17
T62 Courtney Radford (a) Allen, TX 76-81--157 +17
T66 Janean Murphy Houston, TX 81-77--158 +18
T66 Taylor Slagle (a) Southlake, TX 81-77--158 +18
T66 Kelsey Welber (a) Plano, TX 79-79--158 +18
T66 Aurora Kirchner-McClain Kingwood, TX 76-82--158 +18
T66 Jacy Benites (a) Austin, TX 77-81--158 +18
T71 Halli Richards Rockwall, TX 81-78--159 +19
T71 Rachel Mulkey (a) Flower Mound, TX 82-77--159 +19
T71 Christy Longfield San Antonio, TX 80-79--159 +19
T71 Fiamma Felitch Oklahoma City, OK 80-79--159 +19
T71 Amanda Pettit (a) Irving, TX 79-80--159 +19
T71 Marisa Mauldin Utopia, TX 79-80--159 +19
T71 Chandra Alexander San Angelo, TX 79-80--159 +19
T71 Emily Collins (a) Colleyville, TX 77-82--159 +19
T79 Kelsey Kirkpatrick (a) Golden, TX 78-82--160 +20
T79 Maddie McCrary (a) Wylie, TX 78-82--160 +20
T79 Lisa LaFollette Kingwood, TX 76-84--160 +20
T79 Janie Carpenter (a) Garland, TX 76-84--160 +20
T83 Whitney Novak (a) Irving, TX 81-80--161 +21
T83 Laurie Rutherford (a) Montgomery, TX 82-79--161 +21
T83 Natalie Chrisopulos (a) Rowlett, TX 80-81--161 +21
T83 Jessica Harbin (a) Dallas, TX 83-78--161 +21
T83 Kelsey Coburn (a) Corpus Christi, TX 75-86--161 +21
T88 Carol Martin (a) Irving, TX 80-82--162 +22
T88 Alessandra Maurtua The Woodlands, TX 75-87--162 +22
T90 Esther Kang (a) Farmers Branch, TX 81-82--163 +23
T90 Patricia Holt (a) Frisco, TX 81-82--163 +23
T92 Robyn Daniel (a) Katy, TX 81-83--164 +24
T92 Debra Mielke (a) McKinney, TX 81-83--164 +24
T92 Tiffany Morin (a) San Antonio, TX 80-84--164 +24
T92 Ana Carrillo The Woodlands, TX 80-84--164 +24
T92 Christin Thomson Fort Frances, ON 85-79--164 +24
T92 Courtney Huppert (a) Fort Worth, TX 85-79--164 +24
T98 Sydney Williams (a) Melissa, TX 81-84--165 +25
T98 Kirby Baker (a) Baton Rouge, LA 80-85--165 +25
T98 Lindsey Hughes (a) Plano, TX 87-78--165 +25
T101 Loretta Young Mission, TX 81-85--166 +26
T101 Devin Edwards (a) Frisco, TX 85-81--166 +26
T103 Carly Dear (a) Red Oak, TX 82-86--168 +28
T103 Meghann Stevens (a) Katy, TX 85-83--168 +28
105 Leslie Henry (a) Addison, TX 85-84--169 +29
106 Carol Turnage (a) Anna, TX 88-82--170 +30
T107 Erin Szekely Seattle, WA 84-88--172 +32
T107 Maulana Dotch Fort Worth, TX 86-86--172 +32
T107 Chelsey Sills (a) Lewisville, TX 86-86--172 +32
T107 Colleen O'Connell (a) Arlington, TX 87-85--172 +32
T111 Brooke Bailey (a) Abilene, TX 85-88--173 +33
T111 Hailey Jones (a) Dallas, TX 89-84--173 +33
113 Brooke Irion (a) Runaway Bay, TX 88-90--178 +38
114 McKenna Walker (a) Graham, TX 90-90--180 +40
115 Laura Reynolds (a) West Chester, PA 92-89--181 +41
116 Victoria Uresti (a) Anna, TX 90-92--182 +42
117 Piyatida Kwangsuksathid (a) Arlington, TX 92-91--183 +43
118 Bailey Gallington (a) Frisco, TX 95-91--186 +46
119 Debbie Senkbeil (a) Montgomery, TX 99-91--190 +50
120 Mary Mays (a) Kilgore, TX 101-93--194 +54
121 Melissa Andrade (a) Rio Grande City, TX 96-99--195 +55
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