Princess Superal wins PNGA Women

Princess Superal of Sun City, Fla. defeated Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C., 6 and 5, in the final match to win the 115th Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur; while Amanda Jacobs of Portland, Ore. defeated Shawn Farmer of Renton, Wash., 3 and 2, in the final match to win the 15th Pacific Northwest Women’s Mid-Amateur.

Both matches were held on the Prospector Course at Suncadia in Cle Elum, Wash., and were conducted by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA).

In the opening nine of the 36-hole Women’s Amateur final match, Superal won a stretch of five out of six holes to jump out to a commanding lead, and at the end of the morning round had built a 6-up lead. In the afternoon round, Ko had cut Superal’s lead in half after 24 holes, but Superal birdied holes 25 and 28, and closed out the match with a par on the 31st hole.

After playing 36 holes for three days in row through the match-play bracket, Superal was tired but happy with the victory. “I am a little tired,” she said with a laugh. “I came here to have fun and to get some experience. I really didn’t expect to win. Naomi is a really good player. I putted well, and my short game was working today.”