Washington team 17th at USGA event

After chasing Florida since the first round, Georgia rallied to win its fourth USGA Women’s State Team Championship, by three strokes, in the 11th edition of the biennial team championship conducted on the par-72, 6,203-yard Dalhousie Golf Club course in Cape Giradeau, Mo.

All three Georgia players – Lauren Lightfritz, Emilie Meason and Margaret Shirley – contributed to Georgia’s winning 54-hole score of 4-over 436.

The Washington team of Amanda Jacobs of Seattle, Leslie Folsom of Tukwila and Shawn Farmer Sese of Bellevue finished 17th with a 458 team score.