Division powers back on top of Women’s Execs

By Eric Morken

Alexandria Echo Press

The Women’s Executive Division has featured close battles between Betsy Aldrich and Jodi Sullivan in the finals three times since the division was reintroduced in 2017. The field is set up to potentially see a similar result after qualifying.

Aldrich, the 2003 and 2008 Women’s Division champ and 2007, 2017, 2019 and 2020 Executive champion, qualified with the low round Monday as she shot a 3-over par 76. Sullivan was close behind with a 79 that will send her into the match-play portion of the tournament as the second seed on Wednesday afternoon.

Aldrich had birdies on Nos. 1 and 11 to highlight her round. Sullivan, a two-time Wom- en’s Division champion in 1985 and 1987 and the 2018 Women’s Executive winner, birdied Nos. 5 and 7 during her qualifying round.

Molly Baker is the third seed in the championship flight after she shot an 82 on Monday. Her round included birdies on holes 1 and 11.

Andrea Allyn and Karna Peters both shot 85s to first try at taking down the defending champion when Aldrich and Lambros join Tiffany Johnson and Liz Dowd as the first of four groups off in this division’s opening round of match play on Wednesday at 12:42 p.m. from the first tee. finish off the top-five seeds in the division.

The cut for the final spot in the 16-player championship flight was a 93 shot by Rose Lambros. She will get the