THE PAR 5 14TH AT MISTWOOD HOME OF THE PHIL KOSIN ILLINOIS WOMENS OPEN

ALLISON FOUCH AN LPGA TOUR PLAYER FROM INDIANAPOLIS WON THE PHIL KOSIN 
ILLINOIS WOMENS OPEN, ON THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE OVER BERWYN'S NICOLE
JERAY.

Fouch shot a final round even par 72, but needed two extra playoff holes when Jeray closed
with a 2 under par 70. Amateur Katherine Hepler of LIncoln only 15 until Wednesday of
this week when she turns 16, shot a final round one under par 71 to finish as this years low
amateur.

Jeray who jokingly said next year maybe she won't invite other LPGA Tour players out to
play in the IWO, had the chance to win and had it slip away.

Leading by two shots with two holes to play, Jeray at what she claims is her favorite yardage
85 yards. Put one in the water after hitting from a divot, and after a drop put a second attempt
to within a foot to save bogey. Fouch then hit it in to four feet on the par 3 17th hole, and made
birdie to force a tie. Both players made par on 18 to force the playoff.

On the first playoff hole, both players had short birdie putts to win. Jeray went first from 10
feet and didn't hit it hard enough, having the putt fall off right. Then Fouch pushed her four
footer just right.

The second playoff hole saw both players hit the fairway, but again Jeray hitting from a divot
had her approach hit the green but roll just off the back. Fouch put her approach inside of ten
feet. Jeray chipped past the hole and missed a 12 footer coming back and settled for bogey.

Fouch missed her birdie putt and then tapped in for the win from only a few inches away.

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The third LPGA player in the final group Michelle Ellis of Chicago Heights, finished in fourth
place six shots back closing with a 76. Co-first round leader Sammi Sloan (A) of Lansing tied
for fifth with Nikki Miller (A) of Waukegan at +9 eight shots back.

Rounding out the top 10 were, 7th place (A) Carly Werwie Kenosha WI.,8th Kris Yoo (A) from
Schaumburg, 9th place (Tie) (A) Rebecca Lederhausen Hinsdale and Ann Vrdolyak (A) of
Flossmoor.

The round started two hours and 40 minutes late because of heavy rains that fell over night
and almost made Mistwood GC unplayable.

Three players of the 30 that made the cut did not play on Saturday. (A) Jamie Levin WD Illness,
and (A) Hailey Koschman of Lake Forest and Allison Finney of Winnetka who both ran into
traffic issues and missed their tee-times and were DQ'd.

After the tournament ended, Phil Kosins dad Joe Kosin and brother Greg Kosin made presentations
and awarded the trophy to Fouch. Mistwood owner Jim McWethy then presented Fouch with
the basket of tomato's from the family farm in Michigan, a tournament tradition.

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