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Meixner blitzed Williams Lake Golf Club with one of the finest rounds in the championship’s rich 103-year history, recording a seven-under par 66 to win by five shots.

“I put pressure on myself because I wanted to win, and it’s nice to know that I can pull out a good round when I need to,” the 22-year-old from Richmond said after her round.

Meixner finished with a tournament record total of 17-under par. She had began the day two shots behind Dreher, a 21-year-old Fort St. John native who was her teammate the past few years at Kent State University in Ohio.

That deficit was quickly erased by Meixner’s sizzling start. Meixner birdied three of her first four holes Friday and was seven-under through 11 holes.

“I just got my putter going today, so that was really helpful,” said Meixner, who won her first B.C. Amateur last year at Pheasant Glen Golf Club in Qualicum. “I made quite a few 15- and 20-footers. I just really focused on reading the greens and getting the right speed, and today they happened to go in.”

Meixner and Dreher had distanced themselves from the rest of the field and Friday’s final round amounted to match play between the two. Meixner admitted it felt strange to be going head-to-head with her former college teammate.

“Yeah, my former teammate and one of my best friends,” she said. “It was fun to play with her, and she played great, too.”

Meixner graduated this spring from Kent State, where she had an impressive collegiate career, and she has had an especially strong start to her summer. Last month, Meixner advanced to the round of the 16 at the British Ladies Amateur and last week lost in a playoff at a Canadian Women’s Tour stop in Winnipeg.

She came to Williams Lake feeling good about her game and left absolutely oozing with confidence.

“I just hope to continue to play well over the summer. There are some things I still need to work on, but I am really happy with my game right now,” said Meixner, whose record-setting week in Williams Lake included three eagles and 23 birdies.

Dreher closed with an even-par round of 73 to finish at 12-under par.

Langley’s Sue Kim finished a distant third at one-under par, while Jackie Little of Port Alberni and Marli Mikulecky of Osoyoos tied for fourth at one-over par.

That forced a playoff for the fourth and final spot on the team that will represent B.C. at the Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship July 28- Aug. 1 in Winnipeg.

Little, the five-time B.C. Amateur winner and recently crowned B.C. Senior Women’s champion, won the playoff on the second hole when she chipped in for birdie. Little also won her third straight Mid-Amateur title on Thursday. That event was held in conjunction with the Women’s Amateur.


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“It’s a sweet victory. Winning is always a good feeling,” said Hardy, after capturing her third Manitoba Women’s Amateur with a three-day total of 6-over par 222 at Transcona Golf Club.

“There’s a lot of good players out here and different ones from when I won the first two times. The young girls are coming up and it’s fun to compete with them.”

Stewart, who took up competitive golf in 2004, won the Manitoba Senior Women’s Championship with a three-day total of 243, 27 over par.

“I don’t think a lot of people realize how mentally draining competitive golf is,” said Stewart, who shot 80 on Friday. “It was a grind but in the end it was worth it. My grandmother taught me how to play golf when I was a little girl but it was just recreational golf. I started to compete a few years ago and it’s been a great experience.”

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“The conditions were tough all week. This is a tough course and the wind was a factor,” said Stewart, 56. “This is the biggest win of my time in golf. I’m very pleased with my results.”

The 27-year-old Hardy was steady all week.

“I’m happy with the way I played. I’m happy with the way I composed myself,” said Hardy. “I didn’t get rattled.”

Hardy was three over after nine holes on Friday but picked up a stroke on the back nine to finish two over par for the third straight day.

“I made some bogeys and then I made some birdies,” said Hardy. “It’s a nice feeling to win. I was afraid of heading into the last round with a big lead. I focused on what I needed to do and played my game. I had a strong week hitting the ball.”

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