Georgia sophomore Jenny Bae defeated Madison Barnett, 5-and-3, to win the 2020 Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) Women’s Match Play Championship on Thursday at River Forest Club in Forsyth, Ga.
Bae completed dominant run through the three-day event. All told, she covered 81 holes of competition at a combined 13-under.
In the championship match, Bae birdied No. 3 and No. 5 en route to grabbing an early 3-hole advantage. Barnett won No. 6, but Bae captured back-to-back holes to push her edge to 4-up through No. 8. Bae was 3-up through No. 13 before consecutive birdies gave her an insurmountable 5-hole advantage with just three holes remaining.