Smithco scores prestigious golf win
CRANBERRY TWP — She won two PIAA girls championships at North Catholic. She’s also been part of a Horizon League women’s title with Youngstown State University.
But Cranberry Township resident Madie Smithco’s biggest golf victory occurred four days ago at Oakmont.
Smithco sank a 7-foot putt on No. 18 to complete a late comeback and force a playoff, then defeated Katie Miller Gee on the first playoff hole Wednesday to win the Women’s Golf Association of Western Pa. Championship. Gee is the Hempfield Area High School girls golf coach and a former WGAWP champion.
This is WGAWP’s centennial season.
“This win has to be No. 1 for me,” Smithco said. “First off, it was at Oakmont. Secondly, Katie Miller is one of the top women’s golfers in the state. To defeat her straight up like that was a thrill.”
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