Two American women, Allisen Corpuz and Lindy Duncan finished second and third respectively. Corpuz, who won the U.S. Women’s Open the week prior in Los Angeles, fired a final round 65 to collect the second-place check. Duncan has bounced back and forth between the EPSON and LPGA Tours since turning professional in 2013. This was her second best showing as a professional as she finished runner-up in the 2018 Volunteers of America Championship. The biggest story at the Dana Open had to be the coming out party for an amateur, 15-year-old, New Albany High School sophomore, Mia Hammond. Hammond fired rounds of 6868-70-72 to finish tied for 26th. She was in contention after the second and third rounds, but the pressure and weather actually funny today (because) we had to be escorted away due to how many wanted autographs at the end.” Hammond had to Monday qualify at Stone Oak Country Club and Highland Meadows just to get into the tournament and was the only amateur in the field. The Dana Open was once again a huge success, a worthy victor was crowned, plus Toledo golf fans got to see an Ohio girl, Mia Hammond become someone to watch in future years. Stricker Wins AGAIN in Akron While the LPGA was in Toledo, the PGA Tour Champions was holding its third major of the year, The Senior PLAYERS Championship, at historic Firestone Country Club in contributed to her slide down the leaderboard on Sunday. After her final round, she was inundated with fans. “I’ve given a few autographs here and there, but to have that many people come up to me and ask for my signature, ask for a picture ... and most of it is little kids, so it’s good to know that it’s inspiring some younger people who want to play the game,” Hammond said. “It was
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