Klasse and Anderson Win Weather-shortened MWGA Senior 4-Ball Tournament

A little more than an inch of rain dampened the scoring juggernaut that was the better ball team of Leigh Klasse and Lynn Anderson today at the 22nd MWGA Senior Four-Ball Tournament at Faribault Golf Club. Before play was suspended at 10:25 a.m., Anderson had “good looks” at two birdies over the first three holes, settling for pars, while Klasse had just birdied the 305-yard par-4 4th, to add one more stroke under par to the dynamic duo’s first-round 65. 

“We were reading the greens well, and hitting the ball well, and I felt like it could have been another day like yesterday,” Klasse said.   

A round like yesterday included six birdies and an eagle, for an 8-under par 65, and an 11-stroke lead over two teams tied for second place at 76. 

The championship was officially called at 1 p.m. today.  

Finishing in second place, determined after a scorecard playoff, was the team of Ellie Layton and Barb Miller. Three-time champions (2010, 2012 and 2014) Claudia Pilot and Brenda Williams took third.

This is Klasse and Anderson’s second consecutive title (they won by seven shots last year), and the fourth overall senior 4-ball title for Klasse, who won in 2011 and 2013 with partner Mary Hoisser. 

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