SHELBYVILLE, Ky. – Lexington native and Eastern Kentucky University women's golfer
Mary Keene Marrs won the Kentucky Women's Stroke Play Championship on Tuesday at the Shelbyville Country Club.
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Fellow EKU golf team member
Claira Ramsey Eden tied for second.
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Marrs finished with a total of 141, five shots under par. Eden tied with Taryn Walker after an even-par total of 146.
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Eden had a 2-shot lead over Marrs at the end of the first round on Monday. The Richmond native opened the event with a 5-under 68, which included four birdies on the back nine. She had just one bogey during the round.
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Marrs fired a 3-under 70 in the opening round.
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On Tuesday, Marrs was 1-under through the first nine holes. She had two more birdies on the first six holes of the back nine to go 3-under for the round. Her only bogey of the day came on the final hole.
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Despite an eagle on the par-5 No. 16 hole in the second round, Eden finished the final 18 with a 5-over total of 78.
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