Santa Ana Country Club’s Marianne Towersey finished...

Santa Ana Country Club’s Marianne Towersey finished in a tie for 17th

place with Rio Bravo Country Club’s Allison Martin to lead the

Newport-Mesa contingent at the California Women’s State Championship

contested July 19-21 at the Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook.

Towersey shot 78-82-75 -- 235 for three rounds while Charlotte

Mayorkas of the Southern California Golf Association Members Course

in Murrieta (68-68-72 -- 208) claimed the championship by 12 strokes

over Jennifer Sanders (74-75-71 -- 220) of Alta Vista Country Club.

Ninety-one golfers completed the tournament.

Madelaine Campbell of Mesa Verde Country Club (84-79-83 -- 246)

placed 28th while Nancy Mockett (83-88-84 -- 255) finished 44th.

Kayleigh Horn, who will be a senior at Newport Harbor High this fall,

shot 93-99-96 -- 288.

* Costa Mesa resident Richard Kidder teamed with Kyle Llewellyn of

Huntington Beach to win the SCGA affiliate team championship by three

strokes over San Pedro’s Grant Beachley and Mike McLachlan July 19-20

at the Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort in Ensenada, Baja California

Mexico.

Kidder and Llewellyn shot 63-72 -- 135 on the par-72 Vista/Oceano

course and par-71 Oceano/Lagos course, respectively.

Costa Mesa resident Steve Metro and Glen Shepard of Orange placed

14th out of 25 teams after shooting (77-76 -- 153).