KINGSTON, N.Y. — While the challenging conditions at Green Acres Golf Course confused most of the competitors in the second round of the Ulster County Women’s Golf Association (UCWGA) Championship, the top of the leaderboard didn't change much when the scores were posted at the end of the round on Saturday, July 26.
First-round leader Kim Hines, a science teacher from the Saugerties School District, remained in first place heading into Sunday's final round at the Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston.
Hines' 19-over-par 91 was the lowest score recorded among the dozen players in the UCWGA championship flight at Green Acres. Coupled with Friday's 13-over 83 at Woodstock Golf Club, Hines has a two-round total of 32-over 174.
Kathy Murphy of the Swan Country Club in Saugerties remained in second place with a 36-hole total of 178, following a 93 at Green Acres. She started with an 85 at Woodstock.
Saugerties resident Kathy Murphy hits from a fairway bunker on the par-4 11th hole during the second round of the Ulster County Women's Golf Association (UCWGA) Championship on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Green Acres Golf Course in Kingston, New York. Rick Remsnyder/Daily Freeman
Kristen Osterhoudt (88-92-180) from the Shawangunk Golf Course at Stoeckeler Memorial Park in Ellenville moved into third after UCWA tournament director Diane Myers (88-96-184) dropped into fourth. Myers had a tough front nine at Green Acres, shooting a 50 that included needing nine strokes to finish the challenging par-3 seventh hole.
Hines felt she was too cautious with her short game, especially trying to negotiate the fast and severely sloped greens of Green Acres.
I was tentative on putting and chipping," said Hines, who will be seeking her fourth UCWGA title and first since 2013. "That's what got me in trouble today. I should have just chipped it past the hole and putted or chipped back up to the hole instead of trying to get cute and let it roll on. Green Acres owner Brian Bonesteel has done a great job with this course, but you have to know how to play it. Sometimes, I think we gave the greens too much respect and left the putts short. But it is what it is and tomorrow's another day.
Hines said she's looking forward to playing Wiltwyck, but admitted it has gotten the best of her at times.
It's hard for me to score there," Hines said. "But I just have to go out and keep it in the fairway. The greens are always in good shape. It's going to be tough and it's going to be long. I don't know what the weather is looking like. They say rain overnight into the morning. I hope we get it in.
Murphy, who started the second round two shots behind Hines, tied the score when she parred the first three holes at Green Acres.
After turning with a 44 compared to Hines' 45, Murphy was still within one stroke of Hines until back-to-back triple bogeys on holes 11 and 12 derailed what was a promising round.
Murphy's approach shot came out of a fairway bunker on the par-4 11th hole and went straight into a hazard, resulting in a triple bogey. Then she hit her tee shot on the par-3 12th hole into a pond, leading to another triple bogey, falling six strokes behind the leader.
Murphy birdied two holes over the final six to get within four shots of Hines, giving her a realistic chance to claim her first UCWGA title in Sunday's final round at Wiltwyck.
If I can keep my drives in the fairway, I play much better at Wiltwyck," Murphy said. "If I hit it into the rough, it usually takes me an extra shot.
With the UCWGA field teeing off in a noon shotgun start on Sunday, Myers is hopeful to finish the 54-hole tournament. But if the round is called at any point after the completion of nine holes by all competitors, Myers said the tournament would be cut to 45 holes, with whoever was ahead at that point being declared the champion.
Results of the 67th Ulster County Women’s Golf Association (UCWGA) Championship after Saturday's second round at the par-72 Green Acres Golf Course in Kingston:
Championship flight
Kim Hines 83-91-174
Kathy Murphy 85-93-178
Kristen Osterhoudt 88-92-180
Diane Myers 88-96-184
Frances Murphy 91-93-184
Yvonne Merck 95-97-192
Ellen Densen 102-92-194
Diana Decker Kuster 104-94-198
Marianne Albamont 105-98-203
Hannah Murphy 97-107-204
Christine Wesserling 103-105-208
Joann Burns 115-131-246
First flight
Madison Paddock 90
Linda Depuy 104
Jaime Paddock 107
Colleen Martin 112
Marge Bennett 119
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