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Last week the Illinois State Women's Amateur celebrated its 90th anniversary with one of its most interesting tournaments. Two past champions decided the title in sudden death and an up-and-coming star emerged, too. That's the good news. Now for the bad news. The Women's State Am future is in limbo for 2024.

Last week the Illinois State Women's Amateur celebrated its 90th anniversary with one of its most interesting tournaments. Two past champions decided the title in sudden death and an up-and-coming star emerged, too. That's the good news.

A future star also surfaced. Long Grove's Campbell Ray, an eighth-grader, was the youngest player among the 32 who qualified for match play last week. She'll attend Stevenson High School in the fall.The Illinois State Women's Golf Association, a downstate-based organization, has run short of volunteers and is planning to close operations. A few years back the IWGA had 25 active board members. Now it has 12 and six will be retiring at the end of this year.

Arnold will have lots of tournaments left before school resumes. Arnold, who also works as a caddie at Glen Oak Country Club in Glen Ellyn, will play in the U.S. Women's Amateur qualifier at Indian Hill, in Winnetka, on Monday; the Women's Western Amateur at White Eagle, in Naperville, July 17-22; and the Illinois Women's Open at Mistwood, in Romeoville, July 24-25.

Gordon Sargent, a junior at Vanderbilt, was the low amateur at the Open, finishing in a tie for 39th. He'll be a sponsor's exemption at next month's John Deere Classic. Here and there: Illinois alum Adrien Dumont de Chassart, won his first tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour after turning pro and on Sunday he nearly made it two in a row. Dumont de Chassart blew a 4-stroke lead in the final round of the Wichita Open and lost the title to Ricky Castillo in a three-man playoff ...

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