Golf: Radnor's Walker fires 70 to take East Regional title

FLEETWOOD — If you thought Radnor’s Brynn Walker had fallen off the list of contenders for a Class AAA state golf championship after a disappointing showing at last week’s District One Tournament, think again.

Tuesday in the PIAA Class AAA East Regional Tournament at Golden Oaks Golf Club, Walker, a junior, left the bad taste from the district tournament behind as she fired a 2-under par 70 to become the second Radnor golfer in three years to take the individual title.

In the process, she got back to where she wants to be — under par.

“I really needed a confidence booster after last week,’ Walker said after she joined Jamie Susanin as Radnor players who have won the East Regional tourney. “I really like this course, but I like (Turtle Creek), too and I didn’t play well there last week.’

More importantly, Walker, a North Carolina commit, regained her momentum heading into next week’s PIAA Class AAA Tournament at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort. It will be her third trip to the state tournament. She earned a medal last year by finishing in a tie for fifth.

Walker finished two shots clear of Pennsbury senior Jackie Rogowicz, who won the district title last week and has been the runnerup at the state tournament two years in a row.

Walker’s playing partner Tuesday and her pal, Council Rock North junior Madeline Herr, finished in a tie for third with Owen J. Roberts’ Maddie Sager at 1-over 73. Walker and Herr teamed up a couple of weeks ago to take the qualifying medal for next year’s inaugural U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Having Herr in her group made for a comfortable day Tuesday.

“I played with her in second round of districts last week at Turtle and she really calmed me down,’ said Walker, who had rounds of 75 at Gilbertsville Golf Club’s Red and White Nines and a 77 at Turtle Creek to finish in a tie for sixth. “I was freaking out, I was starting to think I wasn’t even going to qualify (for regionals).’

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