Lamberson medals at MWGA Juniors

Lamberson (Photo contributed) [Click to enlarge]

COLUMBIA -- Marshall senior Morgan Lamberson recovered from a difficult opening day to finish sixth last week in the 49th annual Missouri Women's Golf Association Junior Championship at Columbia.

The Lady Owls' two-time state medalist was tied for 14th place Thursday after shooting an 85 on the par-71 A.L. Gustin Golf Course. She rallied Friday with a four-over 75, the second-lowest score posted in the second round.

Nobody was going to catch Savannah senior Kate Gallagher, who had the low scores both days with even-par 71s -- beating runner-up Sky Seo of Chesterfield by five strokes.

Gallagher was second in the 2008 MSHSAA Class 1 Championships to lead the Lady Savages to second place behind Visitation Academy of St. Louis. Lamberson (above) tied for seventh place at the state meet.

Lamberson's performance earned her a spot on the Missouri team for the Junior Girls Four-State Championship, which will be held June 24-25 at Mission Hills Country Club in Shawnee Mission, Kan.