Kathryn VanArragon of Blaine finished at 1-under-par 218 to win the Minnesota Golf Association Women's State Amateur by one stroke over Emma Welch on Wednesday at Baker National in Medina.
Kathryn VanArragon wins Women's State Amateur a week after her brother claimed men's title
Kathryn and Caleb VanArragon are the first brother-sister pair to win the State Amateur championship in the same season since 1989.
July 27, 2023 at 6:14AM
VanArragon won her second State Am title a week after her older brother Caleb claimed the men's title. The VanArragons are the first brother-sister pair to win the State Amateur championship in the same season since Nancy and John Harris did it in 1989.
"I didn't quite match the 23-under [as Caleb] last week, but it's really an honor to be the first brother and sister duo to do that in 34 years," said Kathryn, who will be a freshman at St. Thomas.
Kathryn, who also won the tournament in 2019, carded a final-round 72.
Caleb, the winner of this month's Minnesota State Open and State Amateur Championship by a combined 21 shots, received the last unrestricted exemption Sunday for the 3M Open, the PGA Tour event that starts Thursday at TPC Twin Cities.
