On a day when no competitor shot a round of par or better, Appleton shot a day-two best round of 1-over 73, while Greenlief, the overnight leader, had a second round 74. Springfield’s Mimi Hoffman is six strokes back at 6-over 150 (74-76).

In gaining a share of the lead, Appleton (pictured left) played a seven-hole stretch from Nos. 9-15 in one under par, starting with a birdie at the par-5 ninth, where she knocked her third-shot approach to 20 inches. She added two more birdies at the par-4 11th, where she made a 4-footer, and then answered bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14 by draining a 30-footer at the par-4 15th hole.

Appleton will be in the final grouping on Thursday with co-leader Greenlief, and says her success in the final round will depend on whether or not she adheres to the time-honored golf adage of playing one shot at a time.

“I left some shots out there today and didn’t take advantage of some opportunities,” said Appleton, a 2009 graduate of UNC Wilmington and a quarterfinalist at the ’08 VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship. “All week, I’ve been trying to focus on my strengths at each hole and not get ahead of myself. I’m looking forward to [Thursday].”

Greenlief, a rising junior at the University of Virginia and a finalist at the ’09 VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship, was three over par after the first four holes following a double-bogey 6 at the par-4 fourth hole.

Greenlief said she “played solid, consistent golf the rest of the way” and rallied to play the remainder of her round in one under par. She converted birdies at No. 9 (8 feet) as well as the par-5 13th hole, where she made birdie from just off the putting surface to share the overnight lead. 

“I’m really excited for [Thursday],” said Greenlief, a redshirt sophomore on the Cavaliers’ golf team. “I’m usually a pretty good closer, so I am just going to go out and strike the ball solidly.”

Among the competitors playing from a second set of tees (5,148 yards), Williamsburg’s Colleen Robertson answered her first-day 84 with a second round 75 and owns a two-stroke lead over Yorktown’s Ann Mennell and 10-year-old Naomi Mitchell of Norfolk.

WILLIAMSBURG –– Results from the second round of the 33rd Virginias Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Kingsmill Resort & Spa’s Woods Course (5,798 yards from the championship tees and 5,148 yards from the secondary set of tees par 36-36—72) on Wednesday, June 16.

Championship Tees

Lauren Greenlief (Oakton), 70-74—144 

Christine Appleton (Seaford), 71-73—144

Mimi Hoffman (Springfield), 74-76—150

Hunter Ross (Manakin-Sabot), 77-74—151
Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford), 74-79—153

Paige Reese (South Hill), 77-76—153

Whitney Rhodes (Staunton), 76-78—154

Boodie McGurn (Richmond), 81-74—155
Sherry Bowman (Manassas), 79-79—158

Susan Podolsky (Alexandria), 80-79—159
Cindy Morris (Portsmouth), 80-80—160
Lauren Eklund (Charlottesville), 81-79—160
Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield), 80-80—160
Sydney Hudson (Hopewell), 82-79—161
Lindsay Wortham (Richmond), 82-81—163
Karen Kinnett (Shepherdstown, W.Va.), 80-86—166

Kerry Johnson (Chesapeake), 86-80—166
Laura Davis (Salem), 86-82—168
Katie Cox (Alexandria), 88-81—169
Kay Tyler (Springfield), 86-84—170
Brenda Sites (Fredericksburg), 87-84—171
Kristine Rohrbaugh (Midlothian), 82-92—174

Dot Bolling (Salem), 84-90—174

Sophia Montenegro (Oakton), 88-88—176
Jamie Brewer (Oak Hill), 85-93—178
Susan Krancer (Williamsburg), 90-93—183

Deborah McCune (McLean), 97-93—190

Ginni Ambrose (Virginia Beach), 112-112—224

Secondary Tees

Colleen Robertson (Williamsburg), 84-75—159
Ann Mennell (Yorktown), 79-82—161

Naomi Mitchell (Norfolk), 79-82—161

Ellen McGowan (Wicomico), 80-82—162

Sandy Kenyon (Locust Grove), 82-81—163

Charlotte McGinnis (Williamsburg), 82-83—165

Jan Kuppich (Williamsburg), 90-81—171

Valerie Sarrett (Midlothian), 84-87—171

Mi Ham (Williamsburg), 92-80—172
Rica Rohrbaugh (Richmond), 91-82—173
Evelyn Evans (Williamsburg), 90-86—176

Grace Braxton (Fredericksburg), 94-88—182
Sharon Martin (Glen Allen), 93-90—183

Mary Shields (Mattaponi), 94-94—188

Dorothy Allen (Williamsburg), 96-102—198

WILLIAMSBURG –– Groupings and starting times for the final round of the 33rd Virginias Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Kingsmill Resort & Spa’s Woods Course (5,798 yards from the championship tees and 5,148 yards from the secondary set of tees par 36-36—72) on Thursday, June 17.

Thursday (June 17), hole No. 1

8 a.m. – Sharon Martin (Glen Allen); Mary Shields (Mattaponi); Dorothy Allen (Williamsburg)

8:09 a.m. – Rica Rohrbaugh (Richmond); Evelyn Evans (Williamsburg); Grace Braxton (Fredericksburg)      

8:18 a.m. – Jan Kuppich (Williamsburg); Valerie Sarrett (Midlothian); Mi Ham (Williamsburg)

8:27 a.m. – Ellen McGowan (Wicomico); Sandy Kenyon (Locust Grove); Charlotte McGinnis (Williamsburg)   

8:36 a.m. – Colleen Robertson (Williamsburg); Naomi Mitchell (Norfolk); Ann Mennell (Yorktown)

8:45 a.m. – Deborah McCune (McLean); Ginni Ambrose (Virginia Beach)   

8:54 a.m. – Jamie Brewer (Oak Hill); Susan Krancer (Williamsburg)

9:03 a.m. – Dot Bolling (Salem); Kristine Rohrbaugh (Midlothian); Sophia Montenegro (Oakton)

9:12 a.m. – Katie Cox (Alexandria); Kay Tyler (Springfield); Brenda Sites (Fredericksburg)

9:21 a.m. – Kerry Johnson (Chesapeake); Karen Kinnett (Shepherdstown, W.Va.); Laura Davis (Salem)

9:30 a.m. – Cindy Morris (Portsmouth); Sydney Hudson (Hopewell); Lindsay Wortham (Richmond)

9:39 a.m. – Susan Podolsky (Alexandria); Lauren Eklund (Charlottesville); Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield)

9:48 a.m. – Whitney Rhodes (Staunton); Boodie McGurn (Richmond); Sherry Bowman (Manassas)

9:57 a.m. – Hunter Ross (Manakin-Sabot); Paige Reese (South Hill); Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford)

10:06 a.m. – Christine Appleton (Seaford); Lauren Greenlief (Oakton); Mimi Hoffman (Springfield)