Lecia Alexander wins Greater Houston Women's Senior Am by 10

MAy 2010 PLEASE TELL oUR ADvERTiSERS yoU HEARD ABoUT THEM in TExAS LinkS WOMEN’S GOLF Notebook 40 / TExAS LinkS SiGn UP FoR HoME DELivERy AT WWW. TExASLinkSMAGAzinES. CoM here were other golfers at the Houston Women’s Senior Amateur who could match... More

MAy 2010 PLEASE TELL oUR ADvERTiSERS yoU HEARD ABoUT THEM in TExAS LinkS WOMEN’S GOLF Notebook 40 / TExAS LinkS SiGn UP FoR HoME DELivERy AT WWW. TExASLinkSMAGAzinES. CoM here were other golfers at the Houston Women’s Senior Amateur who could match Stafford’s Lecia Alexander over 18 holes, but none who could back it up like she did. What separates Alexander from her peers is her ability to avoid the blowup round. That, more than anything, is how she defended her title at the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch in late March. Alexander shot rounds of 75, 77 and 78 and won by 10 shots over Cindy Gilkeson. Maggie Harmon came in third, six shots back of Gilkeson. Alexander came into the tournament not sure of how she would play. “I haven’t been playing very well,” Alexander said. “I didn’t play at all in December and January, thanks to the weather and winter conditions. ” One advantage Alexander has is competitive experience. She won this tournament before, is a veteran of the Houston Women’s Less