Photo by Kyle Coburn/NAPGT :: Story by Stacia Golem/NAPGT

August 26, 2007 ( Ipswich, MA)— The NAPGT’s sole woman golfer, Anna Grzebien, showed once again that she is someone to watch. In her first few months as a pro she collected her second Mass Women’s Open win last week at Ipswich Country Club in Ipswich, MA.

“I guess it kind of puts a little bit of extra pressure to defend a title than to get that first one,” she said, referring to her win at last summer’s Mass Open as a college senior.

But if Grzebien was feeling any pressure, no one could tell. She shot a fantastic eight under, 65 on the first day, ‘I just felt very confident,” Grzebien said. “You roll a putt in early, and you just kind of get on a roll.”

Hitting fairways and greens consistently, Grzebien said she also took advantage of par fives and close approach shots. “[My game] was just very steady all day long,” she said.

However, steadiness succumbed to aggressiveness in the second round and, according to Grzebien, is why she had a much higher score of three over, 76. “You take a few more risks than you need to and you can make bogies or doubles, trips or quads real fast,” she said referring to Ipswich being a placement course.

Luckily for Grzebien, many of the other golfers had trouble too; only she and Brianna Vega finished under par for the tournament. Grzebien’s five under, 141 got her the $1500 first prize.

Grzebien said that this win should help her in upcoming NAPGT events because it built some confidence and taught her to play the course smart. “You don’t have to get really aggressive,” she said. “[Hit] fairways and greens and the scores will come.”