There wasn’t much the competition could do to stop Mady Savary from claiming her first New Hampshire Women’s Amateur Championship this week.
Concord Country Club’s Savary had back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2024 and 2025, but she brought her A game in 2026 at Abenaqui Country Club this time around.
Her total score of 3-under-par 213 made her the only player in the field to finish under par for the championship, winning on Wednesday with a 12-stroke victory.
“It’s been a long time coming. I’m super grateful, and I played solid golf all three days. I would say I also was able to get my personal best the first day, so that was also really cool,” Savary said after her win.
Savary came into the final round with an 11-stroke lead after a career-best opening round of 5-under 67 on Monday, beating out the 68 she had during a top-five finish at the World Teen Championship in Pinehurst, N.C., earlier in July. On Tuesday, she carded a 1-under 71 to stay in the lead and below par for a second consecutive day.
It wasn’t a perfect final round on Wednesday. Savary closed out with 3-over 75, but it was still a comfortable lead ahead of runner-up June Doerr.
Merrimack College sophomore Doerr took the runner-up spot on her home course at 9-over 225. Manchester Central junior Josie Lefebvre came in third at 12 over. Canterbury Woods’ Kat Bordeau finished fourth (13 over), and Cocheco’s Delaney Nadeau and Breakfast Hill’s Amy Dickison tied for fifth (14 over).
Even with an insurmountable lead on the back nine, Savary was still chasing her best golf. After missing her shot off the tee on the 15th hole, she threw her driver headcover on the ground in frustration.
A few factors helped Savary finally reach the pinnacle of New Hampshire golf. First, she said, was how much her short game and putting have improved. She was comfortable from distance with her irons and had her father, Jeff, on the bag with her on the final day as she finished the tournament with ease.
“Today, my dad, you know, was telling me to calm down a little bit because I definitely did get frustrated out there a couple times,” she said.
Jeff Savary scouts the course with his rangefinder as Mady Savary analyzes her path to close out the NH Women’s Amateur Championship. Credit: ALEXANDER RAPP / Monitor 
Mady Savary, a Murray State University golf commit, credited her improved putting for her winning ways this summer as she builds momentum for NCAA competition. Credit: ALEXANDER RAPP / Monitor
Savary’s now approaching the end of her high school career and peaking at the right time. This was her second state title this summer after comfortably winning the New Hampshire Girls’ Junior Championship.
Savary’s setting the bar high for herself this upcoming year. She’s aiming for a New England Junior Amateur title in August at Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston, Mass. With Bishop Brady, she’s hoping to help the team win its third straight Division III high school championship while vying for the individual title.
Next year she’ll join the NCAA Division I program women’s golf at Murray State University in Kentucky and is focused on preparing as best she can for the next level of competition.
“It makes me feel really confident, especially heading into my senior year, then college, since I’m committed,” she said. “It just gives me that confidence that I need going into college because that’s a whole different game. But this allows me to know I can score, I can make those putts, hit good shots, and I can hang with some of these college players that are playing here. So that’s really good for my confidence.”