Sally: Brooke Henderson jumps to 3-shot lead
Brooke Henderson
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 15, 2014) -- Canadian Brooke
Henderson fired a five-under 67 and leads by three after the first
round of action at the 2014 SALLY Invitational.
Henderson is three up on Annabel Dimmock and Harin Lee, who
both shot 2-under 70 in Round 1 on Wednesday.
The Sally -- the Women's South Atlantic Amateur -- is one of five
events on the winter Orange Blossom Tour, a collection of events
geared towards amateur women golfers in the state of Florida
spanning December-February.
The 72-hole championship runs through Saturday at Oceanside
Golf Club.
Henderson is currently ranked No. 7 in the
Golfweek/amateurgolf.com
Women's Player Rankings.
France's
Shannon Aubert, who was the runner-up last
year, is seven shots back and tied for fifth place alongisde four-
time USGA Women's Mid-Amateur champion and a recent winner
at last week's Harder Hall Womens,
Meghan Stasi.
ABOUT THE
Women's South Atlantic Amateur (The SALLY)
The Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Golf
Championship (The SALLY) has been hosted by Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida
since its beginnings
in 1926. The tournament field consists of top
amateurs in the US, and the top finishers frequently represent the U.S. for the biennial
Curtis Cup team. You will find
many former SALLY players among the LPGA
elite.
FORMAT
72-hole stroke play championship with a
Championship Division (max handicap 6.0) and a simultaneously-held Mid-Am division for players 22 and over (first day of the tournament) and not on the roster of any college or university golf team. 54-hole Rockefeller Division of 12 players (max handicap 10.0) plays from a shorter set of tees.
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