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On a cool and breezy day that was more reminiscent of her native England than sunny Florida,
Ellen Hume won the South Atlantic Amateur (The Sally) by five shots at Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Fla.
Three weeks ago, the Ole Miss junior was two shots up with six holes to go at the Women's Dixie Amateur, before being overtaken by Brigitte Thibault down the stretch.
Today, she was again two shots ahead with six holes to go, but this time it was Hume that finished fast, going eagle-birdie on the final two holes to pull away from eventual runner-up Bailey Shoemaker (West Edmeston, N.Y.).
“It’s definitely a tough course, so I’m very happy,” said Hume to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. “The Sally is a massive tournament and I’m really glad to win it.”
Hume finished with a 3-under 69 for a 5-under 283 total, five shots ahead of the 15-year-old Shoemaker, who closed with a 72.
USC commit Xin “Cindy” Kou (Windermere, Fla.) shot 72 on Saturday to finish alone in third, one shot behind Shoemaker.
Duke University junior Gina Kim (Chapel Hill, N.C.), who won the Harder Hall Invitational on New Year's Eve, was fourth, another two shots back.
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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