Prizewinners' parade (left to right): M Bolger, J Yadloczky, Liz Bennett, Michele Thomson, A Bodemann, K Wong, Rachel Jennings. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Scot's grand performance to finish third in South Atlantic Ladies
Amateur in Florida

What Michele Thomson had to say to Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk:

"I'm really happy with the result in the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur. Since the end of the season I have been working hard on my long game with my coach Neil Marr of Meldrum House and I knew it was in good shape coming out to the USA.
"If I had any doubts about my game it was with the sharpness of my short game as the weather plays a big part in how much we can practise on this over the winter and I knew it would be a bit rusty.
"However it stood up fairly well, still lots of room for improvement, especially on Day 2, but with another week of golf to go over here before we head back to the UK it will be good to get the practice in.
"With regards the tournament itself, I knew after round three that I had a chance to win but I also knew that in order to catch Liz (Bennett) I would have to shoot under par in the final round. The triple-bogey 8 at the sixth hole really killed off any chance I had but I was pleased with the way I came back to shoot level par 72 for the round.
"If my putt on the 18th green had dropped instead of sitting on the edge of the hole, I would have ended up one under par for the day and tied for second place. That said, congratulations to Liz. She played solidly all week, and if I could not win then I was pleased an LGU team-mate won the trophy.
"We are all pretty tired as straight after the prize giving ceremony we had a 4hr journey to Fort Lauderdale for the next tournament which starts on Monday. The plan is to catch up on some much needed sleep Sunday morning followed by a practice round in the afternoon and some short game practice in the evening.
"Everyone is looking forward to the next event and hopefully someone from the UK can take home another trophy this week.
"By the way, I hear it's cold and wet back home in Scotland. The weather here in Florida is lovely!!"

Scroll down for reports, scores and an image from the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur championship.