Holly Clyburn joint runner-up in prestigious Florida event

Alexis Thompson, Lindy Duncan and Holly Clyburn after the official presentation of trophies at Heron Bay Golf Club. Click on the image to enlarge.

Lindy Duncan wins Women's Dixie

Amateur by five strokes

NEWS RELEASE
Duke University star and Davie, Florida resident Lindy Duncan, pictured right in action, took on a chilly windswept 6,400 yd course at Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs, Florida along with a sensational field and beat them both back handily.
Duncan's fourth and final round of one over par 73 gave her a five-stroke victory with a four-under-par total of 284. Lindy, who will be 19 on January 16, was the only player to finish under the par of 288 for four laps of the par-72 course.
England's girl champion Holly Clyburn, 18, from Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire and Coral Springs' Junior Orange Bowl girls' champion Alexis Thompson, only 14, finished joint runners-up on 289. Holly finished with two rounds of 75 while Alexis had closing scores of 73 and 78.
Nova Southeastern University's Sandra Changkija of Orlando and Auburn's Candace Schepperle of Birmingham, Alabama, the 2008 Dixie Amateur Champion, tied for fourth at 291.
Isabelle Lendl of Bradenton, Florida moved into seventh place with a 69, the final day's best round.
"The field strength of this year's Women's Dixie was spectacular and featured nine highly-ranked international players," said Tournament Director Jeff Hunt. "Having Lindy Duncan's name on our Championship Trophy is an honour.
"Mark my words, every winner of the Women's Dixie has gone on to play well on the LPGA Tour, and adding Lindy to the list with Alexis and Candace insures the Dixie's unprecedented streak of LPGA players will continue when each of their time comes for turning pro."added Hunt.

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
284 Lindy Duncan (Davie, Florida & Duke Univ) 70 71 70 73.
289 Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida & Eagle Trace CC) 69 69 73 78, Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa GC, Lincolnshire, England) 67 72 75 75.
291 Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 72 70 73 76, Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama & Auburn Univ) 71 72 75 73.
292 Marina Alex (Wayne, New Jersey & Vanderbilt Univ) 73 70 73 76, Laura Blanco (Colombia & Pendleton School) 75 72 71 74, Suzie Lee (East Northport, New York & Commack High) 73 72 75 72.
294 Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 78 75 72 69.
296 Emilie Alonso (France) 74 70 76 76, Yueer Feng (Orlando, Florida & Windermere Prep) 75 74 75 72.
299 Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Florida & Furman Univ) 74 74 75 76.
300 Jessica Alexander (Riverview, Florida & Coastal Carolina Univ) 74 75 76 75, Taylor Collins (Davie, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 79 74 74 73.
301 Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 76 74 72 79.
302 Jaye Green (Boca Raton, Florida & Florida VS) 74 75 75 78, Rebecca Lee-Bentham
(Scarborough, Canada & Northview Heights High) 75 77 74 76.
303 Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico & American Heritage High) 74 72 77 80.
304 Katia Joo (Rancho Palos Verdes, California & Peninsula High) 75 77 77 75, Abby Bools (Hickory, North Carolina & East Carolina Univ) 76 78 77 73.
306 Shelby Coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage High) 76 78 73 79, Laura Raffo (Rio Caurto, Colombia & South Carolina Univ) 80 74 76 76, Olivia Lansing (Dellwood, Minnesota & Drake Univ) 78 76 77 75.
307 Trisha Witherby (Richmond, Indiana & Richmond High) 76 76 76 79, Nicola Race (Essex, England & Missouri Univ) 75 74 80 78, Brittany Smith (Rancho Murieta, California & UC Davis) 70 75 84 79.
308 Elizabeth Alger (Tequesta, Florida & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 77 73 80.
309 Andrea Watts (Gainsville, Florida & Univ of Florida) 76 78 77 78, Alex Buelow (Palm City, Florida & Stetson) 78 78 75 78, Courtney McKim (Raleigh, North Carolina & Oklahoma State) 79 73 80 77, Ani Gullugian (Irvine, California & UCLA) 77 77 78 77, Meghan Chapman (Seminole, Florida & North Carolina State Univ) 78 76 79 76.
310 Federique Bruell (Aventura, Florida) 74 81 78 77, Anna Keith (Moultrie, Georgia & Vanderbilt Univ) 81 76 77 76.
311 Paula Reto (Coral Springs, Florida & Purdue Univ) 79 78 74 80, Victoria Trapani (Hollywood, Florida & St Thomas Aquinas) 80 77 79 75.
312 Ashley Mooney (Port Lucie, Florida & Daytona State Univ) 76 78 79 79.
313 Ashleigh Albrecht (Murrieta, Georgia & Kentucky Univ) 84 74 77 78.
314 April McCoy (Carrolton, Texas & Creekview High) 76 80 80 78, Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Florida) 77 81 79 77.
316 Kailey Walsh (Boca Raton, Florida & St Andrews Univ) 78 78 80 80.
317 Ashley Malinchak (Parkland, Florida & Westminster Acad) 77 74 84 82, Nora Lucas (Glenview, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 82 76 79 80.
318 Carly Ragains (Highland Village, Texas & Marcus High) 81 76 80 81.
319 Nicole Quinn (Windermere, Florida & TFA) 77 77 79 86, Alexandra Bodemann (Palm City, Florida & Wake Forest Univ) 79 81 78 81.
321 Marilyne Cadieux (Quebec, Canada & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 79 85 78.
323 Rachel Kropf (Pompano Beach, Florida & Broward Virtual) 84 77 84 78, Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville, Virginia) 82 80 83 78.
328 Catherine Elliott (Malvern, Pennsylvania & Pennsylvania Univ) 84 78 85 81.
333 Andrea Kaelin (Fleming Island, Florida & Florida State Univ) 83 75 86 89.