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.

Women's Dixie Amateur Championship Scoreboard HERON BAY GOLF CLUB, CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA THIRD-ROUND TOTALS (one round to play on Sunday) Par 216 (3x72) 211 Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida & Eagle Trace GC) 69 69 73, Lindy Duncan (Davie, Florida & Duke Univ) 70 71 70. 214 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa GC, Lincolnshire, England) 67 72 75. 215 Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 72 70 73. 216 Marina Alex (Wayne, New Jersey & Vanderbilt Univ) 73 70 73. 218 Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama & Auburn Univ) 71 72 75, Laura Blanco (Colombia & Pendleton School) 75 72 71. 220 Emilie Alonso (France) 74 70 76, Suzie Lee (East Northport, New York & Commack High) 73 72 75. 222 Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 76 74 72. 223 Kyle Roig (Puerto Rico & American Heritage School) 74 72 77, Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Florida & Furman Univ) 74 74 75. 224 Jaye Green (Boca Raton, Florida & Florida Virtual School) 74 75 75, Yueer Feng (Orlando, Florida & Windermere Prep) 75 74 75. 225 Jessica Alexander (Riverview, Florida & Coastal Carolina Univ) 74 75 76, Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 78 75 72. 226 Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Scarborough, Canada & Northview Heights High) 75 77 74. 227 Taylor Collins (Davie, Florida) & Nova Southeastern Univ) 79 74 74, Shelby coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage School) 76 78 73. 228 Trisha Witherby (Richmond, Indiana & Richmond High) 76 76 76. 229 Brittany Smith (Rancho Murieta, California & UC Davis) 70 75 84, Nicola Race (Essex, England & Missouri Univ) 75 74 80, Katia Joo (Rancho Palos Verdes, California & Peninsula High) 75 77 77, Elizabeth Alger (Tequesta, Florida & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 77 73. 230 Laura Raffo (US) 80 74 76. 231 Abby Bools (Hickory, North Carolina & East Carolina Univ) 76 78 77, Andrea Watts (Gainsville, Florida & Univ of Florida) 76 78 77, Olivia Lansing (Dellwood, Minnesota & Drake Univ) 78 76 77, Alex Buelow (Palm City, Florida & Stetson Univ) 78 78 75, Paula Reto (Coral Springs, Florida & Purdue Univ) 79 78 74. 232 Courtney McKim (Raleigh, North Carolina & Oklahoma State Univ) 79 73 80, Ani Gullugian (Irvine, California & UCLA) 77 77 78. 233 Ashley Mooney (Port St Lucie, Florida & Dayton State Univ) 76 78 79, Nicole Quinn (Windermere, Florida & TFA) 77 77 79, Meghan Chapman (Seminole, Florida & North Carolina State) 78 76 79, Federique Bruell (Aventura, Florida) 74 81 78. 234 Anna Keith (Moultrie, Georgia & Vanderbilt Univ) 81 76 77. 235 Ashley Malinchak (Parkland, Florida & Westminster Acad) 77 74 84, Ashleigh Albrecht (Murrieta, Georgia & Kentucky Univ) 84 74 77. 236 April McCoy (Carrolton, T4exas & Creekview High) 76 80 80, Kailey Walsh (Boca Raton, Florida & St Andrews Univ) 78 78 80, Victoria Trapani (Hollywood, Florida & St Thomas Aquinas) Univ) 80 77 79. 237 Carly Ragains (Highland Village, Texas & Marcus High) 81 76 80, Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Florida) 77 81 79, Nora Lucas (Glenview, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 82 76 79. 238 Alexandra Bodemann (Palm City, Florida & Wake Forest Univ) 79 81 78. 243 Marilynne Cadieux (Quebec, Canada & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 79 85. 244 Andrea Kaelin (Fleming Island, Florida & Florida State Univ) 83 75 86. 245 Rachel Kropf (Pompano Beach, Florida & Broward Virtual) 84 77 84, Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville, Virginia & Virgina Univ) 82 80 83. 247 Catherine Elliott (Malvern, Pennysylvania & Pennsylvania Univ) 84 78 85. SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL TOTALS Par 216 (3x72). 6,000yd course. 218 Diane Lang (Weston, Florida & Weston CC) 76 69 73. 223 Lisa Schlesinger (Laytonsville, Maryland & Norbeck CC) 77 76 70. 234 Brenda Pictor (Marrietta, Georgia & Pinetree CC) 79 71 74. 226 Marian Barket (Lubbox, Texas & Lubbock CC) 78 74 74. 230 Mimi Hoffman (Springfield, Virginia & Belle Haven CC) 79 75 76. 235 Maggie Weder (Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 79 79 77. 239 Anna Schultz (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 83 77 79. 241 Ivy Steinberg (Cedar Valley, Canada & Granite Golf) 84 79 78. 242 Lynn Thompson (Cincinnati, Ohio & Obannon Creek GC) 85 73 84, Jewell Malick (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 81 80 81. 243 Kelly Koselek (Toronto, Canada & Cedar Brae) 84 82 77. 244 Angela Stewart Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 82 78 83. 253 Kathy Baker (Wellington, Florida & Wanderers) 87 80 86. 259 Jean Mowry (Hot Springs Village, Arizona) 92 85 82. 278 Rita Dominguez (Rockville, Maryland & Redgate GC) 99 93 86. 284 Than Parham (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina & Wachesaw Plantation) 101 94 89.

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WOMEN'S DIXIE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Holly Clyburn lying third with one

round to go in Florida

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY JEFF HUNT
The brutal cold winds that swept over Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs, Florida during Saturday's third round of the Women's Dixie Amateur championship made moving day a truly memorable experience for the best women's amateurs in the world. Sunday's final round will feature a final pairing of three players that will surely all make their marks on the world's professional tours in the very near future. Lindy Duncan (pictured right) of Davie, Florida and Duke University fired the round of the day with a two-under par 70 to tie with Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida in the lead at five-under-par 211.
England's Holly Clyburn shot a 75 to put her three strokes off the lead.
Sandra Changkija of Orlando, Florida is four strokes back after complimenting her 72 and 70 with a 73 on Saturday.
The Inaugural Senior Dixie Amateur's final round ended as many expected it would. Three time US Senior amateur champion Diane Lang fired an impressive 73 to hold onto her five-shot lead that she took into the final round.
Making the strongest move of the day was Lisa Schlesinger of Laytonsville, Maryland whose field-leading 70 in the final round gave her a second-place finish, one stroke ahead of Brenda Pictor of Marrietta, Georgia who finished who finished with a total of 224.