RACHEL WALKER WINS SOUTH TITLE

Back: Linda Jack, Emma Greenlees. Front: Jane Paton (Thornhill Lady Captain), Rachel Walker (Champion), Sheila Townsley (Dumfriesshire Captain)

 IT'S ALL COMING UP ROSES FOR RACHEL

The South of Scotland Ladies Championship for the Sophie Gifford Salver was played at Thornhill Golf Club on Saturday and was won by Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County) with a one over par 74.
Runner up was Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and County) with 78.
Winner of the handicap section was Linda Jack (Dumfries and Galloway) a net 70 off nine.
Fiona Macgregor (Thornhill) and Dani Ker (Kelso) both had gross  81s
Rachel Has just been named in the Scotland team for the Ladies Home Internationals in Cork, gaining her first full Scottish Cap. A great week for her.

Eileen Scott

HEATHER ON TRACK FOR PGA FOUR-BALL HISTORY

FROM THE PGA E-BULLETIN
Heather MacRae, a professional at the PGA National Golf Academy, Gleneagles Hotel, is on course to become the first female to win the Skins PGA Fourball Championship.

 The 28-year-old, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency at Gleneagles Kings, and Cawder Golf Club’s Chris Kelly posted a seven-under-par round of 64 in the qualifying event at Musselburgh Golf Club to finish level with host duo Norman Huguet and Andrew Munro.
Both pairs will be joined in the October’s final at Forest Pines Hotel and Golf Club in Lincolnshire, by two other duos - Chris McCalman (Turnhouse Golf Club) and James McGhee (Duddingston Golf Club) plus David Snodgrass (Crail Golfing Society) and Michael Patterson (Kilmalcolm Golf Club).
All four pairs will vie for a portion of the £28,750 prize fund while MacRae has an additional incentive to win.
Victory at Musselburgh means she is only the second woman to qualify for the final.
She follows Wessex Golf Centre’s Fern Grimshaw, who played in it two years ago, and intends to use it as a springboard for what she hopes will be even bigger things.
She said: “If the women are doing well, then it can be a level playing field and we’ll be up there.
“It’s a good achievement but I’ll look it as useful late season preparation for December when I’ll be playing at the Ladies' European Tour School, which is being held in Morocco this year.
“That’s the big plan for me, so to reach the Skins Final means I’ll have a big event in October, which should keep the season going.
“I haven’t been able to play that much over the last couple of months so it was good to get some form.
“But I have to say Chris did most of the hard work, he was five-under for the front nine.
“We’ve played together a fair bit in other events but only decided to enter this qualifier at the last minute.”
MacRae, a former British women's amateur stroke-play champion, hopes she can raise her profile between now and the end of the year.
She added: “I’ve never played at Forest Pines before so that’ll be a first.
“And it would be nice to get some financial backing, but you really need to be on the European Tour to get decent coverage so that’s another reason to do well.”
The full field will be concluded this week following the final two qualifiers at Bush Hill park today and North Downs tomorrow.

AUGUSTA NATIONAL ADMITS TWO FEMALE MEMBERS

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE

For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta Naional Golf Club, the home of the Masters, has female members.
The club, which has been under increasing criticism over the last decade because of its all-male membership, has invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women in members' green jackets when the club opens for a new season in October.
"This is a joyous occasion," Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said today.
The move likely ends a debate that intensified in 2002 when Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organisations urged the club to include women among its members.
Former club chairman Hootie Johnson stood his ground, even at the cost of losing Masters television sponsors for two years, when he famously said Augusta National might one day have a woman in a green jacket, "but not at the point of a bayonet."
The comment took on a life of its own, becoming either a slogan of the club's resolve not to give in to public pressure or a sign of its sexism, depending on which side of the debate was interpreting it.

Payne, who took over as chairman in 2006 when Johnson retired, said consideration for new members is deliberate and private, and that Rice and Moore were not treated differently from other new members.
Even so, he took the rare step of announcing two of the latest members to join because of the historical significance.
"These accomplished women share our passion for the game of golf and both are well known and respected by our membership," Payne said in a statement.
"It will be a proud moment when we present Condoleezza and Darla their green jackets when the club opens this fall. This is a significant and positive time in our club's history and, on behalf of our membership, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome them and all of our new members into the Augusta National family."
A person with knowledge of club operations said Rice and Moore first were considered as members five years ago. That would be four years after the 2003 Masters, when Burk's protest in a grass lot down the street from the club attracted only about 30 supporters, and one year after Payne became chairman.

Moore and Johnson are close friends, both with roots in South Carolina and banking, and the person said Payne and Johnson agreed on the timing of a female member.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the club typically does not discuss membership issues, said it was important to Payne to be respectful of the membership process. The person said prospective members often are not aware they are being considered.
Augusta National, which opened in December 1932 and did not have a black member until 1990, is believed to have about 300 members.
While the club until now had no female members, women were allowed to play the golf course as guests, including on the Sunday before the Masters week began in April.
The issue of female membership never went away, however, and it resurfaced again this year after Virginia Rometty was appointed chief executive of IBM, one of the Masters' corporate sponsors.
The previous four CEOs of Big Blue had all been Augusta National members, leading to speculation that the club would break at least one tradition — membership for the top executive of IBM or a men-only club.
Rometty was seen at the Masters on the final day wearing a pink jacket, not a green one. She was not announced as one of the newest members.

Moore, 58, first rose to prominence in the 1980s with Chemical Bank, where she became the highest-paid woman in the banking industry.

She is vice president of Rainwater, Inc., a private investment company founded by her husband, Richard Rainwater. She was the first woman to be profiled on the cover of Fortune Magazine, and she made a $25 million contribution to her alma mater, South Carolina, which renamed its business school after her.
Moore was mentioned as a possible Augusta National member during the height of the all-male membership debate in 2002. She and Johnson worked on South Carolina's $300 million capital campaign in the late 1990s.
"Augusta National has always captured my imagination, and is one of the most magically beautiful places anywhere in the world, as everyone gets to see during the Masters each April," Moore said.
"I am fortunate to have many friends who are members at Augusta National, so to be asked to join them as a member represents a very happy and important occasion in my life.
"Above all, Augusta National and the Masters Tournaments have always stood for excellence, and that is what is so important to me."

Rice, 57, was the national security adviser under former President George W. Bush and became secretary of state in his second term. The first black woman to be a Stanford provost in 1993, she now is a professor of political economy at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

"I have visited Augusta National on several occasions and look forward to playing golf, renewing friendships and forming new ones through this very special opportunity," Rice said in a statement released by the club.
"I have long admired the important role Augusta National has played in the traditions and history of golf. I also have an immense respect for the Masters Tournament and its commitment to grow the game of golf, particularly with youth, here in the United States and throughout the world."
Rice recently was appointed to the U.S. Golf Association's nominating committee.
Johnson regarded the membership debate as infringing on the rights of a private club, even though every April it hosts the Masters, the most popular of the four major championships, which brings in millions of dollars through television rights for the highest-rated telecast in golf.

In a 2002 interview with The Associated Press, Johnson said the makeup of the club was more about four members-only parties each year than who plays the course.

"Our club has enjoyed a camaraderie and a closeness that's served us well for so long, that it makes it difficult for us to consider change," he said.
"A woman may be a member of this club one day, but that is out in the future."

AILSA SUMMERS WINS NORTH GIRLS' TITLE

Angus women's county champion Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) won the North of Scotland girls' championship on Sunday at Strathmore Golf Centre.

She had a round of 72 - one over the CSS to win the title by a single shot from clubmate Jessica Meek.

Monifieth's Heather Munro finished third with a 76 (better inward half).

Lauren Watson (Deeside) won the handicap trophy with a net 69 and a better inward half than Alyth's Rheanna Thom who also had a net 69.

Deeside also filled third place with a net by Kirsten Pryde

PRIZEWINNERS 

SS 72, CSS 71

Scratch

1 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies)72

2 Jessica Meek   (Carnoustie Ladies) 73
3 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 76 (better inward half)
Handicap                    

1 Lauren Watson (Deeside) (8) 69 (better inward half)

2 Rheanna Thom (Alyth) (10) 69
3 Kirsten Pryde (Deeside) (10) 71

                   
REST OF SCORES

Eleanor Tunn    Reay               76-3-73
Shannon McWilliams   Aboyne 78-7-71

Kimberley Beveridge  Aboyne  79-2-77

Tegan Seivwright  Deeside       79-5-74

Eilidh Watson   Muckhart         81-4-77   

Molly Stewart   Murcar Links    81-6-75

Claire Gadsby  Crieff               82-8-74                       

Nicola Robertson Dunblane New  83-5 78

Claire Robertson Carnoustie Ladies 83-6-77 

Jennifer Saxton Kinross           83-9-74
Kirsty Brodie  Strathmore        83-10-73

Jasmine Mackintosh Hazlehead 84-13-71

Olivia Borwick  McDonald Ellon   89-8-81

SCOTLAND TEAMS NAMED BY SLGA

FIRST FULL SCOTLAND CAPS FOR WHYTE,
WALKER. RECALL FOR WATTON, MURRAY
 
Teenagers Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), the Scottish U18 girls match-play champion, and Rachael Walker (Dumfries and County) gain their first full caps for Scotland in the team named by the SLGA for the Women's Home Internationals at Cork GC, Ireland from September 4 to 6.
Compared with last year's team, which did not win a match at Hillside, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Megan Briggs (Kilmalcolm), Pamela Pretswell (Hamilton) and Rebecca Wilson (Grange) are replaced by Whyte, Walker, Laura Murray (Alford) and Rachael Watton (Mortonhall).
Watton, a student at Denver University and a winner on the US college circuit, is being released by her college to play for Scotland. She played in the winning Scotland team at Whitchurch, Cardiff two years ago, as did Laura Murray who lost her place last year.
The team, under the captaincy of Fiona Norris (Hamilton), is:
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Laura Murray (Alford), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Rachel Walker (Dumfries and County), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus).

SCOTLAND TRIO FOR WORLD TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TURKEY

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Laura Murray (Alford) and Stanford University, California student Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry Ladies) have been selected to represent Scotland in the women's world amateur team championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Antalya, Turkey from September 27 to 30.

SCOTLAND TEAM FOR SENIOR WOMEN'S
HOME INTERNATIONALS AT ELIE 
 
The Scotland team, under the captaincy of Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), for the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Elie and Earlsferry Golf Club, Fife from October 2 to 4 is:
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), Lorna Bennett (Ladybank), Fiona de Vries (St Rule), May Hughes (Lanark), Anne Ryan (Tain) and Mary Smith (Tain).    

ULSTER GIRLS CHASING EIGHT IN A ROW

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Ulster go in search of their eighth successive Girls' Interprovincal title when the Championship tees-off on Wednesday at Ballinrobe Golf Club,  Co. Mayo  22-23  August 2012.
The northern team will once again be difficult to beat as they field the talents of three current Irish Girls' Internationals Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co. Down Ladies) Jessica Ross (Clandeboye) and  Niamh Ward (Lurgan) in additional to previous team members Victoria Craig (Clandeboye), Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) and Niamh McSherry (Lurgan).  Newcomers to the team are Sarah Boden (Kilkeel) and Chloe Weir (Shandon Park), both experienced players in their own right having played on the girls circuit for a number of years.
Connacht field a team with four players remaining from 2011 – Shannon Burke from the host club Ballinrobe, Niamh Moreton (Galway), Blaithin O’Brien (Roscommon) and April Timothy (Roscommon).  Roscommon Golf Club features four players in the Provincial side with Roisin O’Brien and Roisin Timothy joining their more experienced sisters while other newcomers are Helen McDonagh and Meave Rooney both from Co. Sligo.
Munster find themselves with an experienced side with five players remaining from 2011, namely Aoife Barry (Muskerry), Ciara Magill (East Clare), Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel), High Performance squad member Lisa O’Shea (Shannon) and Michelle Tierney (Waterford Castle).  Newcomers are Paula Walsh (Doneraile), Tara Whelan (East Clare) and 14 year old Ciara Leonard from Mitchelstown.

The Leinster side also fields an experienced team with five playing remaining from the 2011 season including Irish Girls International Mary Doyle (The Heath) along with club mate Shannen Brown, Shannon Heerey (Headfort), Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) and Rachel McDonnell (Elm Park).  Newcomers include Laura Doherty (Howth), 15 year old Molly Dowling from Lucan and 14 year old Laura Ryan from Bray. 

The format sees 8 singles matches played in the round-robin series of matches, played over two days.  The selection criteria for this event requires that each team must include a minimum of three players who are under the 15 years of age while a player who has played for the Senior Interprovincial side in the same year is not eligible.  

ORDER OF PLAYWednesday 22nd August
1st tee 09.00 – 10.00 Ulster V Munster
10th tee 09.00 - 10.00 Connacht V Leinster
1st tee 14.00 - 15.00 Leinster V Munster
10th tee 14.00 - 15.00 Connacht V Ulster

Thursday 23rd August
1st tee 09:30 – 10:30 Munster V Connacht
10th tee 09:30 – 10:30 Ulster V Leinster

 

TEAMSUlsterSarah Boden (Kilkeel) Victoria Craig (Clandeboye)  Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) Niamh McSherry (Lurgan)  Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL)  Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) Niamh Ward (Lurgan) Chloe Weir (Shandon Park)                                        

Captain: Maureen Charleton (Lisburn)

Manager: Maureen Bryson (Lisburn)

ConnachtShannon Burke (Ballinrobe) Niamh  Moreton (Galway) Helen McDonagh (Co.Sligo)

Blaithin O’Brien (Roscommon) Roisin O’Brien (Roscommon) Meave Rooney (Co. Sligo)

April Timothy (Roscommon)  Roisin Timothy (Roscommon)

Captain:  Anne McCormack (Roscommon) 

Manager:  Rosemary O’Brien (Roscommon)

LeinsterShannen Brown (The Heath) Laura Doherty (Howth) Molly Dowling (Lucan) Mary Doyle (The Heath)
Shannon Heery (Headfort) Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) Rachel McDonnell (Elm Park) Laura Ryan (Bray)
Captain: Mary Culliton (The Heath) 

Manager: Marie Collins (Headfort)
MunsterAoife Barry (Muskerry) Ciara Leonard (Mitchelstown) Ciara Magill (East Clare) Gemma Mc Carthy (Clonmel) Lisa O’Shea (Shannon) Michelle Tierney (Waterford Castle) Paula Walsh (Doneraile)

Tara Whelan (East Clare)
Captain: Mags Hayes (Tralee) 

Manager: Mary Crowley (Castletroy)

 

SYMETRA TOUR (formerly Futures Tour) SCOREBOARD

Final round scores and money Sunday in the Symetra Tour's $100,000
Eagle Classic Presented by Dynamic Brands
at the 6292-yard, par 36-36 - 72
Richmond Country Club, Richmond, Va. (a-denotes amateur):

1 Paola Moreno (Colombia) 72-66-69 - 207   $15,000
2 Jenny Gleason (Florida)   67-71-70 - 208   $9,392
T3 Hannah Jun (Florida)   73-71-67 - 211   $5,478
T3 Sara Brown (Arizona)   70-70-71 - 211   $5,478
T3 Jenny Suh (Virginia)    68-70-73 - 211   $5,478
T6 Thidapa Suwannapura 74-70-68 - 212   $3,033
T6 Sara Maude Juneau (Can) 70-70-72 - 212   $3,033
T6 Brooke Pancake (Tenn.)  69-69-74 - 212   $3,033
9 Jean Chua (Malaysia)       73-69-71 - 213   $2,354
10 Jaclyn Sweeney (Florida) 74-71-69 - 214   $2,150
T11 Daniela Iacobelli (Fla)  71-73-71 - 215   $1,721
T11 Paz Echeverria (Chile)  70-73-72 - 215  $1,721    T11 Therese Koelbaek (Den)71-72-72 -215 $1,721    
T11 Misun Cho (South Korea)73-70-72 - 215 $1,721
T11 Rachel Connor (Eng) 71-70-74 - 215   $1,721
T11 Kelly Jacques (Colorado)71-70-74 - 215   $1,721

T17  Cara Freeman (Chandler, Arizona)             74-71-71 - 216   $1,353
     Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario)           71-73-72 - 216   $1,353
     Laura Kueny (Whitehall, Mich.)               72-71-73 - 216   $1,353

T20  Andy Jun (Asuncion, Paraguay)                73-72-72 - 217   $1,218
     Jessica Speechley (Perth, Australia)         72-72-73 - 217   $1,218
     Emma Jandel (Dayton, Ohio)                   72-71-74 - 217   $1,218

T23  Mary Narzisi (Omaha, Neb.)                   75-72-71 - 218   $1,097
     Juliana Murcia Ortiz (Bogota, Colombia)      74-72-72 - 218   $1,097
     Tracy Stanford (Midland, Texas)              72-73-73 - 218   $1,097

T26  Katie Burnett (Brunswick, Ga.)               75-74-70 - 219   $988
     Julia Boland (Tamworth, NSW, Australia)      72-74-73 - 219   $988
     Nicole Smith (Riverside, Calif.)             77-69-73 - 219   $988

T29  Mi Hyang Lee (Incheon, South Korea)          73-76-71 - 220   $826
     Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia)             76-73-71 - 220   $826
     Martina Gavier (Cordoba, Argentina)          78-71-71 - 220   $826
     Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden)          75-73-72 - 220   $826
     Seul-Ki Park (Northbrook, Ill.)              74-72-74 - 220   $826
     Selanee Henderson (Temecula, Calif.)         71-74-75 - 220   $826
     Tzu-Chi Lin (Chinese Taipei)                 71-72-77 - 220   $826

T36  Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico)               72-76-73 - 221   $631
     Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Fla.)    73-74-74 - 221   $631
     Erica Moston (Belmont, Calif.)               81-67-73 - 221   $631
     Nikki Hadd (Crestview, Fla.)                 73-73-75 - 221   $631
     Aimee Neff (Carmel, Ind.)                    68-77-76 - 221   $631
     Rachael Schmidt (Elk River, Minn.)           75-71-75 - 221   $631
     Alejandra Llaneza (Mexico City, Mexico)      74-71-76 - 221   $631
     Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.)             70-74-77 - 221   $631

T44  P.K. Kongkraphan (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand70-79-73 - 222   $457
     Ashley Medders-Barnes (Alma, Ga.)            75-74-73 - 222   $457
     Shasta Averyhardt (Flint, Mich.)             75-74-73 - 222   $457
     Calle Nielson (Nashville, Tenn.)             77-72-73 - 222   $457
     Victoria Alimonda Lovelady (Sao Paulo, Brazil74-74-74 - 222   $457
     Tara Goedeken (Dodge City, Kan.)             76-72-74 - 222   $457
     Lisa Maunu (St. Thomas, Ontario)             76-72-74 - 222   $457
     Alice H. Kim (Walnut, Calif.)                72-75-75 - 222   $457
     Saehee Son (Seoul, South Korea)              75-72-75 - 222   $457
     Jamie Hullett (Mesquite, Texas)              73-73-76 - 222   $457
     Natalie Sheary (West Hartford, Conn.)        73-73-76 - 222   $457
     Marina Choi (Los Angeles, Calif.)            68-74-80 - 222   $457

T56  Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.)                 73-76-74 - 223   $358
     Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.)                  73-75-75 - 223   $358
     Camilla Lennarth (Stockholm, Sweden)         72-74-77 - 223   $358
     Inhong Lim (Melbourne, Australia)            77-70-76 - 223   $358
     Jennifer Hong (Granger, Ind.)                76-71-76 - 223   $358
     Sue Kim (Langley, British Columbia)          77-68-78 - 223   $358

T62  Jessy Tang (Daytona Beach, Fla.)             70-78-76 - 224   $321
     Danielle Mills (Pointe-Claire, Quebec)       73-75-76 - 224   $321
     Abby Bools (Hickory, N.C.)                   75-73-76 - 224   $321
     Hye-Joo Han (Seoul, South Korea)             77-71-76 - 224   $321
     Sara Hurwitch (Union, Ky.)                   74-70-80 - 224   $321

67   Dolores White (Lakeland, Fla.)               75-74-76 - 225   $306

T68  Jessi Gebhardt (Bellingham, Wash.)           75-74-77 - 226   $298
     Rebecca Durham (St. Simons Island, Ga.)      74-73-79 - 226   $298

70   Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico)             75-74-78 - 227   $291

 --- Missed Cut ---
Stephanie Connelly, Alexandria Buelow, Laura Martin, Cathryn Bristow, Victoria Elizabeth, Whitney Neuhauser, Marissa Steen, Tiffany Tavee, Victoria Park, Laura Bavaird, Mitsuki Katahira, Taylor Collins, Valentine Derrey, Jasi Acharya, Rebecca Samuelsson, Lauren Doughtie, Benedikte Grotvedt, Christina Jones, Rhea Nair, Catherine Matranga, Marina Alex, Nannette Hill, Peiyun Chien, Joanna Coe, Ashley Tait, Heather Angell, Macarena Silva, Britney Hamilton, Jenny Kim, Sarah Brown, Katie Kempter, Maria Laura Elvira, Ginger Howard, Xyra Suyetsugu, Lisa Meldrum, Sofia Gorelik, Megan McChrystal, Ulrika Van-Niekerk, Molly Aronsson, Britney Choy, Carling Coffing, Jacey Chun, Kristin Walla, Olivia Jordan-Higgins, Laura Crawford, Michelle Shin, Jackie Barenborg, Leah Wigger, Lyberty Anderson (a), Birdie Kim, Joy Trotter, Blair O'Neal, Amy Eneroth, Jenna Pearson, Susan Martin, Libby Smith, Kristin Ingram, Brittany Johnston, Christabel Goh, Courtney Mahon, Alexandra Braga, Kendall Wright, Nicole Vandermade, Jessica Wallace, Emma De Groot, Brittany Benvenuto, Susan Choi, Jessica Carafiello, Laura Jansone, Mesha Levister, Gloriana Soto, Jae Oh, Erika Malik; WD - Eileen Vargas; DNS - Samantha Richdale

 

Paola Moreno Wins the 2012 Eagle Classic

With a final round on Sunday that was sure to produce some exciting golf, the 2012 Eagle Classic came down to the final putt to determine this year’s winner. Paola Moreno shook off a two-shot deficit on the 14^th hole to go on to birdie three out of the final four holes to clinch her second-career victory over Jenny Gleason.

Although she was an economics major at the University of Southern California, Moreno may want to get her number recognition checked.

“I honestly thought it was for a playoff,” Moreno said of her winning 8-foot putt. “I thought I checked the board and saw a nine under there and I was 8-under. I thought I needed to make that putt to get in a playoff. Then I double checked after I won, and my caddie was like ‘you won!’ And I said ‘what? No way’ So I was very excited.”

Moreno started the day tied for the lead with three others and started to separate herself from the pack with Jenny Gleason for a back-nine showdown. After carding two birdies and one bogey on the front nine, Moreno made the turn at 7-under par and one shot behind Gleason who had two birdies on Nos. 4 and 9.

Gleason went on to birdie the par 4 14^th to take a two-shot lead, but Moreno felt like she was just getting started.

“At the end of the round, that’s when my game started to get better,” said Moreno. “I was very nervous from 10 to 14. I made a great putt on 15 and then had a great shot on 16.”

Moreno had back-to-back birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 to get all square with Gleason at 9-under par but missed both the fairway and green on No. 17 for her second bogey of the day.

Heading into her final hole with Gleason in the group ahead of hers, Moreno thought she was out of contention and took an all-in attitude on the tricky par 4 18^th. She kept her eyes off the leaderboard for most of the day and when she did look at 18, she didn’t realize Gleason had bogeyed her final hole.

“I thought easy, I would get second, so I was just going for it,” said Moreno. “I thought I had nothing to lose. My approach was 160 or so to the pin and it was a really good shot. I’m just really happy.”

Moreno stuck her 5-iron shot to eight feet and had no idea the putt that awaited her was to win her second-career Symetra Tour event. She thought that it might have been a blessing that she was unsure of the pressure situation.

“I thought it wasn’t going to break that much,” said Moreno. “I was lucky to read that really well. I didn’t know it was to win.”

Moreno expressed the special timing for her victory, something that she said she really needed at this point in her career. She’s coming off a 10-start season on the LPGA Tour with only two made cuts.

“I’ve worked so hard for this,” said Moreno. “Finally my game is coming together and hopefully can play full time on the LGPA next year. It was a surprise. It’s been a challenging past two years and I’m just so happy that I won.”

She said the victory today weighed much heavier than her first back in 2010 at the Texas Hill Country Classic.

“I think it’s way more special,” said Moreno. “My first win, I was very relaxed and calm. It just came and it happened. I didn’t even realize it happened. For this won, I worked so hard to get it and accomplish this. I wanted to get in the top-10 so badly. From now on I need to keep playing and just keep doing what I’m doing.”

Kingsmill bound: With her win, Moreno will receive an exemption to the Kingsmill Championship next month in Williamsburg, Virginia and will make her third start on the LPGA Tour of the season.

Having gained entry into the fields of several LPGA Tour events this season, Moreno has found trouble balancing schedules of both  professional tours she holds membership with.

“I got into Mobile but was it was late,” said Moreno. “I decided to go home, rest and then play full time here. I got in Toledo but I decided to go to South Bend last week and it was the right thing to do. Last week was the biggest purse and I figured I would finish out the year on this tour and that’s my plan. If I have a week off, I’ll do it but otherwise I’ll stay here.”

The Colombian’s smile said it all when asked whether she would accept the exemption for the new LPGA Tour event.

“Oh yes, I’m in,” said Moreno. “I have a week off before that so I need to start making plans.”

Volvik Race for the Card Continues at the Eagle Classic: 

 The Symetra Tour’s annual "Volvik Race for the Card" continued with the conclusion of the Eagle Classic. The "Volvik Race for the Card" spotlights movement on the Tour’s 2012 season money list as players jockey for position among the top-10 money winners. Players finishing in the top-10 at the conclusion of the tournament season will earn exempt status on the 2013 LPGA Tour.

Moreno said she’s pleased with her position in the race but will continue to do what has gotten to this point. She said she realizes it’s not over just yet.

“I honestly took every tournament as ‘one more tournament, one more event’ and I was trying not to technically think about getting my card,” said Moreno. “The Race doesn’t finish this tournament. It continues throughout the whole season. If I keep doing what I’m doing, hopefully at the end of the year, I’ll get my card. I just want to play and enjoy the win.”

With her win, Moreno jumps up from No. 9 to No. 3 in the Race for the Card with $38,840 season earnings. Other notable moves in the race include this week’s runner-up Jenny Gleason who started the week at No. 17 and cureently sits at No. 6. Jenny Suh, who finished T3 jumped four spots from No. 15 to No. 11.

At the conclusion of the Eagle Classic, players in the top 10 spots on the money list are as follows:  

1. Esther Choe of Scottsdale, Ariz., $45,547; 2. Victoria Elizabeth of Dayton, Ohio, $38,885; 3. Paola Moreno of Cali, Colombia, $38,840; 4. Julia Boland of Tamworth, NSW, Australia, $34,459; 5. Leah Wigger of Louisville, Ky., $30,249; 6. Jenny Gleason of Clearwater, Fla., $30,011; 7. Sara Brown of Tucson, Ariz., $29,310; 8. Jaclyn Sweeney of Bradenton $27,384; 9. Jean Chua of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, $26,956; 10. Nicole Smith of Riverside, Calif., $26,754.

Wear and eagle, make an eagle: Players in the field this week had the opportunity to cash in on eagles they carded throughout the week at the Eagle Classic by wearing Eagle Construction hats during their rounds. The title sponsor awarded players $100 for their birdies and two players were lucky to pick up some extra cash from Eagle Construction President and CEO Bud Ohly. 

Jessi Gebhardt and Nicole Smith both eagled the par 5 12^th in the first round on Friday.Other players who received cash prizes from a drawing for players who sported the logoed hats were Natalie Sheary, Victoria Lovelady, Rachael Schmidt and Laura Crawford

Hannah Jun Wins PeakVision Sunglasses for Final Round Low Score

For her final-round low score of 5-under 67, Hannah Jun of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida was awarded a pair of PeakVision patented Dual-Zone lens sunglasses designed specifically for golfers. The “Official Sunglasses of the Symetra Tour,” PeakVision will provide sunglasses for the season-long promotion Sunday Low Round award. Jun started the day at even-par and sat six shots off the lead. Her bogey-free round with five birdies pushed the UCLA product from T17 to T3, good for her second top-10 finish in 2012. With her strong finish, she is now ranked No. 19 in the Volvik Race for the Card.