CHANNEL ISLANDER JORDAN-HIGGINS FIES FOR FIFTH PLACE

MALLORY BLACKWELDER SCORES 

FIRST PRO WIN ON SYMETRA TOUR

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Charlotte, North Carolina: Mallory Blackwelder shot the lowest score of the final round, a 5-under 67, to post 10-under for the tournament and capture a two-shot victory over Emily Talley at the 2014 Symetra Classic at Raintree Country Club in Charlotte. The win was the first of Blackwelder’s pro career.
“It feels amazing,” Blackwelder said. “I have been thinking about this moment for a long, long time and it’s really surreal. I didn’t look at the leaderboard on the back nine so I wasn’t really sure what kind of position I was in. 
"I knew obviously that I was playing great so walking up to the 18th I saw that I had a three shot lead and I was on the green so I knew that I was on cruise control and that just felt amazing.”
The Kentuckian followed up rounds of 69 and 70 with the 67 to take home the first place cheque of $15,000. The victory moves Blackwelder into the top-10 on the Volvik Race For The Card money list at sixth, up from the 24th position that she occupied entering the week.
“I just played really solid all week,” Blackwelder said. “Last week my mom came, who’s pretty much my swing coach and teacher. She came on Sunday to Asheville and we worked on my short game a lot. I had a lot of easy up-and-downs last week but I wasn’t converting so we just made a few tweaks. 
"I changed my putting set-up a little bit. My posture had just got a little slumped so I just stood taller to it this week. I putted great and I hit the ball great so I played almost flawlessly with the exception of the bogey on the first hole.”
Talley finished solo second with an 8-under total while Min Seo Kwak and Kendall Dye placed third and fourth respectively with scores of 7-under and 6-under.
Defending champion Laura Kueny finished in a tie for 46th at 3-over.
Channel Islander Olivia Jordan-Higgins finished T5 on 211 with scores of 68, 69 and 74. She earned $3,301.
But another English competitor, Katie Mundy did not survive the 36-hole cut. She was one over the limit mark with a pair of 74s for 148 
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Players from USA unless stated
206 Mallory Blackwelder 69 70 67 ($15,000)
208 Emily Talley 73 67 68 ($9,272)
209 Min Seao Kwak (S Korea) 70 70 6 8 ($6,748)
SELECTED SCORES
211 Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Channel Isles) 68 69 74 (T5) ($3,301)
MISSED THE CUT (147 and better qualified
148 Katie Mundie (England) 77 74.