2006 ladies amateur world golf championship south africa

Its best finish was 43rd in in Puerto Rico. McCormack medal, holding the No. The University of Washington senior was a quarterfinalist at the U. Week of Sept. He lists his occupation as a bartender. He is playing in his first WATC.

They became the first team since to capture the title on home soil, and also the first African team to ever lift the most prestigious trophy in amateur golf. In a tournament regarded as the Olympics of amateur golf, many of the 42 participating countries knew little about a team from Africa, with the only internationally recognised player being Ashleigh Simon. However, after an outstanding first two rounds guided by the experience of Simon and the sheer grit of Shean, they led the field on under-par True contenders With a bold 69 in the third round by Bregman, the South African team suddenly looked like true contenders for the title at under-par The South Africans saw their four-stroke lead disappear early on their front nine with bogey-littered scorecards and a seventh hole that saw all three penciling in a drop for the hole. At the turn, the chances of South African victory started to look grim as Simon double-bogeyed the ninth hole.

Teammate Stacy Bregman, 19, of Standton, shot Sweden, made up a four-stroke deficit to South Africa, even taking the lead for a brief time. They tied the host nation at under-par for a hole total of

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