Rosholt repeats at Women's Southern Am; Hiestand top mid-am

June 7, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Mary Jane Hiestand and Calynne Rosholt (Southern Golf Association photo)

Calynne Rosholt defended her title at the Women’s Southern Am, which is a hard thing to do in a match-play style event.

Calynne Rosholt defended her title at the Women’s Southern Amateur on Friday, which is an exceptionally hard thing to do in a match-play style event. Rosholt took the No. 4 spot on the match-play bracket, and played her way to the title from there. She won five matches over the course of the week at Lockwood Folly Golf Club in Holden Beach, N.C.

Rosholt is a 16-year-old from Cedar Park, Texas. Since winning last year’s Women’s Southern Am, she has played a schedule heavy in AJGA events. She won the Hunter Mahan Junior Championship earlier this year.

Rosholt had to defeat Hannah Berman in the championship match. Earlier this week, Berman took down perhaps the most seasoned player in the championship division, former U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Lauren Greenlief. Rosholt only needed 14 holes to accomplish that.

After taking down Greenlief in the quarterfinals, Berman had defeated Emma Whitaker, a rising junior at Oklahoma State, in the semifinals.

Rosholt’s path to the final also included a win over recent Georgia Women’s Match Play winner Megan Schofill, Old Miss rising junior Kennedy Swann, incoming Mississippi State freshman Abbey Daniel Texas A&M rising junior Elizabeth Caldarelli.

In the mid-amateur division, Mary Jane Hiestand took down Lucy Nunn in the final match, 2 and 1.

The Women’s Southern Am is Hiestand’s first victory since winning the Florida Women’s Senior Open last fall. The Naples, Fla., native also played her way to the third round at the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur last year in her home state.

Hiestand had a tough semifinal match against Susan West, one of the top senior amateurs in Alabama, and eventually won, 2 up. In the round before that, Hiestand had beaten Carolyn Creekmore in just 13 holes.

Lucy Nunn played her way into the final from the No. 2 seed on the bracket. Nunn is the head women’s golf coach at Southern Mississippi.

Results: Women's Southern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Calynne Rosholt	Cedar Park, TX	400
Runner-up	Hannah Berman	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	300
Semifinals	Megan Schofill	Monticello, FL	200
Semifinals	Emma Whitaker	Wichita, KS	200
Quarterfinals	Carol Pyon	Macon, GA	100

View full results for Women's Southern Amateur

About the Women's Southern Amateur

Rosholt repeats at Women's Southern Am; Hiestand top mid-am

Historic championship, formerly played at match play that is now a 54-hole stroke play event with no cut. Entries are open to female amateur golfers with a 6.0 handicap or less under the World Handicap System. All applicants must conform to the USGA ...