Defending champion Kary Hollenbaugh extends lead at The SALLY

January 10, 2025 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Kary Hollenbaugh (Ohio State Athletics Photo)

Hollenbaugh is the lone golfer under par and leads by seven shots heading into the final round

Ohio State junior and 2024 champion Kary Hollenbaugh extended her lead in the third round of the 2025 Women's South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship at Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Fla.

Hollenbaugh is 5-under overall with consistent and impressive rounds of 71-70-70. The 2024 SALLY champion has recorded ten birdies and five bogeys and is the lone golfer to record all three rounds under par and under par for the tournament.

Hollenbaugh is currently ranked No. 30 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings.

Emma Schimpf of Charleston is in solo second place at 2-over, and Karoline Tuttle of Florida, Chloe Schiavone of Virginia, and first round leader Kaitlyn Schroeder of North Florida are all T3 at 5-over.

Hollenbaugh was named to the All-Big Ten First Team in 2024 and All-Big Ten Second Team in 2023. She recently placed solo third at the Patriot All-America Women's Invitational.

She also made the final 16 at the 2024 Women's Western Amateur, and in addition to winning The SALLY, she also won the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational, which was her next tournament.

First-round leader Kaitlyn Schroeder of North Florida is in solo second place at 2-over after a second-round 4-over 76. Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Avery McCrery, Grace Lu of Rutgers, and Chloe Schiavone of Virginia are all T3 at 4-over.

Lyla Louderbaugh of Kansas, Isabel Brozena, and Angela Zhang are T7 at 6-over to round out the top ten.

The Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship (The SALLY) has been hosted by Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida, since its beginnings in 1926.

The tournament field consists of the top amateurs in the US, and the top finishers frequently represent the US for the biennial Curtis Cup team. Many former SALLY players are among the LPGA elite.

Results: Women's South Atlantic Amateur (The SALLY)

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Kary Hollenbaugh	New Albany, OH	500	71-70-70-72=283
2	Emma Schimpf	Daniel Island, SC	400	74-77-67-70=288
3	Gianna Clemente	Estero, FL	300	78-73-71-68=290
4	Kaitlyn Schroeder	Jacksonville, FL	300	70-76-75-70=291
5	Karoline Tuttle	Lake Mary, FL	300	73-78-70-71=292

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Defending champion Kary Hollenbaugh extends lead at The SALLY

The Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship (The SALLY) has been hosted by Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida since its beginnings in 1926. The tournament field consists of top amateurs in the US, and the top finishers frequentl...