Altomare Captures Women's Eastern Amateur

June 17, 2010 | by

After finishing runner-up in 2009, Brittany Altomare of Shrewsbury, MA posts a four-shot win over Marina Alex of Wayne, NJ

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ (June 17, 2010)--After finishing runner-up in 2009, Brittany Altomare of Shrewsbury, MA claimed the 99th Women's Eastern Golf Association Amateur Championship.

Altomare won the WEGA title at Shackamaxon Golf & Country Club by leading wire-to-wire. She posted rounds of 70, 72 and 70 for a 54-hole total of 4-under 212. Altomare was four strokes ahead of runner-up Marina Alex of Wayne, NJ, and a whopping sixteen shots clear of the third-place finisher Meredith Swanson of Roanoke, VA.

Results: Women's Eastern Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Brittany Altomare	Shrewsbury, MA	800	70-72-70--212
2	Marina Alex	Wayne, NJ	600	71-75-70--216
3	Meredith Swanson	Roanoke, VA	400	76-78-74--228
4	Claire Sheldon	Milton, MA	400	73-78-78--229
5	Christine Shimel	Kennett Square, PA	400	76-78-76--230

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Altomare Captures Women's Eastern Amateur

The Womenfs Eastern Golf Championship has been played since 1906 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious womenfs amateur championships in the United States. Must belong to a WEGA member club or have a school affiliation in one of the followin...