In a battle of heavyweight talents, Kary Hollenbaugh leads Gianna Clemente in the Women's South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship, otherwise known as The Sally, at Oceanside Country Club in Ormand Beach, Fla., with one round remaining.
Hollenbaugh is 5-under, while Clemente sits two shots back at 3-under.
Hollenbaugh has shot rounds of 71-71-69 and is the only golfer to shoot three rounds under par. Clemente shot a first-round 69 and a third-round 68, but a second-round 4-over 76 is the difference between the two thus far. However, Clemente made a hole-in-one on the par-3 No. 16 in that second round.
In the third round, 3-under 69, Hollenbaugh recorded four birdies, an eagle and three bogeys.
Siuue Wu and Morgan Ketchum are T3 at even-par.
The Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship (The SALLY) is played the second week of January each year in Ormond Beach, Florida. Oceanside Country Club has been home to The SALLY since its beginnings in 1926. The tournament field consists of top amateurs in the US, and the top finishers frequently represent the U.S. for the biennial Curtis Cup team. You will find many former SALLY players among the LPGA elite.
