ATLANTA, GA — Amateur Sara Im of Duluth claims the 30th playing of the Georgia Women’s Open Presented by Mizuno with a four-stroke victory over 2012 champion Kendall Wright of Berkeley Lake at Currahee Golf Club in Toccoa.
Im, a rising sophomore on the Vanderbilt golf team fired a two-under par 70 on Saturday to put her in a three way tie going into Sunday’s final round with mini tour professional Wright and amateur Aly Francis of Stockbridge. Wright had a two shot lead over Im through 11 holes, but then proceeded to bogey her next three out of four holes to give Im her first lead going into hole 16. One up going into 18, Im hit a perfect drive down the center and Wright drove it into the penalty area on the right side of the fairway. Wright would go on to three putt and Im drilled a 30 footer for birdie to claim the championship with a five-under, 139, over the two-days. Im became the 2nd winner in four years to claim both the Women’s Georgia Open and the Women’s Georgia Amateur in the same year, where Jenny Bae did it in 2021.
Wright’s one-under par, 143, claimed her low professional honors and the $1,700 first place check. Rounding out the top 5 was mini tour professional Melissa Siviter of Alpharetta at even-par, mini tour professional Hollie Muse of Greensboro at two-over par, and tied at 5th were amateurs Makena Dubois of Canton and Morgan Ellison of Peachtree City at three-over par.
In the Senior Amateur Division, Kristyl Sunderman of McDonough won at five-over par.
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Sara Im (a)
Duluth, GA
70-69—139 -5 \n 2
Kendall Wright
Berkeley Lake, GA
70-73—143 -1 \n 3
Melissa Siviter
Alpharetta, GA
73-71—144 E
\n 4
Hollie Muse
Greensboroo, GA
73-73—146 +2 \n T5 Makena Dubois (a)
Canton, GA
75-72—147 +3 \n T5 Morgan Ellison (a)
Peachtree City, GA
71-76—147 +3 \n 7
Sara Burger (a)
Cohutta, GA
76-72—148 +4 \n 8
Alisa Pressley (a)
Hoschton, GA
77-72—149 +5 \n T9 Abby Franks (a)
Roebuck, SC
75-75—150 +6 \n T9 Megan Werenski
Hickory, NC
73-77—150 +6 \n T11 Megan Sabol
Columbus, GA
Fred Haskins Commission
76-75—151 +7 \n T11 Lauren Davenport
Pooler, GA
75-76—151 +7 \n T13 Mahima Vurupatur (a)
Alpharetta, GA
76-76—152 +8 \n T13 Brinson Hall (a)
Mount Airy, GA
77-75—152 +8 \n T13 Macy Hubbard
Augusta, GA
77-75—152 +8 \n T13 Christyn Carr
Duluth, GA
80-72—152 +8 \n T13 Aly Francis (a)
Stockbridge, GA
70-82—152 +8 \n T18 Kayla Jones
Alpharetta, GA
Bobby Jones Golf Course
78-75—153 +9 \n T18 Madison Barnett
Mableton, GA
79-74—153 +9 \n T18 Isabel Rijos (a)
Dalton, GA
75-78—153 +9 \n T21 Meredith Bennett (a)
Athens, GA
75-81—156 +12 \n T21 Lacey Fears
Kathleen, GA
Houston Lake Country Club
76-80—156 +12 \n T23 Alison Crenshaw
Suwanee, GA
81-76—157 +13 \n T23 Katherine Densmore
Fairmount, GA
Big Canoe Golf Club
82-75—157 +13 \n T25 Joan Delk
Jasper, GA
80-78—158 +14 \n T25 Avery Robinson (a)
Macon, GA
72-86—158 +14 \n T27 Christian Williams (a) Tallapoosa, GA
77-82—159 +15 \n T27 Heather Hoover (a)
Canton, GA
79-80—159 +15 \n 29 Bella Harris
Greenville, SC
82-78—160 +16 \n T30 Madison Rookard (a)
Atlanta, GA
78-83—161 +17 \n T30 Amanda Smith
Cookeville, TN
80-81—161 +17 \n 32 Ebby Somers (a)
Valdosta, GA
79-83—162 +18 \n 33 Brianna Bassett (a)
McDonough, GA
89-75—164 +20 \n 34 Kailey Lane (a)
Harriman, TN
81-84—165 +21 \n 35 Eujin Pyon (a)
Macon, GA
85-81—166 +22 \n 36 Brooke Barrett
Jacksonville, FL
89-86—175 +31 \n 37 Erin Fuchik
Savannah, GA
The Landings Golf & Athletic Club – Marshwood 91-90—181 +37 \n 38 Kayla Silvers (a)
Calhoun, GA
91-91—182 +38 \n
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Kendall Wright
Berkeley Lake, GA
70-73—143 -1 \n 2
Melissa Siviter
Alpharetta, GA
73-71—144 E
\n 3
Hollie Muse
Greensboroo, GA
73-73—146 +2 \n 4
Megan Werenski
Hickory, NC
73-77—150 +6 \n T5 Megan Sabol
Columbus, GA
Fred Haskins Commission
76-75—151 +7 \n T5 Lauren Davenport
Pooler, GA
75-76—151 +7 \n T7 Macy Hubbard
Augusta, GA
77-75—152 +8 \n T7 Christyn Carr
Duluth, GA
80-72—152 +8 \n T9 Kayla Jones
Alpharetta, GA
Bobby Jones Golf Course
78-75—153 +9 \n T9 Madison Barnett
Mableton, GA
79-74—153 +9 \n 11 Lacey Fears
Kathleen, GA
Houston Lake Country Club
76-80—156 +12 \n T12 Alison Crenshaw
Suwanee, GA
81-76—157 +13 \n T12 Katherine Densmore Fairmount, GA
Big Canoe Golf Club
82-75—157 +13 \n 14 Joan Delk
Jasper, GA
80-78—158 +14 \n 15 Bella Harris
Greenville, SC
82-78—160 +16 \n 16 Amanda Smith
Cookeville, TN
80-81—161 +17 \n 17 Brooke Barrett
Jacksonville, FL
89-86—175 +31 \n 18 Erin Fuchik
Savannah, GA
The Landings Golf & Athletic Club – Marshwood 91-90—181 +37 \n
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Sara Im (a)
Duluth, GA
70-69—139 -5 \n T2 Makena Dubois (a)
Canton, GA
75-72—147 +3 \n T2 Morgan Ellison (a)
Peachtree City, GA 71-76—147 +3 \n 4
Sara Burger (a)
Cohutta,…
