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Sunday, January 06, 2008

WALLACE BOOTH JT 46TH FINISH IN

DIXIE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotland cap Wallace Booth from Comrie finished joint 46th among the 63 qualifiers who survived the halfway cut in the Dixie men's amateur championship at Palm-Aire Country Club, Pompano Beach near Fort Lauderdale in southern Florida.Wallace, who graduated last spring after four years at Augusta State University, Georgia, had scores of 80, 72, 76 and 74 for a total of 302.

Sweden's David Lingmerth beat Germany's Stephan Gross in a four-hole play-off for the title after they had tied on 283 at the end of the regulation 72 holes.

FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE:

Not yet a teenager, Alexis Thompson has won a major amateur event.
The 12-year-old from Coral Springs, Florida posted a final-round 71 to win the Dixie women's amateur title by eight shots at Palm-Aire Country Club.
Thompson finished at seven-over 291, eight shots ahead of 15-year-old Shelby Coyle (75).
Thompson, who has won a host of junior events including the Westfield Junior PGA and the past two Doral-Publix Junior Classics, is ranked No. 18 in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Rankings. Jennifer Hirano, No. 34 in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Rankings, shot a final-round 71 to finish third at 19-over 303.
Leading final totals (players from US unless stated):
MEN
Par 284 (4 x 71)
283 David Lingmerth (Sweden) 74 71 68 70, Stephan Gross (Germany) 73 70 68 72 (Lingmerth won four-hole play-off).
284 Jeffrey Kang 73 71 72 68, Gregory O'Mahony 75 68 68 73.
285 T J Vogel 71 72 72 70, Jon McLean 71 73 69 72.
Other total:
302 Wallace Booth (Scotland) 80 72 767 74 (jt 46th).
WOMEN
Par 284 (4 x 71).
291 Alexis Thompson 74 74 72 71.
299 Shelby Coyle 74 74 76 75.
303 Jennifer Hirano 76 78 78 71.
306 Stephanie Connnelly 76 80 75 75.
307 Tiffany Chudy 82 74 77 74, Laura Gonzalez-Escallon 76 80 74 77.
309 Audrey Goumard 82 77 72 78, Rebecca Kuhn 81 78 73 77, Carrie Morris
78 81 77 73.
310 Christina Hirano 78 80 71 81, Madison Pressel 82 77 73 78, Kyle Roig
81 74 80 75.


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