Aussie amateur champion bows out with
US North & South championship win

Kristie Smith, the Australian women's amateur champion, did not make much of a show in the British women's open amateur championship at North Berwick last month (she was beaten in the first round of the match-play), but she has now ended her amateur career by winning America's North & South amateur championship at Pinehurst 2.
Kristie, daughter of a professional, beat Chelsea Curtis (Georgetown) by 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final at the North Carolina venue.
Curtis won the first hole and never led again. Smith was two up after 18 holes and was five up after 24 holes. “It’s been a special week,” Smith said. “To win at Pinehurst is awesome.”
Later results;
Quarter-finals
Blair Lamb bt Garrett Phillips 2 holes.
Kristie Smith bt Marika Lendl 3 and 2.
Cindy LaCrosse bt Catherine O'Donnell 2 and 1.
Chelsea Curtis bt Sydney Crane at 19th.
Semi-finals
Smith bt Lamb 3 and 2.
Curtis bt LaCrosse 5 and 4.
Final (36 holes)
Smith bt Curtis 8 and 7.