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Sierra Brooks fends off Nelly Korda for big win at The Sally
Sierra Brooks
Sierra Brooks

-Story by Julie Williams of Golfweek

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2015) — Driving into Oceanside Country Club on Saturday morning, nine-shot lead in hand, the names of past South Atlantic Amateur (Sally) champions staked into the ground stuck out to Sierra Brooks. Maybe it was just the first time she had allowed herself to notice them.

Brooks, a 16-year-old from Sorrento, Fla., became the next name to join the prestigious list, but not as easily as observers might have expected, given the size of the cushion. Sentimentality drove Brooks’ chaser Nelly Korda even harder. Korda, also 16, was trying to win the title that big sister Jessica Korda, now a three-time LPGA winner, took home in 2010.

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Results: Women's South Atlantic Amateur (The SALLY)
1FLSierra BrooksSorrento, FL70072-71-69-74=286
2FLNelly KordaBradenton, FL50073-74-74-69=290
3NCLori Beth AdamsBurlington, NC40076-71-74-72=293
4FLAshley HolderOrlando, FL40076-72-75-72=295
5FLAlex MilanLutz, FL40074-74-74-74=296

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ABOUT THE Women's South Atlantic Amateur (The SALLY)

The Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship (The SALLY) has been hosted by Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida 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.

FORMAT
72-hole stroke play championship with a Championship Division (max handicap 6.0) and a simultaneously-held Mid-Am division for players 22 and over (first day of the tournament) and not on the roster of any college or university golf team. 54-hole Rockefeller Division of 12 players (max handicap 10.0) plays from a shorter set of tees.

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