Anna Scott from NE England makes top 20 in Florida

Auburn University student Candace Schepperle, with the Dixie Women's Amateur Championship trophy.

Alexis Thompson (13)

second again - this time

in Dixie Amateur

It's been a tough two tournament weeks over the Festive period for 13-year-old Alexis Thompson.
Beaten in a play-off for the Junior Orange Bowl girls' championship at Coral Gables, Florida - her home state - Alexis, pictured right, the US girls' champion, then finished second in the Dixie Women's Amateur championship at Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs, also in Florida.
Winner was Auburn University third-year student Candace Schepperle who holed a 5ft putt for par at the final hole to hold off by a stroke the strong-finishing Thompson.
Schepperle totalled 14-under-par 275 and Thompson 276 after a final round of 66 which included a birdie at the last.
Carlie Yadloczky, who enrols at Auburn in the autumn, also shot a closing 66 to finish third at 11-under-par 277.
Anna Scott from Consett, Co Durham - a final-year golf scholarship student at Georgia State University - tied for 18th place on 299.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
274 Candace Schepperle 69-66-69-70.
275 Alexis Thompson 73-67-69-66.
277 Carlie Yadloczky 73-67-71-66.
279 Kristina Wong 71-68-71-69, Annie Park 71-72-69-67.
286 Andrea Watts 74-68-71-73.
290 Madison Pressel 69-72-73-76, Michelle Shin 71-75-70-74
291 Jessica Yadloczky 75-72-70-74, Meghan Bolger 76-71-74-70.
292 Victoria Trapani 75-71-73-73.
293 Maria Ronderos 74-72-75-72, Alex Buelow 76-70-76-71.
294 Taylor Collins 73-73-75-73.
296 Melissa Edmonson 77-71-74-74.
297 Paula Reto 77-71-75-74, Kyle Roig 81-70-72-74.
299 Anna Scott (England) 76-74-75-74, Ashley Armstrong 76-76-73-74, Sarah Elliot 75-76-76-72.
301 Meghan Chapman 74-76-74-77, Wendi Golden 74-75-79-73, Carly Ray Goldstein 82-68-78-73.
302 Isabel Han 74-73-79-76.
303 Sara Hurwitch 76-75-75-77.
304 Joanna Saleeby 77-73-79-75, Sandra Maier 78-73-80-73, Chelsea Curtis 78-76-78-72.
306 Jordyn Hage 78-72-77-79.
307 Shelby Coyle 82-75-77-73.
308 Hunter Ross 78-75-76-79, Diane Lang 79-76-77-76, Nicole Quinn 78-79-77-74.
309 Carly Hunt 79-78-77-75--309