WOMEN'S DIXIE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Wonder girl Alexis Thompson goes
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one stroke ahead of Holly Clyburn

Fourteen-year-old top-ranked US female amateur golfer Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida shot a second straight 69 at the Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs to take a one-stroke lead on six-under-par 138 after the second round of theWomen's Dixie Amateur championship today.
The in-form Thompson, pictured right, won the Junior Orange Bowl girls' title, also in Florida, which finished only on Wednesday.
England's Holly Clyburn from Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire is one shot back after an even par round of 72. Holly, 18-year-old English girls champion and recent winner of the Nick Faldo Series' girls title in Brazil, had led by two shots overnight with an opening round of five-under-par 67.
Lindy Duncan of Davie, Florida fired a two under par 70 to take sole possession Of third place. Sandra Changkija of Orlando, Florida also shot a 70 and is in fourth place followed by defending champion Candace Schepperle of Birmingham, Alabama and Marina Alex of Wayne, New Jersey who are tied for fifth at 143, five shots behind Thompson.
The halfway cut in the four-round event fell at 162, reflecting the gale force winds which attacked Heron Bay today. Fifty-one players made the cut and will battle Saturday and Sunday for the prestigious title.
In the Senior Women's Division three time US Senior women's amateur champion Diane Lang of Weston, Florida has a five-stroke lead over Brenda Pictor of Marietta, Georgia after blistering Heron Bay with a second round 69.
Lang's 145 two-round total gives her an excellent chance at winning the inaugural Women's Senior Dixie Amateur title which is over only three rounds.

HALFWAY SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
138 Alexis Thompson (Coral Springs, Florida) 69 69.
139 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa GC, Lincolnshire) 67 72.
141 Lindy Duncan (Davie, Florida & Duke Univ) 70 71.
142 Sandra Changkija (Orlando, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 72 70.
143 Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Alabama & Auburn Univ) 71 72, Marina Alex (Wayne, New Jersey & Vanderbilt Univ) 73 70.
144 Emilie Alonso (France) 74 70.
145 Brittany Smith (Rancho Murieta, California) 70 75, Suzie Lee (East Northport, New York & Commack High) 73 72.
146 Kyle Roig (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage High) 74 72.
147 Laura Blanco (Columbia & Pendleton School) 75 72.
148 Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, Florida & Furman Univ) 74 74.
149 Jessica Alexander (Riverview, Florida & Coastal Carolina Univ) 74 75, Jaye Green (Boca Raton, Florida & Florida Virtual School) 74 75, Yueer Feng (Orlando, Florida & Windermere Prep) 75 74, Nicola Race (Essex, England & Missouri Univ) 75 74.
150 Alex Stewart (Carson City, Nevada) 76 74.
151 Ashley Malinchak (Parkland, Florida & Westminster Acad) 77 74.
152 Katia Joo (Rancho Palos Verdes, California & Peninsula High) 75 77, Rebecca Lee-Bentham (Scarborough, Canada & Northview Heights High) 75 77, Trish Witherby (Richmond, Indiana & Richmond High) 76 76, Courtney McKim (Raleigh, North Carolina & Oklahoma State Univ) 79 73.
153 Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, Florida) 78 75, Taylor Collins (Davie, Florida & Nova Southeastern Univ) 79 74.
154 Abby Bools (Hickory, North Carolina & East Carolina Univ) 76 78, Shelby Coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage High) 76 78, Ashley Mooney (Port St Lucie, Florida & Daytona State Univ) 76 78, Andrew Watts (Gainsville, Florida & Univ of Florida) 76 78, Ani Gullugian (Irvine, California & UCLA) 77 77, Nicole Quinn (Wintermere, Florida & TFA) 77 77, Meghan Chapman (Seminole, Florida) 78 76, Olivia Lansing (Delwood, Minnesota & Drake Univ) 78 76, Laura Raffo (US) 80 74.
155 Federique Bruell (Aventura, Florida) 74 81.
156 April McCoy (Carrolton, Texas & Creekview High) 76 80, Alex Buelow (Palm City, Florida & Stetson Univ) 78 78, Kailey Walsh (Boca Raton, Florida & St Andrews Univ) 78 78, Elizabeth Alger (Tequesta, Florida & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 77.
157 Paula Reto (Coral Springs, Florida & Purdue Univ) 79 78, Victoria Trapani (Hollywood, Florida & St Thomas Aquinas) 80 77, Anna Keith (Moultrie, Georgia & Vanderbilt Univ) 81 76, Carly Ragains (Highland Village, Texas & Marcus High) 81 76.
158 Meghan Stasi (Oakland Park, Florida) 77 81, Marilye Cadieux (Quebec, Canada & Florida Atlantic Univ) 79 79, Nora Lucas (Glenview, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 82 76, Andrea Kaelin (Fleming Island, Florida & Florida State Univ) 83 75, Ashleigh Albrecht (Murrieta, Georgia & Kentucky Univ) 84 74.
160 Alexandra Bodemann (Palm City, Florida & Wake Forest Univ) 79 81.
161 Rachel Kropf (Pompano Beach, Florida) 84 77.
162 Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville, Virginia & Virginia Univ) 82 80, Catherine Elliott (Malvern, Pennsylvania & Pennsylvania Univ) 84 78.
MISSED THE CUT =======================
163 Kayla Stewart (Chattanooga, Tennessee) 82 81.
164 Alexa Rancourt (South Portland, Maine & Furman Univ) 83 81.
164 Emily Rymer (Orlando, Florida & The First Academy) 81 84.
165 Samantha Wagner (Clermont, Florida & Windermere Prep) 83 82, Alexandra Papell (Boca Raton, Florida, Florida) 84 81, Hunter Ross (Manakin Sabot, Virginia & Wake Forest Univ) 84 81.
166 Marisa Messana (Plantation, Florida & American Heritage School) 84 82.
167 Sydney Wilson (Lawrence, Kansas & Univ of Kansas) 82 85, Sunny Harris (Pensacola, Florida & Central Florida Univ) 84 83, Kristen Sammarco (Pembroke Pines, Florida & American Heritage School) 86 81, Lauren Giesecke (Kokomo, Indiana & Indiana University) 89 78.
168 Sarah Almond (Albemarle, North Carolina & Gray Stone School) 84 84, Kaile Tuccio (Windermere, Florida & Bishop Moore) 87 81.
171 Julia Hitchins (Palm Beach, Florida) 83 88.
176 Marina Karamanis (Barrington, Illinois & Illinois Univ) 88 88, Tariqah Walikraam (Hamilton, Bermuda) 89 87.
194 Ellen Privitera (Delray Beach, Florida) 96 98.

SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP (over three rounds)
Par 144 (2x72) 6,000yd course.
145 Diane Lang (Weston, Florida & Weston CC) 76 69.
150 Brenda Pictor (Marrietta, Georgia & Pinetree CC) 79 71.
152 Marian Barker (Lubbock, Texas & Lubbock CC) 78 74.
153 Lisa Schlesinger (Laytonsville, Maryland & Norbeck CC) 77 76.
154 Mimi Hoffman (Springfield, Virginia & Belle Haven CC) 79 75.
158 Maggie Weder (Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 79 79, Lynn Thompson (Cincinnati, Ohio & Obannon Creek GC) 85 73.
160 Anna Schultz (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 83 77.
161 Jewell Malick (Rockwall, Texas & Honors Club) 81 80, Angela Stewart (Greenville, North Carolina & Ironwood) 82 79.
163 Ivy Steinberg (Cedar Valley, Canada & Granite Golf) 84 79.
166 Kelly Koselek (Toronto, Canada & Cedar Brae) 84 82.
167 Kathy Baker (Wellington, Florida & Wanderers) 87 80.
177 Jean Mowry (Hot Springs Village, Arizona) 92 85.
188 Babs McIntosh (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina & Wachesaw Plantation) 93 95.
192 Rita Dominguez (Rockville, Maryland & Redgate GC) 99 93.
195 Rhan Parham (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina & Wachesaw Plantation) 101 94.