Indiana Golf Journal August (3)

Kayla Benge Claims Her First IWGA Amateur Victory By Santana Shipley The final day of the Indiana Women’s Golf Association’s (IWGA) Amateur Championship at Otter Creek Golf Club ended in a two-person standoff featuring five-time IWGA champion Julie Potter-Bobb and Kayla Benge. At the outset of the final round, Potter-Bobb was at six-under-par and held a three-shot lead over Benge. Things began to change in Benge’s favor when Potter-Bobb found trouble on the 8th and 9th holes. “I didn’t hit a good tee shot on eight and I misjudged the lie. I thought it was going to be a little thicker than it was, and the ball didn’t come out as far as I wanted and then I missed the putt,” said Potter-Bobb. “On nine, I missed it on the wrong part of the green and I went just a little bit long. That was my only three-putt the entire tournament, so it was bad timing but those were really my only hiccups of the day.” Indiana Golf Journal

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