Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship
The Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship began in 1930 as a match play competition, which included a stroke play champion from 1952-70. It has been strictly a stroke play championship since 1971.
96th Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship
June 30 - July 2, 2025
Dunwoody Country Club
Format and Schedule
The format is 54 holes of individual stroke play.
Eligibility
Entries are open to female amateur golfers who belong to a GSGA Member Club and are residents of Georgia with a maximum Handicap Index of 10.0.
Sara Im Wins 95th Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship
Columbus, Ga. – Sara Im of Duluth began the final round with the lead and held on throughout tough conditions on Sunday to win the 95th Georgia Women's Amateur Championship. This year's edition of this championship took place at the Country Club of Columbus, June 28-30.
Im finished with a total score of 4-under-par 212 (69-69-74) to earn the Eleanor M. Keeler Memorial Trophy for the second time and first since 2020. Loralie Cowart of Douglasville finished with runner-up honors at 3-under-par 213 (69-71-73).
Im, who just finished her freshman year playing golf for Vanderbilt University, opened the final round making par on her first four holes, before bogeying the par-3 fifth and the par-3 eighth to turn at 2-over on the day. A birdie on the 10th and two bogeys on 11 and 12 would keep things interesting on the leaderboard with six holes left to play.
Cowart would birdie the 14th hole to tie Im's 3-under total with four holes left. Both players would go par-bogey-birdie on 15-16-17, meaning the championship was tied going into the final hole.
Cowart's second shot just missed the green to the left, while Im left herself a 20-foot putt for birdie. As Cowart's chip shot entertained going in the hole, Im would drain her putt for birdie to seal the deal and win her second title.
Mary Miller of Savannah finished third at 1-under-par 215 (71-70-74), and Christina Surcey of Cartersville finished fourth at even-par 216 (70-69-77). Four players tied for fifth at 1-over-par 217, including Athena Yoo of Alpharetta (72-74-71), Mikayla Dubnik of Murrayville (72-72-73), Kate Song of Alpharetta (72-72-73) and Erica Scutt of Johns Creek (74-70-73).
The Burns Cup, awarded to the low senior player, went to Sarah Gallagher of Canton, who finished at 14-over-par 280 (77-72-81). The Ceil Maclaurin Trophy, awarded to the player with the low round of the championship (3-under-par 69), was split five ways - Morgan Ellison of Peachtree City, Ava Merrill of Johns Creek, Im, Surcey and Cowart.
After 36 holes were played, 60 players made the cut at 16-over-par 160 and better. But not before inclement weather caused a stoppage of play Saturday afternoon for one hour and 14 minutes.
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