Date: March 29, 2007
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Australian Amateur Championship Final – SUMMARY

Final scores from the men&aposs and women&aposs finals at New South Wales Golf Club Match 1 – 7:30am – Sunny Park (NSW) d. Emma Bennett (VIC) 38th Hole 1 – Won by Bennett in par 4 Hole 2 – Halved in par 3s Hole 3 – Halved in par 4s Hole 4 – Halved in par 4s Hole 5 – Won by Bennett in par 4 Hole 6 – Won by Bennett in par 4 Hole 7 – Won by Bennett in birdie 4 Hole 8 – Halved in par 5s Hole 9 – Won by Park in birdie 2 Hole 10 – Halved in par 3s Hole 11 – Halved in par 4s Hole 12 – Won by Bennett in birdie 2 Hole 13 – Halved in birdie 4s Hole 14 – Halved in 5s Hole 15 – Halved in 3s Hole 16 – Won by Bennett in par 4 Hole 17 – Halved in par 5s Hole 18 – Won by Park in par 4 Hole 19 – Won by Park in birdie 3 Hole 20 – Halved in par 3s Hole 21 – Halved in par 4s Hole 22 – Halved in par 4s Hole 23 – Won by Bennett in birdie 3 Hole 24 – Conceded by Bennett Hole 25 – Conceded by Bennett Hole 26 – Halved in birdie 4s Hole 27 – Halved in bogey 4s Hole 28 – Won by Park in par 3 Hole 29 – Halved in par 4s Hole 30 – Won by Park in par 3 Hole 31 – Halved in bogey 6s Hole 32 – Halved in birdie 3s Hole 33 – Won by Bennett in par 3 Hole 34 – Won by Park in bogey 4 Hole 35 – Won by Park in par 5 Hole 36 – Won by Bennett in birdie 3 —————PLAYOFF————— Hole 37 – Halved in par 4s – both players drove down the middle of the fairway, Bennett lipped out on a 12 metre birdie putt but Park also missed. We&aposre going to 38! Hole 38 – Won by Park in par 3 – Great waggle from Bennett on the tee of the par three second, but her shot flies 40 yards over the green. Great opportunity for Park to capitalise here if she can find the green – which she does. Park has left herself a long 40-foot putt but Bennett will play first with an extremely difficult chip from behind the green. Bennett&aposs chip doesn&apost find the green, but to be fair, it was a near impossible shot. Is this it? The championship rests on the putter of Sunny Park… She makes no mistake. Park two-putts her way to a par and the biggest win of her short career! CONGRATULATIONS SUNNY PARK – 2007 AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPION Click here to view women&aposs draw & results Match 2 – 7:40am – Rohan Blizard (NSW) d. Justin Roach (NSW) 3/2 Hole 1 – Won by Blizard in birdie 3 Hole 2 – Won by Roach in par 3 Hole 3 – Halved in par 4s Hole 4 – Won by Blizard in birdie 3 Hole 5 – Halved in par 4s Hole 6 – Won by Roach in birdie 3 Hole 7 – Won by Roach in par 4 Hole 8 – Won by Blizard in bogey 5 Hole 9 – Won by Roach in par 3 Hole 10 – Won by Blizard in par 3 Hole 11 – Halved in par 4s Hole 12 – Won Roach in par 3 Hole 13 – Won by Blizard in birdie 4 Hole 14 – Won by Roach in eagle 3 Hole 15 – Won by Blizard in par 3 Hole 16 – Halved in par 4s Hole 17 – Halved in par 5s Hole 18 – Won by Blizard in birdie 3 Hole 19 – Halved in par 4s Hole 20 – Won by Roach with par 3 Hole 21 – Won by Blizard with birdie 3 Hole 22 – Halved with par 4s Hole 23 – Won by Blizard with birdie 3 Hole 24 – Won by Blizard with birdie 3 Hole 25 – Won by Roach with birdie 3 Hole 26 – Won by Blizard with birdie 3 Hole 27 – Halved in par 3s Hole 28 – Halved in par 3s Hole 29 – Halved in bogey 5s Hole 30 – Halved in birdie 2s Hole 31 – Halved in par 5s Hole 32 – Halved in birdie 4s Hole 33 – Halved in par 3s Hole 34 – Halved in par 4s Hole 35 – DNP Hole 36 – DNP CONGRATULATIONS ROHAN BLIZARD – 2007 AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPION Click here to view men&aposs draw & results