Ava Merrill Wins 96th Georgia Women’s Amateur at Dunwoody Country Club
Ava Merrill, an incoming junior at Vanderbilt University, captured the 96th Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship with a victory at Dunwoody Country Club in Atlanta. The Johns Creek native fired rounds of 66, 69, and 66 to finish at 201, 15 under par, and secure a two-shot win over Savannah’s Mary Miller, a recent transfer to Ole Miss.
Cumming’s Kylie Chung finished solo third at 11 under. Georgia Southern’s Loralie Cowart placed fourth, while Princeton commit Thanana Kotchasanmanee rounded out the top five.
Top 10 Leaderboard
Ava Merrill – Johns Creek, Georgia – Vanderbilt – 201 (15 under)
Mary Miller – Savannah, Georgia – Ole Miss – 203 (13 under)
Kylie Chung – Cumming, Georgia – 205 (11 under)
Loralie Cowart – Douglasville, Georgia – Georgia Southern – 208 (8 under)
Thanana Kotchasanmanee – Rome, Georgia – Princeton commit – 213 (3 under)
Molly Spector – Atlanta, Georgia – 214 (2 under)
Katherine Cook – Thomasville, Georgia – Florida State – 215 (1 under)
Zoe Duval – Cumming Georgia – Appalachian State commit – 215 (1 under)
Kathryn DeLoach – Athens, Georgia – Georgia Southern commit – 216 (even)
Thienna Huynh – Lilburn, Georgia – Louisville – 216 (even)
Merrill adds her name to the Georgia Amateur honor roll and enters her junior season at Vanderbilt with strong momentum.
Sources
Official Leaderboard – Golf Genius
GSGA Championship Hub