Two rounds completed and the Senior Division Professional and Amateur Champions established in the Inaugural South Carolina Women's Open presented by Seabrook Island Club and Real Estate. Another great day on the links with a slight breeze and sunny skies. Starting the day with an eight shot lead over fellow professionals Sally Austin and Sharon Lemelman, Rosie Jones continued to pull away from the field carding 11 birdies and only 3 bogey's over two days for a 67-69=136. Jones became the first Senior Division Champion and Senior Professional Champion in the Inaugural South Carolina Women's Open. Finishing tied for second in the Professional Division was Anne Marie Palli from Arizona and Sharon Lemelman from North Carolina.

The first Senior Women's Amateur Champion is Mt. Pleasants' Lea Anne Brown firing a 78-77= 155 to win by 11 shots over Seabrook local Gretchen Gordon. Coming in third was Cecilia Barksdale - Purvis shooting 83-86=169.

Professional Division and Open Amateur Divisions

There is a three way tie going into the final round of the Inaugural South Carolina Women's Open for the Overall Championship title. Two amateurs and one professional sit at one over par 145 going into the final round. Amateur Haylee Harford fired a 3 under par 69 today with four birdies to jump up to a tie for first with Dawn Woodard and Kellie Edelblut. Just one shot back with a 146 is professional Meagan Wallace from Pine Island Country Club in NC.

Sunday's final round will start at 8:00am and is free to spectators. The overall winner will earn a sponsor exemption into a 2019 LPGA Symetra Tour event in the Carolina's. Will it be an Amateur? Will it be a Professional? Come out and watch some great golf and cheer on the players while they battle for the Championship.

Highlights.....

The 8:00am group consisted of Lea Venable (a), Lee Ann Walker (p) and Clarissa Childs (p). Venable chipped in for birdie on the first hole from 15 yards off the green, Walker putted it in for birdie from off the green on the 7th and 14th hole, and Childs holed it out of the bunker on the 17th hole for birdie. Looks like there is more than one way to make birdie in this group.