SPORTS
Local High School Star Will Play with the Pros at the 2018 Symetra Classic
The River Run Country Club will host the women’s Symetra Tour in May. A local high school golfer will be in the field.
Cannon School freshman Amanda Sambach will play on a sponsor exemption
Davidson, NC – Amanda Sambach – an accomplished junior golfer and ninth grader at the Cannon School – has accepted an exemption to play in the 2018 Symetra Classic, tournament organizers announced today. The exemption will allow Amanda – an amateur – to play in her first professional event.
“We are excited that Amanda will make her first appearance in a professional event in her hometown of Davidson,” said tournament director Jon Show. “The spirit of the Symetra Tour is to provide playing opportunities for the future stars of the game, and we hope this experience greatly benefits Amanda as she prepares for the next level of competition.”
Amanda, 15, has already committed to playing college golf for the University of Virginia. She is the top ranked North Carolina high school girls golfer in her graduation class and the fourth ranked player overall in the state. She has won nearly half of the events she’s entered in the last year.
The 2018 Symetra Classic will be contested May 14-19 at River Run Country Club in Davidson. Visit www.symetraclassic.com for more information.
About the Symetra Classic
The Symetra Classic is one of the premier events on the Symetra Tour, the official qualifying tour of the LPGA. The tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best young female professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA tour. The Symetra Classic is in its sixth year in the Charlotte area, serving as the Queen City’s most prominent professional women’s sporting event. Visit www.symetraclassic.com for more information.