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Lennon pocketed $30,000 after she stormed home in the four-hole match play final with a pin-seeking tee shot to make birdie at the par-3 3rd before a solid par sealed the deal.<\/p>\n
The innovative tournament in its third year involved three rounds of four-hole match play following Saturday\u2019s nine skills challenges known as The Combine where the top eight out of 12 players advanced.<\/p>\n
At age 31 Lennon was the oldest player in the field, and her vast experience of Sandbelt golf as a member of Kingston Heath proved to be crucial in the event named for the Greek goddess of battle strategy and wisdom.<\/p>\n
She put on a putting masterclass and her long-range efforts with the flat stick were a highlight throughout the final as well as her quarter-final win against amateur Keeley Marx and her semi-final defeat of amateur and The Combine winner Caitlin Peirce.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore I re-joined Kingston Heath, I would come out here to practise and play nine holes here and there. I definitely think having played some of the shots around here before today helped me,\u201d Lennon said.<\/p>\n
Her composure was also vital as she rallied against Yamaki Branch \u2013 who danced to the music playing at the tees all day showcasing the event\u2019s fun-nature \u2013 after making consecutive bogeys at the opening two holes.<\/p>\n
RIGHT:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>South Australian amateur Caitlin Peirce won The Combine on Saturday at Sandy Links. PHOTO: Australian Golf Media.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Lennon is coached by Karrie Webb\u2019s former mentor Ian Triggs and Brendan Green, and she instructs the game herself as a teaching professional at Albert Park Driving Range.<\/p>\n Early in her professional career Lennon learned that touring life was not for her after she compiled an impressive amateur career that included winning a Queen Sirikit Cup for Australia alongside Minjee Lee and Su Oh in 2013 and reaching the top-20 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.<\/p>\n There is no doubting her talent and she has featured during the Webex Players Series this summer, but she has enjoyed the stability of working as a teaching professional.<\/p>\n Although, her win has opened the door to pursuing further playing opportunities.<\/p>\n \u201cIt definitely gives me some more options. I\u2019ll have the option to go and play, and even entertain the idea of going away and playing because before I was probably a little more selective with what I could and couldn\u2019t do,\u201d Lennon said.<\/p>\n Australian Golf Foundation Junior Girls Scholarship recipients caddying for the players was a feature of the day with the players forging relationships with the junior golfers and providing words of encouragement to further pursue the game.<\/p>\n Lennon revealed that she will be donating ten percent of her winnings to her caddie Emily to help her follow her golfing dreams.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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