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2016 Champion Brigitte Dunne Wins in a Playoff

The final round of the 46th Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle came down to the wire with Brigitte Dunne, 19, of Camarillo Calif., and Haley Moore, 18, of Escondido, Calif. finishing with an exciting sudden death playoff.  Dunne birdied the first hole to clinch the championship with a final score of 210 (-6) for the three-day championship to win the Kachina award. Brigitte follows in the footsteps of fellow SMU teammate, Kenzie Wright, who claimed the Championship in 2015.  “I played solid all day even with an unplayable lie and hitting into the water.  I just kept telling myself to come back fighting.  I was able to make 6 birdies so I was putting really well,” said Dunne.

Dunne, in her fourth Silver Belle appearance, said she keeps coming back to the Silver Belle because the tournament is at a perfect time between seasons and is an excellent way to see the results of her practice and she promises to be back again in 2017.
 
“The best part of the match was the playoff. Haley was playing such great golf – we both were. To make that birdie putt in the playoff to win it was the coolest feeling,” declared Dunne.  Moore played a great round as well with a very consistent day and 4 birdies for the round. She acknowledged that Dunne was playing well and that to come down to a sudden death is an exciting way to finish the tournament.