What a finish for Eila Galitsky.
The 18-year-old freshman at South Carolina had a stellar Saturday during the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, shooting 6-under 66 to finish at 8 under for the week, giving her the clubhouse lead. The 66 she signed for in the final round tied the lowest round in ANWA history at Augusta National Golf Club, matching Bailey Shoemaker’s round from 2024 that helped her finish runner-up to Lottie Woad.
Last year, Shoemaker played with Galitsky when shooting 66 in the final round.
Galitsky went birdie-birdie-eagle on Nos. 6-8 and turned in 5-under 31. On the back nine, Galitsky, from Thailand, bogeyed the 10th but made birdies on both par 5s, Nos. 13 and 15, then recorded three consecutive pars on her way to the house.
When Galitsky finished her round, she was two shots behind Carla Bernat Escuder, who turned in 3 under and was leading by one shot at 11 under at the turn before a bogey at the 10th, and over Woad.
Galitsky, who enrolled early this semester at South Carolina and beat Woad in her second collegiate start for her first win, had a putt for 65 on the 18th hole but missed it low. Nevertheless, a 66 is a stellar round at Augusta National.
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