Kelsey Bennett's run at the recent NSW Women's Amateur Championship did not see her holding up the trophy at the end of the tournament.
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Sydney's Grace Kim took the women's crown with a superb 3 and 2 win over Kelsey, her New South Wales teammate in a titanic battle.
The tournament was played at Sydney's St Michael's.
Bennett said she played well and would leave the venue without any negatives.
The Milton golfer said she tried her best and was happy to get the chance to take on Grace Kim.
"I was stoked and this is the furthest I have even been in the championship," she said.
"It was also a massive learning curve for me."
She also learnt a bit from taking on Grace Kim.
"You can tell she has been here before and she is so steady - everything is just down the middle," Bennett said.
Meanwhile, Grace Kim has claimed some redemption for last year's loss with an outstanding performance in the final of the championship.
The 19-year-old lost last year's final to Lisa Edgar.
Kim took control early in the afternoon bracket, jumping out to a telling two-hole lead after the 20th.
A tenacious Bennett wasn't going away and fought to stay in the match as the holes went by.
Kim's close-out was a testament to her experience and quality as she did what was required to stay in front.
Wins on the 12 and 13th holes for Kim were always going to make things difficult for Bennett, but she responded with one of the shots of the day, on the 14th, hitting her approach to about a foot to keep the match within reach.
Kim had a chance to seal the match on the par-three 15th, but the putt slid by and the 16th hole became the decider.
After both players hit the green, Kim had her chance to seal it with a long-range putt for birdie.It missed and left Bennett with her chance to keep the contest alive.
Sadly for the 20-year-old Milton golfer, her putt from just inside three metres slid by, and with it, the match was Kim's.
Kim was ecstatic after the victory.
"Second time's a charm," she grinned.
" I was pretty confident I could get it done today. I knew I could compete, Kelsey played good and I knew how good I had to play to beat her."
The win is Kim's first state championship and she was thrilled to know her name joins a list of many of Australia's finest female players.