ORMOND BEACH, Fla.—Four members of the Embry-Riddle women's golf team took part in the 2012 Women's South Atlantic Amateur Championship (SALLY) held at Oceanside Country Club Jan. 11-14.
 
Formally known as the Women's South Atlantic Amateur Championship, the SALLY, dates back to 1926 and fields contestants from all over the world. The four-day, 72-hole event, held annually in January, is filled with great golf and is one of the oldest surviving amateur golf classics in the country.
 
Fabys Barreto-Guzman, Bea Serra, Heather Wiquist and Pia Jenko all competed in the event, which consisted of 85 competitors.
 
Barreto-Guzman, a senior, was the highest finisher for the Blue and Gold at the event. The Caracas, Venezuela native finished tied for 51st on the leaderboard and tied for third in the second flight with a four-day total of 85-85-85-77=332. In her best and final round of the tournament, the 2011 first team All-American finished five-over par with 12 pars and one birdie.
 
Serra, a native of Barcelona, Spain was the next highest finisher for Embry-Riddle. The junior's 342 (87-82-81-92) put her in 60th overall and 15th in the first flight.
 
Wiquist and Jenko rounded out the Eagle participants in the 2012 SALLY. Wiquist, a sophomore, finished three shots back of Serra in 65th place and her 84-87-85-89=345 put her 13th in the second flight. Jenko, also a 2011 first team All-American, finished in 70th overall and third in the third flight with a 353 (99-81-87-86).
 
Moriya Jutanugarn won the tournament shooting a 12-under par 276 (75-66-65-70). Ariya Jutanugarn, who shot 279 (67-71-69-72) and Charley Hull, who shot 280 (72-68-70-70) were the only other competitors to shoot under par.
 
The Embry-Riddle women's golf team will begin their 2012 season as a team on Feb. 20 when they compete at the Lady Moc Golf Classic hosted by Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla.