TRINITY, Texas (Nov. 14, 2026) – South Carolina women’s golf freshman standout Amelia Harris etched her name into the record books on Saturday evening with an individual win at the Spirit International Amateur Championship. The Australian native led her home country to a runner-up team finish with a score of -21, finishing just one point behind Canada who posted a score of -22.
The Spirit International Amateur Championship is a team event where points are only earned for birdies (1 point) and eagles (2 points). Team competition uses a best-ball format where the better score/points from each pair (men’s pair and women’s pair) are combined, and the men’s and women’s totals then merge for the overall country standings.
Harris finished with 16 total points for the three-day event, fending off Sara Brentcheneff (15) of France as well as Vanessa Borovilos (14) of Canada and Valentine Delon (14) from France who finished in a two-way tie for third. Following the first round, Harris was in the clubhouse with just three points before a 6-point effort in Friday’s round saw her shoot up the leaderboard into the top three. The two-time SEC Women’s Golf Freshman of the Week responded with seven points on Saturday to catapult on to the victor’s podium.
Harris now accompanies past winners such as Rose Zhang (2021), Brooke Henderson (2013), Lexi Thompson (2009), Paula Creamer (2003) and Lorena Ochoa (2001) to name a few.
Harris will return to the links with the Gamecocks on Jan. 31, 2027 at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif.