Samantha Richdale - A Winner on The FUTURES Tour

Richdale won $14,000 from the $100,000 Gettysburg purse and vaulted from 50th place on the season's money winning list to 17th place and $22, 491 --- just $3,761 behind 10th place --- with two tournaments remaining on the schedule.

Tenth place is crucial in light of the announcement earlier this week that the LPGA would provide Tour Cards for the 2009 season to the Top 10 money winners on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, an increase of five additional players over last year.

That announcement also came as good news to Oakville, ON's Jessica Shepley who moved up three spots this week, from ninth to sixth, as a result of her third place finish and winning $6,125. Shepley now has won $36,909 on the year.

Richdale finished two shots ahead of the Tour's leading money winner, Vicky Hurst of Australia despite shooting a final round of 1-over 73. Her 54-hole total of 211 was 5-under par.

Richdale was doused on the 18th green by fellow players who showered her with water bottles. Shortly after being escorted to the awards ceremony by generals from the reenactment soldiers of the Battle of Gettysburg, Richdale received an Accutron diamond watch and the crystal cannon trophy from Pennsylvania native and LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame member Betsy King. King served as the honorary chairperson at The Gettysburg Championship.

"I'm really excited," said Richdale, whose previous career-best finish was a tie for 17th at the Jalapeno Duramed FUTURES Golf Classic earlier this year. "It's unbelievable. I wouldn't have told anyone that I could win one of the last few tournaments of the season.

Richdale closed out her win with a birdie on the 18th hole, placing her 56-degree wedge approach shot eight feet away from the flagstick, then converting her birdie putt straight into the cup.

The Canadian had to overcome a pair of double bogeys after carding only two bogeys through her first 36 holes. Her second double-bogey of the day on No. 13 dropped her back into a tie with Hurst at 4-under par. Her first double-bogey on the fifth hole gave Gerina Mendoza of Roswell, N.M., a one-stroke advantage.

"I got a little bit down on myself," said Richdale after her first double bogey on No. 5. "I struggle in the bunkers as it is, and to get those two lies was really unfortunate. It was a tough pin placement and I just knew there were some birdies still out there."

Richdale's first birdie of the day was a 25-footer on the par-3, sixth hole. She added back-to-back birdies on Nos. 10 and 11, from distances of eight and 10 feet, respectively.

The third-year Tour pro competed in her first LPGA Tour event last week at the CN Canadian Women's Open, tying for 52nd.

"It was really scary getting into the rough in Canada," Richdale said. "I learned to lay up on par-5s so I can get favorable yardages instead of going for the green in two. That helped today."

Richdale has been working closely with seven-time Duramed FUTURES Tour winner Lori Atsedes of Ithaca, N.Y., to strengthen her mental game as the season has progressed.

Now, she has a chance to break into the Tour's top 10 to finish out the year in Albany, N.Y.

"I don't want to put expectations out there," said Richdale, clad in Nike gear provided by Prasco, her new sponsor. "I just need to focus and not be result-oriented."

Duramed FUTURES Tour
$100,000 The Gettysburg Championship
The Links At Gettysburg - 6426 Yards - par 36-36--72

1 Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 69-69-73 - 211 (-5) $14,000
2 Vicky Hurst (Melbourne, Fla.) 70-71-72 - 213 (-3) $10,000
T3 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 69-72-73 - 214 (-2) $6,125
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 69-72-73 - 214 (-2) $6,125
T5 Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 68-76-71 - 215 (-1) $3,341
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 74-67-74 - 215 (-1) $3,341
Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 70-68-77 - 215 (-1) $3,341
T8 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 75-71-70 - 216 (E) $1,766
M. J. Hur (Seoul, South Korea) 70-73-73 - 216 (E) $1,766
Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 73-70-73 - 216 (E) $1,766 Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 69-73-74 - 216 (E) $1,766
Sarah-Jane Kenyon (Queensland, Australia) 71-71-74 - 216 (E) $1,766
Mindy Kim (Diamond Bar, Calif.) 73-69-74 - 216 (E) $1,766
T14 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 73-71-73 - 217 (+1) $1,250
Kristen Samp (Moberly, Mo.) 70-73-74 - 217 (+1) $1,250
T16 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 70-77-71 - 218 (+2) $1,030
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 72-73-73 - 218 (+2) $1,030
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 73-71-74 - 218 (+2) $1,030
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 72-71-75 - 218 (+2) $1,030
T20 Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 74-74-71 - 219 (+3) $900
Chella Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 74-71-74 - 219 (+3) $900
Hannah Yun (a) (Bradenton, Fla.) 72-72-75 - 219 (+3)
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 73-71-75 - 219 (+3) $900
T24 LeAnna Wicks (Brighton, Mich.) 73-76-71 - 220 (+4) $830
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 72-76-72 - 220 (+4) $830
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 73-75-72 - 220 (+4) $830
Stacey Tate (Auckland, New Zealand) 74-73-73 - 220 (+4) $830
Jin Young Pak (Kang Leung, South Korea) 69-77-74 - 220 (+4) $830
Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 74-72-74 - 220 (+4) $830
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 69-75-76 - 220 (+4) $830
Noriko Nakazaki (Hanover Park, Ill.) 73-71-76 - 220 (+4) $830
T32 Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 71-78-72 - 221 (+5) $778
Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas) 74-74-73 - 221 (+5) $778
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 71-75-75 - 221 (+5) $778
T35 Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 75-75-72 - 222 (+6) $757
Haeji Kang (Seoul, South Korea) 77-71-74 - 222 (+6) $757
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 74-73-75 - 222 (+6) $757
T38 Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 70-80-73 - 223 (+7) $737
Sasha Medina (Ponce, Puerto Rico) 77-71-75 - 223 (+7) $737
Taya Battistella (Portland, Ore.) 73-74-76 - 223 (+7) $737
T41 Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 76-75-73 - 224 (+8) $705
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 77-74-73 - 224 (+8) $705
Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 76-74-74 - 224 (+8) $705
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 76-73-75 - 224 (+8) $705
Pamela Feggans (Patna, Scotland) 74-74-76 - 224 (+8) $705
Maru Martinez (Maracaibo, Venezuela) 74-74-76 - 224 (+8) $705
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 76-72-76 - 224 (+8) $705
Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 72-75-77 - 224 (+8) $705
Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 72-73-79 - 224 (+8) $705
T50 Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 77-74-74 - 225 (+9) $666
Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 78-73-74 - 225 (+9) $666
Courtney Erdman (Altadena, Calif.) 74-76-75 - 225 (+9) $666
Jenna Pearson (Wheaton, Ill.) 76-74-75 - 225 (+9) $666
Jessica Schneider (Elgin, Ill.) 77-73-75 - 225 (+9) $666
Kristina Tucker (Stockholm, Sweden) 68-80-77 - 225 (+9) $666
Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, Conn.) 72-72-81 - 225 (+9) $666
T57 Moah Chang (Los Angeles, Calif.) 72-79-75 - 226 (+10) $645
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 76-73-77 - 226 (+10) $645
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 71-76-79 - 226 (+10) $645
T60 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 76-75-76 - 227 (+11) $627
Stella Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 75-75-77 - 227 (+11) $627
Kim Welch (Sacramento, Calif.) 75-74-78 - 227 (+11) $627
Sunny Oh (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 71-76-80 - 227 (+11) $627
Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 74-72-81 - 227 (+11) $627
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 73-73-81 - 227 (+11) $627
66 Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 74-77-78 - 229 (+13) $615
T67 Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 72-79-79 - 230 (+14) $610
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 76-75-79 - 230 (+14) $610
T69 Katrina Leckovic (Burnaby, British Columbia) 74-77-80 - 231 (+15) $604
Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 74-76-81 - 231 (+15) $604
71 Anastasia Kostina (Nakhabino, Russia) 75-74-83 - 232 (+16) $600

--- Missed 36 Hole Cut ---
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 79-73 - 152
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 78-74 - 152
Adriane Duke (Jonesboro, Ark.) 77-75 - 152
Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 79-73 - 152
Shayna Miyajima (Maui, Hawaii) 76-76 - 152
Jeehae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 81-71 - 152
Hanna Kang (Seoul, South Korea) 76-76 - 152
Annie Young (Highland, Utah) 76-76 - 152
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 75-77 - 152
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 74-78 - 152
Bing Lim (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 75-77 - 152
Nara Shin (a) (Avon, Conn.) 80-73 - 153
Sarah Lynn Sargent (St. Charles, Ill.) 80-73 - 153
Christine Boucher (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 76-77 - 153
Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 72-81 - 153
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 75-78 - 153
Salimah Mussani (Burlington, Ontario) 80-74 - 154
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 80-74 - 154
Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 76-78 - 154
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 76-78 - 154
Andrea VanderLende (Longwood, Fla.) 74-80 - 154
Jin Hyun Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 75-79 - 154
Brittainy Klein (Henderson, Ky.) 78-77 - 155
Elin Andersson (Eskilstuna, Sweden) 78-77 - 155
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, N.J.) 78-77 - 155
Benedikte Grotvedt (a) (Nesbru, Norway) 79-76 - 155
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 81-74 - 155
Vikki Laing (Musselburgh, Scotland) 76-79 - 155
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 82-73 - 155
Amanda McCurdy (Little Rock, Ark.) 76-79 - 155
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 75-80 - 155
Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 78-78 - 156
Corrie Tayman (a) (Bethesda, Md.) 79-77 - 156
Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) 79-77 - 156
Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 80-76 - 156
Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, Ireland) 80-76 - 156
Katie Fraley (Brandenburg, Ky.) 77-79 - 156
Sohi Moon (Seoul, South Korea) 82-74 - 156
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 74-82 - 156
Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Longwood, Fla.) 78-79 - 157
Y. J. Jin (Seoul, South Korea) 79-78 - 157
Amber Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 76-81 - 157
Alexandra Braga (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74-83 - 157
Rebecka Heinmert (San Jose, Calif.) 73-84 - 157
Katie Allison (Little River, S.C.) 78-80 - 158
Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 77-81 - 158
Kellee Booth (McKinney, Texas) 77-81 - 158
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Stockholm, Sweden) 77-81 - 158
Erin Kerr (Phoenix, Ariz.) 83-75 - 158
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 74-84 - 158
Nikki Hadd (Crestview, Fla.) 74-85 - 159
Jutta Degerman (Helsinki, Finland) 79-81 - 160
Manuela Tarazona (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 77-83 - 160
Shelley Anderson (Clarksville, Tenn.) 81-79 - 160
Alissa Kuczka (Phoenix, Ariz.) 83-77 - 160
Juli Erekson (Mapleton, Utah) 80-81 - 161
Esther Moon (Nashville, Tenn.) 78-84 - 162
Amy Schmucker (Cold Spring, Minn.) 83-80 - 163
Charlotte Campbell (Heathrow, Fla.) 83-80 - 163
Susan Choi (Natick, Mass.) 82-82 - 164
Paula Pearson-Tucker (Miami, Fla.) 86-78 - 164
Carol Green-Robertson (Tazewell, Va.) 83-82 - 165
Morgan Olds (Stamford, Conn.) 86-79 - 165
Kate Stepanek (Guilford, Conn.) 83-84 - 167
Mary Moan (New Haven, Conn.) 85-82 - 167
Haley Gildea (East Greenwich, R.I.) 85-82 - 167
Kaylin Isler (Southlake, Texas) 82-88 - 170

--- Missed 18 Hole Cut ---
Stephanie Godare (Conroe, Texas) 91
Airey Chiapella (a) (Memphis, Tenn.) 93
Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) WDI
Sin Ah Ham (Torrance, Calif.) WDI
Dana Je (Orlando, Fla.) WDI
Caroline Park (a) (Oviedo, Fla.) DQ
Eom Ji Park (Vancouver, BC) DNS

(a-denotes amateur):