Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University sophomore Amely Bochaton (Evian Les Bains, France) is the first South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Women's Golfer of the Week for the '26 NCAA championship season. Bochaton receives this honor for the fourth time this season and the seventh time in her WU career.
 
Bochaton won her ninth career individual title with a seven-under-par 209 in the Battle at Hilton Head Monday and Tuesday. She outdistanced Lander's Kajsa Lindqvist by a whopping 11 shots. She had a six-under-par 66 in the second round and a three-under-par 69 in the third session. 
 
The '25 All-American led the 'Dogs with 11 birdies, including six in her error-free second round. Wingate finished the 54-hole competition at 882, 20 shots better than No. 16 Lander in second place. Nineteen teams and 100 student-athletes participated in this year's Battle at Hilton Head event.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head women's golf coach JD Lamm
 
"Amely Bochaton has proven yet again that she is the best D2 golfer in the country and I don't think it's even close. Her ball-striking performance this week was one of the best of her career. Amely has worked very hard during the offseason…it's nice to see her be rewarded for it."
 
Next on the horizon for No. 1 Wingate women's golf
 
Wingate will play in the Lady Moc Classic on Monday and Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida. No. 10 Florida Southern College hosts this event at the Grasslands Golf and Country Club.
 
Wingate hosts the Jerry Surratt Memorial Intercollegiate March 9-10 at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe. Last year, Wingate and Bochaton swept the team and individual titles. The Bulldogs won their home tourney for the fourth time in four tries by one stroke over SAC rival Anderson.
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
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