Ivan Lendl's golfing daughters

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tie for first place in Florida

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Sisters Isabelle and Marika, daughters of the former tennis ace Ivan Lendl and both students at the University of Florida, tied for victory in the Cental District Invitational women's college tournament at River Wilderness Golf Club, Parrish, Florida.

The Lendl family's home is a Bradenton, Florida.

The University of Florida scored a double whammy because, not surprisingly after the Lendl girls' efforts, they won the team title - their first of the season.

The Gators finished the event 29 strokes ahead of second placed Texas Christian University with a seven-under-par total of 857 (290-281-286). Purdue finished third, followed by host Michigan State (895) in fourth in a field of 15 teams.

Isabelle (74-67-71), pictured left, and Marika (72-70-70), pictured right, both totalled four-under-par 212 for the 54 holes, finishing four shots clear of the field of 75 players.

Isabelle, a freshman student who will be 19 on July 19, was named the tournament winner after she narrowly defeated Marika, a sophomore student, in a scorecard play-off, whichever golfer had a lower score in their final nine holes. Even the scorecard play-off was a tight race.

After making a bogey on 14 followed by a birdie on 15, Marika birdied the 18th to be one under par for the final nine holes.

Isabelle had a rough start to her back nine holes, making two consecutive bogeys, but responded by making three-straight birdies on 13, 14 and 15. At one-over par heading into her final hole, Isabelle made an eagle 2 at the par-4 18th hole to have a splendied inward half of three under par.

Nicola Race from Essex, a student a Missouri University, finished joint 44th with a total of 230, made up of rounds of 80, 80 and 70. She obviously got the measure of the course in the final round.

Missouri team-mate, Hannah Lovelock from Surrey had a total of 239 with rounds of 77, 82 and 80 for joint 69th position.

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