"I think it hasn't set in yet," said Belac. "I am just really excited and happy. I am just really grateful to compete at this level on this amazing course."
Belac, a product Portoroz, Slovenia, carded rounds of 66, 71, 70 and 74 for a seven-under-par, 281, to claim a four-stroke victory over Allison Emrey (285). A two-time All-America at Duke, Belac hit 49-of-56 fairways on the week.
"It had been a rough start learning how it works out here, but I think I got a grasp of things pretty quickly and got more comfortable playing on Tour, having a different schedule," Belac said. "I think that showed with better play the last couple of tournaments and I finally put four good rounds together."
Belac has six top-20 finishes in eight total starts in her rookie season, including one victory among three more top-10 finishes.
Since her Symetra Tour debut in July, Belac has made eight straight cuts on the tour and with the victory this week earned a $30,000 check to move her into second on the Symetra Tour money list with $47,132.
"I really analyzed everything after the last few tournaments and saw where I need some work and what I need to improve," said Belac. "This week, I really focused on shot by shot and making a score every day and not thinking about the outcome at the end of four rounds. It was tough to do that today, but I was able to do it."
With the victory Saturday, Belac became the ninth Duke women's golfer to win on the Symetra Tour – Beth Bauer (4), Celine Boutier (2), Candy Hannemann (2), Liz Janangelo (2), Virada Nirapathpongporn (2), Leona Maguire (2), Kristina Engstrom-Tucker (1) and Yu Liu (1).
Belac will close the Symetra Tour Nov. 3-6 at the Symetra Tour Championship in Davidson, N.C.
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