LONGWOOD, Florida, October 1, 2017 - The final-round of the IOA Golf Classic started at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday about 45 minutes after the second-round concluded. Hannah Green (Perth, Australia), who has led since her 64 on Friday, stayed in the lead at 13-under as play was suspended for the night due to darkness at 7:00 p.m.

Katelyn Dambaugh (North Charleston, S.C.) is two shots back at 11-under.

The final-round will resume on Monday, October 2 at 8:30 a.m. No groups finished on Sunday so there are still 21 groups and 61 players that need to finish. The lead group will pick up on hole ten so the estimated finishing time is 11:00 a.m. The trophy ceremony will take place on the 18th green immediately following the conclusion of the tournament.

Dambaugh, who ranks 12th on the Volvik Race for the Card money list, drained a 20-footer on hole nine about 10 minutes before the horns blew to suspend play. Green, who was playing one group behind Dambaugh, responded with a 30-footer on nine just a minute before play was called for the night.

Green will aim for her third win of the season. She won the Sara Bay Classic and the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout. If Green pockets the $22,500 first place prize, she would eclipse $100,000 in earnings and likely move from fourth to third on the money list. It would be the first time in Tour history that three players have earned at least $100,000 in a single-season.

The 20-year-old would also be the second player to win three tournaments (Nanna Koerstz Madsen) this season.

Dambaugh, who has only played in ten events after joining the Tour in June, could move as high as seventh on the money list with a victory. She started the final round with birdies on holes one and two. She also made a birdie on five and then the long putt on nine.

The 2017 SEC individual champion has finished inside the top ten in five of her ten starts.

Allison Emrey (Charlotte, N.C.) is in third place through nine holes at 10-under while Elizabeth Szokol (Winnetka, Illinois) is in fourth at 9-under through nine. Former UCF star Ashley Holder (Orlando, Florida) is 3-under through 16 holes in the final-round and has moved up to a tie for seventh. She finished in a tie for 20th in 2015 as an amateur.

Green Maintains 2-Shot Lead into Monday's Finish of Final-Round of IOA Golf Classic

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