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Australian Mid-Amateur Championship

Yeppoon Golf Club Incorporated's Dylan Parish and Bonnie Doon Golf Club's Ashleigh Arnold who won the Australian Mid-Amateur Championship played recently at Bribie Island Golf Club

Parish and Arnold become the first winners of the national championship for amateurs since 2019 after the event's Covid-19 pandemic induced hiatus, and they did so in style.

Parish held onto his overnight lead to win by two shots from fellow Queenslander Dillon Hart, while Arnold produced the women's low round of the week on Friday to claim a four shot victory from Hervey Bay's Trudi Petrie.

A four-under par second round of 68 - the only round in the 60s throughout the 54-hole tournament - set up the Yeppoon Golf Club member's maiden national title.

The Central Queenslander bookended the week with rounds of 73 and 74, but his two-shot buffer to begin the final day gave him enough breathing room to hold on.

Three birdies in his two-under par final round front nine of 34 even allowed Parish to go four-over on the back nine and still claim a relatively comfortable win at one-under par for the tournament.

"It feels unreal, hard to explain. After not being able to play this event the last two years after turning 30 I didn’t have high expectations lately. Have been sick and not practicing a lot lately. Unbelievable to end up champion," Parish said.