2012 JUNIOR SCHEDULE OF THE CAROLINAS
Talbert and Young Named Carolinas
Junior Golf Players of the Year; Six Named All-Carolinas
McKenzie Talbert of North Augusta, SC and Carson Young of Pendleton, SC have been named the Carolinas Junior Golf Players of the Year and All-Carolinas for 2011. Joining Talbert on the All-Carolinas Girls’ Team are Sarah Bae of Cary, NC and Kelli Murphy of Elgin, SC. Along with Young on the All-Carolinas Boys’ Team are Will Starke of Chapin, SC and Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill, NC. Press Release
WAKE
FOREST ANNOUNCES 2012 CAMP DATES
Coach Jerry Haas has announced camp dates for summer 2012. Join Coach Haas and other head college golf coaches from around the country at Wake Forest University's 18-acre Arnold Palmer Golf Practice Facility, collegiate home of PGA talents such as Jay Haas, Scott Hoch, Curtis Strange, Billy Andrade, Bill Haas and Webb Simpson. Three overnight sessions: June 10-14, June 24-28 and July 8-12 and one day camp option: June 11-14 are offered for junior golfers ages 11-18. Visit the camp website: www.wakeforestgolfcamp.com or click here for a camp brochure.
SARAH BAE REPEATS AS NC GIRLS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR;
MILLER CAPPS NAMED NC BOYS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Bae of Cary and Miller Capps of Denver
have been named the 2011 N.C. Junior Players of
the Year by the Tarheel
Youth Golf Association (TYGA) and the Carolinas
Golf Association (CGA). This is the second
straight year Bae has been named the NC junior
girl’s player of the year. The N.C. Junior
Player of the Year award recognizes one girl and
one boy who have had the most successful year in
amateur and junior golf events at the local,
state, regional and national levels.
These outstanding juniors, along with the 2011
N.C. All-State Girls’ and Boys’ teams, will be
honored at the N.C. Junior Golf Night Awards
Banquet on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Pine
Needles Resort in Southern Pines, NC.
Press release
OVER 60 SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY COLLEGE GOLF
60 high school seniors from across the Carolinas signed their National Letter of Intent during the early signing period to play collegiate golf. The early period was from November 9 - 16, 2011. Congratulations to all who signed early. Early Signees
STEPHENSON SETS GIRLS' SCORING RECORD WINNING THE
SCJGA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP; ZOLLER TAKES BOYS TITLE
The 14th Annual Players Championship has concluded, and what a great event as always! Lauren Stephenson shattered the scoring record set by Taylor Ann Dodson last year in the Girls 14-18 division. Lauren fired 66-66 for a two day total of 132. In the Boys 15-18 bracket, we had our first ever brother duo to capture the same title with Austin Zoller winning this years title. His brother Taylor won back in 2009. Trevor Phillips captured the Boys 13-14 title while his younger brother, Trent Phillips, won the Boys 10-12 bracket. Congrats to Natalie Srinivason for winning the Girls 11-13 title. A very special thanks to Lewis Brown, Hartsville CC, the Coker College Boys and Girls teams for helping this year end event continue to be special.
BUSHWOOD ALL-STARS AND THE GRASS MASTERS LEAD
AFTER ROUND ONE OF TYGA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Bushwood All-Stars shot a first round 147 to take a three shot lead after round one of the TYGA Team Championship at Seven Lakes CC in West End, NC. Bushwood was lead by a one under par 71 by Victor Wiggins of Gastonia, NC. Wiggins has a four shot lead in the boys' individual competition heading into Sunday's final round. In the girls' only division, The Grass Masters shot a 161 and have a one shot lead over Team Osiecki and Daddies' Little Girls. The Grass Masters were lead by Alaina Yeatts of Durham who shot a seven over par 79. Sarah Bae of Cary leads the girls' individual competition with a round of 75.
Each team consists of three players and the best two scores are used for the daily team score. Round 1 results
TALBERT, PROVEAUX, NESMITH AND
ZOLLER NAMED ROLEX ALL-AMERICANS
McKenzie Talbert of North Augusta, SC, Cody Proveaux of Leesville, SC, Matthew Nesmith of North Augusta, SC and Taylor Zoller of North Charleston, SC have each been named to the 2011 Rolex Junior All-American Team by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). Full story
PROVEAUX NAMED ROLEX PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cody Proveaux of Leesville, SC has been named the Rolex Junior Boys' Players of Year by the American Junior Golf Association. Proveaux was also named Rolex All-America First Team. Proveaux earned the right to Rolex Junior Player of the Year accolades on the strength of wins at the Polo Golf Junior Classic and the Junior PGA Championship, and four additional runner-up showings. Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior Player of the Year award recognizes one boy and one girl who had the most outstanding year in junior golf events at the national level. When Proveaux travels to PGA National Resort & Spa to accept his Rolex Junior Player of the Year trophy, he will be returning to the tournament where his award-winning season began. At the 2010 Polo Golf Junior Classic, Proveaux won five matches, including a semifinal victory over then-Rolex Junior Player of the Year Anthony Paolucci, en route to his first AJGA Invitational crown. Full story
GATOR WINTER GOLF ACADEMY SET FOR DEC. 18-21
BECOME A PGA CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIOR VOLUNTEER
Each Junior Volunteer, ages 16-21 as of August 6, 2012, will be placed on one of four committees: Leaderboards & Thru-boards, Monster Board or Standard Bearers. All junior volunteer committee assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. A volunteer fee is not required. However, each Junior Volunteer must commit to a minimum of 12 volunteer hours during the week of the PGA Championship. For more information, please contact the PGA Championship Office by calling (843) 768-6003. We greatly appreciate your consideration and support of the 2012 PGA Championship! Please visit our website, www.PGA2012.com to download an application.
DILLARD DRIVE MIDDLE WINS NC MIDDLE SCHOOL;
CHANG AND FREEMAN TAKE INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Dillard Drive Middle School of Cary, NC shot a
team total of four over par 146 to win the
10th NC Middle School Championship at
Badin Inn GC in Badin, NC. Dillard Drive’s team
was represented by eight grader Eric Bae and
sixth grader Jennifer Chang. Bae
shot a round
of even par 71 to finish in second place in the
boys’ division and Chang took
the girls’ title with a round of four over par
75. Finishing in second place was
Carolina Day School of Asheville, NC. Carolina
Day School was lead by the boys’ champion John
Freeman. Freeman, an eight grader, shot a three
under par 68 to win the boys' division by three shots.
Final results
OWEN RUNS AWAY WITH BOYS' TYGA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BROOKS WINS GIRLS' DIVISION IN PLAYOFF
It
took extra holes, but
Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill went the extra
distance and captured the girls’ title in the
TYGA
State Championship in playoff. Brooks, a high
school senior, finished with a two day total of
153 on the par 71 Sapona CC golf course. Brooks
defeated Evelyn Dole of Raleigh and Emily
Stinson of Charlotte on number ten, the first
playoff hole. Finishing tied for fourth at 154
was Sarah Bae, the NC Junior Girls’ champion, of
Cary and Tara Simmons of Goldsboro.
Tanner Owen of High Point won the boys’
division by seven shots finishing with a two day
total of five under par 137. Owen, a high
school sophomore, was the only player to finish
the tournament under par. Finishing tied for
second at two over par 142 were Tanner Gross of
High Point, Alex Nianouris of Salisbury,
Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill and Carter
Jenkins of Raleigh.
Final result
LANGDALE & YOUNG WIN SCJGA TRADITION FOUR BALL;
MURPHY AND HIRAI TAKE GIRLS' TITLE
Austin Langdale (Townville)
and his partner, Carson
Young (Pendleton) started
the day with a
one stroke lead and went to
work quickly. A front nine
30 separated the team pretty
quickly from the field. A
lone birdie on the back nine
finished the team dressed in
Clemson Orange with a
consecutive 65 and a seven
stroke margin of victory.
The overall girl's title
went to Kelli Murphy (Elgin)
and Reona Hirai
(Summerville) after they
fired 65 to post a 138
total. Murphy had five
birdies on her own ball on
the front nine to help
separate the team from their
nearest competitors. The
boys 13-14 division started
the day tied at 69. Winn
Taylor (Greenville) and
Jimmy Self (Greenwood) held
on to win thanks to four
birdies on their day. Their
137 total was strokes clear
of second.
Full results
PROVEAUX AND TALBERT NAMED CAROLINAS JUNIOR
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR; SIX
NAMED ALL-CAROLINAS
McKenzie Talbert of North Augusta, SC and Cody Proveaux of Leesville, SC have been named the 2010 Carolinas Junior Players of the Year. Joining Talbert on the All-Carolinas Girls’ Team are Collins Bradshaw of Columbia, SC and Sarah Bae of Cary, NC. Also on the All-Carolinas Boys’ Team are Stephen Behr of Florence, SC and Taylor Zoller of North Charleston, SC. Full Release
BAE AND WOMBLE NAMED N.C.
JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Sarah Bae of Cary and Davis
Womble of High Point have
been named the 2010 N.C.
Junior Players of the Year
by the Tarheel Youth Golf
Association (TYGA) and the
Carolinas Golf Association
(CGA). The N.C. Junior
Player of the Year award
recognizes one girl and one
boy who have had the most
successful year in amateur
and junior golf events at
the local, state, regional
and national levels. Bae
and Womble along with the
2010 NC All-State Golf teams
will be honored at the NC
Junior Golf Night on
December 27th at Pine
Needles Resort in Southern
Pines, NC.
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