BEHR WINS 52ND SC JUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIP BY 3
Stephen Behr captured the 52nd SCGA Junior
Championship after he ended up 7 under par for the 54 hole tournament.
Behr shot 70 in his final round to win by 3 over Easley's Hayden Garrett
with all players playing solid golf in the final group. The boys 13-14
has Austin Zoller as the 2010 champion after he fired a final round 74
to win by 2 shots over Keenan Huskey. The field was cut after two
rounds. Fifteen players made the final round scoring 162 or better in
the boys 13-14. It took a score of 150 to make the cut in the older boys
15-17 bracket and 49 of those youngsters stayed to play the final day.
The top 8 finishers also qualified for the Georgia- South Carolina Team
Matches as well with a playoff for the final spot going to CJ Liner.
SCGA Junior Championship Website
COASTAL
CAROLINA CAMP SET FOR JUNE 21-24
The Coastal
Carolina Golf Camp will be hosted at the TPC of
Myrtle Beach and campers will have the unique
opportunity to use a state of the art practice
complex built exclusively for the Coastal Carolina
University golf team and home to Allen Terrell’s
Players Academy.
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DREW JOHNSON
HONORED FOR SERVICE
WITH PRESIDENTS' LEADERSHIP AWARD
Drew Johnson of Oak Ridge, N.C., and
Jacqueline Calamaro of Newtown Square, Pa., have been named
recipients of the 2010 Presidents' Leadership Award. This award
recognizes one boy and one girl junior golfer who demonstrated
leadership, character and community service through their
involvement with Leadership Links. The program is a joint
initiative founded in 2010 by the United States Golf Association
and the American Junior Golf Association to further develop
junior golfers through volunteerism and charitable giving.
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ERNST
WINS 5TH VICKI DISANTIS GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Charlotte, NC (5/1210) - Playing in her final junior
tournament, Austin Ernst wanted to go out as a
winner; and win she did. Ernst, a high school
senior from Seneca, SC, captured to the 5th Vicki
DiSantis Girls’ Championship with a two day total of
two under par 140 on the 6,021 yard par 71 golf
course at Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte,
NC. Ernst, the 2008 Vicki DiSantis champion, played
an impressive round of golf firing a two under par
69 in a swirling wind that had most of the other
competitors on their heels all day.
Final Results
Hole-By-Hole Leaderboard
CAROLINAS JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!
The
Carolinas PGA Section is currently accepting entry
applications for the 2010 Carolinas Junior PGA
Championship (formerly the Westfield Junior).
The tournament is open to boys and girls, ages 18
and younger as of August 2, 2010. The winners of
the boys' and girls' divisions of qualify to join
nearly 150 of the nation's top junior golfers at the
national Junior PGA Championship in July of this
summer. The PGA of America has attracted more
than 200,000 junior golfers since its origin in
1976. Past competitors include many of today's
leading PGA and LPGA touring professionals such as
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard, Stewart
Cink, Scott Verplank, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr,
Dottie Pepper, and Michelle McGann. The
Carolinas Junior PGA Championship will be held on
Saturday & Sunday, June 26-27, 2010 at Quail Creek
GC at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.
The official deadline for entries is Thursday June
17 at 5:00 PM. Only the first 156 eligible entrants
will be added to the field. Make sure to apply
soon!
Tournament information, registration, and the
medical release form
US
GIRLS' JUNIOR QUALIFIER SCHEDULED
FOR JUNE 14TH
AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY GC
Qualifying for the 2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship will be
held at Furman University Golf Club in Greenville, SC June 14,
2010. It is one of approximately 33 18-hole qualifiers for the
US Girls’ Junior Championship that will be played from July
19-24 at Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C.
First
played in 1949 and including such notable winners as Mickey
Wright, JoAnne Carner, Hollis Stacy, and Nancy Lopez, the
championship is open to female amateur golfers who have not
reached their 18th birthday by midnight of July 24, 2010 and who
have a Handicap Index not exceeding 18.4.
Eighteen-hole
qualifiers will be held nationwide from June 14-29, with spots
awarded at each site to fill the championship field of 156
players. The Furman Qualifier has girls playing for spots to
the Championship at Country Club of North Carolina. There will
also be 2 alternates. Yardage will be 6,103 yards and par 72 at
Furman Golf Course and first tee times are 7:30 am off the first
and tenth tees.
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JOHNSON AND JOYE
TAKE SCJGA CADDIE CLASSIC TITLES
Carson Joye took the top caddie pick
for the Monday After the Masters Pro Am with a 2 under par 69.
The top girls pick went to Torey Johnson after she won a one
hole playoff over Samantha Buchanon. The SC Junior Golf
Association is again very fortunate to have the South Carolina
Automobile Dealers Association as presenting sponsor. SCADA has
a long history of supporting youth oriented programs in SC and
they are also a vital part of the SC Junior Golf Foundation's
Golf Week. The membership of Timberlake Country Club was host to
the SCJGA for the playing of this statewide championship. Of
special note, the club had a "work" day where over thirty
members came out worked to beautify the course for the event.
Full Results
DECKER
BIRDIES FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE; BAE HOLDS OFF
WARRICK TO CAPTURE JIMMY
ANDERSON JUNIOR TITLES
Playing in perfect weather conditions, Sarah Bae of Cary, NC and
Andrew Decker of Greenville, NC captured their division in the
second annual Jimmy Anderson Junior Invitational at Jacksonville
Country Club in Jacksonville, NC. This annual 36-hole junior
tournament is conducted by the junior golf alumni of
Jacksonville Country Club in honor of their long time teacher
and friend, Jimmy Anderson. The 72-player field consisted of
junior golfers from North and South Carolina.
Final Results
PHILIPS
AND STEPHENSON WIN SCJGA PEEWEE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The field of
almost 60 young players completed the final round of the
12th Annual SCJGA Pee Wee Championship. Trevor Phillips
held on to his first round lead of 33 and followed with
a five under par 31, for a two day total of 64. Runner
up Coleman Self fired the tournaments lowest round of
six under par 30 for his total of 68. Lauren Stephenson
captured the girls title after she followed her first
round 34, with a closing round of even par 36. Savannah
Goodman of Easley came home in second place.
Final Results
TALBERT
AND BELL TAKE BALLANTYNE JUNIOR TITLES
McKenzie Talbert of North
Augusta, SC and Weston Bell of Piedmont, SC captured their
division titles in the Ballantyne Junior at the Golf club at
Ballantyne in Charlotte, NC. Talbert, the 2009 Carolinas
Junior Girls Player of the Year, shot a second round of 2 under
par 70 to finish at three over par 147. Finishing two
shots back at 149 and in second place in the girls division was
Louise Oxner of Greenville, SC. Collins Bradshaw of
Columbia, SC finished in third place at 150. Bell, a high
school sophmore, followed his first round of two under par 70
with a two over par 74 for a two day total of 144 and a one shot
lead over Miller Capps of Denver, NC, Eric Eberspeaker of Rock
Hill, SC and CJ Liner of North Augusta, SC. This annual
junior event is conducted by the Dana Rader Golf School and the
Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort.
Ballantyne Junior Final Results
S.C.
TAKES TEAM TITLE IN CAROLINAS-GEORGIA JUNIOR; PERRY AND CHAPMAN
TAKE INDIVIDUAL TITLES
After two day of golf in
complete opposite conditions, SC won the team title in the
Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship, hosted by Mt. Vintage
Golf Plantation in North Augusta, SC. After the first day
and playing in a wet and rainy conditions, SC took a 14 shot
lead over NC and 33 shot lead over Georgia. For the second
round, the rain stopped and the sun continued to shine all day
on SC who battled to fend off a second day charge by NC winning
by a final score of 1783-1786.
In the
individual competitions, Katherine Perry of Cary, NC closed out
the tournament with a round of two under par 70 to finish with a
two day total of two over par 146. Finishing in second at
six over par was Carrie Metz of Buford, GA. In the boys'
division, first round leader James Chapman of Gastonia, NC
increased his first round lead to win by 7 shots. Chapman
took advantage of the perfect conditions and shot a three under
par 69 to finish at five under par 139. Finishing tied for
second at 146 were Stephen Behr or Florence, SC, Chandler
Brazeal of Aiken, SC and Thomas Bradshaw of Columbia, SC.
Tournament Web Site
Live Scorings
TALBERT
AND KNOX NAMED CAROLINAS JUNIOR
PLAYER OF THE
YEAR; SIX NAMED ALL-CAROLINAS
McKenzie
Talbert of North Augusta, SC and Andy Knox of Cary, NC are the
2009 Carolinas Junior Golf Players of the Year. Joining Talbert
on the All-Carolinas Girls’ Team are Maureen Dunnagan, of
Lexington, SC and Collins Bradshaw of Columbia, SC. Along with
Knox on the All-Carolinas Boys’ Team are Damon Postal of
Blythewood, SC and Payne McLeod of Reidsville, NC.
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TALBERT
AND MCELVEEN WIN 20TH CPGA CHARLES TILGHMAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
It
was the tale of two championships today as umbrellas and black
rain suits dotted the Surf Club's landscape during the Final
Round of play at the 20th Annual Carolinas PGA Charles Tilghman
Junior Championship in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
A
nine-shot win catapulted First Round leader McKenzie Talbert,
14, of North Augusta, S.C. to her first girls overall Tilghman
Junior Championship, hours before a three-hole playoff between
Drew McElveen, 17, of Murrells Inlet, S.C. and CGA points leader
Andy Knox, 17, of Cary, N.C., decided the boys overall
champion. McElveen came out on top, sinking a birdie putt from
20 feet.
Final Round Results and
Recap
TALBERT
AWARDED BETH DANIELS AWARD
LPGA Hall
of Fame Member Beth Daniel has an award in her honor that
recognizes the top female player for the SCJGA. McKenzie Talbert
has won this prestigious award for the 2009 SCJGA season. The
award dates back to 1997 when eventual Solhiem Cup Team Member,
Kristi McPherson won the inaugural title. Kristi’s Captain for
the 2009 matches was Beth Daniel, quite an accomplishment for
South Carolina’s best.
The battle
for Player of The Year was a tight competition between three
talented players. Katie Rose Higgins of Charleston, Columbia’s
Collins Bradshaw, and McKenzie Talbert. Talbert finished the
final three SCJGA events of the year where she needed to; as
champion. Victories in the Tradition Four Ball, Fall Challenge,
and Players Championship over the final two months gave Talbert
the cushion she needed over her challengers. Talbert plays out
of the Mount Vintage Golf Club in North Augusta and clamed her
title by 73 points over Collins Bradshaw. McKenzie is also the
youngest to win this honor at the age of 14.
Talbert will be honored at a press conference on
December 22 at the Wild Dunes Resort.
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Perry and
Harrell named 2009 N.C. Junior Players of the Year
Katherine
Perry of Cary and Logan Harrell of Huntersville have been named
the 2009 N.C. Junior Players of the Year by the Carolinas Golf
Association (CGA) and the Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA).
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. The Player of the Year awards were determined by a
combination of each player’s tournament scoring differential and
the total points earned in the TYGA NC rankings events from
December 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009. These outstanding
juniors, along with the 2009 All-State Girls’ and Boys’ teams,
will be honored at the N.C. Junior Golf Night Awards Banquet on
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Little River Golf and Resort in
Carthage, NC. Press Release
2009 N.C.
BOYS' ALL-STATE TEAMS ANNOUNCED
30 boys have been named to the 2009 N.C. Boys’ All-State Golf
Teams by the Carolinas Golf Association and the Tarheel Youth
Golf Association, honoring those junior golfers who have had the
most success in amateur and junior golf events at the local,
state, regional and national levels over the past 12 months.
First team: Miller
Capps of Denver, Trevor Cone of Concord, Michael Cromie of Cary,
Andrew Decker of Greenville, Richard Fountain of Raleigh, Logan
Harrell of Huntersville, Christian Hawley of Kernersville, Andy
Knox of Cary, Zach Munroe of Charlotte and Grayson Murray of
Raleigh.
Second team:
Gregory Bunner of
Cherryville, James Chapman of Gastonia, Chad Cox of Charlotte,
Beau Cutts of Henderson, Wilson Day of Raleigh, Spencer Lawson
of Raleigh, Payne McLeod of Reidsville, Sam Packard of
Pinehurst, Coater Paxton, IV of Wilson and Patrick Sawrey of
Smithfield.
Third team:
James Ellis of Greenville, Billy Herring of Lillington, Charlie
Killian of Raleigh, Leif Neijstrom of Greensboro, Daniel
Pizetoski of Davidson, JT Poston of Hickory, Robert Register of
Burlington, Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, John Varol of Waxhaw and
Davis Womble of High Point.
These
outstanding juniors will be honored at the N.C. Junior Golf
Night Awards Banquet Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Little River
Golf and Resort in Carthage, NC.
Press
Release
2009 N.C. GIRLS' ALL-STATE
TEAMS ANNOUNCED
30 girls have
been named to the 2009 N.C. Girls’ All-State Golf Teams by
the Carolinas Golf Association and the Tarheel Youth Golf
Association, honoring those junior golfers who have had the
most success in amateur and junior golf events at the local,
state, regional and national levels over the past 12 months.
First team: Lori Beth Adams of Burlington, Sarah
Almond of Albemarle, Lizzie Bundy of Clayton, Megan Burnham
of Gastonia, Allison Emrey of Charlotte, Katie Kirk of
Davidson, Katherine Perry of Cary, Taelor Rubin of Raleigh,
Kayla Sciupider of Etowah and Mattie Tobey of Denver.
Second team:
Taylor Allison of Elizabeth City, Sarah
Bae of Raleigh; Lane Gakeler of Greensboro, Kristi
Ingram of Winston-Salem; Michelle Pilo of Apex, Kathryn
Rand of Hampstead, Andrea Robbins of Liberty, Tara
Simmons of Goldsboro, Casey Ward of Chapel Hill and
Mallory Warrick of Wilson.
Third team:
Victoria Allred of Pfafftown, Nimeeta Bhasker of
Advance, Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill, Hannah Craver of
Winston-Salem, Andrea Estes of Cary, Samantha Gilder of
Pinehurst, Madison Kennedy of Salisbury, Ashley Osiecki
of New Bern, Kristin Rhodin of Asheville and Jane
Shavlik of Raleigh.
These outstanding juniors will be
honored at the N.C. Junior Golf Night Awards Banquet on
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Little River Golf and
Resort in Carthage, NC.
Press Release
TALBERT AND ZOLLER CROWNED
AT SCJGA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
McKenzie Talbert won her second SCJGA title in the fall series
with a commanding victory in the 12th Annual Players
Championship hosted by Harstville CC in Hartsvill, SC. Taylor
Zoller was the only player to finish at under par to claim the
overall boy’s championship as he shot one under par for the two
days. Talbert fired a stellar 68 in the cold and rainy
conditions to win the girls' bracket by eight shots. Local
sponsors have come together for the Hartsville Junior Golf
Foundation in order to present this season ending championship.
Full Results
OVER 40 CAROLINAS
JUNIORS SIGN IN EARLY PERIOD
44 Carolinas juniors from the
class of 2010 have signed National Letter of Intent to play
collegiate golf. The early signing period opened on
November 11 and closed on November 18th. Those not signing
in the early period will have the opportunity to sign with
schools in April. Congratulations to all!!
Class of 2010 Signees
CODY
AND TALBERT TRIUMPH IN SCJGA FALL CHALLENGE
Austin Cody closed out his SCJGA
career with a bang as he finished 36 holes at 9 under par to win
the 15th Annual Cheraw Fall Challenge. Both he and runner up;
Chandler Brazeal, beat the existing tournament record in a great
weekend of golf. McKenzie Talbert added yet another win to her
career with a three shot victory over Maureen Dunnagan in the
overall girl’s race. Talbert finished the two day event at five
under par. Wesley Long from Bluffton won the boy’s 13-14 bracket
after his two over par 75 was two strokes clear of his
competitors. Ryan Lamb and Ryan Carpenter tied for second at
150. Click
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Nesmith-Brazeal take the Tradition
Perfect
fall weather was the order of the day as Matthew Nesmith and
Chandler Brazeal captured the 15th playing of the SCJGA
Tradition Four Ball. Brazeal had nine birdies on his own ball
over the weekend to help hoist their team over the runner up
squad of Colin Witiak and Carson Joye. The overall girls title
was won by McKenzie Talbert and Morgan Webber after they fired a
second round 67. The formidable team won by six shots. The teams
competed on the Linkside Golf Course of
Pebble Creek Country Club. The younger brackets had some
great play as well. The boys 13-14 bracket had Carson Young and
Austin Langdale on top after they finished regulation play at
137, three clear of second place. The boys 10-12 division
needed extra play as the team of Proveaux and Phillips tied the
Self-Weede grouping. Coleman Self canned
the 15 footer to gain the victory. The youngest girl’s group,
ages 11-13, has Lauren Stephenson and Kelli Murphy as the 2009
champs after shooting 69.
Full Results
SIMMONS AND DIXON TAKE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
Tara
Simmons of Goldsboro and Roy Dixon of Salisbury survived rainy
conditions to win the TYGA Tour Championship at Monroe CC in
Monroe, NC. Simmons, a 14 year old rising high school freshman,
won the girls' overall division with a two day total of 158.
Dixon, a 16 year old rising high school junior, captured the
boys' overall division with a two day total of even par 144.
Other division winners were Amy Lynn Wooten of Clinton, Jessica
Kittelberger of Raleigh, Kathryn Rand of Hampstead, John David
Morton of Wilson, Will Blalock of Gastonia and Erik Benson of
Norwood.
Full Results
Beth
Daniel Junior Azalea has Kennedy and Higgins as Champions
Blake Kennedy came to the course two
strokes back and a consecutive 67 gave him the 2009 Beth Daniel
Junior Azalea Boy’s title. Katie Rose Higgins added to her great
summer run by posting an even par 71 to win by one over Katelyn
Dambaugh and McKenzie Talbert. Play was suspended twice
due to thunderstorms in the area and the players hung tough in
the trying conditions. Kennedy had a one stroke margin of
victory over Thomas Bradshaw as they both played excellent golf
over the two days. Kennedy earned an exemption into the Azalea
Amateur and the Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational. The girls
swapped the lead all day with Katie Rose making par on the tough
18th to claim her victory over a very competitive field.
Full Results
EMREY AND
MCGOWAN TAKE DOGWOOD STATE TITLES
Michael McGowan of Southern Pines and Allison
Emrey of Charlotte captured the
Dogwood State Junior Championship in their respective divisions
at Cabarrus Country Club in Concord, NC. McGowan, the 2008 North
Carolina Junior Player of the Year, added to his résumé by
firing a final round 68 to win the overall championship and the
boys’ 16-18 division by two strokes. McGowan, a rising freshman
at UNC-Chapel Hill, finished with a 210, 6-under for the
tournament. Allison Emrey posted a
1-under 71 to hold off Katie Kirk of Davidson.
Emrey’s three day total was 219,
four strokes ahead of Kirk in the girls’ 16-18 division. Erik
Benson’s 69 gave the Norwood native a four shot victory in the
boys’ 14-15 division. Benson finished tied for second in the
boys’ overall standings. Will Minton of Raleigh put together
three straight rounds under par to take the boys’ 12-13 division
by one stroke over Kyle Austin of Mebane.
Ashley Osiecki of New Bern led wire
to wire in the girls’ 12-15 division finishing three strokes
ahead of Mallory Warrick of Wilson. In the 11 and under
division, Wesley Simmons of Goldsboro shot a final round 37 for
an eight shot victory.
Full Results
WITIAK WINS 60TH CAROLINAS JUNIOR
Collin Witiak of
Columbia, SC lead wire to wire winning
the 60th Carolinas Junior Championship with a total
score of two under par 214 on the Dogwood course at The Country
Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, NC.
Witiak, a rising high school senior, finished one shot
ahead of Grayson Murray of Raleigh, NC. Murray, a rising high
school sophomore finished at one under par 215 and won the 14-15
age division by nine shots. Joshua Martin of Pinehurst, NC also
dominated the 12-13 age division finishing with a three day
total of three under par 213 for a seven shot victory. In the
11 and under age division, Caleb Proveaux
of Leesville, SC finished with a 27-hole score of 112, good for
a 7 shot victory.
Full Results
TAYLOR TAKES TWINS STATES GIRLS'
TITLE
Courtney Taylor
of Gastonia, NC fired a one under par round of 70 to capture her
fifth CGA Junior Championship title. Taylor, who will attend
the University of North Carolina - Greensboro in the fall, felt
this win was bittersweet. "I am sad that this is my last junior
championship but I am happy and excited to get to college and
start another chapter of my life." Taylor finished strong
carding three birdies on the inward nine with two of those
birdies made on #16 and #17. “I felt pretty focused out there,”
Taylor said. “I just kept trying to hit it close.” Taylor hit
her approach shot over the 18th green but was able to
get up and down for a par and the win. "I played pretty steady
today, I was just trying to make a lot of pars but all of a
sudden Lori Beth (Adams) and Anne Marie (Covar) started making
birdies and I knew it was time to become more aggressive on the
greens," said Taylor.
Full Results
BRADSHAW AND
MOORE WIN BLADE TITLES
Caulder Moore fired a consecutive 67
to tie the tournament record of 134 to win his first Blade
Title. Collins Bradshaw also held on to her overnight lead to
capture the overall girl’s title. McKenzie Talbert
finished second overall after battling with Bradshaw all day
over the tough layout of Thornblade Club. Moore finished a solid
three strokes of his nearest competitor to add to his hot summer
play. Full Results
OWEN OWNS N.C.
BOYS' 13 AND UNDER CHAMPIONSHIP
Tanner Owen of High Point
captured the championship trophy defeating Will Blalock of
Gastonia, 3 & 2 in the championship match of the NC Junior Boys’
Championship being hosted by the Donald Ross designed Asheboro
Golf Club. Owen jumped out to an early lead taking a four up
lead after the first nine holes. But Blalock battled back
winning the tenth and eleventh holes and reduced
Owen’s lead to just two up going
into the thirteenth hole. After a halving several holes, Owen
then won the match with a par three on the sixtenth hole.
Earlier in the day, Owen defeated birthday boy Thomas Walsh of
High Point 2&1 and Andrew Kennedy of Winston-Salem 3&2.
Full Results
ALLEN
OUTLASTS FIELD FOR SC MATCH PLAY TITLE
Parker Allen of Blythewood, SC likes playing golf so
much it took him 22 holes to capture the 32nd SC
Junior Boys’ Match Play Championship being hosted by Rock
Hill CC in Rock Hill, SC. Parker, a seventeen-year-old
rising high school senior, played three matches that went
extra holes. In the morning’s semifinals match, Allen
defeated his high school teammate and neighbor Damon Postal,
also of Blythewood, SC in 19 holes, winning with a birdie
three on the first extra hole. Also advancing to the
championship match was
Cody Proveaux of Leesville, SC
defeating qualifying medalist and home town favorite Miles
Curley of Rock Hill, SC by a score of 4&3.
Full Results
THOMPSON TAKES SC
JUNIOR GIRLS' MATCH PLAY
It did not
take long for
Elizabeth Thompson of Charleston, SC to win her
semifinal and championship matches and claim the 10th
SC Junior Girls’ Match Play Championship hosted by Rock Hill
CC in Rock Hill, SC. Thompson, a sixteen year old rising
high school junior, defeated Anne Marie
Covar of Edgefield, SC in the morning 4 and 2.
Thompson then faced off against
Louise Oxner of Greenville, SC
in the championship match. Oxner,
a fourteen year old rising high school freshman, advanced to
the championship match defeating Katelyn
Bensch of Greenville 3 and 2.
In the championship match, Thompson got off to a 2 up start
after two holes and continued to build on her lead. On the
par 3 sixth, her tee shot hit the pin and the ball finished
three feet from the hole securing another winning hole. The
match continued to the back side where Thompson maintained
her great play closing out the match on the thirteenth hole
winning 7 and 5.
Full Results
DUNNAGAN TAKES
53RD CAROLINAS GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
17-year-old Maureen Dunnagan of
Lexington, SC won the Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship by a
6 & 4 margin over fellow classmate Kathryn Miranda of Lexington,
SC. "I don't think it's sunk in yet," said Dunnagan. "My main
goal at the beginning of the tournament was to just make it into
the championship flight. I never thought I would be the one
standing at the end holding the trophy." Maureen faced not only
a tough opponent in her morning semi-final match but she had to
play against her cousin, Danielle Dunnagan also of Lexington,
SC. "Usually, when we play together we have lots of laughs and
cut up but today was a lot different. We were both a lot more
serious. It was kind of weird," Maureen said with a smile.
When asked what this win meant to her she simply stated "This is
what I have worked so hard for. I really wanted this."
Dunnagan and Miranda are now eligible to represent the Carolinas
in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge that will be held August 1-2, 2009
at Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC.
Full Results
HOANG
AND HURST CAPTURE CPGA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Tommy Hurst of
Camden, S.C. and Jessica Hoang of North Augusta, S.C. won the
2009 Carolinas Junior PGA Championship Friday, June 26 at
Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Hurst opened the
tournament with a one-under 71 but turned on the heat in the
Final Round, citing his ability to scramble on the course with
giving him an advantage today. He splits his time between
Florida and South Carolina, attending American Heritage High
School in Florida and summering in the Carolinas.
Hoang led the First Round of the tournament and did just enough
to hold on to that lead in the Final Round. She will represent
the Carolinas as one of the youngest champions of this event.
Full Results
KNOX
KNOCKS OUT COMPETITION IN 42ND NC JUNIOR
The
third time was the charm for
Andy Knox of Cary winning the 42nd NC Junior
Championship. Knox, a rising high school senior at Apex
High School, defeated
Payne McLeod of Reidsville 3&2 in the championship
match. Knox went up quickly winning the first three holes.
McLeod, also a rising high school senior, called a penalty
on himself when his ball moved after he had addressed the
ball on the first hole. Knox then went four up after a par
on the fifth hole. McLeod battled back winning the sixth
and ninth holes to make the turn two down. Knox birdied
twelve and thirteen to take a four up lead. Knox closed out
the match with a two putt par on the sixteenth hole to win
his second CGA junior championship. Knox won the 2007 NC
Boys 13 and Under championship
along with being the runner up to 2007 NC Junior champion
Robert Hoadley and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2008 NC
Junior Championship.
Full Results
NEESE CAPTURES NC JUNIOR GIRLS
TITLE
Jessica Neese of
Liberty captured the NC Girls’ Junior Championship defeating
Lizzie Bundy of Clayton 3&1. Neese who will be a freshman
at High Point University got off to a two up start after two
holes and never lost command of the match. Neese won the tenth
and eleventh holes to take a four up lead, but Bundy played
tough winning the fourteenth and sixteenth. Neese two putted
the seventeenth to win the match and her first Carolinas Golf
Association (CGA) championship.
Full Results
MOORE
BULLS OVER FIELD IN S.C. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Titleist, the mascot Scottish
Highland bull of the club, was one of the interested spectators
following the final round action of the SCGA Junior
Championship. As per tradition at the club, Caulder Moore had to
sit atop the 1,400 pound animal to celebrate his Bulls Bay
championship. The Isle of Palms native and member at Bulls Bay
fired a final round 63 to win by two. Austin Cody started out
the day with a two stroke lead and finished his event with a one
under 70. Moore closed out the event when Austin had to hole out
from the fairway on the 18th to tie.
Full Results
Katie Rose
Higgins Wins S.C. Junior Girls’ Amateur Championship
Charleston
resident 17 year old Katie Rose Higgins won her first South
Carolina Junior Girls’ Amateur Championship played at Yeamans
Hall Club in Charleston.
A calm and
relaxed Higgins started Friday’s final round with a one shot
lead over Maureen Dunnagan and McKenzie Talbert. Katie Rose
admitted that she had a slow start on the front nine, but felt
confident that her game would come around. On the ninth hole,
Higgins hit her approach shot to within an inch of the flag and
tapped in for a birdie. Heading into the final nine with
momentum, Katie Rose proceeded to birdie five of her final 10
holes and shot 32 on the back nine for a career tying 2-under 70
and a six shot victory over McKenzie Talbert of N. Augusta.
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Results
TAYLOR AND MARTIN
TAKE SCJGA CADDIE CLASSIC
Cory
Taylor won the boys 15-18 bracket with a one over par 73 to take
the overall title in the blustery conditions at the SCJGA Caddie
Classic. Anna Martin continued her strong play of late and
captured the overall girls title in the 16th playing of the one
day junior golf event. The SC Junior Golf Association is again
very fortunate to have the South Carolina Automobile Dealers
Association as presenting sponsor. SCADA has a long history of
supporting youth oriented programs in SC and they are also a
vital part of the SC Junior Golf Foundation’s Golf Week.
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story & results
Top-Ranked N.C. Junior
Katherine Perry Wins 4th Vicki DiSantis Junior Championship
With
winds blowing 15-20 mph and gusting up to 30 mph, Katherine
Perry of Cary, NC battled through the wind shooting a final
round 73 to win the 4th annual Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls’
Championship hosted by Pine Island CC in Charlotte, NC. Perry,
a high school junior at Athens Drive HS in Raleigh, NC, was part
of a group of players who did not finish their first round on
Saturday because of storms in the Charlotte area. That group
came back out at 7:30 am on Sunday and finished round 1 before
starting their final round Sunday afternoon. Perry finished the
tournament at 5 over par 147, good enough for a one shot margin
over Allison Emrey of Charlotte, NC who finished at six over par
148.
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