PINEHURST, N.C. –– The eight-golfer Virginia-Maryland squad as well as the Carolinas team each captured four singles matches in the final day of play of the 6^th Mid-Atlantic Team Matches at the Country club of North Carolina’s Cardinal course.  A team of juniors mixing North and South Carolina players against their Virginia and Maryland counterparts competed in the event.

Results of the final day of singles matches on Sunday, August 5.

Jessica Hollandsworth Floyd, VA def. Rachel Uremovich, Hilton Head, SC, 5 and 4.

Kaitlyn Rohrback, Crofton, MD def. Amy Otteson, Wilson, NC, 2 and 1

Austin Ernst, Seneca, SC def. Hilary Lawson, Gaithersburg, MD, 3 and 1

Elizabeth Brightwell, Nellysford, VA def. Courtney Taylor, Gastonia, NC, 2 up

Meghan Moore, Bahama, NC def. Hunter Ross, Manakin-Sabot, VA, 4 & 3

Kristine Rohrbaugh, Midlothian, VA def. Elizabeth Thompson, Charleston, SC, 6 & 4

Erica Creed, Colfax, NC def. Alex Brown, Potomac, MD, 1 up

Eleana Collins, Pinehurst, NC def. Emily Kwak, Silver Springs, MD, 6 & 4

Carolinas 4

Maryland/Virginia 4

Final

Carolinas 6

Maryland/Virginia 6

After seven grueling matches between the two teams, in the end the second to last match of the day between Erica Creed of Colfax, NC and Alex Brown of Potomac, MD proved to be the match to watch as it would determine who would earn the honor to hold the Nielsen Trophy for the ensuing year.  Creed was three down after three holes when she first started the day but a momentum swing after the sixth hole would get her back to all square.  Creed was then 2 up and lost the par 5-15^th hole to go 1-up heading into sixteen where the two traded pars and went on to the tough par-3 17^th.  Brown hit a wonderful shot to about 10 feet while Creed landed hole high slightly off the green.  Creed would safely make a par and could only watch while Brown went on to drain her putt for birdie and take the match to eighteen all square while everyone’s eyes were on them.

Creed’s drive found the fairway and landed well into the dogleg while Brown had to punch out from around the trees.  In the end Creed won the hole with a five while Brown missed a shot putt to give the Maryland/Virginia squad a ½ point and their first win in three years of match-ups.  Creed’s putt sealed the deal for full point for the Carolinas team and the matches resulted in a tie with six points being earned by each team. Due to the tie, the Carolinas team will retain the trophy for yet another year.  This is the first time in the six year history of the event that the matches resulted in a tie. 

Carolinas leads the series 4-1-1. 

This team match competition is conducted in conjunction with the Carolinas Golf Association, the Virginia State Golf Association-Women’s Division, and the Maryland State Golf Association-Women’s Division.  It was created in 2002 to help promote and elevate girls’ golf in a fun and competitive environment.