2016 CAROLINAS GOLF ASSOCIATION

JUNIOR GIRLS' TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, NC won the 2016 Vicki DiSantis Girls' Championship with a two day total of 146.

11th Vicki DiSantis Girls' Junior Championship

Pine Island CC     Charlotte, NC

May 7-8, 2016

• 36-hole stroke play tournament

• All girls compete in one division; there are no age divisions

• Open to girls from NC and SC ages 12-18 who have a USGA Handicap Index of 18.3 or lower

• $100 entry fee

• Registration opens on March 7th (8 pm) for exempt players and on March 21st (8 pm) for non-exempt players and closes for all players on April 20th.  Exempt players must register by March 21st to ensure acceptance.
   

  11th Vicki DiSantis Girls' home page

Emily Hawkins of Lexington  won the 20th NC Junior Girls' Championship with a 4&3 victory over Grace Massengill of Hickory.

20th North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship

CC of Salisbury     Salisbury, NC

June 14-17, 2016

• Match play event where top 16 from 36-hole stroke play qualifier (June 14 & 15) advance to match play
  
• Once a player loses a match they are eliminated from the tournament

• All girls compete in one division.  There are no age divisions

• Open to girls from North Carolina ages 12-18 who have a USGA Handicap Index of 18.3 or lower

• $100 entry fee

• Registration opens on May 2nd (8 pm) and closes on June 6th
   

  20th NC Junior Girls' home page

• Match play event where top 64 from 36-hole stroke play qualifier (July 18 & 19) advance to match play
• Open to girls ages 17 and under who have a USGA Hanidap Index of 18.4 or lower
• Girls compete in one division; there are no age divisions
• $50 entry fee
• Registration open first week of April; all players register through USGA web site

Gracyn Burgess of Lexington, SC won the 2016 Twin States with a total of three-under-par 141

50th Twin States Junior Girls' Championship

Windermere Club     Blythewood, SC
June 28-29, 2016

• Open to girls from NC and SC ages 8-18 who have a USGA Handicap Index of 40.4 or lower

• Stroke play event with two divisions; juniors (36 holes) and sub-juniors (18 holes, 9 each day)

• Junior division:  Made up of any girls 12 years of age or older regardless of handicap
• Sub-junior division: made up of any girls 8-11 years of age or younger regardless of handicap

• $125 entry fee

• Registration opens on May  2nd (8 pm) and closes on June 17th
   

  50th Twin States Girls Championship home page

Alexis Sudjianto of Charlotte, NC won by one stroke with a two day total of 150.

10th Carolinas Junior Girls' 15 and Under Championship

Longleaf CC     Southern Pines, NC

July 11-12, 2016

• Two day stroke play event with players playing in three divisions

• Divisions are: Sub-juniors (11 years old and younger, play 9 holes each day), juniors (18-holes each day at approx. 5200 yards) and championship (18-holes each day at approx. 5700 yards)

• Open to girls from North Carolina and South Carolina who are 6-15 years of age and younger

• USGA handicap is not needed

• $50 entry fee

• Registration opens on May 16th (8 pm) and closes on July 1st
   

  10th Carolinas Girls' 15 and Under home page

17th SC Junior Match Play Championship

Green Valley CC     Greenville, SC

July 19-22, 2016

• Match play event where top 16 from 18-hole stroke play qualifier (July 19th) advance to match play

• Once a player loses a match they are eliminated from the tournament

• All girls compete in one division; there are no age divisions

• Open to girls from South Carolina ages 12-18 who have a USGA Handicap Index of 18.3 or lower

• $100 entry fee

• Registration opens on May 16th (8 pm) and closes on July 6th

  
  17th SC Junior Match Play home page
   

  Gary and Lauren Robinson of Fayetteville, NC won their fourth Carolinas Parent-Child Championship in 2016

19th Carolinas Parent-Child Championship

Pinehurst, NC Area

July 22, 2016

• Each team plays alternate shot except that both team members hit from each  tee and then select the ball to be played (modified alternate shot). A team  must complete the hole with the ball selected. 

• Teams may compete in whichever division they are eligible:  Amateur Division;  Open Division 

• Approximate Yardage (*Note: yardage is subject to change):  Amateur Males age 14 & up=6,100 yards; 

  Amateur Females age 14 & up and Professional Females=5,400 yards;  13 & Under Boys & Girls and Females age 50+=4,700 yards;  Professional Males=6,600 yards
   

  Championship Homepage

Emily Hawkins of Lexington, NC became just the third player to hold both the NC and Carolinas Jr. Girls' titles in the same year.

60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship

Colonial CC     Thomasville, NC

July 26-28, 2016

• Open to girls from NC and SC ages 8-18 who have a USGA Handicap Index of 40.4 or lower

• Stroke play event with two divisions; juniors (54 holes) and sub-juniors (27 holes, 9 each day)

• Junior division:  Made up of any girls 12 years of age or older regardless of handicap
• Sub-junior division: made up of any girls 8-11 years of age or younger regardless of handicap

• $125 entry fee

• Registration opens on June  6th (8 pm) and closes on July 18th
   

  60th Carolinas Girls' Championship home page

• Event pits top junior girls from Maryland and Virginia versus North Carolina and South Carolina
• Invitation only; team members qualify by their finish in various CGA junior girls' championships
• Players must be 18 years-old or younger and have not yet started college
• Format: Day 1: Four-ball matches. Day 2: Singles matches

Natalie Peterson of Holly Springs won the 2016 Dogwood Junior Girls' by one stroke at Cabarrus CC.

11th Dogwood State Junior Girls' Championship

Cabarrus CC     Concord, NC

August 9-11, 2016

• 54-hole stroke play tournament

• Field will be reduced to the low half of the field and ties after 36-holes

• All girls compete in one division; there are no age divisions

• Open to girls from North Carolina ages 12-18 who have a USGA Handicap Index of 18.3 or lower

• $100 entry fee

• Registration opens on June 13th (8 pm) and closes July 25th
   

  12th Dogwood State Junior home page

Natalie Petersen of Holly Springs, NC won the 8th Anderson Girls' by one shot over Caroline Curtis of Richmond, VA.

8th Jimmy Anderson Junior Girls' Invitational

Jacksonville CC     Jacksonville, NC

October 1-2, 2016

• 36-hole stroke play event

• All girls compete in one division; there are no age divisions

• Open to girls ages 13-18

• $125 entry fee

• Registration opens on August 1st (8 pm) and closes on September 21st
   

  8th Jimmy Anderson Girls' Invitational home page