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Hawkins Holds Carolinas Jr. Girls' Lead
Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. holds a two stroke lead after 18-holes of play at the Carolinas Junior Girls'
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THOMASVILLE, N.C. (July 26, 2016) -- First round results of the 60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship hosted by Colonial Country Club in Thomasville, N.C. on Tuesday, July 26th (Par: 36-35--71, Yards: 5,849, Course Rating: 73.6/131).
Emily Hawkins has already had an incredible summer of golf. In June, the Lexington, N.C. native won the North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship. Last week the 15-year-old qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur to be held next month in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday at Colonial Country Club in Thomasville, N.C., Hawkins continued her stellar play, carding a two-under 69 on the par-71 Gene Hamm layout. After the first round of the 60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship, she holds a two stroke lead over Natalie Petersen of Holly Springs, N.C. and Anna Freeman of Aiken, S.C.
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With a heat index over 100 degrees, 61 of the top junior girls in the Carolinas competed Tuesday at Colonial Country Club. Hawkins, a rising high school junior, birdied her way off the course. On the par-3 17th she drilled a 6-iron to one foot from the cup for a kick-in birdie, then rolled in a 15-foot putt on 18 for the fourth birdie of her round. "Putting was the key today," said Hawkins, who is currently ranked No. 9 in N.C. by the Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA).
Petersen's round was highlighted by holing a 58-degree wedge approach from 50 yards for an eagle on the par-4 2nd. "Lag-putting was important," said Petersen after her level-par 71 Tuesday. "I tried to avoid three-putts." A rising high school senior, Petersen has committed to playing collegiate golf at Georgia Southern University. Currently ranked 13th in N.C., two weeks ago Petersen won her second consecutive TYGA High Point Junior Open.
Staring on No. 10, Freeman got off to a quick start by an early string of birdies on holes 11, 12, and 13. "I was making a lot of putts," said Freeman, who made 15 to 20-foot putts on each of those holes. Freeman played her opening nine holes in three-under-par. A bogey and double bogey on her inward nine, dropped Freeman back to even-par. A rising high school senior, she is currently ranked 42nd in South Carolina by the South Carolina Junior Golf Association.
Kathleen Sumner of Charleston, S.C. is alone in fourth place at one-over-par 72.
Hawkins, Petersen, and Freeman will begin their second round at 10:00am Wednesday from the first tee at Colonia Country Club. The Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship format is 54 holes of stroke play. The field will be flighted after round two based on the player’s 36-hole score. The Championship flight will be made up of the top 18 players and ties. All other flights will consist of 9 players each.
Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has not reached her 19th birthday by July 28, 2016, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.
Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter accounts, @CarolinasJunior and @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout the championships for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship
Colonial Country Club
Thomasville, N.C.
First Round Results
| Place | Name | Score |
| 1 | Emily Hawkins (2018), Lexington, NC | 36-33--69 |
| T2 | Anna Freeman (2017), Aiken, SC | 39-32--71 |
| Natalie Petersen (2017), Holly Springs, NC | 37-34--71 | |
| 4 | Kathleen Sumner (2017), Charleston, SC | 35-37--72 |
| T5 | Anna McDonald (2019), Hickory, NC | 37-37--74 |
| Madison Isaacson (2018), Greensboro, NC | 37-37--74 | |
| Muskan Uppal (2019), Cornelius, NC | 38-36--74 | |
| T8 | Keri Kenkel (2017), Charlotte, NC | 40-35--75 |
| Moon Cheong (2017), Charlotte, NC | 37-38--75 | |
| T10 | Jodee Tindal (2017), Rock Hill, SC | 41-35--76 |
| Riley Smyth (2018), Cary, NC | 38-38--76 | |
| Taylor Hinson (2017), Belmont, NC | 37-39--76 | |
| T13 | Kathryn Carson (2017), Mooresville, NC | 37-40--77 |
| Rachael Mast (2017), Lexington, NC | 41-36--77 | |
| T15 | Olivia John (2018), Summerfield, NC | 38-40--78 |
| Rachel Kuehn (2019), Asheville, NC | 40-38--78 | |
| Sophie Holland (2020), Cornelius, NC | 37-41--78 | |
| T18 | Anna Grace Brock (2019), Greenwood, SC | 39-40--79 |
| Emily Cox (2017), Lancaster, SC | 41-38--79 | |
| Hannah Fesperman (2017), Georgetown, SC | 38-41--79 | |
| Jalen Castle (2020), West Columbia, SC | 40-39--79 | |
| Mackenzie Battle (2018), Aberdeen, NC | 40-39--79 | |
| T23 | Abigayle Hatcher (2019), Roebuck, SC | 40-40--80 |
| Alexis Sudjianto (2019), Charlotte, NC | 42-38--80 | |
| Caroline Crumrine (2020), Wilmington, NC | 44-36--80 | |
| Emily Dunlap (2019), Greenville, SC | 42-38--80 | |
| Gracyn Burgess (2018), Lexington, SC | 39-41--80 | |
| Janie Thomas (2016), Winston-Salem, NC | 44-36--80 | |
| Jayla Rogers (2019), Wilmington, NC | 39-41--80 | |
| T30 | Carly Lyvers (2018), Simpsonville, SC | 40-41--81 |
| Kayla Smith (2019), Burlington, NC | 40-41--81 | |
| Kerrington Lamb (2018), Easley, SC | 41-40--81 | |
| Mallory Fobes (2019), East Bend, NC | 41-40--81 | |
| Michelle Harn (2019), Charlotte, NC | 40-41--81 | |
| T35 | Nicole Kramer (2018), Charlotte, NC | 39-43--82 |
| Riley Hamilton (2020), Reidsville, NC | 40-42--82 | |
| Siana Wong (2020), Summerfield, NC | 46-36--82 | |
| T38 | Elle Johnson (2019), Inman, SC | 42-41--83 |
| Kendall Dobbins (2016), Summerfield, NC | 42-41--83 | |
| Lotte Fox (2020), Raleigh, NC | 43-40--83 | |
| Meghan McPeak (2017), Chapel Hill, NC | 41-42--83 | |
| T42 | Alexis Jarrell (2018), Davidson, NC | 43-41--84 |
| Jensen Castle (2019), West Columbia, SC | 45-39--84 | |
| T44 | Ashley Milliken (2017), Monroe, NC | 43-42--85 |
| Mary Kathryn Talledo (2021), Blythewood, SC | 43-42--85 | |
| Parker Melting (2018), Mint Hill, NC | 46-39--85 | |
| Samantha Bennett (2016), Wake Forest, NC | 43-42--85 | |
| T48 | Emily Brubaker (2020), Raleigh, NC | 41-45--86 |
| Ryann Sinclair (2019), Mooresville, NC | 42-44--86 | |
| Samantha DeBusk (2017), Lexington, NC | 35-51--86 | |
| Sydney Abruzzino (2017), Myrtle Beach, SC | 44-42--86 | |
| T52 | Charleigh Hodges (2018), Mooresville, NC | 41-46--87 |
| Sarah Smith (2018), York, SC | 43-44--87 | |
| T54 | Hailey Pendleton (2020), Waxhaw, NC | 43-45--88 |
| Michaela Cox (2017), Greensboro, NC | 43-45--88 | |
| 56 | Ana Tsiros (2019), Asheville, NC | 42-47--89 |
| T57 | Anna Bonifay (2017), Pfafftown, NC | 43-47--90 |
| Maria File (2019), Moore, SC | 48-42--90 | |
| 59 | Channing Hensley (2018), Wake Forest, NC | 45-46--91 |
| T60 | Becca Connolly (2020), Winston-Salem, NC | 47-47--94 |
| Morgan Ketchum (2022), Winston-Salem, NC | 45-49--94 | |
| 62 | Ashlee Richardson (2017), Simpsonville, SC | WD-WD--WD |
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Monday, July 25
12:00 pm - Tee times available for practice
7:00 pm - Player’s social
Tuesday, July 26
7:30 am – 9:30 am Round 1 starting times off #1 and #10
11:30 am – 2:00 pm Player’s lunch
Wednesday, July 27
7:30 am – 9:30 am Round 2 starting times off #1 and #10
11:30 am – 2:00 pm Player’s lunch
Thursday, July 28
9:00 am Round 3 shotgun start
1:30 pm Award’s lunch
About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)
The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.
The CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.
For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.
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