Roberts Reigns Supreme at Jimmy Anderson Girls'

10/4/2020 5:37:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (October 4, 2020) -- Final results of the 11th Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Junior Invitational at Jacksonville Country Club in Jacksonville, N.C. on Sunday, October 4, 2020. The field competed at 5,969 yards. (35-37--72) (74.5/126)

The CGA conducted this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.

With a victory today at the 11th Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Junior Invitational, Sydney Roberts of Chesnee, S.C. claims her second win in two weeks. Last week, Roberts earned medalist honors at the Lady Rebel Invitational at River Falls Plantation.

She rode the momentum into this week’s event and used that confidence to pull off the victory against a very strong field at Jacksonville Country Club.

“I knew coming into this week, there were a ton of great girls in the field and I knew it would be a good one to win,” Roberts said. “Last week definitely helped my confidence and while playing my practice round, I knew the course set up nicely for my eye.”

Roberts entered the final round with a one-shot lead over her closest competitors and playing partners for the final round, Kaitlyn Rand of Raleigh, N.C. and Adrian Anderson of Murrells Inlet, S.C.

Roberts and Anderson have played a lot of golf with each other and ultimately it was neck-and-neck down the final stretch between these two competitors.

“I knew it would be tough. I’ve played with Adrian a ton and I knew she would give me a run for my money,” Roberts said. “I just wanted to keep the hammer down and not waste a shot.”

Roberts made her first and only bogey of the day after three putting on the par-4, 14th hole. Anderson rolled in a birdie on No. 14 to create a three-shot swing and pull back within two shots of the lead.

“I can be superstitious and I was not gonna look at the leaderboard but I knew we were close,” Roberts said. “I knew I wasn’t gonna let (the bogey) get the best of me.”

She didn’t let the bogey get to her. Roberts made a bounce-back birdie on the par-5, 15th hole but Anderson answered back with a birdie on the par-4, 17th hole.

Roberts said she wasn’t watching the leaderboard but said she knew she was up by one or two shots going into the final hole - a reachable par 5. Both girls knocked it on the green in two shots to have eagle putts and from there, a two-putt birdie was enough to secure the title for Roberts.

“This one is special. I’m glad I finally pulled off a big win because I’ve never won a CGA event before,” Roberts said.

Roberts finished with a 6-under-par, 138 total to claim her first CGA championship title. Anderson, who won the WSCGA Junior championship earlier this summer, was the only other competitor to finish under par with a 4-under-par, 140 total to finish in solo second place.

Maria Atwood of Holly Springs, N.C., who won the inaugural Mimosa Hills Junior Championship in August, finished in third place with an even par, 144 total.

The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Jacksonville Country Club, specifically to Club President Jerry Allen, Head Golf Professional Holden Abrams and the Jacksonville-Onslow Sports Commission for their hospitality in hosting the 11th Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Junior Invitational. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.

11th Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Junior Invitational
Jacksonville Country Club, Jacksonville, N.C.
Final Results

Pos.	Player	City, State, Grad Year	R1	R2	Total
1	Sydney Roberts	Chesnee, SC, 2022	70	68	138
2	Adrian Anderson	Murrells Inlet, SC, 2022	71	69	140
3	Maria Atwood	Holly Springs, NC, 2022	72	72	144
4	Grace Ridenour	Raleigh, NC, 2025	72	73	145
5	Elizabeth Rudisill	Charlotte, NC, 2025	75	71	146
6	Christina Cupelli	Fairfax, VA, 2021	72	75	147
7	Nicole Nash	Charlotte, NC, 2023	76	72	148
T8	Ellen Yu	High Point, NC, 2026	75	74	149
T8	Karsyn Roberts	Pikeville, NC, 2024	73	76	149
T8	Kiera Bartholomew	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	75	74	149
T8	Madison Messimer	Myrtle Beach, SC, 2025	76	73	149
T12	Ava Lucas	Raleigh, NC, 2021	74	76	150
T12	Grace Holcomb	Wilmington, NC, 2021	74	76	150
T12	Leah Edwards	Greensboro, NC, 2025	72	78	150
T12	Paris Fieldings	Suffolk, VA, 2023	75	75	150
T16	Sanaa Carter	Jacksonville, NC, 2025	75	76	151
T16	Hannah Altman	Lake City, SC, 2022	75	76	151
T18	Maya Beasley	Pinehurst, NC, 2023	72	80	152
T18	Macie Burcham	Greensboro, NC, 2021	78	74	152
T20	Katelyn Griggs	Lexington, NC, 2022	77	76	153
T20	Raegan Propes	Charleston, SC, 2022	78	75	153
T20	Isabella Britt	Chesnee, SC, 2021	77	76	153
T20	Morgan Ketchum	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	76	77	153
T20	Paige Paolucci	Blythewood, SC, 2022	75	78	153
T25	Regina Perez de Celis	Bluffton, SC, 2022	77	77	154
T25	Halynn Lee	Cary, NC, 2021	79	75	154
T27	Madelyn Vogan	New Bern, NC, 2023	78	78	156
T27	Kayleigh Reinke	Rock Hill, SC, 2021	79	77	156
T27	Layla Meric	Wesley Chapel, NC, 2021	76	80	156
T30	Ella Perna	Durham, NC, 2022	80	77	157
T30	Julie Fiedler	New Bern, NC, 2021	79	78	157
T30	Mary Sears Brown	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	79	78	157
33	Anna Howerton	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	83	75	158
T34	Claudia Winterberg	Harrisburg, NC, 2021	80	79	159
T34	Kasey McIlvaine	Raleigh, NC, 2023	79	80	159
T34	Saia Rampersaud	Durham, NC, 2025	77	82	159
T34	Kathryn Ha	Roanoke, VA, 2025	82	77	159
T34	McKenzie Daffin	Fort Bragg, NC, 2021	83	76	159
T39	Kaitlyn Rand	Raleigh, NC, 2022	71	89	160
T39	Gabriela Cruz	High Point, NC, 2021	79	81	160
T39	Emerson B. Dever	Durham, NC, 2025	85	75	160
T39	Macy Pate	Boone, NC, 2024	81	79	160
T43	Shoshana Zuck	Derwood, MD, 2022	80	81	161
T43	Mattie Padgett	Seneca, SC, 2023	84	77	161
T45	Lextyn Petz	Columbia, SC, 2021	79	83	162
T45	Kinsley Smith	Raleigh, NC, 2024	82	80	162
T47	Katherine Dann	Charlotte, NC, 2023	82	81	163
T47	Madison Myers	Cary, NC, 2025	86	77	163
T49	Hanna Grace McCoy	Columbia, SC, 2021	79	85	164
T49	Emma Hunt	Lake City, SC, 2022	82	82	164
T49	Jennifer Rials	Florence, SC, 2022	82	82	164
52	Olivia Deakins	Dobbs Ferry, NY, 2022	84	81	165
T53	Tyla McAffity	Raleigh, NC, 2021	80	86	166
T53	Shea Smith	Charlotte, NC, 2022	83	83	166
55	Garland Gould	Raleigh, NC, 2024	84	83	167
T56	Maddie Peake	Pauline, SC, 2023	85	83	168
T56	Shyla Brown	Matthews, NC, 2026	81	87	168
T56	Megan Morris	Cary, NC, 2021	83	85	168
T59	Chayse Cool	Goose Creek, SC, 2022	85	84	169
T59	Madelyn Linares	Cary, NC, 2023	83	86	169
T59	Maddie Elias	Purcellville, VA, 2021	88	81	169
62	Sophia Martone	Holly Springs, NC, 2021	85	85	170
T63	Cameron Hiek	Great Falls, VA, 2023	88	84	172
T63	Eleanor Burnette	Wrightsville Beach, NC, 2023	90	82	172
T65	Jenna Rutledge	Beaufort, NC, 2022	87	86	173
T65	Kate Nyers	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2022	83	90	173
T67	Ava Gutshall	Winston Salem, NC, 2025	87	87	174
T67	Melissa Wyman	Waxhaw, NC, 2022	83	91	174
T69	Haylie George	Cary, NC, 2021	84	91	175
T69	Katherine Brictson	Raleigh, NC, 2024	83	92	175
71	Vivian Shillingsburg	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	92	85	177
T72	Brooke Smith	Morrisville, NC, 2022	97	81	178
T72	Lindley Cox	Hampstead, NC, 2023	88	90	178
74	Kitson O'Neal	Pinehurst, NC, 2023	87	92	179
75	Cate Wellspeak	New Bern, NC, 2025	84	97	181
76	Sloane Spessard	Raleigh, NC, 2024	88	95	183
77	Aubrey Merryman	Summerville, SC, 2023	93	91	184
78	Abigail Loding	Apex, NC, 2021	93	97	190
79	Monica Solis	Clemmons, NC, 2021	95	96	191
80	Makenzie Norwood	Kiawah, SC, 2022	102	92	194
81	Emily Matthews	Swansboro, NC, 2022	98	97	195
82	Kyla Callahan	Denver, NC, 2024	94	104	198

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