Defending Champion Holder Holds The Vicki Lead

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (November 28, 2020) -- First round results of the 15th Vicki DiSantis Girls’ Championship at Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. on November 28, 2020. The field is competing at 6,022 yards, par 35-37--72. (73.2/131)
 

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The 2019 Vicki DiSantis Girls’ Champion, Chloe Holder of Williamston, S.C. shook the title defense nerves today and took an early opening round lead. Holder fired off a 3-under-par, 69 with six birdies on the day to lead by one heading into the final round.

 

Holder got off to a hot start with three birdies in a row thanks to solid ball striking and one-putts on all three holes. “My putter was rolling really nicely today,” she said. “I was hitting a lot of greens and hitting it close starting out which got me going in the beginning. I just kept it rolling from there.”

 

The 2020 Mid-Atlantic Girls’ team member wavered towards the end of her front nine, closing it out with three bogeys. “Honestly I was just trying to forget that I won it last year and put that out of my mind. I just wanted to go as low as I possibly could today and make birdies,” said Holder. After the turn, she took control and accomplished that game plan. 

 

Holder was able to round out her scorecard with a bogey-free back nine and two birdies on Nos. 6 and 8 to secure her spot atop the leaderboard.

 

Isabella Rawl of Lexington, S.C. holds second position just one stroke off of the lead at 2-under-par, 70. Rawl played a consistent round today with a bogey-free, 1-under front nine. She also carded the only eagle of the day on No. 2 which got her back nine off to a strong start.

 

Madison Messimer of Myrtle Beach, S.C. is the only other player under par, finishing in solo third with an opening round of 1-under-par, 71. Fourth position is staked by a three-way tie at even-par, 72. Elizabeth Rudisill of Charlotte, N.C., Ella Kue of Kings Mountain, N.C. and Abby Franks of Roebuck, S.C. are still well within striking distance entering the final round in fourth. 

 

With a tight leaderboard and 18 holes left to play, we can expect exciting competition and a fight for the title tomorrow. The final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. with starting times until 10:42 a.m. off of Nos. 1 and 10. 

 

15th Vicki DiSantis Girls’ Championship

Pine Island Country Club, Charlotte, N.C.

First Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State, Graduation	To Par	Total
1	Chloe Holder	Williamston, SC, 2021	-3	69
2	Isabella Rawl	Lexington, SC, 2022	-2	70
3	Madison Messimer	Myrtle Beach, SC, 2025	-1	71
T4	Elizabeth Rudisill	Charlotte, NC, 2025	E	72
T4	Ella Kue	Kings Mountain, NC, 2023	E	72
T4	Abby Franks	Roebuck, SC, 2023	E	72
T7	McKenzie Daffin	Fort Bragg, NC, 2021	+1	73
T7	Mary Kathryn Talledo	Spartanburg, SC, 2021	+1	73
T9	Maya Beasley	Pinehurst, NC, 2023	+2	74
T9	Emma Schimpf	Daniel Island, SC, 2021	+2	74
T9	Macy Pate	Winston Salem, NC, 2024	+2	74
T9	Macie Burcham	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+2	74
T13	Maria Atwood	Holly Springs, NC, 2022	+3	75
T13	Sarah Boteler	Greenville, SC, 2021	+3	75
T15	Kiera Bartholomew	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+4	76
T15	Sydney Roberts	Chesnee, SC, 2022	+4	76
T15	Kennedy Gooding	Lexington, SC, 2022	+4	76
T15	Sophie Lauture	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+4	76
T15	Layla Meric	Wesley Chapel, NC, 2021	+4	76
T20	Morgan Ketchum	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	+5	77
T20	Caroline Johnson	Mooresville, NC, 2023	+5	77
T20	Anna Howerton	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	+5	77
T23	Emerson B. Dever	Durham, NC, 2025	+6	78
T23	Gabriela Cruz	High Point, NC, 2021	+6	78
T23	Hannah Altman	Lake City, SC, 2022	+6	78
T23	Maci Beaver	Roanoke Rapids, NC, 2021	+6	78
T23	Karlee Vardas	Lexington, SC, 2021	+6	78
T23	Megan Morris	Cary, NC, 2021	+6	78
T23	Ava Lucas	Raleigh, NC, 2021	+6	78
T30	Madison Logan	Brasstown, NC, 2022	+7	79
T30	Isabella Britt	Chesnee, SC, 2021	+7	79
T30	Ellen Yu	Greensboro, NC, 2026	+7	79
T30	Leah Edwards	Greensboro, NC, 2025	+7	79
T30	Mackenzie Gallagher	Hilton Head Island, SC, 2021	+7	79
T30	Madison Dixon	Boiling Springs, SC, 2023	+7	79
T30	Ellen Pritchard	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+7	79
T37	Olivia Wilkie	Bluffton, SC, 2022	+8	80
T37	Katelyn Griggs	Lexington, NC, 2022	+8	80
T37	Ella Perna	Durham, NC, 2022	+8	80
T40	Trinity Muthomi	Kernersville, NC, 2022	+9	81
T40	Gracie Song	Waxhaw, NC, 2026	+9	81
T40	Taylor Burch	Elgin, SC, 2021	+9	81
T40	Halynn Lee	Cary, NC, 2021	+9	81
T44	Hanna Grace McCoy	Columbia, SC, 2021	+10	82
T44	Emily Beiers	Lexington, SC, 2021	+10	82
T44	Jennifer Rials	Florence, SC, 2022	+10	82
T44	Claudia Winterberg	Harrisburg, NC, 2021	+10	82
T44	Grayson Warren	Washington, NC, 2021	+10	82
T44	Elizabeth Lohbauer	Huntersville, NC, 2021	+10	82
T44	Nicole Nash	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+10	82
T44	Scotty Foley	Harrisburg, NC, 2021	+10	82
T44	Sofia Carles	Clinton, SC, 2021	+10	82
T53	Kayla Dowell	Mebane, NC, 2021	+11	83
T53	Sahana Mantha	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+11	83
T55	Kasey McIlvaine	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+12	84
T55	Kaitlyn Rand	Raleigh, NC, 2022	+12	84
T55	Grace Holcomb	Wilmington, NC, 2021	+12	84
T55	Ella Stalvey	Blythewood, SC, 2023	+12	84
T59	Kinsley Smith	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+13	85
T59	Madelyn Vogan	New Bern, NC, 2023	+13	85
T59	Paige Paolucci	Blythewood, SC, 2022	+13	85
T62	Lextyn Petz	Columbia, SC, 2021	+14	86
T62	Alexis Hodge	Lexington, SC, 2022	+14	86
T62	Bethany Welch	Matthews, NC, 2023	+14	86
T62	Heather Appelson	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+14	86
T66	Mary Harrison	Cary, NC, 2025	+15	87
T66	Olivia Pellerin	Greenville, SC, 2024	+15	87
T66	Shea Smith	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+15	87
T66	Madelyn Linares	Cary, NC, 2023	+15	87
T66	Zoe Carles	Clinton, SC, 2023	+15	87
T71	Elizabeth Pritchard	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+16	88
T71	Lily Kate Watson	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+16	88
T71	Madison Myers	Cary, NC, 2025	+16	88
T71	Makenzie Norwood	Kiawah, SC, 2022	+16	88
T75	Mary Sears Brown	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	+17	89
T75	Emma Hunt	Lake City, SC, 2022	+17	89
T75	Katherine Dann	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+17	89
78	Ava Romfo	Charleston, SC, 2021	+18	90
T79	Camryn Lamp	Conover, NC, 2021	+21	93
T79	Ava Neal	Camden, SC, 2022	+21	93
81	Mattie Padgett	Seneca, SC, 2023	+23	95
T82	Emma Niebauer	High Point, NC, 2022	+25	97
T82	Briah Frisbee	Leicester, NC, 2021	+25	97
T82	Katherine Mann	Fort Mill, SC, 2023	+25	97

 

Schedule of Final Round:

 

Sunday, November 29

Final Round of Individual Stroke Play
8:30 a.m. - 10:42 a.m. Final Round Starting Times off of #1 and #10
Boxed lunches available for players

 

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