Katie Kirk and Emily Brooks Qualify for U.S. Women's Amateur Championship

Ten players have punched their ticket to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship which will be held on August 4-10, 2014 at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, NY.   Carly Ray Goldstein of Coral Springs, FL fired the only sub-par round of the tournament after shooting a one-under par round of 70.   The cut line fell at one-over 72.  

Three players from around the Carolinas also qualified.   Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill, NC; Lauren Stephenson of Lexington, NC and recent Carolinas (CGA) Women’s Amateur Champion, Katie Kirk of Davidson, NC.  

Others who will also be traveling to New York include Mary Superal of the Philippines; sisters Mariana and Sierra Sims of Austin TX; Rinko Mitsunaga of Roswell, GA; Yunji Zhang of China and Vivian Tsui of Canada.

After a seven way tie at 73 and a 3 hole sudden death playoff Clara Teixeira of Brazil earned the first alternate position over Mary Chandler Bryan of Chapin, SC.

For complete results and detailed hole-by-hole scoring you can visit:  https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/ResultsStroke.aspx?ID=712

This qualifier was conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) on behalf of the United States Golf Association (USGA).  For more information on our respective associations please visit www.carolinasgolf.org or www.usga.org.

Qualifiers

      Carly Ray Goldstein, Coral Springs, Fla.                                       33-37--70   (-1)

      Lauren Stephenson, Lexington, S.C.                                            31-40--71  (Even)

      Sierra Sims, Austin, Texas                                                          35-36--71  (Even)

      Mary Superal, Philippines                                                            34-37--71  (Even)

      Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C.                                                          38-34--72  (+1)

      Rinko Mitsunaga, Roswell, Ga.                                                    35-37--72  (+1)

      Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, N.C.                                                   34-38--72  (+1)

      Mariana Sims, Austin, Texas                                                       33-39--72  (+1)

      Yunjie Zhang, Ppls Repl. Of China                                               36-36--72  (+1)

      Vivian Tsui, Canada                                                                    34-38--72  (+1)

Alternates

1^st Clara Teixeira, Brazil                                                                     35-38--73  (+2)

2^nd Mary Chandler Bryan, Chapin, S.C.                                               35-38--73  (+2)

Overall Results

Place  Competitor                                                                           Score

1    Carly Ray Goldstein, Coral Springs, Fla.                                      33-37--70  (-1)

T2   Lauren Stephenson, Lexington, S.C.                                            31-40--71  (Even)

T2   Sierra Sims, Austin, Texas                                                          35-36--71  (Even)

T2   Mary Superal, Philippines                                                            34-37--71  (Even)

T5   Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C.                                                          38-34--72  (+1)

T5   Rinko Mitsunaga, Roswell, Ga.                                                    35-37--72  (+1)

T5   Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, N.C.                                                   34-38--72  (+1)

T5   Mariana Sims, Austin, Texas                                                       33-39--72  (+1)

T5   Yunjie Zhang, Ppls Repl. Of China                                               36-36--72  (+1)

T5   Vivian Tsui, Canada                                                                    34-38--72  (+1)

T11 Anna Redding, Concord, N.C.                                                     37-36--73  (+2)

T11 Taylor Dodson, Aiken, S.C.                                                         37-36--73  (+2)

T11 Clara Teixeira, Brazil                                                                    35-38--73  (+2)

T11 Laura Demarco, Canada                                                              36-37--73  (+2)

T11 Maria Torres, Puerto Rico                                                            37-36--73  (+2)

T11 Clementina Rodriguez, Venezuela                                                35-38--73  (+2)

T11 Mary Chandler Bryan, Chapin, S.C.                                              35-38--73  (+2)

T18 Katelyn Dambaugh, Goose Creek, S.C.                                       37-37--74  (+3)

T18 Louise Oxner, Greenville, S.C.                                                     35-39--74  (+3)

T18 Jessica Hoang, North Augusta, S.C.                                            37-37--74  (+3)

T21 Sarah Bae, Cary, N.C.                                                                 38-37--75  (+4)

T21 Alexis Kershaw, Winston-Salem, N.C.                                          38-37--75  (+4)

T21 Gabrielle Weiss, Southern Pines, N.C.                                         39-36--75  (+4)

T21 Samantha Wagner, Windermere, Fla.                                           37-38--75  (+4)

T21 Selena Costabile, Canada                                                           36-39--75  (+4)

T21 Mary Ellen Shuman, Saint Simons Island, Ga.                              36-39--75  (+4)

T27 Allyson Markiewicz, Charlotte, N.C.                                              37-39--76  (+5)

T27 Cayla Smith, Easley, S.C.                                                           35-41--76  (+5)

T27 Kelli Murphy, Elgin, S.C.                                                             39-37--76  (+5)

T27 Reona Hirai, Japan, S.C.                                                             37-39--76  (+5)

T27 Cecily Overbey, High Point, N.C.                                                 39-37--76  (+5)

T27 Mary Katherine Donovan, Hampstead, N.C.                                 37-39--76  (+5)

T27 Torey Johnson, Moore, S.C.                                                       36-40--76  (+5)

T27 Dawn Woodard, Greer, S.C.                                                        36-40--76  (+5)

T27 Georgia Oboh, England                                                              38-38--76  (+5)

T27 Mary Fran Hillow, Windermere, Fla.                                              37-39--76  (+5)

T37 Carly Burkhardt, Greenville, S.C.                                                  36-41--77  (+6)

T37 Kayla Thompson, Whiteville, N.C.                                                37-40--77  (+6)

T37 Alaina Yeatts, Durham, N.C.                                                        37-40--77  (+6)

T37 Stephanie Pribonic, Wake Forest, N.C.                                        38-39--77  (+6)

T37 Tiffany Robbins, Fort Mill, S.C.                                                   37-40--77  (+6)

T37 Savanna Wood, Boone, N.C.                                                      37-40--77  (+6)

T37 Laura Coble, Augusta, Ga.                                                          36-41--77  (+6)

T37 Chomchana Phuchanbanchob, Thailand                                       37-40--77  (+6)

T37 Caroline Curtis, Glen Allen, Va.                                                    40-37--77  (+6)

T46 Kelsey Badmaev, Columbia, S.C.                                                38-40--78  (+7)

T46 Annika Bovender, Mt Pleasant, S.C.                                            41-37--78  (+7)

T46 Juliana Sebastian, Columbia, S.C.                                               42-36--78  (+7)

T46 Haley Zagoria, Atlanta, Ga.                                                         40-38--78  (+7)

T46 Mariah Hopkins, Danville, Va.                                                      35-43--78  (+7)

T46 Emmy Martin, Odessa, Fla.                                                         39-39--78  (+7)

T46 Allison Emrey, Charlotte, N.C.                                                     36-42--78  (+7)

T46 Qinxin Guo, New Zealand                                                            41-37--78  (+7)

T46 Milleina Ohara, Japan                                                                  36-42--78  (+7)

T55 Rachel Jones, Asheboro, N.C.                                                    38-41--79  (+8)

T55 Ashley Rose, North Augusta, S.C.                                               39-40--79  (+8)

T55 Nicole Chin, Irmo, S.C.                                                                34-45--79  (+8)

T55 Savanah Goodman, Easley, S.C.                                                41-38--79  (+8)

T55 Morgan Webber, Spartanburg, S.C.                                             38-41--79  (+8)

T55 Megan Burnham, Gastonia, N.C.                                                  38-41--79  (+8)

T55 Lauren Salazar, Santa Clara, Calif.                                               38-41--79  (+8)

T55 Alanis Sakuma, Kapolei, Hawaii                                                   37-42--79  (+8)

T55 Madison Glennie, Clearwater, Fla.                                                38-41--79  (+8)

T64 Sarah Bertram, Concord, N.C.                                                     39-41--80  (+9)

T64 Madison Moosa, Charlotte, N.C.                                                  39-41--80  (+9)

T64 Lyberty Anderson, Chesterfield, Va.                                            39-41--80  (+9)

T64 Summer Moser, Lutz, Fla.                                                           37-43--80  (+9)

T64 Anne Marie Covar, Edgefield, S.C.                                              39-41--80  (+9)

T64 Katy Harris, St  Simons Island, Ga.                                              38-42--80  (+9)

T64 Viivi Nuorti, Rock Hill, S.C.                                                          39-41--80  (+9)

T71 Julie Streng, Greensboro, N.C.                                                    42-39--81  (+10)

T71 Emily Stinson, Charlotte, N.C.                                                     38-43--81  (+10)

T71 Lily Yatawara, Salisbury, N.C.                                                      40-41--81  (+10)

T71 Savannah Hallman, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.                                         41-40--81  (+10)

T71 Colleen Estes, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.                                                40-41--81  (+10)

T76 Kate Collom, Davidson, N.C.                                                      42-40--82  (+11)

T76 Rachel Moore, Lexington, S.C.                                                    40-42--82  (+11)

T76 Courtney Gunter, Matthews, N.C.                                                 40-42--82  (+11)

T76 Karishma Thiagaraj, India                                                            35-47--82  (+11)

T76 Allyson Dunn, Kingsport, Tenn.                                                   40-42--82  (+11)

T81 Annie Collom, Davidson, N.C.                                                     43-40--83  (+12)

T81 Hannah Craver, Winston-Salem, N.C.                                           38-45--83  (+12)

T81 Olivia Bowling, Charlotte Hall, Md.                                               39-44--83  (+12)

T81 Landrie Grace, Canton, Ohio                                                       37-46--83  (+12)

T81 Jenna Burris, Manchester, Tenn.                                                  41-42--83  (+12)

T81 Lacie York, Kingsport, Tenn.                                                       39-44--83  (+12)

T87 Rei Nakatani, Japan                                                                    43-41--84  (+13)

T87 Samantha Huang, Ppls Repl. Of China                                         41-43--84  (+13)

T87 Aneka Seumanutafa, Frederick, Md.                                            43-41--84  (+13)

T87 Sydney Snodgrass, Harrisville, W.Va.                                          39-45--84  (+13)

T91 Emma Marlatt, Chapel Hill, N.C.                                                   46-39--85  (+14)

T91 Khushboo Thiagaraj, Haymarket, Va.                                           38-47--85  (+14)

T91 Abby Parsons, Pinehurst, N.C.                                                    40-45--85  (+14)

T91 Marissa Decola, Butler, Pa.                                                         44-41--85  (+14)

95   Katie Rose Higgins, Charleston, S.C.                                           43-43--86  (+15)

96   Lauryn Davidson, Vienna, W.Va.                                                 43-46--89  (+18)

T97 Madeline MacClurg, Cary, N.C.                                                    WD

T97 Michelle Ruiz, Canada                                                                 DNS

T97 Emily Salamy, Williamsburg, Va.                                                 DQ

T97 Megan McLean, Lebanon, N.J.                                                    WD

T97 Jamie Cole, Augusta, Ga.                                                           WD

T97 Allisyn Terry, Leesburg, Va.                                                         WD

T97 Kayleigh Reed, Virginia Beach, Va.                                              WD

 

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