CGA Announces 18th North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship

WEST END, NC (6/21/14) -- The 18th North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship will be held at the Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, NC on June 24-27, 2014.

35 players have entered the 2014 NC Junior Girls' Championship. The championship format is match play with an 18 hole stroke play qualifier (on Tuesday, June 24th) to determine the seeding for match play. The top 32 girls from the stroke play qualifier will advance to match play.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has not reached her 19th birthday by June 27, 2014, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN Handicap Index at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.4.

Starmount Forest Country Club is the only championship golf course in the city limits of Greensboro, North Carolina. Originally completed in 1930, the course was renovated in 1971 and totally rebuilt in 1999. The course reveals itself over 155 beautiful acres and offers a tremendous test for the most avid golfer. Starmount Forest was the original home for the Greater Greensboro Open from 1938 until 1960. Sam Snead won the initial GGO and finished his career with a total of 8 Greater Greensboro Open championships. Starmount Forest was the host site for the 2nd Women's U.S. Open in 1947 with Hall of Famer Betty Jameson taking home the championship. Starmount Forest CC has hosted 3 CGA Championships: 2001 North Carolina Senior; 2004 North Carolina Mid-Amateur; and 2007 North Carolina Amateur as well as the 2012 Dogwood State Junior Championship.

In the 2013 NC Junior Girls' championship, Lucia Polo of Greensboro, NC defeated Emilia Migliaccio, Cary, NC by a score of 5 and 3 to win the Championship. Polo and Migliaccio are not entered in this year's championship.

Notables in this year's strong field include 2013 semi-finalist Madison Moosa of Charlotte, NC; 2013 round of 16 competitors - Jessica Spicer, Bahama, NC; Alexis Kershaw, Winston-Salem, NC; Savannah Gowerty, Raleigh, NC; and Grace Massengill, Hickory, NC. Also in this year's field are formidable competitors Rhea Bhatia of Wake Forest, NC; Sarah Spicer of Bahama, NC; Savannah Thompson of West End, NC; and Alaina Yeatts of Durham, NC.

Starmount Forest Country Club Information
Address: 1 Sam Snead Drive, Greensboro, NC  27410
PGA Golf Professional: Bill Hall
Course Architect: Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleck (1930), Renovation (1971) and Rebuild (1999)
Championship Tees: 5,765 yards, par 36-36--72; Course/Slope Rating: 70.3/126
Phone: (336) 299-0427

Championship Schedule:

Monday, June 23              Tuesday, June 24                Wednesday, June 25          Thursday, June 26              Friday, June 27

Practice Round available for all players Stroke Play Qualifying - 18 holes - Tee times begin at 8:00am of #1 tee Players Lunch - 11:30am - 3:00pm Round 1 Matches - 7:30am to 10:00am Players Lunch - 11:30am - 3:00pm Round 2 Matches - 12:30pm to 2:00pm Quarterfinal Matches - 8:00am to 8:27am Semifinal Matches - 12:30pm to 12:40pm Championship Match - 8:00am Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard

                                        
To view the pairings, starting times and hole-by-hole scoring throughout the championship, click on the following link:

https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/Pairings.aspx?ID=645

For more information about the 18th North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org. The CGA will post any tournament delays or cancellations via our Twitter account. Follow @cgagolf1909 and @CarolinasJunior.