Gray Leads After First Round of Girls 15 & Under

Mia Gray of Conway, S.C. carded a three-under-par 69 to take an eight stroke lead after the first round of the Carolinas Girls' 15 and Under Championship at Country Club of Whispering Pines on July 9, 2018.

By: Brittany Stewart/CGA Communications Intern

WHISPERING PINES, N.C. (July 9, 2018) -- First round results of the 12th Carolinas Girls' 15 and Under at the Country Club of Whispering Pines in Whispering Pines, N.C. on Monday, July 9, 2018 (5,701 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 73.3/129).

 

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Mia Gray of Conway, S.C. stole the show in the first round of the Carolinas Girls' 15 and Under Championship at Country Club of Whispering Pines on Monday, July 9, 2018. She carded a three-under-par 69 in the opening round to give herself an eight stroke lead over the rest of the field.

A rocky start for the thirteen-year-old, Gray bogeyed three of her first four holes. However, she steadied herself, put her foot on the gas and never looked back. She followed her three bogeys with three consecutive birdies on the front nine. After the turn, she remained consistent and earned three birdies and no bogeys.

Lauren Martin of Mooresville, N.C. and Molly Hardwick of Lexington, S.C. are tied for the second position eight strokes behind Gray, after carding a five-over-par 77. Martin, who has three top-10 finishes so far in 2018, capped off her first day of competition with one birdie. Hardwick finished strong on the back nine with one birdie and only one bogey.

Macie Burcham of Greensboro, N.C., Mary Kathryn Talledo of Spartanburg, S.C. and Grayson Warren of Washington, N.C. are in a three-way tie for fourth position headed into the second and final round of play after carding a six-over-par 78 in the first round.

In the junior division, Ellen Yu of High Point, N.C. and Grace Ridenour of Cary, N.C. share the lead after carding a twelve-over-par 84 in the first round. Mia Carles of Clinton, S.C. leads the Sub-Junior division of competition after carding a 51 through 9 holes.
 

The Championship and Junior divisions are conducted at 36 holes of stroke play. The Sub-Junior division is conducted at 18 holes of stroke play (9 holes each day).

Entry is open to any female golfer who has not reached her 16th birthday by July 10, 2018, who has not started college, and maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina.

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 account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

12th Carolinas Girls' 15 & Under Championship
Country Club of Whispering Pines | Whispering Pines, N.C.
First Round Results

Championship Division

Pos.	Player	City, State-Grad Year		R1
1	Mia Gray	Conway,SC-2023	-3	69
T2	Lauren Martin	Mooresville,NC-2020	+5	77
T2	Molly Hardwick	Lexington,SC-2022	+5	77
T4	Grayson Warren	Washington,NC-2021	+6	78
T4	Macie Burcham	Greensboro,NC-2021	+6	78
T4	Mary Kathryn Talledo	Spartanburg,SC-2021	+6	78
7	Layla Meric	Wesley Chapel,NC-2021	+7	79
8	Ella Stalvey	Blythewood ,SC-2023	+8	80
T9	Ella Kue	Kings Mountain,NC-2023	+9	81
T9	Sofia Carles	Clinton,SC-2021	+9	81
T9	Zoe Carles	Clinton,SC-2023	+9	81
T12	Lextyn Petz	Columbia,SC-2021	+10	82
T12	Macy Pate	Boone,NC-2023	+10	82
T14	Adrian Anderson	Murrel's Inlet,SC-2022	+11	83
T14	Erin Singleton	Apex,NC-2020	+11	83
T14	Lexi Bennett	Santee,SC-2021	+11	83
T14	Riya Modak	Concord,NC-2021	+11	83
T18	Gabriela Cruz	High Point,NC-2021	+12	84
T18	Harper Shepherd	Greensboro,NC-2021	+12	84
T18	Julie Fiedler	New Bern,NC-2021	+12	84
T18	McKenzie Daffin	Fort Bragg,NC-2021	+12	84
T18	Morgan Ketchum	Winston-Salem,NC-2022	+12	84
T18	Trinity Muthomi	Kernersville,NC-2022	+12	84
T24	Bethany Welch	Matthews, NC-2023	+14	86
T24	Megan Morris	Cary,NC-2021	+14	86
26	Mattie Padgett	Seneca,SC-2023	+15	87
T27	Hanna Webber	Jonesville,SC-2022	+16	88
T27	Sophie Marijono	Charlotte,NC-2021	+16	88
29	Shea Smith	Charlotte,NC-2022	+17	89
30	Taylor Burch	Elgin, SC-2021	+18	90
31	Paige Paolucci	Blythewood,SC-2022	+19	91
T32	Jennifer Rials	Florence,SC-2022	+20	92
T32	Kitson O'Neal	Pinehurst ,NC-2023	+20	92
T34	Ashton Gupton	Smithfield,NC-2021	+21	93
T34	Jasmine Donaghue	Candler,NC-2020	+21	93
T34	Madison Srinivasa	Raleigh,NC-2021	+21	93
37	Anna Claire Bridge	Raleigh,NC-2021	+22	94
38	Emily Matthews	Swansboro,NC-2022	+27	99
39	Madison Brensinger	Charlotte, NC-2021	+28	100
T40	Ava Neal	Camden, SC-2022	+29	101
T40	Lily Kate Watson	Wake Forest,NC-2023	+29	101
42	Ava Zellman	Raleigh,NC-2022	+38	110
43	Ellie Burnette	Wrightsville Beach,NC-2023	+40	112

Junior Division

Pos.	Player	City,State-Grad Year		R1
T1	Ellen Yu	High point ,NC-2026	+12	84
T1	Grace Ridenour	Cary,NC-2025	+12	84
T3	Ayana Dailey	Jacksonville,NC-2023	+16	88
T3	Madelyn Vogan	New Bern,NC-2023	+16	88
5	Kaitlyn Rand	Raleigh,NC-2022	+22	94

Sub-Junior Division

Pos.	Player	City, State-Grad Year		R1
1	Mia Carles	Clinton,SC-2026	+15	51
2	Mackenzie Crossman	Pittsboro,NC-2024	+16	52
3	Sanaa Carter	Jacksonville ,NC-2025	+20	56
T4	Brooke Tyler	Summerfield ,NC-2024	+21	57
T4	Gabi Carles	Clinton,SC-2025	+21	57

Schedule of rounds:

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Player Registration: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Rules Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

Cookout: 6:30 p.m.

College Players Panel: 7:00 p.m.

Monday, July 9, 2018

Round 1 starting times: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Lunch available for players and spectators from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Round 2 shotgun start: 9:00 a.m.

Awards luncheon for players and spectators from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.