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Kuehn holds two shot lead at Vicki DiSantis Girls'

 

First round results from the 13th Vicki DiSantis Girls' Championship hosted by Pine Island CC in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, May 12, 2018 (6,012 yards, par 35-37—72)
 
 
 
Rachel Kuehn of Asheville, N.C. used a round of three under par 69 to secure the first round lead in the 13th Vicki DiSantis Girls' Championship.  Kuehn, a high school junior, played solid golf giving her a chance at her first CGA junior championship.  "I hit a lot of greens that lead to some great opportunities" said Kuehn, the 2017 NC Junior Girls' Player of the Year.    "I eagled my fifth hole. number 14, to get my round going.  The back was not as smooth, but I birdied six and seven to bounce back" added Kuehn.
 
Kuehn has a two shot lead heading into Sunday's final round.  "I'm hoping to do the same thing tomorrow and hit a lot of greens" said Kuehn.  Kuehn won the 2017 Carolinas Women's Amateur and hopes to repeat this coming June.
 
High School senior, Hailey Joy of Reidsville, N.C. sits alone in second place after her round of one under par 71.  A pair of high school freshman that includes Katherine Schuster of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Amanda Sambach of Davidson, N.C. are tied for third four shots back at one over par 73.
 
Defending champion and 2017 Carolinas Junior Girls' Player of the Year Gracyn Burgess of Lexington, S.C. shot a round of four over par 76 and sits seven shots back of Kuehn.
 
The Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls' Championship is 36 holes of stroke play competition. Entry is open to any female amateur golfer ages 12 to 18, who has not started college, maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.3.
 
Round One Results (6,012 yards, par 72, 74.1/136)
Place
Name
Score
To Par
1
Rachel Kuehn, Asheville, NC-2019
69
-3
2
Hailey Joy, Reidsville , NC-2018
71
-1
T3
Katherine Schuster, Kill Devil Hills, NC-2021
73
+1
T3
Amanda Sambach, Davidson, NC-2021
73
+1
T5
Muskan Uppal, Cornelius, NC-2019
74
+2
T5
Nicole Adam, Pinehurst, NC-2020
74
+2
T5
Olivia John, Summerfield, NC-2018
74
+2
T5
Elle Johnson, Inman, SC-2019
74
+2
T5
Rachel Rich, Mount Pleasant, SC-2020
74
+2
T5
Abigail Schimpf, Daniel Island, SC-2020
74
+2
T5
Chloe Holder, Williamston, SC-2021
74
+2
T12
Rachel Tamaro, Albemarle, NC-2019
75
+3
T12
Anna McDonald, Hickory, NC-2019
75
+3
T12
Carly Lyvers, Simpsonville, SC-2018
75
+3
T12
Alexis Sudjianto, Charlotte, NC-2019
75
+3
T12
Phoebe Carles, Clinton, SC-2020
75
+3
T12
Sophie Holland, Cornelius, NC-2020
75
+3
T12
Kennedy Carroll, Mt. Pleasant, SC-2019
75
+3
T12
Holly McCann, Raleigh, NC-2018
75
+3
T12
Karlee Vardas, Lexington, SC-2021
75
+3
T21
Ana Tsiros, Asheville, NC-2019
76
+4
T21
Maria Atwood, Holly Springs, NC-2022
76
+4
T21
Mackenzie Battle, Aberdeen, NC-2018
76
+4
T21
Anna Morgan, Spartanburg, SC-2019
76
+4
T21
Gracyn Burgess, Lexington, SC-2018
76
+4
T26
Kayla Smith, Burlington, NC-2019
77
+5
T26
Ella Kue, Kings Mountain, NC-2023
77
+5
T28
Grace Jones, Hayesville, NC-2020
78
+6
T28
Adrian Anderson, Murrell's Inlet, SC-2022
78
+6
T28
Kayleigh Reinke, Rock Hill, SC-2021
78
+6
T28
Hannah Rose Bruxvoort, Chapel Hill, NC-2018
78
+6
T28
Isabella Britt, Chesnee, SC-2021
78
+6
T28
Sofia Carles, Clinton, SC-2021
78
+6
T28
Kelley Topiwala, Charlotte, NC-2020
78
+6
T28
Alyssa Campbell, Lake Wylie, SC-2018
78
+6
T28
Emily Hawkins, Lexington, NC-2018
78
+6
T28
Lauren Martin, Mooresville, NC-2020
78
+6
T28
Lotte Fox, Raleigh, NC-2020
78
+6
T39
Alexia Siehl, Fort Mill, SC-2022
79
+7
T39
Mallory Fobes, East Bend, NC-2019
79
+7
T39
Ella Stalvey, Blythewood , SC-2023
79
+7
T39
Nina Kouchi, Charlotte, NC-2018
79
+7
T39
Katelyn Lee, Easley, SC-2020
79
+7
T39
Emily Dunlap, Greenville, SC-2019
79
+7
T39
Isabella Rawl, Lexington, SC-2022
79
+7
T39
Savannah Hylton, Hilton Head Island, SC-2021
79
+7
T39
Michelle Harn, Charlotte, NC-2019
79
+7
T39
Sasha Hayes, Winston Salem, NC-2020
79
+7
T39
Kayla Bartemeyer, Mount Pleasant, SC-2020
79
+7
T39
Emma Charles, Hartsville, SC-2019
79
+7
T51
Annabelle Millard, Charlotte, NC-2022
80
+8
T51
Macie Burcham, Greensboro, NC-2021
80
+8
T51
Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst, NC-2020
80
+8
T51
Mary Kathryn Talledo, Blythewood, SC-2021
80
+8
T55
Jayla Rogers, Wilmington, NC-2019
81
+9
T55
Morgan Ketchum, Winston-Salem, NC-2022
81
+9
T55
Gillian O'Brien, Clemson, SC-2019
81
+9
T55
Angelique Seymour, Fayetteville , NC-2019
81
+9
T55
Ashley Looper, Marietta, SC-2019
81
+9
T55
Molly Hardwick, Lexington, SC-2022
81
+9
T55
Riley Hamilton, Reidsville, NC-2020
81
+9
T62
Trinity Muthomi, Kernersville, NC-2022
82
+10
T62
Kennedy McGaha, Honea Path, SC-2021
82
+10
T62
Ryann Sinclair, Mooresville, NC-2019
82
+10
T65
Sydney Roberts, Chesnee, SC-2022
83
+11
T65
Sarah Boteler, Greenville, SC-2021
83
+11
T67
Amber Capote, Waxhaw, NC-2020
84
+12
T67
Bailee Twiford, Coinjock, NC-2019
84
+12
T67
Peyton Gillespie, Greenville, SC-2019
84
+12
T67
Lauren Denhard, Salisbury , NC-2019
84
+12
T67
Victoria Ladd, Greensboro, NC-2019
84
+12
T72
Kennedy Gooding, Lexington, SC-2022
85
+13
T72
Erin Singleton, Apex, NC-2020
85
+13
T74
Caroline Crumrine, Wilmington, NC-2020
86
+14
T74
Carson Jenkins, Raleigh, NC-2019
86
+14
76
Elizabeth Ritchie, Havelock, NC-2019
87
+15
T77
Marley Barefoot, West Columbia, SC-2019
88
+16
T77
Becca Connolly, Winston-Salem, NC-2020
88
+16
79
Grayson Warren, Washington, NC-2021
89
+17
80
Katelyn Kenthack, Pinehurst, NC-2020
92
+20
81
Lexi Bennett, Santee, SC-2021
94
+22
82
Kayla Yang, Maiden, NC-2019
95
+23

 



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