Pate Earns Medalist Honors at NC Junior Girls' Championship

NEWTON, N.C. (June 16, 2021) -- Stroke play qualifying and Round of 32 match results of the 25th North Carolina Junior Girls’ Championship at Catawba Country Club in Newton, N.C. from June 15 - 18, 2021. The entire field will compete in the same division and play from 6,076 yards.

 

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | History | Photos

 

Macy Pate of Winston-Salem held on to her lead throughout the second round of qualifying stroke-play to earn medalist honors and the No.1 seed entering the Round of 32 matches. Pate signed off on a 5-under-par, 67 on Wednesday to expand her stroke play qualifying margin to 8-strokes over second place finishers Kayla Dowell of Mebane and Kiera Bartholomew of Wake Forest.

Pate found a rhythm early in her round. She had a pair of early birdies on Nos. 2 and 3, which caused her some frustration after bogeying them both the day before.

“It made me feel more confident going into the rest of the holes,” the medalist said after her round. “I knew I had a two-shot lead going into today and after those two holes it went to four-shots, so I was just trying to stay focused and keep the round going.”

Pate’s outward nine score of 2-under-par, 34, consisted of three birdies and one bogey. Her back nine performance was impeccable: she drained six pars and three birdies for a score of 3-under-par, 33. 

“I was putting well. I was hitting my shots and wedges pretty close to the pins and most of the clubs I had in were a pitching wedge or a 9-iron. I was hitting all of my shots to about 20 feet and the putts .. I was making the putts”

Following Pate’s award winning stroke-play performance, Pate and the rest of the field set back out on the course for the Round of 32 matches. 

The No. 1 seed beat her opponent, the No. 32 seed Katherine Dann of Charlotte, 6 & 5. Pate would not start gaining the lead over Dann until her win on the seventh hole. Pate went on to win Nos.8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 to end the match five holes early. 

“It was a good match. I don't think anything will change for tomorrow, just keep playing and hope for the best,” Pate said.

The defending champion, No. 6 seeded Morgan Ketchum of Winston-Salem, defeated the No. 27 seeded Hallie Wilson of Lewisville, 1 up. Ketchum’s victory was not guaranteed facing off against a higher seed and the match was determined on the players’ eighteenth green. Ketchum parred the par-5 No. 11 to win the hole and the match as Wilson bogeyed. 

The No. 9 seed Grace Holcomb of Wilmington was upsetted by the No. 24 seed Kinsley Smith of Raleigh in a 4 & 2 defeat. Their match began on No.2 and finished on No.18’s green. After Smith lost No. 10, she found her groove and posted four massive wins on Nos. 12, 13, 14 and 17 to advance to Thursday’s round.

Play will continue on Thursday with the Round of 16 matches in the morning and those advancing will play their quarterfinal matches on Thursday afternoon.

 

Round 2 Stroke - Play Qualifier Results

 

Round of 32 Results:

 

Macy Pate of Winston - Salem def. Katherine Dann of Charlotte 6 & 5

Ava Lucas of Raleigh def. Emerson B. Dever of Durham 3 & 2

Maya Beasley of Pinehurst def. Justine Pennycooke of Cary 6 & 5

Kinsley Smith of Raleigh def. Grace Holcomb of Wilmington 4 & 2

Leah Edwards of Greensboro def. Garland Gould of Raleigh 1 UP

Ella Perna of Durham def. Gabriela Cruz of High Point in 19 holes 

Nicole Nash of Charlotte def. Lily Kate Watson of Raleigh 3 & 2

Jenna Kim of Raleigh def. Ella Kue of Kings Mountain 3 & 2

Kayla Dowell of Mebane def. Kaitlyn Rand of Raleigh 3 & 1

Anna Howteron of Winston - Salem def. Heather Appelson of Wake Forest 3 & 1

Shyla Brown of Matthews def. Sahana Mantha of Charlotte 5 & 4

Sophie Lauture of Charlotte def. Annalee Caveney of Raleigh 6 & 5

Kiera Bartholomew of Wake Forest def. Alicia Fang of Waxhaw 6 & 5

Katherine Brictson of Raleigh def. Macie Burcham of Greensboro 3 & 1

Morgan Ketchum of Winston - Salem def. Hallie Wilson of Lewisville 1 UP

Mary-Paige King of Clemmons def. Grayson Warren of Washington 3 & 2

 

 

Schedule of rounds:

 

Thursday June 17: Round of 16 Match Play beginning at 8:00 a.m.; Quarterfinal Match Play beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m.

 

Friday June 18: Semi-Final Match Play beginning at 8:00 a.m.; Final Match beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m.

 

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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