Hawkins Joins Carolinas Girls' History

Emily Hawkins wins Carolinas Junior Girls' championship in playoff
 

THOMASVILLE, N.C. (July 28, 2016) -- Final results of the 60^th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship hosted by Colonial Country Club in Thomasville, N.C. on Thursday, July 28th (Par: 36-35--71, Yards: 5,849, Course Rating: 73.6/131).

A playoff put an exclamation point on an exciting final round at the 60^th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship. Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. survived a back-and-forth battle with Kathleen Sumner of Charleston, S.C. to complete the victory. The showdown between the two players included three lead changes while Sumner posted Thursday's low round, two-under 69, to catch Hawkins and force a playoff.

With the victory, Hawkins becomes just the third player in history to capture both the North Carolina Junior Girls' and Carolinas Junior Girls' titles in the same year. The previous players to do so are Adrienne Millican of Fuquay-Varina, N.C. in 2000 and Eleana Collins of Pinehurst, N.C. in 2006.

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For the third consecutive day, the heat index in Thomasville, N.C. climbed over 100 degrees. The home-schooled rising junior Hawkins began with a two stroke lead over 17-year-old rising senior Sumner. However, Hawkins' poor tee shot on the par-4 7th led to double bogey. A Sumner birdie on No. 9 gave her the outright lead with nine holes to play. The championship became a two player race, as Riley Smyth of Cary, N.C. finished in third place, six shots back.

After a booming drive on the 444-yard par-5 10th, Sumner delivered a 9-iron from 135-yards within three feet. Looking like she would sink the putt and claim a two stroke advantage, Sumner's short putt lipped out. Hawkins drained a long birdie putt to remain tied. The 10th hole would start a four hole stretch of putting woes for Sumner, where she missed four putts within five feet.  "I felt confident over my putts and thought I lined it up right, but it just wasn't working," said Sumner, who has committed to play golf at Florida State University.

The 14th hole at Colonial Country Club produced a two stroke swing. Hawkins rolled in a birdie from the back fringe while Sumner made bogey from the greenside bunker. On No. 15, Hawkins would give a shot back with a three-putt bogey.

On the par-3 17th, the championship looked in Hawkins' hands. She was safely on the green while Sumner was again in a greenside bunker. Walking up to her ball, Sumner motivated herself. " 'Kathleen you're going to run this up. You're going to close the clubface and run this up,' " Sumner recounted after the round. "It went in and I thought, 'Alright, this is destined.' " Her holed bunker shot again tied the two girls. The two players exchanged two-putt pars on 18 to finish the championship deadlocked at one-over 143. Sumner shot two-under 69 to catch Hawkins, who played the final round even par 71.

The playoff began on the 491-yard par-5 9th, where the edge appeared to belong to the long-hitting Sumner who had already birdied it once Thursday. However, adrenaline may have gotten the best of Sumner. Her third shot from 73-yards bounded over the green into a bunker. From there she played it back over the front of the green. Hawkins' two-putt par was enough to claim the championship. "I didn't expect to win, but it's very exciting," said the 15-year-old Hawkins. Next on her schedule is the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, August 1-7 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa.
 

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has not reached her 19th birthday by July 28, 2016, who has not started college, is a legal resident of 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. The field is flighted after round two based on the player’s 36-hole score. The Championship flight is made up of the top 18 players and ties. All other flights will consist of 9 players each.

The Carolinas Golf Association wishes to thank the members and staff of Colonial Country Club for their hospitality. In particular, the CGA recognizes golf professional Ben Miller, general manager David Lehman, and course superintendent John T. Dawson.
 

60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship
Colonial Country Club
Thomasville, N.C.

Final Results (Overall)
* Won in playoff

* 1	Emily Hawkins (2018) Lexington, NC	69-74-71--214
2	Kathleen Sumner (2017) Charleston, SC	72-73-69--214
3	Riley Smyth (2018) Cary, NC	76-73-71--220
4	Taylor Hinson (2017) Belmont, NC	76-75-72--223
T5	Mackenzie Battle (2018) Aberdeen, NC	79-73-72--224
	Anna Freeman (2017) Aiken, SC	71-77-76--224
	Rachael Mast (2017) Lexington, NC	77-72-75--224
T8	Muskan Uppal (2019) Cornelius, NC	74-73-78--225
	Jodee Tindal (2017) Rock Hill, SC	76-75-74--225
T10	Gracyn Burgess (2018) Lexington, SC	80-75-71--226
	Emily Cox (2017) Lancaster, SC	79-74-73--226
	Rachel Kuehn (2019) Asheville, NC	78-73-75--226
	Olivia John (2018) Summerfield, NC	78-73-75--226
T14	Kathryn Carson (2017) Mooresville, NC	77-76-74--227
	Keri Kenkel (2017) Charlotte, NC	75-74-78--227
	Jalen Castle (2020) West Columbia, SC	79-72-76--227
	Anna Grace Brock (2019) Greenwood, SC	79-75-73--227
T18	Natalie Petersen (2017) Holly Springs, NC	71-81-76--228
	Madison Isaacson (2018) Greensboro, NC	74-77-77--228
20	Anna McDonald (2019) Hickory, NC	74-80-75--229
T21	Moon Cheong (2017) Charlotte, NC	75-80-75--230
	Carly Lyvers (2018) Simpsonville, SC	81-76-73--230
	Sophie Holland (2020) Cornelius, NC	78-75-77--230
24	Elle Johnson (2019) Inman, SC	83-73-76--232
T25	Kendall Dobbins (2016) Summerfield, NC	83-80-75--238
	Jensen Castle (2019) West Columbia, SC	84-76-78--238
T27	Janie Thomas (2016) Winston-Salem, NC	80-84-75--239
	Kerington Lamb (2018) Easley, SC	81-78-80--239
T29	Caroline Crumrine (2020) Wilmington, NC	80-81-79--240
	Ryann Sinclair (2019) Mooresville, NC	86-80-74--240
	Emily Dunlap (2019) Greenville, SC	80-82-78--240
T32	Riley Hamilton (2020) Reidsville, NC	82-83-77--242
	Michelle Harn (2019) Charlotte, NC	81-80-81--242
T34	Jayla Rogers (2019) Wilmington, NC	80-82-81--243
	Kayla Smith (2019) Burlington, NC	81-80-82--243
	Sydney Abruzzino (2017) Myrtle Beach, SC	86-79-78--243
37	Mallory Fobes (2019) East Bend, NC	81-78-85--244
38	Parker Melting (2018) Mint Hill, NC	85-82-79--246
T39	Siana Wong (2020) Summerfield, NC	82-78-87--247
	Alexis Sudjianto (2019) Charlotte, NC	80-82-85--247
T41	Lotte Fox (2020) Raleigh, NC	83-85-80--248
	Hannah Fesperman (2017) Georgetown, SC	79-92-77--248
43	Abigayle Hatcher (2019) Roebuck, SC	80-86-83--249
44	Nicole Kramer (2018) Charlotte, NC	82-84-84--250
T45	Alexis Jarrell (2018) Davidson, NC	84-88-79--251
	Ana Tsiros (2019) Asheville, NC	89-78-84--251
47	Meghan McPeak (2017) Chapel Hill, NC	83-85-85--253
T48	Sarah Smith (2018) York, SC	87-88-79--254
	Samantha DeBusk (2017) Lexington, NC	86-87-81--254
50	Mary Kathryn Talledo (2021) Blythewood, SC	85-82-88--255
T51	Hailey Pendleton (2020) Waxhaw, NC	88-81-87--256
	Charleigh Hodges (2018) Mooresville, NC	87-86-83--256
53	Channing Hensley (2018) Wake Forest, NC	91-83-83--257
54	Emily Brubaker (2020) Raleigh, NC	86-85-87--258
55	Maria File (2019) Moore, SC	90-90-84--264
T56	Becca Connolly (2020) Winston-Salem, NC	94-87-87--268
	Ashley Milliken (2017) Monroe, NC	85-90-93--268
T58	Anna Bonifay (2017) Pfafftown, NC	90-90-89--269
	Michaela Cox (2017) Greensboro, NC	88-96-85--269
60	Morgan Ketchum (2022) Winston-Salem, NC	94-90-91--275
61	Samantha Bennett (2016) Wake Forest, NC	85-WD--WD
62	Ashlee Richardson (2017) Simpsonville, SC	WD--WD

Final Results (Flighted)

	Championship Flight
	Place	Name	Score
	T1	Emily Hawkins (2018),  Lexington, NC	69-74-71--214
	T1	Kathleen Sumner (2017),  Charleston, SC	72-73-69--214
	3	Riley Smyth (2018),  Cary, NC	76-73-71--220
	4	Taylor Hinson (2017),  Belmont, NC	76-75-72--223
	T5	Anna Freeman (2017),  Aiken, SC	71-77-76--224
	T5	Mackenzie Battle (2018),  Aberdeen, NC	79-73-72--224
	T5	Rachael Mast (2017),  Lexington, NC	77-72-75--224
	T8	Jodee Tindal (2017),  Rock Hill, SC	76-75-74--225
	T8	Muskan Uppal (2019),  Cornelius, NC	74-73-78--225
	T10	Emily Cox (2017),  Lancaster, SC	79-74-73--226
	T10	Olivia John (2018),  Summerfield, NC	78-73-75--226
	T10	Rachel Kuehn (2019),  Asheville, NC	78-73-75--226
	T13	Jalen Castle (2020),  West Columbia, SC	79-72-76--227
	T13	Kathryn Carson (2017),  Mooresville, NC	77-76-74--227
	T13	Keri Kenkel (2017),  Charlotte, NC	75-74-78--227
	T16	Madison Isaacson (2018),  Greensboro, NC	74-77-77--228
	T16	Natalie Petersen (2017),  Holly Springs, NC	71-81-76--228
	18	Sophie Holland (2020),  Cornelius, NC	78-75-77--230
	First Flight
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Gracyn Burgess (2018),  Lexington, SC	80-75-71--226
	2	Anna Grace Brock (2019),  Greenwood, SC	79-75-73--227
	3	Anna McDonald (2019),  Hickory, NC	74-80-75--229
	T4	Carly Lyvers (2018),  Simpsonville, SC	81-76-73--230
	T4	Moon Cheong (2017),  Charlotte, NC	75-80-75--230
	6	Elle Johnson (2019),  Inman, SC	83-73-76--232
	7	Jensen Castle (2019),  West Columbia, SC	84-76-78--238
	8	Kerington Lamb (2018),  Easley, SC	81-78-80--239
	9	Mallory Fobes (2019),  East Bend, NC	81-78-85--244
	10	Siana Wong (2020),  Summerfield, NC	82-78-87--247
	Second Flight
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Kendall Dobbins (2016),  Summerfield, NC	83-80-75--238
	2	Janie Thomas (2016),  Winston-Salem, NC	80-84-75--239
	T3	Caroline Crumrine (2020),  Wilmington, NC	80-81-79--240
	T3	Emily Dunlap (2019),  Greenville, SC	80-82-78--240
	T5	Michelle Harn (2019),  Charlotte, NC	81-80-81--242
	T5	Riley Hamilton (2020),  Reidsville, NC	82-83-77--242
	T7	Jayla Rogers (2019),  Wilmington, NC	80-82-81--243
	T7	Kayla Smith (2019),  Burlington, NC	81-80-82--243
	T7	Sydney Abruzzino (2017),  Myrtle Beach, SC	86-79-78--243
	10	Alexis Sudjianto (2019),  Charlotte, NC	80-82-85--247
	Third Flight
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Ryann Sinclair (2019),  Mooresville, NC	86-80-74--240
	2	Parker Melting (2018),  Mint Hill, NC	85-82-79--246
	T3	Hannah Fesperman (2017),  Georgetown, SC	79-92-77--248
	T3	Lotte Fox (2020),  Raleigh, NC	83-85-80--248
	5	Abigayle Hatcher (2019),  Roebuck, SC	80-86-83--249
	6	Nicole Kramer (2018),  Charlotte, NC	82-84-84--250
	7	Ana Tsiros (2019),  Asheville, NC	89-78-84--251
	8	Meghan McPeak (2017),  Chapel Hill, NC	83-85-85--253
	9	Mary Kathryn Talledo (2021),  Blythewood, SC	85-82-88--255
	10	Hailey Pendleton (2020),  Waxhaw, NC	88-81-87--256
	11	Emily Brubaker (2020),  Raleigh, NC	86-85-87--258
	Fourth Flight
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Alexis Jarrell (2018),  Davidson, NC	84-88-79--251
	T2	Samantha DeBusk (2017),  Lexington, NC	86-87-81--254
	T2	Sarah Smith (2018),  York, SC	87-88-79--254
	4	Charleigh Hodges (2018),  Mooresville, NC	87-86-83--256
	5	Channing Hensley (2018),  Wake Forest, NC	91-83-83--257
	6	Maria File (2019),  Moore, SC	90-90-84--264
	T7	Ashley Milliken (2017),  Monroe, NC	85-90-93--268
	T7	Becca Connolly (2020),  Winston-Salem, NC	94-87-87--268
	T9	Anna Bonifay (2017),  Pfafftown, NC	90-90-89--269
	T9	Michaela Cox (2017),  Greensboro, NC	88-96-85--269
	11	Morgan Ketchum (2022),  Winston-Salem, NC	94-90-91--275

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 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.

 

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