Spicer Captures the 93rd Carolinas Women's Amateur

6/21/2019 5:41:00 PM

Jessica Spicer wins the 93rd Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.

By Madi Balfe/CGA Communications Intern

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 21, 2019) -- Final results of the 93rd Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, June 21, 2019.

Photos: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3

Jessica Spicer of Bahama, N.C. captured her third CGA title at the 93rd Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship with an even par, 216 total. In the final round, Spicer shot two-over-par, 74.

“It means so much. I mean we have such a strong program of golf in the Carolinas with so many good players,” said Spicer. “To know that I can stand up against those girls and add my name to that trophy with those ladies is just awesome. It definitely boosts my confidence.”

Spicer started the final round with a three-shot lead over her closest competitor, but got off to a slow start and the lead was cut to one shot after a couple of early bogeys.

Riley Smyth of Cary, N.C. carded a two-over-par, 218 total to earn runner-up honors. Smyth and Spicer battled all day, and Smyth tied for the lead twice on the back nine.

“We were going back and forth the whole back nine,” said Spicer. “I don't think I ever lost the lead, but there were a lot of chances for her to get it; putts that just slipped by or lipped out. That stretch of 12 through 17...kept me on my toes for sure, but she played great.”

Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. was also able to put pressure on Spicer in the final round after making an eagle on No. 7 to tie for the lead at even par. Hawkins finished her round with a three-over-par, 219 total to finish in a tie for third place with Alexandria Bare of Salisbury, N.C. Bare had the low round of the day with a one-under-par, 71 and she was the only player in the field to shoot under par in the final round.

Spicer made a clutch save from a bunker for par on the par-3, 17th hole and carried a two-shot lead going into the final hole of the championship. She was able to two-putt for a par and the victory on the 18th green. Spicer will look to carry this momentum into the Carolinas Women’s Match Play Championship at Furman University Golf Club later this summer.

In the Carolinas Division, Jayne Pardus of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. earned the low senior award with a three-over-par, 219 total. Patty Moore of Pinehurst, N.C. finished as the low super senior in the Carolinas Division with a four-over-par, 220 total.

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the club members and staff of Ballantyne Country Club for hosting this event. The tournament would not be possible without their dedication and hard work. A special thank you to Matt Saggio, Director of Golf and his assistants Jason Erick, Chris White and Joe Maher, Golf Course Superintendent Scott Cochran and Director of Catering, Amanda McCleery.

The Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship was inherited by the Carolinas Golf Association from the Carolinas Women's Golf Association in 2013. The championship began in 1922 and annually crowns the women's amateur champion of the Carolinas.

The championship is conducted at 54 holes of stroke play with a Championship division and Carolinas division (shorter course).

This competition includes gross scores only for the Championship division and gross and net scores for the Carolinas division. Players in the championship division are flighted using 36-hole scores. Players in the Carolinas division are pre-flighted within their division by Handicap Index®.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who 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 and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index®.

Championship Division

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Jessica Spicer	Bahama, NC	E	71	71	74	216
2	Riley Smyth	Cary, NC	+2	72	73	73	218
T3	Alexandria Bare	Salisbury, NC	+3	75	73	71	219
T3	Emily Hawkins	Lexington, NC	+3	73	73	73	219
T5	Kathryn Carson	Mooresville, NC	+8	75	76	73	224
T5	Katie Kirk	Winterville, NC	+8	76	73	75	224
T7	Alexis Sudjianto	Charlotte, NC	+10	71	76	79	226
T7	Dawn Woodard	Greer, SC	+10	74	73	79	226
T7	Jodee Tindal	Rock Hill, SC	+10	74	72	80	226
T7	Sarah Coltrane	Asheboro, NC	+10	75	74	77	226
T7	Madison Isaacson	Greensboro, NC	+10	74	78	74	226
12	Madison Corley	Huntersville, NC	+11	75	78	74	227
T13	Haeley Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	+12	76	77	75	228
T13	Lea Venable	Simpsonville, SC	+12	75	78	75	228
15	Grace Yatawara	Salisbury, NC	+13	76	76	77	229
T16	Sarah Spicer	Bahama, NC	+14	75	74	81	230
T16	Muskan Uppal	Cornelius, NC	+14	74	79	77	230
T16	Anna Freeman	Aiken, SC	+14	73	80	77	230
T16	Callista Rice	Mars Hill, NC	+14	77	78	75	230
T16	Hannah Rose Bruxvoort	Chapel Hill, NC	+14	74	80	76	230
T21	Keri Kenkel	Charlotte, NC	+15	77	77	77	231
T21	Mia Gray	Conway, SC	+15	74	81	76	231
T21	Rachael Mast	Lexington, NC	+15	79	77	75	231
24	Gracyn Burgess	Lexington, SC	+18	79	79	76	234
T25	Anna Parramore	Greenwood, SC	+19	72	81	82	235
T25	Victoria Hall	Moore, SC	+19	78	80	77	235
T25	Courtney Mckim	Raleigh, NC	+19	82	78	75	235
T28	Caroline Cahill	Wilmington, NC	+20	77	76	83	236
T28	Hailey Pendleton	Waxhaw, NC	+20	80	76	80	236
T28	Nicole Kramer	Charlotte, NC	+20	79	78	79	236
T28	Carly Burkhardt	Greenville, SC	+20	78	80	78	236
T28	Kristina Tucker	Waxhaw, NC	+20	78	80	78	236
T33	Kerington Lamb	Easley, SC	+21	76	78	83	237
T33	Natalie Petersen	Holly Springs, NC	+21	81	81	75	237
T33	Michaela Cox	Greensboro, NC	+21	79	82	76	237
36	Katelyn David	Waxhaw, NC	+22	77	82	79	238
T37	Mogie Adamchik	Raleigh, NC	+23	79	79	81	239
T37	Courtney Stiles	Pinehurst, NC	+23	78	80	81	239
T37	Halynn Lee	Cary, NC	+23	78	82	79	239
T40	Anna Claire Bridge	Raleigh, NC	+24	79	80	81	240
T40	Kayla Dowell	Mebane, NC	+24	75	88	77	240
T42	Allyson Markiewicz	Charlotte, NC	+25	79	78	84	241
T42	Macie Burcham	Greensboro, NC	+25	79	82	80	241
44	Meghan Trainor	Charlotte, NC	+26	79	79	84	242
T45	Alexis Jarrell	Davidson, NC	+27	79	81	83	243
T45	Parker Melting	Mint Hill, NC	+27	79	82	82	243
T47	Julie Streng	Greensboro, NC	+28	80	83	81	244
T47	Mara Hirtle	Pinehurst, NC	+28	84	83	77	244
T49	Charleigh Hodges	Mooresville, NC	+29	80	85	80	245
T49	Payton Culler	Hendersonville, NC	+29	82	85	78	245
T49	Phoebe Carles	Clinton, SC	+29	84	79	82	245
T49	Sarah Funderburg	Wilmington, NC	+29	88	78	79	245
T53	Bailee Twiford	Coinjock, NC	+30	78	88	80	246
T53	Grace Holcomb	Wilmington, NC	+30	79	86	81	246
T55	Morgan Ketchum	Winston-Salem, NC	+33	75	83	91	249
T55	Emily Wellspeak	New Bern, NC	+33	83	76	90	249
57	Kallie Pavlish	Charlotte, NC	+36	82	87	83	252
58	Ryann Sinclair	Mooresville, NC	+39	81	87	87	255
T59	Hailey Freedman	Chapel Hill, NC	+41	83	88	86	257
T59	Caroline Isaacson	Greensboro, NC	+41	81	90	86	257
T61	Kate Matthews	Greenville, SC	+45	80	88	93	261
T61	Natalie Hill	Clayton, NC	+45	81	91	89	261
63	Emma Havmoeller	Charlotte, NC	+46	88	90	84	262
64	Lauren Denhard	Salisbury, NC	+51	90	86	91	267
65	Emily Brooks	Chapel Hill, NC	+52	82	86	100	268
66	Jordan Young	Winston-Salem, NC	+69	97	94	94	285
67	Christina Stritzinger	Charlotte, NC	+80	101	96	99	296
68	Lauren Walker	Charlotte, NC	+94	92	106	112	310
WD	Myranda Vogan	New Bern, NC	+-	100	WD		100

Carolinas Division (Gross)

First Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Jayne Pardus	Mount Pleasant, SC	3	68	75	76	219
2	Patty Moore	Pinehurst, NC	4	70	77	73	220
3	Lea Anne Brown	Mt. Pleasant, SC	13	76	76	77	229
T4	June Wang	Huntersville, NC	15	78	78	75	231
T4	Melissa Sage	Charlotte, NC	15	75	75	81	231
6	Carol Hammond	Bluffton, SC	20	78	78	80	236
7	Natalie Huff	Elgin, SC	24	77	81	82	240
8	Kelly Whitley	Greensboro, NC	25	83	79	79	241
T9	Julie Shore	Raleigh, NC	30	85	83	78	246
T9	Suzann Bartley	Columbia, SC	30	83	84	79	246
11	Janis Dinschel Romeo	Charlotte, NC	34	82	87	81	250
12	Stephanie Bendfeldt	Fort Mill, SC	35	84	86	81	251
13	Carole Stone	Blythewood, SC	72	93	102	93	288

Second Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	Total To Par Gross	R1	R2	R3	Total Gross
1	Katherine DeVore	High Point, NC	29	74	85	86	245
2	Constance Chick	Indian Land, SC	52	89	91	88	268
3	Peggy Cahill	Wilmington, NC	53	87	94	88	269
T4	Karin Wu	Charlotte, NC	57	88	94	91	273
T4	Polly Paton	Hopkins, SC	57	91	93	89	273
6	Mary Jones	Simpsonville, SC	58	96	90	88	274
7	Susan Vercauteren	Charlotte, NC	59	86	98	91	275
8	Doris Fisher	Simpsonville, SC	65	92	92	97	281
9	Paige Donnelly	Raleigh, NC	69	92	97	96	285
T10	Jean Burns	Irmo, SC	72	96	100	92	288
T10	Susan Christian	Simpsonville, SC	72	85	99	104	288
12	Dawn Crunkleton	Hilton Head, SC	103	107	109	103	319
13	Carol Gislason	Hendersonville, NC	112	99	110	119	328

Carolinas Division (Net)

First Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	Total To Par Net	R1	R2	R3	Total Net
1	June Wang	Huntersville, NC	-9	70	70	67	207
2	Patty Moore	Pinehurst, NC	-8	66	73	69	208
3	Melissa Sage	Charlotte, NC	E	70	70	76	216
4	Kelly Whitley	Greensboro, NC	1	75	71	71	217
5	Jayne Pardus	Mount Pleasant, SC	3	68	75	76	219
6	Janis Dinschel Romeo	Charlotte, NC	4	72	77	71	220
7	Julie Shore	Raleigh, NC	6	77	75	70	222
8	Suzann Bartley	Columbia, SC	9	76	77	72	225
9	Lea Anne Brown	Mount Pleasant, SC	10	75	75	76	226
10	Carol Hammond	Bluffton, SC	11	75	75	77	227
11	Natalie Huff	Elgin, SC	12	73	77	78	228
12	Stephanie Bendfeldt	Fort Mill, SC	17	78	80	75	233
13	Carole Stone	Blythewood, SC	39	82	91	82	255

Second Flight
Pos.	Player	City, State	Total To Par Net	R1	R2	R3	Total Net
1	Katherine DeVore	High Point, NC	-10	61	72	73	206
2	Mary Jones	Simpsonville, SC	4	78	72	70	220
3	Karin Wu	Charlotte, NC	6	71	77	74	222
4	Doris Fisher	Simpsonville, SC	8	73	73	78	224
T5	Jean Burns	Irmo, SC	9	75	79	71	225
T5	Paige Donnelly	Raleigh, NC	9	72	77	76	225
T7	Constance Chick	Indian Land, SC	10	75	77	74	226
T7	Dawn Crunkleton	Hilton Head, SC	10	76	78	72	226
9	Peggy Cahill	Wilmington, NC	11	73	80	74	227
10	Polly Paton	Hopkins, SC	12	76	78	74	228
11	Carol Gislason	Hendersonville, NC	22	69	80	89	238
12	Susan Vercauteren	Charlotte, NC	26	75	87	80	242
13	Susan Christian	Simpsonville, SC	33	72	86	91	249

Schedule of rounds:
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Round 1 - 18 holes of stroke play
Tee times begin at 8:00 a.m. off #1 and #10 tees
Lunch immediately following play for players.

Thursday, June 20, 2019
Round 2 - 18 holes of stroke play
Tee times begin at 8:00 a.m. off #1 and #10 tees
Lunch immediately following play for players.

Friday, June 21, 2019
Round 3 - 18 holes of stroke play
Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.
Lunch and awards immediately following play for players.

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