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Siehl Leads at Twin States Girls' Championship
MONROE, N.C. (June 26, 2019) -- Round one results of the 53rd Twin States Junior Girls’ Championship at Rolling Hills Country Club in Monroe, N.C. on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (6,089 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 75.6/141)
Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History
Alexia Siehl of Fort Mill, S.C. carded an even-par, 72 to finish atop the leaderboard of the 53rd Twin States Junior Girls’ Championship at Rolling Hills Country Club in Monroe, N.C
“I am feeling good,” said Siehl. “I had a birdie on the third hole and then I held par on the rest until the last hole.”
Siehl finished in the Top 15 at last year’s championship and she is in search of her first CGA victory. She is feeling confident heading into the final round tomorrow, “I am feeling good. I have set myself in a good position so I am excited for tomorrow.”
Maria Atwood of Holly Springs, N.C. is currently one stroke behind Siehl after a first round of 1-over-par, 73. Atwood kept her scorecard busy today with four birdies, three bogeys and one double-bogey.
“I definitely made a lot birdies out there which was really nice,” said Atwood. “I got into a little bit of trouble, but when I did I had good recoveries and saved a lot of pars.”
Atwood is the reigning Carolinas Junior Girls’ Champion and the recent Finalist at the North Carolina Junior Girls’ Championship. She is looking for her second career CGA victory.
Karlee Vardas of Lexington, S.C. finished round 1 with a 2-over-par, 74. Vardas will round out the final group, trailing Siehl by two strokes. Deborah Spair of Raleigh, N.C. and Mia Gray of Conway, S.C. are tied for fourth with 4-over-par, 76 finishes going into the final round.
Players are flighted after 18-holes and prizes will be given to the top three finishers in each flight. Thursday’s final round will be a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.
53rd Twin States Junior Girls’ Championship
Rolling Hills Country Club | Monroe, N.C.
Round One Results
| Pos. | Player | City, State | Grad Year | To Par | R1 |
| 1 | Alexia Siehl | Fort Mill, SC | 2022 | E | 72 |
| 2 | Maria Atwood | Holly Springs, NC | 2022 | +1 | 73 |
| 3 | Karlee Vardas | Lexington, SC | 2021 | +2 | 74 |
| T4 | Deborah Spair | Raleigh, NC | 2020 | +4 | 76 |
| T4 | Mia Gray | Conway, SC | 2023 | +4 | 76 |
| T6 | Alexis Sudjianto | Charlotte, NC | 2019 | +5 | 77 |
| T6 | Halynn Lee | Cary, NC | 2021 | +5 | 77 |
| T6 | Kennedy McGaha | Honea Path, SC | 2021 | +5 | 77 |
| T9 | Macie Burcham | Greensboro, NC | 2021 | +6 | 78 |
| T9 | Trinity Muthomi | Kernersville, NC | 2022 | +6 | 78 |
| T11 | Chloe Pittman | Davidson, NC | 2020 | +7 | 79 |
| T11 | Kayleigh Reinke | Rock Hill, SC | 2021 | +7 | 79 |
| T11 | Kelley Topiwala | Matthews, NC | 2020 | +7 | 79 |
| T11 | Kennedy Carroll | Mount Pleasant, SC | 2019 | +7 | 79 |
| T11 | Sophie Holland | Cornelius, NC | 2020 | +7 | 79 |
| T16 | Chloe Holder | Williamston, SC | 2021 | +8 | 80 |
| T16 | Kallie Pavlish | Charlotte, NC | 2020 | +8 | 80 |
| T16 | Kennedy Gooding | Lexington, SC | 2022 | +8 | 80 |
| T16 | Lotte Fox | Raleigh, NC | 2020 | +8 | 80 |
| T16 | Ryann Sinclair | Mooresville, NC | 2019 | +8 | 80 |
| T21 | Autumn Carey | Manning, SC | 2022 | +9 | 81 |
| T21 | Caroline Isaacson | Greensboro, NC | 2020 | +9 | 81 |
| T21 | Isabella Britt | Chesnee, SC | 2021 | +9 | 81 |
| T21 | Mary Sears Brown | Wake Forest, NC | 2021 | +9 | 81 |
| T25 | Adrian Anderson | Murrells Inlet, SC | 2022 | +10 | 82 |
| T25 | Layla Meric | Wesley Chapel, NC | 2021 | +10 | 82 |
| T25 | Peyton Gillespie | Greenville, SC | 2019 | +10 | 82 |
| T25 | Sarah Boteler | Greenville, SC | 2021 | +10 | 82 |
| T29 | Alyssa Cox | Mount Airy, NC | 2019 | +11 | 83 |
| T29 | Anna Claire Bridge | Raleigh, NC | 2021 | +11 | 83 |
| T29 | Ella Kue | King Mountain, NC | 2023 | +11 | 83 |
| T29 | Mattie Padgett | Seneca, SC | 2023 | +11 | 83 |
| T29 | Megan Morris | Cary, NC | 2021 | +11 | 83 |
| T29 | Sydney Roberts | Chesnee, SC | 2022 | +11 | 83 |
| T29 | Victoria Callahan | Myrtle Beach, SC | 2021 | +11 | 83 |
| 36 | Ayana Dailey | Jacksonville, NC | 2023 | +12 | 84 |
| T37 | Becca Connolly | Winston Salem, NC | 2020 | +13 | 85 |
| T37 | Gabriela Cruz | High Point, NC | 2021 | +13 | 85 |
| T37 | Lexi Bennett | Santee, SC | 2021 | +13 | 85 |
| T37 | Toni Blackwell | Fayetteville, NC | 2020 | +13 | 85 |
| 41 | Erica Boyd | Charlotte, NC | 2020 | +14 | 86 |
| 42 | Carson Jenkins | Raleigh, NC | 2019 | +15 | 87 |
| 43 | Maggie Magner | Charlotte, NC | 2022 | +17 | 89 |
| 44 | Ava Neal | Camden, SC | 2022 | +18 | 90 |
| T45 | Hannah Altman | Lake City, SC | 2022 | +19 | 91 |
| T45 | Katie Warner | Rock Hill, SC | 2021 | +19 | 91 |
| 47 | Braelyn Pippin | Waxhaw, NC | 2020 | +20 | 92 |
| T48 | Bethany Welch | Matthews, NC | 2023 | +21 | 93 |
| T48 | Brianna Orr | Waxhaw, NC | 2019 | +21 | 93 |
| 50 | Jennifer Rials | Florence, SC | 2022 | +30 | 102 |
| 51 | Anna Lowe | Charlotte, NC | 2022 | +34 | 106 |
The championship format is 36 holes of stroke play competition.
Entry is open to any female amateur golfer ages 12 to 18 as of June 27, 2019, 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.
Schedule of rounds:
Tuesday, June 25
Practice Rounds Available
Wednesday, June 26
Round 1 Starting Times: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Lunch Available for Players
Thursday, June 27
Round 2 Shotgun Start: 9:00 a.m.
Awards Luncheon for Players and Spectators
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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