Jimmy Anderson Girls' Final Results

 

 

Cindy Song of Waxhaw, NC started the day five shots off the lead in the Jimmy Anderson Girls' Invitational, but quickly took control of the tournament by shooting five under par 30 on the front nine.  Her front nine included five birdies with four in a row on holes five through eight.  "I played really well today, but it could have been better" stated Song.  "It was my career round, so it was fun today" added Song.  The back nine was not as easy for Song.  A tap in birdie on the tenth hole moved Song to six under par and a comfortable four shot lead.  Song did stumble making bogeys on eleven and twelve, but bounced right back with an eagle 3 on the par five thirteenth and followed the eagle with a birdie on fourteen.  Another bogey on sixteen moved Song to six under, but she finished off the round with a tap in birdie on the eighteenth to cap off her round of seven under par 65.  In winning the tournament, Song set the record for the lowest single round (65) and the tournament scoring record (137).  First round leader Maria Atwood of Holly Springs, NC and Katherine Schuster of Kill Devil Hills, NC finished tied for second at three under par 141.

 

This annual junior tournament was started by the alumni of the Jacksonville Country Club junior golf program in 2009 to honor their longtime teacher and friend Mr. Jimmy Anderson.  Jimmy Anderson was the head golf professional at Jacksonville Country Club for over 25 years.  Each Saturday morning, he conducted a junior golf clinic to help spread the game of golf to the next generation.  During his tenure at Jacksonville CC, he taught many juniors including Mallory Miller, the 1987 N.C. Junior Champion and numerous future collegiate and golf professionals.  Not only did he teach the game of golf, but was always there with a helpful word of encouragement to any young golfer.  The tournament began as a boys and girls tournament, but due to the success of the event, the girls have been given their own tournament that is conducted each fall in October.

 

This annual junior girls’ tournament is conducted jointly by the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Tour and the Carolinas Golf Association.

 

Related links:  Tournament web site | Starting Times | Scoring | Pictures

 

 

Founded in 2007 by the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as a local girls’ golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina, the tour began as a simple concept: create more effective competitive playing opportunities for girls. By utilizing innovative yardage-based divisions instead of the traditional age-based format, the tour focused on developing tournament experience at the player’s pace. The 2020 season will feature nearly 100 tournaments in 9 states on the East Coast and with over 900 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl’s only tour in the country.  Learn more about the PKBGT at www.pkbgt.org.

 

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.