Lapple Leads After First Round at Dogwood Junior Girls

 

GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 14, 2020) -- First round results of the 16th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship at Ironwood Golf & Country Club in Greenville, N.C. on July 14, 2020. (6,049 yards, par 36-36--72)

 

The CGA will be conducting this championship under the new COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here. 

 

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Alexsandra Lapple of Pinehurst, N.C. put herself in a position to succeed for the remainder of the week at the 16th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship with an opening round 69. She sits atop the leaderboard at 3-under-par.

 

“Today, I was really just focused on each shot,” Lapple said. “I hit my irons pretty close every time, so I didn’t have to worry about lag putting or anything like that. The greens were really soft, so you can stick them close and they’ll stop for you. Hitting all the irons close was a big difference to make my birdies. It was a nice and steady round today.”

 

Lapple started her day off strong with birdies on Nos. 1 and 4 before she made bogey on No. 5. She was quickly able to turn things back around with a birdie on No. 9 to finish the outward nine at 2-under-par.

 

Lapple played her last eight holes at 2-under-par with birdies on Nos. 11 and 13, which helped the Pinehurst, N.C. native finish her round atop the leaderboard, three strokes ahead of the next competitor.

 

Lapple said that she wants to keep a level head tomorrow and play a good, consistent round, and believes that finishing strong today will help her do so.

 

McKenzie Daffin of Fort Bragg, N.C. is in second place after an even-par, 72. She carded an eagle and three birdies today. Emily Mathews of Mebane, N.C. and Grace Ridenour of Raleigh, N.C. finished at 1-over-par, 73, while Anna Howerton of Winston-Salem, N.C. carded a 2-over par, 74.

 

The second round of the 16th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship begins Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. 

 

16th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship

Ironwood Golf & Country Club | Greenville, N.C.

First Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State, Graduation	To Par	R1
1	Alexsandra Lapple	Pinehurst, NC, 2023	-3	69
2	McKenzie Daffin	Fort Bragg, NC, 2021	E	72
T3	Emily Mathews	Mebane, NC, 2023	+1	73
T3	Grace Ridenour	Raleigh, NC, 2025	+1	73
5	Anna Howerton	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	+2	74
T6	Halynn Lee	Cary, NC, 2021	+3	75
T6	Kiera Bartholomew	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+3	75
T6	Ava Lucas	Raleigh, NC, 2021	+3	75
T9	Grace Holcomb	Wilmington, NC, 2021	+4	76
T9	Deborah Spair	Raleigh, NC, 2020	+4	76
T9	Ella Perna	Durham, NC, 2022	+4	76
T9	Lotte Fox	Raleigh, NC, 2020	+4	76
T13	Morgan Ketchum	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	+6	78
T13	Maci Beaver	Roanoke Rapids, NC, 2021	+6	78
T15	Macy Pate	Boone, NC, 2024	+7	79
T15	Macie Burcham	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+7	79
T15	Jaclyn Kenzel	Southern Pines, NC, 2020	+7	79
T15	Layla Meric	Monroe, NC, 2021	+7	79
T15	Leah Edwards	Greensboro, NC, 2025	+7	79
T15	Emerson B. Dever	Durham, NC, 2025	+7	79
T21	Megan Morris	Cary, NC, 2021	+8	80
T21	Kinsley Smith	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+8	80
T21	Katherine Brictson	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+8	80
T24	Elizabeth Lohbauer	Huntersville, NC, 2021	+9	81
T24	Mary Sears Brown	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	+9	81
T26	Kayla Dowell	Mebane, NC, 2021	+10	82
T26	Adamma Anukwuem	Salisbury, NC, 2023	+10	82
T28	Gabriela Cruz	High Point, NC, 2021	+11	83
T28	Julie Fiedler	New Bern, NC, 2021	+11	83
T28	Heather Appelson	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+11	83
T28	Sophia Martone	Holly Springs, NC, 2021	+11	83
32	Camryn Lamp	Conover, NC, 2021	+15	87
33	Peyton Nichols	Winterville, NC, 2024	+22	94
34	Anna Reimers	Mount Olive, NC, 2023	+23	95
35	Claudia Winterberg	Harrisburg, NC, 2021	+26	98

 

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