Preview: 25th NC Junior Girls' Championship

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

 

Top-30 Ranked N.C. Junior Girls in the Field:
 

• No. 1 Kiera Bartholomew of Wake Forest, N.C.
   

• No. 2 Morgan Ketchum of Winston-Salem, N.C. **
   

• No. 5 Macy Pate of Winston-Salem, N.C.
   

• No. 9 Ava Lucas of Raleigh, N.C.
   

• No. 11 Anna Howerton of Winston-Salem, N.C.

 

• No. 12 Sophie Lauture of Charlotte, N.C.
   

• No. 13 Macie Burcham of Greensboro, N.C.
   

• No. 15 Ella Perna of Durham, N.C.
   

• No. 16 Grace Holcomb of Wilmington, N.C.
   

• No. 21 Heather Appelson of Wake Forest, N.C.
   

• No. 22 Nicole Nash of Charlotte, N.C.
   

• No. 23 Kayla Dowell of Mebane, N.C.
   

• No. 24 Emerson B. Dever of Durham, N.C.
   

• No. 25 Maya Beasley of Pinehurst, N.C
   

• No. 26 Leah Edwards of Greensboro, N.C.
   

• No. 29 Gabriela Cruz of High Point, N.C.

**Denotes Past Champion
 

 

Past Champions in the Field (1):

Morgan Ketchum, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2020
 

In the tradition of golfing excellence, Donald Ross, famed architect of Pinehurst's prestigious No. 2 Course, among numerous others, was retained to craft a course guaranteed to deliver a unique golfing experience.  The result of Ross' effort has both delighted and challenged players at Catawba Country Club ever since - a distinctive golf course that is always a challenge, never mastered and, above all, playable day in and day out.This is the first time that the North Carolina Junior Girls’ Championship will be played at Catawba Country Club.

 

The 25th N.C. Junior Girls’ Championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play qualifying, then cuts to the Top 32 for match play. There are no consolation matches. There is only one division. Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, semi-finalists, quarterfinalists and stroke play qualifying medalist.

 

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer under the age of 19 as of June 18, 2021, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North 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:

Monday, June 14
Practice Rounds Available

Tuesday, June 15
Round 1 - 18 Holes stroke play qualifying
Starting times begin at 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, June 16
Round 2 - 18 Holes stroke play qualifying
Starting times begin at 8:00 a.m.
Cut to 32 for Match Play
Round of 32 Matches - Starting at approximately 3:00 p.m. (Shotgun Start)

Thursday, June 17
Round of 16 Match Play
Starting times begin at 8:00 a.m.
Quarterfinal Match Play - Starting at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Friday, June 18
Semi-Final Matches - Starting times begin at 8:00 a.m.
Final Match beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m.

 

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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