Preview: 17th Dogwood State Junior Girls' Championship

6/28/2021 9:28:00 AM

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (June 27, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 17th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship at Kinston Country Club in Kinston, N.C. from June 29-July 1, 2021. The field will compete at 6,037 yards (36-35--71).

Top-50 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. 3 Maria Atwood of Holly Springs, N.C.
No. 4 Emily Mathews of Mebane, N.C.
No. 5 Macy Pate of Winston-Salem, 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. 14 Grace Ridenour of Raleigh, 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. 25 Maya Beasley of Pinehurst, N.C
No. 29 Gabriela Cruz of High Point, N.C.
No. 30 Karsyn Roberts of Pikeville, N.C.
No. 31 Justine Pennycooke of Cary, N.C.
No. 34 Kinsley Smith of Raleigh, N.C.
No. 35 Shyla Brown of Matthews, N.C.
No. 39 Kasey Mcilvaine of Raleigh, N.C.
No. 40 Katelyn Griggs of Lexington, N.C.
No. 41 Megan Morris of Cary, N.C.
No. 42 Tyler Spriggs of Cary, N.C.
No. 44 Grayson Warren of Washington, N.C.
No. 46 Madelyn Vogan of New Bern, N.C.
No. 50 Ella June Hannatt of Pikeville, N.C.

Past Champions in the Field (1):

Emily Mathews, Mebane, N.C., 2020

Established in the early 1920’s, Kinston Country Club has become a landmark for the area. The beautifully designed Ellis Maples golf course has played host to a plethora of golf tournaments in its history, and is one of the premier Country Club’s Lenoir County. Kinston Country Club also features immaculate Bermuda fairways, and Championship Bermuda Grass Greens and offers a great test of golf to golfers of every skill level.

The championship is conducted at 54 holes of stroke play competition. There is only one division in this championship. Entry is open to any female amateur golfer under the age of 19 as of July 1, 2021, who has not started college, has a legal residence in North 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®.

Schedule of rounds:

Monday, June 28
Practice Rounds Available

Tuesday, June 29
Round 1 - 18 Holes stroke play
Starting times begin at 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, June 30
Round 2 - 18 Holes stroke play
Starting times begin at 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, July 1
Final Round - 18 Holes stroke play
Shotgun start at 9:00 a.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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