Preview: 44th Carolinas Women's Four-Ball Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (June 28, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 44th Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball Championship at Orangeburg Country Club in Orangeburg, S.C. from June 29 - June 30, 2021. The championship division will compete from the championship tees that play 6,262 yards, par 72, and the senior division will compete from 5,369 yards, par 72. 

 

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

 

Top 75 ranked Carolinas Women in the field:

No. 2 Rachel Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. with Jensen Castle, West Columbia, S.C.

No. 7 Jodee Tindal, Rock Hill, S.C. with Emily Dunlap, Greenville S.C.

No. 16 Jessica Spicer, Bahama, N.C. with Sarah Spicer, Bahama, N.C.

No. 21 Mallory Fobes, East Bend, N.C. with Lydia Randell, Winston - Salem, N.C.

No. 28 Kathryn Carson, Mooresville, N.C. with Callista Rice, Mars Hill, N.C.

Tied No. 32 Emma Charles, Hartsville, S.C. with Victoria Hall, Moore, S.C.

No. 44 Smith Knaffle, Murrells Inlet, S.C. with Gracyn Burgess, Lexington, S.C.

Tied No. 45 Ashley Sloup, Fuquay Varina, N.C. with CC Buford, Winterville, N.C.

No. 54 Lea Venable, Simpsonville, S.C. with Stephanie Johnson, Simpsonville, S.C.

Tied No. 74 Caroline Crumrine, Wilmington, N.C. with Savannah Hylton, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Tied No. 71 Hailey Joy, Reidsville, N.C. with Victoria Cook, Reidsville, N.C.

 

Past champions in the field (3):  

Rachel Kuehn, Asheville, N.C., and Jensen Castle, West Columbia, S.C., 2020 

Emma Charles, Hartsville, S.C., and Victoria Hall, Moore, S.C., 2019

Jodee Tindal, Rock Hill, S.C., 2018

 

Orangeburg Country Club in Orangeburg, S.C. was designed by Ellis Maples and renovated in 2009 by Richard Mandell. The course has deep bunkers and lush fairways lined with tall pine trees while taking in scenic views of the Edisto River. Orangeburg Country Club offers a challenge to golfers of all skill sets. One of the keys to playing well this week is that teams will have to be precise off the tee and find fairways as some of the holes have narrow landing strips. 

 

The championship is conducted at 36 holes of four-ball stroke play.

 

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 13th birthday by June 30, 2021 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 an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.

 

Schedule of rounds:

 

Monday, June 28

Tee times available for practice rounds

 

Tuesday, June 29

First round, 18 holes of four-ball stroke play, starting at 8:00 a.m.

 

Wednesday June 30

Final round, 18 holes of four-ball stroke play, starting at 8:00 a.m.

Awards luncheon immediately following play.

 

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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