U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifying Results
2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifying
from Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) in Sanford, NC
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (July 7, 2021) -- Final results from 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifying at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) in Sanford, N.C. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (6,283 yards, par 36-36--72, Course/Slope rating: 78.3/150).
Caroline Craig of Sautee Nacoochee, G.A. earned Medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier hosted by Carolina Trace Country Club after firing a 3-under-par 69. Craig was the only player in the field in red numbers. Craig's round consisted of only two bogeys leveled against five birdies and she was able to avoid big numbers on the treacherous Lake course at Carolina Trace CC. Craig is a rising junior at the University of Georgia and will be competing in her first U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Five Carolinians posted even-par 72 to claim the five remaining qualifying spots. Headed to the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship are Katherine Schuster of Harbinger, N.C.; Anna Morgan of Spartanburg, S.C.; Emma Schimpf of Charleston, S.C.; Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C.; and Riley Hamilton of Reidsville, N.C.
After a two-hole playoff, Ryan Flynn of Truckee, C.A. claimed the first alternate position and Pin-Wen Lu of Taipei claimed the second alternate position. Both players recorded a 1-over-par 73.
Six qualifying spots and two alternate positions were available at this qualifying site.
The championship proper will be held at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y. on August 2-8, 2021.
This qualifier was conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association on behalf of the United States Golf Association.
Results
Player | City, State | To Par | Score | |
Caroline Craig | Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia | -3 | 69 | Medalist |
Katherine Schuster | Harbinger, North Carolina | E | 72 | Qualified |
Anna Morgan | Spartanburg, South Carolina | E | 72 | Qualified |
Emma Schimpf | Charleston, South Carolina | E | 72 | Qualified |
Emily Hawkins | Lexington, North Carolina | E | 72 | Qualified |
Riley Hamilton | Reidsville, North Carolina | E | 72 | Qualified |
Ryan Flynn | Truckee, California | +1 | 73 | First Alternate |
Pin-Wen Lu | Taipei | +1 | 73 | Second Alternate |
Hailey Joy | Reidsville, North Carolina | +1 | 73 | |
Kennedy Carroll | Isle of Palms, South Carolina | +1 | 73 | |
Ya Chun Chang | New Taipei City | +1 | 73 | |
Elle Johnson | Inman, South Carolina | +2 | 74 | |
Nicole Adam | Pinehurst, North Carolina | +3 | 75 | |
Gloria Nip | Port St. Lucie, Florida | +3 | 75 | |
Isabella Fierro | Stillwater, Oklahoma | +4 | 76 | |
Xinyi Song | Waxhaw, North Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Jillian Drinkard | Appomattox, Virginia | +4 | 76 | |
Mogie Adamchik | Raleigh, North Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Kayla Smith | Burlington, North Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Anna Mcdonald | Hickory, North Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Pin Hsuan Chen | New Taipei City | +4 | 76 | |
Hannah Stephenson | Lexington, South Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Rinko Mitsunaga | Slidell, Louisiana | +4 | 76 | |
Deborah Spair | Raleigh, North Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Bailey Davis | White Plains, Maryland | +4 | 76 | |
Smith Knaffle | Murrells Inlet, South Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
Catie Craig | Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia | +5 | 77 | |
Tara Bettle | Greensboro, North Carolina | +5 | 77 | |
Sarah Spicer | Bahama, North Carolina | +6 | 78 | |
Madison Corley | Charlotte, North Carolina | +6 | 78 | |
Madison Isaacson | Greensboro, North Carolina | +6 | 78 | |
Mariah Hopkins | Danville, Virginia | +6 | 78 | |
Alexis Sudjianto | Charlotte, North Carolina | +6 | 78 | |
Jessica Spicer | Bahama, North Carolina | +6 | 78 | |
Natalii Gupta | Dubai | +6 | 78 | |
Ahra Ko | Matthews, North Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
Mary Miller | Savannah, Georgia | +7 | 79 | |
Samantha Vodry | Little Elm, Texas | +7 | 79 | |
Sophia Burnett | Bluffton, South Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
Carrie Catherine Ganim | Greensboro, North Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
Hannah Rose Bruxvoort | Charlotte, North Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
Annie Collom | Pinehurst, North Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
Lotte Fox | Raleigh, North Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
Sahana Mantha | Charlotte, North Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
Sophia Martone | Holly Springs, North Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
Tatum Walsh | Midlothian, Virginia | +8 | 80 | |
Allison Cooper-Wix | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | +8 | 80 | |
Kayla Dowell | Mebane, North Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
Jodee Tindal | Rock Hill, South Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
Ann Marie Costello | Longs, South Carolina | +9 | 81 | |
Nicole Kramer | Denton, North Carolina | +9 | 81 | |
Caroline Curtis | Richmond, Virginia | +9 | 81 | |
Isabelle Taylor | Philomath, Oregon | +9 | 81 | |
Angela Nip | Port St. Lucie, Florida | +9 | 81 | |
Sarah Hardin | West Jefferson, North Carolina | +9 | 81 | |
Victoria Cook | Reidsville, North Carolina | +10 | 82 | |
Trinity Ahing | New Bern, North Carolina | +10 | 82 | |
Michaela Cox | Greensboro, North Carolina | +11 | 83 | |
Jadan Gonzalez | Glendora, California | +11 | 83 | |
Caroline Crumrine | Wilmington, North Carolina | +12 | 84 | |
Sara Gwillim | Lexington, North Carolina | +12 | 84 | |
Abigail Schimpf | Daniel Island, South Carolina | +12 | 84 | |
Maria Cassas | Apex, North Carolina | +14 | 86 | |
Merrick Semans | Winston Salem, NC | +23 | 95 | |
Katherine Huber | Spartanburg, North Carolina | +27 | 99 |
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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