Preview: 14th Carolinas Girls' 15 and Under Championship

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (July 10, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 14th Carolinas Girls’ 15 and Under Championship at the Country Club of Whispering Pines in Whispering Pines, N.C., July 12-13, 2021. The championship division will compete at 5,701 yards (36-36--72). The junior division will compete at 5,342 yards (36-36--72). The sub-junior division will compete at 2,474 yards (36).

 

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

 

Top-150 Ranked Carolinas Junior Girls in the Field:

• No. 29 Grace Ridenour of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 41 Justine Pennycooke of Cary, N.C.

• No. 48 Saia Rampersaud of Durham, N.C.

• No. 52 Caroline Hawkins of Columbia, S.C.

• No. 57 Bridget Wilkie of Bluffton, S.C.

• No. 59 Kinsley Smith of Raleigh, N.C.

• No.108 Rachel Joyce of Southern Pines, N.C.

• No. 125 Hallie Wilson of Lewisville, N.C.

• No. 128 Grace Lindsey of Mount Pleasant, S.C.

 

The Pines course at the Country Club of Whispering Pines and its length, combined with the subtle terrain changes, is a true “inland links” course. The generous fairways, large newly renovated Champion Bermuda Greens and varied teeing areas give golfers of all skill levels fair challenges throughout the course.The Country Club of Whispering Pines theme of The Pines course involves using the open, hard pan rough, sparsely covered with the native pine straw and “love grass”, to create the elements that appealed to the late, great Donald Ross.

The River Course  will remind you of the courses in the foothills of North Carolina. The River Course demands more accuracy than distance. With the elevation changes, towering oak trees that line the fairways and trees overhanging the small Bent Grass Greens and thicker rough make tee shots a premium.Tranquil lakes and streams meander through most of the back nine. The legendary Ellis Maples, a Donald Ross prodigy, designed both courses with the ability and talent to create multiple themes on one property.

 

Championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play in the Championship and Junior Divisions. The Sub-Junior Division competes in 18 holes of stroke play (9 holes per day). Regardless of age, any player may choose to compete in the Championship Division or Junior Division. Players in the Sub-Junior Division must be 12 years of age or younger. Trophies are awarded to the champion and the top three players in each division.

 

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer younger than the age of 15 on July 13, 2021 who is a legal resident of NC or SC.

 

Schedule of rounds:

Sunday July 11: 

Practice Rounds Available.

 

Monday July 12: 

Round 1 - 18 Holes stroke play beginning at 8:00 a.m.

 

Tuesday July 13:

 Round 2 - 18 Holes stroke play beginning at 9:00 a.m. Shotgun start.

 

 

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.

 

##30##