Hawkins Leads Everyday, Wins Carolinas Jr. Girls'

 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (July 28, 2022) -- Final results from the 66th Carolinas Junior Girls’ Championship at Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem, N.C. on July 28, 2022. The field competed at 6,041 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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Leading from start to finish is something you do not see often at junior golf tournaments. However, this week at Forsyth Country Club, Caroline Hawkins of Columbia, S.C. did just that to be crowned the 66th Carolinas Junior Girls’ Champion.

 

“It feels really good to win this tournament,” Hawkins said. “ I came into this tournament knowing there were some really good girls in the field. I didn’t even think I could win going into it.”

 

The 14-year-old going up against the best juniors girls’ in the Carolinas opened with back-to-back rounds of 4-under-par, 68, then closed with 1-under-par, 71 to finish at 9-under-par, 207. This is her first Carolinas Golf Association victory and it just happens to be at the marquee junior girls’ championship.

 

Hawkins was the only player in the field to shoot under par in each of the three rounds of the championship. What makes this feat more impressive is that she did it at Forsyth Country Club. The Donald Ross design featured several different types of holes that required the players to be precise off the tee and with their approach shots. The greens were lightning quick and had lots of undulation.  

 

“These greens are insanely nice and at my home course they’re kind of rolling the same,” Hawkins said. “I felt like I was at my home course just playing another round of golf.”

 

Going into the final round with a five stroke lead, it was Hawkins' tournament to win as long as she played her game. She began her round stress-free, making four straight pars to keep her steady lead.

 

She took advantage of Nos. 5 and 6, which are both par-5s. Back-to-back birdies on these holes put a kickstart into her round. With the field chasing her, Hawkins found herself four shots up going into the back nine. 

 

“I kept telling myself to stay calm and go for it,” Hawkins said. “I wanted to just play my game because I knew it was there this week.”

 

When you have a lead as big as Hawkins had, pars are your friend on the golf course. She made seven pars on her last nine. That mixed in with a birdie on No. 12 and a bogey on No. 16 earned her the championship. 

 

“I really do think this win is going to be one that I always remember,” Hawkins said. 

 

Earning runner-up in her last junior event was Morgan Ketchum of Winston-Salem, N.C. at 7-under-par, 209. Her final round of 5-under-par, 67 was the lowest round by any player in the field this week. She started the day six strokes off the lead and after her incredible final round, she finished just two strokes shy of the title. 

 

Jenna Kim of Raleigh, N.C. captured third at 2-under-par, 214 at only 13 years old. Ella Stalvey of Blythewood, S.C. earned solo fourth at 1-under-par, 215.

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to extend a special thank you to Forsyth Country Club for their warm welcome and hospitality, especially Head Golf Professional Chase Adams, General Manager Lee Smith, Club President Russ Towner, Course Superintendent Matt Jones and all the staff at Forsyth Country Club . 

 

66th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship

Cherokee National Golf Club, Gaffney, S.C.

Final Round Results

Position	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Caroline Hawkins	Columbia, SC, 2026	-9	68	68	71	207
2	Morgan Ketchum	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	-7	70	72	67	209
3	Jenna Kim	Raleigh, NC, 2027	-2	71	70	73	214
4	Ella Stalvey	Blythewood, SC, 2023	-1	73	71	71	215
T5	Katherine Brictson	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+3	74	73	72	219
T5	Ellen Yu	Greensboro, NC, 2026	+3	71	71	77	219
T5	Emily Mathews	Mebane, NC, 2023	+3	76	68	75	219
T8	Madison Messimer	Myrtle Beach, SC, 2025	+4	75	72	73	220
T8	Olivia Pellerin	Greenville, SC, 2024	+4	74	70	76	220
10	Heather Appelson	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+5	70	75	76	221
T11	Ella Perna	Durham, NC, 2022	+6	75	75	72	222
T11	Kiera Bartholomew	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+6	75	67	80	222
T13	Julia Herzberg	Pinehurst, NC, 2026	+7	73	77	73	223
T13	Emerson B. Dever	Durham, NC, 2025	+7	70	76	77	223
T13	Mia Gray	Conway, SC, 2023	+7	72	73	78	223
T16	Kinsley Smith	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+8	76	77	71	224
T16	Leah Edwards	Greensboro, NC, 2025	+8	76	74	74	224
T18	Kasey McIlvaine	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+9	77	75	73	225
T18	Nicole Nash	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+9	78	72	75	225
T18	Anna Howerton	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	+9	74	75	76	225
T18	Justine Pennycooke	Cary, NC, 2023	+9	76	73	76	225
22	Ivy Schulze	Anderson, SC, 2023	+11	73	78	76	227
T23	Saia Rampersaud	Durham, NC, 2025	+13	76	81	72	229
T23	Hallie Wilson	Lewisville, NC, 2027	+13	78	80	71	229
T25	Ellie Hildreth	Wrightsville Beach, NC, 2025	+14	76	77	77	230
T25	Ella June Hannant	Pikeville, NC, 2026	+14	73	77	80	230
27	Gracie Song	Waxhaw, NC, 2026	+15	78	74	79	231
T28	Karsyn Roberts	Pikeville, NC, 2024	+16	76	77	79	232
T28	Sahana Mantha	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+16	82	76	74	232
30	Ansley Bryson	Seneca, SC, 2025	+17	77	78	78	233
T31	Terra Schmitt	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+19	75	79	81	235
T31	Eleanor Burnette	Wrightsville Beach, NC, 2023	+19	77	77	81	235
T33	Megan Fiorini	Pinehurst, NC, 2024	+22	75	81	82	238
T33	Annalee Caveney	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+22	79	84	75	238
35	Mary-Paige King	Clemmons, NC, 2023	+23	83	81	75	239
T36	Katherine Dann	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+24	72	87	81	240
T36	Salem Lee	Asheboro, NC, 2023	+24	78	84	78	240
T38	Sloane Spessard	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+25	83	76	82	241
T38	Ellie Acrey	Winston-Salem, NC, 2026	+25	84	80	77	241
40	Olivia Ireland	Inman, SC, 2023	+26	81	78	83	242
41	Paige Sidney	Clemmons, NC, 2024	+27	81	80	82	243
42	Aubrey Merryman	Summerville, SC, 2023	+28	81	80	83	244
43	Mackenzie Cline	Cary, NC, 2025	+29	75	80	90	245
T44	Sadie Mecham	Winston-Salem, NC, 2025	+31	81	77	89	247
T44	Hillary Gong	Pfafftown, NC, 2025	+31	86	82	79	247
46	Katherine Mann	Fort Mill, SC, 2023	+33	84	80	85	249
T47	Sarah Blair Harner	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+34	83	82	85	250
T47	Alexandra Kennedy	Arden, NC, 2026	+34	84	86	80	250
T47	Bethany Welch	Matthews, NC, 2023	+34	86	86	78	250
50	Emma Mae Stover	Laurel Park, NC, 2026	+36	87	82	83	252
T51	Braelyn Oliver	Pageland, SC, 2025	+38	86	81	87	254
T51	Elizabeth Pritchard	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+38	79	90	85	254
T51	Emma Niebauer	High Point, NC, 2022	+38	90	78	86	254
T54	MacKenzie Finn	Fort Mill, SC, 2024	+40	90	79	87	256
T54	Makenzie Norwood	Kiawah Island, SC, 2022	+40	85	84	87	256
56	Ava Gutshall	Winston-Salem, NC, 2025	+44	89	88	83	260
57	Anna Czarkowski	Morganton, NC, 2023	+46	93	83	86	262
58	Makayla Martinez	Burlington, NC, 2022	+64	90	101	89	280
59	Ella Reed	Winston-Salem, NC, 2024	+72	97	96	95	288
WD	Caroline  Johnson	Mooresville, NC, 2023	-	WD			WD

 

 

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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