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Kirk Keeps Carolinas Women’s Am Title
DURHAM, N.C. -- Final results of the 89th Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship at Treyburn Country Club on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Par 36-36--72; 5,852 yards.
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Katie Kirk of Davidson, N.C. became the 10th woman to win |
Last year, Davidson, N.C. native Katie Kirk needed a dramatic birdie on the final hole to secure a one stroke victory. In this year's edition of the Carolinas Women's Amateur, her tap-in bogey on the 54th hole was good enough to win by two strokes over Sarah Bae of Pinehurst, N.C.
Two weeks ago, Kirk graduated from East Carolina University. This week, with a three-day total of one-under par 215, the 22-year-old became just the 10th woman to win back-to-back Carolinas Women's Amateur titles.
"I thought it was a dream come true to win last year," said Kirk. "To win this year and defend, I'm speechless." Over the next two years Kirk will pursue a Master's degree in Economics and Math.
Playing the final round with a two-shot advantage, Kirk started par-birdie but then hit her tee shot on the 3rd hole into a creek. A bogey on that hole, followed by double-bogey, bogey on the next two holes put Kirk three-over par on her round.
"It could have been a turning point and everything could have gone downhill," Kirk recalled. "I just tried to remind myself to win every shot and give myself some chances."
Kirk quickly erased those mistakes with birdies on holes 6 and 8. When her group made the turn, precipitation that started as a light mist changed to a full downpour. Kirk was able to play steady in the foul weather, with a stretch of nine pars in a row on holes 9 thru 17. Her bogey on 18 capped a two-over par final round.
The closest competition came from first round leader Sarah Bae of Pinehurst, N.C. Overcoming a four-over par second round, on Thursday the 20-year-old mixed three birdies with three bogeys for even par. Her three-day total of two-over par, 69-76-72--217, awarded her runner-up honors.
After holing five birdies in the second round to post one-under 71, Lori Beth Adams of Burlington, N.C. added six more birdies. Her two-under par 70 was the final round low, climbing the leaderboard into a solo third place finish at two-over par 218. On Monday, the 23-year-old Adams was medalist at a 36 hole qualifier in Pennsylvania for the 2015 U.S. Women's Open.
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Dr. Angela Stewart of Greenville, N.C. won the Senior division [+] Enlarge |
2011 N.C. Women's Senior champ, Dr. Angela Stewart, 60, of Greenville, N.C. won the senior division (age 50+) by two strokes over Brenda Corrie Kuehn, 50, of Asheville, N.C.
The super senior division (age 65+) was decided by one stroke with seventy-year-old Carole Jones of Hillsborough, N.C. edging Clate Aydlett, 73, of Elizabeth City, N.C.
For the third consecutive year, Melissa Sage, 62, of Charlotte, N.C. won the Carolinas division. This division plays a shorter set of tees than the Championship. Sage followed-up a pair of 77s with an 83 to win by four at a three-day total of 237.
Players were placed into flights within their division for the final round.
This championship is the premier stroke play event for women from around the Carolinas (North and South Carolina) and is open to all CGA women members from all ages and abilities. This is the most historic women’s amateur championship in the Carolinas which was first conducted by the Women’s Carolinas Golf Association in 1922. The Women’s Carolinas Golf Association turned over the responsibilities of their association and this championship over to the Carolinas Golf Association back in 2012.
The CGA would like to thank the staff and members of Treyburn Country Club for their hospitality and assistance running this championship.
The 90th Carolinas Women's Amateur will be held May 16-18, 2016 at The Reserve Club in Pawley's Island, SC. Entry into the Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 13th birthday, is a legal resident of 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 that does not exceed 40.4.
89th Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship
Treyburn Country Club | Durham, NC
Final Results - Overall
May 21, 2015
| Championship | |
| 1 Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C. - 71-70-74--215 | |
| 2 Sarah Bae, Pinehurst, N.C. - 69-76-72--217 | |
| 3 Lori Beth Adams, Burlington , N.C. - 77-71-70--218 | |
| 4 Courtney McKim, Raleigh, N.C. - 71-76-74--221 | |
| T5 Ashley Sloup, Southport, N.C. - 72-71-79--222 | |
| T5 Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 74-74-74--222 | |
| 7 Bailey Cocca, Myrtle Beach, S.C. - 70-77-76--223 | |
| 8 Gabrielle Weiss, Southern Pines, N.C. - 75-75-74--224 | |
| 9 Sarah Bertram, Concord, N.C. - 73-77-76--226 | |
| T10 Mallory Hetzel, Waynesville, N.C. - 72-82-73--227 | |
| T10 Taylor Dodson, Aiken, S.C. - 74-75-78--227 | |
| T12 Bethany Galloway, Charlotte, N.C. - 77-77-75--229 | |
| T12 Emma Marlatt, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 74-77-78--229 | |
| 14 Emily Stinson, Charlotte, N.C. - 78-76-76--230 | |
| 15 Kayla Sciupider, Etowah, N.C. - 80-72-79--231 | |
| 16 Hannah Craver, Winston-Salem, N.C. - 74-77-82--233 | |
| T17 Ashley Thompson, Clyde, N.C. - 76-81-77--234 | |
| T17 Juliana Sebastian, Columbia, S.C. - 74-79-81--234 | |
| T17 Maddisen Cox, Easley, S.C. - 78-79-77--234 | |
| 20 Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, N.C. - 81-75-80--236 | |
| 21 Savanna Wood, Boone, N.C. - 78-77-82--237 | |
| 22 Evelyn Dole, Raleigh, N.C. - 82-75-81--238 | |
| T23 Alaina Yeatts, Durham, N.C. - 75-83-82--240 | |
| T23 Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C. - 81-78-81--240 | |
| T23 Savannah Hallman, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - 78-81-81--240 | |
| T26 Debbie Adams, Asheville, N.C. - 80-79-82--241 | |
| T26 Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, N.C. - 78-80-83--241 | |
| T28 Allea Hawkins, Hendersonville, N.C. - 79-82-81--242 | |
| T28 Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. - 81-77-84--242 | |
| 30 Kim Briele, New Bern, N.C. - 87-78-78--243 | |
| 31 Alexis Kershaw, Winston-Salem, N.C. - 83-84-77--244 | |
| T32 Julie Streng, Greensboro, N.C. - 84-81-81--246 | |
| T32 Susan Beaupied, Pittsboro, N.C. - 79-77-90--246 | |
| 34 Rachel Jones, Asheboro, N.C. - 79-87-81--247 | |
| T35 Cecilia Fournil, Columbia, S.C. - 85-84-79--248 | |
| T35 Leigh Coulter, Hopkins, S.C. - 80-85-83--248 | |
| T35 Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C. - 75-89-84--248 | |
| T35 Terrie Allemang, Hilton Head, S.C. - 80-80-88--248 | |
| 39 Payton Culler, Hendersonville, N.C. - 81-87-81--249 | |
| 40 Lea Anne Brown, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - 78-82-91--251 | |
| T41 Carrie Ganim, Greensboro, N.C. - 86-81-85--252 | |
| T41 Leigha Holt, Holly Springs, N.C. - 80-81-91--252 | |
| 43 Katie Rose Higgins, Lewisville, N.C. - 87-85-81--253 | |
| 44 Danielle Haizlip, Statesville, N.C. - 92-79-85--256 | |
| T45 Ms Chandler Danielson, Etowah, N.C. - 89-85-86--260 | |
| T45 Victoria Allred, Pfafftown, N.C. - 83-92-85--260 | |
| 47 Maria Cassas, Cary, N.C. - 78-89-99--266 | |
| 48 Betty Zvarich, Fayettville, N.C. - 93-84-90--267 | |
| 49 Ann Miller, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 91-94-89--274 | |
| 50 Kathy DeVore, High Point, N.C. - 87-92-100--279 | |
| 51 Beth Hunt, Garden City, S.C. - 92-100-88--280 | |
| 52 Tiffany Robbins, Fort Mill, S.C. - 83-83-WD--WD | |
| 53 Anne Washington, Myrtle Beach, S.C. - WD | |
| Carolinas (plays a shorter course) | |
| 1 Melissa Sage, Charlotte, N.C. - 77-77-83--237 | |
| 2 Sook Hee Yang, Jamestown, N.C. - 82-77-82--241 | |
| 3 Carole Jones, Hillsborough, N.C. - 81-82-83--246 | |
| 4 Clate Aydlett, Elizabeth City, N.C. - 79-84-84--247 | |
| 5 Cynthia Curry, Charlotte, N.C. - 76-90-84--250 | |
| 6 Peggy Lea, Charlotte, N.C. - 84-87-82--253 | |
| T7 Barbara Munnett, Winston Salem, N.C. - 81-84-90--255 | |
| T7 Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown, N.C. - 83-81-91--255 | |
| T9 Lily Lee, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 80-89-88--257 | |
| T9 Teddy Stockwell, Charleston, S.C. - 89-85-83--257 | |
| 11 Tanya Kozlowski, Raleigh, N.C. - 89-86-87--262 | |
| T12 Kelly Whitley, Greensboro, N.C. - 83-89-93--265 | |
| T12 Maria Malone, Greensboro, N.C. - 88-88-89--265 | |
| T12 Mary Rhodes, Greensboro, N.C. - 82-90-93--265 | |
| T15 Carole Stone, Blythewood, S.C. - 92-91-86--269 | |
| T15 Vicki DiSantis, Pinehurst, N.C. - 89-85-95--269 | |
| T17 Laura Rawl, Charleston, S.C. - 89-91-90--270 | |
| T17 Peggy Yountz, Denver, N.C. - 89-88-93--270 | |
| 19 Ellen Miller, Pawleys Island, S.C. - 94-85-94--273 | |
| 20 Peggy Hall, Belmont, N.C. - 94-90-97--281 | |
| 21 Karen Giroux, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 96-100-100--296 | |
| T22 Patricia Jennette, Raleigh, N.C. - 98-103-101--302 | |
| T22 Susan Lamar, Durham, N.C. - 102-92-108--302 | |
| 24 Beverly Cassels, Charlotte, N.C. - 97-107-101--305 | |
| 25 Helen Lundie, Raleigh, N.C. - 100-104-102--306 | |
| T26 June Wang, Huntersville, N.C. - 83-85-DQ--DQ | |
| T26 Lib Kelly, Vass, N.C. - 93-84-WD--WD | |
| T26 Marianne Hedgpeth, Greensboro, N.C. - 86-88-WD--WD | |
| T26 Pam Congelosi, Vass, N.C. - 85-92-WD--WD | |
| T26 Rhan Parham, Murrells Inlet, S.C. - 95-100-DQ--DQ | |
Final Results - Flighted
| Championship | |
| 1 Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C. - 71-70-74--215 | |
| 2 Sarah Bae, Pinehurst, N.C. - 69-76-72--217 | |
| 3 Lori Beth Adams, Burlington , N.C. - 77-71-70--218 | |
| 4 Courtney McKim, Raleigh, N.C. - 71-76-74--221 | |
| T5 Ashley Sloup, Southport, N.C. - 72-71-79--222 | |
| T5 Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 74-74-74--222 | |
| 7 Bailey Cocca, Myrtle Beach, S.C. - 70-77-76--223 | |
| 8 Gabrielle Weiss, Southern Pines, N.C. - 75-75-74--224 | |
| 9 Sarah Bertram, Concord, N.C. - 73-77-76--226 | |
| T10 Mallory Hetzel, Waynesville, N.C. - 72-82-73--227 | |
| T10 Taylor Dodson, Aiken, S.C. - 74-75-78--227 | |
| T12 Bethany Galloway, Charlotte, N.C. - 77-77-75--229 | |
| T12 Emma Marlatt, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 74-77-78--229 | |
| 14 Emily Stinson, Charlotte, N.C. - 78-76-76--230 | |
| 15 Kayla Sciupider, Etowah, N.C. - 80-72-79--231 | |
| 16 Hannah Craver, Winston-Salem, N.C. - 74-77-82--233 | |
| 17 Juliana Sebastian, Columbia, S.C. - 74-79-81--234 | |
| Championship-1 | |
| T1 Ashley Thompson, Clyde, N.C. - 76-81-77--234 | |
| T1 Maddisen Cox, Easley, S.C. - 78-79-77--234 | |
| 3 Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, N.C. - 81-75-80--236 | |
| 4 Savanna Wood, Boone, N.C. - 78-77-82--237 | |
| 5 Evelyn Dole, Raleigh, N.C. - 82-75-81--238 | |
| 6 Alaina Yeatts, Durham, N.C. - 75-83-82--240 | |
| 7 Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, N.C. - 78-80-83--241 | |
| 8 Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. - 81-77-84--242 | |
| 9 Susan Beaupied, Pittsboro, N.C. - 79-77-90--246 | |
| Championship-2 | |
| T1 Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C. - 81-78-81--240 | |
| T1 Savannah Hallman, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - 78-81-81--240 | |
| 3 Debbie Adams, Asheville, N.C. - 80-79-82--241 | |
| 4 Allea Hawkins, Hendersonville, N.C. - 79-82-81--242 | |
| T5 Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C. - 75-89-84--248 | |
| T5 Terrie Allemang, Hilton Head, S.C. - 80-80-88--248 | |
| 7 Lea Anne Brown, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - 78-82-91--251 | |
| 8 Leigha Holt, Holly Springs, N.C. - 80-81-91--252 | |
| Championship-3 | |
| 1 Kim Briele, New Bern, N.C. - 87-78-78--243 | |
| 2 Alexis Kershaw, Winston-Salem, N.C. - 83-84-77--244 | |
| 3 Julie Streng, Greensboro, N.C. - 84-81-81--246 | |
| 4 Rachel Jones, Asheboro, N.C. - 79-87-81--247 | |
| 5 Leigh Coulter, Hopkins, S.C. - 80-85-83--248 | |
| 6 Payton Culler, Hendersonville, N.C. - 81-87-81--249 | |
| 7 Carrie Ganim, Greensboro, N.C. - 86-81-85--252 | |
| 8 Maria Cassas, Cary, N.C. - 78-89-99--266 | |
| 9 Tiffany Robbins, Fort Mill, S.C. - 83-83-WD--WD | |
| Championship-4 | |
| 1 Cecilia Fournil, Columbia, S.C. - 85-84-79--248 | |
| 2 Katie Rose Higgins, Lewisville, N.C. - 87-85-81--253 | |
| 3 Danielle Haizlip, Statesville, N.C. - 92-79-85--256 | |
| T4 Ms Chandler Danielson, Etowah, N.C. - 89-85-86--260 | |
| T4 Victoria Allred, Pfafftown, N.C. - 83-92-85--260 | |
| 6 Betty Zvarich, Fayettville, N.C. - 93-84-90--267 | |
| 7 Ann Miller, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 91-94-89--274 | |
| 8 Kathy DeVore, High Point, N.C. - 87-92-100--279 | |
| 9 Beth Hunt, Garden City, S.C. - 92-100-88--280 | |
| Carolinas-1 | |
| 1 Melissa Sage, Charlotte, N.C. - 77-77-83--237 | |
| 2 Sook Hee Yang, Jamestown, N.C. - 82-77-82--241 | |
| 3 Carole Jones, Hillsborough, N.C. - 81-82-83--246 | |
| 4 Clate Aydlett, Elizabeth City, N.C. - 79-84-84--247 | |
| 5 Cynthia Curry, Charlotte, N.C. - 76-90-84--250 | |
| 6 Peggy Lea, Charlotte, N.C. - 84-87-82--253 | |
| T7 Barbara Munnett, Winston Salem, N.C. - 81-84-90--255 | |
| T7 Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown, N.C. - 83-81-91--255 | |
| 9 Lily Lee, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 80-89-88--257 | |
| 10 June Wang, Huntersville, N.C. - 83-85-DQ--DQ | |
| Carolinas-2 | |
| 1 Teddy Stockwell, Charleston, S.C. - 89-85-83--257 | |
| 2 Tanya Kozlowski, Raleigh, N.C. - 89-86-87--262 | |
| T3 Kelly Whitley, Greensboro, N.C. - 83-89-93--265 | |
| T3 Maria Malone, Greensboro, N.C. - 88-88-89--265 | |
| T3 Mary Rhodes, Greensboro, N.C. - 82-90-93--265 | |
| 6 Vicki DiSantis, Pinehurst, N.C. - 89-85-95--269 | |
| 7 Peggy Yountz, Denver, N.C. - 89-88-93--270 | |
| T8 Lib Kelly, Vass, N.C. - 93-84-WD--WD | |
| T8 Marianne Hedgpeth, Greensboro, N.C. - 86-88-WD--WD | |
| T8 Pam Congelosi, Vass, N.C. - 85-92-WD--WD | |
| Carolinas-3 | |
| 1 Carole Stone, Blythewood, S.C. - 92-91-86--269 | |
| 2 Laura Rawl, Charleston, S.C. - 89-91-90--270 | |
| 3 Ellen Miller, Pawleys Island, S.C. - 94-85-94--273 | |
| 4 Peggy Hall, Belmont, N.C. - 94-90-97--281 | |
| 5 Karen Giroux, Chapel Hill, N.C. - 96-100-100--296 | |
| T6 Patricia Jennette, Raleigh, N.C. - 98-103-101--302 | |
| T6 Susan Lamar, Durham, N.C. - 102-92-108--302 | |
| 8 Beverly Cassels, Charlotte, N.C. - 97-107-101--305 | |
| 9 Helen Lundie, Raleigh, N.C. - 100-104-102--306 | |
| 10 Rhan Parham, Murrells Inlet, S.C. - 95-100-DQ--DQ |
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.
Now in its 106th year, the CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.
For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.
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