Katie Rose Higgins Leads After First Round at 88th Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship

Murrells Inlet, SC – First round results of the 88^th Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship hosted by Wachesaw Plantation Club on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.  Par 36-36—72 5842 yards. 

Back-to-back defending champion Katie Rose Higgins of Charleston, SC fired the only sub-par round of the day after shooting a one-under par round of 71.  Higgins carded four birdies on the day.  “Overall I played pretty steady today,” Higgins said.  “I enjoy this tournament and look forward to another solid round tomorrow.  There are a lot of good players here that can shoot a good score.” 

Only one shot back of the first round lead you will find Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill, NC and Ashley Thompson of Clyde, NC.  Both players are hoping to “dethrone” Higgins from her streak of wins in this championship. 

Both Kim Case of Rock Hill, SC and Pat Brogden of Garner, NC fired four-over par rounds of 76 and currently are in a tie for the lead of the senior division. 

In the Carolinas Tees division Charlotte Twitty of Chapin, SC shot a two over par round of 74 and leads this division by two strokes over Cynthia Curry of Charlotte, NC and Jackie King of High Point, NC.  This division players a shorter course.

Players will be placed into flights within their division following the second round of play which begins at 8:00am of #1 and #10 tee.

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. 

For more information on this championship and its history please visit:  https://www.carolinasgolf.org/championship/home/14womam/year/2014 or our website at www.carolinasgolf.org

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association which is in its 105^th year of serving amateur golf in the Carolinas.  

First Round Results

Championship

      Katie Rose Higgins, Charleston, S.C.   37-34--71  (-1)

      Ashley Thompson, Clyde, N.C.   36-36--72  (Even)

      Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, N.C.   37-35--72  (Even)

      Dawn Woodard, Greer, S.C.   37-36--73  (+1)

      Savannah Hallman, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.   36-37--73  (+1)

      Katie Kirk, Davidson, N.C.   37-37--74  (+2)

      Rachel Jones, Asheboro, N.C.   38-36--74  (+2)

      Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, N.C.   38-37--75  (+3)

      Tiffany Robbins, Fort Mill, S.C.   36-39--75  (+3)

      Bailey Cocca, Myrtle Beach, S.C.   36-40--76  (+4)

      Catherine Shealy, Columbia, S.C.   39-37--76  (+4)

      Julie Streng, Greensboro, N.C.   39-37--76  (+4)

      Kathryn Miranda, Lexington, S.C.   37-39--76  (+4)

      Kimberly Case, Rock Hill, S.C.   38-38--76  (+4)

      Kristina Blaylock, Cary, N.C.   37-39--76  (+4)

      Mary Katherine Donovan, Hampstead, N.C.   38-38--76  (+4)

      Pat Brogden, Garner, N.C.   39-37--76  (+4)

      Sarah Bertram, Concord, N.C.   41-35--76  (+4)

      Susan Beaupied, Raleigh, N.C.   36-40--76  (+4)

      Ashley Rose, North Augusta, S.C.   39-39--78  (+6)

      Emily Stinson, Charlotte, N.C.   40-38--78  (+6)

      Torey Johnson, Conway, S.C.   41-37--78  (+6)

      Victoria Tsurutis, Charleston, S.C.   40-38--78  (+6)

      Anne Washington, Myrtle Beach, S.C.   38-41--79  (+7)

      Hannah Craver, Winston-Salem, N.C.   41-38--79  (+7)

      Juliana Sebastian, Columbia, S.C.   37-42--79  (+7)

      Lea Anne Brown, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.   39-40--79  (+7)

      Lea Venable, Simpsonville, S.C.   39-40--79  (+7)

      Taylor Dodson, Aiken, S.C.   42-37--79  (+7)

      Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C.   43-37--80  (+8)

      Ansley Vaughan, Mount Pleasant, S.C.   40-40--80  (+8)

      Elizabeth Thompson, Charleston, S.C.   42-38--80  (+8)

      Kim Briele, New Bern, N.C.   38-42--80  (+8)

      Patty Moore, Charlotte, N.C.   40-40--80  (+8)

      Sarah Bae, Cary, N.C.   41-39--80  (+8)

      Danielle Haizlip, Statesville, N.C.   43-38--81  (+9)

      Emma Marlatt, Chapel Hill, N.C.   40-41--81  (+9)

      Cecilia Fournil, Columbia, S.C.   41-41--82  (+10)

      Mallory Hetzel, Waynesville, N.C.   44-38--82  (+10)

      Chrissie Spidell, Greenville, S.C.   42-42--84  (+12)

      Evelyn Dole, Raleigh, N.C.   42-42--84  (+12)

      Jennifer Adams, Bluffton, S.C.   41-43--84  (+12)

      Devan Murphy, Charlotte, N.C.   45-40--85  (+13)

      Mallory Thompkins, Georgetown, S.C.   44-41--85  (+13)

      Betty Zvarich, Fayetteville, N.C.   47-40--87  (+15)

      Kathy DeVore, High Point, N.C.   53-43--96  (+24)

      Carolinas (Shorter Tees)

      Charlotte Twitty, Chapin, S.C.   37-37--74  (+2)

      Cynthia Curry, Charlotte, N.C.   36-40--76  (+4)

      Jackie King, High Point, N.C.   39-37--76  (+4)

      Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown, N.C.   38-39--77  (+5)

      Brenda Frye, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.   38-40--78  (+6)

      Julie Shore, Raleigh, N.C.   37-41--78  (+6)

      Melissa Sage, Charlotte, N.C.   39-39--78  (+6)

      Pam Congelosi, Vass, N.C.   40-38--78  (+6)

      Lynn Holmes, Chapin, S.C.   44-35--79  (+7)

      Mary Chamberlin, Rock Hill, S.C.   39-40--79  (+7)

      Therese St. Peter, Durham, N.C.   41-38--79  (+7)

      Louise Givens, Columbia, S.C.   40-40--80  (+8)

      Babs McIntosh, Murrells Inlet, S.C.   41-40--81  (+9)

      Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, N.C.   40-41--81  (+9)

      Priscilla Brown, Murrells Inlet, S.C.   41-40--81  (+9)

      Kyoko Tsuchiya, Mt Pleasant, S.C.   41-41--82  (+10)

      Suzanne Moro, Myrtle Beach, S.C.   38-44--82  (+10)

      Cass Manley, Charleston, S.C.   40-43--83  (+11)

      Kristen Rooke, Greenville, S.C.   41-42--83  (+11)

      Natalie Huff, Elgin, S.C.   42-41--83  (+11)

      Clate Aydlett, Elizabeth City, N.C.   43-41--84  (+12)

      Linda Miller, Taylors, S.C.   41-43--84  (+12)

      Mary Rhodes, Greensboro, N.C.   42-42--84  (+12)

      Vicki DiSantis, Pinehurst, N.C.   48-36--84  (+12)

      Amy Hurst, Myrtle Beach, S.C.   41-44--85  (+13)

      Carole Stone, Blythewood, S.C.   41-45--86  (+14)

      Ellen Miller, Pawleys Island, S.C.   44-42--86  (+14)

      Shelly Canals, Raleigh, N.C.   48-38--86  (+14)

      Barbara Cleghorn, Surfside Beach, S.C.   42-45--87  (+15)

      Laura Rawl, Charleston, S.C.   43-44--87  (+15)

      Rhan Parham, Murrells Inlet, S.C.   45-42--87  (+15)

      Teddy Stockwell, Charleston, S.C.   45-42--87  (+15)

      Cindy Altieri, Lake Wylie, S.C.   44-44--88  (+16)

      Susan Harden, Beaufort, S.C.   44-44--88  (+16)

      Suzann Bartley, Columbia, S.C.   44-44--88  (+16)

      Frankie Garber, Florence, S.C.   44-45--89  (+17)

      Chris Shadoan, Taylors, S.C.   46-44--90  (+18)

      Anne Newcomb, Myrtle Beach, S.C.   45-47--92  (+20)

      Elizabeth Griffin, Surfside Beach, S.C.   51-41--92  (+20)

      Lib Kelly, Sanford, N.C.   48-45--93  (+21)

      Anne Beirne, Pittsboro, N.C.   45-49--94  (+22)

      Julie Maddox, Cary, N.C.   49-45--94  (+22)

      KC Sorvari, Aberdeen, N.C.   51-48--99  (+27)

      Mary Ann Stiles, Myrtle Beach, S.C.   51-48--99  (+27)

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