WEST END, NC (6/18/07) -- High school senior Eleana Collins of Pinehurst will chase a second straight North Carolina Junior title when the Carolinas Golf Association championships for girls and boys ages 18 and under are played June 19-22 at Cedarbrook Country Club near Elkin, NC.

Collins won the 10th N.C. Junior Girls Championship at Highland Country Club in Fayetteville last year by defeating Kristin Vincent of Burlington by a 2-up margin in the final match.

A new king will rule in the 40th N.C. Junior Boys Championship, which is conducted concurrently with the girls' event, because 2006 winner Will Collins of Salisbury is not entered this year. Among the contenders to succeed Collins are Robert Hoadley of Southern Pines, the 2006 runnerup and currently the No.-1 ranked junior boy in the state, along with Taylor Zimmerman of State Road, NC, the state's No. 3-ranked golfer who will be playing on his home course.

Others to watch are Braden Jackson of Dallas, NC, whose 70 was best among the 40 boys who successfully passed an 18-hole qualifying test at Statesville Country Club on June 11; and Michael Marshburn of Cary, whose 71 led the 26 successful qualifiers at Henderson CC on June 11.

The N.C. Junior is a match play competition, with an 18-hole qualifying round on June 19 whittling the 126 players in the boys division down to 64 for the head-to-head matches. In the girls' division, all 27 entrants advance to match play, but the top four players in the qualifying round join defending champion Collins in receiving a first-round bye.

The par-72, Ellis Maples-designed Cedarbrook CC course, will be set up at 6,873 yards for the boys and at 5,796 for the girls.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

40th North Carolina Junior Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association Cedarbrook Country Club

225 Country Club Drive

State Road, NC 28676

336-835-2320

2005 CHAMPIONS

Boys: Will Collins, Salisbury

Girls: Elena Collins, Pinehurst

DATES

June 19-22, 2007

FORMAT

The championship is conducted at match play. There is an 18-hole stroke-play qualifying round to determine match play qualifiers and seedings.

ELIGIBILITY

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Monday, June 18, Course open for practice.

Tuesday, June 19, 18-hole qualifying round for match play (all players).

Wednesday, June 20, Boys: First and second round matches; Girls: First round matches in afternoon.

Thursday, June 21, Boys: Third round and quarterfinal matches; Girls: Second round and quarterfinal matches.

Friday, June 22, Boys: Semifinal and Championship matches; Girls: Semifinal

and Championship matches.

PRIZES

Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists and medalist in the boys division; to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists and medalist in the girls division. The Harry L. Welch Trophy is held by the winner for the ensuing year by the boys champion. The Linda Marsh Trophy is held by the winner for the ensuing year by the girls champion.The champion and runner-up of the boys division qualify to represent the CGA in the Carolinas-Virginias Junior Boys Team Matches, August 18-19,

2007 at Boonsboro CC in Lynchburg, VA. The girls' champion qualifies to represent the CGA in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge, August 4-5, 2007 at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, NC.

FAVORITES

BOYS: Robert Hoadley, 2006 runnerup

Taylor Zimmerman, 3rd ranked N.C. Junior

GIRLS: Eleana Collins, Defending champion Virginia Mayer, 3rd ranked N.C. Junior

FIELD

Boys Division

(top 64 advance to match play)

Almand, Will, Cary, NC

Andrews, Bo, Raleigh, NC

Ashworth, Harrison, Fuquay Varina, NC

Ayesh, Michael, Hendersonville, NC

Beard, Zach, Waxhaw, NC

Bell, Cameron, Charlotte, NC

Bell, Mark, Chapel Hill, NC

Boyan, Jeff, High Point, NC

Boyce, David, Charlotte, NC

Boyce, Robert, Raleigh, NC

Bramlett, James, Charlotte, NC

Brewer, Stefan, Charlotte, NC

Brotherton, Curtis, High Point, NC

Buchanan, Bradley, Charlotte, NC

Burgess, Ross, State Road, NC

Burke, Russell, Pinehurst, NC

Burrow, Robert, Charlotte, NC

Cauble, Alex, Belmont, NC

Chapman, James, Gastonia, NC

Chapman, Thomas, Gastonia, NC

Colley, Jacob, Holly Springs, NC

Cone, Trevor, Concord, NC

Cottrill, Jack, Charlotte, NC

Crouse, Richard, Reidsville, NC

Cutts, Beau, Henderson, NC

Denton, Brian, Wendell, NC

Dickens IV, Alvin, Charlotte, NC

Dippel, Daniel, Arden, NC

Evans, Justin, Pinehurst, NC

Faulkner, Matthew, Swansboro, NC

Felts, Ben, Lewisville, NC

Gardner, Hayden, Goldsboro, NC

Garrett, Jack, Durham, NC

Garrett, Jason, Durham, NC

Garrison, Zachary, Arden, NC

Gibson, Tommy, Pilot Mountain, NC

Gies II, David, Charlotte, NC

Gilliam, Jonathan, Boonville, NC

Griswell, Austin, Charlotte, NC

Hall, David, Huntersville, NC

Harris, Dylan, Southern Pines, NC

Harris, Trey, Greenville, NC

Hashimoto, Tyler, Waxhaw, NC

Hoadley, Robert, Southern Pines, NC

Holland III, Jerry, Eden, NC

House, Chris, Raleigh, NC

Houser, Grant, Raleigh, NC

Houston, Parker, Greensboro, NC

Howell, Hunter, Raeford, NC

Isenhour, John, Hickory, NC

Jackson, Braden, Dallas, NC

Jobe, Brandon, Fayetteville, NC

Joyner, Brian, New Bern, NC

Kalil, Darryl, High Point, NC

Kastelic, Brandon, Hildebran, NC

Kastelic, Joe, Newton, NC

Keel, David, Clayton, NC

Keller, Andrew, Hickory, NC

Kirkland, Rob, Durham, NC

Knox, Andrew, Cary, NC

Kohles, Ben, Cary, NC

Lavelle, Ryan, Raleigh, NC

Leeper, Rich, Chapel Hill, NC

Leonard, Connor, Cary, NC

Lindroos, Marcus, Cary, NC

Lowman, Tyler, Hickory, NC

Marshburn, Michael, Cary, NC

Mather, Quent, Charlotte, NC

McGlamery, Mitchell, Morganton, NC

McGowan, Michael, Southern Pines, NC

Meggs, Daniel, Charlotte, NC

Miles, Jonathan, Wilmington, NC

Morrison, Ben, Statesville, NC

Mothershead, Aaron, Salisbury, NC

Musgrave, Jeremy, Trinity, NC

Neijstrom, Leif, Greensboro, NC

Nuhn, Chris, Greensboro, NC

O'Connell, Kevin, Cary, NC

Page, Drew, Waynesville, NC

Park, Eric, Chapel Hill, NC

Peterson, Niklas, Charlotte, NC

Phaup, Brian, Taylorsville, NC

Pietsch, Steve, Winston Salem, NC

Pinnix, Drew, Severn, NC

Rainey, Bryan, Henderson, NC

Ratner, Noah, Asheville, NC

Rhymer, Austin, Black Mountain, NC

Rogers, Matthew, Huntersville, NC

Rose, Clark, Goldsboro, NC

Ryals, Joshua, Randleman, NC

Sale, Charlie, Ronda, NC

Sawrey, Patrick, Smithfield, NC

Sechrest, David, Reidsville, NC

Slaughter, Ross, Clemmons, NC

Smith, Brent, Charlotte, NC

Smith, Charlie, Concord, NC

Sock, Conner, Hickory, NC

Spirakis, Tony, Wilmington, NC

Spitz, Dana, Chapel Hill, NC

Stephens, Walton, Morganton, NC

Stephenson, Adam, Greenville, NC

Sullivan, Ryan, Winston-Salem, NC

Taunton, Jared, Winterville, NC

Taylor, Jackson, Wilmington, NC

Thompson, Beau, Elizabeth City, NC

Varner III, Harold, Gastonia, NC

Vince, Ryan, Charlotte, NC

Vine, Michael, Greensboro, NC

Waldt, Stratten, Durham, NC

Walsh, William, North Wilkesboro, NC

Watkins, David, Hamlet, NC

Welden, John, Pilot Mountain, NC

Wheeler, Lance, Claremont, NC

White, Trey, Hickory, NC

Wiesehan, Jacob, Charlotte, NC

Wilson, Kyle, Mount Airy, NC

Wise, Alex, Eden, NC

Wood II, Craig, Siler City, NC

Woodall, Bruce, Yanceyville, NC

Wright, Ben, Shelby, NC

Wright, Brandon, Raleigh, NC

York, Johnson, Pilot Mountain, NC

Younts, Matthew, Stokesdale, NC

Zaytoun III, Henry, Raleigh, NC

Zaytoun, Reeves, Raleigh, NC

Zimmerman, Taylor, State Road, NC

Girls Division

(All advance to match play with Eleana Collins and top 4 finishers getting a bye in round 1) Adams, Lori Beth, Burlington, NC Bundy, Lizzie, Clayton, NC Chung, Jessica, Fayetteville, NC Clemmons, Brianna, Oak Ridge, NC Collins, Eleana, Pinehurst, NC Crane, Lily, Jamestown, NC Croom, Anna, Asheboro, NC Ellington, Caroline, New Bern, NC Hagan, Kristen, Charlotte, NC Hamlett, Amanda, Raleigh, NC Hardison, Faith, Jamesville, NC Hook, Jessica, Wilmington, NC Johnson, Elizabeth, Asheboro, NC Johnson, Whitney, Greenville, NC Katsch, Megan, Wilmington, NC Lee, Allison, Salisbury, NC Mayer, Virginia, Charlotte, NC McLear, Walker, Durham, NC Overbey, Madison, High Point, NC Podrebarac, Kinsey, Weddington, NC Robertson, Callie, Charlotte, NC Smith, Lauren, Salisbury, NC Taylor, Courtney, Gastonia, NC Thackerson, Katie, Earl, NC Tobey, Mattie, Denver, NC Whitney, Foster, Charlotte, NC Whitney, Marjorie, Carolina Beach, NC

PAST CHAMPIONS

BOYS

1968 Wylie Ramsey, Marion

1969 Wylie Ramsey, Marion

1970 Randy Transou, Winston-Salem

1971 David Thore, Reidsville

1972 Scott Hoch, Raleigh

1973 Scott Hoch, Raleigh

1974 John Green, Charlotte

1975 Chris Newman, Fayetteville

1976 Joey Sadowski, Hickory

1977 Jon Riddle, Fayetteville

1978 Bill Plyler, Monroe

1979 Jim Sparks, Hendersonville

1980 Mike Herndon, Raleigh

1981 Jeff Lankford, Mocksville

1982 Mike Taylor, Gastonia

1983 Greg Parker, Old Fort

1984 Mitchell Perry, Spring Lake

1985 Todd Gleaton, Hope Mills

1986 Todd Gleaton, Hope Mills

1987 Mallory Miller, Jacksonville

1988 Nicki Clinard, Gastonia

1989 Brian Mull, Goldsboro

1990 Brian Brown, Rocky Mount

1991 Brooks Honeycutt, Greenville

1992 Max Weinstein, Fayetteville

1993 Paul Dickens, Roanoke Rapids

1994 Cameron Golden, Charlotte

1995 Ben Johnson, Clayton

1996 Chad Webb, Macclesfield

1997 John Hancock, Jamestown

1998 Matt Estrada, Henderson

1999 Dustin Bray, Asheboro

2000 Banks Wood, Charlotte

2001 Sean Moore, Marshville

2002 Barden Berry, Kinston

2003 Barden Berry Kinston

2004 Drew Younts, Stokesdale

2005 David Chung, Fayetteville

2006 Will Collins, Salisbury

GIRLS

1997 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina

1998 Perry Swenson, Charlotte

1999 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina

2000 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina

2001 Michelle Jarman, Wilmington

2002 Jessica Hauser, Germanton

2003 Blythe Worley, Greenville

2004 Emily Simpson, Rutherfordton

2005 Amber Littman, Stoney Creek

2006 Eleana Collins, Pinehurst

CEDARBROOK COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Zim Zimmerman

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Tim Brown

TYPE COURSE: Semi-Private

OPENED: 1962 (Second nine opened in 1969)

ARCHITECT: Ellis Maples

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Ellis Maples sculpted Cedarbrook from the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains on land that was once a private hunting preserve. The front nine features undulating greens while the back nine demands shot-making precision.

YARDAGE & PAR: Boys: 6,873 yards, par 72; Girls: 5,796 yards, par 72 COURSE RATINGS/SLOPE: Boys: 72.6/128; Girls, 73.5/127 FAIRWAYS & TEES: Vamont bermuda grass

GREENS: Penncross bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CEDARBROOK CC: This is the club's first CGA championship.

DIRECTIONS: From Greensboro / Winston Salem Take I-40 west to Hwy 421 north through Yadkinville, and then take I-77 north to Hwy 21 bypass north towards Sparta (Exit 83 will exit left off I-77). Travel approximately 2.2 miles then turn right at the light on Poplar Springs Rd. Travel

1.2 miles then left on Country Club Rd. Cedarbrook Country Club will be just ahead on the left.

From Charlotte

Take I-77 north to Hwy 21 bypass north towards Sparta (Exit 83 will exit left off I-77). Travel approximately 2.2 miles then turn right at the light on Poplar Springs Rd. Travel 1.2 miles then left on Country Club Rd. Cedarbrook Country Club will be just ahead on the left.

From Hickory

Take I-40 east to I-77 north to Hwy 21 bypass north towards Sparta (Exit 83 will exit left off I-77). Travel approximately 2.2 miles then turn right at the light on Poplar Springs Rd. Travel 1.2 miles then left on Country Club Rd.

Cedarbrook Country Club will be just ahead on the left.

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