WEST END, NC (7/26/07)— The 41st Twin States Junior Girls' Championship will boast a powerhouse field when the 36-hole stroke play competition is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association July 31-Aug. 1 at Old North State Club in New London, NC.

Seven of the top 10 in the South Carolina Junior Girls' rankings, including top-ranked and defending champion Rachel Uremovich of Hilton Head Island, SC are entered; as are six of the top 10 in the North Carolina Junior Girls'

rankings, including No. 1-ranked Meghan Moore of Bahama, NC. Sixth-ranked Courtney Taylor of Gastonia, NC, who won the Carolinas Junior Girls'

Championship last month, and Carolinas Junior Girls' runnerup Amy Otteson of Wilson, NC are among the 91 entrants.

Uremovich won the 2006 championship by three strokes after shooting 72-72--144 at the University Club In Blythewood, SC. She also won the 2006 S.C. Junior Match Play Championship conducted by the CGA.

The Twin States Junior is an event for girls ages 18 and under, with players placed into flights based on their first-day scores. The top 16 players and those tied for 16th will comprise the championship flight.

The par-72 Old North State Club course, which was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1992, will play at 5,874 yards for the juniors. Old North State hosted the 1997 North Carolina Amateur, the 2001 North Carolina Junior and the 2004 Carolinas-Virginias Junior Team Matches.

The Twin States Junior was previously conducted by the Women's Carolinas Golf Association, but this year, at the WCGA's request, the Carolinas Golf Association adopted both this event and the Carolinas Junior Girls'

Championship, which was played last month.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

41st Twin States Junior Girls' Championship Old North State Club

201 Old North State Lane

New London , NC 28127

Phone: (336) 461-2610

DATES

July 31-August 1, 2007

2006 CHAMPION

Rachel Uremovich, Hilton Head Island, SC

FORMAT

The championship is conducted 36 holes of stroke play. The field will be flighted after round one. The championship flight will be made up of the top 16 players and ties from the first round. All other flights will have approximately 8 players. Play is in two divisions -- a Junior Division for girls age 13 and older, or under the age of 13 with a handicap index less than 15.0; and a Sub-Junior Division for girls less than 13 years old with a handicap of 15.0 or higher. Players in the Sub-Junior division will play

9 holes each day.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has not reached her 19th birthday by the last day of the championship, has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina, and the junior golfer, parent or guardian is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA).

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Monday, July 30, Course open for practice.

Tuesday, July 31: First round, 18 holes of stroke play for Junior Division;

9 holes of stroke play for Sub-Juniors.

Wednesday, August 1: Second round, 18 holes of stroke play for Junior Division, 9 holes of stroke play for Sub-Juniors.

PRIZES

Trophies will be awarded to the champion and runnerupin the Junior Division and to the winners, runners-up and second runners-up in each junior division flight. Trophies will be awarded to the winner, runnerup and second runnerup in the Sub-Junior Division. Trophies will be awarded to the medalist from round one in each division and the Most Improved in each division. The overall champion will be invited (if still eligible) to represent the Carolinas on the Carolinas Junior Girls' team that will compete in the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Challege at Independence GC in Midlothian, VA.

FAVORITES

Rachel Uremovich, Hilton Head Island, SC (defending champion, No. 1 ranked among S.C. Girls) Courtney Taylor, Gastonia, NC (2007 Carolinas Junior Girls' champion) Meghan Moore, Bahama, NC (No. 1 ranked among N.C. Girls) Sarah Almond, Albemarle, NC (No. 2 ranked among N.C. Girls) Alex Rankin, Anderson, SC (No. 3 ranked among S.C. Girls)

FIELD WITH STARTING TIMES/STARTING HOLE

Adams, Stacey, Asheville, NC - 9:12 #10 Ahn, Michelle, Chapel Hill, NC - 8:00 #1 Allison, Katherine, Elizabeth City, NC - 8:18 #10 Almond, Sarah, Albemarle, NC - 8:27 #1 Anderson, Alexandra, Charlotte, NC - 8:00 #10 Anderson, April, Charlotte, NC - 8:45 #10 Badmaev, Kelsey, Blythewood, SC - 10:06 #1 Bae, Sarah, Raleigh, NC - 8:36 #10 Belanger, Laura, Waxhaw, NC - 8:54 #10 Bonham, Samantha, Greensboro, NC - 8:00 #10 Boyd, Sydney, Wilmington, NC - 9:48 #10 Briele, Tatum, New Bern, NC - 9:39 # Bundy, Lizzie, Clayton, NC - 8:54 #10 Burnham, Megan, Gastonia, NC - 8:09 #10 Case, Chandler, Rock Hill, SC - 10:24 #1 Chung, Jessica, Fayetteville, NC - 8:00 #10 Clemmons, Brianna, Oak Ridge, NC - 9:21 #1 Clendenin, Chelsea, Clyde, NC - 8:36 #10 Crane, Lily, Jamestown, NC - 9:57 #10 Creed, Erica, Kernersville, NC - 8:09 #1 Croom, Anna, Asheboro, NC - 9:57 #1 Davenport, Spencer, Greenville, SC - 8:27 #10 Demetrelis,Stephanie, Greensboro, NC - 9:39 #1 Denton, Ashley, Wendell, NC - 8:18 #1 Dunnagan, Danielle, Lexington, SC - 8:36 #1 Dunnagan, Maureen, Lexington, SC - 8:27 #1 Ellington, Caroline, New Bern, NC - 9:12 #10 Emrey, Allison, Charlotte, NC - 9:21 #1 Fairrington, Lindsey, Randleman, NC - 8:45 #10 Fant, Kara, Belton, SC - 9:30 #10 Fisher, Clare, Asheville, NC - 9:12 #1 Fleishman, Hannah, Fayetteville, NC - 9:48 #10 Freeman, Elizabeth, Anderson, SC - 8:45 #1 Gakeler, Lane, Greensboro, NC - 8:54 #10 Greene, Fran, Asheboro, NC - 8:36 #10 Hagan, Kristen, Charlotte, NC - 9:12 #1 Hamlett, Amanda, Raleigh, NC - 8:27 #10 Harris, Amy, Newton, NC - 9:39 #10 Harrison, Christin, Wilson, NC - 8:18 #10 Heath, Haley, Lancaster, SC - 9:48 #1 Hook, Jessica, Wilmington, NC - 9:21 #10 Jenkins, Anna, Rock Hill, SC - 9:39 #10 Johnson, Elizabeth, Asheboro, NC - 9:03 #10 Johnson, Torey, Moore, SC - 9:21 #1 Johnson, Whitney, Greenville, NC - 8:18 #1

Katsch, Megan, Wilmington, NC - 9:21 #10

Lea, Emma, Raleigh, NC - 10:15 #1

Lea, Rachel, Raleigh, NC - 10:24 #1

Lee, Allison, Salisbury, NC - 9:30 #1

Levy, Megan, Wake Forest, NC - 8:00 #1 Little, Cameron, Charlotte, NC - 10:24 #1 Martin, Anna, Piedmont, SC - 8:36 #1 Matheson, Kaitlin, Easley, SC - 9:57 #10 Mayer, Virginia, Charlotte, NC - 8:45 #1 Miller, Anne, Greensboro, NC - 9:30 #10 Moore, Meghan, Bahama, NC - 8:27 #1 Neese, Jessica, Liberty, NC - 9:30 #10 Otteson, Amy, Wilson, NC - 9:03 #1 Overbey, Madison, High Point, NC - 8:54 #1 Oxner, Louise, Greenville, SC - 10:15 #1 Perry, Katherine, Cary, NC - 9:03 #1 Pilo, Michelle, Apex, NC - 9:39 #10 Podrebarac, Kinsey, Waxhaw, NC - 9:03 #10 Purpur, Eileen, Boone, NC - 9:21 #10 Rand, Kathryn, Hampstead, NC - 9:48 #1 Rankin, Alex, Anderson, SC - 8:18 #1 Robbins, Tiffany, Fort Mill, SC - 9:39 #1 Robertson, Callie, Charlotte, NC - 8:18 #10 Rousse, Courtney, Holly Springs, NC - 9:30 #1 Ruppe, Cayci, Gaffney, SC - 8:45 #1 Saleeby, Julie, Raleigh, NC - 8:00 #1 Sciupider, Kayla, Etowah, NC - 9:48 #1 Smith, Cynthia, York, SC - 9:48 #10 Smith, Lauren, Salisbury, NC - 8:36 #1 Stephens, Haley, Greer, SC - 8:27 #10 Strandberg, Julia, Greensboro, NC - 8:54 #1 Taylor, Courtney, Gastonia, NC - 8:09 #1 Thompson, Elizabeth, Charleston, SC - 9:03 #1 Timms, Sarah, Moore, SC - 8:45 #10 Ulep, Megan, Belmont, NC - 8:54 #1 Uremovich, Rachel, Hilton Head, SC - 8:09 #1 Ward, Casey, Chapel Hill, NC - 8:09 #10 Warrick, Mallory, Wilson, NC - 9:57 #1 Watkins, Dana, Clayton, NC - 9:03 #10 Wearn, Laura, Charlotte, NC - 8:09 #10 Webber, Morgan, Moore, SC - 9:12 #1 Whitney, Foster, Charlotte, NC - 9:57 #1 Winters, Lily, Green Pond, SC - 10:06 #1 Winters, Shelby, Mount Pleasant, SC - 9:12 #10 Wyatt, Rachel, Blythewood, SC - 9:57 #10 Zachrich, Brittany, Hickory, NC - 9:30 #1

PAST CHAMPIONS

2005 Sydney Crane, Jamestown, NC

2006 Rachel Uremovich, Hilton Head Island, SC

OLD NORTH STATE CLUB INFORMATION

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Tom Ducey

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Chris Chapman

TYPE COURSE: Private

OPENED: 1992

ARCHITECT: Tom Fazio

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Golf Digest and Golfweek both rate Old North State Club, which sits alongside Badin Lake, among the top Private Courses in America. The course snakes up and down rolling terrain and crosses wetlands or water 10 times. The course has 18 good, challenging holes, is beautiful to see and is always in top condition. The fairways are adequately wide, while the greens are fast and large.

YARDAGE & PAR: 5,874, par-72

COURSE RATINGS/SLOPE: 77.6/146

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass

GREENS: Bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT OLD NORTH STATE CLUB: 1997 N.C. Amateur, 2001 N.C. Junior,

2004 Carolinas-Virginias Junior Team Matches

DIRECTIONS:

From Charlotte Approximately 50 Miles

Follow NC Route 49 North (approximately 48 miles) to flashing light (Amoco Station and Chevron) where you will make a right, following signs directing you toward the Uwharrie Point entrance gate.

From Winston-Salem Approximately 50 Miles Take US 52 South to US Route 64 East, then NC Route 109 South to NC Route 49 South toward Charlotte. Follow NC Route 49 South approximately 5 miles to flashing light (Amoco Station and Chevron) where you will make a left, following signs directing you toward the Uwharrie Point entrance gate.

From Raleigh Approximately 95 Miles

US 1 South (Beltline) to US 64 West through Asheboro to NC Route 49 South toward Charlotte. Follow NC Route 49 South to flashing light (Amoco Station and

Chevron) where you will make a left, following signs directing you toward the Uwharrie Point entrance gate.

From High Point Approximately 40 Miles

Take I-85 South to exit 103 NC Route 109 South. Follow NC Route 109 South to NC Route 49 South toward Charlotte. Follow NC Route 49 South approximately

5 miles to flashing light (Amoco Station and Chevron) where you will make a left, following signs directing you toward the Uwharrie Point entrance gate.

From Greensboro Approximately 50 Miles

Take US Route 220 South to NC Route 49 South. Follow NC Route South toward Charlotte to County Route 2554 turn left at the flashing light (Amoco and Chevron stations). Follow the signs directing you to Uwharrie Point’s entrance gate.

MAP:

WEST END, NC (7/23/07) — Rachel Uremovich of Hilton Head Island, SC will be chasing a repeat victory when the 41st Twin State Junior Girls' Championship is played July 31-Aug. 1 at Old North State Club in New London, NC.

Uremovich, currently the top-ranked junior in the state of South Carolina, won the 2006 championship by three strokes after shooting 72-72--144 at the University Club In Blythewood, SC.

The Twin States Junior is an event for girls ages 18 and under. It is a 36-hole stroke play competition, with players placed into flights based on their first-day scores. The top 16 players and those tied for 16th will comprise the championship flight.

The par-72 Old North State Club course, which was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1992, will play at 5,874 yards for the juniors. Old North State hosted the 1997 North Carolina Amateur, the 2001 North Carolina Junior and the 2004 Carolinas-Virginias Junior Team Matches.

The Twin States Junior was previously conducted by the Women's Carolinas Golf Association, but this year, at the WCGA's request, the Carolinas Golf Association adopted both this event and the Carolinas Junior Girls'

Championship, which was played last month.

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