Charlotte,
NC (5/3/09) — With winds blowing 15-20 mph with
gusting up to 30 mph,
Katherine Perry of Cary, NC battled through the
wind shooting a final round 73 to win the 4th
annual Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls’ Championship
hosted by Pine Island CC in Charlotte, NC.
Perry, a high school junior at Athens Drive HS in
Raleigh, NC, was part of a group of players who did
not finish their first round on Saturday because of
storms in the Charlotte area. That group came back
out at 7:30 am on Sunday and finished round 1 before
starting their final round Sunday afternoon.
Perry finished the tournament at 5 over par 147,
good enough for a one shot margin over Allison Emrey
of Charlotte, NC who finished at six over par 148.
Emrey had a final round 72, the best round of the
tournament in the gusty wind.
Tied for third place at 151 were McKenzie Talbert of
North Augusta, SC and Kayla Sciupider of Etowah, NC.
This annual junior
championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf
Association in honor of Vicki DiSantis for her
dedication and work supporting junior girls’ golf in
the Carolinas.