54th Carolinas Junior Girls’ Championship
of the Carolinas Golf Association
Croasdaile Country Club, Durham, NC
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Final Results
Durham, NC - Final results of the 54th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship hosted by Croasdaile Country Club on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Par 36-36--72, 5986 yards.
McKenzie Talbert of N. Augusta, SC won her first CGA major championship title by defeating Mattie Tobey of Denver, NC by a 6 & 4 margin. Talbert started off the day facing off against Elizabeth Thompson of Charleston, SC in the semifinals and won that match 4 & 3. Thompson dug deep with every swing but Talbert's steadiness proved to be too much for every opponent she faced. "She doesn't make many mistakes," Thompson said. Tobey found her way into the final championship match by defeating Sarah Bae of Cary, NC 1 up in the semifinals. Unfortunately for Tobey her putter let her down in the finals against Talbert. "I was really disappointed in my putting today," Tobey said. "But I had a great time and I feel like I had a great week over all."
As for Talbert's thoughts on winning her first CGA championship title, "My goal was to get into the finals so I would be invited to play on the Junior Girls' Team but winning and being exempt from stroke play qualifying next year isn't so bad either!" Talbert also was the stroke play qualifying medalist for a second straight year.
Both Talbert and Tobey have been invited to compete on the Carolinas Junior Girls' Team Matches which will be held July 31-August 2 at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, VA.
Players were placed into flights for the duration of the championship and competed at match play.
For complete brackets and other flights go to http://www.carolinasgolf.org/tourn/2010/result/juniorgirlsbracket.pdf
For more information and history on this championship visit http://www.carolinasgolf.org/tourn/2010/yearbook/juniorgirls.pdf.
This championship is one of 34 major championships conducted annually by the Carolinas Golf Association.
Overall Championship
Round of 16
Upper Bracket:
(69) McKenzie Talbert, North Augusta, SC def. (75) Morgan Cranford, Greensboro, NC, 5 & 4
(73) Lori Beth Adams, Burlington, NC def. (73) Sarah Almond, Albemarle, NC, 5 & 4
(74) Elizabeth Thompson, Charleston, SC def. (73) Samantha Buchanan, Bluffton, SC, 5 & 4
(73) Lauren Stephenson, Lexington, SC def. (74) Casey Ward, Chapel Hill, NC, 3 & 2
Lower Bracket:
(71) Mallory Warrick, Wilson, NC def. (75) Catherine Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina, NC, 19 holes
(73) Sarah Bae, Cary, NC def. (73) Rachel Wyatt, Blythewood, SC, 5 & 3
(72) Lauren Dunbar, Columbia, SC def. (75) Cecily Overbey, High Point, NC, 21 holes
(73) Mattie Tobey, Denver, NC def. (73) Evelyn Dole, Cary, NC, 2 & 1
Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket:
Mckenzie Talbert, North Augusta, SC def. Lori Beth Adams, Burlington, NC, 5 & 4
Elizabeth Thompson, Charleston, SC def. Lauren Stephenson, Lexington, SC, 4 & 3
Lower Bracket:
Sarah Bae, Cary, NC def. Mallory Warrick, Wilson, NC, 2 & 1
Mattie Tobey, Denver, NC def. Lauren Dunbar, Columbia, SC, 3 & 2
Semifinals
McKenzie Talbert, North Augusta, SC def. Elizabeth Thompson, 4 & 3
Mattie Tobey, Denver, NC def. Sarah Bae, Cary, NC, 1 up
Finals
McKenzie Talbert def. Mattie Tobey, 6 & 4
Championship - Consolation
Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket:
(73) Almond def. (75) Cranford, 6 & 5
(73) Buchanan def. (74) Ward, 4 & 3
Lower Bracket:
(75) Ashworth def. (73) Wyatt, 2 up
(75) Overbey def. (73) Dole, 19 holes
Semifinals
Sarah Almond, Albemarle, NC def. Samantha Buchanan, Bluffton, SC, 3 & 1
Cecily Overbey, High Point, NC def. Catherine Ashworth, Fuquay- Varina, NC, 1 up
Finals
Sarah Almond def. Cecily Overbey, 3 & 1