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Hawkins Joins Carolinas Girls' History
Emily Hawkins wins Carolinas Junior Girls' championship in playoff
THOMASVILLE, N.C. (July 28, 2016) -- Final results of the 60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship hosted by Colonial Country Club in Thomasville, N.C. on Thursday, July 28th (Par: 36-35--71, Yards: 5,849, Course Rating: 73.6/131).
A playoff put an exclamation point on an exciting final round at the 60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship. Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. survived a back-and-forth battle with Kathleen Sumner of Charleston, S.C. to complete the victory. The showdown between the two players included three lead changes while Sumner posted Thursday's low round, two-under 69, to catch Hawkins and force a playoff.
With the victory, Hawkins becomes just the third player in history to capture both the North Carolina Junior Girls' and Carolinas Junior Girls' titles in the same year. The previous players to do so are Adrienne Millican of Fuquay-Varina, N.C. in 2000 and Eleana Collins of Pinehurst, N.C. in 2006.
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For the third consecutive day, the heat index in Thomasville, N.C. climbed over 100 degrees. The home-schooled rising junior Hawkins began with a two stroke lead over 17-year-old rising senior Sumner. However, Hawkins' poor tee shot on the par-4 7th led to double bogey. A Sumner birdie on No. 9 gave her the outright lead with nine holes to play. The championship became a two player race, as Riley Smyth of Cary, N.C. finished in third place, six shots back.
After a booming drive on the 444-yard par-5 10th, Sumner delivered a 9-iron from 135-yards within three feet. Looking like she would sink the putt and claim a two stroke advantage, Sumner's short putt lipped out. Hawkins drained a long birdie putt to remain tied. The 10th hole would start a four hole stretch of putting woes for Sumner, where she missed four putts within five feet. "I felt confident over my putts and thought I lined it up right, but it just wasn't working," said Sumner, who has committed to play golf at Florida State University.
The 14th hole at Colonial Country Club produced a two stroke swing. Hawkins rolled in a birdie from the back fringe while Sumner made bogey from the greenside bunker. On No. 15, Hawkins would give a shot back with a three-putt bogey.
On the par-3 17th, the championship looked in Hawkins' hands. She was safely on the green while Sumner was again in a greenside bunker. Walking up to her ball, Sumner motivated herself. " 'Kathleen you're going to run this up. You're going to close the clubface and run this up,' " Sumner recounted after the round. "It went in and I thought, 'Alright, this is destined.' " Her holed bunker shot again tied the two girls. The two players exchanged two-putt pars on 18 to finish the championship deadlocked at one-over 143. Sumner shot two-under 69 to catch Hawkins, who played the final round even par 71.
The playoff began on the 491-yard par-5 9th, where the edge appeared to belong to the long-hitting Sumner who had already birdied it once Thursday. However, adrenaline may have gotten the best of Sumner. Her third shot from 73-yards bounded over the green into a bunker. From there she played it back over the front of the green. Hawkins' two-putt par was enough to claim the championship. "I didn't expect to win, but it's very exciting," said the 15-year-old Hawkins. Next on her schedule is the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, August 1-7 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa.
Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has not reached her 19th birthday by July 28, 2016, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club. The field is flighted after round two based on the player’s 36-hole score. The Championship flight is made up of the top 18 players and ties. All other flights will consist of 9 players each.
The Carolinas Golf Association wishes to thank the members and staff of Colonial Country Club for their hospitality. In particular, the CGA recognizes golf professional Ben Miller, general manager David Lehman, and course superintendent John T. Dawson.
60th Carolinas Junior Girls' Championship
Colonial Country Club
Thomasville, N.C.
Final Results (Overall)
* Won in playoff
| * 1 | Emily Hawkins (2018) Lexington, NC | 69-74-71--214 |
| 2 | Kathleen Sumner (2017) Charleston, SC | 72-73-69--214 |
| 3 | Riley Smyth (2018) Cary, NC | 76-73-71--220 |
| 4 | Taylor Hinson (2017) Belmont, NC | 76-75-72--223 |
| T5 | Mackenzie Battle (2018) Aberdeen, NC | 79-73-72--224 |
| Anna Freeman (2017) Aiken, SC | 71-77-76--224 | |
| Rachael Mast (2017) Lexington, NC | 77-72-75--224 | |
| T8 | Muskan Uppal (2019) Cornelius, NC | 74-73-78--225 |
| Jodee Tindal (2017) Rock Hill, SC | 76-75-74--225 | |
| T10 | Gracyn Burgess (2018) Lexington, SC | 80-75-71--226 |
| Emily Cox (2017) Lancaster, SC | 79-74-73--226 | |
| Rachel Kuehn (2019) Asheville, NC | 78-73-75--226 | |
| Olivia John (2018) Summerfield, NC | 78-73-75--226 | |
| T14 | Kathryn Carson (2017) Mooresville, NC | 77-76-74--227 |
| Keri Kenkel (2017) Charlotte, NC | 75-74-78--227 | |
| Jalen Castle (2020) West Columbia, SC | 79-72-76--227 | |
| Anna Grace Brock (2019) Greenwood, SC | 79-75-73--227 | |
| T18 | Natalie Petersen (2017) Holly Springs, NC | 71-81-76--228 |
| Madison Isaacson (2018) Greensboro, NC | 74-77-77--228 | |
| 20 | Anna McDonald (2019) Hickory, NC | 74-80-75--229 |
| T21 | Moon Cheong (2017) Charlotte, NC | 75-80-75--230 |
| Carly Lyvers (2018) Simpsonville, SC | 81-76-73--230 | |
| Sophie Holland (2020) Cornelius, NC | 78-75-77--230 | |
| 24 | Elle Johnson (2019) Inman, SC | 83-73-76--232 |
| T25 | Kendall Dobbins (2016) Summerfield, NC | 83-80-75--238 |
| Jensen Castle (2019) West Columbia, SC | 84-76-78--238 | |
| T27 | Janie Thomas (2016) Winston-Salem, NC | 80-84-75--239 |
| Kerington Lamb (2018) Easley, SC | 81-78-80--239 | |
| T29 | Caroline Crumrine (2020) Wilmington, NC | 80-81-79--240 |
| Ryann Sinclair (2019) Mooresville, NC | 86-80-74--240 | |
| Emily Dunlap (2019) Greenville, SC | 80-82-78--240 | |
| T32 | Riley Hamilton (2020) Reidsville, NC | 82-83-77--242 |
| Michelle Harn (2019) Charlotte, NC | 81-80-81--242 | |
| T34 | Jayla Rogers (2019) Wilmington, NC | 80-82-81--243 |
| Kayla Smith (2019) Burlington, NC | 81-80-82--243 | |
| Sydney Abruzzino (2017) Myrtle Beach, SC | 86-79-78--243 | |
| 37 | Mallory Fobes (2019) East Bend, NC | 81-78-85--244 |
| 38 | Parker Melting (2018) Mint Hill, NC | 85-82-79--246 |
| T39 | Siana Wong (2020) Summerfield, NC | 82-78-87--247 |
| Alexis Sudjianto (2019) Charlotte, NC | 80-82-85--247 | |
| T41 | Lotte Fox (2020) Raleigh, NC | 83-85-80--248 |
| Hannah Fesperman (2017) Georgetown, SC | 79-92-77--248 | |
| 43 | Abigayle Hatcher (2019) Roebuck, SC | 80-86-83--249 |
| 44 | Nicole Kramer (2018) Charlotte, NC | 82-84-84--250 |
| T45 | Alexis Jarrell (2018) Davidson, NC | 84-88-79--251 |
| Ana Tsiros (2019) Asheville, NC | 89-78-84--251 | |
| 47 | Meghan McPeak (2017) Chapel Hill, NC | 83-85-85--253 |
| T48 | Sarah Smith (2018) York, SC | 87-88-79--254 |
| Samantha DeBusk (2017) Lexington, NC | 86-87-81--254 | |
| 50 | Mary Kathryn Talledo (2021) Blythewood, SC | 85-82-88--255 |
| T51 | Hailey Pendleton (2020) Waxhaw, NC | 88-81-87--256 |
| Charleigh Hodges (2018) Mooresville, NC | 87-86-83--256 | |
| 53 | Channing Hensley (2018) Wake Forest, NC | 91-83-83--257 |
| 54 | Emily Brubaker (2020) Raleigh, NC | 86-85-87--258 |
| 55 | Maria File (2019) Moore, SC | 90-90-84--264 |
| T56 | Becca Connolly (2020) Winston-Salem, NC | 94-87-87--268 |
| Ashley Milliken (2017) Monroe, NC | 85-90-93--268 | |
| T58 | Anna Bonifay (2017) Pfafftown, NC | 90-90-89--269 |
| Michaela Cox (2017) Greensboro, NC | 88-96-85--269 | |
| 60 | Morgan Ketchum (2022) Winston-Salem, NC | 94-90-91--275 |
| 61 | Samantha Bennett (2016) Wake Forest, NC | 85-WD--WD |
| 62 | Ashlee Richardson (2017) Simpsonville, SC | WD--WD |
Final Results (Flighted)
| Championship Flight | |||
| Place | Name | Score | |
| T1 | Emily Hawkins (2018), Lexington, NC | 69-74-71--214 | |
| T1 | Kathleen Sumner (2017), Charleston, SC | 72-73-69--214 | |
| 3 | Riley Smyth (2018), Cary, NC | 76-73-71--220 | |
| 4 | Taylor Hinson (2017), Belmont, NC | 76-75-72--223 | |
| T5 | Anna Freeman (2017), Aiken, SC | 71-77-76--224 | |
| T5 | Mackenzie Battle (2018), Aberdeen, NC | 79-73-72--224 | |
| T5 | Rachael Mast (2017), Lexington, NC | 77-72-75--224 | |
| T8 | Jodee Tindal (2017), Rock Hill, SC | 76-75-74--225 | |
| T8 | Muskan Uppal (2019), Cornelius, NC | 74-73-78--225 | |
| T10 | Emily Cox (2017), Lancaster, SC | 79-74-73--226 | |
| T10 | Olivia John (2018), Summerfield, NC | 78-73-75--226 | |
| T10 | Rachel Kuehn (2019), Asheville, NC | 78-73-75--226 | |
| T13 | Jalen Castle (2020), West Columbia, SC | 79-72-76--227 | |
| T13 | Kathryn Carson (2017), Mooresville, NC | 77-76-74--227 | |
| T13 | Keri Kenkel (2017), Charlotte, NC | 75-74-78--227 | |
| T16 | Madison Isaacson (2018), Greensboro, NC | 74-77-77--228 | |
| T16 | Natalie Petersen (2017), Holly Springs, NC | 71-81-76--228 | |
| 18 | Sophie Holland (2020), Cornelius, NC | 78-75-77--230 | |
| First Flight | |||
| Place | Name | Score | |
| 1 | Gracyn Burgess (2018), Lexington, SC | 80-75-71--226 | |
| 2 | Anna Grace Brock (2019), Greenwood, SC | 79-75-73--227 | |
| 3 | Anna McDonald (2019), Hickory, NC | 74-80-75--229 | |
| T4 | Carly Lyvers (2018), Simpsonville, SC | 81-76-73--230 | |
| T4 | Moon Cheong (2017), Charlotte, NC | 75-80-75--230 | |
| 6 | Elle Johnson (2019), Inman, SC | 83-73-76--232 | |
| 7 | Jensen Castle (2019), West Columbia, SC | 84-76-78--238 | |
| 8 | Kerington Lamb (2018), Easley, SC | 81-78-80--239 | |
| 9 | Mallory Fobes (2019), East Bend, NC | 81-78-85--244 | |
| 10 | Siana Wong (2020), Summerfield, NC | 82-78-87--247 | |
| Second Flight | |||
| Place | Name | Score | |
| 1 | Kendall Dobbins (2016), Summerfield, NC | 83-80-75--238 | |
| 2 | Janie Thomas (2016), Winston-Salem, NC | 80-84-75--239 | |
| T3 | Caroline Crumrine (2020), Wilmington, NC | 80-81-79--240 | |
| T3 | Emily Dunlap (2019), Greenville, SC | 80-82-78--240 | |
| T5 | Michelle Harn (2019), Charlotte, NC | 81-80-81--242 | |
| T5 | Riley Hamilton (2020), Reidsville, NC | 82-83-77--242 | |
| T7 | Jayla Rogers (2019), Wilmington, NC | 80-82-81--243 | |
| T7 | Kayla Smith (2019), Burlington, NC | 81-80-82--243 | |
| T7 | Sydney Abruzzino (2017), Myrtle Beach, SC | 86-79-78--243 | |
| 10 | Alexis Sudjianto (2019), Charlotte, NC | 80-82-85--247 | |
| Third Flight | |||
| Place | Name | Score | |
| 1 | Ryann Sinclair (2019), Mooresville, NC | 86-80-74--240 | |
| 2 | Parker Melting (2018), Mint Hill, NC | 85-82-79--246 | |
| T3 | Hannah Fesperman (2017), Georgetown, SC | 79-92-77--248 | |
| T3 | Lotte Fox (2020), Raleigh, NC | 83-85-80--248 | |
| 5 | Abigayle Hatcher (2019), Roebuck, SC | 80-86-83--249 | |
| 6 | Nicole Kramer (2018), Charlotte, NC | 82-84-84--250 | |
| 7 | Ana Tsiros (2019), Asheville, NC | 89-78-84--251 | |
| 8 | Meghan McPeak (2017), Chapel Hill, NC | 83-85-85--253 | |
| 9 | Mary Kathryn Talledo (2021), Blythewood, SC | 85-82-88--255 | |
| 10 | Hailey Pendleton (2020), Waxhaw, NC | 88-81-87--256 | |
| 11 | Emily Brubaker (2020), Raleigh, NC | 86-85-87--258 | |
| Fourth Flight | |||
| Place | Name | Score | |
| 1 | Alexis Jarrell (2018), Davidson, NC | 84-88-79--251 | |
| T2 | Samantha DeBusk (2017), Lexington, NC | 86-87-81--254 | |
| T2 | Sarah Smith (2018), York, SC | 87-88-79--254 | |
| 4 | Charleigh Hodges (2018), Mooresville, NC | 87-86-83--256 | |
| 5 | Channing Hensley (2018), Wake Forest, NC | 91-83-83--257 | |
| 6 | Maria File (2019), Moore, SC | 90-90-84--264 | |
| T7 | Ashley Milliken (2017), Monroe, NC | 85-90-93--268 | |
| T7 | Becca Connolly (2020), Winston-Salem, NC | 94-87-87--268 | |
| T9 | Anna Bonifay (2017), Pfafftown, NC | 90-90-89--269 | |
| T9 | Michaela Cox (2017), Greensboro, NC | 88-96-85--269 | |
| 11 | Morgan Ketchum (2022), Winston-Salem, NC | 94-90-91--275 |
About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)
The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.
The CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.
For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.
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