Hawkins Claims Twin States Junior Girls' Title

Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. earned her second CGA title of the summer at the 52nd Twin States Junior Girls' Championship at Spring Valley Country Club in Columbia, S.C. on August 1, 2018.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (August 1, 2018) -- Final round results of the 52nd Twin States Junior Girls' Championship at Spring Valley Country Club in Columbia, S.C. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 (5,993 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 73.6/131).

 

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Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. dominated the field at the 52nd Twin States Junior Girls' Championship to earn her fifth CGA title. Playing in her last CGA junior event before heading to college this fall, she left her mark by carding a two-under-par 143.

In the opening round of competition, Hawkins carded a tournament-low score of two-under-par 68 to take a six-stroke lead over the rest of the field. She carded four birdies and an eagle in the round and attributed her impressive performance to her putting.

"I putted really well, which was big," Hawkins said. "I gave myself some chances all day and the putts were rolling in."

In the second and final round of competition, Hawkins began her round similar to her first and carded two birdies on the front nine. On the back nine, she said she hit a few shots that did not go exactly where she wanted, but she was able to remain steady. Her round was enough to allow her to maintain her significant lead over the rest of the field, and she was the only player to finish the tournament in red numbers.

This tournament marked the last CGA junior event for Hawkins of her career before she heads to Campbell University this fall. Though she is sad to see her junior days come to a close, she is happy with the ending.

"It's sad, but its also nice to finish my last one with a win," Hawkins said. "It's just really exciting, and I'm really blessed. It's been awesome."

Two players finished tied for second place five shots behind Hawkins. Elle Johnson of Inman, S.C. and Abigail Schimpf of Daniel Island, S.C. carded a three-over-par 147 for the tournament. Schimpf carded a two-under-par 70 with five birdies and earned the lowest score of the second round.

The championship format is 36 holes of stroke play competition.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer ages 12 to 18 as of August 1, 2018, who has not started college, maintains a residence in 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 Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank Spring Valley Country Club for hosting this year's event. Our tournament would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of its club members and staff. A special thank you Head Golf Professional, Roger Mack and Course Superintendent, Jason Smith.
 

52nd Twin States Junior Girls' Championship
Spring Valley Country Club | Columbia, S.C.
Final Round Results

Pos.	Player	City, State-Grad Year		R1	R2	Total
1	Emily Hawkins	Lexington, NC-2018	-2	68	74	142
T2	Elle Johnson	Inman, SC-2019	+3	75	72	147
T2	Abigail Schimpf	Daniel Island, SC-2020	+3	77	70	147
4	Molly Hardwick	Lexington, SC-2022	+7	75	76	151
5	Rachel Rich	Mount Pleasant, SC-2020	+8	75	77	152
T6	Lauren Martin	Mooresville, NC-2020	+9	75	78	153
T6	Peyton Gillespie	Greenville, SC-2019	+9	74	79	153
T8	Emma Schimpf	Daniel Island, SC-2021	+10	76	78	154
T8	Mary Kathryn Talledo	Spartanburg, SC-2021	+10	78	76	154
T10	Ella Kue	Kings Mountain, NC-2023	+11	78	77	155
T10	Emily Dunlap	Greenville, SC-2019	+11	78	77	155
T12	Alexia Siehl	Fort Mill, SC-2022	+12	77	79	156
T12	Karlee Vardas	Lexington, SC-2021	+12	80	76	156
T14	Kelley Topiwala	Charlotte, NC-2020	+13	78	79	157
T14	Nina Kouchi	Charlotte, NC-2018	+13	80	77	157
16	Kayla Bartemeyer	Mount Pleasant, SC-2020	+14	78	80	158
T17	Angelique Seymour	Fayetteville , NC-2019	+15	77	82	159
T17	Kennedy Gooding	Lexington, SC-2022	+15	78	81	159
T17	Kalina Siehl	Fort Mill, SC-2022	+15	81	78	159
T17	Parker Melting	Mint Hill, NC-2018	+15	81	78	159
T21	Kayleigh Reinke	Rock Hill, SC-2021	+16	78	82	160
T21	Ana Tsiros	Asheville, NC-2019	+16	83	77	160
T23	Anna Morgan	Spartanburg, SC-2019	+17	80	81	161
T23	Carly Lyvers	Simpsonville, SC-2018	+17	83	78	161
T23	Deborah Spair	Raleigh, NC-2020	+17	81	80	161
T26	Macie Burcham	Greensboro, NC-2021	+18	81	81	162
T26	Sofia Carles	Clinton, SC-2021	+18	85	77	162
T28	Charleigh Hodges	Mooresville, NC-2018	+19	78	85	163
T28	Katelyn Lee	Easley, SC-2020	+19	80	83	163
T28	Sarah Boteler	Greenville, SC-2021	+19	85	78	163
T31	Kerington Lamb	Easley, SC-2018	+20	80	84	164
T31	Lorin Wagler	Southern Pines, NC-2019	+20	82	82	164
T33	Phoebe Carles	Clinton, SC-2020	+21	79	86	165
T33	Lexi Bennett	Santee, SC-2021	+21	81	84	165
T33	Kayla Yang	Maiden, Nc-2019	+21	82	83	165
T36	Parker Stalvey	Elgin, SC-2019	+22	77	89	166
T36	Autumn Carey	Manning, SC-2023	+22	80	86	166
T38	Victoria Cook	Reidsville, NC-2020	+23	79	88	167
T38	Olivia Erwin	Charleston, SC-2019	+23	80	87	167
T40	Baylee Evans	Lancaster, SC-2018	+24	82	86	168
T40	Zoe Carles	Clinton, SC-2023	+24	85	83	168
T42	Lextyn Petz	Columbia, SC-2021	+25	77	92	169
T42	Ella Stalvey	Blythewood , SC-2023	+25	86	83	169
T42	Ryann Sinclair	Mooresville, NC-2019	+25	86	83	169
45	Marley Barefoot	West Columbia, SC-2019	+26	84	86	170
T46	Kennedy Carroll	Mt. Pleasant, SC-2019	+27	80	91	171
T46	Kasey Owenby	Gastonia, NC-2019	+27	83	88	171
48	Paige Paolucci	Blythewood, SC-2022	+29	91	82	173
49	Maria File	Moore, SC-2019	+30	87	87	174
T50	Chloe Pittman	Davidson, NC-2020	+38	88	94	182
T50	Regan Clifford	Mount Pleasant, SC-2020	+38	91	91	182
T50	Katie Smith	Murrells Inlet, SC-2019	+38	96	86	182
53	Katie Warner	Rock Hill , SC-2021	+58	102	100	202
WD	Ava Neal	Camden, SC-2022	-	113	WD	WD

Schedule of rounds:

Monday, July 30, 2018

Practice Rounds Available

Tuesday July 31, 2018

Round 1 starting times: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Lunch available for players: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Shotgun Start: 9:00 a.m.

Awards luncheon for players and spectators: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.