Schuster Off to Hot Start at NC Junior Girls'

Katherine Schuster Remains the Top-Seeded Golfer Heading into the Round of 16 at the NC Junior Girls' Championship

By: Aleema Jack/CGA Communications Intern

WILSON, N.C. (June 12, 2019) --  Second round of stroke play qualifying and Round of 32 match play results of the 23rd North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship at Wilson Country Club in Wilson, N.C. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (6,025 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 75.1/131)

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Note: Due to weather, the second round of stroke play qualifying was reduced to 9-holes.

2018 Carolinas Junior Girls’ Player of the Year Katherine Schuster of Kill Devil Hills, N.C. finished with a two-under-par 34 in the second round of stroke play qualifying to secure medalist honors and the No. 1 seed in match play. Three birdies and a bogey on day two gave her the momentum needed to secure medalist honors by two strokes at Wilson Country Club.

“Today I tried to go as low as I could go. I just wanted to post a good score and whatever happened, happened. I tried to stay the course,” said Schuster.

Maria Atwood of Holly Springs, N.C. finished two strokes behind Schuster, claiming the No. 2 seed for match play. Atwood finished her nine-hole qualifying round bogey free at level-par, 36.

Alexis Sudjianto of Charlotte, N.C., Caroline Crumrine of Wilmington, N.C., Deborah Spair of Raleigh, N.C. and Riley Hamilton of Reidsville, N.C. finished at 3-over-par and were tied for third after stroke-play qualifying.

Most of the top seeds won their matches outright in the Round of 32 matches. No. 1 seed Katherine Schuster defeated number 32 seed Bethany Welch of Matthews, N.C. 5 and 3. Three of the four top seeds advanced to the Round of 16 matches, including Atwood and Sudjianto.

Some higher seeds played some impeccable golf and were able to defeat their opponent. No. 23 seed Lotte Fox of Raleigh, N.C. defeated No. 10 seed Jaclyn Kenzel of Southern Pines, N.C., 1 up.

“It felt really good, especially after not playing so well in stroke play, to come back felt really nice. It boosts my confidence knowing that I can beat number 10. She has played very well the past few days so it definitely helps,” said Fox.

The biggest upset of the day was No. 29 seed Ella Kue of Kings Mountain, N.C., who fought hard through all 18 holes to win her match 1 up against day one leader and No. 4 seed Crumine.

“I still really can’t believe it. It was re+ally stressful,” said Kue. “We played until No. 18 and it was really unexpected. I like match play because if you mess up on a hole, you can just make it up on the next hole.”

The Round of 16 matches begin Thursday morning and play will continue Thursday afternoon with quarterfinal matches. Semifinal matches will be held on Friday morning with the final match taking place in the afternoon.  

The championship format was modified to 27 holes of stroke play qualifying followed by match play. Top 32 in stroke play qualifying advanced to match play.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer ages 12 to 18 as of June 14, 2018, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North 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. Entries are subject to rejection at any time, including during the event, by the CGA or the host club.
Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
 

23rd North Carolina Junior Girls' Championship
Wilson Country Club | Wilson, N.C.
Round Two Stroke Play Qualifying and Round of 32 Match Play Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	T1	T2	Total
1	Katherine Schuster	Kill Devil Hills, NC	-1	73	34	107
2	Maria Atwood	Holly Springs, NC	+1	73	36	109
T3	Alexis Sudjianto	Charlotte, NC	+3	76	35	111
T3	Caroline Crumrine	Wilmington, NC	+3	70	41	111
T3	Deborah Spair	Raleigh, NC	+3	73	38	111
T3	Riley Hamilton	Reidsville, NC	+3	73	38	111
7	Napat Rattanaprakarn	Kenly, NC	+4	74	38	112
8	Erin Singleton	Apex, NC	+5	74	39	113
9	Sophie Holland	Cornelius, NC	+6	78	36	114
T10	Ella Perna	Durham, NC	+7	76	39	115
T10	Jaclyn Kenzel	Southern Pines, NC	+7	77	38	115
T12	Emily Brubaker	Raleigh, NC	+9	78	39	117
T12	Grayson Warren	Washington, NC	+9	76	41	117
T12	Trinity Ahing	New Bern, NC	+9	73	44	117
T15	Ana Tsiros	Asheville, NC	+10	79	39	118
T15	Victoria Cook	Reidsville, NC	+10	81	37	118
17	Macie Burcham	Greensboro, NC	+11	78	41	119
18	Grace Holcomb	Wilmington, NC	+12	81	39	120
T19	Anna McDonald	Hickory, NC	+13	78	43	121
T19	Bailee Twiford	Coinjock, NC	+13	83	38	121
21	Anna Claire Bridge	Raleigh, NC	+14	81	41	122
T22	Becca Connolly	Winston Salem, NC	+16	85	39	124
T22	Lotte Fox	Raleigh, NC	+16	84	40	124
T22	Mara Hirtle	Pinehurst, NC	+16	85	39	124
T25	Braelyn Pippin	Waxhaw, NC	+17	84	41	125
T25	Gabriela Cruz	High Point, NC	+17	82	43	125
T25	Heather Appelson	Wake Forest, NC	+17	82	43	125
T25	Kayla Dowell	Mebane, NC	+17	81	44	125
29	Ella Kue	King Mountain, NC	+18	83	43	126
T30	Kallie Pavlish	Charlotte, NC	+19	84	43	127
T30	Mary Sears Brown	Wake Forest, NC	+19	82	45	127
32	Bethany Welch	Matthews, NC	+21	85	44	129
		FAILED TO QUALIFY
33	Toni Blackwell	Fayetteville, NC	+25	90	43	133
34	Maci Beaver	Roanoke Rapids, NC	+26	89	45	134
35	Taylor Capps	Middlesex, NC	+29	86	51	137
36	Grace Greene	Apex, NC	+41	94	55	149
WD	Carson Jenkins	Raleigh, NC		WD		WD
DQ	Caroline Isaacson	Greensboro, NC		DQ		DQ

 

Round of 32 Results

Katherine Schuster, Kill Devil Hills, N.C. def. Bethany Welch, Matthews, N.C., 5 & 3

Macie Burcham, Greensboro, N.C. def. Ana Tsiros, Asheville, N.C., 4 & 3

Erin Singleton, Apex, N.C. def. Braelyn Pippin, Waxhaw, N.C., 1 up

Sophie Holland, Cornelius, N.C. def. Becca Connolly, Winston Salem, N.C., 6 & 4

Ella Kue, King Mountain, N.C. def. Caroline Crumrine, Wilmington, N.C., 1 up

Grayson Warren, Washington, N.C. def. Anna McDonald, Hickory, N.C., 3 & 1

Deborah Spair, Raleigh, N.C. def. Heather Appelson, Wake Forest, N.C., 6 & 5

Trinity Ahing, New Bern, N.C. def. Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh, N.C., 2 up

Maria Atwood, Holly Springs, N.C. def. Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest, N.C., 4 & 2

Victoria Cook, Reidsville, N.C. def. Grace Holcomb, Wilmington, N.C., 19 holes

Napat Rattanaprakarn, Kenly, N.C. def. Kayla Dowell, Mebane, N.C., 2 & 1

Lotte Fox, raleigh, N.C. def. Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines, N.C., 1 up

Alexis Sudjianto, Charlotte, N.C. def. Kallie Pavlish, Charlotte, N.C., 5 & 4

Bailee Twiford, Coinjock, N.C. def. Emily Brubaker, Raleigh, N.C., 3 & 2

Riley Hamilton, Reidsville, N.C. def. Gabriela Cruz, High Point, N.C., 3 & 2

Ella Perna, Durham, N.C. def. Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst, N.C., 2 & 1

 

Schedule of Remaining Rounds:

Thursday, June 13
Round of 16 Match Play (8:00 a.m. off #1 tee)
Quarterfinals Match Play (12:00 p.m. off #1 tee)

Friday, June 14
Semifinal Matches (8:00 a.m. off #1 tee)
Final Match (12:00 p.m. off #1 tee)
Awards ceremony immediately following final match