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Spicer Captures the 93rd Carolinas Women's Amateur

Jessica Spicer wins the 93rd Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.

By Madi Balfe/CGA Communications Intern

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 21, 2019) -- Final results of the 93rd Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, June 21, 2019.

Related:  Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

Photos: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3

Jessica Spicer of Bahama, N.C. captured her third CGA title at the 93rd Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship with an even par, 216 total. In the final round, Spicer shot two-over-par, 74.

“It means so much. I mean we have such a strong program of golf in the Carolinas with so many good players,” said Spicer. “To know that I can stand up against those girls and add my name to that trophy with those ladies is just awesome. It definitely boosts my confidence.”

Spicer started the final round with a three-shot lead over her closest competitor, but got off to a slow start and the lead was cut to one shot after a couple of early bogeys.

Riley Smyth of Cary, N.C. carded a two-over-par, 218 total to earn runner-up honors. Smyth and Spicer battled all day, and Smyth tied for the lead twice on the back nine.

“We were going back and forth the whole back nine,” said Spicer. “I don't think I ever lost the lead, but there were a lot of chances for her to get it; putts that just slipped by or lipped out. That stretch of 12 through 17...kept me on my toes for sure, but she played great.”

Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. was also able to put pressure on Spicer in the final round after making an eagle on No. 7 to tie for the lead at even par. Hawkins finished her round with a three-over-par, 219 total to finish in a tie for third place with Alexandria Bare of Salisbury, N.C. Bare had the low round of the day with a one-under-par, 71 and she was the only player in the field to shoot under par in the final round.

Spicer made a clutch save from a bunker for par on the par-3, 17th hole and carried a two-shot lead going into the final hole of the championship. She was able to two-putt for a par and the victory on the 18th green. Spicer will look to carry this momentum into the Carolinas Women’s Match Play Championship at Furman University Golf Club later this summer.

In the Carolinas Division, Jayne Pardus of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. earned the low senior award with a three-over-par, 219 total. Patty Moore of Pinehurst, N.C. finished as the low super senior in the Carolinas Division with a four-over-par, 220 total.

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the club members and staff of Ballantyne Country Club for hosting this event. The tournament would not be possible without their dedication and hard work. A special thank you to Matt Saggio, Director of Golf and his assistants Jason Erick, Chris White and Joe Maher, Golf Course Superintendent Scott Cochran and Director of Catering, Amanda McCleery.

The Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship was inherited by the Carolinas Golf Association from the Carolinas Women's Golf Association in 2013. The championship began in 1922 and annually crowns the women's amateur champion of the Carolinas.

The championship is conducted at 54 holes of stroke play with a Championship division and Carolinas division (shorter course).

This competition includes gross scores only for the Championship division and gross and net scores for the Carolinas division. Players in the championship division are flighted using 36-hole scores. Players in the Carolinas division are pre-flighted within their division by Handicap Index®.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who 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 and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index®.

Championship Division

Pos.

Player

City, State

To Par

R1

R2

R3

Total

1

Jessica Spicer

Bahama, NC

E

71

71

74

216

2

Riley Smyth

Cary, NC

+2

72

73

73

218

T3

Alexandria Bare

Salisbury, NC

+3

75

73

71

219

T3

Emily Hawkins

Lexington, NC

+3

73

73

73

219

T5

Kathryn Carson

Mooresville, NC

+8

75

76

73

224

T5

Katie Kirk

Winterville, NC

+8

76

73

75

224

T7

Alexis Sudjianto

Charlotte, NC

+10

71

76

79

226

T7

Dawn Woodard

Greer, SC

+10

74

73

79

226

T7

Jodee Tindal

Rock Hill, SC

+10

74

72

80

226

T7

Sarah Coltrane

Asheboro, NC

+10

75

74

77

226

T7

Madison Isaacson

Greensboro, NC

+10

74

78

74

226

12

Madison Corley

Huntersville, NC

+11

75

78

74

227

T13

Haeley Wotnosky

Wake Forest, NC

+12

76

77

75

228

T13

Lea Venable

Simpsonville, SC

+12

75

78

75

228

15

Grace Yatawara

Salisbury, NC

+13

76

76

77

229

T16

Sarah Spicer

Bahama, NC

+14

75

74

81

230

T16

Muskan Uppal

Cornelius, NC

+14

74

79

77

230

T16

Anna Freeman

Aiken, SC

+14

73

80

77

230

T16

Callista Rice

Mars Hill, NC

+14

77

78

75

230

T16

Hannah Rose Bruxvoort

Chapel Hill, NC

+14

74

80

76

230

T21

Keri Kenkel

Charlotte, NC

+15

77

77

77

231

T21

Mia Gray

Conway, SC

+15

74

81

76

231

T21

Rachael Mast

Lexington, NC

+15

79

77

75

231

24

Gracyn Burgess

Lexington, SC

+18

79

79

76

234

T25

Anna Parramore

Greenwood, SC

+19

72

81

82

235

T25

Victoria Hall

Moore, SC

+19

78

80

77

235

T25

Courtney  Mckim

Raleigh, NC

+19

82

78

75

235

T28

Caroline Cahill

Wilmington, NC

+20

77

76

83

236

T28

Hailey Pendleton

Waxhaw, NC

+20

80

76

80

236

T28

Nicole Kramer

Charlotte, NC

+20

79

78

79

236

T28

Carly Burkhardt

Greenville, SC

+20

78

80

78

236

T28

Kristina Tucker

Waxhaw, NC

+20

78

80

78

236

T33

Kerington Lamb

Easley, SC

+21

76

78

83

237

T33

Natalie Petersen

Holly Springs, NC

+21

81

81

75

237

T33

Michaela Cox

Greensboro, NC

+21

79

82

76

237

36

Katelyn David

Waxhaw, NC

+22

77

82

79

238

T37

Mogie Adamchik

Raleigh, NC

+23

79

79

81

239

T37

Courtney Stiles

Pinehurst, NC

+23

78

80

81

239

T37

Halynn Lee

Cary, NC

+23

78

82

79

239

T40

Anna Claire Bridge

Raleigh, NC

+24

79

80

81

240

T40

Kayla Dowell

Mebane, NC

+24

75

88

77

240

T42

Allyson Markiewicz

Charlotte, NC

+25

79

78

84

241

T42

Macie Burcham

Greensboro, NC

+25

79

82

80

241

44

Meghan Trainor

Charlotte, NC

+26

79

79

84

242

T45

Alexis Jarrell

Davidson, NC

+27

79

81

83

243

T45

Parker Melting

Mint Hill, NC

+27

79

82

82

243

T47

Julie Streng

Greensboro, NC

+28

80

83

81

244

T47

Mara Hirtle

Pinehurst, NC

+28

84

83

77

244

T49

Charleigh Hodges

Mooresville, NC

+29

80

85

80

245

T49

Payton Culler

Hendersonville, NC

+29

82

85

78

245

T49

Phoebe Carles

Clinton, SC

+29

84

79

82

245

T49

Sarah Funderburg

Wilmington, NC

+29

88

78

79

245

T53

Bailee Twiford

Coinjock, NC

+30

78

88

80

246

T53

Grace Holcomb

Wilmington, NC

+30

79

86

81

246

T55

Morgan Ketchum

Winston-Salem, NC

+33

75

83

91

249

T55

Emily Wellspeak

New Bern, NC

+33

83

76

90

249

57

Kallie Pavlish

Charlotte, NC

+36

82

87

83

252

58

Ryann Sinclair

Mooresville, NC

+39

81

87

87

255

T59

Hailey Freedman

Chapel Hill, NC

+41

83

88

86

257

T59

Caroline Isaacson

Greensboro, NC

+41

81

90

86

257

T61

Kate Matthews

Greenville, SC

+45

80

88

93

261

T61

Natalie Hill

Clayton, NC

+45

81

91

89

261

63

Emma Havmoeller

Charlotte, NC

+46

88

90

84

262

64

Lauren Denhard

Salisbury, NC

+51

90

86

91

267

65

Emily Brooks

Chapel Hill, NC

+52

82

86

100

268

66

Jordan Young

Winston-Salem, NC

+69

97

94

94

285

67

Christina Stritzinger

Charlotte, NC

+80

101

96

99

296

68

Lauren Walker

Charlotte, NC

+94

92

106

112

310

WD

Myranda Vogan

New Bern, NC

+-

100

WD

 

100

Carolinas Division (Gross)

First Flight

 

Pos.

Player

City, State

To Par

R1

R2

R3

Total

1

Jayne Pardus

Mount Pleasant, SC

3

68

75

76

219

2

Patty Moore

Pinehurst, NC

4

70

77

73

220

3

Lea Anne Brown

Mt. Pleasant, SC

13

76

76

77

229

T4

June Wang

Huntersville, NC

15

78

78

75

231

T4

Melissa Sage

Charlotte, NC

15

75

75

81

231

6

Carol Hammond

Bluffton, SC

20

78

78

80

236

7

Natalie Huff

Elgin, SC

24

77

81

82

240

8

Kelly Whitley

Greensboro, NC

25

83

79

79

241

T9

Julie Shore

Raleigh, NC

30

85

83

78

246

T9

Suzann Bartley

Columbia, SC

30

83

84

79

246

11

Janis Dinschel Romeo

Charlotte, NC

34

82

87

81

250

12

Stephanie Bendfeldt

Fort Mill, SC

35

84

86

81

251

13

Carole Stone

Blythewood, SC

72

93

102

93

288

               

Second Flight

 

Pos.

Player

City, State

Total To Par Gross

R1

R2

R3

Total Gross

1

Katherine DeVore

High Point, NC

29

74

85

86

245

2

Constance Chick

Indian Land, SC

52

89

91

88

268

3

Peggy Cahill

Wilmington, NC

53

87

94

88

269

T4

Karin Wu

Charlotte, NC

57

88

94

91

273

T4

Polly Paton

Hopkins, SC

57

91

93

89

273

6

Mary Jones

Simpsonville, SC

58

96

90

88

274

7

Susan Vercauteren

Charlotte, NC

59

86

98

91

275

8

Doris Fisher

Simpsonville, SC

65

92

92

97

281

9

Paige Donnelly

Raleigh, NC

69

92

97

96

285

T10

Jean Burns

Irmo, SC

72

96

100

92

288

T10

Susan Christian

Simpsonville, SC

72

85

99

104

288

12

Dawn Crunkleton

Hilton Head, SC

103

107

109

103

319

13

Carol Gislason

Hendersonville, NC

112

99

110

119

328

Carolinas Division (Net) 

First Flight

 

Pos.

Player

City, State

Total To Par Net

R1

R2

R3

Total Net

1

June Wang

Huntersville, NC

-9

70

70

67

207

2

Patty Moore

Pinehurst, NC

-8

66

73

69

208

3

Melissa Sage

Charlotte, NC

E

70

70

76

216

4

Kelly Whitley

Greensboro, NC

1

75

71

71

217

5

Jayne Pardus

Mount Pleasant, SC

3

68

75

76

219

6

Janis Dinschel Romeo

Charlotte, NC

4

72

77

71

220

7

Julie Shore

Raleigh, NC

6

77

75

70

222

8

Suzann Bartley

Columbia, SC

9

76

77

72

225

9

Lea Anne Brown

Mount Pleasant, SC

10

75

75

76

226

10

Carol Hammond

Bluffton, SC

11

75

75

77

227

11

Natalie Huff

Elgin, SC

12

73

77

78

228

12

Stephanie Bendfeldt

Fort Mill, SC

17

78

80

75

233

13

Carole Stone

Blythewood, SC

39

82

91

82

255

               

Second Flight

 

Pos.

Player

City, State

Total To Par Net

R1

R2

R3

Total Net

1

Katherine DeVore

High Point, NC

-10

61

72

73

206

2

Mary Jones

Simpsonville, SC

4

78

72

70

220

3

Karin Wu

Charlotte, NC

6

71

77

74

222

4

Doris Fisher

Simpsonville, SC

8

73

73

78

224

T5

Jean Burns

Irmo, SC

9

75

79

71

225

T5

Paige Donnelly

Raleigh, NC

9

72

77

76

225

T7

Constance Chick

Indian Land, SC

10

75

77

74

226

T7

Dawn Crunkleton

Hilton Head, SC

10

76

78

72

226

9

Peggy Cahill

Wilmington, NC

11

73

80

74

227

10

Polly Paton

Hopkins, SC

12

76

78

74

228

11

Carol Gislason

Hendersonville, NC

22

69

80

89

238

12

Susan Vercauteren

Charlotte, NC

26

75

87

80

242

13

Susan Christian

Simpsonville, SC

33

72

86

91

249

 

Schedule of rounds:
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Round 1 - 18 holes of stroke play
Tee times begin at 8:00 a.m. off #1 and #10 tees
Lunch immediately following play for players.

Thursday, June 20, 2019
Round 2 - 18 holes of stroke play
Tee times begin at 8:00 a.m. off #1 and #10 tees
Lunch immediately following play for players.

Friday, June 21, 2019
Round 3 - 18 holes of stroke play
Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.
Lunch and awards immediately following play for players.



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