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Hawkins Hails Victorious at 95th Carolinas Women's Amateur

 

MONROE, N.C. (June 12, 2021) -- Final results of the 95th Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship at Rolling Hills Country Club in Monroe, N.C. on June 12, 2021. The Championship Division competed at 6,271 yards and the Carolinas Division competed at 5,386 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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In an action-packed final round, Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. was ultimately crowned the 95th Carolinas Women’s Amateur Champion. This is Hawkins’ sixth CGA championship title and first Carolinas Women’s Amateur title.

 

The rising junior at Campbell University scored a 3-under-par, 69 to clinch the title by three strokes after carding a 72 and 74 in the first and second round respectively, for a three day total of 1-under-par, 215. After starting tied for fourth on Thursday, Hawkins moved up to being tied for third on Friday. Hawkins was paired in the final group tee time with fellow front-runners Jodee Tindal of Rock Hill, S.C., Morgan Ketchum of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Kiera Bartholomew of Wake Forest, N.C. 

 

Hawkins entered the final round four strokes off the lead. She kept her front nine pristine and bogey-free shooting a 35 with one birdie on No. 7. “I hit a really good drive, left myself about 90 feet in. Then I hit a wedge a little long and to the left of the pin, but I made a nice 15 foot putt for birdie,” said Hawkins. “It was good to get that going and get some confidence!” 

 

Hawkins took that momentum and ran with it on the back. She saw her chance when her playing partner Morgan Ketchum, who held the lead for several holes on the front nine, began to struggle a bit just after the turn. “I felt like I was in a good spot and playing well enough so I said ‘let me get a couple more birdies and have a good round,’” Hawkins remarked.
 

After making the turn, Hawkins’ concise approach shots and putting earned her four more birdies. By this time she was dialed in and hit her approach shots close to give herself easier putts for birdie. “I had one on 10 where I hit a good drive and had 113 yds left. I hit a good shot hole high and a little to the left and I made a nice stress free putt.” She then proceeded to make two consecutive birdies back-to-back on Nos. 12 and 13 with another on No. 17 to card a 2-under-par, 36 on the back.

 

Ketchum, a rising high school senior from Winston-Salem, N.C. finished runner-up with a three day total of 2-over-par, 218. The reigning N.C. Junior Girls’ Champion stayed consistently at the top of the leaderboard this week and was tied or held the solo lead for the majority of the front nine today.


Ketchum competed with a deep and talented field consisting of many seasoned collegiate and former collegiate players, but she kept her cool through the heat from her competitors and under the watchful eyes of recruiting college coaches to claim runner-up.

 

Sophia Burnett of Bluffton, S.C., defending champion Anna Morgan of Spartanburg, S.C. and Jodee Tindal of Rock Hill, S.C. tied for third with three day total scores of 4-over-par, 220.


Burnett, a rising sophomore at Furman carded a 1-over-par, 73 in the final round to jump from tied for eighth in the first round to tied for second position for several holes today. Anna Morgan fired off an even-par, 72 in her final round catapulting herself to tied for third after being tied with Burnett for eighth in the first round. The rising junior shared Collegiate Cup honors with her teammate Burnett to bring the first Inaugural Collegiate Cup title to the Furman University Paladins. 
 

Pam Prescott of Piedmont, S.C. was the overall Carolinas Division champion and earned low senior honors with a three day score of 1-over-par, 217. The reigning Carolinas Senior Women’s Amateur champion remained determined and focused through all three days, which she said helped contribute to conquering the challenges Rolling Hills Country Club presented. 

 

“To win any golf tournament is amazing, but to win this with all the amazing competition I was playing in was hard,” Prescott remarked. “The golf course wasn’t easy, the greens were really fast but I’m proud of how I played this week out here.” Prescott’s win can be attributed to her confidence, putting and strong ironplay.


Peyton O’Brien of Clemson, S.C. earned runner-up in the overall Carolinas Division with a three day score of 16-over-par, 232. Patty Moore of Pinehurst, N.C., the 2007 Carolinas Women’s Amateur champion, earned low super senior honors with a three day score of 19-over-par, 235. 

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Rolling Hills Country Club, especially Head Golf Professional Jeff Avant, Superintendent Greg McDaniel and General Manager Darren Berkman, for graciously hosting the 95th Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship. 

 

95th Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship

Rolling Hills Country Club, Monroe, N.C.

Final Results: Championship Division
 

Pos. Player City, State To Par R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Emily Hawkins Lexington, NC -1 72 74 69 215
2 Morgan Ketchum Winston-Salem, NC +2 72 71 75 218
T3 Anna Morgan Spartanburg, SC +4 73 75 72 220
T3 Sophia Burnett Bluffton, SC +4 73 74 73 220
T3 Jodee Tindal Rock Hill, SC +4 69 73 78 220
T6 Ellen Yu Greensboro, NC +5 78 72 71 221
T6 Anna Howerton Winston-Salem, NC +5 72 76 73 221
T6 Kiera Bartholomew Wake Forest, NC +5 70 76 75 221
T9 Emma Schimpf Daniel island, SC +6 76 73 73 222
T9 Chloe Holder Williamston, SC +6 75 73 74 222
T11 Carrie Catherine Ganim Greensboro, NC +7 73 77 73 223
T11 Isabella Britt Chesnee, SC +7 72 75 76 223
T11 Sophie Lauture Charlotte, NC +7 73 74 76 223
T14 Grace Holcomb Wilmington, NC +8 79 73 72 224
T14 Phu Khine Wilmington, NC +8 76 73 75 224
T14 Victoria Ladd Greensboro, NC +8 70 80 74 224
T17 Mallory Fobes East Bend, NC +9 74 75 76 225
T17 Adrian Anderson Murrells Inlet, SC +9 75 72 78 225
T19 Deborah Spair Raleigh, NC +10 75 79 72 226
T19 Emily Dunlap Greenville, SC +10 77 77 72 226
T19 Annie Collom Pinehurst, NC +10 74 79 73 226
T19 Nicole Adam Pinehurst, NC +10 78 72 76 226
T23 Callista Rice Mars Hill, NC +12 74 77 77 228
T23 Elizabeth Rudisill Charlotte, NC +12 76 75 77 228
T23 Kayleigh Reinke Rock Hill, SC +12 74 75 79 228
T26 Kathryn Carson Mooresville, NC +13 77 77 75 229
T26 Alexis Sudjianto Charlotte, NC +13 79 75 75 229
T26 Hannah Rose Bruxvoort Charlotte, NC +13 76 76 77 229
29 Anna Freeman Aiken, SC +14 74 79 77 230
T30 Kerington Lamb Easley, SC +16 81 76 75 232
T30 Sofia Carles Clinton, SC +16 77 78 77 232
T30 Sasha Hayes Winston-Salem, NC +16 78 73 81 232
T33 Kelley Topiwala Pinehurst, NC +17 75 80 78 233
T33 Pin-Wen  Lu Chapel Hill, NC +17 77 78 78 233
T33 Gracyn Burgess Lexington, SC +17 79 80 74 233
T33 Rachel Rich Mount Pleasant, SC +17 78 75 80 233
T33 Sydney Roberts Chesnee, SC +17 77 74 82 233
T38 Kennedy Carroll Mount Pleasant, SC +18 77 78 79 234
T38 Sahana Mantha Charlotte, NC +18 80 74 80 234
T38 Madison Isaacson Greensboro, NC +18 77 76 81 234
T41 Kayla Dowell Mebane, NC +19 80 79 76 235
T41 Ava Lucas Raleigh, NC +19 84 77 74 235
T41 Phoebe Carles Clinton, SC +19 79 77 79 235
T41 Abigayle Hatcher Roebuck, SC +19 78 75 82 235
45 Hailey Joy Reidsville, NC +20 81 79 76 236
T46 Caroline Crumrine Wilmington, NC +21 81 77 79 237
T46 Julie Streng Greensboro, NC +21 77 84 76 237
T48 Rachel Wyatt Charleston, SC +23 79 78 82 239
T48 Victoria Cook Reidsville, NC +23 83 78 78 239
T48 Trinity Ahing New Bern, NC +23 85 75 79 239
T48 Lauren Denhard Salisbury, NC +23 79 82 78 239
T48 Gillian O'Brien Clemson, SC +23 82 78 79 239
T53 Kristina Tucker Waxhaw, NC +24 83 80 77 240
T53 Layla Meric Wesley Chapel, NC +24 84 79 77 240
T53 Amber Capote Waxhaw, NC +24 79 82 79 240
T53 Nicole Kramer Denton, NC +24 82 79 79 240
T57 Ella Perna Durham, NC +25 79 84 78 241
T57 Katherine Mann Fort Mill, SC +25 87 74 80 241
T59 Kate Matthews Greenville, SC +26 83 80 79 242
T59 Katelyn David Waxhaw, NC +26 81 78 83 242
61 Sarah Boteler Greenville, SC +28 81 81 82 244
T62 claire Patrick Creedmoor, NC +29 81 86 78 245
T62 Jaclyn Kenzel Southern Pines, NC +29 87 79 79 245
T64 Michaela Cox Greensboro, NC +30 88 75 83 246
T64 Braelyn Pippin Waxhaw, NC +30 80 81 85 246
T66 Adrienne O'Brien Clemson, SC +31 83 85 79 247
T66 Hailey Pendleton Waxhaw, NC +31 84 78 85 247
68 Sierra Cardi Wilmington, NC +34 82 82 86 250
69 Anna McDonald Hickory, NC +35 83 82 86 251
70 Lextyn Petz Columbia, SC +36 82 85 85 252
71 Kate Bonham Gaston, SC +37 78 89 86 253
72 Bailee Twiford Coinjock, NC +38 92 82 80 254
73 Emileigh Swords Liberty, SC +39 87 86 82 255
74 Jayla Rogers Wilmington, NC +41 92 81 84 257
75 Grace Greene Apex, NC +42 82 93 83 258
76 Maria Cassas Cary, NC +44 83 87 90 260
77 Marilyn Hays Durham, NC +71 90 99 98 287

 

95th Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship

Rolling Hills Country Club, Monroe, N.C.

Final Results: Carolinas Division
 

Pos. Player City, State To Par R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Pam Prescott Piedmont, SC +1 74 71 72 217
2 Peyton O'Brien Clemson, SC +16 75 77 80 232
3 Patty Moore Pinehurst, NC +19 79 79 77 235
4 June Wang Huntersville, NC +21 78 85 74 237
5 Toni Notaro Pinehurst, NC +23 77 81 81 239
T6 Kendra Muir Pinehurst, NC +27 83 79 81 243
T6 Natalie Huff Elgin, SC +27 80 80 83 243
8 Suzy Ellison Columbia, SC +31 78 85 84 247
T9 Connie Heid Fort Mill, SC +33 86 81 82 249
T9 Julie Snider Columbia, SC +33 88 80 81 249
T9 Martha Mirman Pinehurst, NC +33 84 80 85 249
T12 Murrie Ives Pinehurst, NC +40 89 86 81 256
T12 Chrissie Spidell Anderson, SC +40 85 90 81 256
T12 Janet Myers Charlotte, NC +40 83 89 84 256
T15 Janis Romeo Charlotte, NC +43 89 86 84 259
T15 Jamie McDevitt Southern Pines, NC +43 86 84 89 259
17 Katherine DeVore High Point, NC +45 85 86 90 261
18 Sara Thomas Cornelius, NC +46 88 87 87 262
19 Cristine Arpon Charlotte, NC +47 86 85 92 263
20 Suzann Bartley Columbia, SC +48 87 84 93 264
21 Cathy Martin Johns Island, SC +51 90 85 92 267
22 Carole Stone Blythewood, SC +75 98 98 95 291
23 Paige Donnelly Raleigh, NC +86 101 97 104 302
24 Joyce Robinette Lake Wylie, SC +163 125 138 116 379

 

Inaugural Collegiate Cup Results

 

 
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 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as 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 nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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