ATHENS DRIVE’S BAE WINS IN PLAYOFF; ARDREY KELL CAPTURES TEAM CROWN
PINEHURST – Sarah Bae of Raleigh Athens Drive won a playoff to take the individual championship Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A women’s golf championships at Pinehurst number six.
Bae and Ashley Osiecki of New Bern finished 36 holes knotted at 152, three shots ahead of the field and 10 over par in difficult playing conditions. Osiecki had a 73 and Bae a 74 in the final round. The two golfers played the 18th hole even and then Bae won it with a birdie on the second playoff hole when they played the 18th again.
Meghan Symonds of Cary Green Hope and Hannah Craver of Pfafftown Reagan finished deadlocked for third at 155, three shots back. Then three golfers wound up in a tie for fifth at 157, including Shelby Osiecki of New Bern, Allyson Markiewicz of Charlotte Ardrey Kell and Gabby Weiss of Southern Pines Pinecrest.
Defending individual champion Victoria Allred of Pfafftown Reagan finished tied for 10th.
Ardrey Kell pulled away on Tuesday in the tight team standings to finish with a 490 total, 11 shots ahead of Pinecrest at 501. Green Hope was third at 504 and Reagan fourth at 508.
The best three scores of a team counted toward the team totals, and a total of 12 teams and 78 golfers competed in the event, the 10th year that the sport has been classified. It was the second time that three separate championships have been held and the 32nd year for state championship competition in the sport.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2012 STATE 4-A WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pinehurst number six
TUESDAY’S RESULTS – FINAL TEAM SCORES
Charlotte Ardrey Kell 248 242 490 Pinecrest 252 249 501 Cary Green Hope 250 254 504 Pfafftown Reagan 255 253 508 New Bern 273 256 529 Greensboro Page 272 264 536 Alexander Central 269 272 541 Middle Creek 281 273 554 W-F Rolesville 279 289 568 Watauga 302 293 595 Fuquay-Varina 310 285 595 Wilmington Ashley 305 319 624
FINAL INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Bae defeated Osiecki for the championship on the second playoff hole. Sarah Bae Athens Drive 78 74 152* Ashley Osiecki New Bern 79 73 152 Meghan Symonds Green Hope 76 79 155 Hannah Craver Reagan 79 76 155 Shelby Osiecki New Bern 78 79 157 Allyson Markiewicz Ardrey Kell 80 77 157 Gabby Weiss Pinecrest 76 81 157 Emily Stinson Ardrey Kell 82 76 158 Abbey Hartsell Alexander Cent 76 82 158 Brittany Smith Middle Creek 83 78 161 Victoria Allred Reagan 82 79 161 Catherine Ashworth Fuquay-Varina 81 81 162 Savanna Wood Watauga 83 80 163 Leigha Holt Holly Springs 83 80 163 Savannah Thompson Pinecrest 83 80 163 Erica Gallerani Page 89 75 164 Amanda Levy W F-Rolesville 81 84 165 Muk Shoomee Lee Co 80 85 165 Morgan Zemaitis Mallard Creek 84 82 166 Maddy Thompson New Hanover 82 84 166 Becca Halter East Chapel Hill 81 86 167 Rhea Bhatia Heritage 83 85 168 Marisa Daquil-Kawabe Terry Sanford 83 85 168 Joliana Elias Ragsdale 83 86 169 Megan Monroe Hoke Co 86 85 171 Amanda Wyrick NW Guilford 83 88 171 Sophie Riegel Green Hope 87 85 172 Lauren Coltrain J H Rose 89 84 173 Megan Cullip Ardrey Kell 86 89 175 Kendra Dalton Heritage 90 86 176 Haley Helton East Gaston 94 83 177 Lily James Enloe 84 93 177 Shannon Paylor Grimsley 90 88 178 Devon Gorenza Providence 88 90 178 Maddy Lee Green Hope 88 90 178 Savannah Gowarty Sanderson 94 86 180 Maddi MacClurg Green Hope 87 93 180 Haley Robinson Pinecrest 93 88 181 Katy Flax Ashley 91 91 182 Sarah Towne East Chapel Hill 89 93 182 Anna Gallerani Page 90 92 182 Samantha Bennett W F-Rolesville 86 98 184 Katie Lail Alexander Cent 93 91 184 Elizabeth Rand T C Roberson 92 93 185 Amanda Yannoni Green Hope 92 94 186 Rene Janis Hough 89 98 187 Samantha Vodry Lake Norman 88 99 187 Courtney Normand Holly Springs 100 88 188 Brittany Greene Fuquay-Varina 101 87 188 Abby Cathcart Mooresville 100 89 189 Betsy Dohrer Middle Creek 100 89 189 Jesse Long Mooresville 100 90 190 AB Osteen Page 93 97 190 Brianna Bulgarino Enloe 101 90 191 Tessa Young Hough 94 97 191 Ashley Barringer Scotland 89 102 191 Jessica Perez Sanderson 96 96 192 Chloe Sizemore Reagan 94 98 192 Avery Krueter Porter Ridge 104 89 193 Aubrey Patti R J Reynolds 95 98 193 Macy Proffitt South Caldwell 96 99 195 Meredith Nelson Myers Park 97 100 197 Carley Brookshire Jack Britt 96 101 197 Taylor Scovel Mallard Creek 100 99 199 Kelsie Rhyne Alexander Cent 100 99 199 Alison Cole Hoggard 105 95 200 Maggie Fleishman Terry Sanford 101 99 200 Darby Bagshaw Ashley 99 101 200 Kaitlyn West Middle Creek 98 106 204 Meredith Godwin Purnell Swett 99 107 206 Catherine Cirigliano Pinecrest 102 105 207 Mary Seramur Watauga 110 104 214 Jade Hunt Purnell Swett 108 107 215 Tasha Wilson Watauga 109 109 218 Madie Fingers W F-Rolesville 112 107 219 Mary Kathryn Debruhl New Bern 116 104 220 Molly Hobbs Ashley 115 127 242 Jennifer Browne Fuquay-Varina 128 117 245