PAGE’S HUNTER LEADS INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS; GREEN HOPE ON TOP IN TEAM
PINEHURST – Ellis Hunter of Greensboro Page has a one-shot advantage after Monday’s opening round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A women’s golf championships at Pinehurst number one.
Hunter had a three-over par score of 73, with Catherine Ashworth of Fuquay-Varina and Jennifer Chang of Raleigh Athens Drive tied for second at four over par. A trio of golfers, including Natalie Petersen of Holly Springs, Meghan Symonds of Green Hope and Sam Vodry of Mooresville, are at five-over.
Par is set at 70 and the layout is 5,539 yards.
Cary Green Hope leads the tightly bunched team standings by a pair of strokes over Charlotte Ardrey Kell. Raleigh Athens Drive and Charlotte Ardrey Kell have combined to win the last six state 4-A team titles, with Ardrey Kell winning in both 2012 and 2013. Southern Pines Pinecrest is third, four shots back, and Greensboro Page fourth at 248, five shots off the pace.
The best three scores of a team count toward the team totals, and a total of 10 teams and 78 golfers are competing in the event, the 12th year that the sport has been classified. It is the third time that three separate championships have been held and the 34th year for state championship competition in the sport.
The final day of play is scheduled to get underway at eight o’clock on Tuesday morning.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2014 STATE 4-A WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pinehurst number one
MONDAY’S RESULTS–TEAM SCORES
Cary Green Hope 243 Charlotte Ardrey Kell 245 Southern Pines Pinecrest 247 Greensboro Page 248 Fuquay-Varina 253 Holly Springs 260 Jamestown Ragsdale 265 Alexander Central 267 Wilmington Ashley 269 Charlotte Catholic 270
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Place Competitor Score 1 Ellis Hunter, Page 35-38--73 (+3) T2 Catherine Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina 37-37--74 (+4) T2 Jennifer Chang, Athens Drive 38-36--74 (+4) T4 Natalie Petersen, Holly Springs 36-39--75 (+5) T4 Meghan Symonds, Green Hope 39-36--75 (+5) T4 Sam Vodry, Mooresville 38-37--75 (+5) T7 Casey Burroughs, Wakefield 38-38--76 (+6) T7 Rhea Bhatia, Heritage 39-37--76 (+6) T7 Megan Cullip, Ardrey Kell 38-38--76 (+6) T7 Alexis Whitney, Ardrey Kell 38-38--76 (+6) T11 Emily Anderson, Porter Ridge 38-39--77 (+7) T11 Kathryn Carson, Lake Norman 40-37--77 (+7) T11 Megan Munroe, Hoke County 35-42--77 (+7) T11 Kayla Ward, Garner Magnet 41-36--77 (+7) T15 Mackenzie Battle, Pinecrest 39-39--78 (+8) T15 Abbey Hartsell, Alexander Central 36-42--78 (+8) 17 Joliana Elias, Ragsdale 39-40--79 (+9) T18 Caroline Cahill, Laney 40-40--80 (+10) T18 Lily James, Enloe 39-41--80 (+10) T18 Christy Johnson, Millbrook 40-40--80 (+10) T18 Keri Kenkel, Charlotte Catholic 40-40--80 (+10) T18 Janie Thomas, R.J. Reynolds 38-42--80 (+10) T23 Maria Cassas, Apex 38-43--81 (+11) T23 Meredith Godwin, Purnell Swett 38-43--81 (+11) T23 Parker Melting, Independence 39-42--81 (+11) T23 Lizzy Nguyen, Pinecrest 40-41--81 (+11) T23 Amanda Yannoni, Green Hope 39-42--81 (+11) T28 Brittany Greene, Fuquay-Varina 41-41--82 (+12) T28 Patricia Thompson, South Caldwell 39-43--82 (+12) T30 Samantha Bennett, Wake Forest 37-46--83 (+13) T30 Sarah Godel, Providence 39-44--83 (+13) T30 Renne Janis, Hough 42-41--83 (+13) T33 Halle Auf Der Heide, Jack Britt 39-45--84 (+14) T33 Katy Flax, Ashley 45-39--84 (+14) T33 Alex Milotis, Ashley 38-46--84 (+14) T33 Cassie Paulin, Reagan 39-45--84 (+14) T33 Reuna Pozo, Hopewell 39-45--84 (+14) T38 Mogie Adamchik, Leesville Road 42-43--85 (+15) T38 Brianna Bulgarino, Enloe 42-43--85 (+15) T38 Ali Cole, Hoggard 43-42--85 (+15) T38 Taylor Cozart, Alexander Central 40-45--85 (+15) T42 Bryson Bowman, Northwest Guilford 42-44--86 (+16) T42 MacLean Shepherd, Page 43-43--86 (+16) T44 Kaley Barts, Apex 44-43--87 (+17) T44 Maggie Basile, Panther Creek 44-43--87 (+17) T44 Savannah Gowarty, Sanderson 47-40--87 (+17) T44 Lexi Johnston, Athens Drive 39-48--87 (+17) T44 Reilly Thomas, Green Hope 41-46--87 (+17) T44 Sarah Towne, East Chapel Hill 44-43--87 (+17) T44 Maya White, T.C. Roberson 43-44--87 (+17) T51 Catherine Cirigliano, Pinecrest 44-44--88 (+18) T51 Madison Isaacson, Ragsdale 42-46--88 (+18) T51 Austin Palmer, Charlotte Catholic 43-45--88 (+18) T54 Carrie Catherine Ganim, Page 41-48--89 (+19) T54 Jinny Lee, Grimsley 43-46--89 (+19) T54 Emilee Wenmoth, North Davidson 43-46--89 (+19) T54 Tylor Whitley, Garner Magnet 40-49--89 (+19) T58 Jocelyn Andrews, Southern Alamance 48-42--90 (+20) T58 Sheridan Lee, Reagan 43-47--90 (+20) T58 Aubrey Patti, R.J. Reynolds 45-45--90 (+20) T61 Mackenzie Brown, Page 44-47--91 (+21) T61 Hannah Hovsepian, Hough 44-47--91 (+21) T61 Courtney Normand, Holly Springs 45-46--91 (+21) 64 Cammie Holland, Grimsley 46-46--92 (+22) T65 Nicole Kramer, Ardrey Kell 46-47--93 (+23) T65 Anna Moore, Hoggard 44-49--93 (+23) T67 Bailey Dorton, Myers Park 49-45--94 (+24) T67 Abby Snidemiller, Holly Springs 46-48--94 (+24) 69 Caitlin Bowman, Southeast Guilford 49-47--96 (+26) 70 Anna Bennett, Fuquay-Varina 50-47--97 (+27) T71 Brooke Fields, Ragsdale 49-49--98 (+28) T71 Savannah Gilbert, Glenn 51-47--98 (+28) T71 Campbell Robinson, Providence 49-49--98 (+28) 74 Darby Bagshaw, Ashley 51-50--101 (+31) 75 Catherine Stiegler, Charlotte Catholic 47-55--102 (+32) 76 Kaelyn Pack, Alexander Central 60-44--104 (+34) 77 Hannah Altman, Richmond County 60-53--113 (+43) 78 Susannah Ireland, Wakefield WD-WD--WD (WD)