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Murray Captures Par 3
Shootout Title
Grayson Murray of
Raleigh defeated Ryan Gilbert of Morrisville in a chip off on the 9th hole
to take the TYGA Par 3 Shootout at Pinewild CC. Murray qualified for
the shootout with a one over par 55 and then had eight pars and one birdie
during the shootout.
Full
Results
McCurry Fires 67 to Win
Sanford One Day
Jonathan McCurry of Sanford used his home course knowledge to
win the TYGA one day event at Sanford GC with a 4 under par 67. The
other division winner were Grant Houser of Holly Springs, Caroline Rea
of Pinehurst, Tara Simmons of Canton, Casey Ward of Chapel Hill, and Colin
McKenna of Summerfield.
Full Results
Sarah Almond Qualifies for US
Women's Open
16 year old Sarah
Almond of Albemarle, NC finished tied for 3rd in the US Women's Sectional
qualifier at Forest Creek Club in Pinehurst, NC and has advanced to the U.S.
Women's Open Championship. Almond, a rising high school junior, has
round of 74 and 68 for a total of two under par 132. Sarah will
compete with the best female players in the world at
the U.S.
Women’s Open Championship at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, MN on June
26-29. Way to go Sarah!!
CAROLINAS GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
MOVED TO SOUTHERN PINES GC
Due to course
renovations at Jacksonville CC, the 52nd Carolinas Girls' Championship has
been moved to Southern Pines CC in Southern Pines, NC. The dates, July
1-3, 2008, remain the same.
Championship home page
Rolesville Standout Jordan Walor
Earns Rex Exemption
The Rex Hospital Open hosted the third annual
Pro-Junior Invitational presented by Corporate Express on Sunday. Wake Forest
Rolesville graduate Jordan Walor shot the low round of the event and earned a
sponsor’s exemption into the official Nationwide Tour event, June 5 – 8. Walor’s
two-under-par 69 gave him medalist honors by one stroke. He will go on to
compete with the professionals beginning Thursday, June 5. The low girls’ round
of the day was shot by Courtney Gunter of Porter Ridge High School in Matthews.
The 2008 Girls 1A/2A/3A champion shot a two-over-par 73 (38-35). Meghan Moore
from Bahama, NC finished second in the girls’ division with a four-over 75
(38-37). Final
results
2008 TYGA One Day Series
Registration Opens on May 5th
Registration for the TYGA one day
series events this summer will begin on Monday, May 5th. You may enter
on-line or by mailing in an entry form. If you have problems or questions,
please call the TYGA office at 910-673-1000.
Boys' 14-15 Age Division Added
for 2008
Boys' between the age of 14 and 15 will have their own
division in this summer's one day series events. They will play the same
yardage as the boys' 15-18 division and TYGA ranking's points will be awarded to
the overall boys' division and not each age division.
 Green Hope High and Wilson Day
Capture High School Titles
Green Hope High School from Cary
shot a team total 299 to win the 2nd NC High School Invitational hosted by Treyburn CC in Durham. Finishing in second place eight shots back at 307
was Ravenscroft from Raleigh. In the individual competition, Wilson Day of
Ravenscroft fired a two under par 70 to win by two shots. Day, a high
school freshman from Raleigh, had three birdies and one bogey in his round.
Finishing second with an even par 72 was Thomas Chapman of Forestview High in
Gastonia. Jackson Taylor of Cape Fear Academy in Wilmington finished third
3 shot back at one over par 73.
Full
Results
Ask the Coach
In a effort to better understand the college golf recruiting
process, we have given several coaches from the Carolinas 5 questions regarding
junior golf.
Click
here to see what they have to say.
New Junior Web
Site Launched
In a joint effort with the
Tarheel Youth GA, South Carolina Junior GA, Women's South Carolina GA, Carolinas
PGA, South Carolina GA and the American Junior GA to provide more information on
junior golf, the Carolinas Golf Association has created a new junior web site.
The www.carolinasjuniorgolf.org
web site has been designed as a clearinghouse for junior golf information in the
Carolinas. If you have any suggestions, please click on the suggestion box
option and let us know what you think.
www.carolinasjuniorgolf.org
Tell
TYGA What You Think
In an effort to better serve
junior golf in NC, TYGA has added a suggestion box. Please submit any
ideas or comments on how we can improve our service. Just click on the box
and you will directed to our survey. It's that easy and thanks for your
help.
New Sponsor
Club for 2008
In an effort to make
more golf courses accessible to junior golfers in NC, 27 additional facilities
across NC have joined TYGA as sponsor clubs for 2008. For 2008 there is a
total of 85 golf facilities offering access and many discounts to TYGA members.
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