2005 Girls’ Championship

Jennifer Adyorough Repeats as Georgia Girls' Champion

MARIETTA, GA. - Jennifer Adyorough of Atlanta successfully defended her title as she fired a final-round 76 for a 224 total and a wire-to-wire victory at the 26th Annual Georgia Girls' Championship, which was played at Capital City Club-Brookhaven in Atlanta, June 20-22. Macon's Christina Wentworth, who played out of and won the Championship B flight, finished as runner-up after shooting a final-round 84 on the par-72 layout to give her a three-day total of 237. Vicki Yi of Bogart, who began the day in a tie for eighth place, carded a 77 in the final round to finish in third.

Adyorough shot a 36 on the front nine but struggled a little on the back due to a double-bogey on number 17. She regained her focus though to finish with a par at 18. Adyorough also continued her strong play on the par-fives finishing the day even on those five holes. For the tournament, Adyorough played the par-fives at two-under (four birdies, nine pars and just two bogeys).

"The course was in really great shape and fun to play," Adyorough said of the 5,735-yard layout. "On the par-fives, I tried to play my ball so that I would have a full shot into the greens. It just always seemed that I had the right club in my hands when I was hitting my approach."

Jennifer Cassidy of Dalton and Kacie Hawver of Americus finished in a tie for fourth position with a three-day total of 241. Calhoun's Jayne Curtis finished with a 242 which was good for sixth place overall. Emilie Burger, top finisher in the Championship C flight, tallied a final-round 84 for a tournament total of 243 and seventh place. In a tie for eighth was Lacey Agnew of Jonesboro and Carrie Metz of Buford at 245. Finishing in a tie for tenth place at 247 was Lauren Darnell of Gainesville and Leigh Crosby of Athens.

Adyorough, a 16-year-old rising junior at Woodward Academy, has emerged as a top junior female player in the state. She is the sixth player in Georgia Girls' Championship history to win consecutive titles, the last to do so being Jean Reynolds of Newnan who won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Earlier this year, Adyorough finished in a tie for seventh place at the Greater Atlanta Women's Amateur Championship. She will also try to qualify for the U.S. Girls' Junior Amateur Championship later this month at Braelinn Golf Club in Peachtree City.

The Girls' Championship also included 36-hole and 18-hole competitions for those entrants with handicaps higher than 14.4. Katherine Walsh of Kennesaw fired a second-round 84 to capture the 15-17 Age Division by seven strokes. Walsh finished with a tournament total of 181. Duluth's Jenna McConnico won the 9-11 Age Division, which played two nine-hole rounds during the first two days of competition, with steady nine-hole rounds of 41 (82 overall) on the 5,208-yard layout. The age divisions completed their second round of play on Tuesday.

The Georgia Girls' Championship was open to female amateur golfers between the ages of 9-17, who are Georgia residents and a member or dependents of GSGA members. Past champions include three-time winner Jean Reynolds of Newnan and 2002 Curtis Cup team members, Angela Jerman of Columbus and Courtney Swaim of Suwanee.

GSGA conducts 18 statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups, three interstate matches, and 17 USGA qualifying events each year. Other services include computerized handicapping, course rating and measuring, a summer-long junior sectional competitions program, Golf Georgia magazine and two college scholarship programs.

Final Results

Top Ten Overall
1 Jennifer Adyorough, Atlanta 74 74 76 224
2 Christina Wentworth, Macon 76 77 84 237
3 Vicki Yi, Bogart 79 84 77 240
T4 Jennifer Cassidy, Dalton 80 80 81 241
T4 Kacie Hawver, Americus 80 79 82 241
6 Jayne Curtis, Calhoun 75 82 85 242
7 Emilie Burger, Hoschton 81 78 84 243
T8 Lacey Agnew, Jonesboro 81 80 84 245
T8 Carrie Metz, Buford 81 82 82 245
T10 Lauren Darnell, Gainesville 81 84 82 247
T10 Leigh Crosby, Athens 83 85 79 247

 

Championship A Flight
1 Jennifer Adyorough, Atlanta 74 74 76 224
2 Vicki Yi, Bogart 79 84 77 240
3 Jennifer Cassidy, Dalton 80 80 81 241
4 Lacey Agnew, Jonesboro 81 80 84 245
T5 Lauren Darnell, Gainesville 81 84 82 247
T5 Leigh Crosby, Athens 83 85 79 247
7 Ashley Barbee, Marietta 83 87 84 254
T8 Emily Cross, Acworth 88 87 82 257
T8 Laura Hall, St. Simons Island 86 87 84 257

 

Championship B Flight
1 Christina Wentworth, Macon 76 77 84 237
2 Kacie Hawver, Americus 80 79 82 241
3 Jayne Curtis, Calhoun 75 82 85 242
4 Carrie Metz, Buford 81 82 82 245
5 Zakiya Randall, Atlanta 88 79 89 256
6 Megan Smith, Atlanta 88 86 84 258
T7 Jennifer Nam, Buford 91 89 85 265
T7 Samantha Long, Savannah 86 95 84 265
9 Kimberly Graff, Lilburn 95 93 98 286

 

Championship C Flight
1 Emilie Burger, Hoschton 81 78 84 243
2 Susan Martin, Norcross 82 87 86 255
3 Blaire Minter, Marietta 84 86 93 263
4 Amelia Hill, St.Simons Island 91 96 83 270
5 Kaley Branton, Cartersville 90 90 91 271
6 Tess Fordham, Metter 92 87 96 275
7 Maggie Siddons, Acworth 92 96 88 276
8 Jean Wall, Sharpsburg 90 94 94 278
T9 Abby Johnson, Suwanee 100 91 92 283
T9 Lacey Sheppard, Rome 93 98 92 283
11 Carolyn Barbee, Cartersville 96 90 98 284

 

15-17 Age Division
1 Katherine Walsh, Kennesaw 97 84 181
2 Chelsea Hansell, Marietta 97 91 188
3 Jenna Peatross, Lilburn 97 99 196
4 Isabel Yanker, Atlanta 99 102 201
T5 Elizabeth Henschen, Atlanta 105 98 203
T5 Katherine Kendall, Roswell 99 104 203

 

9-11 Age Division
1 Jenna McConnico, Duluth 41 41 82
2 Taylor Ramsey, Martinez 42 48 90*
3 Judy Nam, Buford 44 46 90*
4 Bria Sanders, Atlanta 49 47 96
5 Wallis Fairvalley, Atlanta 58 58 116
6 Emily Strickland, Smyrna 67 59 126

 

*-Players competed in a one hole playoff