2004 Girls’ Championship

Jennifer Adyorough Holds On to Win the Girls' Championship

MARIETTA, GA. - Jennifer Adyorough of Atlanta carded an 80 for a 233 total and a two-stroke victory at the 25th Annual Georgia Girls' Championship, which was played at Indian Hills Country Club, June 21-23. Marietta's Ashley Barbee, who began the day in a tie for fourth place, came up short after firing a tournament-low final-round 74 on the par-72 layout to give her a three-day total of 235. Lauren Darnell of Gainesville and Patricia Kim of Midland tied for third at 237.

Adyorough struggled on the front nine due to errant tee shots. She started the day with two bogeys and recorded a double on the par-4 ninth hole to give her a 42 on the front side. After yanking a tee shot off of the No. 17 tee into the woods, Adyorough learned that Barbee had closed to within two strokes of her lead. Adyorough immediately responded by hitting a solid third shot on 17, capitalized by a 25-foot par putt. She closed the door on Barbee and the field with a par on the 439-yard, par-5 18th hole.

"The course was very difficult," Adyorough said of the 5,810-yard layout. "You really have to hit a lot of perfect shots in order to score low. I was a little worried after making the turn but played well enough on the back nine to win."

Defending champion Vicki Yi of Bogart improved upon her second-round 85 with a closing 78, placing her fifth at 239. In sixth place overall, shooting 79-81-80, was Erica Still of Waycross. St. Simons Island's Rebecca Durham (76) finished at 241, good for seventh. Stacey Kim of Midland, Patricia Kim's 13-year old sister, and Jayne Curtis of Calhoun shot 77 and 80, respectively, and finished tied for eighthplace at 243. Emily Cross of Acworth finished in the 10th spot with a final-round 79 at 245.

Adyorough, a 15-year-old rising sophomore at Woodward Academy, has emerged as a top junior female player in the state, having already won at the AJGA Nike Golf Junior at Jacksonville in Jacksonville, N.C., and placing second at this year's Westfield PGA Junior Golf Section. She captured her first title last year at the Atlanta Junior Golf Grand Championship, carding a three-round total of 222. Adyorough's Woodward Academy also won this year's Class AAAA Girls' High School State Championship.

The Girls' Championship also included a 36-hole competitionforthose entrantswith handicaps higher than 14.4. Blaire Minter of Marietta, a member of Indian Hills Country Club, took the 12-14 age division with a two-day total of 185, winning by an eight-stroke margin on the 5,370-yard track.

This 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

1 Jennifer Adyorough, Atlanta 77 76 80 233
2 Ashley Barbee, Marietta 76 85 74 235
3 Lauren Darnell, Gainesville 79 82 76 237
3 Patricia Kim, Midland 78 78 81 237
5 Vicki Yi, Bogart 76 85 78 239
6 Erica Still, Waycross 79 81 80 240
7 Rebecca Durham, St. Simons Island 83 82 76 241
8 Stacey Kim, Midland 82 84 77 243
8 Jayne Curtis, Calhoun 83 80 80 243
10 Emily Cross, Acworth 81 85 79 245
11 Kristine Schiavone, Peachtree City 85 82 88 255
12 Kacie Hawver, Americus 94 81 84 259
13 Lauren Folgosa, Fayetteville 91 86 88 265
14 Jordan Alexander, Alpharetta 85 95 87 267
15 Meghan Wiggs, Peachtree City 105 87 85 277
16 Kathryn Cook, Marietta 103 92 107 302

 

Flight: 12-14
1 Blaire Minter, Marietta 89 96 185
2 Emilie Burger, Hoschton 95 98 193
3 Maggie Siddons, Acworth 95 103 198
4 Carolyn Barbee, Cartersville 114 104 218