2002 Girls’ Championship

Reynolds Captures Third Straight Georgia Girls' Championship

MARIETTA, GA - Jean Reynolds of Newnan (left) finished with a three-under 69 and a four-stroke victory over Margaret Shirley of Roswell to capture her third straight Georgia Girls' Championship. Shirley, who was tied with Reynolds after the first round, finished at 219 after a final-round 71 at Canterbury Golf Club in Marietta.

Jennifer Cassidy of Dalton (right) moved up to third after closingwith a 73 for a 227 total, while Christina Wentworth of Macon dropped one to fourth position at 230 after a final-round 80. Finishing tied for fifth at 231 were Sarah Donald of Athens and Ashley Medders of Alma.

Reynolds, 17, who is a rising senior at Newnan High School, closed out her career in the Girls Championship with scores of 74-72-69-217. "It was really exciting to win this championship," said Reynolds. "This is my last year playing and I enjoyed it."

Margaret Shirley (right) was attempting to avenge her recent runner-up finish at the state AAAAA high school championships, where she finished six strokes behind Reynolds with a 73.

Rounding out the top ten are Whitney Frykman of Acworth (236), Katherine Hooks of Augusta (236) Gina Gibson of Statesboro (239) and Katy Rogers of Watkinsville (240).

The Girls' Championship also included a 36-hole competition for those entrants with handicaps higher than 14.4. Brittany Henley of Columbus finished at 175 to win the Age 15-17 division over Mattie Leahy of Roswell. Jordan Alexander of Alpharetta, who entered the day three strokes behind, shot a final-round 81 to win the 12-14 division by two strokes over Emily Cross of Acworth, who finished at 166. Marietta's Maggie Siddons was the lone competitor in the 9-11 division.

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.

 

The par-72 layout is played to approximately 5,748 yards for the championship flight and 5,255 yards for the age divisions. Past champions include recently selected 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, one Atlanta-area competition 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 Jean Reynolds, Newnan 74 72 69 215
2 Margaret Shirley, Roswell 74 74 71 219
3 Jennifer Cassidy, Dalton 78 76 73 227
4 Christina Wentworth, Macon 75 75 80 230
5 Sarah Donald, Athens 77 80 74 231
5 Ashley Medders, Alma 75 80 76 231
7 Whitney Frykman, Acworth 79 80 77 236
7 Katherine Hooks, Augusta 78 78 80 236
9 Gina Gibson, Statesboro 85 76 78 239
10 Katy Rogers, Watkinsville 80 79 81 240
11 Carmen Bandea, Snellville 81 84 80 245
12 Dori Carter, Valdosta 84 78 84 246
13 Brooke Alexander, Alpharetta 83 82 82 247
14 Elizabeth Monahan, Albany 80 88 80 248
15 Jennifer Harris, Atlanta 82 88 82 252
16 Greta Sharbaugh, Atlanta 87 84 84 255
17 Rachel Carpenter, Peachtree City 83 87 93 263
18 Jayne Curtis, Calhoun 87 89 89 265
19 Melissa Brody, Atlanta 91 100 99 290
20 Nicole Van Leuvan, Roswell 98 98 99 295
21 Jenny Morris, Cedartown 90 91 WD
21 Vicki Yi, Fayetteville WD
21 Claire Flexer, Brunswick WD
21 Julie Bartholomew, Marietta WD
21 Grace Kim, Midland WD
21 Patricia Kim, Midland WD
21 Megan Smith, Atlanta WD

 

15-17 Age Division
1 Brittany Henley, Columbus 89 86 175
2 Mattie Leahy, Roswell 93 95 188

 

12-14 Age Division
1 Jordan Alexander, Alpharetta 83 81 164
2 Emily Cross, Acworth 80 86 166
3 Nikki Wolfson, Atlanta 91 83 174

 

9-11 Age Division
1 Maggie Siddons, Marietta 70 64 134
2 Stacey Kim, Midland WD