North Carolina Women's Amateur Championship - First Round Results
Nguyen Makes Stunning Debut and Leads by Three Strokes
DURHAM, N.C. (June 14, 2016) -- First round results of the 67th North Carolina Women's
Amateur Championship of the North Carolina Women's Golf Association at Croasdaile Country
Club in Durham, N.C. on June 14 (6,025 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating: 75.1/138).
Blue skies and a light breeze
accompanied the first round of
the North Carolina Women's
Amateur
Championship
hosted by Croasdaile Country
Club in Durham, N.C. Soft,
smooth
greens
provided
excellent scoring conditions
and
first-time
competitor
Bryana Nguyen of Chapel
Hill, N.C. took advantage. "The
greens are not too fast, but
they're really smooth and it's
Bryana Nguyen of Chapel Hill was the only player under par in
really nice to putt on them. It's
Tuesday's first round and leads the field by 3 strokes
a good course. There's a lot of
doglegs out there, but I really like the course and played well." Nguyen, a rising junior at the
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, leads the field of 69 players after firing a first round 3under-par 69.
Nguyen stuck her approach shots on the first six holes to six feet or less, which led to four
consecutive birdies. Her birdie run included the tricky 501-yard Par-5 4th, which was the fourth
most difficult hole for the field in the first round. Nguyen credits her dialed-in irons and putting,
especially six feet and in, for her great round. "I didn't hit too many drivers out there, so
placement [off the tee] was definitely key to have a shorter club in. My putting definitely helped,
but irons were the main reason I shot under [par] today." Nguyen ended her round with 6 birdies
and 3 bogeys to lead the field by 3 strokes.
Defending Champion Sarah Spicer of Bahama, N.C. struggled in the first round. Spicer
recorded a first round 82 which places her in 22nd for the championship.
Recent Carolinas Women's Amateur Champion Ashley Sloup of Southport, N.C. finished with a
one-over-par 73 to start the championship. Sloup, who finished fifth at this championship last
year, will enter the second round four strokes behind Nguyen, but looks forward to tomorrow. "I
think this course is really score-able and it's in good shape, so if you are hitting the ball well and
putting well, it's definitely possible to go low." Joining Sloup and Nguyen in the final grouping is
Catherine Ashworth of Fuquay Varina, N.C. Ashworth recorded three birdies against three
bogeys for an even-par 72. "Today I just stayed steady, putted pretty well, got up and down a
good amount of times because I wasn't hitting greens. I bogeyed three out of my last five holes,
so that was a tough finish. I feel like I left a little bit out there." Ashworth will begin her second
round three strokes behind the leader, but thinks low numbers are still out there. "Two of [the
Par-5s] are definitely reachable in two and the greens are rolling so good, you can definitely
make some putts for birdies."
The Overall Champion, Junior Champion and Senior Champion (50+) will be determined from
contestants competing in the Championship Division. Kim Briele, 55, of New Bern, N.C. and
Angela Stewart, 61, of Greenville, N.C. each carded rounds of 7-over-par 79 and are tied for
the top senior spot. The Super Senior Champion (62+) will be determined from contestants
competing in the State Division. Recent North Carolina Senior Women's Amateur Champion
Patty Moore, 66, of Charlotte, N.C. is leading in the Super Senior category after an opening
round 4-over-par 76.
Related: Round 2 Starting Times and Groupings | Online Scoring
Scoring will be provided by the Carolinas Golf Association throughout the championship,
offering 9 and 18-hole updates. The Carolinas Golf Association works in association with the
North Carolina Women's Golf Association to conduct this championship.
67th North Carolina Women's Amateur Championship
Croasdaile Country Club | Durham, N.C.
June 14, 2016
First Round Results
Par 36-36--72
Championship Division (6025 yards, par 72, 75.1/138)
Place
1
2
T3
T5
T8
T11
T15
T19
21
22
T23
Name
Bryana Nguyen, Chapel Hill, NC
Catherine Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Abbey Hartsell, Hickory, NC
Ashley Sloup, Southport, NC
Courtney McKim, Raleigh, NC
Emily Stinson, Charlotte, NC
Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, NC
Carley Cox, China Grove, NC
Jessica Spicer, Bahama, NC
Kate Collom, Charlotte, NC
Debbie Adams, Asheville, NC
Joliana Elias, Jamestown, NC
Mary Katherine Donovan, Hampstead, NC
Payton Culler, Hendersonville, NC
Alaina Yeatts, Durham, NC
Angela Stewart, Greenville, NC
Kim Briele, New Bern, NC
Savanna Wood, Boone, NC
Morgan Laird, Waxhaw, NC
Sarah Bertram, Concord, NC
Annie Collom, Charlotte, NC
Sarah Spicer, Bahama, NC
Ann Miller, Chapel Hill, NC
Score
33-36--69
35-37--72
36-37--73
36-37--73
40-36--76
37-39--76
39-37--76
38-39--77
39-38--77
41-36--77
39-39--78
41-37--78
36-42--78
38-40--78
36-43--79
39-40--79
39-40--79
41-38--79
39-41--80
39-41--80
43-38--81
43-39--82
42-41--83
T25
27
28
29
Anna Wears, Durham, NC
Stacy Vanzant, Lexington, NC
Susan Beaupied, Pittsboro, NC
Linda Daniel, Huntersville, NC
Maggienella Basile, Morrisville, NC
Robin Gallagher, Hillsborough, NC
41-42--83
43-41--84
42-42--84
40-45--85
44-44--88
44-49--93
State Division (5303 yards, par 72, 70.9/127)
Place Name
1
Kristina Blaylock, Cary, NC
T2
Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC
Sook Hee Yang, Jamestown, NC
4
Sunny Han, Durham, NC
T5
Carole Jones, Hillsborough, NC
Cynthia Curry, Charlotte, NC
June Lee, Durham, NC
Rhonda Williams, Rocky Mount, NC
Therese St Peter, Pittsboro, NC
10
Dianne Yelovich, Pinehurst, NC
T11 Katherine DeVore, High Point, NC
Lynn Roloff, Greensboro, NC
Maria Malone, Greensboro, NC
14
Clate Aydlett, Elizabeth City, NC
T15 Barbara Munnett, Winston Salem, NC
Kelly Whitley, Greensboro, NC
Lily Lee, Chapel Hill, NC
T18 Cathy Garris, Lucama, NC
Kris Flynt, Greensboro, NC
20
Roselyn Powell, Greensboro, NC
T21 Ellen Ollett, Sanford, NC
Julie Shore, Raleigh, NC
Marianne Hedgpeth, Greensboro, NC
T24 Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown, NC
Jean Isaacs, Morganton, NC
Julie Maddox, Cary, NC
T27 Betty Zvarich, Fayetteville, NC
Karen Brookshire, Asheboro, NC
T29 Betsey Mitchell, Pinehurst, NC
Pam Congelosi, Vass, NC
Shelly Canals, Raleigh, NC
Tess Kirkman, Greensboro, NC
33
Carter Perry, Hillsborough, NC
34
Linda Bissonnette, Durham, NC
35
Kim Jones, Greensboro, NC
36
Peggy Hall, Belmont, NC
T37 Carmen Andia, Whitsett, NC
Linda McAlister, New Bern, NC
Score
38-35--73
38-38--76
39-37--76
38-40--78
39-41--80
40-40--80
41-39--80
43-37--80
41-39--80
43-38--81
43-39--82
42-40--82
42-40--82
41-42--83
41-43--84
39-45--84
43-41--84
44-41--85
45-40--85
44-42--86
41-46--87
44-43--87
46-41--87
46-42--88
45-43--88
48-40--88
43-46--89
45-44--89
46-44--90
47-43--90
43-47--90
47-43--90
46-45--91
49-46--95
51-45--96
50-48--98
48-51--99
49-50--99
39
40
Judy Carswell, Morganton, NC
Shirley Baker, Wilson, NC
Championship Schedule
Tuesday, June 14
Wednesday, June 15
Thursday, June 16
44-57--101
54-50--104
Round 1 - 18 holes stroke play
Lunch immediately following play.
Round 2 - 18 holes stroke play
Lunch immediately following play.
Player Banquet and NCWGA Annual Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Round 3 - 18 holes stroke play
Luncheon and awards ceremony immediately following play.
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