The 20th Poindexter Cup, an annual competition between junior girls in Maryland and Virginia, was held at Ocean City Golf Club-Newport Bay in Ocean City, Maryland on June 23-24, 2018. Each state selects eight girls to participate in the two-day match-play event. The girls representing Maryland were:
- Lauren Artis (CC at Woodmore)
- Julia Calomiris (Congressional Country Club)
- Jenny Hua (MSGA eClub)
- Faith Choi (Worthington Manor Golf Club)
- Bailey Davis (National Golf Club)
- Aneka Seumanutafa (Clustered Spires Golf Club)
- Sophie Simon (Woodmont Country Club)
- Amanda Levy (Woodmont Country Club)
Each match throughout the weekend was played in Nassau format, with 3 points up for grabs (front, back, total). Four-ball match play was the format for the opening round and Virginia took a 4 point lead over Maryland (8-4) after the completion of play on Saturday. Aneka Seumanutafa and Julia Calomiris earned Maryland 3 points (3&1, 1 Up, 4&3) and the team of Faith Choi and Jenny Hua earned Maryland 1 point.
The second round (Saturday) was individual match play. Maryland came out of the gate strong with 3-point wins in two of the first three matches by Faith Choi and Aneka Seumanutafa. Bailey Davis also took 2 points in the first match of the day, but the Virginia team prevailed winning 8 out of the possible 9 points in matches 3, 4, and 5 to take the control of the event. Jenny Hua earned 2.5 points for the Maryland team in match 7 to keep things tight but ultimately Team Virginia was able to secure the 2018 Poindexter Cup.
The MSGA-WD co-captains were Bonnie Fry and Sally Ratcliffe.
Four-Ball Match Play Results:
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Singles Match Play Results:
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The final score from the competition was Virginia (20) and Maryland (16). Virginia now leads the series 16-3-1.
The Maryland team in gearing up for their next competition, the Mid-Atlantic Challenge, which will begin on July 27th at Indian Creek Yacht & CC in Kilmarnock, Virginia.
