The 44th Maryland State Junior Girls Championship was held at The Suburban Club in Pikesville, Maryland on July 8-9, 2021. Twenty-two girls competed in the championship division and one girl competed in the 9-hole division.
Irene Kim, a thirteen year old from Woodstock, Maryland and a Youth on Course member, finished at even par (73-71–144) to claim her first MSGA championship title. Irene was one of two girls that fired a one-under-par 71 during the championship, the other being first round leader AnPhi Le, from Frederick, Maryland. Irene’s opening round of 73 on Thursday was steady golf, consisting of seventeen pars and one bogey. Friday’s round on the other hand included six remarkable birdies, three bogeys, and one double bogey. Her birdies were on holes #1, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15. The runner-up in the state championship was 2019 MSGA Junior Girls Champion, Sophie Simon, from Potomac, Maryland who finished 74-73–147. Sophie, a recent graduate of The Bullis School, is heading to Yale University in the fall and will be competing on their women’s golf team.
Following are the results:
Champion: Irene Kim (73-71–144)
Runner-up: Sophie Simon (74-73–147)
16-18 Division:
- First Place— Paige Richter (73-77-150)
- Second Place— Kaylin Yeoh (77-74–151)
- Third Place— AnPhi Le (71-82–153)
14-15 Division:
- First Place— Olivia Cong (78-76–154)
- Second Place— Fannie Sukhumparnich (80-84–164)
- Third Place— Julia Hua (83-83–166)
13 & Under Division:
- First Place— Michelle Yeung (77-76–153)
- Second Place— Aspen Bikowski (91-95–186)
9 Hole Division:
- First Place— Joslen Bannon (57-64–121)
