This past weekend, July 30-31, 2022, the 21st Mid-Atlantic Junior Girls’ Challenge Matches, an annual competition where Maryland and Virginia juniors take on North and South Carolina, was held at Orchard Creek Golf Course in Waynesboro, Virginia. The girls representing Maryland were:
- Abigail Avallone (Congressional Country Club)
- Sydnee Gaines (First Tee of Baltimore)
- AnPhi Le (YOC Maryland State Golf Association)
- Fannie Sukhmparnich (MSGA eClub)
The first day of the challenge is a four-ball format and was held on Saturday. Only one of the matches went to 18 holes but both the Carolinas team and the Maryland/Virginia team walked away 2 points on the first day of the Mid Atlantic Girls’ Challenge. Abigail Avallone and Elsie MacCleery (VA) won their match 3-and-2, while Fannie Sukhumparnich and Kathryn Ha (VA) won their match 1-up.
On the second day of competition the format was individual match play, and the Maryland/Virginia team did not see a win until Kathryn Ha (VA) knocked off Ella Perna (NC) 8-and-7, as Carolinas Mia Gray and Ellen Yu defeated Amber Mackiewicz and Julie Shin of Virginia. AnPhi Le lost her match against Anna Howerton 4-and2, Abigail Avallone lost her match against Leah Edwards 3-and-2, Sydnee Gaines lost her match against Skye Two Hawks Skenandore 5-and4, and Fannie Sukhumparnich lost her match against Analee Caveney 4-and-3. The final points for Maryland/Virginia would come from Elsie MacCleery defeating Nicole Nash (NC) bringing the total to eight points overall for the Carolinas and four points for MD/VA.
The Carolinas now lead the all-time series 16-4-2.
