The 2016 Maryland State Junior Girls Championship was held at Rolling Road Golf Course on June 21 and 22.
Play was suspended on Tuesday afternoon due to heavy rain, but the staff at Rolling Road had the girls back on the course early Wednesday to complete that round and to complete the second and final day of play. The weather on Wednesday was nothing short of spectacular and the golf course was in great shape!
The highlight of the tournament was when 9 Hole competitor Alana Alexander-Giles shot a 37 on the back nine on day two. Alana is 11 years old and was the winner of that division.
Aneka Semanutafa who plays out of Clustered Spires in Frederick was the champion for the 2nd year in a row with scores of 73-71–144. Aneka is 15 years old and won the tournament by 9 shots.
Overall runner-up came down to a match of cards between Charlotte Simpson of The Suburban Club and Lena Cappocia of TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Charlotte won the match of cards to be named the Overall Runner-up.
Other Divisional Winners and Runners-up were:
13 and under:
- Winner: Faith Choi, Worthington Manor GC (79-80–159)
- Runner-up: Sophie Simon, Woodmont CC (81-79–160)
14-15 Division:
- Winner: Jenny Hua, Unattached (77-81–158)
- Runner-up: Amanda Levy, Woodmont CC (84-77–161)
16-18 Division:
- Winner: Lena Capoccia, TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (77-76–153)
- Runner-up: Josephine Jung, Hobbit’s Glen GC (80-75–155)
The 2017 Junior Girls Championship is scheduled for June 20-21 at Talbot Country Club in Easton, Maryland.
-Reported by Bonnie Fry