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Emilia Smith (left) and Christine Chang (right)
HUNTSVILLE, AL (June 8, 2020) – First round results of the 57th Alabama Girls State Junior Amateur Championship and 1st Alabama Girls State 13 & Under Junior Championship of the Alabama Golf Association hosted by Valley Hill Country Club in Huntsville, AL on Monday, June 8, 2020.
Round 1 Scores | Round 2 Starting Times | Statistics | Photo Gallery
Playing the day in windy conditions, Emilia Smith, of Enterprise, AL, leads round one of the 57th Alabama Girls State Junior Amateur Championship. Smith carded an even-par (72) for the day.
“It was just a solid day,” Smith said. “I was focusing on playing the shot at hand and playing my best.”
Defending champion, Michaela Morard of Huntsville and Emma Pittman, a Pike Road native, each posted a one-over 73 to stand second place.
Christine Chang, of Auburn, shot a one-under 71, leading the 1st Alabama Girls 13 & Under Junior Championship.
Entries for the 57th Alabama Girls State Junior Amateur Championship are open to any female amateur golfer who is a legal resident of Alabama, has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club and qualifies under the following age requirements:
Entries for the 1st Alabama Girls State 13 & Under Junior Championship are open to any female amateur golfer who is a legal resident of Alabama, has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club and qualifies under the following age requirements:
For more information on the 2020 Alabama Girls State Championships, including hole-by-hole scoring and round two starting times, please visit: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/2271787
57th Alabama Girls State Junior Amateur Championship - Round 1 Scores
Rank
Player
City, Graduation
R1
To Par
1
Emilia Smith
Enterprise, 2020
72
E
T2
Michaela Morard
Huntsville, 2020
73
Emma Pittman
Pike Road, 2020
4
Lauren Thompson
Midland City, 2021
76
T5
Morgan Jones
Auburn, 2021
78
6
Virginia Anne Holmes
Montgomery, 2023
Ashley-Sinclair Curtis
Sarah Utley
Owens Cross Roads, 2020
Lauren Gilchrist
Spanish Fort, 2020
Ellie Cothran
Union Grove, 2025
T11
Erika Allen
Berry, 2021
79
7
Molly Brown Davidson
Birmingham, 2025
Kate Ha
Auburn, 2026
Reagan Waggoner
Birmingham, 2022
15
Gabriella Nicastro
Huntsville, 2023
80
8
T16
Yvette Gorden
Pike Road, 2023
81
9
Hannah Dees
Fairhope, 2021
Grace Engel
T19
Ashlee Allen
Berry, 2023
82
10
Marilyn Steed
Birmingham, 2020
T21
Taylor Trible
83
11
Ella Howard
Gadsden, 2022
T23
Raina Choi
Huntsville, 2022
84
12
Mary Lee
Tuscaloosa, 2021
Courtney Johnson
Birmingham, 2024
T26
Kylee Lynn
Opelika, 2025
85
13
Elle Webber
Bella Duesing
Robyn Blakey
Vandiver, 2021
T30
Neysa Dechachutinan
86
14
Mary Charles Davis
Auburn, 2023
Aidan Haithcock
Hoover, 2022
Kaitlyn Shields
Chelsea, 2022
T34
Hanna Dyar
Anniston, 2020
87
Ella Parker
Birmingham, 2021
T36
Hannah Sanders
Albertville, 2020
88
16
Emma Hallman
38
MacKinley Baird
89
17
T39
Macey Martin
Helena, 2022
90
18
Addison Spears
Fairhope, 2024
T41
Reagan Malone
Arab, 2021
91
19
Polly McCrackin
Hoover, 2025
Abby Gattis
Jacksonville, 2022
Anne Reaves Skinner
Tuscaloosa, 2023
T45
Gentry Scott
Jemison, 2020
93
21
Baylie Webb
Anniston, 2022
Megan Grosnick
Gurley, 2022
48
Mallory Brooks
Southside, 2024
95
23
T49
Katie Gray
96
24
Riya Key
Tuscumbia, 2021
Ava Schwartz
Gurley, 2023
52
Ellie Smith
98
26
T53
Elle Squires
Vestavia Hills, 2022
99
27
Miriam McCoy
55
Chloe Ruble
Athens, 2024
100
28
56
Kate Cost
Crane hill, 2024
101
29
57
Hayley Messer
Leighton, 2023
102
30
WD
Mary Grace Davidson
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1st Alabama Girls State 13 & Under Junior Championship - Round 1 Scores
Pos.
Christine Chang
Auburn, 2024
71
-1
2
Scarlett Schremmer
T3
Klare Jamison
Huntsville, 2027
Frances Brown
Mobile, 2025
5
Carmen Britt
Lucia Perez
Huntsville, 2025
Fair Garner
Selma, 2026
T8
Saxon Skinner
Tuscaloosa, 2025
Kiersten Riggins
T10
Isabel Rogers
Anniston, 2024
Sophia Pastor
Auburn, 2028
Isabella Sanders
Brownsboro, 2025
107
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