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Oct 27, 2009
FOXFIRE VILLAGE — Senior Katherine Perry of Raleigh Athens Drive fired a two-under par 71 on Tuesday to come from behind and take medalist honors while leading her team to the team title in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A women¹s golf championships at the West Course at Foxfire Golf and Country Club.
Perry, a senior, recorded rounds of 73 and 71 for a 144 total, good for a four-shot margin over first-day leader and defending individual champion Allison Emrey of Charlotte Ardrey Kell.
Freshman Sarah Bae of Athens Drive also had a 71 in the final round to tie Emrey for second. North Mecklenburg junior Katie Kirk was fourth at 149.
The course played at par 73 and a 5,630-yard layout for the championship.
Perry and Bae led the way for Athens Drive to come from eight shots back to catch Ardrey Kell and successfully defend its team championship.
Athens Drive recorded a 458 to win by nine shots over Kell, with Jamestown Ragsdale well back in third at 505. Pfafftown Ronald Reagan and Greensboro Grimsley tied for fourth, 53 shots back.
The best three scores of a team counted toward the team totals, and a total of 79 golfers and 13 teams competed in the two-day, 36-hole event.
Wendy¹s is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.
1 Raleigh Athens Drive 234 224 458
2 Charlotte Ardrey Kell 226 241 467
3 Jamestown Ragsdale 254 251 505
4 Pfafftown Ronald Reagan 252 259 511
4 Greensboro Grimsley 252 259 511
6 Raleigh Wakefield 254 265 519
7 Cary Green Hope 256 269 525
8 Charlotte Myers Park 261 274 535
9 Asheville TC Roberson 267 276 543
10 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 267 283 550
11 New Bern 292 262 554
12 North Davidson 312 297 609
13 E. Chapel Hill 310 306 616
1 Katherine Perry Athens Drive, 12th 73 71 144
2 Allison Emrey Ardrey Kell, 11th 71 77 148
2 Sarah Bae Athens Drive, 9th 77 71 148
4 Katie Kirk N. Meck, 11th 72 77 149
5 Lizzie Bundy Clayton, 12th 72 79 151
6 Molly Plomaritis Grimsley, 12th 75 77 152
7 Michelle Pilo Apex, 12th 77 77 154
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