The Indiana Golf Foundation’s Girls State Junior Championship finished up Thursday at The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers.
Two Hamilton County golfers came away with top five finishes. Carmel’s Angelica Pfefferkorn, an incoming senior at Guerin Catholic, placed fourth with a three-day total of 227. Pfefferkorn made a birdie on the fourth hole.
“I was really proud of myself,” said Pfefferkorn. “I was trying to hit some good shots and I definitely did that out there.”
Pfefferkorn held the lead for several holes early in the tournament. While she finished fourth, she did hold her own against the competition, finishing only five shots back from the winner, Evansville’s Faith Johnson. Pfefferkorn the experience was positive and that she can build off of it.
“After the first day, it was my goal to play better and put myself up there and give myself a chance,” said Pfefferkorn.
Katie Kuc, a junior-to-be at Carmel, tied for fifth place with a 228. Kuc carded a 74 in her third round, including two birdies. She called it “a good round and I’m happy with how I finished, so I look forward to the next tournament.”
Both girls finished among the top of the list in the “most par breakers” category. Pfefferkorn tied for first with most birdies for the tournament with eight, while Kuc’s seven total birdies tied her for fourth.
Here is a complete list of Hamilton County finishers.
4. Angelica Pfefferkorn, Carmel 77-72-78=227, T5. Katie Kuc, Carmel 72-84-74=228, T18. Chelsea Morrow, Fishers 80-79-82=241, T27. Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel 85-82-81=248, T30. Sophie McGinnis, Westfield 86-86-77=249; Ava Hedrick, Carmel 85-82-82=249, T33. Elizabeth Hedrick 91-82-78=251, 37. Natalie Shupe, Westfield 89-85-79=253, T59. Sydney Longstreth, Carmel 84-94-85=263, T63. Ava Nguyen, Carmel 89-94-85=268, T68. Averie Reiter, Carmel 88-93-90=271, 70. Ella Woods, Carmel 89-94-89=272, 73. Ellie Karst, Noblesville 89-94-92=275, T75. Samantha Brown, Westfield 93-96-90=279, 78. Lauren Hosier, Westfield 93-99-92=284.
Angelica Pfefferkorn, an incoming senior at Guerin Catholic, finished fourth at the Girls State Junior Championship, which concluded Thursday at The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers. (Richie Hall)
Carmel’s Katie Kuc finished fifth at the Girls State Junior Championship. (Richie Hall)