Midwest Golf Association’s 55th Annual National Junior Golf Championship
After arriving home from San Diego around 12:30am on Friday, July 16th, the BirdieSisters jumped in bed only to get up a few hours later to pack for and travel to the Mid-West National Junior Golf Championships in Lima, Ohio. We arrived in Lima, Ohio around 7:00pm. Although there was not enough time for a full practice round, the BirdieSisters rode the course and practiced shots until after 9:00pm.
The BirdieSisters hit the first tee at 8:30am Saturday morning at Hawthorne Hills Golf Course in Lima, Ohio. Erica played the 18 hole outside course and Myah played the 9 hole inside course. The temperatures were in the 90s and sunny, in other words it was HOT. The greens presented a challenge for the BirdieSisters because they needed to make significant adjustments in their putting. They had spent the last 6 days putting on very fast greens in San Diego, only to be faced with very slow greens in Lima. This was a good test for the BirdieSisters, forcing them to make adjustments under pressure. Overall, they managed to pass the test.
Although Erica was competing within the girls 12-13 division, she was paired with three17 year-old girls because of her golf skills. Erica had the lowest score in her foursome both days. Not only did Erica win her division, but she also finished with a score lower than all but 3 graduating seniors in the entire Junior Girls division ages 12-18.
For the second year in a row, Myah came away from this tournament with 3 trophies. Myah won the Medalist award for having the lowest one-day score of all the Pee Wee Girls division – 3 over par; she won the overall Champion award for having the lowest two-day combined score of all the Pee Wee girls (ages 11 and under); and finally, Myah won her division, girls ages 10-11. Because of her outstanding performance on day 1, Myah was interviewed by a local radio personality on live radio.
Congratulations BirdieSisters and we hope you can continue your winning streak throughout the rest of the golf season! For more info see:http://www.midwestgolf.net/Default.aspx?tabid=746139.
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