2007 Bank of Hiawassee Classic

The Ridges Golf Club in Hayesville, North Carolina hosted the annual Bank of Hiawassee Classic Junior Golf tournament. The event was the seventh and last tour stop of The Ridges Junior Golf Tour.

Julie Payne and Lori McClure of the Bank of Hiawassee greeted the junior players as they arrived. The Bank of Hiawassee has hosted the tournament for the last four years and each year the participation grows with more and more junior players. The perfect weather for the event with clear skies allowed the sun to shine warmly on the players providing some comfort on a chilly day. Steve Gonyea, President of the Tri-County Junior Golf Association, commented that the weather was a welcomed change and that for the first time in several years the tour would be completed without a rain out make up date being necessary.

The girls' divisions provided great golf with Megan Rowe having a good round and edging her way into second place between the Martin sisters, Ellie and Erin, in the 9 and under division. Amanda Thompson returned to capture her fourth first place finish forcing Amber Williams to second place and Mia Manto to third in the 10-12 division. Morgan Bentley finished out the tour with her seventh consecutive first place trophy, with Miranda Carballo coming in second in the 13-15 division.

Players of the boys' 8 and under division provided some changes with Dalton Danielson finishing with a trophy for the first time this season. Kyle Rhinehardt picked up his first of the season first place trophy, Colin Williams placed second, and Dante Curtis improved his game to finish third in the season final. Fourth through sixth places were Josh Cottrell, Dalton Danielson, and Corey Brown. In the 9-10 boys division, Jackson Burks showed improvement and captured first place with Grant Arencibia closing in for second place. Oliver Allison picked up third with Austin Humphries, Trey Sisson, and Thomas Andres rounding out the top six positions.

In the 11-12 boys' division Eli Crumley ran his string of first place finishes for all seven tournaments. Eli was followed by Andrew Barrett, Josh Sprinkles, Coltin Stanley, Colby Jones, and Grant Schuette. It was Grant's second time placing this season. In the 13-14 boys' division Evan Brakefield returned to capture first place with Corbin Carter and Jacob Chambliss rounding out the top three. The 15-17 boys' division saw Andrew Bateman returning to capture first place with Jake Farner and Parker Lewis rounding out the top three positions.

This week's tournament was again special because every county represented in The Ridges Junior Tour had a winner. Union County led with the most winners at 10, followed by Clay County with 8, Cherokee County, NC with 6, Towns County with 3, Fannin County with 2, and White and Cherokee Counties both with 1 winner each.

Bank of Hiawassee Classic Results: GIRLS 9 AND UNDER DIVISION: First place Ellie Martin, Cherokee County, NC Second place Megan Rowe, Union County Third place Erin Martin, Cherokee County, NC GIRLS 10-12 DIVISION: First place Amanda Thompson, Clay County Second place Amber Williams, Towns County Third place Mia Manto, Towns County GIRLS 13-15 DIVISION: First place Morgan Bentley, Union County Second place Miranda Carballo, Cherokee County, NC BOYS 8 AND UNDER DIVISION: First place Kyle Rhinehardt, Clay County Second place Colin Williams, Cherokee County, NC Third place Dante Curtis, Cherokee County, NC Fourth place Josh Cottrell, Clay County Fifth place Dalton Danielson, Clay County Sixth place Corey Brown, Clay County BOYS 9-10 DIVISION: First place Jackson Burks, Union County Second place Grant Arencibia, Towns County Third place Oliver Allison, Union County Fourth place Austin Humphries, Clay County Fifth place Trey Sisson, Fannin County Sixth place Thomas Andres, Clay County BOYS 11-12 DIVISION: First place Eli Crumley, White County Second place Andrew Barrett, Cherokee County, GA Third place Josh Sprinkles, Clay County Fourth place Coltin Stanley, Union County Fifth place Colby Jones, Union County Sixth place Grant Schuette, Union County BOYS 13-14 DIVISION: First place Evan Brakefield, Fannin County Second place Corbin Carter, Union County Third place Jacob Chambliss, Union County

BOYS 15-17 DIVISION: First place Andrew Bateman, Cherokee County, NC Second place Jake Farner, Union County Third place Parker Lewis, Clay County

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