HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (Feb. 3, 2012) -- The Sea Pines Junior Heritage is taking place February 4-5, 2012 inside The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. The36-hole, stroke play event will consist of 45 boys and 33 girls from around the globe. Saturday’s round begins at 9 a.m. on Heron Point by Pete Dye and Sunday’s round begins at 8:30 a.m. on the Harbour Town Golf Links.
The field is headed up by defending girls champion McKenzie Talbert.
McKenzie was member of the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup Team. The North Augusta native is also on the Rolex Junior All-America Team – Honorable Mention.
A number of notable commitments have also been made by South Carolina natives. Six South Carolina girls, including McKenzie and fellow North Augusta native Jessica Hoang, have committed to play.
Also in the field is Yu Liu from Beijing, China. Yu was named to the Rolex All-America Second Team and is currently ranked 8th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Ashlan Ramsey has also committed. The Milledgeville, GA native was named to the Rolex All-America First Team and is currently ranked 10th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
A total of five boys from South Carolina are currently in the field, led by Chapin native William Starke. He is currently ranked #17 in the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Also in the field is Ben Dietrich, a 16-year old living in Bluffton.
The Sea Pines Junior Heritage began as a small local scholastic event in themid-1980s. In 1989 the tournament expanded and golfers from all over the South participated. Today the event is regarded as one of the top 10junior events in the nation. Past boys champions include: Charles Howell,III, Sean O’Hair and Kyle Stanley. Paula Creamer, Candie Kung, Virada Nirapathpongporn and Alexis Thompson are all past girls champions.
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