2007 Blue Ridge Mountain EMC Masters

Chatuge Shores Golf Course in Hayesville, North Carolina hosted the annual Blue Ridge Mountain EMC Masters junior golf tournament. The event was the sixth tour stop of The Ridges Junior Golf Tour. Candace Lee with Blue Ridge Mountain EMC was on hand for the event and welcomed the players to Chatuge Shores Golf Course. Before taking to the links, the players had complementary driving range warm up time thanks to the Electric Membership Corporation. This was the EMC's fourth time to host the event and the weather cooperated much better than 2006 when a storm rolled through the area producing hail and cold temperatures. This year the weather was perfect for the junior players to shoot low scores and have a great time. The Tri-County Junior Golf Association thanks Blue Ridge Mountain EMC for their continued involvement in junior golf and the active role the EMC plays in supporting the youth in the tri-county area.

The girls' divisions saw the continued winning form of the Martin sisters from Cherokee County, NC. Mia Manto from Towns County won for the second time. Morgan Bentley from Union County shot a 48 for the nine holes - her first score ever below fifty - was extremely relieved to be able to break the magical fifty stroke barrier that had been eluding her this year. Morgan said that her next goal is to lower her average score to in the mid forties from her current average of 51.

Players of the boys' divisions finishing with trophies for the first time were: Nicholas McConnell, - Towns County (Richard McConnell, Nicholas's father, who works for the EMC and was on hand to witness his son's performance), Daniel Kumler - Union County, Conner Davis - Clay County, Grayson Waller from Union County, and Luke Crumley - White County. Eli Crumley - White County shot the best score of the season for the 11-12 boys division with a 37 on nine holes.

This week's tournament was special because every county represented in The Ridges Junior Tour had a winner. Clay County led with the most winners at 10, followed by Union County with 8, Cherokee County, NC with 6, Towns County with 5, and White, Fannin, and Cherokee Counties all with 1 winner each.

The Tri-County Junior Golf Association thanks their Bronze and Silver sponsors for contributing to the success of this year's tour. Bronze sponsors are Gene and Donna Clopton, Jay and Stephanie Stubblefield, Joey and Ann Arencibia, and Tsali and Jacque Bentley. Silver sponsors are Scott Carter Investments and Insurance, Stephanie McConnell, PC, Mountain Valley Orthopedics, United Community Bank - Blairsville, Jay's Medical Equipment, and C. Gay McTyre Realty. For more information please contact Steve Gonyea at 706-379-1532 or Cathy Lewis at 828-389-1867. Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Tsali Bentley at 706- 745-0001.
Bank of Blairsville Cup
Results
GIRLS 9 AND UNDER DIVISION:

Firstplace Elli
Second place

Erin Martin, Cherokee County,
NC
Third place Kenzie
Jenkins, Towns County
GIRLS 10-12 DIVISION:
Firstplace Mia
Manto, Towns County
Second place
Amber Williams, Towns
County
Third place
Ledford Jordon, Clay County
GIRLS 13-15 DIVISION:
First place
Morgan Bentley, Union County
Second place
Miranda Carballo, Cherokee
County, NC
BOYS 8 AND UNDER DIVISION:

Firstplace Josh
Cottrell, Clay County
Second place
Kyle Rhinehardt, Clay County
Third place Corey
Brown, Clay County
Fourth place
Colin Williams, Cherokee
County, NC
Fifth place Dante
Curtis, Cherokee County, NC
Sixth place
Nicholas McConnell, Towns
County
BOYS 9-10 DIVISION:
Firstplace Zach
Cottrell, Clay County
Second place

Will Howard, Union County
Third place Oliver
Allison, Union County
Fourth place
Grant Arencibia, Towns County
Fifth place
Jackson Burks, Union County
Sixth place Daniel
Kumler, Union County
BOYS 11-12 DIVISION:
Firstplace Eli
Crumley, White County
Second place
Andrew Barrett, Cherokee
County, GA
Thirdplace Josh
Sprinkles, Clay County
Fourth place
Isaac Mills, Clay County
Fifth place
Grayson Waller, Union County
Sixth place
Conner Davis, Clay County
BOYS 13-14 DIVISION:
First place Corbin
Carter, Union County
Second place
Matthew Danielson, Clay
County
Third place James
Andrews, Clay County
BOYS 15-17 DIVISION:
Firstplace Jake
Levens, Union County
Second place
Luke Crumley, White County
Third place
Andrew Bateman, Cherokee
County, NC.