VSGA JUNIOR GIRLS ’ GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Elsie MacCleery
HOME CLUB : Orchard Creek
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHT : Winning the VSGA Junior Girls ’. I have played in the VSGA state tournament since I was 10 and have always dreamed of winning it .
FUN FACT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT YOU : I am a Whoop fitness wrist band fanatic .
GOLF GOALS FOR 2023 : Some goals I have for 2023 include : getting top 200 in Junior Golf Scoreboard , lowering my scoring average to 74 , winning high school state tournament as a team , improving my proximity to hole on my approach shots , playing more women ’ s amateur events , qualifying for the U . S . Junior Championship ( missed by a stroke this year ) and winning the VHSL Girls ’ Open again .
BEST CLUB IN YOUR BAG : My best club is my putter . I believe it is the most important club , and I am always striving to improve my putting game .
BEST COURSES YOU HAVE PLAYED : I feel fortunate to have been able to play so many wonderful courses in my golfing career . A couple of my favorites are Pine Needles GC , Pinehurst No . 2 , Kingsmill River Course and Boonsboro CC .
2022 HIGHLIGHTS
BEN WALLS ( WOOD ); CHRIS LANG ( MACCLEERY )
• VSGA Junior Girls champion
• Virginia High School League Girls Open champion ( repeat winner )
• Tied for fourth at VHSL Class 4 Championship ( team finished 2nd )
• Attends Western Albemarle High School ( played No . 1 as a freshman )
• Winner of Peggy Kirk Bell Golf Tour ’ s Kandi Comer Classic at Orchard Creek ( home course )
• T16 at The Donna Andrews Invitational
• No . 300 on Junior Golf Scoreboard world ranking
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