Local plays in Azalea Invitational

From left are Claire Brown, Beth Daniels and Collins Bradshaw from Columbia. Daniels was the captain of the U.S. Solheim Cup team which defeated the European squad last week in Chicago.

By: From Local Reports | SCNow
Published: August 27, 2009

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Claire Brown, a freshman at Hartsville High School, participated in the Azalea Invitational Golf Tournament Aug. 11-12 in Charleston. The tournament is sanctioned by the S.C. Junior Golf Association and hosted by Beth Daniels and her home course, The Country Club of Charleston.

Over 80 of the state’s top ranked boys and girls ranging from ages 14 to 18 were selected to participate in this year’s event. The field of players was expanded this year to include players from Georgia and North Carolina.

Brown scored rounds of 79 and 77 to finish 11th out of 38 girls. The tournament was played just less than 6,000 yards, which is collegiate level of play. In March of this year, Brown won her age group in the N.C. Junior Golf Club’s sanctioned event held at UNC’s Finley Golf Course.