Jacksonville senior Sanaa Carter was the only golfer to post a day one score below par, and despite adding five strokes to her score on the second day of competition, Carter ran away with the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A girls golf state title on Tuesday.

Carter shot a 1-under par 71 on Monday, then followed it up with a 4-over par 76 on Tuesday at the Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines. Her two-day score of 147 (+3) was six strokes ahead of second place, which went to Hibriten senior Trinity White.

The second day of play got off to a shaky start for Carter. She recorded a double bogey on the first hole and bogey on the second. She also recorded bogeys on No. 5 and No. 8, but a birdie on the 334-yard par 4 on No. 9 helped her settle in on the back nine.

Carter recorded two birdies on the back nine, but a double bogey on No. 17 evened them out.

This marks the first time a girls golfer has won a state championship at Jacksonville.

White shot a 78 (+6) on day one, then cut three strokes off her score on Tuesday’s final day of competition to finish with a combined scored of 153 (+9). She was one stroke ahead of Williams sophomore Gabriella Moorehead, who had a significant improvement from her first day. Moorehead shot a 9-over 81 on Monday, but improved to a 1-over 73 on Tuesday.

Fred T. Foard sophomore Laila Vongsavanh placed fourth with a 157 (+13) and South Point junior Madison Pruden finished fifth with a 158 (+14).

Pruden’s fifth place finish helped lead South Point to a team championship by the narrowest of margins. The Red Raiders finished the tournament with a combined score of 510, just one stroke better than second-place Lake Norman Charter, which posted a score of 511.

South Point shaved 10 strokes off its team score on Tuesday. After shooting a 260 on Monday, the Red Raiders combined for a score of 250 on the second day.

Lake Norman Charter was in first place after the first day of competition with a 256, just four strokes better than South Point. The championship is the first girls golf title in school history for South Point.

Southern Alamance (518), Croatan (524), and Stuart Cramer (527) rounded out the top five in the team standings.

3A Girls Golf State Championship Leaderboard | Individual Standings

• 1. Sanaa Carter (Jacksonville) – 147 (+3)
• 2. Trinity White (Hibriten) – 153 (+9)
• 3. Gabriella Moorehead (Williams) – 154 (+10)
• 4. Laila Vongsavanh (Fred T. Foard) – 157 (+13)
• 5. Madison Pruden (South Point) – 158 (+14)
• 6. McKenna Williams (Tuscola) – 159 (+15)
• 7. Lilly Powell (South Brunswick) – 161 (+17)
• T8. Caitlyn Frisch (Lake Norman Charter) – 164 (+20)
• T8. Madeline Cunningham (Croatan) – 164 (+20)
• T8. Lillian Bowman (Hickory) – 164 (+20)
• T8. Haylee Taylor (Piedmont) – 164 (+20)

3A Girls Golf State Championship Leaderboard | Team Standings

• 1. South Point – 510 (+78)
• 2. Lake Norman Charter – 511 (+79)
• 3. Southern Alamance – 518 (+86)
• 4. Croatan – 524 (+92)
• 5. Stuart Cramer – 527 (+95)
• 6. Tuscola – 550 (+118)
• 7. Lee County – 553 (+121)
• 8. South Central – 554 (+122)
• 9. Carrboro – 566 (+134)
• 10. Fike – 574 (+142)
• 11. East Rowan – 575 (+143)