A record 125 girls participated in the seventh West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Girls Golf Invitational September 3 at Woodridge Plantation Golf Course in Mineral Wells. The number represents an increase of more than 40 players over the six-year history of the event. Medalist Audrey Kerr of Bridgeport, shot a 70 to edge Morgantown's Angela Yao by one stroke.

Girl golfers in the state do not have a separate team tournament sponsored by the WVSSAC yet, the continued growth of the sport in the state could eventually lead to a separate team tournament in the future. While girls have been able to play with the boys co-ed golf for more than five decades, the girls game took a big move forward with the first full girls team at John Marshall High School in 2016 under the direction of Dave Gaudino and Bridget Carnahan. In the first year, the team had to play the many girls teams in Ohio.

Over the years, the sport has grown to nearly 20 full teams in West Virginia playing their own schedule primarily in the northern part of the state. While the WVSSAC tournament is an individual event, 16 schools sent full girls teams. Many other schools sent individual players as well.

Competition is divided into two divisions with players in the Championship Division playing 18 holes and players in the Open division playing 9 holes.