Clemmons, June 13 – Dirk Fennie, 30, from Greensboro fired a 3-under par

67 (3-under 277 total) to win the 39th NC Amateur Golf Championship played

this year on the Championship Course at Tanglewood Park.

"I'm the State Am champ," Fennie said afterward. "I can't believe it. It

feels so good."

Fennie, who shot a tournament low 66 in the first round, entered the final

round trailing Reidsville's, Mike Goodes by two strokes. Goodes, the 1989

NC Amateur winner, posted an even par 70 in the final round—good for a

2-under total of 278. Press McPhaul from Raleigh, who played at NC State

from '92-'96, shot a 2-under 68 to tie Keith Waters (also from Raleigh) for

third at 280. Waters shot 69 in the final round.

Goodes, 42, began the day with a two-shot lead, but when he parred the par

5 5th and Fennie birdied it, the two were tied and the battle was on.

Fennie and Goodes matched pars until the par 3 12th where Goodes made a

critical mistake and Fennie snatched a lead that would never relinquish.

The pin on No. 12 was tucked on the left side of the green, dangerously

close to a pond. After Fennie landed his tee shot safely in the middle of

the green, Goodes pulled his 7-iron left of the flagstick and into the

water.

"I wasn't going for that pin," Goodes said. "I tried to hit a hard seven

[iron] and I came over it. I guess I swung too hard. You can't flirt with

that side and I did. I got what I deserved."

To Goodes credit, he followed up that bogey with a birdie on No. 13., but

Fennie matched him with a birdie of his own.

"When I birdied the next hole [No. 13] and he topped it—that was a great

birdie he made," Goodes said.

By the time the two teed off on the par 4 18th, Fennie owned a one-stroke

lead, but surprisingly wasn't sure where he stood in the tournament.

"I honestly didn't know where either of them [Goodes and Waters] stood,

although I kinda had a clue. I felt like it was better for me not to know."

When both Fennie and Goodes got up and down for par from just off the

green, Fennie was the 39th winner of the NC Amateur title.

"I just shook my head because I couldn't believe it," Fennie said. "This is

definitely the biggest tournament I've won."

This Championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

FINAL RESULTS FROM 39TH NC AMATEUR AT TANGLEWOOD PARK, CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE

6,750 YARDS PAR 70

Dirk Fennie, Greensboro 66-71-73-67--277

Mike Goodes, Reidsville 73-67-68-70--278

Press McPhaul, Raleigh 69-71-72-68--280

Keith Waters, Raleigh 71-71-69-69--280

Elliot Gealy, Salisbury 69-77-68-69--283

Tim Saylor, Winston-Salem 75-71-70-68--284

Steve Harwell, Mooresville 67-75-72-71--285

Chris Logan, Pfafftown 70-72-73-71--286

John Pitt, Wilmington 70-74-70-73--287

Bob Stanger, Durham 71-76-73-67--287

Dale Fuller, Raleigh 69-70-76-73--288

Trent Gregory, Raleigh 73-72-71-72--288

Steve Slayden, Charlotte 69-73-72-74--288

Johnathan Trujillo, Wilmington 74-73-70-71--288

Frank Adams, Laurinburg 76-71-69-73--289

Brad Hyler, Raleigh 71-72-75-71--289

Herb Lohr, Lexington 72-72-76-69--289

Greg Powell, Whiteville 72-72-73-72--289

Chad Wilfong, Thomasville 74-73-69-73--289

Paul Daniel, Chapel Hill 71-73-70-76--290

Clayton Peterson, Wilkesboro 74-74-72-70--290

Karl Mitchell, Greensboro 74-72-75-70--291

Mike Williford, Fayetteville 73-72-73-73--291

Daniel Hendrickson, Charlotte 71-75-74-72--292

Jonathan Hill, Kernersville 73-72-79-68--292

John Carter, III, Thomasville 69-73-77-74--293

Andy Crain, Goldsboro 77-72-73-71--293

Dick Hogan, Burlington 74-76-74-69--293

Kelly Miller, Southern Pines 74-69-74-76--293

Brad Moldin, Wilmington 73-75-74-71--293

Steve Orrick, Jr., Pinehurst 74-72-74-73--293

Brent Parrish, Clinton 76-71-73-73--293

Lennie Barton, Raleigh 72-73-78-71--294

Craig Bennett, Reidsville 72-73-72-77--294

Ed Byman, Raleigh 74-73-74-73--294

Chris Dalrymple, Pinehurst 75-67-75-78--295

Butch Mielke, Charlotte 70-76-73-76--295

Walker Taylor, Wilmington 73-74-76-72--295

Dan Anderson, Lenoir 78-70-75-73--296

Patrick Brady, Reidsville 76-72-75-73--296

Johnny Crumpler, Jacksonville 77-72-73-74--296

Thom Goeken, Cary 74-76-69-77--296

Jason Harrill, Cornelius 76-73-74-73--296

Keith Harris, Concord 74-71-77-74--296

Mitch Adams, Cary 73-73-77-74--297

Bart Garrett, Charlotte 76-73-74-74--297

Bill Boles, Jr., Wilson 76-73-75-74--298

Arnold Edwards, Charlotte 74-75-75-74--298

Scott Bankhead, Asheboro 75-73-75-76--299

Gregg Cox, Greensboro 73-73-74-79--299

Josh Goldstein, Wilmington 75-71-79-74--299

Andrew Lewis, Winston-Salem 75-75-75-74--299

Mike Wilson, Wake Forest 72-75-76-76--299

Joey Bondurant, Hickory 70-77-70-83--300

Preston Edmondson, Morrisville 75-73-78-76--302

Steve Lassiter, Pinehurst 73-73-75-81--302

Skip Taylor, Asheville 72-75-80-75--302

Adam McLaughlin, Raleigh 73-75-78-78--304

Tucker Sampson, Charlotte 71-79-76-80--306

Mike Kee, Kannapolis 76-74-81-77--308

Robby Kirby, Charlotte 77-73-81-77--308

Failed to Qualify

Phillip Blevins, Winston-Salem 77-74--151

Bob Cherry, Wilmington 75-76--151

Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro 76-75--151

Tommy Francis, Hickory 75-76--151

Chris Gardner, Rocky Mount 74-77--151

Ned Murchison, Wilmington 76-75--151

Billy Potter, Asheboro 73-78--151

Derek Thomas, Tryon 78-73--151

Steve Wright, Laurinburg 72-79--151

Trip Boinest, Shelby 73-79--152

Noel Brown, Charlotte 76-76--152

Brad Buxton, Greensboro 77-75--152

Rob Campbell, Jr., Charlotte 76-76--152

Kenny Flynn, Clemmons 76-76--152

David Gaines, Arden 74-78--152

Chip Hunter, Charlotte 76-76--152

Terry Mills, Madison 78-74--152

Hewitt Poland, Greenville 80-72--152

Mark Shumate, Greensboro 74-78--152

Steve Wessels, Wilkesboro 76-76--152

Billy West, Fayetteville 75-77--152

Jack Williams, Gastonia 76-76--152

Robert Wooten, Winston-Salem 73-79--152

Bryan Cates, Morganton 79-74--153

John Crooks, Buies Creek 77-76--153

Mark Hauser, Winston-Salem 75-78--153

Gary Mason, Apex 79-74--153

Brandon Pace, Morehead City 78-75--153

Dean Preston, Charlotte 78-75--153

Matt Thompson, Greensboro 75-78--153

Tony Chapman, Pinehurst 76-78--154

Jim Hillard, Greenville 77-77--154

Chris Brauner, Greensboro 75-80--155

Bobby Craven. II, Oak Ridge 78-77--155

Clint Fields, Siler City 75-80--155

Shane Robinson, Norwood 81-74--155

Scott Yager, Brevard 77-78--155

Kyle Clark, Charlotte 74-82--156

Brian Corn, Hendersonville 79-77--156

Matt Estrada, Henderson 79-77--156

Gig Hilton, Lexington 76-80--156

Robert Long, III, Greensboro 77-79--156

Jay McGhee, Greensboro 78-78--156

Elton Trent, Reidsville 78-78--156

Bobby Ballinger, Sanford 78-79--157

Patrick Gregg, Raleigh 77-80--157

Tony Griffin, Cary 79-78--157

John Hancock, Jamestown 80-77--157

Jim Holloway, Charlotte 84-73--157

David Reece, Greensboro 77-80--157

Michael Sellers, Wilmington 81-76--157

Matt Wagner, Raleigh 79-78--157

Dennis Howard, Raleigh 81-77--158

Gary Overfelt, Pfafftown 82-76--158

Tim Payne, Dallas 79-79--158

Darin Little, Charlotte 74-85--159

Scott Powers, Rutherfordton 82-77--159

Mike Richardson, Charlotte 79-80--159

Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh 79-80--159

Jeff Abernathy, Hickory 80-80--160

Darwin Boyd, Charlotte 81-79--160

Greg Hamilton, Raleigh 82-78--160

Terry Heath, Chapel Hill 81-79--160

Justin Livonius, Charlotte 80-80--160

Palmer Smith, Magnolia 82-78--160

Matt Spruill, Elizabeth City 76-84--160

Tim Boynton, Beaufort 82-79--161

Kenny Hurst, Kernersville 82-79--161

Buddy Parrish, Greensboro 80-81--161

Jody Todd, Charlotte 78-83--161

Francis Pendergrass, Charlotte 83-79--162

Travis Lethco, Winston-Salem 86-77--163

Eric Ardery, Durham 80-84--164

Eric McLendon, Lenoir 82-82--164

Ron Medlin, Monroe 86-78--164

Brian Nile, Morganton 82-82--164

John Shrom, Charlotte 83-81--164

Dermot Moran, Charlotte 89-76--165

Thomas Necessary, Winston-Salem 79-86--165

Chuck Dockery, Statesville 83-84--167

Mark Robinson, Winston-Salem 83-86--169

Rick Marion, Mt. Airy 73-WD--WD

Ronnie Brower, Waxhaw 86-DNS--

Charles Knight, Charlotte 86-DNS--