36th North Carolina Junior Championship

Kinston Country Club, Kinston, NC

June 17-20, 2003

Championship Results and Pairings

Posted: 6/20/03

KINSTON, NC -- Barden Berry of Kinston successfully defended his North Carolina Junior championship title on Friday with a 1 up win over Andrew Byrd of Oxford at Kinston Country Club in Kinston. Berry, who earlier in the day defeated Preston Yates of Winston Salem to gain the final, is the fourth player in the thirty-six year history of the event to win it twice in a row. Byrd, who made two bogeys and two birdies in the championship match, defeated Tanner Briele of New Bern in the morning by a 6&4 margin.

Berry drew first blood when Byrd failed to par on the par-five third hole and saw his lead grow to three before Byrd's chip in birdie on eight and fifteen-foot birdie putt on ten got the match back to one-up for Berry. Berry won number twelve when Byrd couldn't get up and down from in front of the green, but got back to one down with a par on the par-three fifteenth. Byrd failed to make birdie on the last three holes and Berry's two putt from 25 feet on 18 salted away the match.

In the other match of the day, Blythe Worley of Greenville beat Emily Simpson of Rutherfordton 2&1 to win the girls division, draining a 20-foot birdie on the final hole to top Simpson's birdie and bid to square the match.

On Thursday, the boys 13 and under division went to Henry Zaytoun of Raleigh who defeated Patrick Barrett of Pinehurst in the final match.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

 

Complete Results

Boys 14-17

First Round

Barden Berry, Kinston d. Warren Straub, Apex, 7&6

Conner Harris, Raleigh d. Ryan Heisey, New Bern, 19 holes

Sean Kramer, China Grove d. Joshua Howell, New Bern, 2 up

Neal Jones, Charlotte d. Matthew Morrison, Hope Mills, 2 up

Kent Copeland, Hickory d. Justin Newton, Elon, 2&1

Sam Holtsclaw, Spruce Pine d. Daniel Faulkner, Henderson, 1 up

Drew Perry, Weddington d. McLean Boyd, Wilmington, 20 holes

Reid Culp, Charlotte d. Blair Miller, Southern Pines, 1 up

Nathan Stamey, Canton d. Joseph Hale, Kinston, 2 up

Preston Yates, Winston-Salem d. Forrest Shuford, Fayetteville, 1 up

Stephen Perry, Kinston d. Tim Crouch, Statesville, 2&1

Rob Kirkland, Durham d. John Ashmore, Weddington, 19 holes

Andrew Buergler, Cary d. Travis White, Nashville, 4&3

Chris Wallace, Greenville d. Grant Millsaps, Winston-Salem, 2&1

Bryce Mueller, Durham d. Corey Nagy, Charlotte, 1 up

Brian Fitch, Raleigh d. Corey Ford, Gastonia, 3&2

Matt Hardison, Jamesville d. David Fowler, Winston-Salem, 6&5

Mac Michals, Concord d. Spencer Hill, Kinston, 6&5

Brad Dilen, Cary d. Matt Bradley, Shelby, 2&1

Tanner Briele, New Bern d. Jack Ulrich, Southern Pines, 1 up

Cameron Cheek, Siler City d. Russell Rose, Wilson, 1 up

Parker McKoy, Raleigh d. Bruce Woodall, Yanceyville, 1 up

Weston Way, Liberty d. Kyle Rogers, Morrisville, 5&4

Ryan Wilson, High Point d. David Martin, Kernersville, 19 holes

Garrett Kachellek, Charlotte d. Anthony Allred, Graham, 5&4

Kevin O'Connell, Raleigh d. Brad Hondros, Wilson, 2&1

Chris Evans, Greensboro d. Daniel Hensley, Jonesville, 4&3

Chip DeSelms, Wilmington d. Adam Simpson, Monroe, 5&4

Andrew Byrd, Oxford d. Dustin Hamilton, Southport, 6&4

Chesson Hadley, Raleigh d. Joe Poole, Raeford, 1 up

Zack Byrd, Calabash d. Jason Judy, Gibsonville, 1 up

Matthew Chidester, Charlotte d. Stephen Harrison, Wilson, 3&2

 

Second Round

Berry d. Harris, 2&1

Jones d. Kramer, 5&4

Copeland d. Holtsclaw, 3&2

D. Perry d. Culp, 2&1

Yates d. Stamey, 6&5

Kirkland d. S. Perry, 4&3

Buergler d. Wallace, 2&1

Fitch d. Mueller, 1 up

Michals d. Hardison, 2&1

Briele d. Dilen, 19 holes

McKoy d. Cheek, 7&5

Wilson d. Way, 3&2

Kachellek d. O'Connell, 19 holes

DeSelms d. Evans, 2&1

A. Byrd d. Hadley, 2&1

Chidester d. Z. Byrd, 2&1

 

Third Round

Berry, d. Jones, 20 holes

Copeland, d. Perry, 1 up

Yates, d. Kirkland, 2 up

Buergler, d. Fitch, 3&2

Briele, d. Michals, 22 holes

Wilson d. McKoy, 4&3

Andrew Byrd d. Chidester, 4&3

DeSelms d. Kachellek, 4&3

 

Quarterfinals

Berry d. Copeland, 4&3

Yates d. Buergler, 2 up

Briele d. Wilson, 2 up

A. Byrd def. DeSelms, 6&4

Boys 14-17

Semifinals

Berry d. Yates, 4&3

Andrew Byrd d. Briele, 6&4

Final

Berry d. Byrd, 1 up 

Girls

First Round

Cydney Clanton, Concord d. Mary Ellen Herring, Lillington, 6&5

Emily Simpson, Rutherfordton d. Lauren Harling, Laurinburg, 2&1

Kristin Vincent, Burlington d. Mattie Pufpaff, Raleigh, 1 up

Ashley Mylton, Charlotte d. Ann Laney, Charlotte, default (illness)

Jessica Vincent, Burlington d. Amber Littman, Stoney Creek, 2&1

Emily Street, Forest City d. Neils Barringer, Durham, 21 holes

Blythe Worley, Greenville d. Sydney Crane, Jamestown, 4&3

Kandy Carland, Etowah d. Brooke Goodwin, Fuquay-Varina, 1 up

Quarterfinals

Simpson d. Clanton, 3&2

Kristin Vincent d. Mylton, 20 holes

Jessica Vincent d. Street, 19 holes

Worley d. Carland, 3&2

 Semifinals

Simpson d. K. Vincent, 4&3

Worley d. J. Vincent, 5&3

Final

Worley d. Emily Simpson, 2&1

 

Boys 13 and under

First Round (Nine Hole Matches)

Henry Zaytoun, Raleigh d. Barrett Knowles, Fayetteville, 1 up

Jonathan Williford, Greensboro d. Anthony Tsiolkas, Winston-Salem, 2&1

Geo Yang, High Point d. Dylan Harris, Concord, 2 up

John Isenhour, Hickory d. Ben Heisey, New Bern, 4&3

Jack Fields, Southern Pines d. Joshua Chandler, Washington, 5&3

David Chung, Fayetteville d. Logan Harrell, Huntersville, 2&1

Taylor Zimmerman, State Road d. Russell Burke, Pinehurst, 10 holes

Patrick Barrett, Pinehurst d. David Gies, Charlotte, 2&1

Quarterfinals (Nine Hole Matches)

Zaytoun d. Williford, 3&2

Isenhour d. Yang, 2&1

Fields d. Chung, 10 holes

Barrett d. Zimmerman, 2&1

Semifinals (Nine Hole Matches)

Zaytoun d. Isenhour, 2&1

Barrett, d. Fields, 1 up

 Final

Zaytoun d. Barrett, 3&1