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