Junior Championship of N.C.

C.C. of Salisbury

Salisbury, NC

Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Final Results

Salisbury, NC--54 holes was not enough to decide the winner of the 1st Junior Championship of North Carolina. Daniel Meggs of Charlotte and Lee Bedford of Cary finished at 6 under par 207 after 3 rounds at Country Club of Salisbury. On the first hole of the sudden death playoff, Meggs defeated Bedford when Bedford missed a 6 foot par putt. This was Meggs, a 15-year old high school sophmore, first victory in a Carolinas Golf Association championship. It was a back and forth battle all day as Meggs battled back from 2a shot deficit after the first 9-holes of the day. "I hit the ball real good all week, and made a few putts today" said Meggs. Both players competed for the overall championship and the boys 14-15 age division. Finishing in third place in the boys 14-15 division was Micheal McGowan of Southern Pines, the son of Champions tour player Pat McGowan and grandson of golf legend Peggy Kirk Bell.

Current NC Junior Champion, Amber Littman of Stoney Creek captured the girls overall and girls 16-18 division on the 5864 yard par 71 Donald Ross designed golf course. Littman finished one shot better that Jordan Ridge on Pinehurst. Ridge finished second overall and was the winner of the girls 13-15 age division. Sydney Crane of Jamestown defeated Erica Creed of Colfax for second place in the girls 16-18 division. Courtney Taylor of Lincolnton finished in second while Virgina Mayer finished in third place in the girls 13-15 division.

Rob Kirkland of Durham won the boys 16-18 division with a total of 2 under par 211. Second and third place also had to be decided in a playoff. Bradley Martin of Charlotte defeated Mark Garrison of Arden and Garrison defeated Taylor Hernandez of Clayton for third place. All three players were tied at 2 over 215.

James Ellis of Greenville played solid golf all day on his way to capturing the boys 12-13 age division. Ellis, the 2004 NC Middle School Champion, finished with a three day total of 3 under 210. In second place was Logan Harrell of Huntersville.Christian Hawley of Kernersville finished in third place with a total of 220.

Davis Womble of High Point was crowned the champion in the 11 and under division for the second straight week. Womble, who captured the Carolinas Junior Championship last week in Greensboro, had a 27-hole total of 109. His score was 7 shots better than Drew Johnson of Oak Ridge and Nathan Sessions of Winston-Salem. Johnson defeated Sessions in a 4-hole playoff.

This junior championship was conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Yardages:

Boys 14-15 and 16-18 6653

Girls 13-15, girls 16-18 and boys 12-13 5864

11 and under 2726

11 and Under Divsion

Place

Competitor

Score

1

Davis Womble, High Point

41-35-33--109

2

Drew Johnson, Oak Ridge**

36-43-37--116

3

Nathan Sessions, Winston Salem

37-43-36--116

4

Alex Nianouris, Salisbury

43-41-37--121

5

Luke Haithcock, Burlington

41-43-39--123

6

Ty Palmer, Kernersville

47-44-45--136

7

Chase Almond, Albemarle

42-53-44--139

8

Alex Lee, Salisbury

47-49-46--142

9

Troy Beaver, Salisbury

55-52-52--159

10

Casey Ward, Chapel Hill,

60-55-47--162

 

Boys 12-13 Division

Place

Competitor

Score

1

James Ellis, Greenville

70-69-71--210

2

David Sessions, Winston-Salem

72-74-70--216

3

Logan Harrell, Huntersville

70-71-77--218

4

Christian Hawley, Kernersville

71-74-75--220

5

Billy Herring, Lillington

76-75-70--221

6

Robert Register, Burlington

74-76-76--226

7

Evan Danchenka, Harrisburg

74-79-74--227

8

Leif Neijstrom, Greensboro

79-73-77--229

9

John Varol, Waxhaw

76-74-81--231

10

Drew Lankford, Charlotte, NC

76-77-79--232

11

Zachary McKelvey, Rutherfordton

76-79-79--234

12

James Chapman, Gastonia

80-72-84--236

 

Boys 14-15 Division

Place

Competitor

Score

1

Daniel Meggs, Charlotte*

69-67-71--207

2

Lee Bedford, Cary

70-66-71--207

3

Michael McGowan, Southern Pines

73-74-68--215

4

Jonathan Page, Waynesville

77-71-72--220

T5

Mark McMillen Jr, Smithfield

72-73-76--221

T5

Taylor Zimmerman, State Road

73-75-73--221

7

Gate Jones, Durham

77-70-76--223

T8

Adam Stephenson, Greenville

70-79-75--224

T8

Geo Yang, High Point

82-71-71--224

10

Daniel Dippel, Arden

75-77-80--232

11

Jack Cottrill, Charlotte

74-76-84--234

-

Niklas Peterson, Charlotte

80-73-NS--NS

Boys 16-18 Division

Place

Competitor

Score

1

Rob Kirkland, Durham

71-71-69--211

2

Bradley Martin, Charlotte**

72-72-71--215

3

Mark Garrison, Jr., Arden***

72-73-70--215

4

Taylor Hernandez, Clayton

75-72-68--215

5

Will Collins, Salisbury

72-72-72--216

6

II, David Gies, Charlotte

72-72-73--217

T7

Hunter Howell, Raeford

72-71-77--220

T7

Matthew Montford, Wallace

74-69-77--220

T7

William Park, Chapel Hill

76-73-71--220

T7

Drew Perry, Weddington

72-75-73--220

T7

Joseph Poole, Jr., Raeford

73-78-69--220

T12

John Isenhour, Hickory

72-75-74--221

T12

Dean Norman, Jr., Greensboro

72-73-76--221

T12

Bruce Woodall, Yanceyville

74-75-72--221

15

Derek Wallace, Smithfield

76-77-69--222

T16

Will Bowman, Greensboro

74-70-79--223

T16

Bradley Cline, Thomasville

76-73-74--223

T16

Ward Minton, Raleigh

73-75-75--223

T16

Justin Gupton, Charlotte

74-72-77--223

20

Parker Houston, Greensboro

71-80-73--224

T21

Scott Juhl, Cary

75-77-73--225

T21

Austin Moore, Durham

72-80-73--225

23

Addison Scott, Thomasville

76-73-77--226

24

Joey Ham, Mount Holly

77-74-76--227

T25

Ben Roberts, Mooresville

74-77-77--228

T25

Nicklaus Cannon, Hickory

75-77-76--228

T27

Clay Gauldin, Mebane

75-78-76--229

T27

Kevin MacDonald, Pinebluff

78-75-76--229

T27

Frank Sanders, Charlotte

74-78-77--229

T30

Robert Burrow, Charlotte

76-73-81--230

T30

Derek Paschal, Summerfield

77-76-77--230

32

Cody Walker, Lenoir

76-77-78--231

33

Austin Rhymer, Black Mountain

76-77-80--233

34

Leverett Garing, Elkin

72-81-86--239

 

Girls 13-15 Division

Place

Competitor

Score

1

Jordan Ridge, Pinehurst

76-74-79--229

2

Courtney Taylor, Lincolnton

81-77-74--232

3

Virginia Mayer, Charlotte

75-80-84--239

4

Eleana Collins, Pinehurst

80-87-78--245

5

Lauren Smith, Salisbury

83-85-81--249

T6

Kristen Hagan, Charlotte

86-86-83--255

T6

Courtney McKim, Raleigh

86-86-83--255

8

Madison Overbey, High Point

86-84-88--258

9

Allison Lee, Salisbury

96-91-97--284

10

Sarah Almond, Albemarle

91-80-WDI--WDI

 

Girls 16-18 Division

Place

Competitor

Score

1

Amber Littman, Stoney Creek

77-74-77--228

2

Sydney Crane, Jamestown**

78-79-74--231

3

Erica Creed, Kernersville

78-81-72--231

4

Mary Bowman, Winston Salem

83-78-76--237

5

Jordan Kreuter, Matthews

82-89-78--249

6

Kathleen Strandberg, Greensboro

82-87-81--250

7

Emily Cheves, Apex

85-85-84--254

8

Brooke DeHart, Morganton

88-84-89--261

9

Christina Suarez, Matthews

113-113-119--345

*Winner in playoff

**Second place in playoff

***Third place in playoff