ncamround4

45^th N.C. Amateur Championship

CC of Asheville, Asheville, NC

June 12, 2005

Final Results

Asheville, NC: Jerry Richardson, Jr., a North Carolina State golf team member, shot a final round 72 to capture the 45^th North Carolina Amateur Championship. Richardson, a college junior, bettered fellow competitors Mike Goodes and Marc Matalavage in the final group to win in his first appearance in the championship. Although Richardson was tested by the skill of the rest of the field, perhaps their most difficult opponent was Tropical Storm Arlene, which kept The Country Club of Asheville wet throughout the week and caused two rain delays on Friday. Wet conditions, fast greens, and deep bluegrass rough kept the player's challenged and the scores above par.

The tournament came down the final hole and 1989 N.C. Amateur Champion and third round leader Mike Goodes could have extended the tournament to a sudden-death playoff. However, Goodes missed his 12-foot birdie putt and made par, matching Richardson and giving the 20-year-old member of Alamance Country Club in Burlington the victory. "I am just so proud to have won the tournament", said Richardson. "There is nothing more prestigious than winning your own state amateur. This is the first opportunity for me to compete in the tournament. Our NCAA Regional and Finals Tournaments usually fall in the same week and I was happy to find out that I could play."

The tournament was ultimately decided on the 16^th hole when Richardson made par while Goodes made bogey. Goodes' tee shot fell into the second cut of rough and he was forced to punch out from the difficult lie. From there, Goodes and Richardson matched one another shot-for-shot, giving Richardson the one-stroke victory. Richardson had nothing but respect for his fellow competitor. "Goodes was such a grinder and a great putter. I played a practice round with him and got a lot of pointers just from watching the way he played the game. He's really good."

Defending champion Paul Simson was in contention for most of the tournament. However bogies at holes 8 and 9, along with a lost ball at hole 15 forced the Raleigh native to a final round 77 and a tie for 13^th.

The Country Club of Asheville was designed and built by Donald Ross and captured the essence of Ross courses with subtle greens and deep greenside bunkers. Although the course measures under 6700 yards, the par 70 layout proved to be challenging for the best amateurs in North Carolina.

Place	Competitor	Score

1	Jerry Richardson, Jr., Burlington, NC	70-73-66-72--281
2	Mike Goodes, Reidsville, NC	71-66-72-73--282
T3	Dale Fuller, Raleigh, NC	75-71-71-66--283
T3	Marc Matalavage, Ocean Isle, NC	68-70-71-74--283
T5	Graham Banister, Raleigh, NC	69-71-72-73--285
T5	Dean Channell, Cary, NC	72-72-74-67--285
T5	Ryan Solan, Charlotte, NC	72-70-70-73--285
T8	Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC	77-71-69-69--286
T8	Skip Taylor, Flat Rock, NC	74-71-71-70--286
T8	Keith Waters, Raleigh, NC	70-71-74-71--286
T8	Brian Westveer, Charlotte, NC	76-74-65-71--286
T8	Drew Younts, Stokesdale, NC	77-70-67-72--286
T13	Dustin Barr, Mooresville, NC	75-70-72-70--287
T13	John Eades, Charlotte, NC	71-71-73-72--287
T13	Paul Simson, Raleigh, NC	72-68-70-77--287
T13	Wynn Solle, Pinehurst, NC	67-75-74-71--287
17	Reed Darsie, Chapel Hill, NC	74-74-70-70--288
T18	Matt Hammond, Clayton, NC	71-74-72-72--289
T18	John Kelley, Winston Salem, NC	71-73-70-75--289
T20	Keith Harris, Concord, NC	73-75-70-72--290
T20	Scott McClellan, Cary, NC	71-78-68-73--290
T20	Parker McKoy, Raleigh, NC	72-74-72-72--290
T20	David Strawn, Charlotte, NC	72-71-73-74--290
T20	Walker Taylor IV, Wilmington, NC	73-70-76-71--290
T25	Tanner Briele, New Bern, NC	71-73-74-73--291
T25	Joseph DeCosta, Asheville, NC	76-74-73-68--291
T27	Graham Berry, Kinston, NC	74-72-72-75--293
T27	Ryan Heisey, New Bern, NC	73-70-73-77--293
T29	Kent Cherry, Gastonia, NC	72-74-74-74--294
T29	Clay Kilgore, Nebo, NC	71-73-70-80--294
T29	Andrew Smith, High Point, NC	75-70-76-73--294
T32	John Fritz, Charlotte, NC	72-75-73-75--295
T32	Jace Strandberg, Greensboro, NC	74-72-74-75--295
T34	Dirk Fennie, Greensboro, NC	69-73-77-77--296
T34	David Gaines, Arden, NC	73-76-75-72--296
T34	Richie Hunt, Elm City, NC	72-72-79-73--296
T34	Jeff Jamieson, Chapel Hill, NC	76-68-76-76--296
T34	Matthew McIntyre, Garland, NC	73-75-76-72--296
T34	John Rudolph, Charlotte, NC	70-78-72-76--296
T40	Preston Edmondson, Morrisville, NC	74-74-67-82--297
T40	Mark Hedberg, Biltmore Forest, NC	77-70-74-76--297
T42	Chris Gooch, Thomasville, NC	76-71-77-74--298
T42	Dan Hendrickson, Charlotte, NC	75-74-73-76--298
T44	Hank Jones, Rocky Mount, NC	73-72-76-78--299
T44	Tripp Reynolds, Shelby, NC	75-71-75-78--299
T44	Rick Riddle, Charlotte, NC	75-74-74-76--299
T47	Dick Hogan, Burlington, NC	71-74-80-75--300
T47	Bill Piotti, Jr., Lexington, NC	77-70-76-77--300
T49	Carter Cheves III, Apex, NC	77-72-78-74--301
T49	George Kornegay IV, Charlotte, NC	77-72-80-72--301
T49	Jake Lowder, Huntersville, NC	76-74-71-80--301
T52	Brad Dilen, Cary, NC	75-73-77-77--302
T52	Christopher Koon, Fairview, NC	75-74-76-77--302
T52	James Pearson, Charlotte, NC	73-75-76-78--302
T55	Ryan Clapp, Raleigh, NC	75-73-77-79--304
T55	Reid DeRamus, Charlotte, NC	76-70-76-82--304
57	John Williams, Wilson, NC	76-74-77-79--306
T58	Chris Bagley, Charlotte, NC	74-76-76-81--307
T58	John Mitchell, Asheville, NC	75-75-78-79--307
60	Will Shambley, Cary, NC	74-74-76-84--308
61	Jayson Jennings, New Bern, NC	75-74-79-81--309
62	Anderso Marlowe III, Raleigh, NC	76-73-79-83--311
	MISSED THE CUT
T63	Will Bowman, Greensboro, NC	73-78--151
T63	Jay Clayton, Graham, NC	76-75--151
T63	Skip Corneliussen, Chapel Hill, NC	75-76--151
T63	Gregg Cox, Greensboro, NC	76-75--151
T63	Chris Faulkner, Cape Carteret, NC	76-75--151
T63	Jakin Fox, Statesville, NC	75-76--151
T63	Neal Jones, Charlotte, NC	75-76--151
T63	Ron Kirkpatrick, Charlotte, NC	77-74--151
T63	Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh, NC	74-77--151
T63	Matthew Short, Hudson, NC	75-76--151
T63	Drew Steffens, Raleigh, NC	77-74--151
T63	Jacob Wiesehan, Charlotte, NC	78-73--151
T75	Walt Andrews, Matthews, NC	71-81--152
T75	Nick Baker, Madison, NC	76-76--152
T75	Richie Creech, Sims, NC	75-77--152
T75	Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill, NC	72-80--152
T75	Eric Lester, Fayetteville, NC	74-78--152
T75	Blair Matthews, Wilkesboro, NC	74-78--152
T75	Brian Reep, Morganton, NC	80-72--152
T75	Kyle Stockton, Canton, NC	76-76--152
T75	Burton Wood, Siler City, NC	72-80--152
T84	Alex Brenner, Charlotte, NC	78-75--153
T84	Tom Bullock, Greensboro, NC	73-80--153
T84	Mike Lefevers, Hickory, NC	77-76--153
T84	Tucker Sampson, Matthews, NC	76-77--153
T84	Pat Thompson, Asheville, NC	79-74--153
T89	Will Cannon, Harrisburg, NC	77-77--154
T89	James Carter, Lake Waccamaw, NC	74-80--154
T89	Trey Holroyd, Cary, NC	77-77--154
T92	Chad Frye, Charlotte, NC	76-79--155
T92	Tom Hegarty, Greensboro, NC	77-78--155
T92	Brad Helms, Winston Salem, NC	75-80--155
T92	Ron Moore, Pinehurst, NC	78-77--155
T92	Joe Poole, Jr., Raeford, NC	83-72--155
T92	Chris Young, Asheville, NC	80-75--155
T98	Kevin Atamian, Raleigh, NC	83-73--156
T98	Andrew Buergler, Cary, NC	79-77--156
T98	Andy Burnette, Raleigh, NC	69-87--156
T98	Neil Harrell, Huntersville, NC	80-76--156
T98	Steven Lubbers, Raleigh, NC	79-77--156
T98	Bob McCormick, Charlotte, NC	80-76--156
T104	David Braxton, Mebane, NC	78-79--157
T104	Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill, NC	76-81--157
T104	Jim Smith, Jr, Wilmington, NC	81-76--157
T104	Mike Stout, Greensboro, NC	75-82--157
T108	Robert Christenson, Fuquay Varina, NC	83-75--158
T108	David Epley, Valdese, NC	82-76--158
T108	Jonathan Grab, Charlotte, NC	79-79--158
T108	Lorcan Morris, Wingate, NC	80-78--158
T108	Will Pack, Greenville, NC	82-76--158
T113	Eric Ardery, Durham, NC	79-80--159
T113	Shannon Michael, Greensboro, NC	77-82--159
115	Matt Drye, Concord, NC	79-81--160
T116	Nick Fritz, Charlotte, NC	79-83--162
T116	Cameron Phillips, Kinston, NC	76-86--162
T118	Chris Bitzenhofer, Raleigh, NC	82-81--163
T118	Robert Loy, Burlington, NC	77-86--163
T118	Bill Reduzzi, Raleigh, NC	81-82--163
T121	Tim Barker, Davidson, NC	78-88--166
T121	Norman Smith, Greensboro, NC	86-80--166
-	Robert Wooten, Winston Salem, NC	68-74-78-WDI--WDI
-	Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC	75-72-79-WD--WD
-	William Wilson, Charlotte, NC	76-73-78-WDI--WDI
-	John Day, Raleigh, NC	76-WD--WD
-	Chris Horne, Wadesboro, NC	77-NC--NC
-	Heath Allison, Graham, NC	80-NC--NC
-	David Eaker, Forest City, NC	81-WDI--WDI
-	Weston Way, Liberty, NC	82-WD--WD
-	Matt Pennell, Matthews, NC	86-WD--WD
-	Brad Bowman, Raleigh, NC	DNS--DNS
-	Holton Freeman, Asheville, NC	DQ--DQ
-	Robert Pierce, Thomasville, NC	WDI--WDI