NC Junior Boys’ 13 and Under Championship

Asheboro GC Asheboro, NC

July 13, 2009

Final Results

Asheboro, NC—Tanner Owen of High Point captured the championship trophy defeating Will Blalock of Gastonia, 3 & 2 in the championship match of the NC Junior Boys’ Championship being hosted by the Donald Ross designed Asheboro Golf Club. Owen jumped out to an early lead taking a four up lead after the first nine holes. But Blalock battled back winning the tenth and eleventh holes and reduced Owen’s lead to just two up going into the thirteenth hole. After a halving several holes, Owen then won the match with a par three on the sixtenth hole. Earlier in the day, Owen defeated birthday boy Thomas Walsh of High Point 2&1 and Andrew Kennedy of Winston-Salem 3&2. Also winning their flights were Elliott Grayson of Shelby, Jacob Haithcock of Burlington, David Kocher of Charlotte and Benji Schlottman of Advance.

This junior championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association, celebrating their one hundredth year of supporting amateur golf in the Carolinas.

Championship Flight

Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

(77) Alex McFadyen, Fayetteville, NC def. (71) Danny Gleeson, Raleigh, NC, 1 up

(74) Thomas Walsh, High Point, NC def. (75) Noah Edmondson, Davidson, NC, 12 holes

(77) Andrew Kennedy, Winston Salem, NC def. (72) Anthony Perrino, Mooresville, NC, 1 up

(72) Tanner Owen, High Point, NC def. (75) Eric Bae, Raleigh, NC, 2&1

Lower Bracket:

(71) Benjamin Griffin, Chapel Hill, NC def. (77) William Gordon, Davidson, NC, 2&1

(72) Patrick Cover, Huntersville, NC def. (75) Roland Morris, Hickory, NC, 3&2

(71) Will Blalock, Gastonia, NC def. (77) David Baker, Weddington, NC, 4&3

(72) Eric Edwards, Salisbury, NC def. (75) Will Minton, Raleigh, NC, 11 holes

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

Walsh def. McFadyen, 2 up

Owen def. Kennedy, 3&2

Lower Bracket:

Griffin def. Cover, 3&2

Blalock def. Edwards, 3&2

Semifinals

Owen def. Walsh, 2&1

Blalock def. Griffin, 3&1

Finals

Owen def. Blalock, 3&2

First Flight
Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

(77) Blake Fiest, Huntersville, NC def. (80) Kenya Inoue, Chapel Hill, NC, 3&1

(79) Wesley Simmons, Goldsboro, NC def. (79) Jack Speer, Winston Salem, NC, 3&1

Lower Bracket:

(78) Kyle Austin, Mebane, NC def. (80) Sean Chang, Aberdeen, NC, 3&2

(79) Elliott Grayson, Shelby, NC def. (78) Jackson Bailey, Indian Trail, NC, 1 up

Semifinals

Fiest def. Simmons, 3&1

Grayson def. Austin, 2&1

Finals

Grayson def. Fiest, 2&1

Second Flight
Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

(80) Harrison Rhoades, Raleigh, NC def. (82) Joshua Stockwell, Aberdeen, NC, 1 up

(81) Henry Shimp, Charlotte, NC def. (81) Harrison Frye, High Point, NC, 2&1

Lower Bracket:

(80) Jacob Haithcock, Burlington, NC def. (82) Ross Robison, Wilmington, NC, 2&1

(81) Addison Dorn, Summerfield, NC def. (80) Nick Siegworth, Charlotte, NC, 3&2

Semifinals

Rhoades def. Shimp, 4&3

Haithcock def. Dorn, 1 up

Finals

Haithcock def. Rhoades, 3&1

Third Flight
Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

(83) David Kocher, Charlotte, NC def. () BYE, Bye

(86) Nick Kroustalis, Clemmons, NC def. (86) Ashton Poole, Roaring Gap, NC, 5&3

Lower Bracket:

(84) Ted Garner, Charlotte, NC def. (88) Thomas Miller, Lumberton, NC, 1 up

(85) Bo Sheridan, Charlotte, NC def. (86) John O'Connell, Davidson, NC, 10 holes

Semifinals

Kocher def. Kroustalis, 2 up

Garner def. Sheridan, 1 up

Finals

Kocher def. Garner, 1 up

Fourth Flight
Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

(90) Benji Schlottman, Advance, NC def. () BYE, Bye

(93) Matt Simmons, Goldsboro, NC def. (93) Deric Huffman, Maiden, NC, 2&1

Lower Bracket:

(92) Tyler Murphy, Charlotte, NC def. (102) Layton Schiffman, Greensboro, NC, 4&3

(92) Jack Fitzgerald, Raleigh, NC def. (99) Will Beischer, Durham, NC, 4&3

Semifinals

Schlottman def. Simmons, 2&1

Murphy def. Fitzgerald, 1 up

Finals

Schlottman def. Murphy, 10 holes