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Niland Nabs Early Carolinian Am Lead

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (May 20, 2016) -- First round results of the Inaugural Carolinian Amateur at Keith Hills Golf Club (Orange-Black) in Buies Creek, N.C. on May 20 (6,563 yards, Par 35-35--70, Course Rating: 71.9/131).

Cloudy skies and pristine 70-degree weather provided players with scoreable conditions for the first round of the Inaugural Carolinian Amateur Championship on Friday at Keith Hills Golf Club.

Charlie Niland of Charlotte, N.C. was the only player
to break par-70 at Keith Hills Golf Club Friday


The morning wave consisted of tight knit scores at the top of the leaderboard led by Charlie Niland of Charlotte, N.C. who opened with a one-under-par, 69. Niland’s round had a sluggish start that included two bogeys and seven pars en route to a two-over-par front nine. “On the front nine, I hit the ball well but I didn’t really get the putter rolling. I made some good par saves and hung in there and when I made the turn, the putter got hot on the back nine.”

 

During Niland’s hot back nine he made three birdies and an eagle, 3, on the 18th hole that he converted from long-range with his flat stick. Niland’s round of 69 gives him a one shot lead going into Saturday’s round where his game plan will not change. “Same thing going into tomorrow, just go out there and have fun. It’s better than work!” Niland, 26, played college golf at Quinnipiac University.

Consistency was key for Joseph Cansler of Clemmons, N.C. who made two bogeys and two birdies that resulted in an even par 70. “I only missed a handful of fairways and I think I missed two, maybe three greens all day. My round consisted of mostly hitting the green and two putting.” The UNC Greensboro junior entered the day believing that even par would be a solid score on this golf course. “The course is a lot harder than it looks on paper. The greens have always been pretty hard, so getting it close to the hole and making a lot of birdies is not very easy.” The 21-year-old says that his approach for tomorrow will depend on how low scores are at the conclusion of today’s round. “I’ll see what the scores end up today and depending on what they are, I’ll decide whether I try to play more aggressive or just keep doing the same thing.”

Parker Dudley of Charleston, S.C. fired an even par round that was plagued by driver issues. The 25-year-old said that the final straw for his driver came on the thirteenth hole, which he double bogeyd. It was then that he decided to take his caddie’s advice and start hitting a shorter club off of the tee. “After I made double on number 13, I decided to put the driver away for the day,” said the Charleston, S.C. native. “Once I did that, I started playing more consistent golf.”

Local Campbell University redshirt freshman Brett McLamb of Coats, N.C. faired well today on his home golf course. “I was quite comfortable with the course being that it is my home club. However, they spiced up the greens and made it a par 70, which made it a much more challenging course.” McLamb will be looking to record another solid round on his home turf Saturday.

Scores in the afternoon wave were seemingly higher than morning scores with Sam Wimbrow of Concord, N.C. and local Lilington resident James Harris both firing rounds of one-over-par 71. Although sub-par rounds were scarce in the afternoon, AJ Beechler of Pinehurst, N.C. recorded his first career hole-in-one with a six iron from 201 yards on hole #14 that led to a round of 76.

Related: Starting Times | Hole-by-hole scoring | Photos | Interviews
 

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

 

The Carolinian Amateur format is 54-holes of stroke play. Entry is open to male amateur golfers age 16 and older who have a USGA handicap index of 7.4 or lower at a CGA member club. The field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties after 36-holes. The champion will receive an exemption into the 102nd Carolinas Amateur being hosted by the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. on July 14-17, 2016. The top 30 finishers will receive gift certificates to the Keith Hills GC golf shop.


 

Inaugural Carolinian Amateur
Keith Hills Golf Club (Orange-Black)
Buies Creek, N.C.
May 20, 2016

 

First Round Results

Place   Competitor   Score
1   Charlie Niland, Charlotte, N.C.     37-32--69  (-1)
T2   Joseph Cansler, Clemmons, N.C.   35-35--70  (Even)
T2   Brett McLamb, Coats, N.C.     36-34--70  (Even)
T2   Parker Dudley, Charleston, S.C.     35-35--70  (Even)
T5   Sam Wimbrow, Concord, N.C.     37-34--71  (+1)
T5   Garrett Smith, Hillsborough, N.C.   38-33--71  (+1)
T5   James Harris, Lillington, N.C.     38-33--71  (+1)
T5   Peter Hinnant, Winston-Salem, N.C.   36-35--71  (+1)
T5   Grant Houser, Holly Springs, N.C.   35-36--71  (+1)
T10   Andrew Ward, Indian Trail, N.C.     35-37--72  (+2)
T10   Preston Cole, Greer, S.C.     36-36--72  (+2)
T10   Dustin Blank, Elon, N.C.     35-37--72  (+2)
T10   Nicholas Page, Dunn, N.C.     34-38--72  (+2)
T14   Austin Inman, Wilmington, N.C.     37-36--73  (+3)
T14   Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C.     37-36--73  (+3)
T14   Matt Elliott, Wilkesboro, N.C.     37-36--73  (+3)
T14   Trey Burton, Hickory, N.C.     39-34--73  (+3)
T14   Regan Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C.   38-35--73  (+3)
T14   Will Morgan, West End, N.C.     34-39--73  (+3)
T14   Nathan Young, Oak Ridge, N.C.     35-38--73  (+3)
T14   Austin Northern, Blowing Rock, N.C.   38-35--73  (+3)
T14   Thomas Bonney, Durham, N.C.     36-37--73  (+3)
T14   Jacob Burgess, Easley, S.C.     36-37--73  (+3)
T24   Kenny Stewart, Lillington, N.C.     37-37--74  (+4)
T24   Paul Clark, Charlotte, N.C.     37-37--74  (+4)
T24   Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C.     37-37--74  (+4)
T24   Chris Jones, Charlotte, N.C.     38-36--74  (+4)
T24   Nathan Bull, Candler, N.C.     37-37--74  (+4)
T24   Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C.   35-39--74  (+4)
T24   Pureun Kim, High Point, N.C.     34-40--74  (+4)
T31   Drew Johnson, Oak Ridge, N.C.     39-36--75  (+5)
T31   Seth Hall, Greensboro, N.C.     38-37--75  (+5)
T31   Brandon Miller, Winston-Salem, N.C.   40-35--75  (+5)
T31   Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, N.C.     35-40--75  (+5)
T31   Chris Holland, Fayetteville, N.C.     39-36--75  (+5)
T31   Jordan Smith, Summerfield, N.C.   36-39--75  (+5)
T31   Dalton Mauldin, Sanford, N.C.     37-38--75  (+5)
T31   Vijay Mishra, N Myrtle Beach, S.C.   38-37--75  (+5)
T31   Scott Pechacek, Cary, N.C.     37-38--75  (+5)
T31   Scott Pritchard, Asheville, N.C.     37-38--75  (+5)
T31   Johannes Fontes-Zitzer, Lillington, N.C.   38-37--75  (+5)
T31   David Cook, Cedar Point, N.C.     36-39--75  (+5)
T31   Dow Taylor, Raleigh, N.C.     37-38--75  (+5)
T31   Dillon Shoe, Raleigh, N.C.     39-36--75  (+5)
T45   Jon Henry, Cornelius, N.C.     38-38--76  (+6)
T45   David Yang, Cornelius, N.C.     37-39--76  (+6)
T45   Lionel Sutton, La Grange, N.C.     38-38--76  (+6)
T45   Josh Bryan, Chapel Hill, N.C.     40-36--76  (+6)
T45   Keenan Denny, King, N.C.     40-36--76  (+6)
T45   Wesley Long, Bluffton, S.C.     37-39--76  (+6)
T45   AJ Beechler, Pinehurst, North Caro   42-34--76  (+6)
T45   Jim Carr, Dillon, S.C.     41-35--76  (+6)
T45   John Marshall, Kinston, N.C.     37-39--76  (+6)
T45   Ben Esposito, Pittsboro, N.C.     43-33--76  (+6)
T45   Tony Stephenson, Dunn, N.C.     40-36--76  (+6)
T56   Mark Absher, Winston Salem, N.C.   38-39--77  (+7)
T56   Ryan Reynolds, Camden , S.C.     35-42--77  (+7)
T56   Patrick Talledo, Blythewood, S.C.   39-38--77  (+7)
T56   Ben Buben, Charlotte, N.C.     40-37--77  (+7)
T56   Wade Boteler, Mebane , N.C.     38-39--77  (+7)
T56   Dalton Thompson, Canton, N.C.     37-40--77  (+7)
T56   Billy West, Fayetteville, N.C.     39-38--77  (+7)
T56   Matthew Rogers, Huntersville, N.C.   38-39--77  (+7)
T56   Renny Buddin, Garner, N.C.     40-37--77  (+7)
T56   Anthony Johnson, Goldston, N.C.   35-42--77  (+7)
T56   Chad Quinn, Durham, N.C.     38-39--77  (+7)
T56   Brant Stovall, Asheboro, N.C.     38-39--77  (+7)
T68   Jay Minter, Sanford, N.C.     39-39--78  (+8)
T68   Scott Tarcy, Charlotte, N.C.     41-37--78  (+8)
T68   Giovanni Trione, Charlotte, N.C.     41-37--78  (+8)
T68   Thomas Mayes III, Greensboro, N.C.   40-38--78  (+8)
T68   Michael Cowley, Raleigh, N.C.     40-38--78  (+8)
T73   Brett Waters, Taylorsville, N.C.     41-38--79  (+9)
T73   Michael Wicker, Rougemont, N.C.   38-41--79  (+9)
T73   AT Cashwell, Concord, N.C.     40-39--79  (+9)
T73   Eric Nord, Blythewood, S.C.     41-38--79  (+9)
T73   Paul Jett, Pinehurst, N.C.     37-42--79  (+9)
T73   Tres Kirkland, Ocean Isle, N.C.     38-41--79  (+9)
T73   Jonathan Farber, Raleigh, N.C.     41-38--79  (+9)
T73   Brandon Mader, Greenville, N.C.     37-42--79  (+9)
T73   Stephen Kauble, Charleston, S.C.   40-39--79  (+9)
T73   William Kwasnick, Raleigh, N.C.     40-39--79  (+9)
T83   Jennings Milholen III, Siler City, N.C.   42-38--80  (+10)
T83   Richard Andrews, Carrboro, N.C.     40-40--80  (+10)
T83   Jay Jay Howard, Concord, N.C.     41-39--80  (+10)
T86   Sam McGee, Charlotte, N.C.     43-38--81  (+11)
T86   Mitch Robinette, Charlotte, N.C.     42-39--81  (+11)
T86   Press Clark, Charlotte, N.C.     43-38--81  (+11)
T86   Corrie Kuehn, Asheville, N.C.     41-40--81  (+11)
T86   Kevin Carlock, Greensboro, N.C.     42-39--81  (+11)
T86   Ryan Fitzgerald, Waxhaw, N.C.     41-40--81  (+11)
T86   Jack Mcclelland, Pinehurst, N.C.   40-41--81  (+11)
T86   Logan McNeely, Conover, N.C.     42-39--81  (+11)
T94   Max Wimbrow, Concord, N.C.     39-43--82  (+12)
T94   Scott Adams, Asheville, N.C.     45-37--82  (+12)
T94   Jonathan Paulson, Cary, N.C.     40-42--82  (+12)
T94   Reilly Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C.     46-36--82  (+12)
T94   Austin Graham, Boone, N.C.     44-38--82  (+12)
T94   James Steed, Holly Springs, N.C.   42-40--82  (+12)
T94   Michael Burr, Charlotte, N.C.     41-41--82  (+12)
T101   Lance Waggener, Charlotte, N.C.   41-42--83  (+13)
T101   Ronnie Uszenski, Cornelius, N.C.   40-43--83  (+13)
T101   Zach Boatwright, Concord, N.C.     40-43--83  (+13)
T101   John Derrick, Greensboro, N.C.     42-41--83  (+13)
T101   John Nulty III, Greensboro, N.C.     41-42--83  (+13)
T101   Matthew Hayes, Clayton, N.C.     41-42--83  (+13)
T107   Shawn Van Hulst, Apex, N.C.     41-43--84  (+14)
T107   Jack Friedman, Mt Pleasant, S.C.   43-41--84  (+14)
T107   Gabe Maughan, Wendell, N.C.     44-40--84  (+14)
T107   Tripp Brizendine, Morrisville, N.C.   41-43--84  (+14)
T107   Steven Botts, Charlotte, N.C.     43-41--84  (+14)
T112   Will Warner, Fayetteville, N.C.     46-39--85  (+15)
T112   Ben Farmer, Knightdale, N.C.     41-44--85  (+15)
T112   Gray Matthews, Raleigh, N.C.     41-44--85  (+15)
T112   Robert Mackintosh, Burlington, N.C.   42-43--85  (+15)
T112   Tyler Smith, West Columbia, S.C.   43-42--85  (+15)
T112   Bill Argersinger, Durham, N.C.     42-43--85  (+15)
T118   Adam Brady, Lillington, N.C.     43-43--86  (+16)
T118   Matthew Spak, Cary, N.C.     43-43--86  (+16)
T118   Mark Johnston, Lewisville, N.C.     41-45--86  (+16)
T118   Christian Villanueva, Fayetteville, N.C.   46-40--86  (+16)
122   Jacob Neal, Greensboro, N.C.     45-42--87  (+17)
T123   Derrick Robinson, Wilmington, N.C.   42-46--88  (+18)
T123   John Walker, Conover, N.C.     46-42--88  (+18)
T123   Justin Jarrard, Raleigh, N.C.     43-45--88  (+18)
T123   Mark Moore, Fort Mill, S.C.     46-42--88  (+18)
T127   Dwayne Pope Sr., Hope Mills, N.C.   42-47--89  (+19)
T127   Jimmy Taylor, Charlotte, N.C.     43-46--89  (+19)
129   Christopher Clark, Greensboro, N.C.   43-47--90  (+20)
130   Jeremy Price, Youngsville , N.C.     48-43--91  (+21)
131   Robert Schiffman, Greensboro, N.C.   46-46--92  (+22)
132   Christopher Williams, Apex, N.C.   51-47--98  (+28)
133   Lucas Armstrong, Walnut Cove, N.C.   59-55--114  (+44)
T134   Jeff Manley, Raleigh, N.C.     NS-NS--NS  (NS)
T134   William Rocchi, Pinehurst, N.C.     WD-WD--WD  (WD)
T134   Alex Scott, Raleigh, N.C.     WD-WD--WD  (WD)
T134   Scott Kubic, Raleigh, N.C.     NS-NS--NS  (NS)

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Friday, May 20    

8:00 am – 9:30 am                             Round one starting times

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm                           Round one starting time

 

Saturday, May 21               

8:00 am – 9:30 am                             Round two starting times

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm                           Round two starting time

 

Sunday, May 22

8:00 am – 9:30 am                             Round three starting time

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm                           Player’s lunch

Awards ceremony immediately following play.

 

 

KEITH HILLS GC INFORMATION
HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Martha Sutton
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Damon Dean
TYPE COURSE: University daily fee
ARCHITECT: Ellis Maples
OPENED: 1974
MEN'S YARDAGE/PAR: 6,600 yards/par 70
FAIRWAYS & TEES: 319 Bermuda grass
GREENS: Mini Verde Bermuda grass

 

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs. For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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