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Bertinotti Finishes 10-Under to Win Carolinian Am
Gaston Bertinotti finishes 10-under 206 in the 2nd Carolinian Amateur
Buies Creek, N.C. (May 20, 2017) -- Final round results of the 2nd Carolinian Amateur at the Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, N.C. on Sunday, May 20th (6,717 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 72.2/132).
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Gaston Bertinotti of Lillington, N.C. won the 2nd Carolinian Amateur, finishing the final day with a three-under 69 and 10-under 206 overall." "I think I played really solid all this week," said Bertinotti. "The golf course was in great shape, so that helped."
Bertinotti made an eagle on the par-5 sixth, four birdies, and just one bogey in the final round. However, a double-bogey on the par-4 15th brought his lead down to 3-under going into the final three holes. "The wind was strolling all day long. I was trying to hit the middle of the green and take my bogey, but it rolled all the way down, but I hit a great shot on the next one." After composing himself, Bertinotti made two birdies on par-4 16th and par-5 18th to seal the victory.
For Bertinottti, winning on your home course just means more. "I have been here for four year. All the people around here are very nice to me and welcome me all the time, so it is something big to win on your home course."
Brett McLamb, of Coats, N.C., finished second at six-under par 210 overall, three-under 69 in the final round. Quinn Tardif of Charlotte, N.C. finished third at 3-under 213 overall, 2-over 74 in the final round. Bertinotti, McLamb, and Tardif were the only players to break par on the final day.
The Carolinian Amateur is open to any male amateur golfer ages 16 or older as of May 19, 2017 who is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® of 7.4 or lower. There is no residency requirement for this tournament.
The CGA would like to thank the members and staff of the Keith Hills Country Club for hosting the Carolinian Amateur. Special gratitude is extended to director of golf Martha Sutton, golf course superintendent Damon Dean, and general manager Ken Jones.
Championship Facts
Event: 2nd Carolinian Amateur Championship
Playing Dates: May 19-21
Host Site: Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, N.C.
6,717 yards, par 72, 72.2/132
Defending Champion: Sam Wimbrow of Concord, N.C.
Format: 54-holes stroke play. After 36 holes, cut to low 60 scores and ties.
Scoring Report
| 1 | Gaston Bertinotti, Lillington, N.C. | 68-69-69--206 (-10) | |
| 2 | Brett McLamb, Coats, N.C. | 69-72-69--210 (-6) | |
| 3 | Quinn Tardif, Charlotte, N.C. | 68-71-74--213 (-3) | |
| 4 | Trey Burton, Hickory, N.C. | 70-71-75--216 (Even) | |
| T5 | Charlie Niland, Charlotte, N.C. | 73-69-76--218 (+2) | |
| T5 | Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. | 71-77-70--218 (+2) | |
| T5 | Thomas Owen, Fayetteville, N.C. | 78-70-70--218 (+2) | |
| T8 | Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks, N.C. | 75-72-72--219 (+3) | |
| T8 | John McFadyen, Fayetteville, N.C. | 70-79-70--219 (+3) | |
| T10 | Charlie Maness, Troy, N.C. | 73-74-73--220 (+4) | |
| T10 | Chris Holland, Fayetteville, N.C. | 73-76-71--220 (+4) | |
| T10 | Clay Brown, Davidson, N.C. | 72-73-75--220 (+4) | |
| T10 | Hunter McCombs, Morganton, N.C. | 74-72-74--220 (+4) | |
| T14 | Addison Cashwell, Concord, N.C. | 75-72-74--221 (+5) | |
| T14 | Gray Matthews, Raleigh, N.C. | 74-71-76--221 (+5) | |
| T14 | Lorcan Morris, Shelby, N.C. | 77-72-72--221 (+5) | |
| T17 | Joseph Cansler, Clemmons, N.C. | 72-75-75--222 (+6) | |
| T17 | James Harris, Lillington, N.C. | 68-75-79--222 (+6) | |
| T17 | Brandon Reece, Rolesville, N.C. | 69-76-77--222 (+6) | |
| T17 | Matthew Sharpstene, Asheville, N.C. | 77-71-74--222 (+6) | |
| T17 | Walter Brinker, Sanford, N.C. | 79-69-74--222 (+6) | |
| T17 | Tripp Summerlin, Summerfield, N.C. | 74-69-79--222 (+6) | |
| T23 | Michael Wicker, Rougemont, N.C. | 79-74-70--223 (+7) | |
| T23 | Austin Inman, Wilmington, N.C. | 71-73-79--223 (+7) | |
| T23 | Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, N.C. | 74-75-74--223 (+7) | |
| T23 | Aj Beechler, Pinehurst, N.C. | 75-70-78--223 (+7) | |
| T23 | Nathan Young, Oak Ridge, N.C. | 74-75-74--223 (+7) | |
| T23 | Taiga Fujii, Boiling Springs, N.C. | 75-75-73--223 (+7) | |
| T29 | Regan Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 73-74-78--225 (+9) | |
| T29 | Clayton Holland, Greensboro, N.C. | 75-73-77--225 (+9) | |
| T31 | Todd Eckstein, Greenville, S.C. | 71-78-77--226 (+10) | |
| T31 | Spencer Oxendine, Fayetteville, N.C. | 70-76-80--226 (+10) | |
| T31 | Jeremy Milton, Lillington, N.C. | 74-79-73--226 (+10) | |
| T31 | Brandon Mader, Greenville, N.C. | 73-77-76--226 (+10) | |
| T35 | Walker Cress, Concord, N.C. | 77-74-76--227 (+11) | |
| T35 | Jordan Smith, Summerfield, N.C. | 79-73-75--227 (+11) | |
| T35 | Billy West, Fayetteville, N.C. | 73-77-77--227 (+11) | |
| T35 | Scott Pechacek, Cary, N.C. | 70-79-78--227 (+11) | |
| T39 | Steven Pippin, Shannon, N.C. | 76-78-74--228 (+12) | |
| T39 | Austin Bonfiglio, Holly Springs, N.C. | 77-77-74--228 (+12) | |
| T39 | Cole Jordan, Winterville, N.C. | 73-78-77--228 (+12) | |
| T39 | McClure Thompson, Little River, S.C. | 74-76-78--228 (+12) | |
| T43 | Brett Waters, Taylorsville, N.C. | 75-80-74--229 (+13) | |
| T43 | Andrew Ward, Indian Trail, N.C. | 76-74-79--229 (+13) | |
| T43 | Austin Sandford, Fayetteville, N.C. | 77-75-77--229 (+13) | |
| T46 | Brad Jones, Mount Olive, N.C. | 76-79-75--230 (+14) | |
| T46 | Chase Wilson, Matthews, N.C. | 74-80-76--230 (+14) | |
| T48 | Kenny Stewart, Lillington, N.C. | 78-75-78--231 (+15) | |
| T48 | Jake Scruggs, Shelby, N.C. | 78-74-79--231 (+15) | |
| 50 | Jared Clontz, Nebo, N.C. | 78-76-78--232 (+16) | |
| T51 | Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. | 78-74-81--233 (+17) | |
| T51 | Brody Davis, Harrisburg, N.C. | 77-78-78--233 (+17) | |
| T51 | Harrison Fisher, Angier, N.C. | 75-79-79--233 (+17) | |
| T51 | William Little, Kannapolis, N.C. | 79-75-79--233 (+17) | |
| T55 | David Baker, Weddington , N.C. | 80-75-79--234 (+18) | |
| T55 | Phil Miller, China Grove, N.C. | 77-75-82--234 (+18) | |
| T57 | Brandon Miller, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 79-76-80--235 (+19) | |
| T57 | Thomas Palka, Little River, S.C. | 74-79-82--235 (+19) | |
| 59 | Nicholas Page, Dunn, N.C. | 75-79-83--237 (+21) | |
| 60 | Mack Sheppard, Harrisburg, N.C. | 78-77-84--239 (+23) | |
| 61 | Ashley Berry, Pittsboro, N.C. | 74-81-85--240 (+24) | |
| T62 | Timothy Driver, Holly Springs, N.C. | 72-79-WD | |
| T62 | Jake Colley, Raleigh, N.C. | 75-74-WD | |
| T62 | Conner Sock, High Point, N.C. | 76-77-WD | |
| Failed to Qualify for Final Round | |||
| T65 | Jeremy Ray, Pfafftown, N.C. | 78-78 (+12) | |
| T65 | Alex Burris, Greensboro, N.C. | 78-78 (+12) | |
| T65 | Max Wimbrow, Concord, N.C. | 77-79 (+12) | |
| T65 | Jonathan Hockaday, Sanford, N.C. | 77-79 (+12) | |
| T65 | Kevin Carlock, Greensboro, N.C. | 76-80 (+12) | |
| T65 | Thomas Hill, Wilmington , N.C. | 79-77 (+12) | |
| T65 | Anthony Johnson, Goldston, N.C. | 78-78 (+12) | |
| T65 | Austin Northern, Blowing Rock, N.C. | 75-81 (+12) | |
| T65 | Douglas Perkins, Gastonia, N.C. | 81-75 (+12) | |
| T65 | Eric Squier, Greensboro, N.C. | 79-77 (+12) | |
| T75 | Jordan Taylor, Troy, N.C. | 76-81 (+13) | |
| T75 | Jacob Neal, Greensboro, N.C. | 79-78 (+13) | |
| 77 | Jordan Warnock, Roebuck, S.C. | 78-80 (+14) | |
| T78 | Jimbo Stanley, Raleigh, N.C. | 77-82 (+15) | |
| T78 | William Crook, Sherrills Ford, N.C. | 82-77 (+15) | |
| T78 | Nick Russell, Hilton Head Island, S.C. | 79-80 (+15) | |
| T78 | Peter Melvin, Charlotte, N.C. | 82-77 (+15) | |
| T82 | Brad Coleman, Jamestown, N.C. | 78-82 (+16) | |
| T82 | John Marshall, Kinston, N.C. | 74-86 (+16) | |
| T82 | Beau Thompson, Pinehurst, N.C. | 80-80 (+16) | |
| T85 | Brady Eckard, Conover, N.C. | 79-82 (+17) | |
| T85 | Vijay Mishra, N Myrtle Beach, S.C. | 80-81 (+17) | |
| T85 | Aaron Graham, Asheville, N.C. | 79-82 (+17) | |
| T85 | Logan Zimarino, Cape Carteret, N.C. | 78-83 (+17) | |
| T85 | Michael Gardner, Goldsboro, N.C. | 83-78 (+17) | |
| T85 | Harrison Gaylord, Murrells Inlet, S.C. | 84-77 (+17) | |
| T85 | Chris Michela, Raleigh, N.C. | 84-77 (+17) | |
| T92 | Michael Neece, Gastonia, N.C. | 81-81 (+18) | |
| T92 | Michael Burr, Charlotte, N.C. | 79-83 (+18) | |
| T94 | Will Warner, Fayetteville, N.C. | 82-81 (+19) | |
| T94 | Gregory Kastendike, Sanford, N.C. | 83-80 (+19) | |
| T94 | Evan Rhodes, Hickory, N.C. | 79-84 (+19) | |
| T97 | Drew Haywood, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 83-81 (+20) | |
| T97 | Lance Waggener, Apex, N.C. | 83-81 (+20) | |
| T97 | Zach Boatwright, Concord, N.C. | 80-84 (+20) | |
| T97 | Theodore Bartholomew, Cary, N.C. | 77-87 (+20) | |
| T97 | Hendrik Hanegraaff Jr., Waxhaw, N.C. | 81-83 (+20) | |
| 102 | Ben Farmer, Knightdale, N.C. | 83-82 (+21) | |
| T103 | Tim Dean, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. | 83-83 (+22) | |
| T103 | Jay Minter, Sanford, N.C. | 86-80 (+22) | |
| T105 | Reid Wooten, Kinston, N.C. | 84-83 (+23) | |
| T105 | Tanner Duncan, Clayton, N.C. | 81-86 (+23) | |
| T107 | Bradley Helms, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 84-84 (+24) | |
| T107 | Jonathan Farber, Raleigh, N.C. | 87-81 (+24) | |
| T107 | Philip Geiger, Davidson, N.C. | 79-89 (+24) | |
| 110 | Silas Collins, Durham, N.C. | 88-82 (+26) | |
| T111 | Alex Parker, Valdese, N.C. | 87-84 (+27) | |
| T111 | Tres Kirkland, Ocean Isle, N.C. | 82-89 (+27) | |
| T111 | Phillip Dean, Goldsboro, N.C. | 86-85 (+27) | |
| T111 | Spencer Cannon, Conway, S.C. | 81-90 (+27) | |
| T115 | Jeff Beasley, Angier, N.C. | 87-85 (+28) | |
| T115 | Carson Crooms, Southern Pines, N.C. | 88-84 (+28) | |
| T117 | DeAndre Stinson, Raleigh, N.C. | 81-92 (+29) | |
| T117 | Randy Hodges, Monroe, N.C. | 85-88 (+29) | |
| T119 | Jon Eichstaedt, Charlotte, N.C. | 90-84 (+30) | |
| T119 | Kerney Black, Rural Hall, N.C. | 85-89 (+30) | |
| T119 | Tyler Fox, Fayetteville, N.C. | 84-90 (+30) | |
| 122 | Shawn Van Hulst, Apex, N.C. | 86-89 (+31) | |
| 123 | Craig Lane, Mount Olive, N.C. | 81-95 (+32) | |
| 124 | Jack Chatt, Matthews, N.C. | 91-87 (+34) | |
| 125 | Douglas Bechtold, Fuquay Varina, N.C. | 91-88 (+35) | |
| 126 | Christopher Williams, Morehead City, N.C. | 88-94 (+38) | |
| 127 | Jared Overstreet, Durham, N.C. | 90-93 (+39) | |
| 128 | Addison Oliver, Raleigh, N.C. | 90-95 (+41) | |
| T129 | Thomas Messenheimer, Morganton, N.C. | 83-NS (NS) | |
| T129 | Ben Esposito, Pittsboro, N.C. | 80-WD (WD) | |
| T129 | Frank Joyner, Nashville, N.C. | 94-WD (WD) | |
| T132 | Kenny Flynn, Winston Salem, N.C. | WD (WD) | |
| T132 | Steven Dougherty, Pinehurst, N.C. | WD (WD) | |
Schedule of rounds:
Starting times: Friday, May 19 8:00 am – 9:30 am & 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Saturday, May 20 8:00 am – 9:30 am & 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Sunday, May 21 8:00 am – 9:30 am Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.
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 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as 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 nearly $2,000,000 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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