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Sellers Wins 5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational
Grant Sellers finished two-under, 138 overall in the Creed Invitational
Camden, S.C. (May 28, 2017) -- Final results of the 5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on Sunday, May 28th (6,326 yards, Par 35-37--70, Course Rating 71.1/125).
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Grant Sellers of McBee, S.C. walked away victorious at the 5th Creed Junior Boys' Championship, posting 2-under par 138 for the championship. "I think I did really well today, especially in the wind," said Sellers. "This was a really big win for me, so I'm happy."
Sellers finished the day with a near clean scorecard, but bogeys on No. 15 and No. 17 gave other players the opportunity to close the gap he had built. However, Sellers felt he had enough cushion to still remain ahead. "I had a feeling I was winning at that time, but I still kept my composure. I've been hitting the ball really well, everything was going good."
Sellers recently earned state medalist honors and led McBee High School to the 1-A state golf championship, but claimed his first Carolinas Golf championship with the win. "I'm speechless right now. This is a big win, my first win this summer. There were a lot of great players here." He was the only player to break par.
Brady Hinkle of Lancaster, S.C. and Tyler Gray of Lugoff, S.C. finished tied second overall. Hinkle posted five-under for the day, the lowest round of the invitational.
Spencer Oxendine won the boys' 15-16 championship, finishing four-over, 141 overall Nicholas Mayfield finished second at five-over 145 overall. Caleb Henson placed third at eight-over 148 overall.
Nathan Franks captured the boys' 13-14 championship at eight-over 148. He claimed the win by making par on the par-3 16th in a playoff against eventually runner-up Ryan Macri of Wake Forest, N.C. Ike Joy of Denve, N.C. finished third at 14-over 154 overall.
In all, 82 players competed in the Creed Junior Boys' Invitational.
The CGA would like to thank the members and staff of the Camden Country Club for hosting the Creed Junior Boys' Invitational . Special gratitude is extended to general manager Eric Wilson, head golf professional Matt McCarley, and course superintendent Danny Allen.
5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational
Camden Country Club | Camden, S.C.
Final Results
| 1 | Grant Sellers (2018) McBee, SC | 71-67--138 | |
| T2 | Brady Hinkle (2018) Lancaster, SC | 76-65--141 | |
| Tyler Gray (2018) Lugoff, SC | 71-70--141 | ||
| 4 | Zack Swanson (2017) Waxhaw, NC | 69-73--142 | |
| 5 | Walker Jones (2018) Sumter, SC | 70-73--143 | |
| T6 | Levi Moody (2018) Greenville, SC | 71-73--144 | |
| Spencer Oxendine (2019) Fayetteville, NC | 69-75--144 | ||
| 8 | Nicholas Mayfield (2019) Rock Hill, SC | 76-69--145 | |
| T9 | Austin Duncan (2017) Bessemer City, NC | 71-75--146 | |
| Carson Ownbey (2018) Candler, NC | 72-74--146 | ||
| Connor Armistead (2017) Charlotte, NC | 74-72--146 | ||
| 12 | Carter Cheek (2018) Cary, NC | 72-75--147 | |
| T13 | Drew Weary (2018) Bluffton, SC | 73-75--148 | |
| Dixon Flowers (2018) Sumter, SC | 75-73--148 | ||
| Connor Patterson (2018) Lexington, SC | 72-76--148 | ||
| Ryan Macri (2021) Wake Forest, NC | 77-71--148 | ||
| Caleb Henson (2019) Lancaster, SC | 75-73--148 | ||
| Nathan Franks (2021) Roebuck, SC | 74-74--148 | ||
| T19 | Nicklaus Sutton (2019) Matthews , NC | 72-77--149 | |
| Austin Bonfiglio (2017) Holly Springs, NC | 78-71--149 | ||
| Alex Goff (2018) Kings Mountain, NC | 77-72--149 | ||
| T22 | Matthew Sharpstene (2017) Asheville, NC | 79-71--150 | |
| Will Hawley (2019) Raleigh, NC | 78-72--150 | ||
| Jack Heath (2020) Charlotte, NC | 73-77--150 | ||
| Jack Massei (2018) Cary, NC | 74-76--150 | ||
| Garrett Cooper (2019) Cowpens, SC | 78-72--150 | ||
| T27 | Jacob Rutter (2017) Winston-Salem, NC | 76-75--151 | |
| Austin Mosher (2020) Mt Pleasant, SC | 81-70--151 | ||
| T29 | Michael Coe (2017) Morrisville, NC | 82-70--152 | |
| Benjamin Crow (2018) Pinehurst, NC | 77-75--152 | ||
| 31 | Holden Grigg (2019) Myrtle Beach, SC | 78-75--153 | |
| T32 | McClure Thompson (2017) Little River, SC | 75-79--154 | |
| Keegan Vaugh (2020) Myrtle Beach , SC | 70-84--154 | ||
| Ike Joy (2021) Denver, NC | 80-74--154 | ||
| T35 | Ben Woodruff (2018) Huntersville, NC | 77-78--155 | |
| Thomas Eubanks (2019) Charlotte , NC | 79-76--155 | ||
| Colin Wholey (2018) Charlotte, NC | 75-80--155 | ||
| Mason Tucker (2021) Lancaster, SC | 79-76--155 | ||
| Micah Westermeyer (2017) Chapin, SC | 77-78--155 | ||
| Zach Reuland (2020) Rock Hill, SC | 81-74--155 | ||
| T41 | Nathan Norfleet (2018) Chapel Hill, NC | 77-79--156 | |
| Graham Chase (2019) Charlotte, NC | 80-76--156 | ||
| Daniel Azallion (2019) Hilton Head, SC | 80-76--156 | ||
| Benjamin Loudermilk (2018) Anderson, SC | 79-77--156 | ||
| Willis Rogers (2019) Charleston, SC | 77-79--156 | ||
| T46 | Mason Sowell (2019) Kershaw, SC | 79-78--157 | |
| Mariano Leyva (2018) Lewisville, NC | 77-80--157 | ||
| Karsten Shields (2020) Monroe, NC | 80-77--157 | ||
| Manning Sloop (2020) Rock Hill, SC | 84-73--157 | ||
| Drew Hackett (2019) Charlotte, NC | 83-74--157 | ||
| Kevin Burris (2018) Conway, SC | 83-74--157 | ||
| Colin Trahan (2019) North Augusta, SC | 81-76--157 | ||
| T53 | Malin Muckenfuss (2020) Charlotte, NC | 74-84--158 | |
| Parker Truesdale (2020) Canton, NC | 81-77--158 | ||
| Christopher Sperrazza (2019) Raleigh, NC | 77-81--158 | ||
| T56 | Cade Hancock (2019) Elizabethtown, NC | 80-79--159 | |
| Gibby Shea (2020) Charlotte, NC | 76-83--159 | ||
| T58 | Drayton Stewart (2019) Charleston, SC | 78-82--160 | |
| Austin Murray (2018) Elgin, SC | 81-79--160 | ||
| T60 | Brian Chen (2017) Cary, NC | 85-76--161 | |
| William Crook (2018) Sherrills Ford, NC | 76-85--161 | ||
| Symon Balbin (2019) Pinehurst, NC | 80-81--161 | ||
| T63 | Zach Gilbert (2019) Davidson, NC | 82-80--162 | |
| Wills Kelly (2021) Camden, SC | 83-79--162 | ||
| Jake Newman (2019) Sapphire, NC | 84-78--162 | ||
| T66 | Tyler Partee (2021) Thomasville , NC | 87-76--163 | |
| Luke Gossert (2019) Matthews, NC | 80-83--163 | ||
| 68 | Wilhelm Elliott (2019) Columbia, SC | 83-81--164 | |
| T69 | Grant Smith (2019) Charlotte, NC | 81-84--165 | |
| Kellen Graham (2018) Asheville , NC | 82-83--165 | ||
| Bronson Myers (2018) Columbia, SC | 84-81--165 | ||
| Nicholas Mangano (2018) Lancaster, SC | 84-81--165 | ||
| T73 | Johnny Velasquez (2020) Mt. Pleasant, SC | 82-86--168 | |
| Zack Byers (2018) Shelby, NC | 82-86--168 | ||
| 75 | Jordan Kustas (2019) Charlotte, NC | 88-81--169 | |
| 76 | Patrick Lindsay (2019) Camden, SC | 84-87--171 | |
| 77 | Alex Heffner (2020) Harrisburg , NC | 84-88--172 | |
| 78 | Rence O'Connor (2020) Columbia, SC | 87-89--176 | |
| 79 | Matthew Teaster (2017) Spartanburg, SC | 90-87--177 | |
| 80 | David Bishop (2020) Camden, SC | 93-90--183 | |
| 81 | Evan Younghans (2021) Camden, SC | 95-97--192 | |
Divisional Results
| Boys 17-18 | |||||
| Place | Name | Score | |||
| 1 | Grant Sellers (2018), McBee, SC | 71-67--138 | |||
| T2 | Brady Hinkle (2018), Lancaster, SC | 76-65--141 | |||
| T2 | Tyler Gray (2018), Lugoff, SC | 71-70--141 | |||
| 4 | Zack Swanson (2017), Waxhaw, NC | 69-73--142 | |||
| 5 | Walker Jones (2018), Sumter, SC | 70-73--143 | |||
| 6 | Levi Moody (2018), Greenville, SC | 71-73--144 | |||
| T7 | Austin Duncan (2017), Bessemer City, NC | 71-75--146 | |||
| T7 | Carson Ownbey (2018), Candler, NC | 72-74--146 | |||
| T7 | Connor Armistead (2017), Charlotte, NC | 74-72--146 | |||
| 10 | Carter Cheek (2018), Cary, NC | 72-75--147 | |||
| 11 | Connor Patterson (2018), Lexington, SC | 72-76--148 | |||
| T12 | Alex Goff (2018), Kings Mountain, NC | 77-72--149 | |||
| T12 | Austin Bonfiglio (2017), Holly Springs, NC | 78-71--149 | |||
| T14 | Jack Massei (2018), Cary, NC | 74-76--150 | |||
| T14 | Matthew Sharpstene (2017), Asheville, NC | 79-71--150 | |||
| 16 | Jacob Rutter (2017), Winston-Salem, NC | 76-75--151 | |||
| T17 | Benjamin Crow (2018), Pinehurst, NC | 77-75--152 | |||
| T17 | Michael Coe (2017), Morrisville, NC | 82-70--152 | |||
| 19 | McClure Thompson (2017), Little River, SC | 75-79--154 | |||
| T20 | Ben Woodruff (2018), Huntersville, NC | 77-78--155 | |||
| T20 | Colin Wholey (2018), Charlotte, NC | 75-80--155 | |||
| T20 | Micah Westermeyer (2017), Chapin, SC | 77-78--155 | |||
| T20 | Thomas Eubanks (2019), Charlotte , NC | 79-76--155 | |||
| T24 | Benjamin Loudermilk (2018), Anderson, SC | 79-77--156 | |||
| T24 | Nathan Norfleet (2018), Chapel Hill, NC | 77-79--156 | |||
| T26 | Kevin Burris (2018), Conway, SC | 83-74--157 | |||
| T26 | Mariano Leyva (2018), Lewisville, NC | 77-80--157 | |||
| 28 | Austin Murray (2018), Elgin, SC | 81-79--160 | |||
| T29 | Brian Chen (2017), Cary, NC | 85-76--161 | |||
| T29 | William Crook (2018), Sherrills Ford, NC | 76-85--161 | |||
| T31 | Grant Smith (2019), Charlotte, NC | 81-84--165 | |||
| T31 | Kellen Graham (2018), Asheville , NC | 82-83--165 | |||
| T31 | Nicholas Mangano (2018), Lancaster, SC | 84-81--165 | |||
| 34 | Matthew Teaster (2017), Spartanburg, SC | 90-87--177 | |||
| Boys 15-16 | |||||
| Place | Name | Score | |||
| 1 | Spencer Oxendine (2019), Fayetteville, NC | 69-75--144 | |||
| 2 | Nicholas Mayfield (2019), Rock Hill, SC | 76-69--145 | |||
| T3 | Caleb Henson (2019), Lancaster, SC | 75-73--148 | |||
| T3 | Dixon Flowers (2018), Sumter, SC | 75-73--148 | |||
| T3 | Drew Weary (2018), Bluffton, SC | 73-75--148 | |||
| 6 | Nicklaus Sutton (2019), Matthews , NC | 72-77--149 | |||
| T7 | Garrett Cooper (2019), Cowpens, SC | 78-72--150 | |||
| T7 | Jack Heath (2020), Charlotte, NC | 73-77--150 | |||
| T7 | Will Hawley (2019), Raleigh, NC | 78-72--150 | |||
| 10 | Austin Mosher (2020), Mt Pleasant, SC | 81-70--151 | |||
| 11 | Holden Grigg (2019), Myrtle Beach, SC | 78-75--153 | |||
| 12 | Keegan Vaugh (2020), Myrtle Beach , SC | 70-84--154 | |||
| Boys 15-16 | |||||
| Place | Name | Score | |||
| T13 | Daniel Azallion (2019), Hilton Head, SC | 80-76--156 | |||
| T13 | Graham Chase (2019), Charlotte, NC | 80-76--156 | |||
| T13 | Willis Rogers (2019), Charleston, SC | 77-79--156 | |||
| T16 | Colin Trahan (2019), North Augusta, SC | 81-76--157 | |||
| T16 | Drew Hackett (2019), Charlotte, NC | 83-74--157 | |||
| T16 | Karsten Shields (2020), Monroe, NC | 80-77--157 | |||
| T16 | Mason Sowell (2019), Kershaw, SC | 79-78--157 | |||
| T20 | Christopher Sperrazza (2019), Raleigh, NC | 77-81--158 | |||
| T20 | Malin Muckenfuss (2020), Charlotte, NC | 74-84--158 | |||
| T20 | Parker Truesdale (2020), Canton, NC | 81-77--158 | |||
| T23 | Cade Hancock (2019), Elizabethtown, NC | 80-79--159 | |||
| T23 | Gibby Shea (2020), Charlotte, NC | 76-83--159 | |||
| 25 | Drayton Stewart (2019), Charleston, SC | 78-82--160 | |||
| 26 | Symon Balbin (2019), Pinehurst, NC | 80-81--161 | |||
| T27 | Jake Newman (2019), Sapphire, NC | 84-78--162 | |||
| T27 | Zach Gilbert (2019), Davidson, NC | 82-80--162 | |||
| 29 | Luke Gossert (2019), Matthews, NC | 80-83--163 | |||
| 30 | Wilhelm Elliott (2019), Columbia, SC | 83-81--164 | |||
| 31 | Bronson Myers (2018), Columbia, SC | 84-81--165 | |||
| T32 | Johnny Velasquez (2020), Mt. Pleasant, SC | 82-86--168 | |||
| T32 | Zack Byers (2018), Shelby, NC | 82-86--168 | |||
| 34 | Jordan Kustas (2019), Charlotte, NC | 88-81--169 | |||
| 35 | Patrick Lindsay (2019), Camden, SC | 84-87--171 | |||
| 36 | Rence O'Connor (2020), Columbia, SC | 87-89--176 | |||
| 37 | David Bishop (2020), Camden, SC | 93-90--183 | |||
| Boys 13-14 | |||||
| Place | Name | Score | |||
| T1 | Nathan Franks (2021), Roebuck, SC | 74-74--148 | |||
| T1 | Ryan Macri (2021), Wake Forest, NC | 77-71--148 | |||
| 3 | Ike Joy (2021), Denver, NC | 80-74--154 | |||
| T4 | Mason Tucker (2021), Lancaster, SC | 79-76--155 | |||
| T4 | Zach Reuland (2020), Rock Hill, SC | 81-74--155 | |||
| 6 | Manning Sloop (2020), Rock Hill, SC | 84-73--157 | |||
| 7 | Wills Kelly (2021), Camden, SC | 83-79--162 | |||
| 8 | Tyler Partee (2021), Thomasville , NC | 87-76--163 | |||
| 9 | Alex Heffner (2020), Harrisburg , NC | 84-88--172 | |||
| 10 | Evan Younghans (2021), Camden, SC | 95-97--192 | |||
Championship Facts
Event: 5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational
Playing Dates: May 27-28
Host Site: Camden Country Club, Camden, S.C.
6,326 yards, par 70, 71.1/125
Defending Champion: Cody Proveaux of Lexington, SC
Format: 36 holes of stroke play
Eligibility: Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 13 to 18 as of May 28, 2017, who has not started college, who has a USGA handicap of 15.0 or lower and is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina.
Schedule of rounds:
Starting times: Saturday, May 27 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Sunday, May 28 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Awards ceremony 2:00 pm
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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For more information about the CGA, visit our website.
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