Top Players to Battle for N.C. Mid-Amateur Title

Two-time defending champion Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (September 1, 2017) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) will conduct the 24^th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship on High Point Country Club's Willow Creek Course in High Point, N.C. from September 8-10. The championship is conducted at 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, there will be a cut to the low 60 scores and ties.

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In last year's championship held at Starmount Forest Country Club, Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro's even-par final round was enough to claim a two-stroke win over Steven Brame of Henderson. With the victory, Earnhardt set two records. His 54-hole total of 203 is a N.C. Mid-Amateur Championship scoring record (204 shot by Uly Grisette, III in 2008 & 2010). Earnhardt also became the first back-to-back winner in the championship's history.

Earnhardt will look to continue making history with a three-peat at this year's championship. Other past N.C. Mid-Amateur champions in the field include Joe Jaspers of Huntersville (2014), Scott Harvey of Greensboro (2012), and Paul Tucker of Waxhaw (2009).

Medalist(s)	Score	Site
Brad Dawson Mebane	67 (-5)	Monroe Country Club Monroe
Lionel Sutton La Grange	69 (-3)	Jacksonville Country Club Jacksonville
Phil Miller China Grove	68 (-4)	Bermuda Run Country Club Advance
Timothy Driver Holly Springs Scott Campbell Wake Forest	70 (-2)	Carolina Trace Country Club Sanford

Top-ranked players competing:

• Scott Harvey, 39, of Greensboro, the #1 ranked amateur in the Carolinas. The 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion and 2016 finalist, this year Harvey grabbed victories at the Coleman Invitational and George C. Thomas Invitational. He also qualified for the U.S. Open at Erin Hills.

• Two-time defending champion Greg Earnhardt, 48, of Greensboro, is the second ranked mid-amateur in North Carolina behind Harvey.  Earlier this year, finished runner-up at the Carolinas Mid-Amateur.

• Steven Brame, 35, of Henderson, is the fourth ranked mid-amateur in North Carolina. Brame was runner-up to Earnhardt last year. He has recorded top-12 finishes this year at the Azalea Invitational and Carolinas Mid-Amateur.

• Sherrill Britt, 52, of West End, is ranked sixth among mid-amateurs in North Carolina. Britt claimed his first CGA title at the 2015 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship. This spring he placed fourth at the Carolinas Mid-Amateur.

• Three-time CGA champion Paul Tucker, 38, of Waxhaw placed T3 at last year's championship. This year, he notched top-30 finishes at the Carolinas Mid-Amateur and North Carolina Amateur. The 2009 N.C. Mid-Amateur champion, Tucker is currently ranked 7th.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 30th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.

The William Byrd-designed course at the Willow Creek facility has hosted numerous tournaments of regional and national significance, including qualifying events for the US Open and U.S. Amateur. From 1981 to 1990, the LPGA made Willow Creek a regular tour stop: first as The Henredon Classic, followed by The Planters Pat Bradley International from 1988 to 1990. Legendary names like Nancy Lopez, Patty Sheehan, Joanne Carner and Betsy King hoisted trophies during that time span. Among past and present members are names such as Dale Morey, Bubba Watson, Drew Weaver, Mike Goodes, Roger Watson and Tommy Langley. Since 1984, Willow Creek has hosted the National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame as well as its associated Championship Tournament, considered one of the top three senior amateur events in the country.

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 account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

 

Full Field

Absher, Mark, Winston Salem, NC			Kozel, Mark, Chapel Hill , NC
Andrews, Billy, Advance, NC			Lear, Mark, Canton, NC
Ardery, Eric, Durham, NC			Long, Dennis, Statesville, NC
Augustine, Stuart, Fayetteville, NC			Lowder, Jacob, Greensboro, NC
Barksdale, Dj, Statesville, NC			Manley, Jeff, Raleigh, NC
Bass, Ken, Pinehurst, North Carolina			Marion, Rick, Mount Airy, NC
Baucom, Ryan, Charlotte, NC			Martin, Joseph, Lumberton, NC
Beasley, Jeff, Angier, NC			McCallister, Kevin, Oak Ridge , NC
Bohn, James III, Cary, NC			McDonald, Jonathan, Belmont, NC
Boughman, Danny Jr., Lenoir, NC			McGhee, Jay, Greensboro, NC
Brady, Patrick, Reidsville, NC			McKee, Trae, Dudley , NC
Brame, Steven, Henderson, NC			McMahan, David, Gastonia, NC
Britt, Sherrill, West End, NC			McNeill, Jd, Raleigh, NC
Brooks, Joe, Franklin, NC			Michaels, Peter, Durham, NC
Brown, Nicholas, Lenoir, NC			Miller, Brandon, Winston-Salem, NC
Buchanan, Brandon, Kernersville, NC			Miller, Phil, China Grove, NC
Buxton, Brad, Greensboro, NC			Miller, Tommy, Boone, NC
Campbell, Scott, Wake Forest, NC			Moore, Dustin, Greensboro, NC
Carpenter, Paul, Denver, NC			Morrison, Neal, Charlotte, NC
Cassetta, Chris, High Point, NC			Mundy, Brad, Hickory, NC
Channell, Dean, Cary, NC			Murphy, Tom, Wake Forest, NC
Coggins, Kevin, Apex, NC			Murray, Jim, Taylorsville, NC
Coleman, Brad, Jamestown, NC			Neveu, Daniel, Pinehurst, NC
Connelly, Eddie III, Jacksonville, NC			Newton, Ernie Jr, Winston Salem, NC
Corneliussen, Skip, Summerfield, NC			Nieters, John, Clemmons, NC
Craver, Jason, Winston Salem , Nc			Oliverio, Michael, Charlotte, NC
Dawson, Brad, Mebane, NC			Olsen, John, Mooresville, NC
Dockins, Randy, Charlotte, NC			Olson, Mike, Wake Forest, NC
Driver, Timothy, Holly Springs, NC			Park, Scott, Charlotte, NC
Earnhardt, Greg, Greensboro, NC			Patnode, Scott, Belmont, NC
Eckard, Brady, Conover, NC			Peak, Hunter, Gastonia, NC
Fennie, Dirk, Greensboro, NC			Pederson, Derek, Weddington, NC
Flynn, Kenny, Winston Salem, NC			Pennell, Justin, Lenoir, NC
Ford, Michael, Chapel Hill, NC			Pitt, John, Raleigh, NC
Fowler, David, Winston-Salem, NC			Pugh, Gary, Asheboro, NC
Frank, Andrew, Charlotte, NC			Ray, Jeremy, Pfafftown, NC
Freeman, Hunter, Raleigh, NC			Reece, Brandon, Rolesville, NC
Frye, Chad, Davidson, NC			Riddle, Rick, Charlotte, NC
Frye, Gerald, Aberdeen, NC			Ring, Samuel, Carthage, NC
Galloway, Tad, Cary, NC			Rouse, Kelby, Wake Forest, NC
Grear, Todd, Charlotte, NC			Rutter, Harrison, Winston-Salem, NC
Hamilton, Jarrod C, Holly Springs, NC			Sayer, Eric, Cary, NC
Harris, James, Lillington, NC			Schumacher, Eric, Charlotte, NC
Harvey, Scott, Kernersville, NC			Sharpe, Ryan, Greensboro, NC
Harwell, Steve, Mooresville, NC			Simpson, Dwayne, Charlotte, NC
Hayes, Brian, High Point, NC			Slomkowski, Paul, Colfax, NC
Helms, Bradley, Winston-Salem, NC			Smith, Jason, Raleigh, NC
Hodges, Mark, Belmont, NC			Steele, Brian, Pinehurst, NC
Holland, Chris, Fayetteville, NC			Stockton, Kyle, High Point, NC
Horneman, Patrick, Gastonia, NC			Sutton, Lionel, La Grange, NC
Hukill, Rob III, Raleigh, NC			Szafran, Bj, Greensboro , NC
Hynes, Patrick, Clemmons, NC			Taylor, Ryan M, Charlotte, NC
Jackson, Christopher, Beaufort, NC			Taylor, Walker IV, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Jackson, Jonathan, Chapel Hill, NC			Tedder, Jeff, Advance, NC
Jaspers, Joe, Huntersville, NC			Tucker, Paul, Waxhaw, NC
Jones, Michael, Charlotte, NC			Van Kula, David, Raleigh , NC
Keever, Wes, High Point, NC			Waters, Patrick, Rutherfordton, NC
Kepley, Keith, Charlotte, NC			Welborn, Daniel, Charlotte, NC
Kidd, Steven, Liberty, NC			Whitaker, Kevin, West End, NC
Kinney, Bret, Reidsville, NC			White, Jonathan, Wilmington, NC
Kirkpatrick, Ron, Charlotte, NC			Williams, Park, Kernersville, NC
Knox, Kevin, Wake Forest, NC			Womack, Kevin, Burlington, NC
			Youden, Richard, Winston-Salem, NC

 

 

Championship Schedule

 

Friday, September 8

Round 1 – 18 holes stroke play
(Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1 and #10 tees)

Saturday, September 9

Round 2 – 18 holes stroke play
(Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1 and #10 tees)

Cut to low 60 scores and ties. Field re-paired according to score.

Sunday, September 10

Round 3. Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1 and #10 tees.
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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