Swanson leads after second round of Carolinian

5/19/2018 5:42:00 PM

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (May 19,2018) -- Second round results of the 3rd Carolinian Amateur at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, N.C. on Saturday, March 19, 2018 (6,712 yards, Par 72)

Zack Swanson of Charlotte, N.C. took over the lead in the second round of the 3rd Carolinian Amateur at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, N.C. He finished the round 5-under-par with a score of 67, putting him at seven-under-par for the tournament.

Swanson, as well as the other golfers, dealt with steady rain throughout the day, and Swanson was able to finish his round minutes before a two and a half hour delay for unplayable conditions.

"I always think 'Everybody has to play in the rain.' It's all about preparation, and preparing for the worst, really," said Swanson, "I was pretty comfortable out there so I didn't mind the rain."

That was certainly evident as Swanson was able to post the lowest round of this year's tournament with an eagle, four birdies, and just one bogey. Swanson credited his improved scores to better approach shots, leaving him with makeable putts.

"I left myself with a lot of uphill putts," said the 2017 NCHSAA 3A State Champion, "These greens can be hard to read so leaving yourself uphill putts makes it a lot easier."

Brett McLamb of Coats, N.C built on his strong first round with another 3-under, 69, placing him just one stroke back from Swanson at the top of the leaderboard. Thomas Owen of Fayetteville, N.C., the 18-hole leader, and Amarin Kraivixien of Buies Creek, N.C. both sit at 4-under-par, tied for third place.

The cut after the second round came in at 11-over-par with 74 players making it to the final day. Sunday's final round will tee off at 8:00 a.m. with a trophy ceremony for the winner immediately after play concludes.

The Carolinian Amateur format is 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 70 scores and ties.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 16 or older as of May 18, 2018 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 10.4 or lower.

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.

3rd Carolinian Amateur
Keith Hills Country Club | Buies Creek, N.C.
Second Round Results

Pos.	Player	Affiliation	Total To Par Gross	R1	R2	Total Gross
1	Zack Swanson	Charlotte, NC	-7	70	67	137
2	Brett McLamb	Coats, NC	-6	69	69	138
T3	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	-4	68	72	140
T3	Amarin Kraivixien	Buies Creek, NC	-4	71	69	140
5	Zachary Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	-3	72	69	141
T6	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	-2	69	73	142
T6	John McFadyen	Fayetteville, NC	-2	72	70	142
T6	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC	-2	73	69	142
T9	Caleb Proveaux	Lexington, SC	-1	72	71	143
T9	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-1	74	69	143
T9	Patrick Schweitz	Clayton, NC	-1	73	70	143
T9	Clay Holland	Greensboro, NC	-1	69	74	143
T9	Ujang Zarems	Wilmington, NC	-1	72	71	143
T14	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	E	74	70	144
T14	Nick Russell	Hilton Head Island, SC	E	73	71	144
T16	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	+1	75	70	145
T16	Ryan Wilson	Greensboro, NC	+1	74	71	145
T18	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+2	75	71	146
T18	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	+2	71	75	146
T18	Brandon Neals	Bluffton, SC	+2	73	73	146
T18	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	71	75	146
T18	Jacob Lowe	Angier, NC	+2	76	70	146
T23	Billy West	Fayetteville, NC	+3	73	74	147
T23	John Major	Winston-Salem, NC	+3	75	72	147
T23	Nicholas Page	Dunn, NC	+3	72	75	147
T23	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+3	75	72	147
27	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+4	76	72	148
T28	Daniel Castleberry	Landrum, SC	+5	76	73	149
T28	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+5	75	74	149
T28	McClure Thompson	Little River, SC	+5	73	76	149
T28	Stuart Fuller	Chapel Hill, NC	+5	73	76	149
T28	Chris Blum	Raleigh, NC	+5	72	77	149
T28	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	+5	75	74	149
T34	Ben Buben	Charlotte, NC	+7	73	78	151
T34	Justin Emmons	Asheboro, NC	+7	75	76	151
T34	Austin Duncan	Bessemer City, NC	+7	74	77	151
T34	Brad Mangum	Granite Falls, NC	+7	75	76	151
T34	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+7	74	77	151
T34	Paul Manning	Washington, NC	+7	77	74	151
T34	Stephen Reynolds	Greenville, SC	+7	75	76	151
T41	Carter Boulia	Cary, NC	+8	78	74	152
T41	Charlie Maness	Troy, NC	+8	76	76	152
T41	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	+8	73	79	152
T41	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	+8	75	77	152
T41	Visarut Paripunna	Spartanburg, SC	+8	80	72	152
T41	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	77	75	152
T41	Logan Patrick	Dunn, NC	+8	76	76	152
T48	Grant Powell	Colfax, NC	+9	75	78	153
T48	Jack Marcotte	Apex, NC	+9	75	78	153
T48	Matt Carter	Easley, SC	+9	74	79	153
T48	Thomas Messenheimer	Morganton, NC	+9	77	76	153
T48	Christian Bailey	Matthews, NC	+9	79	74	153
T48	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+9	74	79	153
T48	Harrison Ashworth	Fuquay Varina, NC	+9	76	77	153
T48	Jake Colley	Raleigh, NC	+9	72	81	153
T48	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+9	78	75	153
T48	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+9	79	74	153
T58	Benjamin Crow	Pinehurst, NC	+10	75	79	154
T58	Kenny Stewart	Lillington, NC	+10	75	79	154
T58	Pierce Robinson	Kings Mountain, NC	+10	80	74	154
T58	Sam Wimbrow	Concord, NC	+10	78	76	154
T58	Tyler Smith	West Columbia, SC	+10	79	75	154
T63	Brian Hepler	Wilmiongton, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Brody Davis	Harrisburg, NC	+11	79	76	155
T63	Seve Anfindsen	Apex, NC	+11	75	80	155
T63	Trey Burton	Hickory, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Trey Capps	Garner, NC	+11	83	72	155
T63	Alex Parker	Valdese, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Colin Roth	Raleigh, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Davis Richards	China Grove, NC	+11	77	78	155
T63	Lance Waggener	Apex, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Nabil Verjee	Charlotte, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Patrick Lundy	Greensboro, NC	+11	80	75	155
T63	Todd Eckstein	Huntersville, NC	+11	80	75	155
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Marc McCormack	Hilton Head, SC	+12	79	77	156
CUT	Zac Lewis	Fuquay Varina, NC	+12	77	79	156
CUT	Douglas Perkins	Gastonia, NC	+12	76	80	156
CUT	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC	+12	77	79	156
CUT	Mack Sheppard	Harrisburg, NC	+12	77	79	156
CUT	Matthew Spak	Cary, NC	+12	77	79	156
CUT	Austin Inman	Wilmington, NC	+13	74	83	157
CUT	Scott Campbell	Wake Forest, NC	+13	74	83	157
CUT	Stephen Lavenets	Apex, NC	+13	79	78	157
CUT	Ben Esposito	Pittsboro, NC	+13	77	80	157
CUT	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+13	76	81	157
CUT	Michael Coe	Morrisville, NC	+14	79	79	158
CUT	Michael Ford	Chapel Hill, NC	+14	80	78	158
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+14	76	82	158
CUT	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+14	79	79	158
CUT	Jeremy Milton	Lillington, NC	+14	82	76	158
CUT	Regan Erhardt	Greensboro, NC	+15	83	76	159
CUT	Tanner Bibey	Walnut Cove, NC	+15	78	81	159
CUT	Greg Powell	Whiteville, NC	+15	76	83	159
CUT	Harrison Fisher	Angier, NC	+15	81	78	159
CUT	Nate Hoffman	Pinehurst, NC	+16	77	83	160
CUT	Cutler Harris	Greenville, NC	+16	84	76	160
CUT	Gus Lascola	Durham, NC	+17	79	82	161
CUT	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+17	78	83	161
CUT	Onterio Jones	Simpsonville, SC	+17	80	81	161
CUT	Silas Collins	Durham, NC	+17	78	83	161
CUT	Cameron Alge	Mooresville, NC	+18	76	86	162
CUT	Ian Eidy	Greensboro, NC	+18	78	84	162
CUT	Jeff Beasley	Angier, NC	+18	78	84	162
CUT	Jonathan Wade	Greensboro, NC	+18	80	82	162
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+19	84	79	163
CUT	Jared Clontz	Nebo, NC	+19	83	80	163
CUT	Chris Michela	Raleigh, NC	+20	80	84	164
CUT	Larry Colley	Holly Springs, NC	+20	83	81	164
CUT	Will Pruthi	Durham, NC	+21	84	81	165
CUT	Philip Geiger	Davidson, NC	+22	85	81	166
CUT	Chris Bitzenhofer	Goldsboro, NC	+23	84	83	167
CUT	Gregory Kastendike	Sanford, NC	+23	86	81	167
CUT	Jeff Manley	Raleigh, NC	+23	84	83	167
CUT	Christopher Sirrell	Jacksonville, Nc	+24	85	83	168
CUT	Alex Snively	Chapel Hill, NC	+24	84	84	168
CUT	Ben Farmer	Knightdale, NC	+24	84	84	168
CUT	Douglas Bechtold	Fuquay Varina, NC	+24	81	87	168
CUT	Benjamin Duff	Cary, NC	+25	85	84	169
CUT	Robert Van Horne	Raleigh, NC	+25	82	87	169
CUT	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+25	81	88	169
CUT	Todd Prichard	Holly Springs, NC	+26	84	86	170
CUT	Clint Westergard	Raleigh, NC	+27	84	87	171
CUT	Beau Thompson	Pinehurst, NC	+28	88	84	172
CUT	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+29	86	87	173
CUT	Kelby Rouse	Wake Forest, NC	+29	87	86	173
CUT	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+30	88	86	174
CUT	Jeff Paul	Fuquay Varina, NC	+36	93	87	180
CUT	Chip Snively	Chapel Hill, NC	+40	88	96	184
WD	Chris Lee	Greenville, NC	-	75	WD	WD
WD	Noah Connor	Reidsville, NC	-	75	WD	WD
WD	Zach Boatwright	Concord, NC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Donald Sweeting	Pinehurst, NC	-	81	WD	WD
WD	Casey Booth	King, NC	-	83	WD	WD
WD	Sumner Tate	Raleigh, NC	-	83	WD	WD
WD	Austin Phillips	Greenville, NC	-	84	WD	WD
WD	Matt Walters	Durham, NC	-	84	WD	WD
WD	Trent Shelby	Angier, NC	-	84	WD	WD
WD	Addison Oliver	Raleigh, NC	-	89	WD	WD
WD	Austin Stout	Ramseur, NC	-	WD	WD	WD

Schedule of rounds:

Friday, May 18, 2018

Round 1: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Round 2: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Round 3: 8:00 a.m. - 9:54 a.m.

Awards ceremony immediately following play.

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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