Fulton Smith Fires 11-Under, 61 in First Round of Carolinian Am

5/17/2019 4:24:00 PM

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (May 17, 2019) -- First round results of the 4th Carolinian Amateur Championship at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek, N.C. on Friday, May 17, 2019.

Fulton Smith of Pinehurst, N.C. made a barrage of birdies to tie Keith Hills Golf Club’s competitive course record shooting 11-under-par, 61 in the first round of the 4^th Carolinian Amateur Championship. Smith made seven birdies on the front nine alone to shoot 7-under, 29.

“I felt like I was going to play well but definitely not 61,” Smith said. “I have been struggling the last few years and over the last few months I have made some progress. I felt confident going into today. Today was one of those days where the cup felt five feet wide so I was making everything.”

Smith will hold a five-shot lead over his closest competitors going into round two.

Trey Capps of Garner, N.C. was the early leader from Friday’s morning wave. Capps made seven birdies in a row starting on his fourth hole to finish the day with a 6-under-par, 66.

“Today there were some tricky pins,” Capps said. “Putting is definitely the key to shooting well here. You can't overpower the course. Just make putts and miss it in the right places on some of these pins.”

Brett McLamb of Coats, N.C. finished round one tied with Capps for second place with a 6-under-par, 66.

Spencer Oxendine of Fayetteville, N.C. shot a strong 4-under-par, 68 in the opening round and now sits alone in fourth place entering round two.

Defending champion, Harry Reynolds of Greenville, S.C. had a solid start to his title defense. A 3-under-par, 69 puts him in fifth place heading into round two.

“I just have to keep giving myself a chance for something good to happen,” Reynolds said. “When you really try to force it, knowing how well I played last year, it can put some pressure on yourself. If you just keep giving yourself a chance like I did last year, a lot of good things can happen.”

The field will be reduced to the low 70 golfers and ties after tomorrow's round.

4th Carolinian Amateur Championship
Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, N.C.
First Round Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	-11	61
T2	Trey Capps	Garner, NC	-6	66
T2	Brett McLamb	Coats, NC	-6	66
4	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC	-4	68
5	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-3	69
T6	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	-2	70
T6	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	-2	70
T6	Sam Echikson	Charlotte, NC	-2	70
T6	Jack Massei	Pinehurst, NC	-2	70
T10	Quade Lukes	Chapel Hill, NC	-1	71
T10	Mark Olbrych	Columbia, SC	-1	71
T10	Jake Herring	Wilson, NC	-1	71
T10	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	-1	71
T10	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	-1	71
T15	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	E	72
T15	John Del Priore	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T15	Benjamin Buben	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T15	Hunter Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC	E	72
T15	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	E	72
T15	McClure Thompson	Little River, SC	E	72
T15	Sam Davidson	Asheboro, NC	E	72
T22	Dylan Lukes	Chapel Hill, NC	+1	73
T22	Connor Moore	Bluffton, SC	+1	73
T22	Elliott Johnson	Beaufort, SC	+1	73
T22	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+1	73
T22	Frank Gilliam	Raleigh, NC	+1	73
T27	Michael Wicker	Rougemont, NC	+2	74
T27	Clayton Holland	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T27	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+2	74
T27	Jackson Steiner	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T27	Nathan Hoffman	Pinehurst, NC	+2	74
T27	Michael Rials	Florence, SC	+2	74
T27	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+2	74
T27	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T27	Will Warner	Fayetteville, NC	+2	74
T27	Ronald Otile	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T37	Andrew Ward	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T37	Justin Lenzini	Pinehurst, NC	+3	75
T37	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	+3	75
T37	Jack Marcotte	Apex, NC	+3	75
T37	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+3	75
T37	PJ Kester	Wrightsville Beach, NC	+3	75
T37	Billy West	Fayetteville, NC	+3	75
T44	Benjamin Crow	Pinehurst, NC	+4	76
T44	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	+4	76
T44	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+4	76
T44	Nick Howell	Laurens, SC	+4	76
T44	Parker Truesdale	Canton, NC	+4	76
T44	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC	+4	76
T44	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	+4	76
T44	Dan Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+4	76
T44	William Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+4	76
T44	Luke Ward	Arden, NC	+4	76
T44	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC	+4	76
T44	Garett Heffner	Apex, NC	+4	76
T44	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+4	76
T44	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+4	76
T44	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+4	76
T44	Michael Neece	Gastonia, NC	+4	76
T44	John O'Brien	Columbia, SC	+4	76
T61	Brady Moran	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T61	Patrick Schweitz	Clayton, NC	+5	77
T61	Will Hanna	Raleigh, NC	+5	77
T61	Jimmy Vassil	Indian Land, SC	+5	77
T61	Matthew Sullivan	West End, NC	+5	77
T61	Korky Kemp	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T61	Andrew Sapp	Greenville, NC	+5	77
T61	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T61	Deven Cerda	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T61	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	77
T61	Jordan Reeves	Asheboro, NC	+5	77
T61	Joey Pritchard	Pinehurst, NC	+5	77
T61	Cameron Whitney	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T61	Nicholas Bublitz	Fort Bragg, NC	+5	77
T61	Connor Jones	Raleigh, NC	+5	77
T76	Austin Northern	Blowing Rock, NC	+6	78
T76	Jay Jay Howard	Concord, NC	+6	78
T76	Will Lewis	Chapel Hill, NC	+6	78
T76	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+6	78
T76	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC	+6	78
T81	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+7	79
T81	Marco Nieto	Elon, NC	+7	79
T81	Gray Matthews	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T81	Douglas Bechtold	Fuquay Varina, NC	+7	79
T81	William Herring	Lillington, NC	+7	79
T81	Shaun Wixson	Fayetteville, NC	+7	79
T81	Bo Crooks	Lillington, NC	+7	79
T81	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T81	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC	+7	79
T81	Ben Brodhead	Charleston, SC	+7	79
T81	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	+7	79
T81	Matthew Spak	Cary, NC	+7	79
T81	Noah Connor	Reidsville, NC	+7	79
T81	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+7	79
T95	Seve Anfindsen	Apex, NC	+8	80
T95	Drew Wood	Pinehurst, NC	+8	80
T95	Benjamin Selkin	Elon, NC	+8	80
T95	Simon Boteler	Raleigh, NC	+8	80
T95	Phillip Clifton	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	80
T95	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC	+8	80
T95	Richard Andrews	Chapel Hill, NC	+8	80
T95	Jack Hart	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T95	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	+8	80
T95	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	+8	80
T95	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+8	80
T95	Chandler Perry	Clinton, NC	+8	80
T95	Ryan Nagy	Raleigh, NC	+8	80
T95	Allen Chisholm	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T109	John Costa	Lillington, NC	+9	81
T109	Zach Green	Asheboro, NC	+9	81
T109	Chris Bitzenhofer	Mount Olive, NC	+9	81
T109	Britt Mitchell	Creedmoor, NC	+9	81
T109	Jack Fitzgerald	Wilmington, NC	+9	81
T114	Michael Coe	Morrisville, NC	+10	82
T114	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+10	82
T114	Peter Dimassimo	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
T114	Solomon Park	Greensboro, NC	+10	82
T114	Jack Dockrill	Elon, NC	+10	82
T114	Landon Barnes	Pilot Mountain, NC	+10	82
T114	Faheem Amod	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
T114	Coston Fogleman	Hillsborough, NC	+10	82
T114	Drew Haywood	Chapel Hill, NC	+10	82
T123	Teddy Sluser	Pinehurst, NC	+11	83
T123	Dwayne Pope	Hope Mills, NC	+11	83
T123	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+11	83
T123	Logan Patrick	Dunn, NC	+11	83
127	Douglas Perkins	Gastonia, NC	+12	84
128	Cole Sutherland	Charlotte, NC	+13	85
T129	Jonathan Bennett	Lillington, NC	+14	86
T129	Kieren Smith	Kernersville, NC	+14	86
T129	Harrison Fisher	Angier, NC	+14	86
T129	Jacob Lucky	Raleigh, NC	+14	86
T133	John Wood	Raleigh, NC	+15	87
T133	John Paul Sullivan	Belmont, NC	+15	87
T133	Jerry Fatkin	Oak Island, NC	+15	87
T136	Nick Agapion	Gaffney, SC	+16	88
T136	Scott Tarcy	Fort Mill, SC	+16	88
T136	Ezra Park	Greensboro, NC	+16	88
T139	Randy Poteat	Wendell, NC	+17	89
T139	Colin Roth	Raleigh, NC	+17	89
141	Austin Phillips	Greenville, NC	+18	90
142	Robert Whitehurst	Raleigh, NC	+19	91
143	Ben Farmer	Knightdale, NC	+20	92
T144	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+21	93
T144	Laurence Cram	Bluffton, SC	+21	93
146	Daniel McFall	Garner, NC	+22	94
147	Tyler Gupton	Zebulon, NC	+23	95
148	Vernon Stewart Jr.	Erwin, NC	+26	98
WD	Kevin Bauer	Cary, NC	-	WD
DQ	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-	DQ

Schedule of rounds:

Friday, May 17

First Round Starting Times: 8:00 am - 9:30 am; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Saturday, May 18

Second Round Starting Times: 8:00 am - 9:30 am; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Sunday, May 19

Third Round Starting Times: 8:00 - 9:30 am; 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Awards ceremony immediately following play.

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