Eades Captures the 59th N.C. Amateur

6/16/2019 5:52:00 PM

John Eades captures his second CGA title at the 59th N.C. Amateur Championship

GASTONIA, N.C. (June 16, 2019) -- Final results of the 59th North Carolina Amateur Championship at the Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, N.C. on Sunday, June 16, 2019. (6,995 yards, Par 35-35--70, Course Rating 74.4/135).

John Eades of Charlotte, N.C. is the latest Carolinian to prove that mid-amateurs can still hang with the “young guns.” With his win at the 59^th North Carolina Amateur Championship at Gaston Country Club Eades defeated several of the area’s best collegiate-level golfers and one of the toughest fields not only in the state but across all of amateur golf.

“I’m just grateful,” said Eades. “You don’t know how many of these you’ll get to play. You don’t know how long you’re going to be good. So I thought of it as an opportunity today. What a great opportunity at 36-years-old to get a chance to win a North Carolina Am without playing a whole lot at home…To beat the college kids, means a lot because I know how much they practice and play. To get the opportunity to win the North Carolina Am is something they can’t take away from me.”

Eades, the 2017 Carolinas Mid-Amateur champion, shot 7-under-par, 273 total in the 72-hole marathon to win the championship by five shots. He got off to a rocky start Sunday making three bogeys for a 3-over-par, 38 on his opening nine. The two-shot lead he started with Sunday morning had been cut to one by the early afternoon.

“I felt in control the entire round which sounds crazy because I bogeyed eight and nine to make the turn,” said Eades. “But I just felt like I was supposed to win. I really believed that. When I teed up on Thursday I felt like I was going to win. I wasn't playing to make a cut. I wasn't playing for second. From the beginning I had it on my mind to win this golf tournament.”

Eades battled back making three birdies and no bogeys on his closing nine to finish at 7-under-par, 273 for the championship.

Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C. is one of those up-and-coming collegiate golfers that the Eades was referring too. Taylor, a rising senior at East Carolina University came in hot off a runner-up finish at the United States Four-Ball Championship played at Bandon Dunes in May. Taylor tied Eades on Saturday for the low round of the championship with a 6-under-par, 64 on a difficult course set up that only yielded 32 under-par rounds over four days. Taylor’s final round of 1-under-par, 69 put him in a tie for second place at 2-under-par, 278 for the championship.

Chad Wilfong of Charlotte, N.C. was another mid-amateur golfer making waves this week at Gaston Country Club. Wilfong, the 2001 North Carolina Amateur Champion, had the 18-hole lead in this year’s championship. Wilfong approached the 12^th tee four shots off the lead but went birdie-eagle on Nos. 12 and 13 to pull within one shot of the lead. He would ultimately fall one place short of winning his second N.C. Amateur title 18 years after his first win at the championship.

Another golfer hot on Eades trail was local crowd favorite and Gaston Country Club member, Steve Dellinger of Gastonia, N.C. With his dad on the bag on Father’s Day, it looked like Dellinger was feeling inspired and ready to claim the championship for the home club. Birdies on No. 7 and No. 10 pulled Dellinger within one shot of Eades’ lead. A couple late bogeys in Dellinger’s round took him out of the running and he would ultimately finish in fourth place with a 1-under-par, 279 for the championship.

“This gives me a ton of confidence that I can still get it done and can win under pressure,” said Eades. “I am just so encouraged to see that there are so many great players in this state. So to win a title like this when you know how many great players are here, makes you feel good to think that you can still get it done.”

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the club members and staff of Gaston Country Club for hosting this event. The tournament would not be possible without their dedication and hard work. A special thank you to Bob Knoch, General Manager, Thomas Troncoso, Director of Golf and Golf Course Superintendent Tim Carpenter.

59th North Carolina Amateur Championship
Gaston Country Club | Gastonia, N.C.
Final Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	-7	71	68	64	70	273
T2	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	-2	75	70	64	69	278
T2	Chad Wilfong	Charlotte, NC	-2	66	71	72	69	278
4	Steven Dellinger	Gastonia, NC	-1	71	66	71	71	279
5	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	E	70	70	71	69	280
6	Walker Cress	Concord, NC	+1	70	69	73	69	281
7	Jay Roberts	Davidson, NC	+3	72	71	69	71	283
T8	Alex Goff	Kings Mountain, NC	+5	71	65	69	80	285
T8	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	69	69	76	71	285
T8	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+5	73	69	77	66	285
T11	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	+6	74	71	69	72	286
T11	Mason Elmore	Charlotte, NC	+6	72	72	70	72	286
T11	Stephen Carroll	Concord, NC	+6	75	70	69	72	286
T11	Zack Swanson	Charlotte, NC	+6	69	74	72	71	286
T15	Hoke Carlton	Charlotte, NC	+7	72	72	69	74	287
T15	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+7	70	71	74	72	287
T15	Carson Ownbey	Canton, NC	+7	73	70	73	71	287
T15	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	+7	73	73	66	75	287
T15	Todd Stafford	Belmont, NC	+7	74	72	72	69	287
20	Bradley Calloway	Asheboro, NC	+8	71	69	73	75	288
T21	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	+9	72	68	76	73	289
T21	Sam Echikson	Charlotte, NC	+9	72	69	75	73	289
T21	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+9	74	67	74	74	289
T24	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	+11	73	71	70	77	291
T24	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+11	71	74	72	74	291
T24	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	+11	73	75	73	70	291
T24	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+11	72	74	74	71	291
T24	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+11	73	74	72	72	291
T29	Deven Cerda	Charlotte, NC	+12	77	67	74	74	292
T29	Garrett Clark	Burlington, NC	+12	77	69	72	74	292
T29	Jake Herring	Wilson, NC	+12	74	73	70	75	292
T29	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	72	76	70	74	292
33	Zach Roberts	Holly Springs, NC	+13	73	74	71	75	293
T34	Patrick Schweitz	Clayton, NC	+14	71	74	71	78	294
T34	Quade Lukes	Chapel Hill, NC	+14	73	69	73	79	294
T34	Chad Frye	Davidson, NC	+14	71	74	74	75	294
T34	Brock Elder	Randleman, NC	+14	72	76	73	73	294
38	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+15	71	74	76	74	295
T39	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+16	70	76	70	80	296
T39	Jack Massei	Pinehurst, NC	+16	72	75	69	80	296
T39	Dylan Ray	Yadkinville, NC	+16	76	70	74	76	296
T39	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC	+16	78	70	72	76	296
43	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+17	75	73	75	74	297
T44	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+18	77	67	77	77	298
T44	Charlie Tate	Greensboro, NC	+18	77	71	73	77	298
T44	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+18	74	74	75	75	298
T47	Madison Duffie	Gastonia, NC	+19	73	71	79	76	299
T47	Alex Parker	Valdese, NC	+19	74	73	78	74	299
T49	Benjamin Buben	Charlotte, NC	+20	74	72	78	76	300
T49	Dylan Lukes	Chapel Hill, NC	+20	73	74	77	76	300
T49	Alex Campbell	Charlotte, NC	+20	77	71	77	75	300
T49	Will Hawley	Raleigh, NC	+20	78	70	73	79	300
T53	Cade Hancock	Elizabethtown, NC	+21	78	68	78	77	301
T53	Justin Emmons	Asheboro, NC	+21	73	74	80	74	301
T55	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+23	75	73	79	76	303
T55	Garett Heffner	Apex, NC	+23	73	74	80	76	303
T57	Mark McMillen	Cary, NC	+24	77	70	82	75	304
T57	Rick Milligan	Shelby, NC	+24	72	75	79	78	304
T59	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+25	71	74	81	79	305
T59	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+25	73	75	74	83	305
T59	Jason Hawley	Charlotte, NC	+25	74	72	81	78	305
WD	Grady Newton	Wallburg, NC	-	73	72	WD		WD
DQ	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-	69	74	73	DQ	DQ
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	+9	72	77			149
CUT	Luke Hackworth	Charlotte, NC	+9	74	75			149
CUT	Tanner Bibey	Walnut Cove, NC	+9	77	72			149
CUT	Austin Duncan	Bessemer City, NC	+9	75	74			149
CUT	Ben Woodruff	Huntersville, NC	+9	74	75			149
CUT	Daniel Jackson	Matthews, NC	+9	73	76			149
CUT	Michael Wicker	Rougemont, NC	+9	76	73			149
CUT	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+9	73	76			149
CUT	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+9	76	73			149
CUT	Brian Swenson	Charlotte, NC	+10	75	75			150
CUT	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	+10	74	76			150
CUT	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+10	73	77			150
CUT	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+10	73	77			150
CUT	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+10	73	77			150
CUT	Addison Manring	Stoneville, NC	+10	74	76			150
CUT	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+10	78	72			150
CUT	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	+10	75	75			150
CUT	Will Stewart	Charlotte, NC	+10	72	78			150
CUT	Carter Cook	Cornelius, NC	+11	73	78			151
CUT	Jack Fitzgerald	Wilmington, NC	+11	80	71			151
CUT	Jack Marcotte	Apex, NC	+11	75	76			151
CUT	Joey Funderburg	Wilmington, NC	+11	76	75			151
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+11	72	79			151
CUT	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+11	80	71			151
CUT	Brody Davis	Concord, NC	+11	72	79			151
CUT	Marais Lombard	Charlotte, NC	+12	75	77			152
CUT	Matthew Spruill	Elizabeth City, NC	+12	75	77			152
CUT	Quinn Riley	Raleigh, NC	+12	76	76			152
CUT	Brantley Moore	Wilmington, NC	+12	77	75			152
CUT	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+12	75	77			152
CUT	Nathan Hoffman	Pinehurst, NC	+12	76	76			152
CUT	Scott Lincicome	Pinehurst, NC	+12	74	78			152
CUT	Bailey Patrick	Charlotte, NC	+13	78	75			153
CUT	Jason Debuhr	Mint Hill, NC	+13	74	79			153
CUT	Thomas Eubanks	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	76			153
CUT	Alex Burris	Greensboro, NC	+14	75	79			154
CUT	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+14	74	80			154
CUT	James Wiley	Raleigh, NC	+14	76	78			154
CUT	Nicholas Reitzel	Conover, NC	+14	79	75			154
CUT	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+14	79	75			154
CUT	Corey Wilson	Raleigh, NC	+14	75	79			154
CUT	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	+14	74	80			154
CUT	Phil Bland	Waynesville, NC	+14	79	75			154
CUT	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	77			155
CUT	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+15	80	75			155
CUT	Fred Gahl	Raleigh, NC	+15	79	76			155
CUT	Thomas Deal	Cornelius, NC	+15	80	75			155
CUT	Ben Diskin	Charlotte, NC	+15	77	78			155
CUT	Coston Fogleman	Hillsborough, NC	+15	81	74			155
CUT	Jay Jay Howard	Concord, NC	+15	81	74			155
CUT	Jonathan Henry	Davidson, NC	+15	74	81			155
CUT	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+15	77	78			155
CUT	Chandler Metz	Wilkesboro, NC	+16	77	79			156
CUT	Harrison Frye	High Point, NC	+16	79	77			156
CUT	Justin Morgan	Denver, NC	+16	77	79			156
CUT	Ray Grant	Gastonia, NC	+16	82	74			156
CUT	Stefan Brewer	Charlotte, NC	+16	80	76			156
CUT	Kurtis Grant	Southern Pines, NC	+17	79	78			157
CUT	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	+17	73	84			157
CUT	Zach Brown	Bermuda Run, NC	+17	76	81			157
CUT	Christopher Wooten	Winston-Salem, NC	+17	74	83			157
CUT	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+17	76	81			157
CUT	Will Tamplin	Asheville, NC	+17	83	74			157
CUT	Dallas Page	Stoneville, NC	+18	76	82			158
CUT	Dawson Walker	Lenoir, NC	+18	80	78			158
CUT	Dennis Reames	Charlotte, NC	+18	79	79			158
CUT	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+18	82	76			158
CUT	Evan Rodwell	Charlotte, NC	+19	78	81			159
CUT	Joshua Allen	Wilson, NC	+19	85	74			159
CUT	PJ Kester	Wrightsville Beach, NC	+19	80	79			159
CUT	Trae McKee	Dudley, NC	+19	76	83			159
CUT	Justin Poole	Wendell, NC	+20	78	82			160
CUT	Scott Newton	Wallburg, NC	+20	84	76			160
CUT	Brian Hicks	Cary, NC	+20	83	77			160
CUT	Stuart Augustine	Fayetteville, NC	+20	81	79			160
CUT	Colby Stoppelbein	Kenansville, NC	+22	82	80			162
CUT	Seve Anfindsen	Apex, NC	+25	82	83			165
CUT	Jarrod Conard	Canton, NC	+25	79	86			165
CUT	Adam Johnson	Southern Pines, NC	+30	85	85			170
CUT	Davis Diethrich	Raleigh, NC	+37	91	86			177
WD	Lansdon Robbins	Davidson, NC		84	WD			WD

Schedule of rounds:
Thursday, June 13
Round 1 – 18 holes stroke play
Tee times at 8:00 a.m./12:45 p.m. off #1 and #10 tees

Friday, June 14
Round 2 – 18 holes stroke play
Tee times at 8:00 a.m./12:45 p.m. off #1 and #10 tees
Cut to low 60 scores and ties. Field re-paired according to score.

Saturday, June 15
Round 3 – 18 holes stroke play
Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1

Sunday, June 16
Round 4 – 18 holes stroke play
Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1
Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard

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