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Bunten Buries Field with Final Round 67 to Win Carolinian Amateur

 

BY PALMER THOMBS

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (June 14, 2020) -- The results from the final round of the 5th Carolinian Amateur at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek, N.C. from June 14, 2020. (6,717 yards, par 36-36--72) 

 

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Tim Bunten of Concord, N.C. pulled away from the field at the Carolinian Amateur to win the championship with a final round 5-under-par, 67 and 9-under-par, 207 total.

 

Bunten, a rising senior on the East Carolina University men’s golf team, made five birdies and an eagle to help him secure the victory, and in his final 27 holes at Keith Hills Golf Club, he managed a total nine birdies. The surge was all sparked by his putting.

 

“I putted great. The first round I didn’t putt well, yesterday I putted well, and today I made pretty much everything I looked at,” Bunten said. “Coming down the stretch especially, I made some really good par putts and rolled in a couple of nice birdies too.”

 

Going into the final round as a part of a three-way tie atop the leaderboard, Bunten was playing with his competition. Despite knowing what he needed to do based on the shots of those around him, Bunten had a goal in mind of shooting 4-under-par on the day and not letting what his playing partners did affect him.

 

“I was kind of unconscious the whole day,” Bunten said. “I wasn’t thinking. Just hitting shots, finding them and hitting it again. I saw some putts roll in, and that was nice. I kind of knew that I had the lead, but I was playing as if somebody behind me was playing great.

 

“I looked at the scoreboard on No. 15 and saw that I was ahead by five or six, so I was pretty confident,” he continued. “On No. 18, after I hit my shot over the water, that’s when I knew that it was pretty much over.”

 

On the final hole, Bunten set himself up well, sitting just off of the green after two strokes. He chipped up and gave himself a manageable putt for birdie to finish out his round.

 

“To be honest, I knew that it was going in,” he said. “I really didn’t even have to read it. The putter was hot, and I just let it go … It feels great. To finally break through and get a win like this, it feels awesome. I played really well today.”

 

Bunten’s teammate at East Carolina, Patrick Stephenson of Four Oaks, N.C. finished solo-second at 3-under-par, 213 total. Blake McShea of Zebulon, N.C., Max Green of Hilton Head Island, S.C., Carter Rains of Greenville, N.C., Garrett Risner of Holly Springs, N.C. and Nic Brown of Wendell, N.C. all finished tied for third at 2-under-par, 214 total.

 

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 golfer who has reached his 16th birthday by the first round, 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® at a member club that does not exceed 10.4.  There is no residency requirement for this tournament.


 

5th Carolinian Amateur

Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, N.C.

Final Results

 

Pos. Player City, State To Par R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Tim Bunten Concord, NC -9 72 68 67 207
2 Patrick Stephenson Four Oaks, NC -3 70 71 72 213
T3 Blake McShea Zebulon, NC -2 79 67 68 214
T3 Max Green Hilton Head Island, SC -2 72 72 70 214
T3 Carter Rains Greenville, NC -2 73 71 70 214
T3 Garrett Risner Holly Springs, NC -2 73 68 73 214
T3 Nic Brown Wendell, NC -2 70 70 74 214
T8 Peter Fountain Raleigh, NC -1 77 73 65 215
T8 Randall Hudson New Bern, NC -1 72 73 70 215
T8 Michael La Sasso Raleigh, NC -1 74 71 70 215
T11 Will Hawley Raleigh, NC E 72 70 74 216
T11 Daniel Neveu Pinehurst, NC E 71 69 76 216
13 Graham Chase Charlotte, NC +1 77 72 68 217
14 Jack Marcotte Apex, NC +2 74 74 70 218
T15 Gus Lascola Durham, NC +3 70 78 71 219
T15 Jack Towarnicky New Bern, NC +3 72 76 71 219
T15 Dan Walters WInston-Salem, NC +3 74 72 73 219
T15 Noah Connor Reidsville, NC +3 75 71 73 219
T19 Michael Childress Salisbury, NC +4 75 74 71 220
T19 Tyler DeChellis Clayton, NC +4 73 75 72 220
T19 Colin Browning Charlotte, NC +4 76 72 72 220
T19 Patrick Golden Murrells Inlet, SC +4 72 75 73 220
T19 Jeff Beasley Angier, NC +4 75 72 73 220
T19 Nicholas Mathews Mebane, NC +4 72 74 74 220
T19 Timmy Gannon Charlotte, NC +4 74 70 76 220
26 Henry Augenstein Columbia, SC +5 72 73 76 221
T27 Chris Cassetta High Point, NC +6 75 72 75 222
T27 Tommy Lamb Cary, NC +6 77 69 76 222
T27 Fulton Smith Pinehurst, NC +6 71 74 77 222
T27 Ryan Solan Charlotte, NC +6 73 72 77 222
T31 Jordan Smith Summerfield, NC +7 75 74 74 223
T31 Kurtis Grant Southern Pines, NC +7 77 72 74 223
T31 Addison Beam Cherryville, NC +7 72 74 77 223
T31 Clayson Good Durham, NC +7 73 73 77 223
T31 Gray Mitchum Winterville, NC +7 76 70 77 223
36 Columb Knight Raleigh, NC +8 73 75 76 224
T37 John Fahey Charlotte, NC +9 74 77 74 225
T37 Ike Joy Denver, NC +9 74 76 75 225
T37 Parker Truesdale Canton, NC +9 72 77 76 225
T40 Kris Jackson Greenville, NC +10 77 78 71 226
T40 Travon Willis Indian Trail, NC +10 76 78 72 226
T40 Luke Perrino Mooresville, NC +10 81 73 72 226
T40 Stephen Lavenets Willow Spring, NC +10 76 73 77 226
T40 Frank Gilliam Raleigh, NC +10 72 75 79 226
T45 Scott Tarcy Charlotte, NC +11 74 77 76 227
T45 Jackson Brimfield Chapel Hill, NC +11 76 75 76 227
T45 Stuart Fuller Winston-Salem, NC +11 78 72 77 227
48 Jack Massei Pinehurst, NC +12 74 75 79 228
T49 Avery Papalia Kernersville, NC +13 76 79 74 229
T49 Jonathan Hockaday Sanford, NC +13 78 77 74 229
T49 Ryan Macri Wake Forest, NC +13 77 76 76 229
T49 Anthony Conn Raleigh, NC +13 73 73 83 229
T53 Joseph Cansler Clemmons, NC +14 76 79 75 230
T53 Jimbo Stanley Raleigh, NC +14 77 72 81 230
T53 Caden Baker Mebane, NC +14 76 71 83 230
T56 Josh Neal Raleigh, NC +15 74 79 78 231
T56 Jake Herring Wilson, NC +15 80 71 80 231
T56 Parker Shimp Charlotte, NC +15 80 71 80 231
T59 Andrew Sapp Greenville, NC +16 79 76 77 232
T59 Rick Rogers Winston Salem, NC +16 75 79 78 232
T59 Jennings Glenn Raleigh, NC +16 74 76 82 232
62 Cameron Hardison Greenville, NC +17 77 77 79 233
63 Jackson Bode Pinehurst, NC +18 78 75 81 234
64 Caleb Click Fair Bluff, NC +19 80 74 81 235
65 Trey Schneider Mooresville, NC +20 77 78 81 236
66 Thomas Storbeck Pinehurst, NC +21 77 78 82 237
T67 Colin Wholey Charlotte, NC +22 78 77 83 238
T67 Austin Phillips Greenville, NC +22 77 76 85 238
T67 Nicklaus Sutton Matthews, NC +22 76 76 86 238
T70 Landon Barnes Pilot Mountain, NC +24 74 81 85 240
T70 Stephen Helton Clayton, NC +24 77 74 89 240
WD Jon Eichstaedt Charlotte, NC - 77 78 WD WD
MISSED CUT
CUT Bo Crooks Lillington, NC +12 80 76   156
CUT Colin Trahan North Augusta, SC +12 75 81   156
CUT Kyle Kushnir Raleigh, NC +12 77 79   156
CUT Matt Ellis Wilson, NC +12 80 76   156
CUT Trevor Gerard Hartsville, SC +12 81 75   156
CUT Jack Dockrill Elon, NC +13 78 79   157
CUT Jackson Steiner Charlotte, NC +13 75 82   157
CUT Jackson Tyler Wilmington, NC +13 74 83   157
CUT Nicholas Song Waxhaw, NC +13 78 79   157
CUT Shawn Heinchon Greenville, NC +13 79 78   157
CUT Daniel Adkins Holly Springs, NC +14 81 77   158
CUT Sam Davidson Asheboro, NC +14 80 78   158
CUT Brandon Wood Erwin, NC +15 78 81   159
CUT Joey Pritchard Pinehurst, NC +15 82 77   159
CUT Luke Nelson Raleigh, NC +15 83 76   159
CUT Ethan Hall Morehead City, NC +16 83 77   160
CUT Michael Sutton Goldsboro, NC +16 82 78   160
CUT Whit Howard Raleigh, NC +16 81 79   160
CUT AJ Shaffer Horse Shoe, NC +17 74 87   161
CUT Eric Parziale Pinehurst, NC +17 82 79   161
CUT Solomon Park Greensboro, NC +17 77 84   161
CUT Will Campbell Winnabow, NC +18 79 83   162
CUT Jeff Manley Raleigh, NC +19 81 82   163
CUT Phillip Clifton Winston-Salem, NC +20 85 79   164
CUT Brandon Jones Sanford, NC +21 82 83   165
CUT Holden Grigg Myrtle Beach, SC +21 85 80   165
CUT Chris Bitzenhofer Mount Olive, NC +22 85 81   166
CUT John Bennett Forest City, NC +22 81 85   166
CUT Drew Haywood Chapel Hill, NC +25 85 84   169
CUT Hayes Mahoney Greenville, NC +26 83 87   170
CUT Eston Lee Four Oaks, NC +27 88 83   171
CUT Jay Aichelman Charlotte, NC +35 91 88   179
WD Mark Thomas Wake Forest, NC - WD     WD
WD Todd Moyer Cornelius, NC - WD     WD
DQ Zach Murrow Gastonia, NC - 92 DQ   DQ

 

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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