Stewart Steals the Show at Carolinas Mid-Amateur

 

SALISBURY, N.C. (October 31, 2020) -- Second round results of the 40th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, N.C. on October 31, 2020. The field is competing at 6,723 yards, par 35-36--71. 

 

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Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C. fired off the lowest round of his golf career and blew the low round of the weekend out of the water with an 11-under-par, 60 today. To say he got off to a hot start is an understatement, as he birdied six of his first seven holes. 

 

“All day I was trying to take advantage of the soft conditions. I was hitting driver as close as I could, the wedges felt really good and I have never putted like that in my life,” said Stewart. “I was just aggressive and never changed it.”

 

Following his 30 on the back nine, which was his front nine since he started his round on No. 10, Stewart officially took the lead at 7-under overall. On the front nine, the putts continued to drop and so did his score. 

 

After an eagle on No. 3 and his seventh birdie of the day on No. 4, the nerves started to kick in as the former Demon Deacon realized what a few more birdies on the card would mean.

 

“I didn’t get nervous until No. 6. It’s a downhill par-3 and I hit an 8-iron to about two inches. Then I birdied No. 7 and that is when I started thinking about it a little bit,” Stewart said. “I came to my 18th hole which was No. 9 and I flared a 6-iron out to the right. I had a pretty do-able chip, but then I hit the right edge and it didn't go in. It was almost that much more special.”

 

Despite lipping out for a 59, Stewart shot the low round of his career today and attributes some of the success to a very special person. He remarked, “my mom’s birthday was yesterday and her favorite day is Halloween so I think that had a little bit to do with it.”

 

The first round leader, Matthew Younts of Greensboro, N.C. played solid golf to maintain a spot in the final group after a 3-under-par, 68 on the day. 

 

Making the turn at a bogey-free 3-under, 32, Younts was feeling confident heading into the back nine. “It was a little cold this morning, but I finally made a few putts earlier today which was nice,” he said. “I got a little loose on the back, but I was able to make some big up and downs especially on Nos. 17 and 18 for par so I held it together there coming home.”

 

Younts now holds a two-stroke lead over Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C. who is in third position entering the final round at 3-under-par, 139 total. 

 

The 2020 N.C. Mid-Amateur runner-up played an impressive second round. Fighting back from three bogeys on his first three holes, he was able to even out his scorecard by No. 10 and finish with two more birdies to card 2-under-par, 69 on the day. Notably, Walters was a coach at Wake Forest while Stewart was on the team. Stewart still refers to him as Coach Dan. 

 

The cut line for the final round fell at 12-over-par, 154 total and 68 players will be competing for the title tomorrow. The round will begin at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 9:39 a.m. off of No. 1 and No. 10. Stay tuned to our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for live updates of the final round.
 

 

40th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship

The Country Club of Salisbury, Salisbury, N.C.

Overall: Second Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	-12	70	60	130
2	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	-5	69	68	137
3	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-3	70	69	139
4	Jeff Boyan	Winston Salem, NC	-2	73	67	140
T5	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	-1	71	70	141
T5	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	-1	73	68	141
T7	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	E	70	72	142
T7	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	E	73	69	142
T7	Kyle Milner	Spartanburg, SC	E	73	69	142
T10	Bobby Dean	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	71	143
T10	David Gies	Pineville, NC	+1	75	68	143
T12	Brett Harris	Franklin, NC	+2	74	70	144
T12	Kyle Bearden	Barnwell, SC	+2	72	72	144
T12	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	72	72	144
T12	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+2	73	71	144
T12	Brandon Truesdale	Rock hill, SC	+2	72	72	144
T12	Dylan Lancaster	Spindale, NC	+2	73	71	144
T18	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	73	145
T18	Alex Nianouris	Raleigh, NC	+3	73	72	145
T18	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC, Won in 2015	+3	70	75	145
T18	Russ Adams	Charlotte, NC	+3	71	74	145
T18	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+3	74	71	145
T23	DeeBo Kelly	Camden, SC	+4	73	73	146
T23	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	+4	74	72	146
T25	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	+5	74	73	147
T25	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	77	70	147
T25	Brett Barry	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	75	72	147
T25	Andrew Ward	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	73	147
T25	Michael Swaringen	Salisbury, NC	+5	73	74	147
T25	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+5	71	76	147
T31	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	+6	75	73	148
T31	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+6	80	68	148
T31	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+6	74	74	148
T31	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+6	74	74	148
T31	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+6	73	75	148
T31	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	+6	79	69	148
T31	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	72	76	148
T31	Daniel Laughlin	Charlotte, NC	+6	76	72	148
T39	Stephen Woodard	Charlotte, NC, Won in 2019	+7	74	75	149
T39	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+7	77	72	149
T39	Keegan Hoff	Charlotte, NC	+7	73	76	149
T39	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+7	70	79	149
T39	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+7	74	75	149
T39	Olof Bengtsson	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	73	149
T39	Dermot McElhennon	Wake Forest, NC	+7	75	74	149
T46	David Banks	Richlands, NC	+8	75	75	150
T46	David Yowell	Charlotte, NC	+8	75	75	150
T46	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+8	76	74	150
T49	Scott Roberts	Lancaster, SC	+9	75	76	151
T49	Jeffrey Lankford	Mocksville, NC	+9	74	77	151
T49	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+9	78	73	151
T52	Dustin Moore	Burlington, NC	+10	77	75	152
T52	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	+10	76	76	152
T52	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+10	76	76	152
T52	Connor Monaghan	Chapel Hill, NC	+10	81	71	152
T56	Michael Sims	Lexington, SC	+11	76	77	153
T56	Andrew Fowler	Greenville, SC	+11	75	78	153
T56	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	+11	76	77	153
T56	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+11	78	75	153
T60	Jason Smith	Raleigh, NC	+12	71	83	154
T60	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+12	81	73	154
T60	Yancey Johnson	Simpsonville, SC	+12	82	72	154
T60	Andrew Sapp	Greenville, NC	+12	81	73	154
T60	Jerell Fields	Pineville, NC	+12	74	80	154
T60	John Nieters	Bermuda Run, NC	+12	76	78	154
T60	Damon Postal	Charlotte, NC	+12	79	75	154
T60	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+12	78	76	154
T60	Daniel Lowder	Belmont, NC	+12	76	78	154
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Paul Tucker	Waxhaw, NC, Won in 2011	+13	79	76	-
CUT	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	+13	76	79	-
CUT	Justin Pennell	Lenoir, NC	+13	76	79	-
CUT	Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	78	-
CUT	Daniel Hendrickson	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	78	-
CUT	Bill Marlowe	Raleigh, NC	+13	78	77	-
CUT	Will Campbell	Winnabow, NC	+13	78	77	-
CUT	Banks Wood	Charlotte, NC	+13	80	75	-
CUT	Tyler Crossen	Landis, NC	+13	74	81	-
CUT	David Brown	Conover, NC	+13	76	79	-
CUT	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+13	81	74	-
CUT	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+14	76	80	-
CUT	Daniel  Walsh	North Wilkesboro, NC	+14	81	75	-
CUT	Ernest Young	Huntersville, NC	+14	76	80	-
CUT	Jordan Bilodeau	Charlotte, NC	+14	76	80	-
CUT	Chris Williams	Concord, NC	+15	78	79	-
CUT	Chris Cox	Raleigh, NC	+15	78	79	-
CUT	Doug Ramey	Greer, SC	+16	82	76	-
CUT	Matthew Ashley	Charlotte, NC	+16	82	76	-
CUT	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+16	78	80	-
CUT	Jonathan Maull	Charleston, SC	+16	79	79	-
CUT	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	+16	76	82	-
CUT	Ray Grant	Gastonia, NC	+17	82	77	-
CUT	Britt Mitchell	Creedmoor, NC	+18	84	76	-
CUT	Josh McWhorter	Boone, NC	+18	78	82	-
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+18	79	81	-
CUT	Jay Sylvan	Charlotte, NC	+19	80	81	-
CUT	Kerney Black	Rural Hall, NC	+19	80	81	-
CUT	Garrett Simmons	Raleigh, NC	+21	87	76	-
CUT	George Harris	Harrisburg, NC	+22	82	82	-
CUT	Robert Phillips	Matthews, NC	+24	86	80	-
CUT	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+24	80	86	-
CUT	Will Warner	Pinehurst, NC	+27	84	85	-
WD	Anthony Baker	Carolina Shores, NC	-	71	WD	71
WD	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	-	WD		87
WD	Samuel Ring	Carthage, NC	-	75	WD	75
WD	Ken Knowles	Mooresville, NC	-	76	WD	76
WD	Chad Wilfong	Charlotte, NC	-	78	WD	78
WD	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	-	80	WD	80
WD	Tim Manyatis	Raleigh, NC	-	81	WD	81
DQ	Alex Finke	Rock Hill, SC	-	DQ	NS	-

 

40th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship

The Country Club of Salisbury, Salisbury, N.C.

40+ Division: Second Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Kyle Milner	Spartanburg, SC	E	73	69	142
2	Bobby Dean	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	71	143
T3	Brett Harris	Franklin, NC	+2	74	70	144
T3	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	72	72	144
T5	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	73	145
T5	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC, Won in 2015	+3	70	75	145
T5	Russ Adams	Charlotte, NC	+3	71	74	145
T5	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+3	74	71	145
9	DeeBo Kelly	Camden, SC	+4	73	73	146
10	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	77	70	147
T11	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+6	80	68	148
T11	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+6	74	74	148
T11	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	+6	79	69	148
T11	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	72	76	148
T15	Stephen Woodard	Charlotte, NC, Won in 2019	+7	74	75	149
T15	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+7	77	72	149
T15	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+7	70	79	149
T15	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+7	74	75	149
T19	Scott Roberts	Lancaster, SC	+9	75	76	151
T19	Jeffrey Lankford	Mocksville, NC	+9	74	77	151
21	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+10	76	76	152
T22	Jason Smith	Raleigh, NC	+12	71	83	154
T22	Yancey Johnson	Simpsonville, SC	+12	82	72	154
T22	Andrew Sapp	Greenville, NC	+12	81	73	154
T22	John Nieters	Bermuda Run, NC	+12	76	78	154
	The following players did not make the cut
T26	Paul Tucker	Waxhaw, NC, Won in 2011	+13	79	76	155
T26	Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	78	155
T26	Daniel Hendrickson	Charlotte, NC	+13	77	78	155
T26	David Brown	Conover, NC	+13	76	79	155
30	Ernest Young	Huntersville, NC	+14	76	80	156
T31	Doug Ramey	Greer, SC	+16	82	76	158
T31	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+16	78	80	158
T31	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	+16	76	82	158
T34	Josh McWhorter	Boone, NC	+18	78	82	160
T34	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+18	79	81	160
36	George Harris	Harrisburg, NC	+22	82	82	164
37	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+24	80	86	166
WD	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	-	WD		87
WD	Samuel Ring	Carthage, NC	-	75	WD	75
WD	Ken Knowles	Mooresville, NC	-	76	WD	76
WD	Chad Wilfong	Charlotte, NC	-	78	WD	78

 

Schedule of Final Round:

 

Sunday, November 1

Final Round - 18 Holes of Stroke 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.     

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