Morgan and Sellers Lead Carolinas Young Amateur

 

PINEHURST, N.C. (January 4, 2021) -- First round results of the 12th Carolinas Young Amateur at Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia) in Pinehurst, N.C. on January 4, 2021. The Women’s Division is competing at 6,063 yards and the Men’s Division is competing at 6,969 yards, par 36-36--72. 

 

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The field persisted through frigid January temperatures today to wrap up the opening round of the 12th Carolinas Young Amateur with several players going low.


In the Women’s Division, Anna Morgan of Spartanburg, S.C. has taken the lead at 3-under-par, 69. The 2020 Carolinas Women’s Amateur Champion carded a bogey-free, 33 on the front nine and with the help of birdies on Nos. 13 and 18, she holds the lead by one shot entering the final round. Sophia Burnett of Bluffton, S.C. was the only other player under par carding 2-under-par, 70. Notably, the freshman at Furman University played a bogey-free round today to hold second position. Morgan and Burnett are teammates on the Furman University team.


In the Men’s Division, Grant Sellers of McBee, S.C. fired off a 6-under-par, 66 at Pinewild Country Club’s Magnolia Course. With seven birdies on the day, the Francis Marion University junior has taken the lead by one heading into the final round. Austin Duncan of York, S.C. is right on Sellers’ tail with an outstanding 5-under-par, 67 today. The North Greenville University senior played one out of the three bogey-free rounds played today. Nicholas Mayfield of Rock Hill, S.C. holds third position with a 4-under-par, 68 opening round. 


12th Carolinas Young Amateur

Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia), Pinehurst, N.C.

First Round Results: Women’s Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Anna Morgan	Spartanburg, SC	-3	69
2	Sophia Burnett	Bluffton, SC	-2	70
3	Victoria Ladd	Greensboro, NC	E	72
T4	Mallory Fobes	East Bend, NC	+1	73
T4	Jessica Spicer	Bahama, NC	+1	73
T6	Emily Dunlap	Greenville, SC	+3	75
T6	Kelley Topiwala	Pinehurst, NC	+3	75
T6	Nicole Adam	Pinehurst, NC	+3	75
9	Jodee Tindal	Rock Hill, SC	+4	76
T10	Mara Hirtle	Pinehurst, NC	+5	77
T10	Carrie Catherine Ganim	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T10	Victoria Cook	Reidsville, NC	+5	77
13	Jaclyn Kenzel	Southern Pines, NC	+6	78
T14	Gracyn Burgess	Lexington, SC	+7	79
T14	Madison Isaacson	Greensboro, NC	+7	79
T14	Sarah Spicer	Bahama, NC	+7	79
17	Caroline Crumrine	Wilmington, NC	+9	81
18	Lydia Randell	Winston-Salem, NC	+10	82
19	Katelyn Kenthack	Southern Pines, NC	+11	83
T20	Becca Connolly	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	84
T20	Michaela Cox	Greensboro, NC	+12	84
22	Natalie Martinho-Stansbury	Raleigh, NC	+15	87
23	Katelyn David	Waxhaw, NC	+18	90
24	Toni Blackwell	Fayetteville, NC	+19	91

 

12th Carolinas Young Amateur

Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia), Pinehurst, N.C.

First Round Results: Men’s Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Grant Sellers	McBee, SC	-6	66
2	Austin Duncan	York, SC	-5	67
3	Nicholas Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	-4	68
T4	Garrett Cooper	Cowpens, SC	-3	69
T4	Cole Sutherland	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
6	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	-2	70
7	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	-1	71
T8	Patrick Stephenson	Four Oaks, NC	E	72
T8	Rafe Reynolds	Greenville, SC	E	72
T8	Noah Connor	Reidsville, NC	E	72
T8	Gavin Noble	Blythewood, SC	E	72
T12	Seve Anfindsen	Apex, NC	+1	73
T12	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	+1	73
T12	Stephen Abrams	Wilson, NC	+1	73
T12	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+1	73
T12	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T12	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	+1	73
T18	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+2	74
T18	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T18	Michael Rials	Florence, SC	+2	74
T18	Peter Bowie	Asheville, NC	+2	74
T18	Patten Williams	Davidson, NC	+2	74
T18	Jake Newman	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T24	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+3	75
T24	Jordan Warnock	Roebuck, SC	+3	75
T24	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+3	75
T27	Justin Poole	Wendell, NC	+4	76
T27	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+4	76
T29	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+5	77
T29	Robert McPartland	West End, NC	+5	77
T29	Sam Davidson	Asheboro, NC	+5	77
T29	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	+5	77
T29	Felix van Kleef	Hilton Head, SC	+5	77
T29	John Aber	Pinehurst, NC	+5	77
T29	Gus Lascola	Durham, NC	+5	77
T29	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+5	77
T37	Brandon Jones	Sanford, NC	+6	78
T37	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+6	78
T37	Jake Clodfelter	Trinity, NC	+6	78
T40	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+7	79
T40	Miller Harbin	Landrum, SC	+7	79
T42	Joey Pritchard	Pinehurst, NC	+8	80
T42	Shawn Matthews	Clinton, NC	+8	80
T42	Hank Robins	Salisbury, NC	+8	80
T42	Thomas Deal	Cornelius, NC	+8	80
T42	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	+8	80
T42	Adam Dermer	Wilson, NC	+8	80
T48	Jakob Schwartz	Charrlotte, NC	+9	81
T48	Connor Thomas	Conway, SC	+9	81
T48	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+9	81
T51	Luke Nelson	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
T51	Benjamin Crow	Pinehurst, NC	+10	82
T51	Parker Truesdale	Canton, NC	+10	82
T51	Mark Bugniazet	Charlotte, NC	+10	82
T51	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+10	82
T51	Nick Russell	Hilton Head Island, SC	+10	82
T51	Brendan Kelly	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
T51	Carter Cheek	Cary, NC	+10	82
T51	Harrison Hilliard	McLeansville, NC	+10	82
T60	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+11	83
T60	Ethan Lukes	Chapel Hill, NC	+11	83
T60	Alex Williams	Davidson, NC	+11	83
T60	Will Straub	Huntersville, NC	+11	83
T60	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+11	83
T65	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC	+12	84
T65	Mitchell Tanis	Pineville, NC	+12	84
T65	Chandler Perry	Clinton, NC	+12	84
T65	Tyler Owens	Cary, NC	+12	84
T69	Cullen Cox	Chapel Hill, NC	+13	85
T69	Dawson Thornton	Mooresville, NC	+13	85
71	Kobie Morton	Greenwood, SC	+14	86
T72	Logan Jarrett	Concord, NC	+15	87
T72	Zach Murrow	Gastonia, NC	+15	87
T72	Jenkins Dwight	Sumter, SC	+15	87
T72	Phil Hough	Pinehurst, NC	+15	87

 

Schedule of Final Round:

 

Tuesday, January 5

Final Round - 18 Holes of Stroke Play

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10

 

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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