Wilfong Leads by 4 at Carolinas Mid-Amateur

4/17/2021 3:50:00 PM

Chad Wilfong (R) leads Josh Branyon (L) by four shots heading into the final round

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (April 17, 2021) -- Second round results of the 41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship at Columbia Country Club (Ridgewood/Tall Pines) in Blythewood, S.C. on April 17, 2021. The field is playing the Ridgewood/Tall Pines routing at 6,965 yards (par 36-36--72).

The CGA is conducting this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.

Chad Wilfong of Charlotte, N.C. fired off a 6-under-par, 66 on the day to climb atop the leaderboard to 8-under-par, 136 total. The reigning North Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion played a bogey-free round with birdies on Nos. 1, 2, 7, 12, 13, and 14.

The key to Wilfong’s round was consistently hitting the ball in the right spots. “I holed a bunch of putts that I needed to that just kept the momentum going in the round,” he said. “I didn’t hit it all that well, but I just didn’t hit in bad spots. Every hole that I seemed to hit it close or close enough, I seemed to make those putts with one exception.”

Wilfong leads the field by four heading into the final round tomorrow. He remarked, “Whether you are ahead by four or behind by four, it isn’t going to change the mindset a whole lot. Anyone who is three, four, five shots behind can still make some birdies the same way that I did today. You just gotta keep hitting good shots and playing aggressively.”

First-round leader Josh Branyon of Honea Path, S.C. and Zach Schwab of Columbia, S.C. are tied in the second position at 4-under-par, 136 total heading into the final round. Jason Garrett of Stem, N.C. catapulted himself from tied for 32nd to tied for fourth after a 5-under-par, 67 today. Garrett is tied for the fourth position with Connor Monaghan of Chapel Hill, N.C. at 3-under-par, 141 total.

The cut line fell at 6-over par, 150 and 62 players will compete in the final round tomorrow. The round will begin at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 9:36 a.m. off of Nos. 1 and 10. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for live updates of the final round tomorrow.

41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship

Columbia Country Club (Ridgewood/Tall Pines), Blythewood, S.C.

Second Round Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	Total To Par	R1	R2	Total Score
1	Chad Wilfong	Charlotte, NC	-8	70	66	136
T2	Josh Branyon	Honea Path, SC	-4	67	73	140
T2	Zach Schwab	Columbia, SC	-4	71	69	140
T4	Jason Garrett	Stem, NC	-3	74	67	141
T4	Connor Monaghan	Chapel Hill, NC	-3	71	70	141
T6	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	-2	70	72	142
T6	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC, NC	-2	73	69	142
T8	Garland Ferrell	Greenville, SC	-1	73	70	143
T8	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	-1	73	70	143
T8	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	-1	70	73	143
T11	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	E	74	70	144
T11	Zachary Herold	Lexington, SC	E	72	72	144
T13	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	+1	72	73	145
T13	Christian Sease	Greenville, SC	+1	76	69	145
T13	Jordan Sease	Lexington, SC	+1	74	71	145
T13	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	+1	73	72	145
T13	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+1	70	75	145
T13	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	+1	73	72	145
T13	Austin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	73	145
T13	Wehman Hopke	Charlotte, NC	+1	71	74	145
T13	Doug Cottingham	Hopkins, SC	+1	74	71	145
T22	Sam Jackson	West Columbia, SC	+2	72	74	146
T22	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+2	72	74	146
T22	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	+2	74	72	146
T22	Jeff Boyan	Winston Salem, NC	+2	72	74	146
T22	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+2	75	71	146
T22	Brandon Truesdale	Rock hill, SC	+2	76	70	146
T22	Shawn Foley	Charlotte, NC	+2	74	72	146
T22	Wade Boteler	Burlington, NC	+2	73	73	146
T22	David Lott	Barnwell, SC	+2	75	71	146
T22	Kyle Gebhart	Cayce, SC	+2	76	70	146
T22	Ryan Blair	charlotte, NC	+2	76	70	146
T33	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	75	147
T33	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+3	76	71	147
T33	Scott Lincicome	Pinehurst, NC	+3	74	73	147
T33	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+3	71	76	147
T33	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+3	74	73	147
T33	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+3	72	75	147
T33	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+3	75	72	147
T33	Will Wears	Durham, NC	+3	76	71	147
T41	Brian Lee	Blythewood, SC	+4	74	74	148
T41	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+4	74	74	148
T41	Brett Harris	Franklin, NC	+4	78	70	148
T41	Robbie Biershenk	Boiling Springs, SC	+4	73	75	148
T41	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	+4	73	75	148
T41	David Yowell	Charlotte, NC	+4	76	72	148
T41	Damon Postal	Charlotte, NC	+4	75	73	148
T48	Brandon Cemprola	Columbia, SC	+5	75	74	149
T48	Dylan Lancaster	Spindale, NC	+5	73	76	149
T48	Nathan Mallonee	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	75	149
T48	Russ Gillig	Taylors, SC	+5	73	76	149
T48	Michael Sims	Lexington, SC	+5	73	76	149
T48	Brett Barry	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	74	75	149
T48	Russ Adams	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	75	149
T48	Allen Caldwell	Sumter, SC	+5	72	77	149
T48	Cody Sundberg	Charlotte`, NC	+5	71	78	149
T48	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+5	76	73	149
T58	David Sargent	Cornelius, NC	+6	75	75	150
T58	Chase Liebler	West Columbia, SC	+6	73	77	150
T58	Andrew Ward	Charlotte, NC	+6	76	74	150
T58	Cody Clepper	Sumter, SC	+6	79	71	150
T58	William Ovenden	Mt. Pleasant, SC	+6	77	73	150
*Failed to Qualify*
CUT	Kyle Bearden	Barnwell, SC	+7	76	75
CUT	David Banks	Richlands, NC	+7	77	74	-
CUT	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	+7	77	74	-
CUT	Kyle Austin	Raleigh, NC	+7	78	73	-
CUT	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+7	77	74	-
CUT	Sean Marks	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75	-
CUT	Brian Mull	Wilmington, NC	+7	76	75	-
CUT	Bern Gregory	Mooresville, NC	+7	75	76	-
CUT	Scott Roberts	Lancaster, SC	+7	75	76	-
CUT	Brian Brian Mazhari	charlotte, NC	+7	74	77	-
CUT	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+8	75	77	-
CUT	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	+8	77	75	-
CUT	Chad Frye	landis, NC	+8	80	72	-
CUT	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+8	79	73	-
CUT	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+8	76	76	-
CUT	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+8	78	74	-
CUT	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+8	75	77	-
CUT	Kevin Burton	Clayton, NC	+8	78	74	-
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+8	78	74	-
CUT	Brian Quackenbush	Aiken, SC	+9	75	78	-
CUT	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+9	81	72	-
CUT	Jeff Jordan	Mt. Holly, NC	+9	78	75	-
CUT	Brandon Twigg	Charleston, SC	+9	75	78	-
CUT	Jeff Tyrrell	Lyman, SC	+9	76	77	-
CUT	Hayden Ploeger	Fort Mill, SC	+9	75	78	-
CUT	Bo Beard	Waxhaw, NC	+9	74	79	-
CUT	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+10	75	79	-
CUT	Jason Rossetti	Charlotte, NC	+10	80	74	-
CUT	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+10	80	74	-
CUT	Luke Haithcock	Burlington, NC	+10	77	77	-
CUT	David Cook	Cedar Point, NC	+10	79	75	-
CUT	Ely Cornwell	Charlotte, NC	+10	77	77	-
CUT	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	+11	75	80	-
CUT	C.J. Andriole	Charlotte, NC	+11	77	78	-
CUT	Simon Boteler	Raleigh, NC	+11	80	75	-
CUT	Kevin Busteed	Charlotte, NC	+11	79	76	-
CUT	Dexter Rice	Charlotte, NC	+11	75	80	-
CUT	Keith Early	Charlotte, NC	+11	76	79	-
CUT	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+11	79	76	-
CUT	Rik Wall	Greensboro, NC	+12	77	79	-
CUT	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+13	81	76	-
CUT	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+13	76	81	-
CUT	Jack Merrell	Wake Forest, NC	+13	82	75	-
CUT	Jay Biber	Charlotte, NC	+13	78	79	-
CUT	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+13	78	79	-
CUT	Levi Shelton	Pineville, NC	+13	77	80	-
CUT	Thomas Deschler	Mount Pleasant, SC	+13	78	79	-
CUT	Nathan Price	Lexington, SC	+14	81	77	-
CUT	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+14	81	77	-
CUT	Marais Lombard	Charlotte, NC	+14	81	77	-
CUT	James Holloway	Charlotte, NC	+14	80	78	-
CUT	Ian Dabrowski	Charlotte, NC	+14	81	77	-
CUT	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte, NC	+14	80	78	-
CUT	Casey Smith	Abbeville, SC	+15	84	75	-
CUT	Dice K Nakayama	Leland, NC	+15	83	76	-
CUT	Guy Lemke	Huntersville, NC	+15	78	81	-
CUT	Mark Nieters	Winston Salem, NC	+15	81	78	-
CUT	Brandon Miller	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	77	82	-
CUT	DeeBo Kelly	Camden, SC	+16	76	84	-
CUT	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+16	81	79	-
CUT	Jay Sylvan	Charlotte, NC	+16	84	76	-
CUT	Tom Chuaypradit	Winston-Salem, NC	+16	80	80	-
CUT	Faheem Amod	Raleigh, NC	+16	79	81	-
CUT	Nathan Hoffman	Pinehurst, NC	+16	83	77	-
CUT	Ernest Young	Huntersville, NC	+16	81	79	-
CUT	Ethan Bean	Elgin, SC	+17	82	79	-
CUT	Ethan Woodall	Huntersville, NC	+17	79	82	-
CUT	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+17	81	80	-
CUT	Nathan Kohl	Greensboro, NC	+18	80	82	-
CUT	Ross Bell	Raleigh, NC	+18	84	78	-
CUT	Jared Jillson	Columbia, SC	+18	85	77	-
CUT	Simon Cagle	Raleigh, NC	+18	82	80	-
CUT	Lee Gronkiewicz	Columbia, SC	+18	84	78	-
CUT	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+18	81	81	-
CUT	Matt Michel	Charlotte, NC	+19	84	79	-
CUT	Eric Lipson	Charlotte, NC	+19	75	88	-
CUT	Matt Wood	Hanahan, SC	+20	86	78	-
CUT	Kevin Stimberis	Mooresville, NC	+20	82	82	-
CUT	Mitch Bagley	Charlotte, NC	+21	81	84	-
CUT	Bradford Mulkey	Dallas, NC	+21	87	78	-
CUT	Ryan Hodges	Greensboro, NC	+21	80	85	-
CUT	Bradley Helms	Winston-Salem, NC	+25	84	85	-
WD	Eric Mauntel	Charlotte, NC	-	77	WD	77
WD	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-	79	WD	79
WD	Tyler Shuler	Bryson City, NC	-	83	WD	83

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