Pearson Takes an Early Lead at NC Senior Amateur

 

WALLACE, N.C. (May 11, 2021) -- First round results of the 35th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship at River Landing (Landing Course) in Wallace, N.C. on May 11, 2021. The field is competing at 6,652 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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Beautiful weather set the stage at River Landing for the opening round of the 35th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship, which led to some low rounds today. James Pearson of Charlotte, N.C. fired off a 6-under-par, 66 to take an early lead.


Consistency was key for Pearson with a bogey-free, 3-under-par, 33 on the front nine. He carded four more birdies on the back nine to finish the round atop the leaderboard. Pearson is the 2014 North Carolina Senior Amateur Champion.


The defending champion, Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. is tied in second position with 9-time North Carolina Senior Amateur champion, Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. at 5-under-par, 67. Simson played a bogey-free round and birdied the first five holes, while Harwell carded seven birdies on the day.


Walker Taylor of Wilmington, N.C. holds fourth position after a 4-under-par, 68 opening round. William Banta of Jacksonville, N.C. and Keith Kepley of Charlotte, N.C. are just one stroke behind him after carding 3-under-par, 69 to tie for fifth position.


The second round will begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 2:58 p.m. After the second round, the field will be cut to low 60 scores and ties for the final round on Thursday. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the 35th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship. 

 

35th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship

River Landing (Landing Course), Wallace, N.C.

First Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
1	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	-6	66
T2	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-5	67
T2	Steve Harwell	Mooresville, NC	-5	67
4	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	-4	68
T5	William Banta	Jacksonville, NC	-3	69
T5	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
T7	Linley Tate	Greensboro, NC	-2	70
T7	Kelly Stimart	Charlotte, NC	-2	70
T7	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	-2	70
T7	Steve Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	-2	70
T11	Stan Adams	Goldsboro, NC	-1	71
T11	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	-1	71
T13	Jim Grainger	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T13	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T13	John Rudolph	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T16	Brett Williams	Durham, NC	+1	73
T16	Rick Riddle	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T16	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	+1	73
T16	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+1	73
T16	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	+1	73
T16	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+1	73
T16	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+1	73
T23	Todd Boersma	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T23	William Boles	Wilson, NC	+2	74
T23	Jeff Burcham	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T23	Lee Forbis	Aberdeen, NC	+2	74
T23	Paul Clark	Charlote, NC	+2	74
T23	Phil Bland	Waynesville, NC	+2	74
T23	Todd Brown	Winston-Salem, NC	+2	74
T23	David Eaker	Forest City, NC	+2	74
T23	Randall Sullins	Claremont, NC	+2	74
T23	Gary Howze	Durham, NC	+2	74
T23	Kenneth Kavanaugh	Carolina Beach, NC	+2	74
T23	David Brown	Conover, NC	+2	74
T35	Randy Naylor	Wilmington, NC	+3	75
T35	Jerry Sennett	Stanley, NC	+3	75
T35	Allen Kinney	Oak Island, NC	+3	75
T35	Wayne Moore	Durham, NC	+3	75
T35	Greg Norris	Wilmington, NC	+3	75
T35	Jeff Brischke	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T35	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+3	75
T42	Bob Sherrill	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T42	John Beatty	Matthews, NC	+4	76
T42	Whit Fairer	Huntersville, NC	+4	76
T42	Todd Wilkinson	Wilson, NC	+4	76
T42	Brock Lynch	Pinehurst, NC	+4	76
T42	Rick Shaefer	Holly Springs, NC	+4	76
T42	Jeff Chatham	Leland, NC	+4	76
T42	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	+4	76
T42	Steve Kidd	Liberty, NC	+4	76
T42	William Jamieson	Cary, NC	+4	76
T42	Mike Arnold	Mooresville, NC	+4	76
T42	Tuck Burkinshaw	Cary, NC	+4	76
T42	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T42	Dick Stimart	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T42	Lance Waggener	Apex, NC	+4	76
T42	Penn Compton	Wilmington, NC	+4	76
T58	Tom Hegarty	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T58	Fred Uberseder	Lewisville, NC	+5	77
T58	Scott Daugherty	RALEIGH, NC	+5	77
T58	Todd Turner	West End, NC	+5	77
T58	Jeffrey Barczak	Apex, NC	+5	77
T58	Gene Queen	Advance, NC	+5	77
T58	Patrick Hynes	Clemmons, NC	+5	77
T58	Dale Bouguennec	Pinehurst, NC	+5	77
T58	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+5	77
T58	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+5	77
T58	Ernie Newton	Winston salem, NC	+5	77
T58	Robert Desjardins	Matthews, NC	+5	77
T58	Jerry Austin	Shelby, NC	+5	77
T58	Jim Gallagher	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T58	Bill Morrissett	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T73	Lee Keesler	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T73	Paul Spadafora	Pinehurst, NC	+6	78
T73	Michael Greene	Hickory, NC	+6	78
T73	Patrick Smithey	Winston Salem, NC	+6	78
T73	Steve Wilson	Wilmington, NC	+6	78
T73	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	+6	78
T73	Randy Adams	Four Oaks, NC	+6	78
T80	John Haskins	Lumberton, NC	+7	79
T80	Eric Taylor	Greensboro, NC	+7	79
T80	John Parrish	Reidsville, NC	+7	79
T80	Michael Egan	Wilmington, NC	+7	79
T80	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+7	79
T80	Brandon Godfrey	Marion, NC	+7	79
T80	Mike Wilson	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	+7	79
T80	William McClellan	Charlotte, NC	+7	79
T80	Rick Powers	Oxford, NC	+7	79
T80	Glenn Collins	Greensboro, NC	+7	79
T80	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T80	Keith Waters	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T80	Larry Wilson	Lake Junaluska, NC	+7	79
T80	Elton Trent	Reidsville, NC	+7	79
T80	Jerry Horton	Wilmington, NC	+7	79
T80	Bill Long	Southern Pines, NC	+7	79
T96	Roger Jernigan	Concord, NC	+8	80
T96	Mark Arrington	Chapel Hill, NC	+8	80
T96	Jeffrey Petry	Elon, NC	+8	80
T96	David Camadine	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T96	Trip Boinest	Shelby, NC	+8	80
T96	Andy Burnette	Raleigh, NC	+8	80
T96	Mike Shoffner	Graham, NC	+8	80
T96	Dean Parziale	Whispering Pines, NC	+8	80
T96	Dickie Brewer	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	80
T96	Kim Mansfield	Jackson Springs, NC	+8	80
T96	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	+8	80
T107	Anthony Montanino	Huntersville, NC	+9	81
T107	Michael Christley	Brown Summit, NC	+9	81
T107	Van Nance	Hickory, NC	+9	81
T107	Christopher O'Connor	Pinehurst, NC	+9	81
T107	Keaven White	Davidson, NC	+9	81
T107	David Waggoner	Holly Ridge, NC	+9	81
T113	Jeffrey Taweel	Wilmington, NC	+10	82
T113	Johnny Adams	Cary, NC	+10	82
T113	Mike Ford	Durham, NC	+10	82
T113	Jim Ayersman	Pinehurst, NC	+10	82
T113	Jeff Rausch	Waxhaw, NC	+10	82
T113	Brian Phillips	Charlotte, NC	+10	82
T113	Phillip Woods	Marshville, NC	+10	82
T113	Brian Harris	Newton, NC	+10	82
T121	Moose Jarman	Wilmington, NC	+11	83
T121	Kerry Swanson	Wake Forest, NC	+11	83
T121	Robert Jacobs	Wake Forest, NC	+11	83
T121	Bill Phillips	Charlotte, NC	+11	83
T125	Ken Shelton	Denver, NC	+12	84
T125	Scott Baltz	Raleigh, NC	+12	84
T125	Kirby Kim	Cary, NC	+12	84
T125	Jimmy Popp	Mooresville, NC	+12	84
T129	Bill Lovingood	Lincolnton, NC	+14	86
T129	Stacey Anfindsen	Apex, NC	+14	86
T129	Robert Garrette	Wake Forest, NC	+14	86
T132	Norman Davis	Charlotte, NC	+16	88
T132	Bill Rhodes	Wilmington, NC	+16	88
134	Stephen Smith	Oak Island, NC	+17	89
WD	Kevin Lassiter	Knightdale, NC	-	WD
WD	Farley Davis	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	-	WD
WD	James Watkins	Apex, NC	-	WD
WD	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	-	WD
WD	Robert Shoaf	Concord, NC	-	WD

 

Schedule of Rounds:

Wednesday, May 12

Second Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play

8:00 a.m. to 2:58 p.m. Starting times off of No. 1

Field cut to low 60 scores and ties for final round

 

Thursday, May 13

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual 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.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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