Neveu Takes an Early Lead at the Carolinian

 

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (May 21, 2021) -- First round results of the 6th Carolinian Amateur Championship at Keith Hills Golf Club (Orange - Black) in Buies Creek, N.C. on May 21, 2021. The field is competing at 6,717 yards on the Orange - Black course routing (par 36-36--72).

 

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Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C. fired off a 6-under-par, 66 to sit atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the 6th Carolinian Amateur. Neveu’s round started on the par-4, No.10 which he parred as one of his 12 pars on the day.


He got off to a hot start birdieing Nos. 11, 13, 17 and 18 to bring his total for the outward nine to an impressive 32. His sub-par score on No. 11 was a testament for his first day. Neveu put his tee-shot into the woods and punched out to 6 feet from the hole and made his birdie putt.

Neveu was playing conservatively on Friday. His approach to Keith Hills Golf Course is knowing that the course is playing firm with lots of roll. He is not aggressively attacking the pins, but rather looking to leave himself manageable putts. 

The defending champion, Tim Bunten of Concord, N.C. holds second position at 5-under-par, 67. He started the round with a steady train of pars until he chipped in for birdie on No. 6 to get the momentum going. Two clutch up and downs on Nos. 7 and 8 led the recent East Carolina University graduate to a string of birdies on Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 13. Bunten found trouble on No. 16 making his only bogey on the day, but he quickly recovered with a birdie on No. 18 to secure his seat in second position.

Zac Lewis of Winnabow, N.C. and Jackson Bode of Pinehurst, N.C. have staked a tie for third position after opening rounds of 4-under-par, 68. Notably, Lewis approached the 517 yard, par-5 No. 18 at 2-under-par, 65. He hit his driver to 225, a 3-iron to 7 feet and sank his putt for an eagle on the final hole.

William Grasty of Charlotte, N.C. carded 3-under-par, 69 to take solo fifth position entering the second round tomorrow. The leaderboard is stacked behind him and with 36 holes left to play, we are guaranteed to see movement on the leaderboard over the weekend.


The first round of the Carolinian was also a qualifier for the North Carolina Amateur Championship and the Carolinas Amateur Championship. Justin Guilford of Davidson, N.C. earned medalist honors for both qualifiers with a 2-under-par, 70 finish. The cut line fell at 2-over-par, 74 for both the N.C. Amateur Qualifier and the Carolinas Amateur Qualifier. 16 players made the cut for the N.C. Amateur and 18 players qualified for the Carolinas Amateur.


The second round will begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 2:50 p.m. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the final round of the 6th Carolinian Amateur Championship. 

 

6th Carolinian Amateur Championship

Keith Hills Golf Club (Orange - Black) in Buies Creek, N.C. 

First Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
1	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-6	66
2	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	-5	67
T3	Zac Lewis	Winnabow, NC	-4	68
T3	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC	-4	68
5	William Grasty	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
T6	Justin Guilford	Davidson, NC	-2	70
T6	Tommy Lamb	Cary, NC	-2	70
T6	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	-2	70
T9	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	-1	71
T9	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	-1	71
T9	Mitchell Vance	Hartsville, SC	-1	71
T9	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	-1	71
T13	Cole Sutherland	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T13	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	E	72
T13	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	E	72
T13	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	E	72
T13	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	E	72
T13	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	E	72
T19	Matthew Richardson	Ayden, NC	+1	73
T19	Jeremy Milton	Lillington, NC	+1	73
T19	Nick Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	+1	73
T19	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	+1	73
T19	Ford Reynolds	Columbia, SC	+1	73
T19	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+1	73
T19	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+1	73
T19	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC	+1	73
T27	Narayan Mohan	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T27	Michael La Sasso	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T27	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T27	David Sargent	Cornelius, NC	+2	74
T27	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+2	74
T27	Tyler Jones	Jacksonville, NC	+2	74
T27	R. J. Cupelli	Kitty Hawk, NC	+2	74
T27	Luke Nelson	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T27	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T27	Frank Gilliam	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T27	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+2	74
T27	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T27	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC	+2	74
T27	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+2	74
T27	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC	+2	74
T27	Andreas Huber	Pinehurst, NC	+2	74
T27	Blake Brantley	Winston Salem, NC	+2	74
T44	Steven Shea	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T44	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+3	75
T44	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T44	Travon Willis	Indian Trail, NC	+3	75
T44	Matthew McIntyre	Garner, NC	+3	75
T44	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+3	75
T44	John O'Brien	Columbia, SC	+3	75
T44	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+3	75
T44	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T44	Justin Morgan	Denver, NC	+3	75
T44	Patrick Golden	Murrells Inlet, SC	+3	75
T44	Adam Hunt	Columbia, SC	+3	75
T44	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	+3	75
T57	Josh Newman	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T57	Bryan Fang	Raleigh, NC	+4	76
T57	Reid Clark	Raleigh, NC	+4	76
T57	Gray Mitchum	Winterville, NC	+4	76
T57	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+4	76
T57	Kyle Austin	Raleigh, NC	+4	76
T57	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T57	Felix van Kleef	Hilton Head, SC	+4	76
T57	Zach Roberts	Holly Springs, NC	+4	76
T57	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+4	76
T67	Ryan Hodges	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T67	Cade Hancock	Elizabethtown, NC	+5	77
T67	Will Dalton	Cornelius, NC	+5	77
T67	Kenny Stewart	Lillington, NC	+5	77
T67	Stewart Wise	Lillington, NC	+5	77
T67	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC	+5	77
T67	Karsten Shields	Monroe, NC	+5	77
T67	Carson Castelli	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T67	Solomon Park	Greensboro, NC	+5	77
T67	Caleb Click	Fair Bluff, NC	+5	77
T67	Patrick Bridges	Clayton, NC	+5	77
T67	Noah Connor	Reidsville, NC	+5	77
T67	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC	+5	77
T67	McClure Thompson	Little River, SC	+5	77
T67	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+5	77
T67	Jake Newman	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T67	Patrick Langdon	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T67	August Lascola	Durham, NC	+5	77
T67	Layne Lambert	Matthews, NC	+5	77
T67	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+5	77
T67	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC	+5	77
T88	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+6	78
T88	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+6	78
T88	Chandler Perry	Clinton, NC	+6	78
T88	Dalton Mauldin	Sanford, NC	+6	78
T88	Sam Davidson	Asheboro, NC	+6	78
T88	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+6	78
T88	Jackson Steiner	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T88	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+6	78
T88	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+6	78
T88	Jake Herring	Wilson, NC	+6	78
T88	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	78
T99	Bryce Aronson	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T99	Luke Michael	Trinity, NC	+7	79
T99	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+7	79
T99	Parker Truesdale	Canton, NC	+7	79
T99	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+7	79
T99	Jeff Manley	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T99	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+7	79
T99	Robert McPartland	Seven Lakes, NC	+7	79
T99	Andrew Perry	Fuquay-Varina, NC	+7	79
T99	David Banks	Richlands, NC	+7	79
T99	Will Hawley	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T99	Justin Bode	Pinehurst, NC	+7	79
T99	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T99	Teddy Sluser	Pinehurst, NC	+7	79
T99	Jennings Glenn	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T114	Alex Campbell	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T114	Brandon Miller	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	80
T114	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC	+8	80
T114	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+8	80
T114	Ayush Bodhale	Huntersville, NC	+8	80
T114	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+8	80
T114	Hank Robins	Salisbury, NC	+8	80
T114	Chris Cox	Raleigh, NC	+8	80
T114	Josh Nichols	Morrisville, NC	+8	80
T114	Samuel Uberseder	Lewisville, NC	+8	80
T114	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+8	80
T114	Robbie Perry	Fuquay Varina, NC	+8	80
T114	David Hrubala	Spartanburg, SC	+8	80
T114	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+8	80
T114	MInor Hinson	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T129	Kenneth Kavanaugh	Carolina Beach, NC	+9	81
T129	Sumner Alford	Fuquay Varina, NC	+9	81
T129	Peter Bowie	Asheville, NC	+9	81
T129	Whit Howard	Raleigh, NC	+9	81
T129	Chris Lee	Garner, NC	+9	81
T129	Paul Yamane	Winston-Salem, NC	+9	81
T129	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+9	81
T129	Holland Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+9	81
T137	Noah Maness	Troy, NC	+10	82
T137	Luke Guthrie	Charlotte, NC	+10	82
T137	Will Warner	Pinehurst, NC	+10	82
T137	George Whiting	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
T137	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+10	82
T137	Ryan Macri	Wake Forest, NC	+10	82
T137	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+10	82
T137	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+10	82
T137	Jack Dannemann	Charlotte, NC	+10	82
T137	Parker Shimp	Charlotte, NC	+10	82
T137	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	+10	82
T148	Rik Wall	Greensboro, NC	+11	83
T148	Randy Poteat	Wendell, NC	+11	83
T148	Brandon Jones	Sanford, NC	+11	83
T148	Austin Mosher	Mount Pleasant, SC	+11	83
T152	Sam Wilson	Davidson, NC	+12	84
T152	William Phipps	Florence, SC	+12	84
T152	Nicholas Clemente	Raleigh, NC	+12	84
T152	Cameron Hardison	Greenville, NC	+12	84
156	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC	+13	85
T157	Marshall Fowle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	+14	86
T157	david Reid	Winston-Salem, NC	+14	86
T157	Vic Ruotolo	Charlotte, NC	+14	86
T157	Ben Esposito	Pittsboro, NC	+14	86
T161	Kevin Mininni	Burgaw, NC	+15	87
T161	Sandy Lamarre	Raleigh, NC	+15	87
T161	Drew Haywood	Chapel Hill, NC	+15	87
T161	Stuart Augustine	Fayetteville, NC	+15	87
T161	Christian Bailey	Matthews, NC	+15	87
T166	Chris Luoma	Morrisville, NC	+16	88
T166	Shawn Matthews	Clinton, NC	+16	88
T166	Zachary Gehr	Cary, NC	+16	88
T169	Jonathan Bettenhausen	Raleigh, NC	+19	91
T169	Codey Adams	Kernersville, NC	+19	91
T171	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	+20	92
T171	Blake Pooley	Clayton, NC	+20	92
173	Justin Jenkins	Matthews, NC	+23	95
174	jJsh King	Burnsville, NC	+27	99
175	Stephen Pierpoint	Fayetteville, NC	+29	101
WD	Cody Fullinwider	Raleigh, NC	-	WD

 

Schedule of Rounds:

Saturday, May 22

Second Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Starting times from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Field is cut to the low 70 scores and ties

 

Sunday, May 23

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Starting times from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Awards ceremony immediately following 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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