910-673-1000
Gee and Santospago Lead the NC Junior Boys' 14 and Under
ASHEBORO, N.C. (July 6, 2021) -- First round results of the 24th N.C. Junior Boys’ 14 and Under Championship at Asheboro City Golf Course in Asheboro, N.C. from July 6-7, 2021. The field is competing from a mix of the blue and red tees that play 5,898 yards, par 70.
Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | History | Results | Photos
David Gee of Hickory and John John Santospago of Charlotte are the round one leaders of the 24th NC Junior Boys’ 14 and Under Championship hosted at Asheboro City Golf Course in Asheboro, N.C. They both managed to take the advantage of their abilities on the par-4’s to sign off on 1-under-par, 69 scorecards.
On Tuesday Gee opened his first round with a promising birdie on No.1 to add some fuel to his fire. Gee would remain 1-under-par through the first three holes, when he walked off the par-5 fifth green he would go to 2-under-par.
However Gee could not maintain his subpar as he completed the first loop at Asheboro City Golf Course. He would give up two shorts on Nos. 5 and 8 to finish his outward nine with an even-par score.
On Gee’s second loop around the Donald Ross original, he would sink six par putts to set him on track to earn a spot in the leaders pairing on Wednesday morning with the Charlotte native. In addition to his six no harm no help pars on his inward nine, Gee would capitalize on the par-4’s Nos. 11 and 17.
Santospago would almost mirror Gee’s performance, firing off a 1-under-par on his outward nine and an even-par on his back-nine. Santospago would find three birdies on his opening round on Nos.1, 6 and 13.
Trailing the leaders by a slim margin of one-stroke, with a share of third place, Caedmon Albertyn of Matthews and Luke Tisdale of Winston - Salem.
Behind the duo tied for third is a pack of three players sitting at 1-over-par, 71; Davis Wotnosky of Wake Forest, Preston Hage of Raleigh and Michael Snyder of Lillington.
The final round will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the last tee time for the Championship will be at 10:10 a.m. The trophy and award reception will take place immediately after the final group has finished on Wednesday.
Round 1 Results
| Pos. | Player | City, State, Graduation Year | Total | R1 |
| T1 | David Gee | Hickory, NC, 2026 | -1 | 69 |
| T1 | John John Santospago | Charlotte, NC, 2027 | -1 | 69 |
| T3 | Caedmon Albertyn | Matthews, NC, 2026 | E | 70 |
| T3 | Luke Tisdale | Winston-Salem, NC, 2025 | E | 70 |
| T5 | Davis Wotnosky | Wake Forest, NC, 2027 | +1 | 71 |
| T5 | Preston Hage | Raleigh, NC, 2026 | +1 | 71 |
| T5 | Michael Snyder | Lillington, NC, 2025 | +1 | 71 |
| 8 | Spencer Mills | Wilmington, NC, 2027 | +2 | 72 |
| T9 | Jack West | Greenville, NC, 2025 | +3 | 73 |
| T9 | Alex Bock | Morganton, NC, 2024 | +3 | 73 |
| T9 | Garrison Welborn | Waxhaw, NC, 2025 | +3 | 73 |
| T9 | Lucas Cron | Waxhaw, NC, 2025 | +3 | 73 |
| T13 | CJ Peterson | Wake Forest, NC, 2024 | +4 | 74 |
| T13 | Lincoln Newton | Wallburg, NC, 2026 | +4 | 74 |
| T13 | Tate Duensing | Durham, NC, 2026 | +4 | 74 |
| T13 | Morgan Riley | Raleigh, NC, 2025 | +4 | 74 |
| T13 | Sam Terry | Thomasville, NC, 2026 | +4 | 74 |
| T13 | Graden Lomax | China Grove, NC, 2027 | +4 | 74 |
| T19 | Aston Lee | Charlotte, NC, 2026 | +5 | 75 |
| T19 | Charlie Price | Raleigh, NC, 2025 | +5 | 75 |
| T19 | Griffin Ching | Chapel Hill, NC, 2025 | +5 | 75 |
| T19 | John McCoy | Salisbury, NC, 2026 | +5 | 75 |
| T23 | Evan Suddreth | Morrisville, NC, 2025 | +6 | 76 |
| T23 | Reece Sanders | Southern Pines, NC, 2025 | +6 | 76 |
| 25 | Jack Halloran | Pinehurst, NC, 2026 | +7 | 77 |
| T26 | Jackson Bryce | Cary, NC, 2026 | +8 | 78 |
| T26 | Warren Fesperman | Salisbury, NC, 2025 | +8 | 78 |
| T26 | Taft Courie | Fayetteville, NC, 2026 | +8 | 78 |
| T26 | Hank Johnson | Morganton, NC, 2026 | +8 | 78 |
| T26 | Sebastian Balbin | Pinehurst, NC, 2027 | +8 | 78 |
| T26 | Kevin Zhang | Clemmons, NC, 2027 | +8 | 78 |
| T26 | Ryan Baker | Chapel Hill, NC, 2028 | +8 | 78 |
| T33 | Neel Ladde | Charlotte, NC, 2027 | +9 | 79 |
| T33 | Cash Scerri | Wilmington, NC, 2027 | +9 | 79 |
| 35 | Gregor Brock | Leland, NC, 2026 | +10 | 80 |
| T36 | Ren Niebauer | High Point, NC, 2026 | +13 | 83 |
| T36 | Isaiah Adel | Raleigh, NC, 2028 | +13 | 83 |
| T36 | Kyle Baker | Chapel Hill, NC, 2025 | +13 | 83 |
| T39 | Steele Fischer | Lexington, NC, 2025 | +14 | 84 |
| T39 | Alex Stewart | Clemmons, NC, 2026 | +14 | 84 |
| T39 | Reid Heaton | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +14 | 84 |
| T42 | Mark Hall III | Taylorsville, NC, 2025 | +15 | 85 |
| T42 | Chase Uhorchak | Cary, NC, 2025 | +15 | 85 |
| T42 | Will Wagner | Charlotte, NC, 2026 | +15 | 85 |
| T42 | Lee West | Goldsboro, NC, 2028 | +15 | 85 |
| T46 | Joseph Shull | Charlotte, NC, 2027 | +16 | 86 |
| T46 | Jacob Graham | Pinehurst, NC, 2026 | +16 | 86 |
| T48 | Cooper Drum | Advance, NC, 2024 | +18 | 88 |
| T48 | Noah Porter | Greenville, NC, 2025 | +18 | 88 |
| T48 | Joseph Bruce | Stanley, NC, 2025 | +18 | 88 |
| 51 | Grayson Hanna | Raleigh, NC, 2025 | +19 | 89 |
| 52 | Cooper Cavanaugh | High Point, NC, 2027 | +21 | 91 |
| 53 | Jack Clayman | Cameron, NC, 2025 | +26 | 96 |
| 54 | Filip Vestlund | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +27 | 97 |
| WD | Reston Shull | Charlotte, NC, 2026 | - | WD |
Schedule of rounds:
Wednesday, July 7
Final Round - 8:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
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.
##30##