Bonfiglio Leads the Stacked Carolinas Amateur Field

 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (July 8, 2021) -- First round results of the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Biltmore Forest Country Club in Asheville, N.C. on July 8, 2021. The field is competing at 6,648 yards (par 35-35--70).

 

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After an action-packed first round, and dodging the remnants of Hurricane Elsa, Austin Bonfiglio of Holly Springs, N.C. sits atop the leaderboard with a 6-under-par, 64. The rising senior on the UNC Wilmington men’s golf team kept a pristine scorecard with six birdies and 12 pars.

 

Bonfiglio, having played Biltmore Forest Country Club only once, the practice round for this championship, stuck to his game and enjoyed a nice day out on the course. “The course is in unbelievable shape, the maintenance crew and everyone at the club did a fantastic job getting it ready for the tournament. The course made a good test of golf. It was a lot of fun.” Bonfiglio said. 

 

Bonfiglio made some clutch plays around and on the greens, making a long putt on No. 2, and chipping in on No. 5 to get his first round started. “The back nine I started to spray my shots a little bit, but I got lots of up and downs,” Bonfiglio said. 

 

When asked what he would do differently the next round, Bonfiglio replied, “probably be a little less stressful with the driver. Try to keep it a little more in play from the fairway, and hit a few more greens on the back nine.”

 

Trailing Bonfiglio by one stroke is Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C. with a 5-under-par, 65. Taylor and Bonfiglio were paired together in the first round and fed off each other’s energy. “We were both hitting good shots, we were both rolling the ball well on the greens,” said Taylor. 

 

Taylor’s key aspect of his game was his ball striking. “My irons were good and out of the rough I was judging flyers or non-flyers pretty well, so that was a lot of help. Hitting a lot of greens and making easy pars.” In addition to his easy pars, Taylor gave himself plenty of birdie looks as well, carding seven birdies for his first round.

 

In third position is Andrew Graham of Asheville, N.C., a member at the Biltmore Forest Country Club and an incoming freshman at UNC Greensboro. Graham carded a 4-under-par, 66 for the day. “My caddie kept me in it today, I stayed patient. Rolled a lot of putts today, short game was there big time,” said Graham. In addition to an excellent show of short game, the Asheville native eagled No. 11. “I ended up carrying the bunker and it got a huge bounce,” said Graham. “Hit it about 10 feet to the hole and rolled it in.”

 

Sitting in solo fourth after round one was the 2019 Carolinas Mid-Amateur champion Stephen Woodard of Charlotte, N.C. with a 5-under-par, 65. Tied for fifth is UNC Charlotte’s Matthew Sharpstene of Charlotte, N.C. and the 2020 Carolinas Mid-Amateur champion Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C.

 

The second round will begin tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. with starting times until 2:58 p.m. off of No. 1. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the second round of the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship. 
 

107th Carolinas Amateur Championship

Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville, N.C.

First Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	-6	64
2	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	-5	65
3	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	-4	66
4	Stephen Woodard	Charlotte, NC	-3	67
T5	Matthew Sharpstene	Charlotte, NC	-2	68
T5	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	-2	68
7	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	-1	69
T8	Garland Ferrell	Greenville, SC	E	70
T8	Nolan Mills IV	Charlotte, NC	E	70
T8	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC	E	70
T8	Ford Reynolds	Columbia, SC	E	70
T8	Daniel Jackson	Indian Trail, NC	E	70
T8	Caleb Keck	Concord, NC	E	70
T8	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	E	70
T8	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	E	70
T8	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	E	70
T8	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	E	70
T8	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	E	70
T8	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	E	70
T8	Zack Siefert	Simpsonville, SC	E	70
T8	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	E	70
T8	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	E	70
T23	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+1	71
T23	Aaron Klimchuk	Asheville, NC	+1	71
T23	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC	+1	71
T23	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+1	71
T23	Michael La Sasso	Raleigh, NC	+1	71
T23	Jarrett Grimes	Columbia, SC	+1	71
T23	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	+1	71
T30	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+2	72
T30	Wade Boteler	Burlington, NC	+2	72
T30	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+2	72
T30	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+2	72
T30	Mitchell Tanis	Pineville, NC	+2	72
T30	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+2	72
T30	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	+2	72
T30	Frank Wrenn	Greenville, SC	+2	72
T30	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+2	72
T30	Jack Heath	Charlotte, NC	+2	72
T30	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+2	72
T30	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	+2	72
T30	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+2	72
T30	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+2	72
T30	Noah Bumgarner	Lenoir, NC	+2	72
T30	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+2	72
T46	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC	+3	73
T46	Holt Allison	Conover, NC	+3	73
T46	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+3	73
T46	Lexton Ford	Lenoir, NC	+3	73
T46	Luke Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+3	73
T46	Cole Sutherland	Charlotte, NC	+3	73
T46	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+3	73
T46	Scott Harvey	Kernersville, NC	+3	73
T46	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	+3	73
T46	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+3	73
T46	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+3	73
T46	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	+3	73
T46	Connor Fahey	Greenville, SC	+3	73
T59	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC	+4	74
T59	Michael Mullmann	Davidson, NC	+4	74
T59	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+4	74
T59	Ben Morehead	Charlotte, NC	+4	74
T59	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+4	74
T59	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+4	74
T59	John  Peters	Okatie, SC	+4	74
T59	Drew Hackett	Charlotte, NC	+4	74
T59	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	+4	74
T59	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+4	74
T59	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+4	74
T59	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	+4	74
T59	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC	+4	74
T59	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+4	74
T59	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+4	74
T74	Daniel Bowden	Wilmington, NC	+5	75
T74	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	+5	75
T74	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC	+5	75
T74	Jake Conklin	Cary, NC	+5	75
T74	Maddox Whittington	Lenoir, NC	+5	75
T74	Austin Adams	Greenville, SC	+5	75
T74	Bo Beard	Waxhaw, NC	+5	75
T74	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+5	75
T74	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+5	75
T74	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	+5	75
T74	August Lascola	Durham, NC	+5	75
T74	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	+5	75
T74	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC	+5	75
T74	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+5	75
T74	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+5	75
T74	Grayson Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	+5	75
T74	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	75
T74	Nick Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	+5	75
T92	Tyler Lowman	Conover, NC	+6	76
T92	John Blackwell	Wilmington, NC	+6	76
T92	Jacob Fuller	Chapin, SC	+6	76
T92	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC	+6	76
T92	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+6	76
T92	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+6	76
T92	Connor Bruns	Duncan, SC	+6	76
T92	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	+6	76
T92	Kurtis Grant	Southern Pines, NC	+6	76
T92	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+6	76
T92	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+6	76
T92	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	+6	76
T92	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	+6	76
T105	Cass Sigmon	Mt pleasant, SC	+7	77
T105	Chase Clayton	Locust, NC	+7	77
T105	Brandon Hiott	Walterboro, SC	+7	77
T105	Turner Edwards	Charlotte, NC	+7	77
T105	Connor Jones	Raleigh, NC	+7	77
T105	Evan Mendyk	Summerfield, NC	+7	77
T111	Harrison Vance	Columbia, SC	+8	78
T111	Jake Corn	Rock Hill, SC	+8	78
T111	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+8	78
T111	Bob McGee	Cary, NC	+8	78
T111	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+8	78
T111	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach, SC	+8	78
T111	Keith Early	Charlotte, NC	+8	78
T118	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+9	79
T118	Andrew Gates	Greensboro, NC	+9	79
T118	Matthew Laydon	Charleston, SC	+9	79
T118	Grady Anderson	Greenville, NC	+9	79
T118	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+9	79
T118	Justin Guilford	Davidson, NC	+9	79
T118	Zachary Armentrout	Walterboro, SC	+9	79
T118	Jeremy Revis	Greenville, SC	+9	79
T118	Drew Davis	Lexington, NC	+9	79
T127	Jordan Bilodeau	Charlotte, NC	+10	80
T127	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	+10	80
T127	Addison Lambeth	Browns Summit, NC	+10	80
130	Andrew Propes	Charleston, SC	+11	81
131	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+12	82
T132	Eli Kinlaw	Mount Holly, NC	+13	83
T132	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+13	83
T132	Patrick Martin	Saluda, SC	+13	83
T135	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+14	84
T135	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC	+14	84
WD	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	-	-
WD	Ian Campbell	Charleston, SC	-	80
DQ	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	-	-

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Friday, July 9

Second Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
The field is cut to 60 & ties after the round

 

Saturday, July 10 

Third Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play

 

Sunday, July 11

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Awards Ceremony to Conclude the Championship

 

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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