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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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