Mid-Ams Make a Move at the Carolinas Amateur

 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (July 10, 2021) -- Third round results of the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Biltmore Forest Country Club in Asheville, N.C. on July 10, 2021. The field is competing at 6,648 yards (par 35-35--70).

 

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The penultimate round of a four-day tournament is called moving day for good reason. The 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship leaderboard saw non-stop movement from the first starting time until the final scorecard was signed. Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C. came out of the day on top after firing off a 3-under-par, 67 in the third round to finish at 6-under-par, 204 total.

 

The first hole of Stewart’s round set the tone for the day as he birdied the par-4, No. 1 right out of the gate. He continued to play a bogey-free front nine and dropped two more putts for birdie on Nos. 4 and 9 to make the turn at 3-under-par, 32 and tied for the lead.

 

“This course is a little shorter and when I drive the ball well I can hit fairways and have wedges in. When I have a wedge in my hand, I just try to hit close,” said the 2020 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Champion. “I switched to the arm-lock putting and ever since then I have just felt comfortable. As long as I read it right, I just feel like I have a good chance at making the putt.”

 

Stewart continued his streak with birdies on Nos. 10 and 12, which were answered with bogeys on Nos. 13 and 15 to finish out his round at 3-under-par, 67. He is the only player in the field to card all three rounds under-par this week and he now leads the field by one stroke. Stewart said, “I made it easier on myself out there today by hitting fairways and it was just a little less stressful than the last two days.”

 

In the final round, the Wake Forest alum will be paired with a former teammate, Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C. who is tied for second position. Stewart remarked on the final round, “I’m looking forward to tomorrow. I see that my old teammate Davis Womble is up there with me so that should be fun.”

 

Womble was tied for third heading into the third round and planned to give himself the best possibility to make pars throughout the day and drop a birdie or two when the opportunity was there. He also started his round with a birdie on No. 1, which gave him momentum to carry through the front nine bogey-free with a clutch birdie on No. 7.

 

After the turn, Womble hit a stretch of holes that required some scrambling. He hit over the green on No. 14 and made an impressive up-and-down. Then on No. 15, he was short of the green and had a clutch par save thanks to his strong putting this week. He said, “the course played completely different today. It was a lot harder to get at pins and the course is playing a lot faster. You really had to be careful not to shortside yourself. I did a nice job of trying to relax and hit a nice putt. Thankfully most of them went in coming down the back nine there.”

 

The fellow Wake Forest alum finished his round at 1-under-par, 69 for a three-day total of 5-under-par, 205. Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. is tied with Womble for second position, but had a very different path to the top today.

 

Harvey started his day eight shots off of the lead. He knew that he needed to go low in order to get back in the hunt and the number in his head was 66. The 2011 Carolinas Amateur Champion got off to a steady start with pars on Nos. 1, 2 and 3. However a birdie on No. 4 got the fire started. He continued to birdie Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 9 to make the turn at an outstanding 5-under-par, 30. After the turn, he began to slow down, but managed to cruise in with his goal of a 4-under-par, 66.

 

“I was way behind and I knew that I needed to make a lot of birdies and I did,” said Harvey. “I played a good round overall. I felt like I needed to shoot at least 66 to get back in it because there are some great players in it and I did.” 

 

After two rounds in a row of 66, he remarked on his mindset for the final round tomorrow. “What I’ve learned in golf, I’ve done this a lot, is that you just play and whatever happens happens,” he said. “There is not really a whole lot that you can control. I guess my mindset is that I’m going to go out there and have fun and if I come out on top then that’s all good with me.”
 

 

Addison Beam of Cherryville, N.C. is in solo fourth position at 3-under-par, 207. He is still well within striking distance of the lead and will look to go low in the final round. The opening round leader, Austin Bonfiglio of Holly Springs, N.C., the second round leader, Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C., Michael La Sasso of Raleigh, N.C. and Matthew Sharpstene of Charlotte, N.C. are tied for fifth position at 2-under-par, 208 overall.
 

 

The final round will begin tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. with starting times until 11:10 a.m. off of No. 1. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the final round of the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship to see who will take home the title.

 

107th Carolinas Amateur Championship

Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville, N.C.

Third Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	-6	68	69	67	204
T2	Scott Harvey	Kernersville, NC	-5	73	66	66	205
T2	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-5	70	66	69	205
4	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	-3	70	64	73	207
T5	Michael La Sasso	Raleigh, NC	-2	71	69	68	208
T5	Matthew Sharpstene	Charlotte, NC	-2	68	70	70	208
T5	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	-2	64	72	72	208
T5	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	-2	65	66	77	208
T9	Nick Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	E	75	65	70	210
T9	Drew Hackett	Charlotte, NC	E	74	65	71	210
T11	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	69	70	211
T11	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+1	71	69	71	211
T13	Connor Jones	Raleigh, NC	+2	77	67	68	212
T13	John  Peters	Okatie, SC	+2	74	66	72	212
T15	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	+3	73	70	70	213
T15	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	+3	72	68	73	213
T15	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+3	73	67	73	213
T15	Stephen Woodard	Charlotte, NC	+3	67	71	75	213
T19	Cole Sutherland	Charlotte, NC	+4	73	72	69	214
T19	Aaron Klimchuk	Asheville, NC	+4	71	70	73	214
T19	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+4	70	72	72	214
T19	Ford Reynolds	Columbia, SC	+4	70	69	75	214
T23	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	+5	71	74	70	215
T23	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+5	72	72	71	215
T23	Frank Wrenn	Greenville, SC	+5	72	70	73	215
T23	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	+5	66	74	75	215
T27	Jack Heath	Charlotte, NC	+6	72	73	71	216
T27	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	+6	70	74	72	216
T27	Zack Siefert	Simpsonville, SC	+6	70	74	72	216
T30	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	+7	74	73	70	217
T30	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+7	70	75	72	217
T30	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+7	72	71	74	217
T30	Garland Ferrell	Greenville, SC	+7	70	72	75	217
T30	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	+7	69	74	74	217
T30	Wade Boteler	Burlington, NC	+7	72	68	77	217
T36	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	+8	75	71	72	218
T36	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+8	73	71	74	218
T36	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	+8	74	71	73	218
T36	Blake Brantley	Winston Salem, NC	+8	73	70	75	218
T40	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	+9	76	71	72	219
T40	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC	+9	74	72	73	219
T40	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC	+9	71	70	78	219
T40	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+9	74	67	78	219
T44	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+10	74	73	73	220
T44	Noah Bumgarner	Lenoir, NC	+10	72	75	73	220
T44	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+10	74	72	74	220
T44	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+10	75	71	74	220
T44	Caleb Keck	Concord, NC	+10	70	75	75	220
T44	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+10	73	73	74	220
T44	Connor Fahey	Greenville, SC	+10	73	72	75	220
T44	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+10	73	72	75	220
T52	Austin Adams	Greenville, SC	+11	75	70	76	221
T52	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	+11	70	75	76	221
T54	Michael Mullmann	Davidson, NC	+12	74	72	76	222
T54	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	+12	76	70	76	222
T56	Lexton Ford	Lenoir, NC	+13	73	73	77	223
T56	August Lascola	Durham, NC	+13	75	70	78	223
T56	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	+13	72	73	78	223
T59	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+14	75	72	77	224
T59	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC	+14	70	76	78	224
T59	Connor Bruns	Duncan, SC	+14	76	68	80	224
62	Grayson Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	+15	75	72	78	225
63	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC	+18	75	72	81	228
64	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC	+20	76	71	83	230
65	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC	+21	74	73	84	231
NS	Daniel Jackson	Indian Trail, NC	-	70	77	NS	147
	The Following Players Missed the Cut
CUT	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+8	74	74		-
CUT	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+8	72	76		-
CUT	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+8	76	72		-
CUT	Cass Sigmon	Mt pleasant, SC	+8	77	71		-
CUT	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	+8	70	78		-
CUT	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+8	72	76		-
CUT	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+8	76	72		-
CUT	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	72	76		-
CUT	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	+8	75	73		-
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+9	70	79		-
CUT	Ben Morehead	Charlotte, NC	+9	74	75		-
CUT	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+9	76	73		-
CUT	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+9	75	74		-
CUT	Daniel Bowden	Wilmington, NC	+9	75	74		-
CUT	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+9	75	74		-
CUT	Evan Mendyk	Summerfield, NC	+9	77	72		-
CUT	Jarrett Grimes	Columbia, SC	+9	71	78		-
CUT	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+9	72	77		-
CUT	Kurtis Grant	Southern Pines, NC	+9	76	73		-
CUT	Maddox Whittington	Lenoir, NC	+9	75	74		-
CUT	Nolan Mills IV	Charlotte, NC	+9	70	79		-
CUT	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	+9	76	73		-
CUT	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+9	72	77		-
CUT	Bo Beard	Waxhaw, NC	+10	75	75		-
CUT	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+10	75	75		-
CUT	Grady Anderson	Greenville, NC	+10	79	71		-
CUT	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+10	74	76		-
CUT	Luke Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+10	73	77		-
CUT	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+10	74	76		-
CUT	Matthew Laydon	Charleston, SC	+10	79	71		-
CUT	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+10	71	79		-
CUT	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+10	74	76		-
CUT	Turner Edwards	Charlotte, NC	+10	77	73		-
CUT	Tyler Lowman	Conover, NC	+10	76	74		-
CUT	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	+10	73	77		-
CUT	Holt Allison	Conover, NC	+11	73	78		-
CUT	John Blackwell	Wilmington, NC	+11	76	75		-
CUT	Chase Clayton	Locust, NC	+12	77	75		-
CUT	Jacob Fuller	Chapin, SC	+12	76	76		-
CUT	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach, SC	+12	78	74		-
CUT	Keith Early	Charlotte, NC	+12	78	74		-
CUT	Mitchell Tanis	Pineville, NC	+12	72	80		-
CUT	Andrew Propes	Charleston, SC	+13	81	72		-
CUT	Brandon Hiott	Walterboro, SC	+13	77	76		-
CUT	Jake Conklin	Cary, NC	+13	75	78		-
CUT	Jeremy Revis	Greenville, SC	+13	79	74		-
CUT	Jordan Bilodeau	Charlotte, NC	+13	80	73		-
CUT	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	+13	75	78		-
CUT	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+14	78	76		-
CUT	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+14	78	76		-
CUT	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+15	79	76		-
CUT	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+15	79	76		-
CUT	Drew Davis	Lexington, NC	+15	79	76		-
CUT	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC	+15	75	80		-
CUT	Jake Corn	Rock Hill, SC	+15	78	77		-
CUT	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	+16	80	76		-
CUT	Harrison Vance	Columbia, SC	+16	78	78		-
CUT	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+16	72	84		-
CUT	Justin Guilford	Davidson, NC	+16	79	77		-
CUT	Andrew Gates	Greensboro, NC	+17	79	78		-
CUT	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+17	76	81		-
CUT	Zachary Armentrout	Walterboro, SC	+19	79	80		-
CUT	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+20	82	78		-
CUT	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+20	84	76		-
CUT	Bob McGee	Cary, NC	+21	78	83		-
CUT	Eli Kinlaw	Mount Holly, NC	+22	83	79		-
CUT	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC	+22	84	78		-
CUT	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+24	83	81		-
CUT	Patrick Martin	Saluda, SC	+29	83	86		-
WD	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	-	WD	WD		-
WD	Addison Lambeth	Browns Summit, NC	-	80	WD		80
WD	Ian Campbell	Charleston, SC	-	80	WD		80

 

Schedule of the Final Round:

 

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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