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Messimer, Goboy Lead Respective Divisions At Hope Valley

 

DURHAM, N.C. (August 3, 2021) -- First Round results from the 4th Hope Valley Junior Invitational at Hope Valley Country Club, in Durham, N.C. The girls’ field competed at 6,019 yards (35-35--70), while the boys’ competed at 6,720 (35-35--70). 

 

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The first round of the Hope Valley Junior Invitational had its fair share of terrific golf.

 

Leading the tournament on the Boys side of the Invite only field is Clark Xander Goboy of Chesapeake, VA. Goboy rolled in five birdies on the day en route to a 4-under-par 66 at Hope Valley Country Club. 

 

Andrew Gregory of Inman, S.C. posted a contending first round number as well, firing a 3-under-par 67 to sit just one back of the lead. Gregory birdied five holes on his day, taking advantage of holes five, seven, nine, 13 and 15. 

 

Will Hartman of Marvin, N.C. and Owen Kose of Holly Springs, N.C. are right on their tails, sitting at 2-under-par after first round 68’s. Hartman made his turn towards the back at even par through his first nine, and went on a birdie spree on the homeward nine rolling in birdies on holes 13, 14, 15, and 17 to shoot a 2-under-par 33 on the back. Kose rolled in birdies on five holes today, and shot 1-under-par on both nines on his way to his 68. 

 

On the girls side of things it’s Madison Messimer of Myrtle Beach, S.C. who paces the field after a first round 1-over-par 71. Messimer rolled in five birdies on her day, birdieing holes one, five, eight, 14 and 18. 

 

Kate Barber of Savannah, GA had a great day of her own, she just trails Messimer in solo second after an opening round 2-over-par 72. Barber played steady golf all day, with her lone birdie of the round coming on the Par-4 17th. 

 

Anna Howerton of Winston-Salem, N.C., Sawyer Brockstedt of Rehoboth, Beach, DE, Saia Rampersaud of Durham, N.C., Mary Sears Brown of Pinehurst, N.C., and Kiera Bartholomew of Wake Forest, N.C., are all tied for third after posting  a first round 4-over-par 74. 

 

While the participants battled some early rain that softened Hope Valley CC, the Donald Ross design still played extremely challenging, which will be a theme of the week as it dries and firms up. 

 

4th Hope Valley Junior Invitational

Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, N.C.

First Round Results

Girls

Position Player City, State, Graduation Year To Par R1
1 Madison Messimer Myrtle Beach, SC, 2025 +1 71
2 Kate Barber Savannah, GA, 2025 +2 72
T3 Anna Howerton Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 +4 74
T3 Sawyer Brockstedt Rehoboth Beach, DE, 2025 +4 74
T3 Saia Rampersaud Durham, NC, 2025 +4 74
T3 Mary Sears Brown Pinehurst, NC, 2021 +4 74
T3 Kiera Bartholomew Wake Forest, NC, 2023 +4 74
8 Sahana Mantha Charlotte, NC, 2025 +5 75
9 Emerson B. Dever Durham, NC, 2025 +6 76
T10 Grace Ridenour Raleigh, NC, 2025 +7 77
T10 Ella Perna Durham, NC, 2022 +7 77
T10 Melanie Walker Burke, VA, 2022 +7 77
T13 Caroline Johnson Mooresville, NC, 2023 +8 78
T13 Raquel Walker Burke, VA, 2026 +8 78
T13 Madison Myers Cary, NC, 2025 +8 78
T13 Kinsley Smith Raleigh, NC, 2024 +8 78
T17 Garland Gould Raleigh, NC, 2024 +9 79
T17 Madison  Lehr Mechanicsville, VA, 2024 +9 79
19 Maya Beasley Pinehurst, NC, 2023 +10 80
T20 Lily Kate Watson Raleigh, NC, 2023 +11 81
T20 Grayson Warren Washington, NC, 2021 +11 81
T20 Caroline Gilreath Roanoke, VA, 2023 +11 81
23 Kaitlyn Rand Raleigh, NC, 2022 +12 82
24 Kasey McIlvaine Raleigh, NC, 2023 +14 84
25 Katherine Brictson Raleigh, NC, 2024 +15 85
26 Kennedy Noe Knoxville, TN, 2021 +16 86

 

Boys

Position Player City, State, Graduation Year  To Par R1
1 Clark Xander Goboy Chesapeake, VA, 2024 -4 66
2 Andrew Gregory Inman, SC, 2023 -3 67
T3 Will Hartman Marvin, NC, 2025 -2 68
T3 Owen Kose Holly Springs, NC, 2022 -2 68
T5 Trey Marrion Chesapeake, VA, 2024 -1 69
T5 Daniel McBrien Holly Springs, NC, 2026 -1 69
T5 Tyler Jones Jacksonville, NC, 2023 -1 69
T8 Ryan Macri Wake Forest, NC, 2021 E 70
T8 Keenan Royalty Raleigh, NC, 2023 E 70
T8 Drew Greene Greenville, NC, 2023 E 70
T11 Ian Glanton Metter, GA, 2021 +1 71
T11 Colin Salema Matthews, NC, 2024 +1 71
T11 Hampton Roberts Cary, NC, 2023 +1 71
T11 Samuel Mace Connelly Springs, NC, 2022 +1 71
T15 Tyler Mawhinney Fleming Island, FL, 2026 +2 72
T15 Charles Howden Asheville, NC, 2022 +2 72
T17 Ryan Slonaker Penn Laird, VA, 2024 +3 73
T17 Branden Boyce Spring Lake, NC, 2022 +3 73
T17 Charles O'Donnell Pacific Palisades, CA, 2022 +3 73
T17 Jonathan Honeywell Whispering Pines, NC, 2022 +3 73
T17 Will Tharin Rocky Mount, NC, 2023 +3 73
T17 Mack Edwards Charlotte, NC, 2025 +3 73
T17 Smith Summerlin Raleigh, NC, 2026 +3 73
T17 William Grasty Charlotte, NC, 2022 +3 73
T17 Parker Claxton Claxton, GA, 2022 +3 73
T26 Jackson Brimfield Chapel Hill, NC, 2021 +4 74
T26 Jace Butcher Kennesaw, GA, 2023 +4 74
T26 Landon Hawley Charlotte, NC, 2023 +4 74
T26 Lucas Acevedo Charleston, SC, 2023 +4 74
T26 Jack Wieler Waxhaw, NC, 2023 +4 74
T26 Wilson Thrift Charlotte, NC, 2022 +4 74
T26 Nick Norman Gastonia, NC, 2022 +4 74
T33 Aidan Browning Charlotte, NC, 2022 +5 75
T33 Alan Van Asch Raleigh, NC, 2022 +5 75
T33 Daniel Boone Fuquay Varina, NC, 2023 +5 75
T33 Samir Davidov Roanoke, VA, 2022 +5 75
T33 Jackson Bode Pinehurst, NC, 2022 +5 75
T33 Cornell Beans Charlotte, NC, 2024 +5 75
T33 Rich Wills Cramerton, NC, 2024 +5 75
T33 Calvin Hawkins Lexington, NC, 2023 +5 75
T33 Cameron Hardison Greenville, NC, 2022 +5 75
T33 Spencer Turtz Charlotte, NC, 2022 +5 75
T33 Luke Walmet Daniel Island, SC, 2023 +5 75
T33 David  Zhang Blacksburg, VA, 2022 +5 75
T33 Grant Miller Richmond, VA, 2022 +5 75
T46 Josh Buxbaum Wake Forest, NC, 2021 +6 76
T46 Davis DeLille High Point, NC, 2022 +6 76
T46 Nicholas Gross Downingtown, PA, 2024 +6 76
T49 Ben Jordan Greensboro, NC, 2022 +7 77
T49 Michael La Sasso Raleigh, NC, 2022 +7 77
T49 Bradley Davis, Jr. Pilot Mountain, NC, 2022 +7 77
T52 Eli Schmidly Charlotte, NC, 2023 +8 78
T52 Maddox  Whittington Lenoir, NC, 2022 +8 78
T52 Liam Harris Wake Forest, NC, 2022 +8 78
T55 Ryan Curran Charlotte, NC, 2024 +9 79
T55 Tate Duensing Durham, NC, 2026 +9 79
T55 Cole Wright Wake Forest, NC, 2022 +9 79
T58 Colt Ingram Aiken, SC, 2021 +10 80
T58 Jack LaPiana Charlotte, NC, 2023 +10 80
T58 Ross Anderson Lake Charles, LA, 2023 +10 80
T58 William Chapman Chapel Hill, NC, 2023 +10 80
T58 Jack Dannemann Charlotte, NC, 2022 +10 80
T58 Jake Conklin Cary, NC, 2022 +10 80
T64 John Logan Wilmington, NC, 2023 +12 82
T64 Owen Pearce Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 +12 82
T64 Steven Shea Charlotte, NC, 2023 +12 82
67 Turner Edwards Charlotte, NC, 2022 +13 83
68 Derek Gutierrez Cranford, NJ, 2023 +16 86

 

Hope Valley Country Club was founded in 1926 and the course was designed by the world-famous golf course architect, Donald J. Ross, in coordination with landscape architect Robert Cridland. Unlike many of his projects, Ross personally supervised the planning and construction of Hope Valley. Centered around its Aymar Embury II Clubhouse, the course has hosted many significant golf events. They include the U.S. Amateur Qualifying for both Men and Women, the U.S. Senior Men’s Qualifying, the North Carolina Amateur Championship, Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship, Women’s Western Junior National Championship and Carolinas Junior Girls’ Championship.

 

The tournament moment, of which the club members may be proudest of, took place on April 1, 1945 when Byron Nelson won the Durham Open at Hope Valley. This was his fourth victory out of winning eleven tournaments in a row, a PGA Tour record. Hope Valley membership recognizes that proud stewardship of these outstanding traditions requires that their club continue to revere the old and embrace the new in order to share their commitment to the great game of golf with upcoming generations.

 

Schedule of rounds:

 

Wednesday, August 4

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Round 2 Starting Times

12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tournament Lunch For Players and Parents

 

Thursday, August 5

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Round 3 Starting Times

12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tournament Lunch For Players and Parents

 

 

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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