La Sasso Captures the Carolinian Amateur

 

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (May 22, 2022) -- Final results of the 7th Carolinian Amateur Championship at Keith Hills Golf Club (Orange-Black) in Buies Creek, N.C. on May 22, 2022. The field competed at 6,720 yards on the Orange - Black course routing (par 36-36--72).

 

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Michael La Sasso of Raleigh, N.C. captured his first CGA Championship by winning the 7th Carolinian Amateur Championship at Keith Hills Golf Club. La Sasso started the final round two shots off the lead, but fired a final round 7-under-par, 65 to finish at 11-under-par, 205. Jon Weiss of Florence, S.C. who was paired with La Sasso for all three rounds, earned runner- up at 8-under-par, 208. 

 

After opening with rounds of even-par, 72 and 4-under-par, 68, La Sasso planned to take the day shot-by-shot. This included a birdie on the par-4 first hole, which set the tone for the rest of the afternoon.

 

“I knew that I had to play well to have a chance to win. I took every shot with a grain of salt and tried to focus on one thing at a time,” remarked La Sasso. “ That first birdie allowed some stress to get taken off my shoulders and for me to really ease into the round.”

 

La Sasso and Weiss were neck-and-neck for a good portion of the final round. The pair made the same score on each of the first seven holes, and were 3-under on the day at that point. 

 

“Weiss is definitely a character. I enjoyed playing with him,” La Sasso said. “It was a lot of laughter and fun playing with somebody who has been in the situation of a final round. He definitely took the stress out of the situation.”

 

A birdie on No. 8 for La Sasso broke up the matching scorecard stretch and he took the lead for the first time in the Championship. This marked a lead that the incoming North Carolina State University freshman would not give up. 

 

Despite being in the lead, La Sasso was not checking the live leaderboard. He kept his foot on the pedal and remained in a positive state of mind with his easy going cart partner, Weiss. 

 

“My phone was on “do not disturb” for the entire round, so I did not watch the leaderboard,” he said. “I knew that I had to play well on the back for a chance to win so I gave it everything I had. I just wanted to focus on my round and nobody else.”

 

To up wrap his round, La Sasso had an impressive up-and-down from the greenside bunker on No. 18 to close with a birdie on the par-5. In total, La Sasso’s final round was bogey-free, featuring seven birdies and he claimed the title with a 3-stroke lead. 

 

The senior at St. David’s in Raleigh, N.C. has been playing in TYGA and CGA events for several years and was thrilled to become a champion on Sunday. 

 

“It means a lot to win this Championship,” said La Sasso. “There was a former NC State player that won it two years in a row actually so it is nice to keep that legacy going with NC State golfers winning this event. But it does mean a lot to get my first amateur win so I am really happy about it.”

 

Drew Greene of Greenville N.C. took home solo third with a score of 5-under-par, 208. Finishing in a tie for fourth place at 4-under-par, 212 was Michael Childress of Sailsibury, N.C. and Ryan O’Neil of Waxhaw, N.C.

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Keith Hills Golf Club, especially Director of Golf, Martha Sutton, Golf Course Superintendent, Spencer Thomas and General Manager, Dawn Jones, for graciously hosting the 7th Carolinian Amateur Championship.

 

7th Carolinian Amateur Championship

Keith Hills Golf Club (Orange-Black), Buies Creek, N.C.

Final Results

 

Pos.	Player	City,State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Michael La Sasso	Raleigh, NC	-11	72	68	65	205
2	Jon Weiss	Florence, SC	-8	71	69	68	208
3	Drew Greene	Greenville, NC	-5	70	69	72	211
T4	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	-4	70	72	70	212
T4	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	-4	67	71	74	212
T6	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC	-3	75	65	73	213
T6	Trey Crenshaw	Lancaster, SC	-3	68	74	71	213
T8	Logan Atkins	Dunn, NC	-2	69	71	74	214
T8	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	-2	77	65	72	214
10	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC	-1	72	77	66	215
T11	Clayton Holland	Greensboro, NC	E	72	70	74	216
T11	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	E	71	73	72	216
T11	Steven Shea	Charlotte, NC	E	68	76	72	216
T14	Brandon Jones	Sanford, NC	+1	73	67	77	217
T14	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+1	75	72	70	217
T16	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+2	71	74	73	218
T16	Timmy Gannon	Charlotte, NC	+2	74	77	67	218
T18	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC	+3	71	73	75	219
T18	Christian Sease	Greenville, SC	+3	78	70	71	219
T18	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+3	74	74	71	219
T21	Josh Buxbaum	Wake Forest, NC	+4	69	75	76	220
T21	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC	+4	72	73	75	220
T21	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC	+4	72	73	75	220
T21	Jacob Shamblin	Matthews, NC	+4	72	75	73	220
T25	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+5	69	73	79	221
T25	Cameron Hardison	Greenville, NC	+5	74	73	74	221
T25	Connor Brown	Cherryville, NC	+5	74	74	73	221
T25	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+5	74	75	72	221
T25	Jack Radley	Bear Creek, NC	+5	78	72	71	221
30	Jack Boyer	Greensboro, NC	+6	73	72	77	222
T31	Caleb Click	Little River, SC	+7	74	72	77	223
T31	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+7	72	75	76	223
T31	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+7	78	70	75	223
T31	Peter Bowie	Asheville, NC	+7	76	72	75	223
T31	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	+7	76	73	74	223
T31	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+7	76	73	74	223
T31	Austin Wood	Greenville, NC	+7	76	75	72	223
T38	Eli Kinlaw	Mount Holly, NC	+8	75	73	76	224
T38	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+8	74	75	75	224
T40	Luke Guthrie	Charlotte, NC	+9	78	69	78	225
T40	William Phipps	Florence, SC	+9	73	74	78	225
T40	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+9	75	74	76	225
T40	David Banks	Richlands, NC	+9	79	71	75	225
T40	Ethan Hayes	Stanley, NC	+9	74	77	74	225
T45	Cole Howard	Benson, NC	+10	70	75	81	226
T45	Sumner Tate	Raleigh, NC	+10	72	76	78	226
T45	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+10	75	75	76	226
T45	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC	+10	75	76	75	226
T45	Colt Ingram	Aiken, SC	+10	75	77	74	226
T50	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+11	77	70	80	227
T50	Timothy Kaufman	Cary, NC	+11	76	72	79	227
T50	John Stallings	North Augusta, SC	+11	74	74	79	227
T50	Matthew Younts	Summerfield, NC	+11	76	75	76	227
T54	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC	+12	72	74	82	228
T54	Ben O'Geary	Raleigh, NC	+12	77	73	78	228
T54	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+12	74	76	78	228
T54	R.Cooper Diaz	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	75	77	76	228
T58	John O'Brien	Columbia, SC	+13	75	75	79	229
T58	Kenny Walter	Concord, NC	+13	73	78	78	229
T58	Matthew  McCarthy	Cary, NC	+13	77	75	77	229
T61	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+14	69	81	80	230
T61	Brant Dattilo	Wake Forest, NC	+14	73	78	79	230
T63	Max Newton	Cary, NC	+17	74	77	82	233
T63	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+17	77	74	82	233
WD	Justin Morgan	Denver, NC	-	73	70	WD	WD
WD	Matthew Richardson	Ayden, NC	-	77	74	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut.
CUT	Ayush Bodhale	Huntersville, NC	+9	75	78		153
CUT	Bizzell Pate	Pinehurst, NC	+9	79	74		153
CUT	Charlie O'Shea	Charlotte, NC	+9	74	79		153
CUT	Karsten Shields	Monroe, NC	+9	81	72		153
CUT	Scott Newton	Wallburg, NC	+9	74	79		153
CUT	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	+9	79	74		153
CUT	Layne Lambert	Matthews, NC	+9	78	75		153
CUT	Will Durrett	Aiken, SC	+10	80	74		154
CUT	Andrew Propes	Charleston, SC	+10	73	81		154
CUT	Josh Lendach	Raleigh, NC	+10	81	73		154
CUT	Mavrick Mullinax	Lexington, SC	+10	79	75		154
CUT	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+10	81	73		154
CUT	Grady Newton	Wallburg, NC	+11	79	76		155
CUT	Scott Marconi	Holly Springs, NC	+11	78	77		155
CUT	Austin Adams	Greenville, SC	+12	75	81		156
CUT	Calvin Hawkins	Lexington, NC	+12	80	76		156
CUT	Cornell Beans	Charlotte, NC	+12	76	80		156
CUT	Noah Maness	Troy, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Tyler Partee	Thomasville, NC	+12	75	81		156
CUT	Kenny Stewart	Lillington, NC	+13	77	80		157
CUT	Simon Burgos	Raleigh, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+13	83	74		157
CUT	Avery Papalia	Powells Point, NC	+13	82	75		157
CUT	Brady Eckard	Raleigh, NC	+13	80	77		157
CUT	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Tyler Dorsey	Charlotte, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Carter Boulia	Cary, NC	+14	82	76		158
CUT	Jeremy Milton	Lillington, NC	+14	76	82		158
CUT	Luke Mosley	Greenville, NC	+14	78	80		158
CUT	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC	+14	82	76		158
CUT	Jeff Manley	Raleigh, NC	+16	82	78		160
CUT	Tyler Owens	Cary, NC	+16	85	75		160
CUT	Will Campbell	Winnabow, NC	+16	79	81		160
CUT	Chris Bitzenhofer	Mount Olive, NC	+16	79	81		160
CUT	Jacob Agruda	Fuquay Varina, NC	+16	80	80		160
CUT	Tim Washburn	Raleigh, NC	+16	79	81		160
CUT	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Parker Shimp	Charlotte, NC	+18	85	77		162
CUT	Teddy Sluser	Pinehurst, NC	+18	84	78		162
CUT	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach, SC	+19	81	82		163
CUT	Cipriano Ayala	Cayce, SC	+20	85	79		164
CUT	Chase Werner	Raleigh, NC	+21	84	81		165
CUT	Keenan Royalty	Raleigh, NC	+21	83	82		165
CUT	Cornell Beans IV	Charlotte, NC	+23	82	85		167
CUT	Henry Pate	Pinehurst, NC	+23	81	86		167
CUT	Alexander Patti	Durham, NC	+24	83	85		168
CUT	Matthew Coltren	Mount Olive, NC	+25	84	85		169
CUT	Blake Babbitt	Holly Springs, NC	+26	84	86		170
CUT	Drew Haywood	Chapel Hill, NC	+34	86	92		178
CUT	Angelo Vieira	Mooresville, NC	+43	90	97		187
WD	Robert Gefaell	Winston-Salem, NC	-	77	WD		WD
WD	Jennings Glenn	Raleigh, NC	-	77	WD		WD
WD	Avery Barnes	Raleigh, NC	-	78	WD		WD
WD	Chris Finn	Wake Forest, NC	-	78	WD		WD
WD	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	-	78	WD		WD
WD	Colin Roth	Raleigh, NC	-	79	WD		WD
WD	Shawn Foley	Charlotte, NC	-	79	WD		WD
WD	Walker Neal	Cary, NC	-	79	WD		WD
WD	Austin Kiker	Marshville, NC	-	79	WD		WD
WD	Rich Montgomery	Myrtle Beach, SC	-	80	WD		WD
WD	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	-	80	WD		WD
WD	Scott Erikson	High Point, NC	-	80	WD		WD
WD	Coston Fogleman	Hillsborough, NC	-	81	WD		WD
WD	Casey Nichols	Apex, NC	-	82	WD		WD
WD	Cam Sexton	Durham, NC	-	82	WD		WD
WD	Marais Lombard	Charlotte, NC	-	82	WD		WD
WD	Solomon Park	Greensboro, NC	-	82	WD		WD
WD	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	-	84	WD		WD
WD	Landon Hawley	Charlotte, NC	-	84	WD		WD
WD	Luke Cashion	Seneca, SC	-	84	WD		WD
WD	Justin Nagy	Holly Springs, NC	-	85	WD		WD
WD	Seve Anfindsen	Apex, NC	-	85	WD		WD
WD	Tom Chuaypradit	Winston-Salem, NC	-	86	WD		WD
WD	Blake Pooley	Clayton, NC	-	87	WD		WD
WD	Zach Murrow	Gastonia, NC	-	88	WD		WD
WD	Andy Phipps	Raleigh, NC	-	88	WD		WD
WD	Britt Mitchell	Hurdle mills, NC	-	89	WD		WD
WD	Trevor Krawchuk	Chapel Hill, NC	-	89	WD		WD
WD	Stephen Pierpoint	Fayetteville, NC	-	90	WD		WD
WD	Brandon Muir	Charleston, SC	-	94	WD		WD
WD	Josh King	Burnsville, NC	-	100	WD		WD
WD	Narayan Mohan	Charlotte, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
NS	Eric Johannsen	Flat Rock, NC	-	76	NS		NS

 

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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