Poole Crowned the 62nd North Carolina Amateur Champion

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 19, 2022) -- Final results of the 62nd North Carolina Amateur Championship at the Greensboro Country Club Farm Course in Greensboro, N.C. on June 19, 2022. The field competed at 7,085 yards (par 35-37--72).

 

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After four days of stroke play, Kenan Poole of Raleigh, N.C. secured the 62nd North Carolina Amateur Championship title after sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole against Ryan O’Neil of Waxhaw, N.C.

 

Poole started the week in a four-way tie for first with Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C. at 6-under-par, 66. After the first round, Womble pulled ahead of the field, with Poole consistently staying within striking distance, and led the championship for the next 51 holes including the majority of the final round today, up until No. 16. 

 

Coming into the final round on Sunday, Poole held second position at 13-under-par, 203 while Womble held the lead at 15-under-par, 201. O’Neil rounded out the final pairing in third at 12-under-par, 204.

 

“Davis is an unbelievable player. The first time I ever played with him was yesterday and I feel like he just never made a mistake. He was bogey-free and honestly still could have played even better which is scary to think about,” Poole said. “I knew it was going to be a long day today coming in with a couple of us at the top and we all just kept switching around on the leaderboard so being patient was so important.”

 

Poole started his round with a bogey on No. 1, but was able to get back to even-par with a birdie on No. 7 and make the turn just one shot back from Womble at 13-under-par. O’Neil turned at 12-under-par, but a birdie on No. 10 quickly put him in a tie for second with Poole and back in the hunt. 

 

On the back nine, Womble’s shotmaking waivered, which opened up an opportunity for Poole to see a shot at the victory. Within the last four holes, Womble carded two bogeys and one double-bogey allowing both Poole and O’Neil seize the opportunity. After a great par for O’Neil on No. 16, he took the lead for the first time in the championship at 13-under-par, leaving Womble and Poole tied for second at 12-under-par.

 

On No. 18, Womble bogeyed and Poole carded a par, opening up an opportunity for O’Neil to win the tournament with a par putt. He was not able to capitalize on that, which sent him and Poole into a playoff after finishing at 12-under-par, 276 overall. 

 

The playoff began on No. 18. O’Neil hit his tee shot into a fairway bunker on the left side of the hole, while Poole hit it about the same distance to the rough on the right side. O’Neil hit a nice shot out of the bunker to about 150 yards and then stuck his approach shot to 20 feet out. Poole’s second shot landed in the mulch below a tree on the right side of the green and he hit a great shot to about 15 feet. Both O’Neil and Poole had looks at birdie, but O’Neil narrowly missed his putt and tapped in for par. This left Poole standing over a 15-foot putt for birdie to take home the title. 

 

“I had a good line on my ball, kind of knew where the putt was gonna break,” Poole said. “I definitely was nervous over the putt, but I made a really good confident stroke, perfect pace, dropped dead center, so I couldn’t have asked for much more.”  

 

While Poole has won three CGA junior championships, this was his first amateur championship win. He emphasized how great it felt to win in his home state on Father’s Day surrounded by family and friends, especially with his dad following every shot along the way. 

 

“I’m super happy and a little emotional, having my dad here on Father’s Day. It is a great way to start the summer with a big win,” Poole said. “It is the state amateur so I had a lot of friends playing in it and it was just a great tournament. I am super happy to have this win.”

 

Ultimately, Womble tied for third with Preston Dembowiak of Kernersville, N.C. at 11-under-par, 277. Peter Bowie of Asheville, N.C. and Noah Connor of Reidsville, N.C. tied for fifth at 9-under-par, 279. Notably, Bowie carded the low round of the day at 5-under-par, 67 in the final round.
 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Greensboro Country Club, especially, Event Coordinator Gina Sanchez, Director of Golf Tyler Gosselin and Director of Grounds Doug Lowell for graciously hosting the 62nd North Carolina Amateur Championship. 

 

62nd North Carolina Amateur Championship

Greensboro Country Club - Farm Course, Greensboro, N.C.

Final Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Details
1	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	-12	66	69	68	73	276	Won on first playoff hole
2	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	-12	67	71	66	72	276
T3	Preston Dembowiak	Kernersville, NC	-11	70	71	68	68	277
T3	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-11	66	68	67	76	277
T5	Peter Bowie	Asheville, NC	-9	67	71	74	67	279
T5	Noah Connor	Reidsville, NC	-9	73	70	66	70	279
7	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	-8	66	69	73	72	280
8	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	-7	72	69	70	70	281
9	Davis Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	-6	66	75	67	74	282
10	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	-5	68	70	75	70	283
T11	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	-4	71	68	73	72	284
T11	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC	-4	67	75	68	74	284
T13	Justin Morgan	Denver, NC	-3	73	70	72	70	285
T13	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	-3	68	74	72	71	285
T15	August Lascola	Durham, NC	-2	72	72	71	71	286
T15	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	-2	69	70	75	72	286
T15	Paul Fitzgerald	Charlotte, NC	-2	70	71	72	73	286
T15	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	-2	72	74	67	73	286
19	Jack Marcotte	Apex, NC	E	71	71	69	77	288
T20	Cameron Hardison	Greenville, NC	+1	70	72	76	71	289
T20	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	+1	70	70	75	74	289
T20	Spencer Turtz	Charlotte, NC	+1	71	64	78	76	289
T23	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+2	72	70	75	73	290
T23	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC	+2	75	72	69	74	290
T23	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+2	68	73	74	75	290
T23	Jake Newman	Charlotte, NC	+2	73	70	73	74	290
T23	Jake Clodfelter	Trinity, NC	+2	71	73	76	70	290
T23	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+2	73	75	73	69	290
T23	Brett Barry	Winston-Salem, NC	+2	76	72	74	68	290
T30	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+3	73	69	76	73	291
T30	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+3	71	71	76	73	291
T30	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+3	75	72	71	73	291
T30	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+3	75	72	71	73	291
T30	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	+3	71	69	73	78	291
T35	David Gies	Pineville, NC	+4	71	75	71	75	292
T35	Alex Bock	Morganton, NC	+4	76	68	72	76	292
T35	Addison Lambeth	Browns Summit, NC	+4	72	74	78	68	292
T38	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+5	72	74	71	76	293
T38	Charles Howden	Asheville, NC	+5	75	71	72	75	293
T38	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	+5	69	72	79	73	293
T38	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+5	76	72	73	72	293
T42	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+6	68	78	71	77	294
T42	Michael Vick	Raleigh, NC	+6	73	71	77	73	294
T44	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	+7	71	72	73	79	295
T44	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+7	75	70	74	76	295
T44	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+7	71	73	76	75	295
T47	Sumner Tate	Raleigh, NC	+8	72	73	74	77	296
T47	Skip Corneliussen	Summerfield, NC	+8	73	74	75	74	296
T47	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC	+8	73	74	75	74	296
50	Freddy Ortmann	Greensboro, NC	+9	76	70	77	74	297
T51	Connor Jones	Raleigh, NC	+12	76	70	72	82	300
T51	Daniel Welborn	Charlotte, NC	+12	73	75	73	79	300
T51	Jack Boyer	Greensboro, NC	+12	74	74	75	77	300
T54	Josh Lendach	Raleigh, NC	+14	70	73	81	78	302
T54	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+14	69	75	80	78	302
T54	Ryan Hodges	Mcleansville, NC	+14	77	70	77	78	302
T54	Drew Greene	Greenville, NC	+14	72	76	78	76	302
58	Davis Adams	Raleigh, NC	+15	73	73	80	77	303
59	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+16	73	75	78	78	304
60	Todd Grear	Mooresville, NC	+18	74	71	83	78	306
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Taft Courie	Fayetteville, NC	+5	74	75			149
CUT	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC	+5	75	74			149
CUT	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	+5	76	73			149
CUT	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	+5	74	75			149
CUT	Austin Northern	Blowing Rock, NC	+6	77	73			150
CUT	Benjamin Peters	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	72	78			150
CUT	Garett Heffner	Apex, NC	+6	78	72			150
CUT	Joseph Cansler	Clemmons, NC	+6	76	74			150
CUT	Kunakorn Kai Wen Tang	Raleigh, NC	+6	74	76			150
CUT	Matthew Spak	Cary, NC	+6	76	74			150
CUT	Max Cranford	Newton, NC	+6	77	73			150
CUT	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC	+6	72	78			150
CUT	Ross Robison	Wilmington, NC	+6	76	74			150
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+6	69	81			150
CUT	Kyle Davis	Charlotte, NC	+6	74	76			150
CUT	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+6	77	73			150
CUT	Colin Dutton	Foxfire, NC	+7	75	76			151
CUT	Eli Kennedy	Clemmons, NC	+7	76	75			151
CUT	Josh Buxbaum	Wake Forest, NC	+7	77	74			151
CUT	Nick Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75			151
CUT	Chris Cox	Greensboro, NC	+7	78	73			151
CUT	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+7	77	74			151
CUT	Jacob Golliday	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75			151
CUT	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+7	76	75			151
CUT	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+7	79	72			151
CUT	Will Minton	Raleigh, NC	+7	75	76			151
CUT	Christopher Blum	Raleigh, NC	+8	80	72			152
CUT	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+8	73	79			152
CUT	Jacob Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	75	77			152
CUT	Logan Atkins	Dunn, NC	+8	73	79			152
CUT	Matthew Younts	Summerfield, NC	+8	73	79			152
CUT	Hayden Magnussen	Greensboro, NC	+9	78	75			153
CUT	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC	+9	75	78			153
CUT	Kenny Walter	Concord, NC	+9	74	79			153
CUT	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC	+9	79	74			153
CUT	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	+9	75	78			153
CUT	Brandon Jones	Sanford, NC	+9	75	78			153
CUT	Daniel Jackson	Indian Trail, NC	+9	80	73			153
CUT	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+9	75	78			153
CUT	Gavin Drose	Fayetteville, NC	+10	77	77			154
CUT	Ryan Macri	Wake Forest, NC	+10	76	78			154
CUT	Tyler Southcott	Raleigh, NC	+10	74	80			154
CUT	Langdon Aronson	Raleigh, NC	+11	78	77			155
CUT	Dane Hammer	Huntersville, NC	+12	81	75			156
CUT	Dean Norman	Greensboro, NC	+12	78	78			156
CUT	Rider Mozingo	Kinston, NC	+12	74	82			156
CUT	Drew Haywood	Chapel Hill, NC	+12	81	75			156
CUT	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+12	83	73			156
CUT	Tyler Lowman	Conover, NC	+12	77	79			156
CUT	Chandler Perry	Clinton, NC	+13	80	77			157
CUT	Hank Robins	Salisbury, NC	+13	79	78			157
CUT	Jimmy McQuiston	Raleigh, NC	+13	79	78			157
CUT	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+13	78	79			157
CUT	Brant Dattilo	Wake Forest, NC	+14	75	83			158
CUT	Chris Peck	Holly Springs, NC	+15	80	79			159
CUT	Cole Howard	Benson, NC	+15	83	76			159
CUT	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+17	81	80			161
CUT	Brock Olson	Wake Forest, NC	+20	78	86			164
CUT	Codey Adams	Climax, NC	+23	85	82			167
WD	Steven Shea	Charlotte, NC	-	76	WD			WD
WD	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC	-	WD	WD			WD
WD	Maddox Whittington	Lenoir, NC	-	WD	WD			WD
NC	Curtis Brotherton	High Point, NC	-	78	NC			NC
DQ	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	-	77	DQ			DQ

 

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