Bae and Cole Lead After First Round of Carolinas Young Amateur

Pinehurst, NC—Sarah Bae of Cary, NC and Preston Cole of Greer, SC lead after the first round of the 6th Carolinas Young Amateur.  Bae, freshman at High Point University, shot a round of four under 68 and leads the women’s division by five shots.  Bae played solid golf all day and recorded five birdies and one bogey on the par 72 Magnolia course at Pinewild CC in Pinehurst.  Courtney McKim of Raleigh, NC and Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill, NC are tied for second place with rounds of one over par 73.  Kelsey Badmaev of Columbia, SC sits alone in fourth place at 74.

Cole, a freshman at Furman University, finished with a five under par 67 and a one shot lead heading into Tuesday’s final round.  Miller Capps of Denver, NC is in second place after his round of 68.  In third place with a 69 is Erik Ehlert of Raleigh.  Caleb Sturgeon of Laurens, SC, John Somers of Elon, NC and Wesley Conover of Holly Springs, NC are tied for fourth place with rounds of two under par 70.  Defending champion Eric Brady of Cary, NC shot a round of even par 72.

This annual tournament is open to men and women ages 18 to 24 that have finished high school and is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

 

    Women's Division (5,828 yards, par 72, 73.4/123)

       Place   Name                                                          Score

          1       Sarah Bae, Cary, NC                                  35-33--68

         T2      Courtney McKim, Raleigh, NC                     38-35--73

                  Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, NC                    36-37--73

          4       Kelsey Badmaev, Columbia, SC                 38-36--74

         T5      Sarah Bertram, Concord, NC                      41-40--81

                  Tara Simmons, Goldsboro, NC                   41-40--81

          7       Hannah Craver, Winston Salem, NC            42-40--82

          8       Nicole Keyser, Cary, NC                             44-39--83

         T9      Ansley Vaughan, Mount Pleasant, SC         43-41--84

                  Emily Stinson, Charlotte, NC                      44-40--84

         11      Lacy Mirovich, Mount Pleasant, NC             45-40--85

         12      Erica Clinard, Clemmons, NC                      48-40--88

    Men's Division (6,898 yards, par 72, 73.9/135)

       Place   Name                                                          Score

          1       Preston Cole, Greer, SC                             33-34--67

          2       Miller Capps, Denver, NC                           36-32--68

          3       Erik Ehlert, Raleigh, NC                              35-34--69

         T4      Caleb Sturgeon, Laurens, SC                      35-35--70

                  John Somers, Elon, NC                              35-35--70

                  Wesley Conover, Holly Springs, NC            35-35--70

         T7      Ben Dietrich, Bluffton, SC                          36-35--71

                  Conner Lewis, Davidson, NC                      36-35--71

                  Jackson Spires, Fayetteville, NC                37-34--71

        T10     Austin Smith, Jamestown, NC                     35-37--72

                  Chandler White, Clemmons, NC                  37-35--72

                  Eric Brady, Cary, NC                                  35-37--72

                  James Chapman, Raleigh, NC                    36-36--72

                  Trevor Cone, Concord, NC                         35-37--72

        T15     David Donovan IV, Hampstead, NC            36-37--73

                  Davis Morrison, Charlotte, NC                    35-38--73

                  Davis Womble, High Point, NC                   36-37--73

                  Grant Houser, Holly Springs, NC                 36-37--73

                  Jake McGlone, Charlotte, NC                      40-33--73

                  Philip Oweida, Charlotte, NC                       36-37--73

        T21     Ben O'Geary, Henderson, NC                     36-38--74

                  Jake Britt, Wake Forest, NC                       41-33--74

                  Patrick Barrett, Pinehurst, NC                     38-36--74

                  Sam Goodnight, Lincolnton, NC                 35-39--74

                  Zachary Martin, Pinehurst, NC                     36-38--74

        T26     AT Cashwell, Concord, NC                         38-37--75

                  Drew Johnson, Oak Ridge, NC                   37-38--75               

                  Garrett Smith, Hillsborough, NC                  39-36--75

                  Issac Lee, Charlotte, NC                             39-36--75

                  Will Diianni, Kernersville, NC                       38-37--75

                  William Walsh, North Wilkesboro, NC          35-40--75

        T32     Clay Brown, Davidson, NC                         39-37--76

                  David Kostyal, Wilmington, NC                   37-39--76

                  David Sargent, Cornelius, NC                     36-40--76

                  Donald Matthews Jr., Henderson, NC          40-36--76

                  Joe Mullen, Wake Forest, NC                     38-38--76

                  Stephen Lavenets, Rougemont, NC            38-38--76

        T38     Joseph Cansler, Clemmons, NC                 40-37--77

                  Joshua Chandler, Washington, NC              38-39--77

                  Mitchell Ellis, Greensboro, NC                    37-40--77

                  Tanner Gross, Archdale, NC                       41-36--77

        T42     Charlie Killian, Pinehurst, NC                       36-42--78

                  Hayden Ploeger, Aiken, SC                        38-40--78

                  John Grimes, Pinehurst, NC                        39-39--78

                  Richard Hubbard, Daniel Island, SC            35-43--78

        T46     Alan King, Columbia, SC                            39-40--79

                  Austin Morrison, Charlotte, NC                    37-42--79

                  Connor Nelson, Johns Island, SC               37-42--79

        T49     Bobby Few, Lugoff, SC                             42-38--80

                  Chris Darnell, Wake Forest, NC                   39-41--80

                  Troy Beaver, Salisbury, NC                         42-38--80

        T52     Luke Haithcock, Burlington, NC                  41-40--81

                  Patrick Langdon, Charlotte, NC                   39-42--81

                  Ty Palmer, Kernersville, NC                        40-41--81

         55      Dalton Thompson, Canton, NC                   41-41--82

         56      Christian Hawley, Kernersville, NC               41-42--83

         57      Austin Wansker, Charlotte, NC                    42-42--84

        T58     Aaron Abts, Winston-Salem, NC                 41-44--85

                  Brandon Twigg, Asheville, NC                     45-40--85

                  Jonathan Price, Butner, NC                         41-44--85

                  Kendall Dunn, Greensboro, NC                   43-42--85

         62      Kyle Norville, Tarboro, NC                          46-45--91

         63      Michael Price, Greensboro, NC                   46-49--95

         64      Christopher Clark, Greensboro, NC             45-51--96

         65      Christian Whitehead, Lexington, SC            50-57--107