Bryce Hendrix Earns Top Seed at NC Match Play

Bryce Hendrix of Raleigh took stroke play medalist honors with a 36-hole total of 7-under-par

DURHAM, N.C. (August 3, 2017) -- Stroke play qualifying results from the 8^th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Treyburn Country Club in Durham, N.C. on Thursday, August 3rd (7,049 yards, par 36-36--72).

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Bryce Hendrix of Raleigh earned stroke play medalist honors and the number one seed for match play in the 8^th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Treyburn Country Club in Durham. 

Hendrix, 20, used seven birdies to post his second consecutive round in the 60s. Four birdies in a row on holes 9 through 12 propelled the rising junior at UNC-Greensboro to a four-under 68. His two-day total of 7-under-par 137 took medalist honors by one stroke.

"I didn't hit the ball that well off the tee today," said Hendrix. "I just made a lot of good putts." On the par-5 9th and 11th holes, Hendrix demonstrated both his length - getting greenside in two shots - and his fine wedge play, to make up-and-down birdies. On the short par-4 10th, a wedge approach from 109 yards to 10 feet setup another birdie. Then a knockdown 6-iron from 186 yards to 8 feet on No. 12 capped his birdie barrage. "All in all, it was a good two days," Hendrix added with a smile.

Both Harrison Rhoades of Raleigh and Eric Bae of Pinehurst played bogey-free golf Thursday to finish stroke play qualifying tied for second place. A rising junior at N.C. State, Rhoades added a two-under 70 to match his opening round 68. A few key par saves early in Rhoades' round kept his momentum. "I played pretty solid all day," said the 20-year-old. "I really didn't make any mistakes." Bae, a 19-year-old rising sophomore at Wake Forest University, recorded four birdies on his blemish-free scorecard. Tied at 6-under-par 138, Rhoades received the No. 2 seed for match play through a blind draw. This method is used to break all qualifying score ties - other than seeds determined in a playoff - for match play seeding.

The 36-hole cut line fell at +2 (146) for the low 32 players to advance into match play. An 11-for-5 playoff was needed to determine the final match play competitors. After four playoff holes, play was suspended due to darkness. Tim Bunten of Concord and Zack Swanson of Waxhaw will playoff Friday morning for the 32nd seed. Players advancing to match play are exempt into the 2018 North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship.

At 4:00 p.m., play was suspended for 75 minutes due to dangerous weather in the area.

The 8^th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship format is 36 holes of stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for match play. After Thursday's second round of stroke play qualifying, the field was cut to the low 32 players. Match play consists of two rounds of matches completed on both Friday and Saturday, then an 18-hole final on Sunday morning.

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering hole-by-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
 

8th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship
Treyburn Country Club | Durham, N.C.

Stroke play qualifying results
 

Rank	Player	City, State	Total To Par Gross	R1	R2	Total Gross
1	Bryce Hendrix	Raleigh, NC	-7	69	68	137
T2	Harrison Rhoades	Raleigh, NC	-6	68	70	138
T2	Eric Bae	Pinehurst, NC	-6	70	68	138
T4	John McFadyen	Fayetteville, NC	-4	67	73	140
T4	Davis Bateman	Charlotte, NC	-4	72	68	140
6	Nolan Mills	Charlotte, NC	-3	69	72	141
T7	Joshua Gallagher	Durham, NC	-2	71	71	142
T7	Will Minton	Raleigh, NC	-2	73	69	142
T7	Ben O'Geary	Henderson, NC	-2	70	72	142
T10	Will Stewart	Charlotte, NC	-1	74	69	143
T10	Candler Rice	Asheville, NC	E	71	73	144
T10	Blake Fiest	Huntersville, NC	E	71	73	144
T10	Joseph Cansler	Clemmons, NC	E	74	70	144
T10	Alex Burris	Greensboro, NC	E	70	74	144
T10	Benjamin Buben	Charlotte, NC	E	72	72	144
T10	Jackson Spires	Fayetteville, NC	E	71	73	144
T10	Blake McShea	Zebulon, NC	E	73	71	144
T10	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	E	71	73	144
T10	Preston Ball	Raleigh, NC	E	76	68	144
T20	Tim Myers	Durham, NC	E	71	73	144
T20	Charlie Niland	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	73	145
T20	Brian Hicks	Cary , NC	+1	75	70	145
T20	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+1	71	74	145
T20	Stephen Lavenets	Apex, NC	+1	71	74	145
T20	Keith Waters	Raleigh, NC	+1	73	72	145
T20	Michael Baker	Concord, NC	+1	73	72	145
T20	Nicholas Lyerly	Salisbury, NC	+1	72	73	145
T28	Jared Chinn	Fayetteville, NC	+2	74	72	146
T28	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	+2	71	75	146
T28	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	+2	75	71	146
T28	Allen Smith	Durham, NC	+2	74	72	146
TBD	Zack Swanson	Waxhaw, NC	+2	73	73	146
TBD	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	+2	72	74	146
Failed to Qualify for Final Round
CUT	Michael Freeman	Asheville, NC	+2	74	72	146
CUT	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	+2	74	72	146
CUT	Eric Edwards	Salisbury, NC	+2	69	77	146
CUT	Jonathan Jackson	Chapel Hill, NC	+2	71	75	146
CUT	Zach McKelvey	Rutherfordton, NC	+2	71	75	146
CUT	Stuart Fuller	Chapel Hill, NC	+3	74	73	147
CUT	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	+3	75	72	147
CUT	Justin Westveer	Charlotte, NC	+3	75	72	147
CUT	Charlie May	Elon, NC	+3	71	76	147
CUT	Walker Simas	Charlotte, NC	+3	74	73	147
CUT	Austin Harrill	Hickory, NC	+3	73	74	147
CUT	Walker Cress	Concord, NC	+4	73	75	148
CUT	Jackson Bailey	Matthews, NC	+4	70	78	148
CUT	Brett McLamb	Coats, NC	+4	71	77	148
CUT	Brent McKenzie	Wake Forest, NC	+5	72	77	149
CUT	Mitch Robinette	Greensboro, NC	+5	77	72	149
CUT	Addison Cashwell	Concord, NC	+5	74	75	149
CUT	Patrick Fisher	Wake Forest, NC	+5	74	75	149
CUT	Anthony Perrino	Mooresville, NC	+6	79	71	150
CUT	Glendon Mabe	Ether, NC	+6	76	74	150
CUT	Zach Joines	Wilkesboro, NC	+6	74	76	150
CUT	Brett Waters	Taylorsville, NC	+6	76	74	150
CUT	Louis Lambert	Charlotte, NC	+7	75	76	151
CUT	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+7	73	78	151
CUT	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+7	76	75	151
CUT	Jonathan Rector	Hendersonville, NC	+7	75	76	151
CUT	William Carter	Laurinburg, NC	+7	74	77	151
CUT	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75	151
CUT	Dean Channell	Cary, NC	+7	74	77	151
CUT	Seth Lomison	Pfafftown, NC	+8	72	76	152
CUT	Paul Kester	Wrightsville Beach, NC	+8	80	72	152
CUT	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	+8	78	74	152
CUT	Ray Grant	Gastonia, NC	+8	78	74	152
CUT	Aaron Walker	Charlotte, NC	+8	74	78	152
CUT	Peter Hinnant	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	73	79	152
CUT	Stephen Saleeby	Raleigh, NC	+8	79	73	152
CUT	Christopher Wooten	Winston Salem, NC	+8	77	75	152
CUT	Hardin Councill	High Point, NC	+9	75	78	153
CUT	Jonathan Farber	Raleigh, NC	+9	76	77	153
CUT	Noah Edmondson	Davidson, NC	+9	77	76	153
CUT	Joshua Allen	Wilson, NC	+10	80	74	154
CUT	David Yang	Cornelius, NC	+10	76	78	154
CUT	Sumner Tate	Raleigh, NC	+10	74	80	154
CUT	Chris Akers	Asheville, NC	+10	74	80	154
CUT	Hunter McCombs	Morganton, NC	+10	74	80	154
CUT	Michael Nulty	Greensboro, NC	+11	82	73	155
CUT	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Matt Winters	Cary, NC	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Gray Matthews	Raleigh, NC	+11	77	78	155
CUT	Jordan Vogler	Pilot Mountain, NC	+11	78	77	155
CUT	Mack Sheppard	Harrisburg, NC	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Max Wimbrow	Concord, NC	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Ryan Nagy	Raleigh, NC	+12	81	75	156
CUT	Owen Fry	Raleigh, NC	+12	78	78	156
CUT	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+12	77	79	156
CUT	Peter Melvin	Charlotte, NC	+12	75	81	156
CUT	Erik Ehlert	Wrightsville Beach, NC	+12	78	78	156
CUT	Carmen Serbio	Fayetteville, NC	+12	75	81	156
CUT	Bradley Strode	Durham, NC	+14	82	76	158
CUT	Robert McPartland	Cary, NC	+14	76	82	158
CUT	William Hoffman	Charlotte, NC	+14	77	81	158
CUT	Austin Northern	Blowing Rock, NC	+15	79	80	159
CUT	Christopher Kraft	Pinehurst, NC	+15	83	76	159
CUT	Lee Sanderlin	High Point, NC	+15	78	81	159
CUT	Brantley Phillips	Greensboro, NC	+16	82	78	160
CUT	Cameron Pratt	Fuquay Varina, NC	+16	82	81	160
CUT	Kyle Leonard	Mt. Airy, NC	+17	82	79	161
CUT	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+17	79	82	161
CUT	Jordan Ford	Cary, NC	+17	80	81	161
CUT	Kevin McCallister	Oak Ridge , NC	+17	75	86	161
CUT	Linwood Johnson	Raleigh, NC	+18	84	78	162
CUT	David Edwards	Charlotte, NC	+19	81	82	163
CUT	John Piatkowski	Raleigh, NC	+20	82	82	164
CUT	Robert Mackintosh	Burlington, NC	+24	82	86	168
CUT	Marcus Gray	Colfax, NC	-	83	WD	WD
CUT	Chris Tanner	Kinston, NC	-	81	WD	WD

 

Competition Schedule:

Wednesday, August 2
Stroke Play Qualifying Round 1.
Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1/#10 tees.

Thursday, August 3
Stroke Play Qualifying Round 2.
Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1/#10 tees.
Cut to low 32 scores for match play.
Playoff for medalist and last match play position.

Friday, August 4
Round of 32 (AM) and Round of 16 (PM) match play
18 holes each round

Saturday, August 5
Quarterfinal (AM) and semifinal (PM) rounds of match play
18 holes each round

Sunday, August 6
18 Hole Championship match
Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.

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