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Haas Cruises To Three Shot Lead
CAMDEN, S.C. (September 18, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association conducted the first round of the 9th Creed Junior Boys Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on September 18, 2021. The field competed at 6,403 yards (par 35-35--70).
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In an impressive display of golf Saturday at an old school golf course, Kyle Haas of Winston - Salem, N.C. carded a bogey free 5-under-par, 65 to take a three shot lead over the field.
Haas had a flurry of birdies in quick succession on his front nine, getting things rolling in the right direction by getting into the red numbers on holes four, five and seven to make the turn at 3-under-par.
His back nine was more of the same, with a quick birdie on the Par-4 10th, before setting himself to cruise control and rolling in one more birdie for good measure on the 15th.
Haas had the lone round of the day that included zero bogeys on what was otherwise a tricky to navigate Camden Country Club, with more than half the field finishing over par in the first round.
In a logjam and tied for second are five different players, as they sit three shots behind Haas. Keenan Royalty of Raleigh, N.C. carded a 2-under-par, 68, that included six birdies on his day. Owen Kose of Holly Springs, N.C. and his round of 2-under-par, 68 had five birdies, while Miles Eubanks of Warrenville, S.C. rolled in five birdies and an eagle.
To round out those jammed in a tie for second at 2-under-par, Landon Hawley of Charlotte, N.C. had four birdies on his day, while 14 year old Hugh Faulkner of Greenville, S.C. had an impressive day with three total birdies.
9th Creed Junior Boys Invitational
Camden Country Club, Camden, S.C.
First Round Results
| Position | Player | City, State, Graduation Year | To Par | R1 |
| 1 | Kyle Haas | Winston Salem, NC, 2023 | -5 | 65 |
| T2 | Keenan Royalty | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | -2 | 68 |
| T2 | Owen Kose | Holly Springs, NC, 2022 | -2 | 68 |
| T2 | Miles Eubanks | Warrenville, SC, 2023 | -2 | 68 |
| T2 | Landon Hawley | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | -2 | 68 |
| T2 | Hugh Faulkner | Greenville, SC, 2025 | -2 | 68 |
| T7 | Robert Thompson | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | -1 | 69 |
| T7 | Burch Harrison | Columbia, SC, 2022 | -1 | 69 |
| T7 | Jack Wieler | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | -1 | 69 |
| T7 | James Rico | Cary, NC, 2022 | -1 | 69 |
| T7 | Lucas Acevedo | Charleston, SC, 2023 | -1 | 69 |
| T7 | Davis DeLille | High Point, NC, 2022 | -1 | 69 |
| T7 | Jerry Bruns | Beaufort, SC, 2023 | -1 | 69 |
| T14 | Holland Giles | Pinehurst, NC, 2023 | E | 70 |
| T14 | Alex Bock | Morganton, NC, 2024 | E | 70 |
| T14 | Jonathan Honeywell | Whispering Pines, NC, 2022 | E | 70 |
| T14 | Jack LaPiana | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | E | 70 |
| T14 | Brad Grajzar | Elon, NC, 2022 | E | 70 |
| T14 | Sam McMillan | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | E | 70 |
| T14 | Robert Gefaell | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | E | 70 |
| T21 | David Oliver | Pageland, SC, 2024 | +1 | 71 |
| T21 | Bizzell Pate | Pinehurst, NC, 2024 | +1 | 71 |
| T21 | Freddy Ortmann | Greensboro, NC, 2024 | +1 | 71 |
| T21 | Ryan Jahr | Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 2022 | +1 | 71 |
| T21 | Connor Warren | Spruce Pine, NC, 2024 | +1 | 71 |
| T26 | Jay Smith | Florence, SC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Davis Neal | North Augusta, SC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Ethan Paschal | Fayetteville, NC, 2024 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Drew Greene | Greenville, NC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Spencer Turtz | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Branden Boyce | Spring Lake, NC, 2022 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Bryan Fang | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Ryan Dunn | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Steven Shea | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Isar Joshi | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T26 | Luke Walmet | Daniel Island, SC, 2023 | +2 | 72 |
| T37 | Henry Andrews | Winston Salem, NC, 2023 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Mason Kucia | Indian Land, SC, 2025 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Matthew Richardson | Ayden, NC, 2022 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Nick Goellner | Holly Springs, NC, 2023 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Coleman Ferguson | Columbia, SC, 2024 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Tyler Taber | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2025 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Gage Gaskins | Leesville, SC, 2024 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Will Spicer | Kings Mountain, NC, 2024 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Pake June | Florence, SC, 2022 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Matthew Baxley | Beech Island, SC, 2023 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Will Hartman | Marvin, NC, 2025 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Gray Mitchum | Winterville, NC, 2022 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Thomas Davis | Darlington, SC, 2022 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Sean Finan | Winston Salem, NC, 2022 | +3 | 73 |
| T37 | Lawson Harkey | Crouse, NC, 2022 | +3 | 73 |
| T52 | Hudson Griffin | Clinton, NC, 2025 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Major Lenning | Simpsonville, SC, 2023 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Henry Pate | Pinehurst, NC, 2023 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Walker Felton | Mt Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Nicholas Smith | Pickens, SC, 2022 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Rowan Sullivan | Charleston, SC, 2023 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Fisher Kennedy | Winston Salem, NC, 2023 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Aidan Browning | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +4 | 74 |
| T52 | Daniel Boone | Fuquay Varina, NC, 2023 | +4 | 74 |
| T61 | Aiden McCall | Mooresville, NC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Chase Cline | Chapin, SC, 2024 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Benjamin Chase | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Chuck Stanley | Warrenville SC, SC | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Matteo Blanchfield | Mooresville, NC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Deaton Reed | Lancaster, SC, 2025 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Will Ruth | Moore, SC, 2026 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | John Logan | Wilmington, NC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Preston Hage | Raleigh, NC, 2026 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Benjamin Bailey | Huntersville, NC, 2022 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Owen Pearce | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | William Webb | Raleigh, NC, 2024 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Kareem Elkassem | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Will Guthrie | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Logan Lutz | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T61 | Jack Webster | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | +5 | 75 |
| T77 | Landon Sutton | Easley, SC, 2022 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | David Ross | Spartanburg, SC, 2022 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | David Gee | Hickory, NC, 2026 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Max Jacobson | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Harris Holstein | Orangeburg, SC, 2024 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Colin Salema | Matthews, NC, 2024 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Samuel Mace | Connelly Springs, NC, 2022 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Tyler Jones | Jacksonville, NC, 2023 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Luke Guthrie | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Calvin Hawkins | Lexington, NC, 2023 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Smith Summerlin | Raleigh, NC, 2026 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Will Tharin | Rocky Mount, NC, 2023 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Cooper Burris | Kannapolis, NC, 2024 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Cornell Beans | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | +6 | 76 |
| T77 | Eli Schmidly | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +6 | 76 |
| T92 | Ford Amerson | Greenville, NC, 2023 | +7 | 77 |
| T92 | Hudson Schulze | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +7 | 77 |
| T92 | Jay Locker | Chapin, SC, 2022 | +7 | 77 |
| T92 | Tristen McKay | Florence, SC, 2023 | +7 | 77 |
| T92 | Cameron Biddle | Aiken, SC, 2023 | +7 | 77 |
| T92 | Jeremy Voigt | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | +7 | 77 |
| T98 | Cole Rouse | Kernersville, NC, 2024 | +8 | 78 |
| T98 | Jake Clayton | Burlington, NC, 2022 | +8 | 78 |
| T98 | Luke Mueller | Wake Forest, NC, 2025 | +8 | 78 |
| T98 | Wyatt Harrill | Chapin, SC, 2022 | +8 | 78 |
| T98 | Charlie Price | Raleigh, NC, 2025 | +8 | 78 |
| T98 | Preston Howe | Winston Salem, NC, 2025 | +8 | 78 |
| T104 | Aston Lee | Charlotte, NC, 2026 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Tanner Cadieux | Greensboro, NC, 2024 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Landon Merrell | Salisbury, NC, 2024 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | James Reames | Camden, SC, 2024 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Chase McLaughlin | Kernersville, NC, 2024 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Jamal Hutchison | Fletcher, NC, 2023 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Jeremy Edmunds | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Quinlan Polin | Cary, NC, 2023 | +9 | 79 |
| T104 | Thomas Horne | Fayetteville, NC, 2024 | +9 | 79 |
| T113 | Winn McKittrick | Camden, SC, 2023 | +10 | 80 |
| T113 | Wylie Nash | Camden, SC, 2022 | +10 | 80 |
| T113 | Rhodes Baker | Winston Salem, NC, 2024 | +10 | 80 |
| T113 | Taylor Kuehn | Asheville, NC, 2023 | +10 | 80 |
| T113 | Charlie O'Shea | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | +10 | 80 |
| T113 | Davis Oldenburg | Asheville, NC, 2022 | +10 | 80 |
| T113 | Cameron Lutterloh | Whitsett, NC, 2022 | +10 | 80 |
| T120 | Hayden Magnussen | Greensboro, NC, 2025 | +11 | 81 |
| T120 | Dylan Takenaga | Durham, NC, 2025 | +11 | 81 |
| T120 | Ian Podziewski | Waxhaw, NC, 2022 | +11 | 81 |
| T120 | Harper Epperson | Manning, SC, 2023 | +11 | 81 |
| T120 | Michael Currie | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | +11 | 81 |
| T120 | Logan Erwin | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | +11 | 81 |
| T126 | Ryan Curran | Waxhaw, NC, 2024 | +12 | 82 |
| T126 | Alex Gould | Greensboro, NC, 2022 | +12 | 82 |
| T126 | Liam Harris | Wake Forest, NC, 2022 | +12 | 82 |
| T126 | Carson Etters | Kure Beach, NC, 2025 | +12 | 82 |
| T126 | Hank Johnson | Morganton, NC, 2026 | +12 | 82 |
| T126 | Benjamin Hays | Cary, NC, 2022 | +12 | 82 |
| T132 | Matthew Parker | Florence, SC, 2024 | +13 | 83 |
| T132 | Joshua Cameron | Camden, SC, 2026 | +13 | 83 |
| T132 | Brant Dattilo | Wake Forest, NC, 2023 | +13 | 83 |
| T135 | Baxter Poe | Raleigh, NC, 2024 | +14 | 84 |
| T135 | David Pope | Camden, SC, 2024 | +14 | 84 |
| 137 | Tyler Dorsey | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +15 | 85 |
| T138 | Parker Bumgarner | Oak Island, NC, 2022 | +16 | 86 |
| T138 | Easton Cox | Aynor, SC, 2026 | +16 | 86 |
| T138 | Braden Gay | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | +16 | 86 |
| 141 | Christos Katsoudas | Whitsett, NC, 2024 | +20 | 90 |
| 142 | Marcus Bradley | Columbia, SC, 2026 | +26 | 96 |
| WD | Gibson Dierickx | Mt Pleasant, SC | - | WD |
| WD | Simon Burgos | Raleigh, NC, 2022 | - | WD |
The Championship is contested at 36 holes of individual stroke play at Camden Country Club. The Donald Ross design was recently renovated in 2013 by Kris Spence, giving it a challenging, but inviting layout with pristine conditions and scenic landscapes.
Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 13 to 18 as of September 17, 2020, who has not started college, has a USGA handicap of 15.0 or lower and maintains a residence in North or South Carolina.
Schedule of Rounds:
Sunday, September 19
Final Round - 18 Holes of Stroke Play. Awards immediately after.
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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