Jennings Edges Zeigler for Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship in Playoff

 

FLORENCE, S.C. (July 30, 2020) -- The results from the final round of the 71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship at Florence Country Club in Florence, S.C. on July 30, 2020. (6,429 yards, par 34-36--70)

 

The CGA will be conducting this championship under the new COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here. 

 

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William Jennings of Greenville, S.C. won the 71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship in dramatic fashion on Thursday. It took a back nine comeback and two playoff holes for Jennings to defeat Gene Zeigler of Florence, S.C. at Zeigler’s home course of Florence Country Club. 

 

Both Jennings and Zeigler finished the 54-hole event at 8-under-par, 202 total, but it was Jennings who walked away a champion.

 

Jennings, who started the day four shots back of 32-hole leader and fourth place finisher Griffin Tarver, was 3-under-par through the first six holes, making consecutive birdies on Nos. 4, 5 and 6. 

 

The 14-year-old was able to stick his tee shot on No. 4 close and make a five-footer for birdie on the par 3. After capitalizing on a short par 5 on No. 5, he kept the momentum going by sinking a 30-footer for birdie on No. 6.

 

“After making that putt on No. 6, I felt confident and knew that I had a good chance to be in contention,” Jennings said.

 

Back to back bogeys on Nos. 7 and 8 moved Jennings to back to 5-under-par. Admittedly, the rising high school freshman was frustrated. Meanwhile, Zeigler was sitting pretty atop the leaderboard at 10-under-par overall and 3-under on the day as an eagle dropped on No. 6. Jennings knew that it was time to make a move, or else his championship chances would fade.

 

Jennings rebounded with a birdie on No. 9 to make the turn at 6-under-par and by the time he was through 16, his score had moved to 8-under.

 

“I went 4-under on the back nine yesterday, so I knew I could go low,” he said about his mindset entering the final stretch. “I had to do that, and it happened.”

 

With Jennings in at 8-under-par, Zeigler was still holding a lead out on the course. Through 16, the Florence, S.C. native was at 10-under-par after recovering from a pair of bogeys by making an eagle on No. 14. Bogeys on both Nos. 16 and 18 opened the door for Jennings though as the two would head to a playoff.

 

“It was nerve wracking standing and watching Gene finish,” Jennings said. “I honestly thought I had lost, but he gave me an opening so I took it.”

 

Both Jennings and Zeigler played the first playoff hole to near perfection, making a pair of birdies on their second trip of the day through No. 18. The third time was the charm though for Jennings as he just missed a putt for eagle on the second playoff hole, once again played on No. 18, and defeated Zeigler’s par with a birdie.

 

“I was worried that Gene was going to chip it in for birdie, but after the chip, I knew that I could two putt for birdie and win,” Jennings said. “When my putt finally went in, I just felt relieved. Last week I lost by one stroke, so this win feels even better.”

 

The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Florence Country Club, specifically to General Manager Scott Simerlink, Head Golf Professional Steve Behr and Golf Course Superintendent Dru Clark, for their hospitality in hosting the 71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.

 

71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship

Florence Country Club, Florence, S.C.

Final Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State, Graduation	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	William Jennings	Greenville, SC, 2024	-8	72	64	66	202
2	Gene Zeigler	Florence, SC, 2021	-8	63	70	69	202
3	Max Green	Hilton Head Island, SC, 2021	-6	67	69	68	204
4	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC, 2021	-5	66	66	73	205
5	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC, 2021	-4	70	66	70	206
T6	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC, 2021	-3	70	71	66	207
T6	Trey Crenshaw	Lancaster, SC, 2021	-3	68	73	66	207
T8	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC, 2021	-1	73	67	69	209
T8	Zach Adams	Charleston, SC, 2022	-1	70	70	69	209
T8	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC, 2021	-1	69	70	70	209
T8	Luke Walmet	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	-1	72	67	70	209
T12	Sam Davidson	Asheboro, NC, 2020	E	70	71	69	210
T12	Andrew Gregory	Inman, SC, 2023	E	69	70	71	210
T12	Elliott Pope	Lugoff, SC, 2021	E	67	71	72	210
T15	Luke Sullivan	Columbia, SC, 2022	+1	71	72	68	211
T15	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC, 2020	+1	71	70	70	211
T17	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC, 2021	+2	71	67	74	212
T17	Grady Newton	Wallburg, NC, 2020	+2	69	68	75	212
T19	Rowan Sullivan	Charleston, SC, 2023	+3	74	71	68	213
T19	Tip Price	Greenville, SC, 2025	+3	69	73	71	213
T19	Adam Hunt	Columbia, SC, 2023	+3	72	70	71	213
T19	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC, 2021	+3	73	69	71	213
T19	Ford Reynolds	Columbia, SC, 2020	+3	68	73	72	213
T19	Waymon Thomas	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+3	68	71	74	213
T25	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC, 2022	+4	73	71	70	214
T25	Trey Howard	Woodruff, SC, 2021	+4	71	69	74	214
27	Daniel Brasington	Woodruff, SC, 2021	+5	72	75	68	215
T28	Lleyton Renner	Simpsonville, SC, 2020	+6	79	69	68	216
T28	Jennings Glenn	Raleigh, NC, 2021	+6	77	69	70	216
T28	Jerry Bruns	Beaufort, SC, 2023	+6	72	72	72	216
T28	Pake June	Florence, SC, 2022	+6	74	70	72	216
T28	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC, 2021	+6	71	73	72	216
T28	James Rico	Cary, NC, 2022	+6	72	71	73	216
T28	William Phipps	Florence, SC, 2020	+6	74	69	73	216
T35	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+7	74	72	71	217
T35	Alex Campbell	Charlotte, NC, 2020	+7	74	68	75	217
T35	Ben Jordan	Greensboro, NC, 2022	+7	72	70	75	217
T35	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC, 2021	+7	71	71	75	217
T39	Max Jacobson	Charlotte, NC	+8	70	76	72	218
T39	Will Hartman	Marvin, NC, 2025	+8	74	72	72	218
T39	Burch Harrison	Columbia, SC, 2022	+8	74	71	73	218
T39	Oliver Rotermund	Charleston, SC, 2021	+8	74	71	73	218
T39	Garrett Hauk	Burlington, NC, 2021	+8	71	72	75	218
T44	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC, 2021	+9	71	77	71	219
T44	Walker Jennings	Greenville, SC, 2022	+9	72	75	72	219
T44	Josh Buxbaum	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	+9	69	74	76	219
T47	Quinlan Polin	Cary, NC, 2023	+10	76	72	72	220
T47	Sam McMillan	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+10	72	76	72	220
T47	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC, 2021	+10	70	74	76	220
T50	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC, 2020	+11	73	74	74	221
T50	Nicholas Smith	Pickens, SC, 2022	+11	70	75	76	221
T50	Mavrick Mullinax	Lexington, SC, 2021	+11	73	72	76	221
T53	Drew Harrill	Spartanburg, SC, 2021	+12	74	74	74	222
T53	Zander Briggs	Simpsonville, SC, 2020	+12	74	70	78	222
55	Ryan Jahr	Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 2022	+13	72	76	75	223
T56	Ford Morrow	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	+14	75	73	76	224
T56	Andrew Plate	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+14	71	74	79	224
T58	Lukas Pokrzywinski	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+15	72	75	78	225
T58	Turner Edwards	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+15	72	75	78	225
T60	Bradley Davis, Jr.	Pilot Mountain, NC, 2022	+16	77	71	78	226
T60	Cornell Beans	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+16	72	76	78	226
62	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC, 2020	+17	77	71	79	227
T63	Palmer Mason	Irmo, SC, 2020	+18	72	76	80	228
T63	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC, 2020	+18	72	75	81	228
WD	Matthew Hutto	Blythewood, SC, 2021	-	70	68	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC, 2020	+9	72	77		149
CUT	Colin Dutton	Foxfire, NC, 2021	+9	74	75		149
CUT	Colin Salema	Matthews, NC, 2024	+9	72	77		149
CUT	Daniel Boone	Fuquay Varina, NC, 2023	+9	73	76		149
CUT	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC, 2022	+9	72	77		149
CUT	Jake Conklin	Cary, NC, 2022	+9	76	73		149
CUT	Ryder Massey	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	+9	76	73		149
CUT	Simon Wright	Lancaster, SC, 2021	+9	72	77		149
CUT	Zach Phillips	Inman, SC, 2021	+9	76	73		149
CUT	Blake Weinbach	Columbia, SC, 2021	+10	75	75		150
CUT	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+10	76	74		150
CUT	Hank Robins	Salisbury, NC, 2020	+10	78	72		150
CUT	Jack Roberts	Greenville, SC, 2022	+10	73	77		150
CUT	William Webb	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+10	77	73		150
CUT	Andrew Swanson	Bluffton, SC, 2021	+11	73	78		151
CUT	Chase Cline	Chapin, SC, 2024	+11	74	77		151
CUT	Gray Mitchum	Winterville, NC, 2022	+11	73	78		151
CUT	Ian Podziewski	Waxhaw, NC, 2022	+11	79	72		151
CUT	Jace Butcher	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+11	76	75		151
CUT	Jay Smith	Florence, SC, 2023	+11	74	77		151
CUT	Keenan Royalty	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+11	81	70		151
CUT	Mack Edwards	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+11	73	78		151
CUT	Sean Finan	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	+11	74	77		151
CUT	Tristen McKay	Florence, SC, 2023	+11	79	72		151
CUT	Brodie Perry	Trinity, NC, 2021	+12	75	77		152
CUT	Cheney Connell	Blythewood, SC, 2021	+12	81	71		152
CUT	David Oliver	Pageland, SC, 2024	+12	81	71		152
CUT	Drew Jeffords	Florence, SC, 2023	+12	76	76		152
CUT	Eric Nord	Blythewood, SC, 2022	+12	73	79		152
CUT	Holt Allison	Conover, NC, 2021	+12	75	77		152
CUT	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC, 2022	+12	75	77		152
CUT	Kareem Elkassem	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+12	71	81		152
CUT	Thomas Davis	Darlington, SC, 2022	+12	76	76		152
CUT	Andrew Propes	Charleston, SC, 2021	+13	75	78		153
CUT	Ashton Eubanks	Lexington, SC, 2023	+13	76	77		153
CUT	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC, 2020	+13	76	77		153
CUT	Sullivan Hooper	Leesville, SC, 2020	+13	74	79		153
CUT	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC, 2021	+13	77	76		153
CUT	William Grasty	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+13	79	74		153
CUT	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC, 2021	+14	79	75		154
CUT	Jacob Hoyle	Simpsonville, SC, 2021	+14	77	77		154
CUT	Jay Wilkins	Simpsonville, SC	+14	77	77		154
CUT	Timmy Gannon	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+14	76	78		154
CUT	Anthony Clark	Fort Mill, SC, 2020	+15	80	75		155
CUT	Bradley Parker	Isle of Palms, SC, 2022	+15	77	78		155
CUT	John Logan	Wilmington, NC, 2023	+15	80	75		155
CUT	Nick Rubino	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+15	76	79		155
CUT	Jack Burris	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+16	77	79		156
CUT	James Potter	Florence, SC, 2020	+16	80	76		156
CUT	Landen Seiffert	Florence, SC, 2021	+16	81	75		156
CUT	Andrew Gallagher	Grimesland, NC, 2021	+17	77	80		157
CUT	Barrett Josey	Moore, SC, 2021	+17	77	80		157
CUT	Davis Sayman	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+17	82	75		157
CUT	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC, 2020	+17	81	76		157
CUT	Kenny Walter	Concord, NC, 2021	+17	77	80		157
CUT	Logan Lutz	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+17	76	81		157
CUT	Luke Shamblin	Matthews, NC, 2021	+18	81	77		158
CUT	Davis Clawson	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+19	76	83		159
CUT	Harris Holstein	Orangeburg, SC	+19	77	82		159
CUT	Narayan Mohan	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+19	78	81		159
CUT	Zach Murrow	Gastonia, NC, 2020	+20	82	78		160
CUT	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC, 2020	+21	81	80		161
CUT	Ryan Curran	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+23	78	85		163
CUT	William Melvin	Charlotte, NC	+24	84	80		164
CUT	Brycen Swain	Durham, NC, 2021	+27	84	83		167
CUT	Evan Prickett	North Augusta, SC, 2022	+27	78	89		167
WD	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC, 2021	-	75	WD		WD
WD	Ayush Bodhale	Huntersville, NC, 2021	-	81	WD		WD
WD	Chase Cheatham	Lincolnton, NC, 2021	-	83	WD		WD
WD	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC, 2021	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Brandon Spinks	Huntersville, NC, 2021	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Jack Dockrill	Elon, NC, 2021	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Jack Slomkowski	Colfax, NC, 2020	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Spencer Turtz	Charlotte, NC, 2022	-	WD	WD		WD

 

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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.     

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