Kiawah's Own Wyatt and Weiland Take Carolinas Mixed Team Lead

 

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (August 15, 2020) -- First round results of the 15th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship at Kiawah Island Resort (Cougar Point & Turtle Point) in Kiawah Island, S.C. on August 15, 2020. 

 

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

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field | Scoring | History | Photos

 

Kiawah Island Resort’s Cougar Point provided incredible views and a challenging track for the 15th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship today. With an hour long rain delay and lots of wind, the course did no favors but the players prevailed and turned in quite a few low rounds. 

 

Rachel Wyatt and Kyle Weiland of Charleston, S.C. carded an impressive 6-under-par, 66 to take an early lead overall. In the championship division, they hold a two stroke lead going into the final round tomorrow. As Kiawah Island Resort staff, they are happy to show out on their home turf.

 

“I think that our strength was Rachel's playing,” said Weiland with a big laugh. “We gave ourselves a lot of chances in the beginning. We birdied three of the first five holes to just get in a groove and we put ourselves in good spots to give putts a run,” said Wyatt.

 

A tie has taken the top of the senior division with Paige and Mark Walker of Greensboro, N.C. and Lea Anne Brown and Mark Hoover of Mount Pleasant, S.C. carding 5-under-par, 67’s heading into the modified alternate shot round tomorrow. The super senior division is also led by a tie at 4-under-par, 68. Dennis Slezak and Brenda Frye of Mount Pleasant, S.C. and Betty and Joseph Armbruster of Simpsonville S.C. hold the tie for first. In the tournament division, playing a shorter course, Suzanne and Jason Gabriel of Claremont, N.C. hold a two stroke lead at 4-under-par, 68. 

 

The final round tomorrow will be contested at Kiawah Island Resort’s Turtle Point. The format is 18 holes of modified alternate shot to determine the 15th Carolinas Mixed Team Champions. 

 

15th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship

Cougar Point, Kiawah Island Resort | Kiawah Island, S.C.

First Round Results
 

Championship Division
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Rachel Wyatt + Kyle Weiland	Charleston, SC	-6	66
2	Reid Smith + Jaclyn Smith	Clayton, NC	-4	68
T3	Alex Finke + Jaelyn Skinner	Rock Hill, SC	-3	69
T3	Tara Le Saux + Antoine Le Saux	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
5	Emily Rapp + Jeremy Moore	Greenville, SC, Mount Pleasant, SC	-2	70
T6	Michael Mayer + Virginia Mayer	Southern Pines, NC, Pinehurst, NC	-1	71
T6	Angela Altice + Jeff Altice	Wake Forest, NC	-1	71
T6	Chris Jarman + Kaitlyn Jarman	Denver, NC	-1	71
T9	Victoria Tsurutis + Russell Hightower	Charleston, SC, Summerville, SC	+1	73
T9	Hope Giordano + James Merager	Sumter, SC	+1	73
11	Hunter Watkins + Braiden Watkins	Lexington, SC	+2	74
Tournament Division
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Suzanne Gabriel + Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	-4	68
2	Madison Jordan + Lance Rhodes	Anderson, SC	-2	70
3	Mark Brockway + Jenny Kitchen	Nags Head, NC	+4	76
4	Scott Frey + Caroline Carrico	Durham, NC	+13	85
Senior Division
First Flight
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Mark Walker + Paige Walker	Greensboro, NC	-5	67
T1	Lea Anne Brown + Mark Hoover	Mount Pleasant, SC	-5	67
3	Lisa Federico + Bryan Lipp	Leland, NC	-3	69
T4	Jerry Sennett + Karen Sennett	Stanley, NC	-2	70
T4	Ken Taylor + Jeanie Atkinson	West Columbia, SC, Columbia, SC	-2	70
T6	Linda Morris + John Morris	Roebuck, SC	+1	73
T6	Charlie Hall + Niza Hall	Bluffton, SC, Hilton Head Island, SC	+1	73
T6	Mike Harris + Robin Harris	Durham, NC	+1	73
9	Nick Avery + Julie Flynn	Goose Creek, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC	+2	74
10	Lisa Desando + Rick Desando	Simpsonville, SC	+3	75
11	Sherry Martell + Jeff Bess	Simpsonville, SC	+5	77
12	Joe Amore + Cathy Amore	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
Second Flight
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
1	Leah Bohnen + Roy Bohnen	Inman, SC	+1	73
T2	Tami Valentine + Richard Valentine	Hendersonville, NC	+3	75
T2	Robbie Knotts + Maynard Knotts	Huntersville, NC	+3	75
T4	Kathy McCurdy + Craig McCurdy	Spartanburg, SC	+4	76
T4	Gary Elam + Tamera Elam	Hendersonville, NC	+4	76
T4	Marianne Almeida + Peter Almeida	Cornelius, NC	+4	76
T7	Cathy Martin + James Martin	Johns Island, SC	+5	77
T7	Jim Liggett + Cathy Liggett	Spartanburg, SC	+5	77
9	Patti Trzcinski + Frank Trzcinski	Sumter, SC	+7	79
10	Sally Gauntlett + Terry Gauntlett	Hendersonville, NC	+8	80
11	Jack Short + Denice Short	Raleigh, NC	+10	82
12	William Oncea + JoAnne Oncea	Creedmoor, NC	+12	84
Super Senior Division
Pos.	Players	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Joseph Armbruster + Betty Armbruster	Simpsonville, SC	-4	68
T1	Dennis Slezak + Brenda Frye	Mount Pleasant, SC	-4	68
3	Bob Binkley + Kathy Binkley	Cornelius, NC	+1	73
4	Mike Johnson + Rosie Johnson	Clayton, NC	+3	75
T5	Julie Christianson + Jeffrey Christianson	Hendersonville, NC	+4	76
T5	Sue Herrmann + Ed Herrmann	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
7	David Sorrick + Sue Sorrick	Hendersonville, NC	+7	79
8	Bruce Beck + Jackie Beck	Myrtle Beach, SC	+8	80
9	Teddy Stockwell + Charley Gibbs	Charleston, SC	+9	81
10	Mary Jones + Drew Jones	Simpsonville, SC	+12	84
11	Jim Phlegar + Ann Phlegar	Bolivia, NC	+14	86
12	Carolyn Clayton + Doug Clayton	Mebane, NC	+17	89
13	Robert Burke + Sally Burke	Johns Island, SC	+20	92

Schedule of Final Round:

Sunday, August 16

Tee Times Start at 9:00 a.m. at Turtle Point: Modified Alternate Shot Stroke Play

Boxed Lunches Available for Players
 

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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