Kilgo Fires 63 in First Round of NC Mid-AM

Matt Kilgo of Charlotte, N.C. fired a first round 9-under-par 63 to take the first round lead at the 25th N.C. Mid-Amateur Championship

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 7, 2018) — First round results of the Carolinas Golf Association's 25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. on September 7, 2018. (6944 yards, par 36-36--72, Course/Slope Rating: 73.2/138)

 

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Matt Kilgo saved his lifetime best tournament round for his last tournament of the 2018 CGA season. 40-year-old Kilgo of Charlotte fired a bogey-free 63 in Friday's opening round of the 25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur at Ballantyne Country Club to take a two-shot lead over his closest competitor.

 

Kilgo got off to a strong start by birdieing his first two holes. He made the turn at 5-under and didn’t let up from there. An eagle on the 14th hole got him to 9-under with four holes to play and the “59 watch” was on. Kilgo finished his round with four straight pars but had a lot to be happy about from his round today.

 

“I had quite a few putts go in today. You can’t shoot a number like that without making some putts,” Kilgo said. “I hit the tee ball well and I had it all working today. It was a special day.”

 

52-year-old Joe Jaspers of Huntersville was on pace to match and maybe even pass the bar set by Kilgo in the morning wave. Jaspers, the 2014 North Carolina Mid-Am Champion, was 8-under after the 11th hole but a triple bogey on the 14th hole slowed things down. Jaspers fought back making birdies on the 16th and 18th to finish the day in 2nd place with a 7-under-par 65.

 

Ryan Nagy of Raleigh and Timothy Driver of Holly Springs shot 67 to finish the day tied for third.

 

Stephen Pippin of Pembroke had the shot of the day with a hole-in-one on the par three third hole.

 

The North Carolina Mid-Amateur is conducted at 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, there will be a cut to the low 60 scores and ties. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 25th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 10.4.

 

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.

 

25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

Ballantyne Country Club  | Charlotte, N.C.

First Round Results

Pos.	Player	Affiliation	To Par	R 1
1	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-9	63
2	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	-7	65
T3	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-5	67
T3	Ryan Nagy	Raleigh, NC	-5	67
T5	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	-4	68
T5	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	-4	68
T5	Trey Broome	Hickory, NC	-4	68
T5	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	-4	68
T5	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	-4	68
T10	Skip Corneliussen	Summerfield, NC	-3	69
T10	Stuart McGoogan	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
T12	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	-2	70
T12	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	-2	70
T12	James Harris	Lillington, NC	-2	70
T12	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	-2	70
T12	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	-2	70
T12	Phil Miller	Concord, NC	-2	70
T12	Kris Laird	Mint Hill, NC	-2	70
T19	Kevin O'Connell	Cary, NC	-1	71
T19	Michael Oliverio	Charlotte, NC	-1	71
T19	Paul Carpenter	Denver, NC	-1	71
T19	Scott Lincicome	Pinehurst, NC	-1	71
T19	Fred Gahl	Raleigh, NC	-1	71
T19	Jason Smith	Raleigh, NC	-1	71
T19	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	-1	71
T19	Brandon Shaver	Charlotte, NC	-1	71
T19	Dustin Moore	Burlington, NC	-1	71
T19	Brad Clark	Chapel Hill, NC	-1	71
T19	Jay Roberts	Davidson, NC	-1	71
T19	Hunter Freeman	Raleigh, NC	-1	71
T31	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	E	72
T31	Jason deBuhr	Mint Hill, NC	E	72
T31	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	E	72
T31	Zac Lewis	Fuquay Varina, NC	E	72
T31	Josh Williams	Fuquay Varina, NC	E	72
T31	Dwayne Simpson	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T31	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	E	72
T31	Brad Raczenski	Kernersville, NC	E	72
T39	Harrison Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	+1	73
T39	Jeff Brischke	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	Brian Westveer	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	Dennis Long	Statesville, NC	+1	73
T39	Todd Hendley	Columbus , NC	+1	73
T39	Peter Melvin	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	William Carter	Laurinburg, NC	+1	73
T39	Bill Brewster	Rocky Mount, NC	+1	73
T39	Clay Holland	Greensboro, NC	+1	73
T39	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	Jack Radley	Bear Creek, NC	+1	73
T39	Jerell Fields	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	Matthew Spruill	Elizabeth City, NC	+1	73
T39	Barry Fabyan	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	Bern Gregory	Mooresville, NC	+1	73
T39	Steve Espin	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T39	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+1	73
T39	Ken Bass	Pinehurst, NC	+1	73
T39	Brian Steele	Pinehurst, NC	+1	73
T58	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+2	74
T58	Lionel Sutton	La Grange, NC	+2	74
T58	Tommy Miller	Boone, NC	+2	74
T58	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+2	74
T58	Steve Harwell	Mooresville, NC	+2	74
T58	Ryan Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T58	Patrick Waters	Rutherfordton, NC	+2	74
T58	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+2	74
T58	James Ramsey	Belmont, NC	+2	74
T58	Michael Nulty	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T58	Bill Morrissett	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T58	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+2	74
T58	Justin Pennell	Lenoir, NC	+2	74
T58	Gary Flannery	New Bern, NC	+2	74
T58	Brent McKenzie	Wake Forest, NC	+2	74
T58	Rick Milligan	Shelby, NC	+2	74
T58	Adam Arnett	Belmont, NC	+2	74
T58	John Heffernan	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T58	Seth Holloman	Matthews , Nc	+2	74
T58	Kevin Whitaker	West End, NC	+2	74
T58	James Bohn	Cary, NC	+2	74
T79	Brad Dawson	Mebane, NC	+3	75
T79	Scott Campbell	Wake Forest, NC	+3	75
T79	Jeff Hackett	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T79	David Cook	Cedar Point, NC	+3	75
T79	David Shambley	Cary, NC	+3	75
T79	Terrain Gill	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T79	Chad Frye	Davidson, NC	+3	75
T79	Michael Ford	Chapel Hill, NC	+3	75
T79	George Kornegay	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T79	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill , NC	+3	75
T79	Chris Forcucci	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T90	Brad Mundy	Hickory, NC	+4	76
T90	Kevin Knox	Wake Forest, NC	+4	76
T90	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+4	76
T90	Andrew Buergler	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T90	Billy Andrews	Advance, NC	+4	76
T90	Bubba Aughtry	Concord, NC	+4	76
T90	Steve Patterson	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T90	Andrew Ward	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T90	Chris Chamblee	Ahoskie, NC	+4	76
T90	Jason Hawley	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T100	Jeff Allen	Jacksonville, NC	+5	77
T100	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+5	77
T100	Trae McKee	Dudley , NC	+5	77
T100	Randy Dockins	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T100	Wes Pope	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T100	Damon Postal	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T100	Mark Nieters	Lexington, NC	+5	77
T107	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+6	78
T107	Michael Widman	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
T107	Carroll Strong	Fayetteville, NC	+6	78
T107	Zack Sexton	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T107	Kelby Rouse	Wake Forest, NC	+6	78
T107	Steven Pippin	Pembroke, NC	+6	78
T107	Matthew Canavan	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
T107	Zach McKelvey	Rutherfordton, NC	+6	78
T107	J.Ross Simeon	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
T116	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+7	79
T116	Kevin Herring	La Grange, NC	+7	79
T116	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+7	79
T116	Ryan Wyble	Greensboro, NC	+7	79
T116	Chris Blankenship	Lexington, NC	+7	79
T116	Mark Dill	Pelham, NC	+7	79
T116	Jay Meadows	Elizabeth City, NC	+7	79
T116	Corey Iacofano	Charlotte, NC	+7	79
T116	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+7	79
T125	Jason Craver	Winston Salem , NC	+8	80
T125	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte , Nc	+8	80
T125	Park Williams	Kernersville, NC	+8	80
T125	Wes Tyner	High Point, NC	+8	80
T125	Mark Absher	Winston Salem, NC	+8	80
T125	Blayze Dipasquale	Cary, NC	+8	80
T131	Jeff Beasley	Angier, NC	+9	81
T131	Jimmy Taylor	Charlotte, NC	+9	81
T131	Matthew Rogers	Huntersville, NC	+9	81
T131	Mike Olson	Wake Forest, NC	+9	81
T135	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+10	82
T135	Nick Cromer	Trinity, NC	+10	82
T135	Dave Boyce	Charlotte, NC	+10	82
T135	Jacob Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+10	82
T135	John Morrison	Reidsville, NC	+10	82
140	Rick Riddle	Charlotte, NC	+11	83
T141	Ed Lawing	Huntersville, NC	+12	84
T141	Colin Webb	Charlotte, NC	+12	84
143	Dwayne Pope	Hope Mills, NC	+14	86
T144	Kyle Leonard	Mt. Airy, NC	+15	87
T144	Ricky Zachary II	Thomasville, NC	+15	87
T144	Ritchie Fesperman	Durham, NC	+15	87
DQ	Robert Preston	Matthews, NC	-	-

 

Championship Schedule

Friday, September 7

Round 1 – 18 holes stroke play

(Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1 and #10 tees)

 

Saturday, September 8

Round 2 – 18 holes stroke play-

(Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1 and #10 tees)

Cut to low 60 scores and ties. Field re-paired according to score.

 

Sunday, September 9

Round 3. Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1 and #10 tees.

Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.

Entry Information

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 25th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.

The Rees Jones-designed Ballantyne Country Club, located in the heart of Charlotte’s Ballantyne Neighborhood, features Bermuda Grass Fairways, TifEagle Bermuda Grass Greens and Zeon Zoysia Tees.

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter account, @cgagolf1909 using hashtag #NCMidAm. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

Host Club Information

Ballantyne Country Club
11120 Ballantyne Crossing Ave.
Phone: 704-544-1404
Website: https://www.ballantyneclub.com/
Director of Golf: Matt Saggio, PGA
Course Superintendent: Scott Cochran, GCSAA
Championship Yardage: 6944 yards, par 36-36—72

 

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.