Players to Watch at Creed Boys' Invite

5/24/2016 6:08:00 AM

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (May 24, 2016) -- The Carolinas Golf Association’s junior boys’ 2016 championship season continues this weekend with the 4^th Creed Boys’ Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. The Camden Country Club Board of Directors created the Creed Junior Boys’ Invitational in 2013 to honor Mr. Jimmy Creed of Camden, S.C., for his support of junior golf. 90 junior boys from across the Carolinas will play 36 holes (18 each day) over Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 while competing in three divisions based on their age.

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Eric Bae of Pinehurst, N.C returns to Camden CC
to defend his Creed Junior Boys' title. [Enlarge]

Mr. Creed passed away in October of 2012 as one of the most popular and well thought of members at Camden Country Club. “He loved kids and was very supportive of the junior golfers at the club,” said Camden CC head professional Matt McCarley. McCarley added, “He was a former junior champion here at the club and made it to the semi-finals of the CGA four ball championship.” Proceeds from the tournament will go to a scholarship foundation to help local kids.

Here are players to watch at this year Creed Boys’ Invitational:

Eric Bae of Pinehurst, N.C. A high school senior committed to playing golf at Wake Forest University, Bae recently finished second in the NC 4-A state championship. He is currently #5 in the NC junior boys’ rankings.

Caleb Proveaux of Lexington, S.C. A high school senior, he and brother Cody qualified for the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club. Caleb advanced to the match play round of 32 at the 2015 U.S. Amateur and won The Blade Junior Classic. He is #3 in the SC boys' rankings.

Patrick Stephenson of Four Oaks, N.C. A high school senior headed to play for East Carolina in the fall, Stephenson recently won the NC 3-A state championship. He is #2 in the NC junior boys' rankings.

Patrick Golden of Murrells Inlet, S.C. A high school junior, Golden won this year's Members Club High School Invitational and had top-three finishes at the Jimmy Anderson Boys' and Palmetto High School championships. He is #4 in the SC boys' rankings.

Jack Massei of Cary, N.C. A high school sophomore, Massei won the 2015 NC Junior Boys' Championship. He is ranked 15th in the NC junior boys' rankings.

Reed Bentley of Welford, S.C. A high school junior, Bentley has compiled top-10 finishes this spring at the Parks Hutto Bengal Invite, Spartanburg County High School, and Hardaway High School championships. He is #6 in the SC boys' rankings.

Walker Simas of Charlotte, N.C. Simas, a high school senior, finished second in last year's event and tied for third in 2014. He is 8^th in the NC boys’ rankings.

Brady Hinkle of Lancaster, S.C. A high school sophomore, Hinkle has three top-10 performances in 2016. He is #8 in the SC boys' rankings.

Jack Parrott of Columbia, SC. Parrott, a high school junior, had top-10 finishes last year in the SCGA Junior and Carolinas Junior championships. He is currently ranked 16^th in the state of SC.

Full field of players

Akers, Cameron, Asheville, NC	Hawley, Will, Raleigh, NC	Pritchard, Joey, Whispering Pines, NC
Armistead, Connor, Charlotte, NC	Hinkle, Brady, Lancaster, SC	Proveaux, Caleb, Lexington, SC
Azallion, Daniel, Hilton Head, SC	Holanek, Nicholas, Cary, NC	Rand, Campbell, Durham, NC
Bae, Eric, Pinehurst, NC	Hooks, Brady, Clayton, NC	Reynolds, Ford, Columbia, SC
Barnett, Josh, Charlotte, NC	Hughes, William, Pineville, NC	Roberts, Zach, Holly Springs, NC
Barr, Charlie, Salisbury, NC	Ingle, Drew, Fletcher, NC	Robinson, Pierce, Kings Mountain, NC
Bentley, Reed, Wellford, SC	Jarrell, Christian, Davidson, NC	Rubino, Alex, Charlotte, NC
Bishop, David, Camden, SC	Jeter, Mitch, Salisbury, NC	Rubino, Nick, Charlotte, NC
Bonfiglio, Austin, Holly Springs, NC	Kelly, Wills, Camden, SC	Rutter, Jake, Winston-Salem, NC
Brea, Jack, Charlotte, NC	La Grutta, Matias, Cary, NC	Scott, Alex, Raleigh, NC
Bridgeman, Jacob, Inman, SC	Lendach, Josh, Raleigh, NC	Simas, Walker, Charlotte, NC
Carlton, Gray, Charlotte, NC	Lewis, Parker, Spartanburg, SC	Simmons, Will, Charlotte, NC
Carroll, Stephen, Concord, NC	Lewis, Will, Raleigh, NC	Sleeper, Will, Charlotte, NC
Childress, Michael, Salisbury, NC	Lindsay, Patrick, Camden, SC	Smith, Grant, Charlotte, NC
Cole, Jackson, Pawleys Island, SC	Lowe, Jacob, Angier, NC	Sowell, Mason, Kershaw, SC
Cook, Joseph, Rocky Mount, NC	Macri, Ryan, Wake Forest, NC	Stephenson, Patrick, Four Oaks, NC
Cress, Walker, Concord, NC	Mancill, Travis, Hilton Head, SC	Stewart, Drayton, Charleston, SC
Davidson, Sam, Asheboro, NC	Marcotte, Jack, Apex, NC	Stewart, Ian, Columbia, SC
Duffie, Daniel, Gastonia, NC	Marter, Ryan, Columbia, SC	Sullivan, Zane, Charlotte, NC
Duncan, Austin, Bessemer City, NC	Massei, John, Cary, NC	Sutton, Nicklaus, Matthews , NC
Elmore, Mason, Charlotte, NC	Mayfield, Nicholas, Rock Hill, SC	Swanson, Zack, Waxhaw, NC
Eubank, George Jr, Spartanburg, SC	McNeely, Logan, Conover, NC	Tardif, Quinn, Charlotte, NC
Eubanks, Thomas, Charlotte , NC	Merrills, Andrew, Cary, NC	Tate, Charlie, Greensboro, NC
Frye, Will, Marvin, NC	Moninghoff, Matt, Columbia, SC	Taylor, Seth, Gaffney, SC
Funderburg, Joey, Wilmington, NC	Moody, Levi, Greenville, SC	Thompson, McClure, Little River, SC
Golden, Patrick, Murrells Inlet, SC	Ownbey, Carson, Candler, NC	Velasquez, Johnpaul, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Gordon, Zack, Gaffney, SC	Papalia, Avery, Kernersville, NC	Weary, Drew, Bluffton, SC
Gray, Tyler, Lugoff, SC	Park, Christian, Charlotte, NC	Woodruff, Ben, Huntersville, NC
Grigg, Holden, Myrtle Beach, SC	Parrott, Jack, Columbia, SC	Wotnosky, Grayson, Wake Forest, NC
Hart, Jack, Charlotte, NC	Pope, Elliott, Lugoff, SC	Younghans, Evan, Camden, SC

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 accounts, @cgagolf1909 and @CarolinasJunior. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

The Creed Junior Boys' Invitational format is 36-holes of stroke play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has not reached their 19th birthday by May 29, 2016 who has not started college and is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina.

About Camden CC

Located in historic Camden, South Carolina's oldest inland city, the Camden Country Club was chartered in 1899 as a place "for golf, polo and other athletic sports" and established in 1903. Camden Country Club is considered one of South Carolinas distinguished private clubs. Camden Country Club golf course was re-designed in the late 1920's by the renowned golf course designer/architect, Donald Ross. The course was revamped to a more traditional Ross design in 2012 by Kris Spence. The par 70 golf is a challenging 6,455 yards from the "tips," and is always rated in the top 25 of South Carolina golf courses.

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 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 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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