Poole wins by six at Dogwood Boys

Kenan Poole of Raleigh, N.C. fires a final round 69 to claim the 14th Dogwood State Junior Boys Championship.

DURHAM, N.C. (August 9, 2018) -- Final round results of the 14th Dogwood State Junior Boys' Championship at the Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C. (7,101 yards, Par 36-36--72, Course Rating 74.6/142).

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Kenan Poole of Raleigh, N.C. was able to overcome a formidable field and demanding Duke University Golf Club to claim his second CGA title of the summer at the 14th Dogwood State Junior Boys' Championship.

"I think the first one is special but the second one proves something and that shows you can consistently hang in there and win tournaments," Poole said. "That's hopefully what I'm gonna keep doing for my golf career."

On a week that saw both saw both flash flood warnings and temperatures reaching the 90's, it was all about grit and determination to finish atop the 130-man field.

Poole, a rising senior at Ravenscroft High School and a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill commit, went to sleep with a six-shot lead Wednesday night after play was suspended due to inclement weather.

However, after the conclusion of the second round on Thursday morning, Poole's lead was cut to three strokes.

His opponents attempted to chip away at the lead, but a two-under, 34 on the front nine stretched Poole's lead to four stokes heading into the final nine holes of the championship. Poole didn't let up on the back nine, making two birdies and only one bogey to shoot 69 in the final round. Poole finished the tournament at 8-under-par, 208 to win by six.

"A lot of guys I was playing with, you could see when they were missing fairways and missing greens, that's when they were making their mistakes," Poole said. "I knew the birdies would come, but when I play well personally, it's about limiting mistakes. This week only having four bogeys helped a lot to shoot some low numbers."

Peter Fountain of Raleigh, N.C., who held a share of the first round lead, finished in second place after a strong birdie-birdie finish on the closing two holes of the third round.  

Michael Childress of Salisbury, N.C., made had a strong front-nine charge posting a one-under, 35 but still lost a stroke to Poole. Childress concluded his round with a back-nine 38, to finish in third place at even for the three rounds at 216.

Poole was the 6th ranked junior boy golfer in North Carolina heading into the week with a scoring average of 74.16. He'll be part of the eight-man team to represent the Carolinas at the 36th Carolinas - Virginias Junior Team Matches at Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal), in Pinehurst, N.C., August 11-12, 2018.

"It gives me a lot (of confidence)," Poole said. "Hopefully we'll play well and beat the Virginias team. I'm obviously playing really good right now and had a really-really good summer. I'm just going to carry that confidence over into this week and hopefully play well over there."

The championship format is 54-holes of stroke play. Field will be cut to the 70 and ties after 36 holes.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has not reached their 19th birthday by August 9, 2018, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member or their parent is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.4.

The CGA would like to thank Duke University Golf Club for hosting the 14th Dogwood State Junior Boys' Championship. Thank you to all the members and staff for allowing the use of their fantastic facilities and for all of their hard work during the event. A special thank you is extended to General Manager Edward Ibarguen, Head Professionals Brent Bowen and Rob Pilewski, and Head Superintendent Brendan McNulty.

14th Dogwood State Junior Boys' Championship
Duke University Golf Club | Durham, N.C.
Final Round Results
 

Pos.	Player	City - Class	Total to Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Kenan Poole	Raleigh-2019	-8	71	68	69	208
2	Peter Fountain	Raleigh-2020	-2	70	72	72	214
3	Michael Childress	Salisbury-2018	E	74	69	73	216
4	Eston Lee	Four Oaks-2020	+2	72	73	73	218
5	Jack Marcotte	Apex-2019	+3	75	73	71	219
T6	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst-2019	+5	75	72	74	221
T6	Matias La Grutta	Cary-2020	+5	72	75	74	221
T6	Drew Hackett	Charlotte-2019	+5	75	74	72	221
T9	Pierce Robinson	Kings Mountain-2019	+6	74	73	75	222
T9	Alex Campbell	Charlotte-2020	+6	74	71	77	222
T9	Will Hanna	Raleigh-2018	+6	76	69	77	222
T9	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville-2019	+6	76	71	75	222
13	Charlie Barr	Salisbury-2021	+7	75	74	74	223
T14	Attie Giles	Pinehurst-2018	+8	70	76	78	224
T14	Connor Jones	Raleigh-2018	+8	75	74	75	224
T14	Josh Lendach	Raleigh-2021	+8	76	75	73	224
T17	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs-2020	+9	73	76	76	225
T17	Carter Rains	Greenville -2019	+9	77	74	74	225
T17	Tyler Dechellis	Clayton-2021	+9	75	75	75	225
T17	Zach Roberts	Holly Springs-2020	+9	74	76	75	225
T21	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane-2020	+10	76	74	76	226
T21	Cameron Akers	Asheville-2020	+10	76	77	73	226
T21	Graham Chase	Charlotte-2019	+10	74	79	73	226
T24	Thomas Eubanks	Charlotte -2019	+11	74	74	79	227
T24	Andrew Plate	Greensboro-2021	+11	78	73	76	227
T24	Walker Isley	Oak Island-2020	+11	75	77	75	227
T27	Caleb Surratt	Matthews-2022	+12	76	74	78	228
T27	Narayan Mohan	Charlotte-2021	+12	73	76	79	228
T27	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem-2020	+12	77	73	78	228
T27	Cameron Whitney	Charlotte-2020	+12	74	80	74	228
T31	Davis Reynolds	Maggie Valley-2018	+13	75	75	79	229
T31	Addison Beam	Cherryville-2019	+13	80	73	76	229
T31	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst-2019	+13	78	75	76	229
34	Joey Pritchard	Pinehurst-2020	+14	77	78	75	230
T35	Kareem Elkassem	Raleigh-2023	+15	78	75	78	231
T35	Carter Boulia	Cary-2019	+15	78	77	76	231
T35	Hank Grzeszczak	Davidson-2019	+15	77	82		159
T38	David Langley	Greenville-2020	+16	72	80	80	232
T38	Christopher Gardner	Rocky Mount-2019	+16	77	76	79	232
T38	Riley Smith	Concord-2019	+16	76	79	77	232
T38	Minor Hinson	Charlotte-2021	+16	79	77	76	232
T42	Alex Rubino	Charlotte-2019	+17	78	77	78	233
T42	Clayson Good	Durham-2020	+17	81	75	77	233
T44	Cade Hancock	Elizabethtown-2019	+18	78	76	80	234
T44	Malin Muckenfuss	Charlotte-2020	+18	78	77	79	234
T46	Luke Perrino	Mooresville-2020	+19	78	78	79	235
T46	Zach Gilbert	Davidson-2019	+19	79	77	79	235
T46	Bryson Sprinkle	Rockwell-2018	+19	76	80	79	235
T46	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh-2019	+19	74	83	78	235
T50	Frank Gilliam	Raleigh-2020	+20	83	74	79	236
T50	Brady Hooks	Clayton-2019	+20	77	81	78	236
T52	Zane Sullivan	Charlotte-2019	+21	75	80	82	237
T52	Ben McCartney	Matthews-2021	+21	80	78	79	237
T52	Luke Nelson	Raleigh-2020	+21	80	79	78	237
T55	Jack Towarnicky	New Bern-2019	+22	76	78	84	238
T55	Nicholas Song	Waxhaw-2020	+22	75	80	83	238
T55	Andrew Graham	Asheville-2021	+22	80	76	82	238
T55	Tyler Partee	Thomasville -2021	+22	81	76	81	238
T55	Will Hawley	Raleigh-2019	+22	82	75	81	238
T55	Rob Salisbury	Winston-Salem-2019	+22	78	80	80	238
T55	James Carlin	Raleigh-2020	+22	79	79	80	238
T55	Kellen Graham	Asheville -2018	+22	83	76	79	238
T63	Garrett Dawson	Wilkesboro-2019	+23	79	78	82	239
T63	Brandon Jones	Sanford-2019	+23	77	81	81	239
65	Nicholas Stuedli	Charlotte-2018	+24	79	78	83	240
66	Casey Osiecki	New Bern-2020	+25	80	79	82	241
T67	Caden Baker	Mebane-2021	+26	80	77	85	242
T67	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte-2021	+26	81	78	83	242
T69	Mitchell Tanis	Pineville-2020	+27	79	79	85	243
T69	Britt Stroud	Raleigh-2019	+27	83	76	84	243
71	Randall Hudson	New Bern-2020	+28	74	80	90	244
72	Noah Butler	Raleigh-2019	+29	76	79	90	245
73	Jared Clontz	Nebo-2019	+30	81	78	87	246

Schedule of rounds:  

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.- First Round starting times

12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.- First Round starting times

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.- Second Round starting times

12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.- Second Round starting times

Thursday, August 9, 2018

7:30 a.m. - Second Round restart

10:00 a.m. - Final round shotgun start time

2:30 p.m.- Awards presentation