Preview: 2021 Daniel Meggs Memorial Junior

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (July 25, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 2021 Daniel Meggs Memorial Junior at TPC Piper Glen and Pine Lake Country Clubin Charlotte, N.C. from July 26-27, 2021. The first round will be played at TPC Piper Glen; the boys’ 14-15 and 16-18 division will compete from the Blue tees that play 6,465 yards (par 72). The boys’ 12-13 division will compete from the Gold tees that play 5,381 yards (par 72). All girls will also compete from the Gold tees. The second round will be played at Pine Lake Country Club; the boys; 14-15 and 16-18 division will compete from the Black tees that play 6,638 yards (par 72). The boys’ 12-13 division will compete from the Red tees that play 5,232 yards (par 72). All girls will also compete from the Red tees. 

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times 

 

Top-250 Ranked Carolinas Junior Boys in the Field:

 

• No. 190 Ian Podziewski of Waxhaw, N.C.

• No. 119 Isar Joshi of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 152 William Grasty of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 169 Ryan Dunn of Charlotte,  N.C.

• No. 178 Simon Burgos of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 180 Max Canford of Newton, N.C.

• No. 200 Tyler Taber of Mount Pleasant, N.C.

• No. 224 Chase Harris of Pilot Mountain, N.C.

• No. 227 Taylor Kuehn of Asheville, N.C. 

• No. 228 Landon Morse of Indian Trail, N.C. 

• No. 229 Matteo Blanchfield of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 231 Jack Roberts of Greenville, S.C.

• No. 240 Ryan Bozard of Hollywood, S.C.

• No. 242 Ethan Wooten of High Point, N.C.

 

 

Daniel Meggs grew up in Charlotte, N.C. and had a highly successful junior golf career winning the Carolinas Golf Association’s inaugural Dogwood State Junior Boys’ Championship and the Joe Cheves Junior Invitational in 2005 along with the Carolinas PGA Charles Tilghman Junior in 2006.  Meggs competed in three straight USGA U.S. Junior Amateurs with a top finish tied for 33rd in 2007.  Meggs played collegiate golf at Wake Forest University from 2008-2011.  After college, Daniel shared his knowledge and love for golf as the Director of Instruction at TPC Piper Glen where he especially loved working with the junior golfers.  In May of 2017, just weeks before his wedding to his high school sweetheart Jordan, Meggs was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.  Daniel fought courageously against the cancer for over 2 years before passing away in February of 2020.

 

Golf legend Arnold Palmer designed TPC Piper Glen with a unique combination of beauty, challenge and pure playability. Situated in the historic city of Charlotte, the stunning layout brings out the best of the rolling North Carolina terrain – with natural rock outcroppings, lush oak trees and quiet lake inlets.

 

 

Schedule of rounds:

 Monday, July 26

Round 1 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Wednesday, July 27

Round 1 - 8:000 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

 

 

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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