Salzer Seals the Deal at Jimmy Anderson

 

Jacksonville, NC- Christian Salzer of Sumter, SC played steady golf this weekend shooting a pair of one over par, 73’s, to capture the 7^th Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Invitational hosted by Jacksonville Country Club in Jacksonville, NC.  Slazer, a junior in high school, started the day two shots behind  first round leader Davis Richards of China Grove, NC.  A first hole bogey seemed to settle the nerves as Salzer went on to   birdie holes 3, 5 and 7, for a two under par 34 on his outward nine.  Playing in the second to last group seemed to help, “I liked  not being in the last group and trying to come from behind,” said the victor.  Richards also played a strong front nine shooting 35  to help him maintain a one shot lead. After bogeys on 11 and 12, Salzer was at risk of shooting himself out of the tournament, “I  just tried to hit fairways and greens, my putter was dead on the back nine but I tried to grind it out and I’ll take two putts out here on these greens,” added the 2016 North Carolina State verbal commit. The consistent play proved to be enough as Salzer finished one shot ahead of Richards to claim the title.

 

The final nine did not go quite as planned for Richards, who will be playing collegiately for the Wolfpack of NC State this fall, as he stumbled down the stretch. The senior from South Rowan High finished second for the second year in a row out. Nicholas Lyerly of Salisbury, NC and Carson Ownbey of Candler, NC finished tied for third, just two shots behind the winner. Ownbey won the 13-15 year old division beating out A.J. Beechler of Pinehurst, NC, Akshay Bhatia of Wake Forest, NC and Dalton Mauldin of Sanford, NC by a single stroke.

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to extend its gratitude to the members of Jacksonville Country Club for their continued support of junior golf in the Carolinas. An extra special thanks to head golf professional, Holden Abrams, as well as head golf course superintendent, David Cumbo and their staffs for making the event a success. The Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Invitational is an annual event conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

7th Jimmy Anderson Boys' Invitational
Hosted by: Jacksonville CC, Jacksonville, NC
Final results
6,580 Yards, 72.0/129
1	Christian Salzer (2016) Sumter, SC		73-73--146
2	Davis Richards (2015) China Grove, NC		71-76--147
T3	Nicholas Lyerly (2017) Salisbury, NC		75-73--148
	Carson Ownbey (2018) Candler, NC		74-74--148
T5	Akshay Bhatia (2020) Wake Forest, NC		74-75--149
	Jordan Warnock (2016) Roebuck, SC		75-74--149
	Dalton Mauldin (2017) Sanford, NC		74-75--149
	August Beechler (2018) Pinehurst, NC		76-73--149
T9	Zakariya Butt (2016) Summerville, SC		77-73--150
	Alec Weary (2016) Bluffton, SC		75-75--150
T11	Justin Emmons (2017) Asheboro, NC		74-77--151
	Cole Pridgen (2017) Warsaw, NC		77-74--151
T13	Eric Bae (2016) Pinehurst, NC		72-80--152
	Candler Rice (2016) Asheville, NC		74-78--152
	Nick Russell (2016) Hilton Head, SC		77-75--152
T16	Joey Funderburg (2016) Wilmington, NC		79-74--153
	Patrick Stephenson (2016) Four Oaks, NC		75-78--153
	Brady Hinkle (2018) Lancaster, SC		77-76--153
	Jonathan Phillips (2015) Hardeeville, SC		75-78--153
T20	Blake Taylor (2016) Atkinson, NC		75-79--154
	Christian Baliker (2016) Simpsonville, SC		74-80--154
	RJ Bartolomucci (2016) Hilton Head, SC		74-80--154
	Karsten Kenley (2016) Myrtle Beach, SC		76-78--154
T24	Michael Childress (2018) Salisbury, NC		73-82--155
	Seth Lomison (2016) Pfafftown, NC		77-78--155
	Brian Chen (2017) Cary, NC		76-79--155
	Logan Sowell (2016) Kershaw, SC		76-79--155
	Sam McGee (2017) Charlotte, NC		78-77--155
	Hardin Councill (2016) High Point, NC		81-74--155
	Brantley Phillips (2016) Greensboro, NC		74-81--155
	Grant Powell (2016) Colfax, NC		76-79--155
T32	Anthony Perrino (2015) Mooresville, NC		79-77--156
	Avery Price (2017) Gastonia , NC		78-78--156
	Michael Freeman (2016) Asheville, NC		83-73--156
	Will Simmons (2016) Charlotte, NC		75-81--156
T36	Mason Elmore (2017) Charlotte, NC		73-84--157
	Stephen Carroll (2017) Concord, NC		81-76--157
	Walter Brinker (2016) Sanford, NC		78-79--157
	Zack Swanson (2017) Waxhaw, NC		78-79--157
	Christian Bailey (2017) Matthews, NC		77-80--157
T41	Walker Simas (2016) Charlotte, NC		77-81--158
	Aaron Walker (2015) Charlotte, NC		77-81--158
	Gray Matthews (2016) Raleigh, NC		84-74--158
	Dustin Blank (2017) Elon, NC		80-78--158
T45	Michael Wicker (2016) Rougemont, NC		79-80--159
	Alex Scott (2017) Raleigh, NC		79-80--159
T47	Blake Wagoner (2016) Cornelius, NC		78-82--160
	Nicholas Loy (2017) Greenville, NC		80-80--160
	Carson Castelli (2018) Greensboro, NC		82-78--160
	Michael Coe (2017) Morrisville, NC		83-77--160
	Brady Childers (2016) Granite Falls, NC		80-80--160
	Jack Parrott (2017) Columbia, SC		79-81--160
	Bryson Boyette (2017) Wilson, NC		79-81--160
	George Eubank Jr (2017) Roebuck, SC		83-77--160
	Ben Woodruff (2018) Huntersville, NC		82-78--160
	Cade Hancock (2019) Elizabethtown, NC		82-78--160
T57	Alex Burris (2015) Greensboro, NC		82-79--161
	Wes Simmons (2016) Kinston, NC		79-82--161
	Jacob Lowe (2017) Angier, NC		83-78--161
	Rex Brietz Jr. (2018) Charlotte, NC		84-77--161
	Ryan Fitzgerald (2016) Waxhaw, NC		88-73--161
T62	Logan Shuping (2016) Salisbury, NC		81-81--162
	John Freeman (2016) Asheville, NC		81-81--162
	William Hughes (2017) Charlotte, NC		78-84--162
	Preston Ball (2016) Raleigh, NC		79-83--162
T66	Fulton Smith (2019) Pinehurst, NC		82-81--163
	Jared Shingledecker (2016) Huntersville, NC		82-81--163
T68	Patten Williams (2017) Davidson, NC		78-86--164
	Jack Brea (2017) Charlotte, NC		79-85--164
T70	Josh Bryan (2017) Chapel Hill, NC		81-84--165
	Charlie Tate (2018) Greensboro, NC		78-87--165
	Milledge Armes (2016) Raleigh, NC		84-81--165
	Daniel Castleberry (2016) Greer, SC		81-84--165
T74	Ronnie Uszenski (2016) Cornelius, NC		88-78--166
	Patrick Schweitz (2016) Clayton, NC		78-88--166
76	Vijay Mishra (2015) N Myrtle Beach, SC		85-83--168
T77	David Cho (2016) Chapel Hill, NC		82-87--169
	Cole Jordan (2016) Winterville, NC		83-86--169
79	Thomas Setzer (2018) Winston-Salem, NC		86-84--170
80	Wells Armes (2019) Raleigh, NC		85-86--171
81	Brady Hooks (2019) Clayton, NC		87-85--172
T82	Nathan Norfleet (2018) Chapel Hill, NC		89-84--173
	Jack Towarnicky (2019) New Bern, NC		86-87--173
84	Cole McCarthy (2018) Wilmington, NC		90-84--174
85	Alec Foster (2017) Farmville, NC		87-88--175
86	Austin Duncan (2017) Bessemer, NC		85-91--176
87	Blaine Rowe (2017) New Bern, NC		89-88--177
88	William Booker (2016) Gastonia, NC		96-94--190
T89	Avery Papalia (2017) Kernersville, NC		79-WD--WD
	Mark Johnston (2015) Lewisville, NC		76-WD--WD
	Connor Jones (2018) Raleigh, NC		89-WD--WD
	Will Lewis (2018) Raleigh, NC		85-WD--WD

 

 

 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.

Now in its 106th year, 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 turf grass research along with junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org