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Sellers Wins 5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational

Grant Sellers finished two-under, 138 overall in the Creed Invitational

Camden, S.C. (May 28, 2017) -- Final results of the 5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on Sunday, May 28th (6,326 yards, Par 35-37--70, Course Rating 71.1/125).

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Grant Sellers of McBee, S.C. walked away victorious at the 5th Creed Junior Boys' Championship, posting 2-under par 138 for the championship. "I think I did really well today, especially in the wind," said Sellers. "This was a really big win for me, so I'm happy."

Sellers finished the day with a near clean scorecard, but bogeys on No. 15 and No. 17 gave other players the opportunity to close the gap he had built. However, Sellers felt he had enough cushion to still remain ahead. "I had a feeling I was winning at that time, but I still kept my composure. I've been hitting the ball really well, everything was going good."

Sellers recently earned state medalist honors and led McBee High School to the 1-A state golf championship, but claimed his first Carolinas Golf championship with the win. "I'm speechless right now. This is a big win, my first win this summer. There were a lot of great players here." He was the only player to break par.

Brady Hinkle of Lancaster, S.C. and Tyler Gray of Lugoff, S.C. finished tied second overall. Hinkle posted five-under for the day, the lowest round of the invitational.

Spencer Oxendine won the boys' 15-16 championship, finishing four-over, 141 overall Nicholas Mayfield finished second at five-over 145 overall. Caleb Henson placed third at eight-over 148 overall.

Nathan Franks captured the boys' 13-14 championship at eight-over 148. He claimed the win by making par on the par-3 16th in a playoff against eventually runner-up Ryan Macri of Wake Forest, N.C. Ike Joy of Denve, N.C. finished third at 14-over 154 overall.

In all, 82 players competed in the Creed Junior Boys' Invitational.

The CGA would like to thank the members and staff of the Camden Country Club for hosting the Creed Junior Boys' Invitational . Special gratitude is extended to general manager Eric Wilson, head golf professional Matt McCarley, and course superintendent Danny Allen.


5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational
Camden Country Club | Camden, S.C.

Final Results

1  Grant Sellers (2018) McBee, SC  71-67--138
T2  Brady Hinkle (2018) Lancaster, SC  76-65--141
   Tyler Gray (2018) Lugoff, SC  71-70--141
4  Zack Swanson (2017) Waxhaw, NC  69-73--142
5  Walker Jones (2018) Sumter, SC  70-73--143
T6  Levi Moody (2018) Greenville, SC  71-73--144
   Spencer Oxendine (2019) Fayetteville, NC  69-75--144
8  Nicholas Mayfield (2019) Rock Hill, SC  76-69--145
T9  Austin Duncan (2017) Bessemer City, NC  71-75--146
   Carson Ownbey (2018) Candler, NC  72-74--146
   Connor Armistead (2017) Charlotte, NC  74-72--146
12  Carter Cheek (2018) Cary, NC  72-75--147
T13  Drew Weary (2018) Bluffton, SC  73-75--148
   Dixon Flowers (2018) Sumter, SC  75-73--148
   Connor Patterson (2018) Lexington, SC  72-76--148
   Ryan Macri (2021) Wake Forest, NC  77-71--148
   Caleb Henson (2019) Lancaster, SC  75-73--148
   Nathan Franks (2021) Roebuck, SC  74-74--148
T19  Nicklaus Sutton (2019) Matthews , NC  72-77--149
   Austin Bonfiglio (2017) Holly Springs, NC  78-71--149
   Alex Goff (2018) Kings Mountain, NC  77-72--149
T22  Matthew Sharpstene (2017) Asheville, NC  79-71--150
   Will Hawley (2019) Raleigh, NC  78-72--150
   Jack Heath (2020) Charlotte, NC  73-77--150
   Jack Massei (2018) Cary, NC  74-76--150
   Garrett Cooper (2019) Cowpens, SC  78-72--150
T27  Jacob Rutter (2017) Winston-Salem, NC  76-75--151
   Austin Mosher (2020) Mt Pleasant, SC  81-70--151
T29  Michael Coe (2017) Morrisville, NC  82-70--152
   Benjamin Crow (2018) Pinehurst, NC  77-75--152
31  Holden Grigg (2019) Myrtle Beach, SC  78-75--153
T32  McClure Thompson (2017) Little River, SC  75-79--154
   Keegan Vaugh (2020) Myrtle Beach , SC  70-84--154
   Ike Joy (2021) Denver, NC  80-74--154
T35  Ben Woodruff (2018) Huntersville, NC  77-78--155
   Thomas Eubanks (2019) Charlotte , NC   79-76--155
   Colin Wholey (2018) Charlotte, NC  75-80--155
   Mason Tucker (2021) Lancaster, SC  79-76--155
   Micah Westermeyer (2017) Chapin, SC  77-78--155
   Zach Reuland (2020) Rock Hill, SC  81-74--155
T41  Nathan Norfleet (2018) Chapel Hill, NC  77-79--156
   Graham Chase (2019) Charlotte, NC  80-76--156
   Daniel Azallion (2019) Hilton Head, SC  80-76--156
   Benjamin Loudermilk (2018) Anderson, SC  79-77--156
   Willis Rogers (2019) Charleston, SC  77-79--156
T46  Mason Sowell (2019) Kershaw, SC  79-78--157
   Mariano Leyva (2018) Lewisville, NC  77-80--157
   Karsten Shields (2020) Monroe, NC  80-77--157
   Manning Sloop (2020) Rock Hill, SC  84-73--157
   Drew Hackett (2019) Charlotte, NC  83-74--157
   Kevin Burris (2018) Conway, SC  83-74--157
   Colin Trahan (2019) North Augusta, SC  81-76--157
T53  Malin Muckenfuss (2020) Charlotte, NC  74-84--158
   Parker Truesdale (2020) Canton, NC  81-77--158
   Christopher Sperrazza (2019) Raleigh, NC  77-81--158
T56  Cade Hancock (2019) Elizabethtown, NC  80-79--159
   Gibby Shea (2020) Charlotte, NC  76-83--159
T58  Drayton Stewart (2019) Charleston, SC  78-82--160
   Austin Murray (2018) Elgin, SC  81-79--160
T60  Brian Chen (2017) Cary, NC  85-76--161
   William Crook (2018) Sherrills Ford, NC  76-85--161
   Symon Balbin (2019) Pinehurst, NC  80-81--161
T63  Zach Gilbert (2019) Davidson, NC  82-80--162
   Wills Kelly (2021) Camden, SC  83-79--162
   Jake Newman (2019) Sapphire, NC  84-78--162
T66  Tyler Partee (2021) Thomasville , NC  87-76--163
   Luke Gossert (2019) Matthews, NC  80-83--163
68  Wilhelm Elliott (2019) Columbia, SC  83-81--164
T69  Grant Smith (2019) Charlotte, NC  81-84--165
   Kellen Graham (2018) Asheville , NC  82-83--165
   Bronson Myers (2018) Columbia, SC  84-81--165
   Nicholas Mangano (2018) Lancaster, SC  84-81--165
T73  Johnny Velasquez (2020) Mt. Pleasant, SC  82-86--168
   Zack Byers (2018) Shelby, NC  82-86--168
75  Jordan Kustas (2019) Charlotte, NC  88-81--169
76  Patrick Lindsay (2019) Camden, SC  84-87--171
77  Alex Heffner (2020) Harrisburg , NC  84-88--172
78  Rence O'Connor (2020) Columbia, SC  87-89--176
79  Matthew Teaster (2017) Spartanburg, SC  90-87--177
80  David Bishop (2020) Camden, SC  93-90--183
81  Evan Younghans (2021) Camden, SC  95-97--192

Divisional Results

Boys 17-18      
Place   Name   Score  
1 Grant Sellers (2018),  McBee, SC  71-67--138
T2 Brady Hinkle (2018),  Lancaster, SC  76-65--141
T2 Tyler Gray (2018),  Lugoff, SC  71-70--141
4 Zack Swanson (2017),  Waxhaw, NC  69-73--142
5 Walker Jones (2018),  Sumter, SC  70-73--143
6 Levi Moody (2018),  Greenville, SC  71-73--144
T7 Austin Duncan (2017),  Bessemer City, NC  71-75--146
T7 Carson Ownbey (2018),  Candler, NC  72-74--146
T7 Connor Armistead (2017),  Charlotte, NC  74-72--146
10 Carter Cheek (2018),  Cary, NC  72-75--147
11 Connor Patterson (2018),  Lexington, SC  72-76--148
T12 Alex Goff (2018),  Kings Mountain, NC  77-72--149
T12 Austin Bonfiglio (2017),  Holly Springs, NC  78-71--149
T14 Jack Massei (2018),  Cary, NC  74-76--150
T14 Matthew Sharpstene (2017),  Asheville, NC  79-71--150
16 Jacob Rutter (2017),  Winston-Salem, NC  76-75--151
T17 Benjamin Crow (2018),  Pinehurst, NC  77-75--152
T17 Michael Coe (2017),  Morrisville, NC  82-70--152
19 McClure Thompson (2017),  Little River, SC  75-79--154
T20 Ben Woodruff (2018),  Huntersville, NC  77-78--155
T20 Colin Wholey (2018),  Charlotte, NC  75-80--155
T20 Micah Westermeyer (2017),  Chapin, SC  77-78--155
T20 Thomas Eubanks (2019),  Charlotte , NC   79-76--155
T24 Benjamin Loudermilk (2018),  Anderson, SC  79-77--156
T24 Nathan Norfleet (2018),  Chapel Hill, NC  77-79--156
T26 Kevin Burris (2018),  Conway, SC  83-74--157
T26 Mariano Leyva (2018),  Lewisville, NC  77-80--157
28 Austin Murray (2018),  Elgin, SC  81-79--160
T29 Brian Chen (2017),  Cary, NC  85-76--161
T29 William Crook (2018),  Sherrills Ford, NC  76-85--161
T31 Grant Smith (2019),  Charlotte, NC  81-84--165
T31 Kellen Graham (2018),  Asheville , NC  82-83--165
T31 Nicholas Mangano (2018),  Lancaster, SC  84-81--165
34 Matthew Teaster (2017),  Spartanburg, SC  90-87--177
           
Boys 15-16      
Place   Name   Score  
1 Spencer Oxendine (2019),  Fayetteville, NC  69-75--144
2 Nicholas Mayfield (2019),  Rock Hill, SC  76-69--145
T3 Caleb Henson (2019),  Lancaster, SC  75-73--148
T3 Dixon Flowers (2018),  Sumter, SC  75-73--148
T3 Drew Weary (2018),  Bluffton, SC  73-75--148
6 Nicklaus Sutton (2019),  Matthews , NC  72-77--149
T7 Garrett Cooper (2019),  Cowpens, SC  78-72--150
T7 Jack Heath (2020),  Charlotte, NC  73-77--150
T7 Will Hawley (2019),  Raleigh, NC  78-72--150
10 Austin Mosher (2020),  Mt Pleasant, SC  81-70--151
11 Holden Grigg (2019),  Myrtle Beach, SC  78-75--153
12 Keegan Vaugh (2020),  Myrtle Beach , SC  70-84--154
           
Boys 15-16      
Place   Name   Score  
T13 Daniel Azallion (2019),  Hilton Head, SC  80-76--156
T13 Graham Chase (2019),  Charlotte, NC  80-76--156
T13 Willis Rogers (2019),  Charleston, SC  77-79--156
T16 Colin Trahan (2019),  North Augusta, SC  81-76--157
T16 Drew Hackett (2019),  Charlotte, NC  83-74--157
T16 Karsten Shields (2020),  Monroe, NC  80-77--157
T16 Mason Sowell (2019),  Kershaw, SC  79-78--157
T20 Christopher Sperrazza (2019),  Raleigh, NC  77-81--158
T20 Malin Muckenfuss (2020),  Charlotte, NC  74-84--158
T20 Parker Truesdale (2020),  Canton, NC  81-77--158
T23 Cade Hancock (2019),  Elizabethtown, NC  80-79--159
T23 Gibby Shea (2020),  Charlotte, NC  76-83--159
25 Drayton Stewart (2019),  Charleston, SC  78-82--160
26 Symon Balbin (2019),  Pinehurst, NC  80-81--161
T27 Jake Newman (2019),  Sapphire, NC  84-78--162
T27 Zach Gilbert (2019),  Davidson, NC  82-80--162
29 Luke Gossert (2019),  Matthews, NC  80-83--163
30 Wilhelm Elliott (2019),  Columbia, SC  83-81--164
31 Bronson Myers (2018),  Columbia, SC  84-81--165
T32 Johnny Velasquez (2020),  Mt. Pleasant, SC  82-86--168
T32 Zack Byers (2018),  Shelby, NC  82-86--168
34 Jordan Kustas (2019),  Charlotte, NC  88-81--169
35 Patrick Lindsay (2019),  Camden, SC  84-87--171
36 Rence O'Connor (2020),  Columbia, SC  87-89--176
37 David Bishop (2020),  Camden, SC  93-90--183
           
Boys 13-14      
Place   Name   Score  
T1 Nathan Franks (2021),  Roebuck, SC  74-74--148
T1 Ryan Macri (2021),  Wake Forest, NC  77-71--148
3 Ike Joy (2021),  Denver, NC  80-74--154
T4 Mason Tucker (2021),  Lancaster, SC  79-76--155
T4 Zach Reuland (2020),  Rock Hill, SC  81-74--155
6 Manning Sloop (2020),  Rock Hill, SC  84-73--157
7 Wills Kelly (2021),  Camden, SC  83-79--162
8 Tyler Partee (2021),  Thomasville , NC  87-76--163
9 Alex Heffner (2020),  Harrisburg , NC  84-88--172
10 Evan Younghans (2021),  Camden, SC  95-97--192

Championship Facts
Event: 5th Creed Junior Boys' Invitational
Playing Dates: May 27-28
Host Site: Camden Country Club, Camden, S.C.
6,326 yards, par 70, 71.1/125
Defending Champion: Cody Proveaux of Lexington, SC
Format: 36 holes of stroke play

Eligibility: Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 13 to 18 as of May 28, 2017, who has not started college, who has a USGA handicap of 15.0 or lower and is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina.


Schedule of rounds:
Starting times: Saturday, May 27 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Sunday, May 28 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Awards ceremony 2:00 pm

 

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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.    

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