Tindal and Smith Victorious at the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur

Jodee Tindal (left) and Fulton Smith are the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur Champions.

PINEHURST, N.C. (December 31, 2019) – The 2019 CGA championship season has come to a close with the conclusion of the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship on Tuesday, December 31 at Pinewild Country Club’s Magnolia Course in Pinehurst, N.C.

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After two days of exceptionally warm weather in the Carolina Sandhills, the final CGA champions of 2019 have been crowned. College of Charleston Junior, Jodee Tindal of Rock Hill, S.C. and Wake Forest University Freshman, Fulton Smith of Pinehurst, N.C. are the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur champions.

Tindal started the day with a one-shot lead over her nearest competitor, Florida State University junior, Kathleen Sumner of Mount Pleasant, S.C.

After an early stumble, Tindal’s lead was gone and the two were tied heading to the seventh hole.

“I think my play was really good,” said Tindal. “It was probably better than the scores showed but it was really wet out there and some putts didn’t fall so I think it was pretty good overall.”

Tindal bounced back with a birdie on the par-5, eighth hole and never relinquished the lead. A par save on the final hole was good enough for a two-shot victory that gives Tindal her fifth CGA Championship title. Tindal is a three-time winner of the Carolinas Parent-Child Championship (2014, 2015, 2019) where she teamed up with her father Kevin and the 2018 Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball champion where she teamed up with her sister, Jaelyn. 

“I’m really happy about this win because the past two years I’ve come in second and third so it feels really good going into the spring season,” said Tindal. “I just want to keep seeing myself getting better. Obviously a win gives me a lot of confidence so just need to tighten up my short game and hit it a little farther; get on my speed sticks.” 

In the Men’s Division, Smith started the day tied for the lead with the defending champion and University of South Carolina senior, Caleb Proveaux of Lexington, S.C.

Smith went out with a two-under-par, 34 making three birdies and one bogey on the first nine of the Magnolia Course. He repeated that on the back nine to finish at four-under-par (68) for the day. His 7-under-par, 137 total was good enough for a five-shot victory over his closest competitors. High Point University Sophomore, Brandon Einstein of Clemmons, N.C. and Coastal Carolina University freshman, Garrett Cooper of Cowpens, S.C. both finished at two-under-par, 142 for the Championship. 

“It’s a good way to go out with a win on New Year's Eve,” said Smith. “This win obviously helps my confidence a lot. I don’t have any specific goals for 2020 but I just want to keep doing what I’m doing and hopefully the results will keep coming.”

The victory marks the fourth CGA Championship title for Smith. He is a two-time winner of the Dogwood State Junior Boys’ Championship (2016, 2017) and he won the 2019 Carolinian Amateur Championship earlier this year. His round one score of 61 at the Carolinian is tied for the CGA all-time, low-scoring record.

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff of Pinewild Country Club for their continued support of the Carolinas Young Amateur Championship. A special thank you to the Head Golf Professional, Kyle Kirk and his pro shop staff, Club Manager, Christopher Little and Director of Golf Course Maintenance, John Robertson

11^th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship

Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia Course) | Pinehurst, N.C.

Final Results

 

Women’s Division

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Jodee Tindal	Rock Hill, SC	+1	72	73	145
2	Kathleen Sumner	Mt Pleasant, SC	+3	73	74	147
3	Emily Dunlap	Greenville, SC	+8	77	75	152
4	Madison Isaacson	Greensboro, NC	+9	79	74	153
5	Muskan Uppal	Cornelius, NC	+10	77	77	154
6	Gracyn Burgess	Lexington, SC	+13	79	78	157
T7	Hannah Rose Bruxvoort	Charlotte, NC	+15	81	78	159
T7	Jessica Spicer	Bahama, NC	+15	79	80	159
9	Carson Jenkins	Raleigh, NC	+17	81	80	161
10	Michaela Cox	Greensboro, NC	+19	85	78	163
11	Janie Thomas	Winston-Salem, NC	+20	84	80	164
12	Alexis Jarrell	Davidson, NC	+22	86	80	166
13	Sarah Spicer	Bahama, NC	+25	86	83	169
14	Brianna Orr	Waxhaw, NC	+47	94	97	191
WD	Ryann Sinclair	Mooresville, NC	-	WD		WD

 

  

Men’s Division

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	-7	69	68	137
T2	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	-2	70	72	142
T2	Garrett  Cooper	Cowpens, SC	-2	73	69	142
4	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	E	73	71	144
5	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+1	74	71	145
T6	Caleb Proveaux	Lexington, SC	+2	69	77	146
T6	Patrick Stephenson	Four Oaks, NC	+2	72	74	146
T6	Harry Corbin	Inman, SC	+2	73	73	146
T6	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+2	73	73	146
T10	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+3	73	74	147
T10	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+3	75	72	147
12	Seth Taylor	Gaffney, SC	+4	74	74	148
T13	Michael Rials	Florence, SC	+5	73	76	149
T13	Dylan Lukes	Chapel Hill, NC	+5	74	75	149
T13	Grant Sellers	McBee, SC	+5	74	75	149
T13	Drayton Stewart	Charleston, SC	+5	75	74	149
17	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+6	73	77	150
T18	Tyler Gray	Lugoff, SC	+7	77	74	151
T18	Scott Campbell	Greensboro, NC	+7	78	73	151
T18	Grant Powell	Colfax, NC	+7	78	73	151
T21	Max Ferrari	Elon, NC	+8	73	79	152
T21	Nicholas Bublitz	Fort Bragg, NC	+8	74	78	152
T21	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+8	74	78	152
T24	Zack Byers	Shelby, NC	+9	74	79	153
T24	Donald Matthews	Louisburg, NC	+9	75	78	153
T24	Davis Reynolds	Maggie Valley, NC	+9	77	76	153
T24	Nicholas Gunnell	Hamptonville, NC	+9	78	75	153
T24	Will Lewis	Chapel Hill, NC	+9	80	73	153
T29	Coston Fogleman	Hillsborough, NC	+10	75	79	154
T29	Brantley Phillips	Greensboro, NC	+10	76	78	154
T29	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+10	77	77	154
T29	Justin Poole	Wendell, NC	+10	78	76	154
T29	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+10	81	73	154
T34	Holden Grigg	Myrtle Beach, SC	+11	75	80	155
T34	Thomas Deal	Cornelius, NC	+11	77	78	155
T34	John Burghardt	Florence, SC	+11	79	76	155
T34	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+11	79	76	155
T34	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+11	80	75	155
T34	Ryan Marter	Columbia, SC	+11	83	72	155
40	Ian Faulconer	Simpsonville, SC	+12	75	81	156
41	Mark Goodall	Pinehurst, NC	+13	76	81	157
T42	Nick Russell	Hilton Head Island, SC	+15	77	82	159
T42	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+15	79	80	159
T42	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+15	82	77	159
T45	Stephen Abrams	Wilson, NC	+16	80	80	160
T45	David Tipton Smith	Hilton Head Island, SC	+16	83	77	160
T47	Cody Transou	Gaffney, SC	+17	80	81	161
T47	Reyhan Griffin	Waxhaw, NC	+17	83	78	161
T49	Benjamin Crow	Pinehurst, NC	+18	79	83	162
T49	Solomon Park	Greensboro, NC	+18	82	80	162
T49	Chad Carter	Aiken, SC	+18	83	79	162
52	Nick Agapion	Gaffney, SC	+20	84	80	164
T53	Andrew Wilmoth	Raleigh, NC	+21	81	84	165
T53	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+21	82	83	165
T53	Trevor Mitchell	Oak Ridge, NC	+21	86	79	165
T53	Brendan Kelly	Raleigh, NC	+21	89	76	165
T57	Charles Pendergrass	Henderson, NC	+22	81	85	166
T57	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+22	86	80	166
59	Cameron Alge	Mooresville, NC	+25	80	89	169
T60	Carter Cheek	Cary, NC	+26	81	89	170
T60	Akshay Kapadia	Charlotte, NC	+26	86	84	170
62	Dawson Thornton	Mooresville, NC	+27	83	88	171
63	Ezra Park	Greensboro, NC	+46	95	95	190
64	Preston Andrews	Chester, SC	+52	96	100	196
65	Jason Ross	Fuquay Varina, NC	+60	104	100	204
WD	David Song	Greensboro, NC	-	78	WD	WD