Walters Jumps to an Early Lead at the N.C. Mid-Amateur

 

SANFORD, N.C. (September 17, 2021) -- First round results of the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) in Sanford, N.C. on September 17, 2021. The field is competing at 6,882 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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The journey of a mid-amateur (mid-am) is always an impressive one. Many of these players are working full-time jobs, raising kids, buying houses, and still managing to play highly competitive amateur golf. Carolina Trace Country Club set the stage for these mid-ams today and many of them took advantage of the nice weather and solid course conditions to go low in the opening round. 

 

Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C. holds the lead after an opening round of 5-under-par, 67. Walters fired off five birdies in a bogey-free round to hold a one-stroke lead over the field. 

 

“I drove it really well, which is important out here,” said Walters. “In the rough you can get some jumpers and it’s not terribly difficult rough, but you certainly can’t control it as well. I only missed a few fairways and from there it is pretty scorable.”

 

The field is stacked behind Walters with a four-way-tie holding second position. Timothy Driver of Holly Springs, N.C., Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C., Jack Radley of Bear Creek, N.C. and Bryce Aronson of Raleigh, N.C. all carded impressive 4-under-par, 68s to trail Walters by just one stroke. Rob Clarke of Whispering Pines, N.C. holds solo sixth position at 3-under-par, 69.

 

The second round will begin tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. with starting times until 2:10 p.m. off of Nos. 1 and 10. Stay tuned tomorrow to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the second round of the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship. 

 

28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake), Sanford, N.C.

First Round Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
1	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-5	67
T2	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-4	68
T2	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-4	68
T2	Jack Radley	Bear Creek, NC	-4	68
T2	Bryce Aronson	Raleigh, NC	-4	68
6	Rob Clarke	Whispering Pines, NC	-3	69
T7	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-2	70
T7	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	-2	70
T7	Jon Eggers	Cary, NC	-2	70
T7	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	-2	70
T7	Kyle Austin	Raleigh, NC	-2	70
T7	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	-2	70
T13	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	-1	71
T13	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	-1	71
T13	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	-1	71
T13	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	-1	71
T13	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	-1	71
T13	Chris Cox	Greensboro, NC	-1	71
T13	Christopher Blum	Raleigh, NC	-1	71
T13	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	-1	71
T21	David Gies	Pineville, NC	E	72
T21	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	E	72
T21	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	E	72
T21	Tanner Gross	Trinity, NC	E	72
T21	Will Morgan	West End, NC	E	72
T21	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	E	72
T27	Rider Mozingo	Kinston, NC	+1	73
T27	Courtney Faircloth	Fuquay Varina, NC	+1	73
T27	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	+1	73
T27	Olof Bengtsson	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T31	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	74
T31	Dwayne Simpson	Mint Hill, NC	+2	74
T31	Ian Dabrowski	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T31	Jack Keefe	Fayetteville, NC	+2	74
T31	Stephen Merkel	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T31	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T31	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	+2	74
T31	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T31	Brant Stovall	Germanton, NC	+2	74
T40	Dallas Page	Stoneville, NC	+3	75
T40	Brian Dreier	Fayetteville, NC	+3	75
T40	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+3	75
T40	Ryan Kerns	Cornelius, NC	+3	75
T40	Bruce Bevins	Matthews, NC	+3	75
T40	Daniel  Walsh	North Wilkesboro, NC	+3	75
T40	Austin Meadows	Raleigh, NC	+3	75
T40	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+3	75
T40	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+3	75
T40	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC, NC	+3	75
T40	Sumner Alford	Fuquay Varina, NC	+3	75
T40	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T40	Dan Ignacio	Charlotte, NC	+3	75
T53	Britt Mitchell	Hurdle mills, NC	+4	76
T53	Mike Durham	Hickory, NC	+4	76
T53	William Carter	Laurinburg, NC	+4	76
T53	Ethan Woodall	Huntersville, NC	+4	76
T53	Matthew McIntyre	Garner, NC	+4	76
T53	Chad Frye	Landis, NC	+4	76
T53	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+4	76
T60	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T60	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	77
T60	Brady Rowland	Southern Pines, NC	+5	77
T60	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+5	77
T60	Ryan Hodges	Mcleansville, NC	+5	77
T60	Tyler Crossen	Landis, NC	+5	77
T60	Jeremy Sigmon	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T60	Reid Clark	Raleigh, NC	+5	77
T60	Ross Bell	Raleigh, NC	+5	77
T69	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+6	78
T69	Scott Reid	Cary, NC	+6	78
T69	Michael Cosentino	Cary, NC	+6	78
T69	Billy West	Fayetteville, NC	+6	78
T69	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+6	78
T69	Kenny Flynn	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	78
T69	Terrain Gill	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T69	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+6	78
T69	Edward Chan	Fuquay Varina, NC	+6	78
T69	Mark Nieters	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	78
T69	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
T69	Brian Curry	Lenoir, NC	+6	78
T69	Korky Kemp	Greensboro, NC	+6	78
T69	Josh POINTS	Raleigh, NC	+6	78
T69	Kevin Busteed	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T69	Andrew Flaskerud	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T85	Stephen Harward	Durham, NC	+7	79
T85	Bill Brewster	Rocky Mount, NC	+7	79
T85	Brad Nobles	Raleigh, NC	+7	79
T85	Brent Carter	Cary, NC	+7	79
T85	Kyle Moffett	Snow Camp, NC	+7	79
T85	Chris Peck	Holly Springs, NC	+7	79
T85	Eric Parziale	Southern Pines, NC	+7	79
T85	Tommy Miller	Blowing Rock, NC	+7	79
T93	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T93	Shawn Foley	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T93	Joshua Stafford	Walkertown, NC	+8	80
T93	Brad Speed	High Point, NC	+8	80
T93	Ricky Boggess	Greensboro, NC	+8	80
T93	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+8	80
T99	David Winesette	Waxhaw, NC	+9	81
T99	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+9	81
T99	Dan Gossin	Cary, NC	+9	81
T99	Robert Phillips	Matthews, NC	+9	81
T99	Will Marsh	Stedman, NC	+9	81
T99	Simon Cagle	Raleigh, NC	+9	81
T99	Todd Adams	Lewisville, NC	+9	81
T99	Wesley Tyner	Thomasville, NC	+9	81
T99	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+9	81
T99	Josh Nichols	Morrisville, NC	+9	81
T99	Jerell Fields	Pineville, NC	+9	81
T110	Munyaradzi Bvumbe	Durham, NC	+11	83
T110	Ivan Jones	High Point, NC	+11	83
T110	Stuart Augustine	Fayetteville, NC	+11	83
T110	Trenton Reid	Fayetteville, NC	+11	83
T110	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+11	83
T115	Mark Callahan	Charlotte, NC	+12	84
T115	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+12	84
T115	Brandon Bete	Cary, NC	+12	84
T115	Brian Stark	Jamestown, NC	+12	84
T115	Andrew Bridgers	Greenville, NC	+12	84
T115	Jimmy McQuiston	Raleigh, NC	+12	84
T121	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+13	85
T121	Austin Kiker	Marshville, NC	+13	85
T121	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	+13	85
124	Curt Miller	Raleigh, NC	+14	86
125	Matt Gibbons	Raleigh, NC	+15	87
126	Seth Hall	Greensboro, NC	+16	88
127	Eric Oplinger	Charlotte, NC	+20	92
WD	Robert Burrow	Charlotte, NC	-	WD
WD	Jeff Allen	Jacksonville, NC	-	WD
WD	Press McPhaul	Raleigh, NC	-	WD
WD	Garett Heffner	Apex, NC	-	WD

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Saturday, September 18

Second Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play

Field cut to low 60 scores and ties for final round

 

Sunday, September 19

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Awards ceremony to conclude the championship

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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