Holy Shimp! Carolinas Jr Champ Leads Am
101st Carolinas Amateur Championship Third Round Results
Charlotte's Henry Shimp holds 54-hole lead
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Third round results from the 101st Carolinas Amateur Championship at Greensboro Country Club's Farm Course on Saturday, July 11. (Course Rating: 74.1/133, Yards: 7244, Par: 35-37--72)
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After a course record-tying 64, second round leader Victor Wiggins of Gastonia, N.C. started his third round at 12-under-par. He finished the day at the same score, mixing a birdie with a bogey, and dropping into a tie for third.
While the leader was unable to separate himself from the field, others made their move up the leaderboard. Three players shot 7-under 65: Henry Shimp of Charlotte, N.C., Alex Smalley of Wake Forest, N.C., and Davis Womble of High Point, N.C. A rising senior at Wake Forest University, Womble's round was highlighted by a hole-in-one using 7 iron on the 177 yard 14th.
Beginning the day at 7-under, Shimp's 7-under third round propels him into the lead at 14-under 202. In May, Shimp played with Nolan Mills IV in the inaugural U.S. Four-Ball. A few days later he won the N.C. High School 4A Western golf regional. A 17-year-old rising senior at Myers Park, he has committed to play college golf at Stanford University. Looking ahead to the final round, his plan is pretty simple. "I'm going to try to keep on driving the ball well and put myself in good position," said Shimp. "I think that's important out here."
Smalley's 65 moved him into a tie for 9th place. "I hit a lot of good approach shots early and gave myself good looks for birdie and happened to make a few early putts to start," said Smalley, an 18-year-old incoming freshman at Duke University. "Seeing the ball go in early on helped me to keep the momentum I had going into my back nine."
17-year-old Doc Redman of Raleigh, N.C. remains alone in second place after a two-under-par 70 on Saturday. A rising high school senior, Redman has committed to play college golf at Clemson University.
Despite only missing four greens in his second round, UNC Chapel Hill rising junior Carter Jenkins of Raleigh, N.C. was even-par through 14 holes. Showing his two-time Carolinas Amateur champion form, he then birdied three of his final four holes to join Sunday's final pairing. "I wasn't hitting anything close until I rattled the flag on 15," said 19-year-old Jenkins. "Those birdies give me good momentum going into tomorrow's round." He is tied for third with Wiggins at 12-under 204.
While the leaders are young of age, they are not short of championship experience. Shimp is the reigning Carolinas Junior Boys' champion. Redman won the same championship in 2013. Jenkins is a 6-time CGA champion. Smalley won the 2014 North Carolina Junior Boys' Championship. In 2010, Womble was the Carolinas Junior Boys' champion. While Wiggins has not won a CGA title, he was runner-up in 2010 to Womble.
Carolinas golf history could be on Sunday. If Shimp holds on to win the Carolinas Amateur, he will become the first player to hold both the Carolinas Junior and Amateur titles at the same time. If two-time defending champion Carter Jenkins wins, he would join F.M. Laxton (1921-'23) of Charlotte, N.C. as the only golfers to win the Carolinas Amateur title three consecutive years.
Eight players are within four shots of the lead. The final round is scheduled to begin at 8:00am on Sunday from the #1 and #10 tees. The leaders will tee off at 9:40 from #1. Spectators are encouraged to come watch the exciting finish.
Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by July 9, 2015, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN USGA Handicap Index at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.
101st Carolinas Amateur Championship
Greensboro Country Club (Farm)
Greensboro, N.C.
Third Round Results
July 11, 2015
Place | Competitor | Score |
1 | Henry Shimp, Charlotte, N.C. | 70-67-65--202 (-14) |
2 | Doc Redman, Raleigh, N.C. | 66-67-70--203 (-13) |
T3 | Victor Wiggins, Gastonia, N.C. | 68-64-72--204 (-12) |
T3 | Carter Jenkins, Raleigh, N.C. | 66-69-69--204 (-12) |
T5 | Stanhope Johnson Jr, Greensboro, N.C. | 69-68-68--205 (-11) |
T5 | JD Lehman, Okatie, S.C. | 68-67-70--205 (-11) |
T5 | Davis Womble, High Point, N.C. | 70-70-65--205 (-11) |
8 | David Kocher, Charlotte, N.C. | 68-72-66--206 (-10) |
T9 | Alex Smalley, Wake Forest, N.C. | 71-71-65--207 (-9) |
T9 | Charlie Niland, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-66-69--207 (-9) |
T11 | Thomas Eldridge, Raleigh, N.C. | 69-69-70--208 (-8) |
T11 | Will Blalock, Gastonia, N.C. | 71-68-69--208 (-8) |
T11 | Christian Park, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-69-68--208 (-8) |
T11 | Seth Gandy, Durham, N.C. | 70-68-70--208 (-8) |
T11 | Carson Young, Pendleton, S.C. | 68-70-70--208 (-8) |
T11 | Dwight Cauthen, Columbia, S.C. | 68-71-69--208 (-8) |
T17 | Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. | 68-69-72--209 (-7) |
T17 | Nick Eberhardt, Lake Wylie, S.C. | 70-67-72--209 (-7) |
19 | Noah Edmondson, Davidson, N.C. | 69-69-72--210 (-6) |
T20 | Eric Mitchell, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 69-73-69--211 (-5) |
T20 | Keenan Huskey, Greenville, S.C. | 68-73-70--211 (-5) |
T20 | Matt Elliott, Wilkesboro, N.C. | 71-72-68--211 (-5) |
T20 | William Rainey, Charlotte, N.C. | 69-71-71--211 (-5) |
T20 | Kevin O'Connell, Raleigh, N.C. | 67-73-71--211 (-5) |
T25 | Joshua Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 73-69-70--212 (-4) |
T25 | Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, N.C. | 73-71-68--212 (-4) |
T25 | Jacob Hicks, Mebane, N.C. | 73-71-68--212 (-4) |
T25 | Thomas Todd III, Laurens , S.C. | 69-74-69--212 (-4) |
T29 | Matt Kilgo, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-71-71--213 (-3) |
T29 | Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C. | 75-68-70--213 (-3) |
T29 | David Germann, Clayton, N.C. | 67-73-73--213 (-3) |
T29 | Blake Kennedy, Campobello, S.C. | 71-69-73--213 (-3) |
T29 | Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C. | 70-72-71--213 (-3) |
T29 | Parks Price, Taylorsville, N.C. | 71-73-69--213 (-3) |
T29 | Justin Tereshko, Greensboro, N.C. | 71-72-70--213 (-3) |
T36 | Stephen Franken, Raleigh, N.C. | 67-72-75--214 (-2) |
T36 | Gary Pugh, Asheboro, N.C. | 67-74-73--214 (-2) |
T36 | Sherrill Britt, West End, N.C. | 66-72-76--214 (-2) |
T36 | Michael Murray Jr, Greensboro, N.C. | 68-72-74--214 (-2) |
T40 | Chris Cassetta, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 73-71-71--215 (-1) |
T40 | Rick Cloninger, Fort Mill, S.C. | 74-68-73--215 (-1) |
T40 | Logan Harrell, Huntersville, N.C. | 71-72-72--215 (-1) |
T40 | Miller Capps, Denver, N.C. | 72-71-72--215 (-1) |
T40 | Peyton White, Davidson, N.C. | 70-68-77--215 (-1) |
T45 | Todd Hendley, Greer, S.C. | 68-71-77--216 (Even) |
T45 | Bradley Kauffman, Greer, S.C. | 72-71-73--216 (Even) |
T45 | Josh Chay, Greer, S.C. | 71-72-73--216 (Even) |
T48 | Preston Cole, Greer, S.C. | 71-71-75--217 (+1) |
T48 | Conner Lewis, Davidson, N.C. | 72-68-77--217 (+1) |
T48 | George Kilgore, Raleigh, N.C. | 69-71-77--217 (+1) |
T48 | John Blackwell, Wilmington , N.C. | 71-71-75--217 (+1) |
T52 | Philip Oweida, Charlotte, N.C. | 69-75-74--218 (+2) |
T52 | Eric Edwards, Salisbury, N.C. | 68-74-76--218 (+2) |
T52 | Uly Grisette, Winston Salem, N.C. | 74-69-75--218 (+2) |
T52 | Tyler Lail, Conover, N.C. | 68-76-74--218 (+2) |
T52 | Thomas Ellenburg, N. Charleston, S.C. | 72-71-75--218 (+2) |
T57 | Paul Fitzgerald, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-73-75--219 (+3) |
T57 | Cameron Mackay, Bluffton, S.C. | 72-72-75--219 (+3) |
59 | Robert Lutomski, Mauldin, S.C. | 71-73-76--220 (+4) |
T60 | Trey Taylor, Gaffney, S.C. | 71-73-77--221 (+5) |
T60 | Shane Rogan, Columbia, S.C. | 70-72-79--221 (+5) |
62 | Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 73-67-WD--WD (WD) |
T63 | Joseph Cansler, Clemmons, N.C. | 71-74 (+1) |
T63 | Gray Townsend, Winston Salem, N.C. | 74-71 (+1) |
T63 | Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-73 (+1) |
T63 | Jake Smith, Duncan, S.C. | 71-74 (+1) |
T63 | Jackson Bailey, Matthews, N.C. | 70-75 (+1) |
T63 | Joshua Stockwell, West End, N.C. | 75-70 (+1) |
T69 | Kenny Flynn, Winston Salem, N.C. | 74-72 (+2) |
T69 | Brandon Truesdale, Winnsboro, S.C. | 70-76 (+2) |
T69 | Brandon Twigg, Asheville, N.C. | 74-72 (+2) |
T69 | Hardin Councill, High Point, N.C. | 70-76 (+2) |
T69 | Jackson Spires, Fayetteville , N.C. | 75-71 (+2) |
T69 | Steve Harwell, Mooresville, N.C. | 72-74 (+2) |
T69 | Chad Cox, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-71 (+2) |
T69 | Ashton Poole Jr., Charlotte, N.C. | 75-71 (+2) |
T69 | Bailey Patrick, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-74 (+2) |
T78 | Tyler Lucas, Rock Hill, S.C. | 72-75 (+3) |
T78 | Blake Wagoner, Cornelius, N.C. | 75-72 (+3) |
T78 | Matthew Faulkner, Cape Carteret, N.C. | 73-74 (+3) |
T78 | Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 72-75 (+3) |
T78 | William Register, Burlington, N.C. | 70-77 (+3) |
T78 | Stephen Lavenets, Rougemont, N.C. | 72-75 (+3) |
T78 | Jacob Kennedy, Mt. Ulla, N.C. | 77-70 (+3) |
T78 | Charles Spry, Winston Salem, N.C. | 75-72 (+3) |
T78 | Taylor Ingle, Winnsboro, S.C. | 74-73 (+3) |
T78 | Addison Lambeth, Browns Summit, N.C. | 72-75 (+3) |
T78 | Brent Hayes, Kinston, N.C. | 72-75 (+3) |
T78 | Jared Chinn, Fayetteville, N.C. | 75-72 (+3) |
T90 | Kyle Clemmons, Morganton, N.C. | 73-75 (+4) |
T90 | Doug Ramey, Greer, S.C. | 76-72 (+4) |
T90 | John Freeman, Asheville, N.C. | 73-75 (+4) |
T90 | Levi Kettelhut, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-74 (+4) |
T90 | Jordan Griggs, Charlotte, N.C. | 73-75 (+4) |
T90 | Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, S.C. | 72-76 (+4) |
T90 | Cabrick Waters, Gaffney, S.C. | 71-77 (+4) |
T90 | Chandler Mulkey, Johns Island, S.C. | 72-76 (+4) |
T90 | Blake Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 76-72 (+4) |
T90 | Spencer Ramseur, Hickory , N.C. | 74-74 (+4) |
T100 | Jubal Early Jr, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-75 (+5) |
T100 | Thomas Walsh, High Point, N.C. | 72-77 (+5) |
T100 | Steve Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C. | 75-74 (+5) |
T100 | Pat Thompson, Asheville, N.C. | 71-78 (+5) |
T100 | John O'Brien, Columbia, S.C. | 75-74 (+5) |
T100 | Matthew Laydon, Charleston, S.C. | 77-72 (+5) |
T100 | John Pitt, Raleigh, N.C. | 74-75 (+5) |
T100 | Gerald Harrington, Nakina, N.C. | 73-76 (+5) |
T100 | Aaron Walker, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-75 (+5) |
T100 | Luke Haithcock, Burlington, N.C. | 72-77 (+5) |
T100 | Ian Locklear, Pembroke, N.C. | 72-77 (+5) |
T100 | Dylan Bedy, Charlotte, N.C. | 77-72 (+5) |
T112 | Zachary Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 75-75 (+6) |
T112 | Drew Johnson, Oak Ridge, N.C. | 78-72 (+6) |
T112 | Bill Phillips, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-75 (+6) |
T112 | Garrett Smith, Hillsborough, N.C. | 71-79 (+6) |
T112 | Matthew Head, Greensboro, N.C. | 75-75 (+6) |
T117 | Dean Channell, Cary, N.C. | 76-75 (+7) |
T117 | John Thatch, New Bern, N.C. | 76-75 (+7) |
T117 | Keegan Hoff, Charlotte, N.C. | 81-70 (+7) |
T117 | Nolan Mills IV, Charlotte, N.C. | 79-72 (+7) |
T117 | Wick Andrews, Columbia, S.C. | 76-75 (+7) |
T117 | Jordan Smith, Summerfield, N.C. | 78-73 (+7) |
T123 | Jordan Vogler, Pilot Mountain, N.C. | 72-80 (+8) |
T123 | Kevin McCallister, Oak Ridge , N.C. | 75-77 (+8) |
T123 | Josh Nichols, Kernersville, N.C. | 79-73 (+8) |
T123 | Alex Scott, Raleigh, N.C. | 75-77 (+8) |
T123 | Jake Rutter, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 78-74 (+8) |
T128 | Tanner Gross, Archdale, N.C. | 76-77 (+9) |
T128 | Bradley Helms, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 77-76 (+9) |
T128 | Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C. | 74-79 (+9) |
T128 | David Kostyal II, Wilmington, N.C. | 80-73 (+9) |
T128 | Grayson Bell, Piedmont, S.C. | 75-78 (+9) |
T128 | Hunter McCombs, Morganton, N.C. | 73-80 (+9) |
T128 | Matthew McDonagh Jr, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 71-82 (+9) |
T128 | Keaton Butler, Beaufort, S.C. | 75-78 (+9) |
T136 | Francis McCahill IV, Fayetteville, N.C. | 81-73 (+10) |
T136 | Chandler White, Clemmons, N.C. | 77-77 (+10) |
T136 | John Makarauskas, Summerfield, N.C. | 80-74 (+10) |
T139 | David Cho, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 78-77 (+11) |
T139 | Matthew Rogers, Huntersville, N.C. | 75-80 (+11) |
T141 | William Carter, Laurinburg, N.C. | 78-78 (+12) |
T141 | Zachary Freeman, Angier, N.C. | 75-81 (+12) |
143 | Jake Colley, Holly Springs, N.C. | 81-76 (+13) |
T144 | Cary Phillips, Kershaw, S.C. | 79-79 (+14) |
T144 | Brad Dawson, Mebane, N.C. | 78-80 (+14) |
T144 | Tyler Brown, Waxhaw, N.C. | 76-82 (+14) |
T144 | Brad Coleman, Jamestown, N.C. | 79-79 (+14) |
T148 | Luke Farley, Durham, N.C. | 83-76 (+15) |
T148 | Joshua Showfety, Greensboro, N.C. | 82-77 (+15) |
T150 | Michael Wicker, Rougemont, N.C. | 81-79 (+16) |
T150 | Josh Bryan, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 79-81 (+16) |
T152 | Dwayne Simpson, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-86 (+17) |
T152 | Thomas Messenheimer, Morganton, N.C. | 78-83 (+17) |
154 | David Monroe, Greenville, S.C. | 78-85 (+19) |
155 | David White, Kinston, N.C. | 81-85 (+22) |
156 | Jesse Putnam II, Shelby, N.C. | 90-81 (+27) |
157 | Scott Erikson, High Point, N.C. | 81-WD (WD) |
Championship Schedule
Thursday, July 9
Round 1: Tee times at 7:30am & 12:30pm off #1 & #10 tees.
11:00am-3:00pm: Hosted player lunch in The Farm course Clubhouse.
Friday, July 10
Round 2: Tee times at 7:30am & 12:30pm off #1 & #10 tees.
11:00am-3:00pm: Hosted player lunch in The Farm course Clubhouse.
Cut to low 60 scores and ties.
Field re-grouped according to score.
Saturday, July 11
Round 3: Tee times at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
12:00pm-3:00pm: Hosted player lunch in The Farm course Clubhouse.
Field re-grouped according to score.
Sunday, July 12
Round 4: Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.
Top 30 finishers receive merchandise credit in the Greensboro CC golf shop
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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 junior and women's programs.
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