Queen City's Shimp is Carolinas Jr. King

66th Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship - Final Results
Charlotte's Shimp Joins Elite Ranks with Consecutive Title

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Final results from the 66^th Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association on Thursday, July 30 (Course rating: 74.0, 139; 7402 yards, Par 36-36--72).

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On Thursday at Forest Oaks Country Club, Carolinas Junior defending champion Henry Shimp accomplished what he could not 18 days ago in the final round of the Carolinas Amateur, hold on for the victory.

"I kind of sat back and thought about the things I did well and did not do well in that round," the 18-year-old Shimp reflected. "I tried to work on those things out there today. I tried to be more patient and calm, focus on each shot. I played a lot better than I did in that round [at the Carolinas Am]."

The Charlotte native used his length off the tee to his advantage, reaching four of the par-5s in two shots, resulting in four birdies. Shimp drilled a 3-wood from 285 yards to 30 feet on the par-5 11th. "It was probably my best shot on the back nine. I hit that one right at the flag."

A 12-foot birdie putt on the par-4 9th and a bogey on No. 15 culminated a four-under 68 final round, good for a three-shot victory. "I was hoping to get to 209 [7-under]," said Shimp. "I thought if I did that and someone beat me, then so be it. So I was happy to get to 8-under 208."

Nicholas Lyerly of Salisbury, N.C. and Christian Salzer of Sumter, S.C. made a final round charge, both finishing at five-under 211. That meant Shimp had a two shot lead playing the par-5 18th. From the left-side rough, he hit a 227 yard 4-iron to 25 feet. Another two putt birdie sealed the victory for Shimp.

The co-leader with Shimp heading into the final round was 15-year-old AJ Beechler of Pinehurst, N.C. The rising sophomore struggled early, making three bogeys in his first six holes en route to a one-over 73. Beechler finished T-5 with a three-day total of 213.

With the back-to-back win, Shimp becomes just the 6th Carolinian to win consecutive Carolinas Junior titles. "It's been a goal of mine this year to come back and win," he commented. "I think it's a little harder the second time to come back and win because you are thinking about it more, it puts a little bit more pressure on you."

To have a chance at a three-peat, next year's championship will have to end by July 25, when Shimp will celebrate his 19th birthday. On Thursday in Greensboro, he was just enjoying the moment. "To go out today and be calm and play well and end up getting it done was pretty awesome."

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has not reached his 19th birthday by July 30, 2015, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member or their parent is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.4.

66th Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, NC

Final Results
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Place	Name (Grad. Year) City, State	Score
1	Henry Shimp (2016) Charlotte, NC	67-73-68--208
T2	Nicholas Lyerly (2017) Salisbury, NC	72-69-70--211
	Christian Salzer (2016) Sumter, SC	68-74-69--211
4	Logan Sowell (2016) Kershaw, SC	73-71-68--212
T5	Reed Bentley (2017) Wellford, SC	77-67-69--213
	A J Beechler (2018) Pinehurst, NC	71-69-73--213
7	Stephen Carroll (2017) Concord, NC	75-70-70--215
T8	Blake Taylor (2016) Atkinson, NC	69-72-75--216
	Grant Smith (2019) Charlotte, NC	74-70-72--216
	Jack Parrott (2017) Columbia, SC	70-74-72--216
	Ethan Vallery (2016) Pawleys Island, SC	74-69-73--216
T12	Walker Simas (2016) Charlotte, NC	75-69-73--217
	Michael Sanders (2018) Davidson, NC	71-71-75--217
	Preston Ball (2016) Raleigh, NC	72-74-71--217
	Ashton Poole Jr. (2015) Charlotte, NC	69-75-73--217
	Kell Graham (2016) Matthews, NC	75-71-71--217
	George Eubank Jr (2017) Roebuck, SC	70-74-73--217
	Patrick Golden (2017) Murrells Inlet, SC	68-73-76--217
T19	Christian Park (2016) Charlotte, NC	73-72-73--218
	Jordan Warnock (2016) Roebuck, SC	73-72-73--218
	Alec Weary (2016) Bluffton, SC	72-73-73--218
	Grant Powell (2016) Colfax, NC	72-74-72--218
	Zack Swanson (2017) Waxhaw, NC	75-71-72--218
T24	Seth Lomison (2016) Pfafftown, NC	72-73-74--219
	Joshua Allen (2015) Wilson, NC	72-76-71--219
	Reid Darden (2016) Clinton, NC	72-73-74--219
T27	Mason Elmore (2017) Charlotte, NC	75-69-76--220
	Blake Wagoner (2016) Cornelius, NC	76-70-74--220
	Tripp Summerlin (2016) Summerfield, NC	75-72-73--220
	Matt Teaster (2017) Spartanburg, SC	70-73-77--220
T31	Chris Kim (2019) Cary, NC	73-75-73--221
	Viraj Garewal (2017) Raleigh, NC	75-70-76--221
	Jamie Wilson (2016) Mt. Pleasant, SC	73-72-76--221
T34	Michael Wicker (2016) Rougemont, NC	76-72-74--222
	Avery Price (2017) Gastonia , NC	72-74-76--222
	Patten Williams (2017) Davidson, NC	78-72-72--222
	Jack Brea (2017) Charlotte, NC	73-72-77--222
	Madison Duffie (2017) Gastonia, NC	79-71-72--222
	Nick Willis (2017) Cowpens, SC	75-73-74--222
T40	Joey Funderburg (2016) Wilmington, NC	75-71-77--223
	Michael Freeman (2016) Asheville, NC	73-73-77--223
	Dustin Blank (2017) Elon, NC	72-75-76--223
	Brantley Phillips (2016) Greensboro, NC	72-73-78--223
	Stuart Fuller (2017) Winston-Salem, NC	78-71-74--223
	Quinn Tardif (2016) Charlotte, NC	72-73-78--223
	Jack Massei (2018) Cary , NC	73-77-73--223
	Ethan Willis (2017) Mount Pleasant, SC	73-76-74--223
	Brett McLamb (2015) Coats, NC	76-73-74--223
T49	Alex Burris (2015) Greensboro, NC	71-76-77--224
	Thomas Garbee (2016) Asheville, NC	75-75-74--224
	Holden Grigg (2019) Myrtle Beach, SC	72-75-77--224
T52	Matt Moninghoff (2016) Blythewood, SC	70-77-78--225
	Jake Rutter (2017) Winston-Salem, NC	74-76-75--225
T54	Brady Hinkle (2018) Lancaster, SC	72-78-76--226
	Patrick Talledo (2015) Blythewood, SC	78-71-77--226
	Peter Hinnant (2017) Winston-Salem, NC	74-76-76--226
T57	Ian Stewart (2017) Columbia, SC	77-72-78--227
	Josh Bryan (2017) Chapel Hill, NC	69-76-82--227
	Vijay Mishra (2015) N Myrtle Beach, SC	78-72-77--227
	Jack Speer (2015) Winston-Salem, NC	75-73-79--227
61	Walker Cress (2016) Concord, NC	71-79-81--231
62	Jacob Lowe (2017) Angier, NC	78-72-84--234

Missed Cut
T63	Jimbo Stanley (2017) Raleigh, NC	80-71--151
	Logan Shuping (2016) Salisbury, NC	77-74--151
	Zakariya Butt (2016) Summerville, SC	76-75--151
	Hardin Councill (2016) High Point, NC	74-77--151
	Roland Morris (2016) Hickory, NC	79-72--151
	Peter Fountain (2020) Raleigh, NC	79-72--151
	Fulton Smith (2019) Pinehurst, NC	74-77--151
	Carson Ownbey (2018) Candler, NC	77-74--151
	Andrew Wilmoth (2018) Raleigh, NC	78-73--151
	Ben Woodruff (2018) Huntersville, NC	73-78--151
	Levi Moody (2018) Greenville, SC	76-75--151
T74	Will Straub (2016) Huntersville, NC	77-75--152
	Cooper Daniel (2016) Waxhaw, NC	76-76--152
	Allen Smith III (2017) Durham, NC	74-78--152
	Quinn Riley (2018) Raleigh, NC	75-77--152
	Kevin Wiles (2016) Cary, NC	77-75--152
	Jacob Bridgeman (2018) Inman, SC	73-79--152
	Drew Bernard (2017) Charlotte, NC	77-75--152
	Walker Jones (2018) Sumter, SC	78-74--152
	Wesley Sink (2017) Advance, NC	79-73--152
T83	Thomas Hodges (2015) Waxhaw, NC	75-78--153
	Zach McLain (2016) Gilbert, SC	78-75--153
	Walter Brinker (2016) Sanford, NC	77-76--153
	Corrie Kuehn (2015) Asheville, NC	82-71--153
	Corey Wilson (2016) Raleigh, NC	76-77--153
	Quade Lukes (2017) Chapel Hill, NC	77-76--153
	Ben Esposito (2016) Pittsboro, NC	77-76--153
	Drayton Stewart (2019) Charleston, SC	77-76--153
91	Kevin Sowinski (2016) Greensboro, NC	74-80--154
T92	Grayson Wotnosky (2019) Wake Forest, NC	80-75--155
	Brandon Hill (2015) Lugoff, SC	77-78--155
	Carson Castelli (2018) Greensboro, NC	79-76--155
	Dalton Mauldin (2017) Sanford, NC	81-74--155
	Drew Weary (2018) Bluffton, SC	81-74--155
	Michael Sardinia (2016) Waxhaw, NC	80-75--155
	Will Sleeper (2018) Charlotte, NC	78-77--155
	Mr. Austin Northern (2015) Blowing Rock, NC	79-76--155
	Drew Martin (2017) Pinehurst, NC	78-77--155
T101	Candler Rice (2016) Asheville, NC	82-74--156
	Zach Boatwright (2016) Concord, NC	80-76--156
	Kenan Poole II (2019) Raleigh, NC	79-77--156
	Daniel Castleberry (2016) Greer, SC	76-80--156
	Ben Quinque (2017) Mt. Pleasant, SC	81-75--156
	Zachary Freeman (2016) Angier, NC	77-79--156
	Zachary Laws (2016) Hickory , NC	77-79--156
T108	Brady Childers (2016) Granite Falls, NC	75-82--157
	Tim Bunten (2017) Concord, NC	78-79--157
	Dylan Fisher (2016) Charlotte, NC	76-81--157
	Addison Manring (2017) Stoneville, NC	77-80--157
112	Ryan Seco (2016) Fort Mill, SC	79-79--158
T113	Brody Davis (2016) Harrisburg, NC	82-77--159
	Will Sheppard (2017) Mt. Pleasant, SC	73-86--159
	Regan Erhardt (2016) Greensboro, NC	77-82--159
	Ben Ferris (2017) Charlotte, NC	82-77--159
T117	Sam McGee (2017) Charlotte, NC	82-78--160
	Hunter Camp (2016) Easley, SC	79-81--160
	Attie Giles (2018) Pinehurst, NC	80-80--160
T120	John Freeman (2016) Asheville, NC	79-82--161
	Will Frye (2018) Marvin, NC	84-77--161
	Trey Burton (2015) Hickory, NC	80-81--161
	Jack Towarnicky (2019) New Bern, NC	85-76--161
	Tyler Kozlowski (2017) Waxhaw, NC	81-80--161
	Peter Jackson (2019) Raleigh, NC	78-83--161
T126	Avery Papalia (2017) Kernersville, NC	79-83--162
	Carter Cook (2018) Cornelius, NC	84-78--162
128	Austin Harrill (2016) Hickory, NC	79-84--163
T129	Eric Bae (2016) Pinehurst, NC	77-87--164
	Michael Walsh (2016) Charlotte, NC	83-81--164
	Christopher Queen (2016) Salisbury, NC	86-78--164
	Evan Crook (2016) Sherrills Ford, NC	82-82--164
	Alex Scott (2017) Raleigh, NC	83-81--164
134	Dixon Flowers (2018) Sumter, SC	83-82--165
T135	Harry Reynolds (2018) Greenville, SC	79-90--169
	Stephen Reynolds (2016) Greenville, SC	85-84--169
137	James Wiley (2018) Raleigh, NC	98-88--186
T138	David Cho (2016) Chapel Hill, NC	88-WD--WD
	Adam Alfieri (2016) Chapel Hill, NC	80-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 junior and women's programs.    

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

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