Carolinas Trail 6-2 at Junior Matches

 

Team rosters                Match results

 

Lynchburg, VA--After each team won two morning four-some matches, the Virginias junior team swept the afternoon four-ball matches and lead by a 6-2 margin heading into Sunday's singles matches. 

 

The 33rd Virginias-Carolinas Junior Team Matches got started Saturday morning at Boonsboro CC in Lynchburg, VA with four four-some matches.  Reed Bentley of Wellford, SC and Brady Hinkle of Lancaster, SC won the first match 3 and 2 over Vishal Giri of Chantilly, VA and Larkin Gross of Center Cross, VA.  NC Junior champion Jack Massei of Cary teamed with Zakariya Butt of Summerville, SC to win their match 4 and 2 over Mark Lawrence, Jr. of Richmond, VA and Brandon Weaver of Purcellville, VA.

 

A total of 16 points are awarded with each match being worth one point.  The Carolinas needs to win 8 points to retain the Vinny Giles Cup while the Virginias team need to win eight and one half points to win the matches.  Each team is selected based on their participation and finishes in junior championship over the past six months administered by the Carolinas Golf Association, the Virginia State Golf Association and the West Virginia State Golf Association.

 

Reed Bentely, Wellford, SC and Brady Hinkle, Lancaster, SC def. Vishal Giri, Chantilly, VA and Larkin Gross, Center Cross, VA, 3 & 2

Tom Crow, Virginia Beach, VA and Fitz Wooodrow, IV, Charlottesville, VA def. Stephen Carroll, Concord, NC and Nick Willis, Cowpens, SC, 3 & 2

Jimmie Massie, Lynchburg, VA and Mason Williams, Bridgeport, WV def. Eric Bae, Pinehurst, NC and AJ Beechler, Pinehurst, NC, 4 & 3

Jack Massei, Cary, NC and Zakariya Butt, Summerville, SC def. Mark Lawrence, Jr, Richmond, VA and Brandon Weaver, Purcellville, VA, 4 & 2

 

Vishal Giri and Brandon Weaver def. Eric Bae and Stephen Carroll, 2 & 1

Tom Crow and Fitz Woodrow, IV def. AJ Beechler and Nick Willis, 1 up

Jimmie Massie and Mason Williams def. Brady Hinkle and Reed Bentley, 3 & 2

Larkin Gross and Mark Lawrence, Jr. def. Jack Massei and Zakariya Butt, 3 & 1

 

 

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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