Wire to Wire Wins for Brinker, Rice at Dogwood

8/6/2015 11:06:00 PM

11th Dogwood State Junior Championship

Prestonwood CC (Meadows) Cary, NC

August 6, 2015

Final Results

Cary, NC – Final results for the 11^th Dogwood State Junior Championship hosted by the Prestonwood Country Club (Meadows) in Cary, NC on Thursday, August 6, 2015.

Walter Brinker of Sanford, NC went wire to wire to win the 11^th Dogwood State Junior Championship. Brinker started the tournament in the first group on Tuesday morning, then ended the tournament in the final group with the winning putt on Thursday evening. The rising senior in high school shot rounds of 67-71-72 for a three day total of six under par. Brinker started the final round the way he wanted with a birdie on the first hole. An unfortunate double bogey on the par three second looked to rattle him “I just got unlucky on that hole but I stayed patient and tried to focus on one shot at a time, the rain delay helped me refocus” stated the victor after the round. Two separate rain delays totaling three plus hours occurred during the final round. Jack Massei of Cary, NC and Brett McLamb of Coats, NC both made runs at Brinker but were unable to catch him as Brinker birded two of his last four holes for a two shot victory of Massei who finished solo second.

Callista Rice of Mars Hill, NC, successfully defended her title as she fired rounds of 71-73-74 to cruise to a three shot victory. Rice managed to fight 2014 Carolinas Player of the Year, Sarah Spicer of Bahama, NC as well as Sarah Funderburg of Wilmington, NC. “This is my favorite event,” said the jubilant Rice after the round. “I tried to be calm and play the course as it is, second day I just wanted to stay where I was, the final day I tried for just pars,” added the rising junior in high school. After bogeying 15-16, Rice saw her four shot lead dwindle to two, “I was just trying to relax because I knew I was getting up tight but par 5s are my strength because I am long, so I wanted to get a birdie putt.” Rice was able remain calm converting pars on her final two holes to claim the victory.

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to extend a special thanks to Matt Massei, General Manager at Prestonwood Country Club, Larry Connor, Director of Golf, Brian Burgwyn, Junior Golf Director, and Tony Mobino, Tournament Director and their staffs for the extended courtesy towards our players and parents.

Boys' Championship (7016 yards, par 72, 73.9/136)
*Place*		*Name*		*Score*
1	Walter Brinker (2016), Sanford, NC		67-71-72--210
2	Jack Massei (2018), Cary , NC		72-72-68--212
3	Brett McLamb (2015), Coats, NC		71-71-71--213
4	Michael Freeman (2016), Asheville, NC		70-69-75--214
5	Corrie Kuehn (2015), Asheville, NC		72-73-70--215
T6	Chris Akers (2016), Asheville, NC		73-72-71--216
T6	Christian Park (2016), Charlotte, NC		75-71-70--216
T6	John Freeman (2016), Asheville, NC		70-74-72--216
T6	Kase Diehl (2017), Charlotte, NC		69-71-76--216
T6	Peter Fountain (2020), Raleigh, NC		73-69-74--216
T6	Quade Lukes (2017), Chapel Hill, NC		72-69-75--216
T6	Quinn Tardif (2016), Charlotte, NC		73-76-67--216
13	Patrick Carlin (2018), Raleigh, NC		71-72-74--217
T14	Grant Powell (2016), Colfax, NC		71-72-75--218
T14	Michael Childress (2018), Salisbury, NC		70-76-72--218
16	Stuart Fuller (2017), Winston-Salem, NC		74-72-73--219
T17	A J Beechler (2018), Pinehurst, NC		76-72-72--220
T17	Andrew Wilmoth (2018), Raleigh, NC		73-72-75--220
T17	Fulton Smith (2019), Pinehurst, NC		74-72-74--220
T17	Joey Funderburg (2016), Wilmington, NC		76-74-70--220
T17	Jonathan Brightwell (2016), Mint Hill, NC		74-70-76--220
T17	Justin Emmons (2017), Asheboro, NC		75-75-70--220
T17	Kevin Carlock (2015), Greensboro, NC		72-73-75--220
T17	Matthew Spak (2015), Cary, NC		71-78-71--220
T17	Thomas Garbee (2016), Asheville, NC		75-72-73--220
T17	Tripp Summerlin (2016), Summerfield, NC		75-75-70--220
27	Chandler Metz (2017), Boone, NC		74-69-78--221
T28	Michael Wicker (2016), Rougemont, NC		79-72-71--222
T28	Seth Lomison (2016), Pfafftown, NC		72-72-78--222
T28	Trey Burton (2015), Hickory, NC		77-72-73--222
T31	Carson Ownbey (2018), Candler, NC		74-72-77--223
T31	Drew Bernard (2017), Charlotte, NC		71-75-77--223
T31	Matthew Sharpstene (2017), Asheville, NC		77-72-74--223
T34	Alston Taylor (2015), Lincolnton, NC		74-77-73--224
T34	Jacob Lowe (2017), Angier, NC		74-75-75--224
T34	Zachary Freeman (2016), Angier, NC		73-75-76--224
T37	Ben Woodruff (2018), Huntersville, NC		78-71-76--225
T37	Campbell Rand (2017), Durham, NC		73-72-80--225
T37	Jack Brea (2017), Charlotte, NC		73-77-75--225
40	Griffin Burke (2017), Cary, NC		76-72-78--226
T41	Allen Smith III (2017), Durham, NC		73-77-77--227
T41	Brantley Phillips (2016), Greensboro, NC		73-77-77--227
T41	Christian Bailey (2017), Matthews, NC		81-70-76--227
T41	Reid Darden (2016), Clinton, NC		73-78-76--227
T45	Preston Ball (2016), Raleigh, NC		70-81-77--228
T45	Seve Anfindsen (2017), Apex, NC		78-73-77--228
T45	Will Tamplin (2017), Asheville, NC		76-74-78--228
48	Brian Chen (2017), Cary, NC		72-79-78--229
T49	Alex Huml (2019), Cary, NC		71-80-79--230
T49	Drew Jurs (2016), Gastonia, NC		76-72-82--230
T49	Kevin Sowinski (2016), Greensboro, NC		75-72-83--230
T49	Peter Hinnant (2017), Winston-Salem, NC		76-74-80--230
T53	Alex Scott (2017), Raleigh, NC		76-74-81--231
T53	Cooper Daniel (2016), Waxhaw, NC		75-76-80--231
T53	James Sugg (2016), Pinehurst, NC		74-77-80--231
T53	Will Sleeper (2018), Charlotte, NC		74-77-80--231
57	Benjamin Buben (2016), Charlotte, NC		72-77-WD

Girls' Championship (5837 yards, par 72, 74.1/136)
*Place*		*Name*		*Score*
1	Callista Rice (2017), Mars Hill, NC		71-73-74--218
T2	Sarah Funderburg (2018), Wilmington, NC		75-73-73--221
T2	Sarah Spicer (2016), Bahama, NC		73-72-76--221
4	Jessica Spicer (2016), Bahama, NC		78-71-74--223
T5	Kendall Dobbins (2016), Summerfield, NC		73-77-74--224
T5	Samantha Vodry (2016), Mooresville, NC		77-73-74--224
7	Kathryn Carson (2017), Mooresville, NC		75-73-78--226
8	Elizabeth Nguyen (2017), Pinehurst, NC		80-74-73--227
T9	Caroline Cahill (2017), Wilmington, NC		73-78-78--229
T9	Samantha Bennett (2016), Wake Forest, NC		78-76-75--229
T11	Emily Hawkins (2018), Lexington, NC		77-80-73--230
T11	Mackenzie Battle (2018), Aberdeen, NC		75-78-77--230
T11	Rachel Kuehn (2019), Asheville, NC		80-70-80--230
14	Taylor Hinson (2017), Belmont, NC		75-77-80--232
15	Janie Thomas (2016), Winston-Salem, NC		76-78-81--235
T16	Lydia Randell (2015), Walnut Cove , NC		80-80-76--236
T16	Madison Isaacson (2018), Greensboro, NC		78-82-76--236
T16	Meghan Symonds (2015), Cary, NC		81-80-75--236
19	Hailey Freedman (2018), Chapel Hill, NC		75-80-85--240
20	Olivia John (2018), Summerfield, NC		84-77-81--242
21	Casey Burroughs (2016), Wake Forest, NC		80-81-84--245
22	Mary White (2019), Winston Salem, NC		77-82-90--249

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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