NC Amateur 2nd Round Play Suspended

55th N.C. Amateur Championship Second Round to Resume Saturday
Play suspended for second day due to weather
 

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Second day recap of the 55th North Carolina Amateur Championship hosted by The Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus Course) in Wilmington, NC on Friday, June 19, 2015 (6930 yards, Par 36-36—72, Rating: 74.3/142).

Second round play will resume Saturday morning at The Country Club of Landfall.

After violent winds on Thursday left trees and debris scattered across the Country Club of Landfall property, early Friday morning hundreds of club staff and members helped clear the grounds for play.

Half the field attempted to complete their first round before the championship was halted at 5:30pm Friday due to weather as more lighting and rained moved into the Wilmington area.  

Saturday's Schedule:
Players who have not started their second round will tee off according to their pairing assignment. Nine groups still on the course are scheduled to resume their second round Saturday morning at 8:30am. After the completion of the round, the cut to low 60 players and ties will be made. The third round will begin with a shotgun start at approximately 2:30pm. 

The CGA will post any tournament delays or cancellations via our Twitter account. Follow @cgagolf1909.

Two players are currently tied for the lead at six-under-par. Six-time CGA champion Carter Jenkins, 19, of Raleigh and Wesley Conover, 22, of Holly Springs each have a few holes remaining in their second round. Both finished tied for third place in last year's championship at Carolina Golf Club in Charlotte. 

David Germann of Clayton, Thomas Eldridge of Raleigh, and David Kocher of Charlotte all posted opening rounds of four-under 68. 2015 NC Open champion Justin Tereshko of Greensboro is at four-under overall with two holes to play to complete his second round. 

Defending champion Josh Martin, 18, of Pinehurst is two-over for the championship with three holes left on his second round. 

The North Carolina Amateur Championship is 72 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 60 scores and ties. Entry is open to any male golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by June 18, 2015, is a legal resident of North Carolina, 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 member club that does not exceed 5.4.

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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