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Tereshko Makes Landfall at NC Am
55th N.C. Amateur Championship Second and Third Round Results
Justin Tereshko of Greensboro Chases History at The Country Club of Landfall
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Second and third round results of the 55th North Carolina Amateur Championship hosted by The Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus Course) in Wilmington on Saturday, June 20, 2015 (6930 yards, Par 36-36—72, Rating: 74.3/142). For this championship the Ocean course is played as the front nine and the Marsh nine is the back nine.
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Justin Tereshko of Greensboro looks to be the only golfer |
Posting the low round of the tournament thus far, a six-under-par 66, Justin Tereshko of Greensboro holds a two-stroke lead. Last fall, the 25-year-old Tereshko relocated from DePauw University in Indiana to North Carolina to coach the Guilford College golf team. Earlier this month Tereshko won the 2015 N.C. Open. If he holds on for the victory tomorrow, he would be the only golfer to win both the N.C. Open and N.C. Amateur titles in the same year.
Second Round:
Following two days full of weather delays, the sun finally broke through Saturday, allowing play at the 55th NC Amateur Championship to get back on schedule. Competitors who had not started their second round teed off at 7:00am.
Nine groups that were still on the course Friday evening when play resumed their second round Saturday morning at 8:30am. One of those players was six-time CGA champion Carter Jenkins of Raleigh. "It's been a weird couple of days," said Jenkins. "On the first day I played five holes, then about 29 yesterday, and then back this morning for a hole and a half. It was frustrating because I was four-under thru five holes the first day before weather suspended it."
At the completion of the second round, Wesley Conover of Holly Springs held a one stroke advantage over Jenkins and 19-year-old David Kocher of Charlotte, who won the 2014 North & South Junior Championship. Conover is a rising senior at East Carolina University. Both Conover and Jenkins finished tied for third place in last year's championship at Carolina Golf Club in Charlotte.
Third Round:
After the 36-hole cut, the field of 133 players was cut to the low sixty players at 8-over 152. The third round began with a shotgun start at 2:30pm. Some players who made the cut played 36-holes on Saturday. One of those players was Kocher. "We play a lot of 36 hole days in college golf," said Kocher, who is a rising sophomore at the University of Maryland. "you get your tempo on your first 18 holes and try to keep it going all day."
Kocher capitalized on the first hole, a 534 yard par-5, knocking his second shot to two feet for a tap-in eagle. On the next hole, however, Kocher erased that momentum with a double-bogey. The lead group of struggled in their third round. Conover and Jenkins each shot one-under 71. Kocher shot even par.
While the lead group failed to increase their space from the field, Tereshko put on a show. Starting on the 2nd hole of the Ocean course, Tereshko opened with a birdie. He then made four consecutive birdies on holes 7 thru 10. Seven total birdies with a lone bogey combined for a six-under-par round of 66. His three day total of 69-71-66--206 (-10) puts him two ahead of Conover and three in front of Jenkins. "If you had told me three days ago that I could be 10-under, regardless of where the lead was, I would take it," Tereshko said with a smile. "But there are 18 more holes tomorrow."
Play was halted for twenty minutes at 3:55 due to lightning in the area.
Defending champion Josh Martin, 18, of Pinehurst sits at four-over 220, tied for 17th.
Nicholas Adams, a 19-year-old from Goldsboro, recorded his first hole-in-one on the 4th hole of the Ocean course using a pitching wedge.
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.
55th North Carolina Amateur Championship
Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus)
| Place | Competitor | Score | ||||
| 1 | Justin Tereshko, Greensboro, N.C. | 69-71-66--206 (-10) | ||||
| 2 | Wesley Conover, Holly Springs, N.C. | 70-67-71--208 (-8) | ||||
| 3 | Carter Jenkins, Raleigh, N.C. | 68-70-71--209 (-7) | ||||
| T4 | David Kocher, Charlotte, N.C. | 68-70-72--210 (-6) | ||||
| T4 | Thomas Eldridge, Raleigh, N.C. | 68-73-69--210 (-6) | ||||
| 6 | Thomas Walsh, High Point, N.C. | 70-71-70--211 (-5) | ||||
| 7 | David Germann, Clayton, N.C. | 68-75-69--212 (-4) | ||||
| 8 | Alex Smalley, Wake Forest, N.C. | 72-70-71--213 (-3) | ||||
| T9 | Ty Palmer, Kernersville, N.C. | 77-71-69--217 (+1) | ||||
| T9 | Uly Grisette, Winston Salem, N.C. | 73-73-71--217 (+1) | ||||
| T11 | Jeremy Ray, Pfafftown, N.C. | 73-73-72--218 (+2) | ||||
| T11 | Will Blalock, Gastonia, N.C. | 75-73-70--218 (+2) | ||||
| T11 | Patrick Cover, Huntersville, N.C. | 72-71-75--218 (+2) | ||||
| T11 | William Rainey, Charlotte, N.C. | 73-72-73--218 (+2) | ||||
| T15 | Tanner Gross, Archdale, N.C. | 72-70-77--219 (+3) | ||||
| T15 | Joshua Stockwell, West End, N.C. | 73-70-76--219 (+3) | ||||
| T17 | Joshua Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 70-74-76--220 (+4) | ||||
| T17 | Nicholas Adams, Goldsboro, N.C. | 75-75-70--220 (+4) | ||||
| T17 | Thomas Bonney, Durham, N.C. | 77-73-70--220 (+4) | ||||
| T20 | Tim Conover, Holly Springs, N.C. | 76-73-72--221 (+5) | ||||
| T20 | Seth Gandy, Durham, N.C. | 72-73-76--221 (+5) | ||||
| T20 | Peyton White, Davidson, N.C. | 75-70-76--221 (+5) | ||||
| T23 | James Mishoe IV, Cary, N.C. | 73-73-77--223 (+7) | ||||
| T23 | Christian Cichan, Charlotte, N.C. | 76-70-77--223 (+7) | ||||
| T23 | David Kostyal II, Wilmington, N.C. | 76-72-75--223 (+7) | ||||
| T23 | Parks Price, Cornelius, N.C. | 77-74-72--223 (+7) | ||||
| T27 | Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks, N.C. | 77-73-74--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, N.C. | 75-75-74--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | Sherrill Britt, West End, N.C. | 76-75-73--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | Dustin Moore, Greensboro, N.C. | 74-77-73--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | Jake McGlone, Charlotte, N.C. | 76-74-74--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | Lee Mitchell, Conover, N.C. | 77-75-72--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | Neil Wilkinson, Wilmington, N.C. | 79-73-72--224 (+8) | ||||
| T27 | John McFadyen, Fayetteville, N.C. | 75-75-74--224 (+8) | ||||
| T35 | Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, N.C. | 78-71-76--225 (+9) | ||||
| T35 | Al Dickens IV, Charlotte, N.C. | 78-74-73--225 (+9) | ||||
| T35 | Caleb Keck, Reidsville, N.C. | 76-76-73--225 (+9) | ||||
| T35 | Greg Powell, Whiteville, N.C. | 73-76-76--225 (+9) | ||||
| T39 | Chris Cassetta, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 77-73-76--226 (+10) | ||||
| T39 | Dale Ring, Carthage, N.C. | 76-74-76--226 (+10) | ||||
| T39 | Paul Fitzgerald, Charlotte, N.C. | 77-73-76--226 (+10) | ||||
| T39 | Danny Pizetoski, Pinehurst, N.C. | 77-73-76--226 (+10) | ||||
| T39 | Ryan Nagy, Raleigh, N.C. | 73-76-77--226 (+10) | ||||
| 44 | Tyler Lail, Conover, N.C. | 73-79-75--227 (+11) | ||||
| 45 | Matt Elliott, Wilkesboro, N.C. | 73-77-78--228 (+12) | ||||
| T46 | John Eades, Charlotte, N.C. | 78-69-82--229 (+13) | ||||
| T46 | Reilly Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 75-77-77--229 (+13) | ||||
| T46 | Grant Houser, Holly Springs, N.C. | 76-75-78--229 (+13) | ||||
| T49 | Joseph Cansler, Clemmons, N.C. | 78-73-79--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | Blake Taylor, Atkinson, N.C. | 75-74-81--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | Ben O'Geary, Henderson, N.C. | 74-78-78--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | Scott Park, Charlotte, N.C. | 73-76-81--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | John Makarauskas, Summerfield, N.C. | 76-74-80--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | Jackson Bailey, Matthews, N.C. | 78-74-78--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | Alex Taylor, Gastonia, N.C. | 77-73-80--230 (+14) | ||||
| T49 | Hall Rupert, Powells Point, N.C. | 76-75-79--230 (+14) | ||||
| 57 | Erik Ehlert, Raleigh, N.C. | 74-76-82--232 (+16) | ||||
| 58 | Jay Roberts III, Davidson, N.C. | 73-79-84--236 (+20) | ||||
| 59 | Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 78-70-WD--WD (WD) | ||||
| 60 | Tanner Owen, High Point, N.C. | 78-73-WD--WD (WD) | ||||
| _____ Failed to make the cut ______ | ||||||
| T61 | Gray Townsend, Winston Salem, N.C. | 75-78 (+9) | ||||
| T61 | Kyle Clemmons, Morganton, N.C. | 75-78 (+9) | ||||
| T61 | Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 76-77 (+9) | ||||
| T61 | Nolan Mills IV, Charlotte, N.C. | 76-77 (+9) | ||||
| T61 | Logan Harrell, Huntersville, N.C. | 72-81 (+9) | ||||
| T61 | Jeff Allen, Jacksonville, N.C. | 75-78 (+9) | ||||
| T61 | William Claytor, Shelby, N.C. | 75-78 (+9) | ||||
| T68 | Josh Goldstein, Wilmington, N.C. | 76-78 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | John Nieters, Clemmons, N.C. | 75-79 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Keegan Hoff, Charlotte, N.C. | 79-75 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Chandler White, Clemmons, N.C. | 75-79 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | David Sargent, Cornelius, N.C. | 80-74 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Charlie Niland, Charlotte, N.C. | 78-76 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Henry Shimp, Charlotte, N.C. | 77-77 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Hunter McCombs, Morganton, N.C. | 74-80 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Hoke Carlton, Charlotte, N.C. | 78-76 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Tripp Summerlin, Summerfield, N.C. | 72-82 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Zachary McKelvey, Rutherfordton, N.C. | 79-75 (+10) | ||||
| T68 | Austin Meadows, Raleigh, N.C. | 78-76 (+10) | ||||
| T80 | Brett Waters, Taylorsville, N.C. | 78-77 (+11) | ||||
| T80 | Harrison Frye, Gastonia, N.C. | 82-73 (+11) | ||||
| T80 | Blair Bowland, Burlington, N.C. | 77-78 (+11) | ||||
| T80 | Stephen Lavenets, Rougemont, N.C. | 77-78 (+11) | ||||
| T80 | Keith Kepley, Charlotte, N.C. | 77-78 (+11) | ||||
| T80 | Justin Pennell, Lenoir, N.C. | 79-76 (+11) | ||||
| T86 | Christian Park, Charlotte, N.C. | 78-78 (+12) | ||||
| T86 | David Donovan IV, Hampstead, N.C. | 80-76 (+12) | ||||
| T86 | Ashton Poole Jr., Charlotte, N.C. | 73-83 (+12) | ||||
| T86 | Jordan Ford, Cary, N.C. | 77-79 (+12) | ||||
| T86 | Philip Chauncey, Durham, N.C. | 79-77 (+12) | ||||
| T91 | Bryce Hendrix, Greenville, N.C. | 79-78 (+13) | ||||
| T91 | Matthew Spruill, Elizabeth City, N.C. | 77-80 (+13) | ||||
| T91 | Anthony Johnson, Goldston, N.C. | 80-77 (+13) | ||||
| T91 | David Shambley, Cary, N.C. | 75-82 (+13) | ||||
| T95 | Noah Edmondson, Davidson, N.C. | 80-78 (+14) | ||||
| T95 | Joey Funderburg, Wilmington, N.C. | 80-78 (+14) | ||||
| T95 | Garrett Smith, Hillsborough, N.C. | 80-78 (+14) | ||||
| T95 | John Grimes, Pinehurst, N.C. | 80-78 (+14) | ||||
| T95 | Jake Colley, Holly Springs, N.C. | 76-82 (+14) | ||||
| T95 | Brad Raczenski, Kernersville, N.C. | 78-80 (+14) | ||||
| T95 | Jacob Britt, Wake Forest, N.C. | 77-81 (+14) | ||||
| T102 | Sam Wimbrow, Concord, N.C. | 78-81 (+15) | ||||
| T102 | Austin Inman, Wilmington, N.C. | 80-79 (+15) | ||||
| T102 | Preston Ball, Raleigh, N.C. | 76-83 (+15) | ||||
| T105 | Harrison Rhoades, Raleigh, N.C. | 81-79 (+16) | ||||
| T105 | John Thatch, New Bern, N.C. | 81-79 (+16) | ||||
| T105 | Davis Bateman, Charlotte, N.C. | 79-81 (+16) | ||||
| T105 | Andrew Frank, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 77-83 (+16) | ||||
| T105 | Peter Hinnant, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 79-81 (+16) | ||||
| T105 | Adam Alfieri, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 79-81 (+16) | ||||
| T111 | Jan Havmoeller, Charlotte, N.C. | 82-79 (+17) | ||||
| T111 | Michael Murray Jr, Greensboro, N.C. | 75-86 (+17) | ||||
| T113 | Alex Burris, Greensboro, N.C. | 80-82 (+18) | ||||
| T113 | Matthew Faulkner, Cape Carteret, N.C. | 85-77 (+18) | ||||
| T113 | Sean O'Connor, Indian Trail, N.C. | 80-82 (+18) | ||||
| T113 | Blair Miller, Southern Pines, N.C. | 78-84 (+18) | ||||
| T113 | Blake Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 82-80 (+18) | ||||
| 118 | Jon Henry, Cornelius, N.C. | 81-82 (+19) | ||||
| T119 | Phil Miller, China Grove, N.C. | 85-79 (+20) | ||||
| T119 | Matt Wagner, Wilmington, N.C. | 83-81 (+20) | ||||
| T121 | Zachary Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 89-76 (+21) | ||||
| T121 | Roland Morris, Hickory, N.C. | 85-80 (+21) | ||||
| T121 | Banks Wood Jr., Charlotte, N.C. | 89-76 (+21) | ||||
| 124 | Luke Sampson, Wilmington, N.C. | 88-78 (+22) | ||||
| 125 | Daniel Jackson, Matthews, N.C. | 86-81 (+23) | ||||
| T126 | Matt Ellzey, Apex, N.C. | 84-84 (+24) | ||||
| T126 | Austin Carter, Hendersonville, N.C. | 84-84 (+24) | ||||
| T126 | Fred Piercy III, Denver, N.C. | 81-87 (+24) | ||||
| T129 | Brent Brouse, Wilmington, N.C. | 89-83 (+28) | ||||
| T129 | Brian Peterson, Charlotte, N.C. | 86-86 (+28) | ||||
| 131 | David Cho, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 88-85 (+29) | ||||
| T132 | Chip Gettys, Wilmington, N.C. | 84-91 (+31) | ||||
| T132 | Chase Eubanks, Apex, N.C. | 85-90 (+31) | ||||
| T134 | Anthony Perrino, Mooresville, N.C. | 83-WD (WD) | ||||
| T134 | Jonathan Rector, Hendersonville, N.C. | 79-WD (WD) | ||||
| T134 | Preyer Fountain, Raleigh, N.C. | 85-WD (WD) | ||||
| T134 | Trey Burton, Hickory, N.C. | 80-WD (WD) | ||||
| T134 | William Herring, Lillington, N.C. | 81-WD (WD) | ||||
| 139 | Ryan Clark, Wilmington , N.C. | WD (WD) | ||||
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