It's No Lie: Lyerly NC Jr. Medalist

48^th N.C. Junior Boys' Championship Stroke Play Qualifying Results
Local Nicholas Lyerly Earns #1 Match Play Seed
 

SALISBURY , N.C. – Stroke play qualifying results of the 48^th North Carolina Junior Boys' Championship hosted by The Country Club of Salisbury on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 (6613 yards, Par 35-36—71, Rating: 72.0/130).

Stroke Play Qualifying Results

Match Play Bracket

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155 North Carolina junior boys competed Tuesday at the Country Club of Salisbury for one of the 64 match play spots. The 18-hole stroke play qualifying portion of the 48th NC Junior Boy's Championship was played under clear blue skies with temperatures peaking over 100 degrees.

16 competitors broke par on the par-71, 6,613 yard layout. Four players tied at the top with 3-under-par 68s: Patrick Stephenson of Four Oaks, Logan Shuping of Salisbury, Jack Massei of Cary, and Nicholas Lyerly of Salisbury. Lyerly, the 7th ranked junior in the state, won a playoff for the #1 match play seed with a birdie on the 2nd hole.

"I hit every green on my front nine, 15 of 18 total," said Lyerly of his ability to make four total birdies, three on his first nine holes. The 16-year-old rising high school junior made a lone bogey en route to his 3-under-par day.

Stephenson and Shuping, two East Carolina University commits, played in the same group this morning. 

"I took advantage of the [three] par-5s. I birdied each of them", said Stephenson, who won the TYGA Bojangles Junior earlier this month. The 17-year-old rising high school senior also made another birdie and a bogey on his round.

17-year-old Shuping was also pleased with his opening round. "I just really played solid today," said the 16th ranked N.C. junior boy. "I hit a lot of greens."

"I played a really steady round of golf, no big mistakes, and made a few putts." said Massei, a 15-year-old rising high school sophomore. "I'm really looking forward to match play." He combined an eagle, three birdies, and two bogeys for his 3-under par performance.

The cut-line fell at 4-over par 5, with a 16-for-8 playoff deciding the final match play spots. The battle for the 64^th seed took 9 holes to be won, with Mason Elmore of Charlotte edging Walter Brinker of Sanford at 8:55pm.

The match play portion of the championship begins Wednesday with the Round of 64 and Round of 32 matches. Two rounds are scheduled to be played each day on Thursday and Friday, with the championship match contested Friday afternoon.

For many of the players in the field, this championship is their only exposure to match play competition. There is a lot of excitement amongst the field for this format. Stephenson, the 4th ranked junior in N.C., offered insight into match play strategy, "You have to react to your opponent more so than in stroke play. If he hits a bad drive, then you might take out an iron. Vice versa on a par-5 he reaches in two, you might have to go for it rather than laying up."

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 12-18 as of June 26, 2015, who has not started college, 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 CGA member club that does not exceed 18.3.

48th North Carolina Junior Boys' Championship
Country Club of Salisbury
Stroke Play Qualifying Round Results | June 23, 2015

Place		Name		Score
T1	* Nicholas Lyerly (2017), Salisbury, NC			35-33--68
	Jack Massei (2018), Cary, NC			35-33--68
	Logan Shuping (2016), Salisbury, NC			33-35--68
	Patrick Stephenson (2016), Four Oaks, NC			33-35--68
T5	Campbell Rand (2017), Durham, NC			34-35--69
	Grant Powell (2016), Colfax, NC			33-36--69
	Stephen Carroll (2017), Concord, NC			35-34--69
	Zack Swanson (2017), Waxhaw, NC			34-35--69
T9	Brett Thomas McLamb (2015), Coats, NC			35-35--70
	Christian Park (2016), Charlotte, NC			33-37--70
	Eric Bae (2016), Pinehurst, NC			34-36--70
	Gray Matthews (2016), Raleigh, NC			34-36--70
	Hardin Councill (2016), High Point, NC			34-36--70
	Jonathan Brightwell (2016), Mint Hill, NC			37-33--70
	Reilly Erhardt (2015), Greensboro, NC			36-34--70
	Trey Burton (2015), Hickory, NC			37-33--70
T17	Connor Armistead (2017), Charlotte, NC			36-35--71
	Davis Kiger (2015), Harrisburg, NC			34-37--71
	Joey Funderburg (2016), Wilmington, NC			35-36--71
	Justin Emmons (2017), Asheboro, NC			37-34--71
	Michael Childress (2018), Salisbury, NC			37-34--71
	Michael Freeman (2016), Asheville, NC			36-35--71
	Roland Morris (2016), Hickory, NC			36-35--71
T24	Akshay Bhatia (2020), Wake Forest, NC			35-37--72
	Brantley Phillips (2016), Greensboro, NC			36-36--72
	Candler Rice (2016), Asheville, NC			36-36--72
	Chris Kim (2019), Cary, NC			36-36--72
	Cole Jordan (2016), Winterville, NC			35-37--72
	Dalton Mauldin (2017), Sanford, NC			36-36--72
	Matthew Hayes (2018), Clayton, NC			35-37--72
	Walker Simas (2016), Charlotte, NC			33-39--72
T32	Alex Goff (2018), Kings Mountain, NC			37-36--73
	Blake McShea (2016), Zebulon, NC			34-39--73
	Corey Wilson (2016), Raleigh, NC			36-37--73
	Jack Brea (2017), Charlotte, NC			38-35--73
	Kell Graham (2016), Matthews, NC			38-35--73
	Matthew Sharpstene (2017), Asheville, NC			38-35--73
	Parker Gillam (2017), Cary, NC			37-36--73
	Patrick Carlin (2018), Raleigh, NC			37-36--73
	Preston Ball (2016), Raleigh, NC			38-35--73
	Thomas Mayes III (2016), Greensboro, NC			37-36--73
	Tripp Summerlin (2016), Summerfield, NC			37-36--73
	Wes Simmons (2016), Kinston, NC			36-37--73
T44	Adam Alfieri (2016), Chapel Hill, NC			36-38--74
	Alex Scott (2017), Raleigh, NC			38-36--74
	Austin Sandford (2016), Gastonia, NC			37-37--74
	Bryson Sprinkle (2018), Salisbury, NC			39-35--74
	Drew Bernard (2017), Charlotte, NC			38-36--74
	Dylon Wooten (2017), Sparta, NC			35-39--74
	Jack Speer (2015), Winston-Salem, NC			38-36--74
	Joshua Allen (2015), Wilson, NC			36-38--74
	Michael Sanders (2018), Davidson, NC			38-36--74
	Nathan Hawkins (2016), Lexington, NC			37-37--74
	Nicklaus Sutton (2019), Matthews , NC			36-38--74
	Quade Lukes (2017), Chapel Hill, NC			35-39--74
	Scott Pechacek (2015), Cary, NC			36-38--74
T57	** Bryson Boyette (2017), Wilson, NC			40-35--75
	** Kevin Sowinski (2016), Greensboro, NC			37-38--75
	** Patrick Schweitz (2016), Clayton, NC			36-39--75
	** Carson Ownbey (2018), Candler, NC			41-34--75
	** Blake Taylor (2016), Atkinson, NC			38-37--75
	** Bradley Calloway (2017), Asheboro, NC			37-38--75
	** Logan Lineberry (2017), Yadkinville, NC			38-37--75
	** Mason Elmore (2017), Charlotte, NC			39-36--75
	Ben Woodruff (2018), Huntersville, NC			37-38--75
	Jimbo Stanley (2017), Raleigh, NC			38-37--75
	Logan McNeely (2017), Conover, NC			37-38--75
	Madison Duffie (2017), Gastonia, NC			36-39--75
	Stuart Fuller (2017), Winston-Salem, NC			36-39--75
	Trevor Beckham (2017), Mooresville, NC			38-37--75
	Tyler Brown (2015), Waxhaw, NC			35-40--75
	Walter Brinker (2016), Sanford, NC			37-38--75
T73	AJ Beechler (2018), Pinehurst, NC			42-34--76
	Brady Childers (2016), Granite Falls, NC			41-35--76
	Brian Chen (2017), Cary, NC			38-38--76
	Brody Davis (2016), Harrisburg, NC			39-37--76
	Christopher Queen (2016), Salisbury, NC			39-37--76
	Cole Jefferys (2015), Macclesfield, NC			39-37--76
	Cole Pridgen (2017), Warsaw, NC			37-39--76
	Cooper Daniel (2016), Waxhaw, NC			40-36--76
	Drew Jurs (2016), Gastonia, NC			39-37--76
	Dylan Lukes (2015), Chapel Hill, NC			38-38--76
	Fulton Smith (2019), Pinehurst, NC			38-38--76
	George Schmitt (2015), Elon, NC			37-39--76
	Grady Anderson (2015), Camp Lejeune , NC			38-38--76
	Grayson Wotnosky (2019), Wake Forest, NC			37-39--76
	John Freeman (2016), Asheville, NC			40-36--76
	Josh Bryan (2017), Chapel Hill, NC			38-38--76
	Louis Lambert (2016), Charlotte, NC			40-36--76
	Michael McMahon (2016), Raleigh, NC			37-39--76
	Ryan Fitzgerald (2016), Waxhaw, NC			37-39--76
	Symon Balbin (2019), Pinehurst, NC			36-40--76
	Wesley Sink (2017), Advance, NC			40-36--76
T94	Austin Harrill (2016), Hickory, NC			40-37--77
	Charlie Tate (2018), Greensboro, NC			39-38--77
	Levi Kettelhut (2015), Charlotte, NC			37-40--77
	Michael Wicker (2016), Rougemont, NC			35-42--77
	Nicholas Poole (2016), Greensboro, NC			38-39--77
	Thomas Messenheimer (2016), Morganton, NC			37-40--77
	Timmy Leonard (2016), Cary, NC			38-39--77
T101	Britt Stroud (2019), Raleigh, NC			40-38--78
	Chandler Metz (2017), Boone, NC			39-39--78
	Jacob Lowe (2017), Angier, NC			37-41--78
	James Sugg (2016), Pinehurst, NC			40-38--78
	Matthew Guo (2017), Clemmons, NC			39-39--78
	Michael Sardinia (2016), Waxhaw, NC			38-40--78
	Sam McGee (2017), Charlotte, NC			40-38--78
	Sean O'Connor (2016), Indian Trail, NC			39-39--78
	Seth Lomison (2016), Pfafftown, NC			40-38--78
	Thomas Deal (2018), Cornelius, NC			38-40--78
	Will Tamplin (2017), Asheville, NC			38-40--78
	William Crook (2018), Sherrills Ford, NC			38-40--78
T113	AJ Boyd (2017), Walnut Cove, NC			39-40--79
	Alex Burris (2015), Greensboro, NC			43-36--79
	Allen Smith III (2017), Durham, NC			37-42--79
	Andrew Cheek (2016), Wilkesboro, NC			36-43--79
	Braxton Tracy (2018), Huntersville, NC			38-41--79
	David Cho (2016), Chapel Hill, NC			38-41--79
	Donovan Durham (2016), Pleasant Garden, NC			40-39--79
	Dustin Blank (2017), Elon, NC			37-42--79
	Evan Crook (2016), Sherrills Ford, NC			41-38--79
	Griffin Cryan (2015), Pinehurst, NC			40-39--79
	Matthew Spak (2015), Cary, NC			41-38--79
	Michael Walsh (2016), Charlotte, NC			37-42--79
T125	Aaron Graham (2016), Asheville, NC			38-42--80
	Cole Sutherland (2017), Charlotte, NC			40-40--80
	Evan Johnson (2016), Garland, NC			43-37--80
	Jack Sleeper (2016), Charlotte, NC			39-41--80
	Jared Shingledecker (2016), Huntersville, NC			41-39--80
	Nicholas Routhier (2016), Clayton , NC			36-44--80
	Quinn Riley (2018), Raleigh, NC			39-41--80
	Quinn Tardif (2016), Charlotte, NC			42-38--80
	Robert McPartland (2016), Cary, NC			40-40--80
T134	Carson Castelli (2018), Greensboro, NC			41-40--81
	Connor Moore (2018), Durham, NC			39-42--81
	Jordan Cross (2016), Reidsville, NC			43-38--81
	Will Sleeper (2018), Charlotte, NC			40-41--81
T138	Blake Floars (2015), Goldsboro, NC			42-40--82
	Michael Coe (2017), Morrisville, NC			40-42--82
140	Andrew Wilmoth (2018), Raleigh, NC			40-43--83
T141	Ben Rollins (2016), Salisbury, NC			40-44--84
	Bryce Hailey (2015), Raleigh, NC			39-45--84
	Christian Todd (2015), Wake Forest, NC			45-39--84
	Connor Jones (2018), Raleigh, NC			41-43--84
	Griffin Burke (2017), Cary, NC			42-42--84
T146	David Song (2016), Greensboro, NC			44-41--85
	Jordan Smith (2015), Summerfield, NC			42-43--85
	Milledge Armes (2016), Raleigh, NC			44-41--85
T149	Christopher Craddock (2017), Wake Forest , NC			42-44--86
	Kellan Bodenheimer (2016), Winston Salem, NC			41-45--86
	William Hughes (2017), Charlotte, NC			46-40--86
152	William Casmus (2017), Salisbury, NC			41-48--89
153	Alex Antosek (2018), Salisbury, NC			40-50--90
154	Rhodes Karriker (2017), Matthews, NC			WD-WD--WD
		* won medalist on 2nd playoff hole
		** advanced to match play in playoff

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Stroke play qualifying
11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Players’ lunch
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Stroke play qualifying

Wednesday, June 24, 2015
7:30 a.m. – 11:09 a.m. Round 1 matches
11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Players’ lunch
12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Round 2 matches

Thursday, June 25, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 8:49 a.m. Round 3 matches
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Quarterfinal matches

Friday, June 26, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Semifinal matches
12:30 p.m. Championship match
*Schedule subject to change.

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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