N.C. Mid-Amateur Championship Preview

Uly Grisette will try to win a record third N.C. Mid-Amateur title
 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (September 16, 2016) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) will conduct the 23^rd North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. from September 23-25. The championship is conducted at 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, there will be a cut to the low 60 scores and ties.

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In last year's championship held at Bright's Creek Golf Club, Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro fired a tournament low round of six-under 66 to finish at nine-under and win his first CGA championship title by four strokes over six-time CGA champ Matthew Crenshaw of Burlington.

 

Earnhardt will be looking to defend his title when this year's championship comes to his hometown. Other past N.C. Mid-Amateur champions in the field include Joe Jaspers of Huntersville (2014), Brian Westveer of Charlotte (2011), Uly Grisette of Winston-Salem (2008 & 2010), and Paul Tucker of Waxhaw (2009).

122 players are expected to compete in the 23^rd edition of the championship. Exempt players were automatically accepted while others were required to qualify through one of five 18 hole qualifiers.

Top-ranked players competing:

• Sherrill Britt, 51, of West End, is ranked second among mid-amateurs in North Carolina.  Britt claimed his first CGA title at the 2015 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship and had a top-ten finish at the 2015 N.C. Mid-Amateur Championship. This summer he won the Old North State CPGA Senior Open and Starmount Forest CPGA Senior Open.

• Defending champion Greg Earnhardt, 47, of Greensboro, is ranked third.  Earlier this year, Earnhardt had a top-20 finish at the Carolinas Mid-Amateur.

• Joe Jaspers, 50, of Huntersville, won this championship in 2014. He currently ranks fourth in N.C. In 2015, Jaspers finished T3 at this championship and has had 3 top-25 finishes for the 2016 season.

• Three-time CGA champion Paul Tucker, 37, of Waxhaw had a top-five finish at last year's championship. The 2009 N.C. Mid-Amateur champion, Tucker is currently ranked 5th.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 30th birthday by September 23, 2016, 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 an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
 

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