Oxendine and Myers share lead at Creed Invitational

Spencer Oxendine of Fayetteville, N.C. shares a two stroke lead after one round of play at the 6th Creed Boys' Invitational

CAMDEN, S.C. (May 26, 2018) -- First round results of the 6th Creed Boy's Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on Saturday, May 26 (6,358 yards, Par 35-35--70, Course Rating 71.1/125).

 

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Spencer Oxendine of Fayetteville, N.C. and Bronson Myers of Columbia, S.C. finished the first round with a two stroke lead over their competitors, shooting a two-under, 68 on the day.

Oxendine's score was a tale of two nines, shooting a two-over, 37 on the back nine, where he started, and then finishing his round on the front nine with a four-under, 31.

The 2019 North Carolina State commit blamed his putting for his poor start, "I had a gameplan of being really firm with my putts, and I just was not," said Oxendine, "I was putting like a baby."

Oxendine said he was able to correct those mistakes on his second nine which helped lead to the low scores. "I was hitting the ball really well the whole round, and that was just it. I just made some putts on the back nine."

Oxendine's second nine consisted of two birdies, an eagle, and no bogeys. Oxendine credited a strong drive to his eagle on hole number seven, "I watched the guy that hit before me and he was too far right, so I thought 'Alright I know where I need to hit it.' I let my cut work and had 135 left with my pitching wedge. So I put it six feet from the hole and just scraped it in."

Myers' nine hole scores were identical to Oxendine's, shooting a 37 on the back nine where he started, and a a 31 on the front where he ended his round.

Myers, however said his struggles were based on his ball striking, "I was really struggling getting my distances down. I kept flying it and then leaving it short."

Myers did say his putting was a big key to his comeback, "I had 12 putts on my second nine so it definitely helped some things straighten out," said the 2019 Elon commit, "It was easy to go at the pins knowing I could putt well."

There were no other players under-par, and only three others at even-par for the round.

Thomas Eubanks of Charlotte, N.C. started his round hot, finishing his first nine two-under, but two bogeys on the second nine brought him to an even-par finish. Tyler Dechellis of Clayton, N.C. and Garrett Risner of Holly Springs, N.C. also came in with an even-par, 70.

The first round was delayed for about an hour for thunderstorms and heavy rain, but resumed play at around 7:30 p.m.

The Creed Boys' Invitational is a 36-hole, stroke play event. The players will be repaired for the final round based on their first round scores.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 13 to 18 as of May 27, 2018, who has not started college, who has a USGA handicap of 15.0 or lower, and maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina. Entries are subject to rejection at any time, including during the event, by the CGA or the host club. The reason for rejection may include unbecoming conduct or cell phone use during a stipulated round. For complete residency and eligibility requirements, refer to the CGA Tournament Manual at the CGA website (www.carolinasgolf.org).

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6th Creed Boys' Invitational
Camden CC | Camden, S.C.
First Round Results

Overall

Pos.	Player	City, State, Class	Total To Par Gross	R1
T1	Bronson Myers	Columbia, SC-2019	-2	68
T1	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC-2019	-2	68
T3	Tyler Dechellis	Clayton, NC-2021	E	70
T3	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC-2020	E	70
T3	Thomas Eubanks	Charlotte , NC -2019	E	70
T6	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC-2021	+1	71
T6	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC-2021	+1	71
T6	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC-2020	+1	71
T6	Carlos Garre	Myrtle Beach, SC-2019	+1	71
T6	Drayton Stewart	Charleston, SC-2019	+1	71
T6	Tyler Gray	Lugoff, SC-2018	+1	71
T12	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC-2018	+2	72
T12	Cameron Whitney	Charlotte, NC-2020	+2	72
T12	Jack Towarnicky	New Bern, NC-2019	+2	72
T12	Pierce Robinson	Kings Mountain, NC-2019	+2	72
T16	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC-2022	+3	73
T16	Trey Crenshaw	Lancaster, SC-2021	+3	73
T16	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC-2019	+3	73
T16	Ian Faulconer	Simpsonville, SC-2019	+3	73
T16	Jack Hart	Charlotte, NC-2020	+3	73
T21	Daniel Brasington	Woodruff, SC-2021	+4	74
T21	Manning Sloop	Rock Hill, SC-2020	+4	74
T21	Spencer Benton	Gilbert , SC-2021	+4	74
T21	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC-2020	+4	74
T21	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC-2019	+4	74
T21	Dillon Hite	Lexington, SC-2019	+4	74
T21	Garrett Clark	Burlington, NC-2020	+4	74
T21	Holden Grigg	Myrtle Beach, SC-2019	+4	74
T21	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach , SC-2020	+4	74
T30	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC-2021	+5	75
T30	Clinton Daly	Charlotte, NC-2022	+5	75
T30	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC-2020	+5	75
T30	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC-2021	+5	75
T30	Austin Mosher	Mt Pleasant, SC-2020	+5	75
T30	Charlie Tate	Greensboro, NC-2018	+5	75
T30	JD Patterson	Bluffton, SC-2019	+5	75
T30	Jimmy McCollum	Greer, SC-2019	+5	75
T30	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC-2019	+5	75
T39	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC-2019	+6	76
T39	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC-2021	+6	76
T39	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC-2020	+6	76
T39	Davis Fisher	Greenville, NC-2019	+6	76
T39	Landon Barnes	Pilot Mountain, NC-2020	+6	76
T39	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC-2021	+6	76
T39	William Phipps	Florence, SC-2020	+6	76
T39	Zach Adams	Charleston, SC-2022	+6	76
T39	Ben Morehead	Charlotte, NC-2020	+6	76
T39	Cade Hancock	Elizabethtown, NC-2019	+6	76
T39	Garrett Cooper	Cowpens, SC-2019	+6	76
T39	Joey Pritchard	Whispering Pines, NC-2020	+6	76
T51	Connor Patterson	Lexington, SC-2018	+7	77
T51	Nathan Franks	Roebuck, SC-2021	+7	77
T51	Parker Shimp	Charlotte, NC-2021	+7	77
T51	Walker Isley	Oak Island, NC-2020	+7	77
T51	Zach Reuland	Rock Hill, SC-2020	+7	77
T51	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC-2019	+7	77
T57	Alex Campbell	Charlotte, NC-2020	+8	78
T57	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC-2021	+8	78
T57	Davis Young	Spartanburg, SC-2021	+8	78
T57	John Fahey	Charlotte, NC-2020	+8	78
T57	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg , NC-2020	+8	78
T57	Caleb Henson	Lancaster, SC-2019	+8	78
T57	Zane Sullivan	Charlotte, NC-2019	+8	78
T64	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC-2021	+9	79
T64	Pake June	Florence, SC-2022	+9	79
T64	Travon Willis	Indian Trail, NC-2018	+9	79
T67	Payne Gettys	Rock Hill, SC-2020	+10	80
T67	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC-2019	+10	80
T69	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC-2021	+11	81
T69	Evan Younghans	Camden, SC-2021	+11	81
T69	Nicholas Song	Waxhaw, NC-2020	+11	81
T69	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC-2020	+11	81
73	Luke Gossert	Matthews, NC-2019	+12	82
T74	Hank Reynolds	Lamar, SC-2020	+13	83
T74	Jake Snelgrove	Daniel, SC-2019	+13	83
T74	Mitchell Vance	Hartsville, SC-2019	+13	83
T74	Waymon Thomas	Mt Pleasant, SC-2023	+13	83
78	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews , NC-2019	+17	87
79	Wills Kelly	Camden, SC-2021	+18	88
80	David Bishop	Camden, SC-2020	+19	89

Boys' Division: 13-15
 

Pos.	Player	City, State, Class	Total To Par Gross	R1
1	Tyler Dechellis	Clayton, NC-2021	E	70
T2	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC-2021	+1	71
T2	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC-2021	+1	71
T4	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC-2022	+3	73
T4	Trey Crenshaw	Lancaster, SC-2021	+3	73
T6	Daniel Brasington	Woodruff, SC-2021	+4	74
T6	Manning Sloop	Rock Hill, SC-2020	+4	74
T6	Spencer Benton	Gilbert , SC-2021	+4	74
T9	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC-2021	+5	75
T9	Clinton Daly	Charlotte, NC-2022	+5	75
T9	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC-2021	+5	75
T12	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC-2021	+6	76
T12	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC-2021	+6	76
T12	Zach Adams	Charleston, SC-2022	+6	76
T15	Nathan Franks	Roebuck, SC-2021	+7	77
T15	Parker Shimp	Charlotte, NC-2021	+7	77
T15	Walker Isley	Oak Island, NC-2020	+7	77
T15	Zach Reuland	Rock Hill, SC-2020	+7	77
T19	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC-2021	+8	78
T19	Davis Young	Spartanburg, SC-2021	+8	78
T21	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC-2021	+9	79
T21	Pake June	Florence, SC-2022	+9	79
23	Payne Gettys	Rock Hill, SC-2020	+10	80
T24	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC-2021	+11	81
T24	Evan Younghans	Camden, SC-2021	+11	81
T24	Nicholas Song	Waxhaw, NC-2020	+11	81
27	Waymon Thomas	Mt Pleasant, SC-2023	+13	83
28	Wills Kelly	Camden, SC-2021	+18	88

Boys Division: 16-18

Pos.	Player	City, State, Class	Total To Par Gross	R1
T1	Bronson Myers	Columbia, SC-2019	-2	68
T1	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC-2019	-2	68
T3	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC-2020	E	70
T3	Thomas Eubanks	Charlotte , NC -2019	E	70
T5	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC-2020	1+	71
T5	Carlos Garre	Myrtle Beach, SC-2019	+1	71
T5	Drayton Stewart	Charleston, SC-2019	+1	71
T5	Tyler Gray	Lugoff, SC-2018	+1	71
T9	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC-2018	+2	72
T9	Cameron Whitney	Charlotte, NC-2020	+2	72
T9	Jack Towarnicky	New Bern, NC-2019	+2	72
T9	Pierce Robinson	Kings Mountain, NC-2019	+2	72
T13	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC-2019	+3	73
T13	Ian Faulconer	Simpsonville, SC-2019	+3	73
T13	Jack Hart	Charlotte, NC-2020	+3	73
T16	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC-2020	+4	74
T16	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC-2019	+4	74
T16	Dillon Hite	Lexington, SC-2019	+4	74
T16	Garrett Clark	Burlington, NC-2020	+4	74
T16	Holden Grigg	Myrtle Beach, SC-2019	+4	74
T16	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach , SC-2020	+4	74
T22	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC-2020	+5	75
T22	Austin Mosher	Mt Pleasant, SC-2020	+5	75
T22	Charlie Tate	Greensboro, NC-2018	+5	75
T22	JD Patterson	Bluffton, SC-2019	+5	75
T22	Jimmy McCollum	Greer, SC-2019	+5	75
T22	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC-2019	+5	75
T28	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC-2019	+6	76
T28	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC-2020	+6	76
T28	Davis Fisher	Greenville, NC-2019	+6	76
T28	Landon Barnes	Pilot Mountain, NC-2020	+6	76
T28	William Phipps	Florence, SC-2020	+6	76
T28	Ben Morehead	Charlotte, NC-2020	+6	76
T28	Cade Hancock	Elizabethtown, NC-2019	+6	76
T28	Garrett Cooper	Cowpens, SC-2019	+6	76
T28	Joey Pritchard	Whispering Pines, NC-2020	+6	76
T37	Connor Patterson	Lexington, SC-2018	+7	77
T37	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC-2019	+7	77
T39	Alex Campbell	Charlotte, NC-2020	+8	78
T39	John Fahey	Charlotte, NC-2020	+8	78
T39	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg , NC-2020	+8	78
T39	Caleb Henson	Lancaster, SC-2019	+8	78
T39	Zane Sullivan	Charlotte, NC-2019	+8	78
44	Travon Willis	Indian Trail, NC-2018	+9	79
45	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC-2019	+10	80
46	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC-2020	+11	81
47	Luke Gossert	Matthews, NC-2019	+12	82
T48	Hank Reynolds	Lamar, SC-2020	+13	83
T48	Jake Snelgrove	Daniel, SC-2019	+13	83
T48	Mitchell Vance	Hartsville, SC-2019	+13	83
51	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews , NC-2019	+17	87
52	David Bishop	Camden, SC-2020	+19	89

Schedule of rounds:

Saturday May, 23

First Round Starting Times: 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Sunday May, 24

Second Round Starting Times: 8:00 - 10:00 am

 

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