Kilgo Goes Wire-To-Wire to Win the NC Mid-Am

9/9/2018 3:56:00 PM

Matt Kilgo of Charlotte, N.C. claims his first CGA victory at the 25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 9, 2018) — Final round results of the Carolinas Golf Association's 25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. on September 9, 2018. (6944 yards, par 36-36--72, Course/Slope Rating: 73.2/138)

Aided by four birdies and an eagle on the par-5, 11th hole, Matt Kilgo of Charlotte, N.C. shot a final round 71 to win the 25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship hosted by Ballantyne Country Club.

The round got off to a shaky start for Kilgo who lead after each round of the championship. A wayward drive on the first tee would require a punch out to get back in play and ultimately led to his first bogey of the week.

“I knew it was going to be a grind out there today,” Kilgo said. “I haven't been in this position in a long time. I was hoping I was going to be able keep my nerves at bay. I'll be honest with you, I had nerves pretty much from the word go today.”

His playing partner, Joe Jaspers of Huntersville, N.C., who began the final round tied for second place with Thomas Owen of Fayetteville, N.C., birdied the first hole cutting Kilgo’s lead down to one shot.

Jaspers found himself tied for the lead after making birdie on the par five sixth hole. A bogey on the 11th led to a three shot swing when Kilgo made a 15 foot putt for eagle.

Owen made a charge for the title himself, pulling within one shot of Kilgo. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the field, Kilgo backed up the eagle on number 11 with a birdie on the par three, 12th hole.

It looked like Kilgo might run away with it at that point, but a double bogey on the par three, 17th hole opened the door open back up.

“I think I blacked out for 10 minutes on 17,” Kilgo said. “Not literally but the moment got to me. To be honest, I hit a really bad shot, three putted and was having a meltdown.”

In the group ahead of him, Ryan Nagy of Raleigh, N.C., was able to grab a share of the lead after a birdie on the ninth hole. After Kilgo’s double bogey, Nagy found himself with the clubhouse lead.

Kilgo hit what he called “the best three wood of my life” on the par 5, 18th hole and had two putts to claim the title. He lagged the eagle putt to a few inches and tapped in the birdie for the win. Nagy finished in second place.

“It means the world,” Kilgo said. “I've been playing in CGA events for 25 years since I was a little boy and it's been a long wait. I always knew I had it in me but to finally come here this week and put three good rounds together; My mind is scrambled from the elation right now. It's hard for me to put into words how I feel and I'm just really looking forward to go celebrate.”

This is Kilgo’s first Carolinas Golf Association Championship win. He qualified for the championship on the number by shooting a 77 at the Cabarrus Country Club qualifier in August.

The CGA wishes to thank the members and staff of Ballantyne Country Club, especially the Director of Golf Matt Saggio, his staff, Course Superintendent Scott Cochran and the Ballantyne Country Club members.

25th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

Ballantyne Country Club | Charlotte, N.C.

Final Round Results

Rank	Name	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-13	63	69	71	203
2	Ryan Nagy	Raleigh, NC	-12	67	69	68	204
T3	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	-11	68	67	70	205
T3	Kevin O'Connell	Cary, NC	-11	71	67	67	205
T3	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-11	67	70	68	205
6	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	-10	68	71	67	206
7	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	-9	65	70	72	207
T8	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	-7	68	69	72	209
T8	Jack Radley	Bear Creek, NC	-7	73	67	69	209
T8	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	-7	70	70	69	209
11	Skip Corneliussen	Summerfield, NC	-5	69	72	70	211
T12	Trey Broome	Hickory, NC	-4	68	70	74	212
T12	Dustin Moore	Burlington, NC	-4	71	68	73	212
T14	Steve Harwell	Mooresville, NC	-3	74	69	70	213
T14	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	-3	73	67	73	213
T14	Clay Holland	Greensboro, NC	-3	73	69	71	213
T14	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	-3	71	72	70	213
T14	Patrick Waters	Rutherfordton, NC	-3	74	69	70	213
19	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	-2	70	70	74	214
T20	Scott Lincicome	Pinehurst, NC	-1	71	70	74	215
T20	Brandon Shaver	Charlotte, NC	-1	71	69	75	215
T20	Dwayne Simpson	Charlotte, NC	-1	72	73	70	215
T23	Dennis Long	Statesville, NC	E	73	67	76	216
T23	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	E	68	75	73	216
T23	Steve Patterson	Charlotte, NC	E	76	71	69	216
T26	Kris Laird	Mint Hill, NC	+1	70	72	75	217
T26	Jeff Allen	Jacksonville, NC	+1	77	70	70	217
T26	Justin Pennell	Lenoir, NC	+1	74	72	71	217
T29	Paul Carpenter	Denver, NC	+2	71	72	75	218
T29	Brian Steele	Pinehurst, NC	+2	73	75	70	218
T31	Zac Lewis	Fuquay Varina, NC	+3	72	67	80	219
T31	Fred Gahl	Raleigh, NC	+3	71	72	76	219
T31	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+3	73	70	76	219
T31	Scott Campbell	Wake Forest, NC	+3	75	68	76	219
T31	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+3	72	74	73	219
T36	Josh Williams	Fuquay Varina, NC	+4	72	70	78	220
T36	Barry Fabyan	Charlotte, NC	+4	73	74	73	220
T36	Harrison Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	+4	73	71	76	220
T36	Jerell Fields	Charlotte, NC	+4	73	73	74	220
T40	Jason Smith	Raleigh, NC	+6	71	72	79	222
T40	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+6	70	73	79	222
T40	John Heffernan	Charlotte, NC	+6	74	73	75	222
T40	Billy Andrews	Advance, NC	+6	76	72	74	222
T40	Phil Miller	Concord, NC	+6	70	74	78	222
T40	Stuart McGoogan	Charlotte, NC	+6	69	77	76	222
T46	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+7	74	71	78	223
T46	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+7	70	78	75	223
T46	Kevin Whitaker	West End, NC	+7	74	70	79	223
T46	Michael Oliverio	Charlotte, NC	+7	71	77	75	223
T50	Jeff Brischke	Charlotte, NC	+8	73	75	76	224
T50	Andrew Ward	Charlotte, NC	+8	76	72	76	224
T50	Bill Brewster	Rocky Mount, NC	+8	73	75	76	224
T50	Mark Nieters	Lexington, NC	+8	77	70	77	224
T54	Trae McKee	Dudley , NC	+9	77	71	77	225
T54	William Carter	Laurinburg, NC	+9	73	71	81	225
T54	James Bohn	Cary, NC	+9	74	74	77	225
57	David Shambley	Cary, NC	+10	75	71	80	226
58	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	+12	72	76	80	228
59	Bern Gregory	Mooresville, NC	+13	73	75	81	229
60	Hunter Freeman	Raleigh, NC	+14	71	76	83	230
61	Michael Nulty	Greensboro, NC	+20	74	74	88	236
WD	Ryan Sharpe	Greensboro, NC		74	74	WD	WD
		DID NOT MAKE CUT
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+5	72	77		149
CUT	Jay Roberts	Davidson, NC	+5	71	78		149
CUT	Jeff Hackett	Charlotte, NC	+5	75	74		149
CUT	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+5	74	75		149
CUT	Lionel Sutton	La Grange, NC	+5	74	75		149
CUT	Randy Dockins	Charlotte, NC	+5	77	72		149
CUT	Jason deBuhr	Mint Hill, NC	+5	72	77		149
CUT	Matthew Spruill	Elizabeth City, NC	+5	73	76		149
CUT	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+6	74	76		150
CUT	Rick Milligan	Shelby, NC	+6	74	76		150
CUT	Brad Raczenski	Kernersville, NC	+6	72	78		150
CUT	Bubba Aughtry	Concord, NC	+6	76	74		150
CUT	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+6	74	76		150
CUT	Brad Clark	Chapel Hill, NC	+7	71	80		151
CUT	J.Ross Simeon	Raleigh, NC	+7	78	73		151
CUT	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+7	70	81		151
CUT	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+7	77	74		151
CUT	Terrain Gill	Charlotte, NC	+7	75	76		151
CUT	Todd Hendley	Columbus , NC	+7	73	78		151
CUT	Brent McKenzie	Wake Forest, NC	+7	74	77		151
CUT	Brian Westveer	Charlotte, NC	+7	73	78		151
CUT	Chad Frye	Davidson, NC	+7	75	76		151
CUT	Jason Hawley	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Kevin Knox	Wake Forest, NC	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Bill Morrissett	Charlotte, NC	+8	74	78		152
CUT	Chris Chamblee	Ahoskie, NC	+8	76	76		152
CUT	Dave Boyce	Charlotte, NC	+8	82	70		152
CUT	Ken Bass	Pinehurst, NC	+8	73	79		152
CUT	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+8	78	74		152
CUT	Peter Melvin	Charlotte, NC	+8	73	79		152
CUT	Brad Dawson	Mebane, NC	+8	75	77		152
CUT	Chris Forcucci	Charlotte, NC	+8	75	77		152
CUT	James Ramsey	Belmont, NC	+8	74	78		152
CUT	Ryan Wyble	Greensboro, NC	+8	79	73		152
CUT	Seth Holloman	Matthews , Nc	+8	74	78		152
CUT	Brad Mundy	Hickory, NC	+9	76	77		153
CUT	Damon Postal	Charlotte, NC	+9	77	76		153
CUT	Tommy Miller	Boone, NC	+9	74	79		153
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+9	76	77		153
CUT	Zack Sexton	Charlotte, NC	+9	78	75		153
CUT	George Kornegay	Charlotte, NC	+10	75	79		154
CUT	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill , NC	+10	75	79		154
CUT	Andrew Buergler	Charlotte, NC	+10	76	78		154
CUT	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+11	81	74		155
CUT	Gary Flannery	New Bern, NC	+11	74	81		155
CUT	Kelby Rouse	Wake Forest, NC	+11	78	77		155
CUT	Mark Dill	Pelham, NC	+11	79	76		155
CUT	Nick Cromer	Trinity, NC	+11	82	73		155
CUT	Corey Iacofano	Charlotte, NC	+11	79	76		155
CUT	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+11	79	76		155
CUT	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+12	79	77		156
CUT	David Cook	Cedar Point, NC	+12	75	81		156
CUT	Steve Espin	Charlotte, NC	+12	73	83		156
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+12	79	77		156
CUT	Mark Absher	Winston Salem, NC	+12	80	76		156
CUT	Matthew Rogers	Huntersville, NC	+12	81	75		156
CUT	Michael Ford	Chapel Hill, NC	+12	75	81		156
CUT	Michael Widman	Raleigh, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Mike Olson	Wake Forest, NC	+12	81	75		156
CUT	Kevin Herring	La Grange, NC	+13	79	78		157
CUT	Steven Pippin	Pembroke, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Wes Pope	Charlotte, NC	+14	77	81		158
CUT	Blayze Dipasquale	Cary, NC	+14	80	78		158
CUT	Jeff Beasley	Angier, NC	+14	81	77		158
CUT	Jay Meadows	Elizabeth City, NC	+15	79	80		159
CUT	Wes Tyner	High Point, NC	+15	80	79		159
CUT	Ed Lawing	Huntersville, NC	+15	84	75		159
CUT	Adam Arnett	Belmont, NC	+17	74	87		161
CUT	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte , Nc	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Park Williams	Kernersville, NC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Rick Riddle	Charlotte, NC	+18	83	79		162
CUT	Chris Blankenship	Lexington, NC	+18	79	83		162
CUT	Carroll Strong	Fayetteville, NC	+20	78	86		164
CUT	Colin Webb	Charlotte, NC	+21	84	81		165
CUT	Jacob Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+21	82	83		165
CUT	Dwayne Pope	Hope Mills, NC	+25	86	83		169
CUT	Ritchie Fesperman	Durham, NC	+26	87	83		170
CUT	Ricky Zachary II	Thomasville, NC	+26	87	83		170
WD	Jimmy Taylor	Charlotte, NC	-	81	WD		WD
WD	John Morrison	Reidsville, NC	-	82	WD		WD
WD	Kyle Leonard	Mt. Airy, NC	-	87	WD		WD
DQ	Robert Preston	Matthews, NC	-	DQ	DQ		DQ
NS	Matthew Canavan	Raleigh, NC	-	78	NS		NS
NS	Zach McKelvey	Rutherfordton, NC	-	78	NS		NS
NS	Jason Craver	Winston Salem , NC	-	80	NS		NS

Championship Schedule

Friday, September 7

Round 1 – 18 holes stroke play

(Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1 and #10 tees)

Saturday, September 8

Round 2 – 18 holes stroke play-

(Tee times at 8:00am/12:45pm off #1 and #10 tees)

Cut to low 60 scores and ties. Field re-paired according to score.

Sunday, September 9

Round 3. Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1 and #10 tees.

Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.

Entry Information

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 25th birthday by the first day of the championship, 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 and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.

The Rees Jones-designed Ballantyne Country Club, located in the heart of Charlotte’s Ballantyne Neighborhood, features Bermuda Grass Fairways, TifEagle Bermuda Grass Greens and Zeon Zoysia Tees.

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 using hashtag #NCMidAm. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

Host Club Information

Ballantyne Country Club
11120 Ballantyne Crossing Ave.
Phone: 704-544-1404
Website: https://www.ballantyneclub.com/
Director of Golf: Matt Saggio, PGA
Course Superintendent: Scott Cochran, GCSAA
Championship Yardage: 6944 yards, par 36-36—72

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