Womble and Walters Lead NC Four-Ball Championship
First Round Leaders: Davis Womble (L) and Dan Walters (R)
WILMINGTON, N.C. (October 4, 2019) – First round results of the 24th North Carolina Four-Ball Championship at the Country Club of Landfall (Dye Course) in Wilmington, N.C. on October 4, 2019.
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Davis Womble and Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C. take the early lead at the N.C. Four-Ball Championship after an opening round score of 9-under-par, 63 at the Country Club of Landfall’s Dye Course in Wilmington, N.C.. The duo made seven birdies in their first 17 holes and capped off their opening round with an eagle on the par-5, 18th hole to take a two-shot lead into Saturday’s second round. Womble played his college golf at Wake Forest University while Walters served as the Associate Head Men's Golf Coach of the men’s golf team.
Defending champions, Dustin Moore of Burlington, N.C. and Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro, N.C., are part of a two-way tie for second place after shooting an opening round score of 7-under-par, 65. Trey Howell and Neil Wilkinson of Wilmington, N.C. are also tie for second place after round one.
Back-to-back championship winning team of JD McNeill of Raleigh, N.C. and Jerry Richardson of Cary, N.C. (2016, 2017), are part of a three-way tie for fourth after an opening round of 6-under-par, 66. The team of Adam Sperry and David Ange of Wilmington, N.C. and the team of Jack McClelland and Chad Day of Southern Pines, N.C. are also tied for fourth place after round one.
The Championship is conducted at 54 holes of four-ball stroke play competition. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 scores and ties for the final round. An on-course playoff is used to break a tie for the championship. Top 20 scores will receive merchandise.
Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by October 4, 2019, 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.
24th N.C. Four-Ball Championship
Country Club of Landfall (Dye Course) | Wilmington, N.C.
Round One Results
Pos. |
Team |
City, State |
To Par |
Total |
1 |
Davis Womble / Dan Walters |
Winston-Salem, NC, WInston-Salem, NC |
-9 |
63 |
T2 |
Trey Howell / Neil Wilkinson |
Wilmington, NC |
-7 |
65 |
T2 |
Dustin Moore / Greg Earnhardt |
Burlington, NC, Greensboro, NC |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Adam Sperry / David Ange |
Wilmington, NC |
-6 |
66 |
T4 |
Jack McClelland / Chad Day |
Southern Pines, NC |
-6 |
66 |
T4 |
JD McNeill / Jerry Richardson |
Raleigh, NC, Cary, NC |
-6 |
66 |
T7 |
Thomas Messenheimer / Bradford Childers |
Morganton, NC, Granite Falls, NC |
-5 |
67 |
T7 |
Mark Olbrych / Anthony Conn |
Raleigh, NC |
-5 |
67 |
T7 |
Jim Aughtry / Joe Jaspers |
Concord, NC, Huntersville, NC |
-5 |
67 |
T10 |
Eston Lee / Caden Baker |
Four Oaks, NC, Mebane, NC |
-4 |
68 |
T10 |
Steve Wilson / Nick Lukas |
Wilmington, NC |
-4 |
68 |
T10 |
Kevin Herring / Christian Gardner |
La Grange, NC, Goldsboro, NC |
-4 |
68 |
T10 |
Parker Truesdale / Randall Hudson |
Canton, NC, New Bern, NC |
-4 |
68 |
T10 |
Jonathan Jackson / Matthew Crenshaw |
Siler City, NC, Burlington, NC |
-4 |
68 |
T10 |
Stephen Lavenets / Clay Watkins |
Willow Spring, NC, Mebane, NC |
-4 |
68 |
T16 |
David Cook / Adam Arnett |
Cedar Point, NC, Belmont, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Courtney Faircloth / Sumner Alford |
Fuquay Varina, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Hunter Howell / Joe Poole |
Raleigh, NC, Southern Pines, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Matt Wagner / Andrew Crisp |
WIlmington, NC, Charlotte, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Garrett Clark / Nicholas Mathews |
Burlington, NC, Mebane, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Daniel Neveu / Dean Channell |
Pinehurst, NC, Cary, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Brian Urban / Timothy Driver |
Holly Springs, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Russell Burke / Trey Broome |
Raleigh, NC |
-3 |
69 |
T24 |
Brett Waters / Matthew Rogers |
Monroe, NC, Huntersville, NC |
-2 |
70 |
T24 |
Whit Howard / Bryan Pendergraft |
Raleigh, NC |
-2 |
70 |
T24 |
David Shambley / Will Shambley |
Cary, NC, Wilmington, NC |
-2 |
70 |
T24 |
Donald Detweiler / Paul Simson |
Raleigh, NC |
-2 |
70 |
T24 |
Brian Mull / Tommy Miller |
Wilmington, NC, Blowing Rock, NC |
-2 |
70 |
T24 |
Nick Brown / Brad Mangum |
Lenoir, NC, Iron Station, NC |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Kyle Narron / Jared Ostendorf |
Fayetteville, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Evan Boyer / Garett Heffner |
Morrisville, NC, Apex, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Michael Holshouser / Nathan Jessup |
Lexington, NC, Salisbury, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Matthew McIntyre / Chall Gray |
Garner, NC, Asheville, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Brett Lascara / Jack Fitzgerald |
Wilmington, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
William Carter / Daniel Wieck |
Laurinburg, NC, Wilmington, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Bill Roach / Jody Roach |
Summerfield, NC, Cornelius, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Jack Keefe / Bill Kwasnick |
Fayetteville, NC, Southern Pines, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Kevin Atamian / Dan Harding |
Raleigh, NC, Apex, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Bryon Ruben / Brad Dawson |
Durham, NC, Mebane, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T30 |
Alex Nianouris / David Sargent |
Raleigh, NC, Cornelius, NC |
-1 |
71 |
T41 |
Mark Bawden / Brandon Jobe |
Apex, NC, Raleigh, NC |
E |
72 |
T41 |
Kenny Flynn / Keith McElrath |
Winston Salem, NC |
E |
72 |
T41 |
Britt Mitchell / Coston Fogleman |
Creedmoor, NC, Hillsborough, NC |
E |
72 |
T41 |
Lee Forbis / Sherrill Britt |
Aberdeen, NC, West End, NC |
E |
72 |
T41 |
Eric Williams / Michael Gardner |
Goldsboro, NC |
E |
72 |
T41 |
Scott Benton / Dyrck Fanning |
Lumberton, NC |
E |
72 |
T47 |
Brian Sowinski / Kevin Sowinski |
Charlotte, NC, Greensboro, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T47 |
Reid Clark / Rus Clark |
Raleigh, NC, Trent Woods, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T47 |
Phil Ciparik / Brian Hepler |
Wilmington, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T47 |
Brad Coleman / Jeremy Ray |
Jamestown, NC, Pfafftown, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T47 |
Chris Williams / Michael Swaringen |
Concord, NC, Salisbury, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T47 |
Chris Holland / Billy West |
Fayetteville, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T47 |
Preston Edmondson / Tuck Burkinshaw |
Morrisville, NC, Cary, NC |
+1 |
73 |
T54 |
Eric Brown / John Moyer |
Wilmington, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Brandon Dembowiak / Preston Dembowiak |
Leland, NC, Kernersville, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Rob Stover / Charles Sheffield |
Durham, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Matt Lindley / Brent Hayes |
Raleigh, NC, Kinston, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Ben Morehead / Will Rikard |
Charlotte, NC, Wrightsville Beach, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Zach Roberts / Owen Kose |
Holly Springs, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Andrew Frank / Robert Alley |
Charlotte, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Jeremy Rudock / Drew Davis |
Winston-Salem, NC, Lexington, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Jay Aichelman / Sam Echikson |
Charlotte, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T54 |
Justin Harvey / Michael Swiger |
Holly Springs, NC, Raleigh, NC |
+2 |
74 |
T64 |
Marais Lombard / David Reid |
Charlotte, NC, Matthews, NC |
+3 |
75 |
T64 |
Mark Nieters / John Nieters |
Lexington, NC, Clemmons, NC |
+3 |
75 |
T64 |
Mark Gauley / Brian Gauley |
Raleigh, NC, Wake Forest, NC |
+3 |
75 |
T67 |
Ryan Hodges / Jason Crowe |
Greensboro, NC, Hillsborough, NC |
+4 |
76 |
T67 |
Michael Lower / Sean Sosonko |
Raleigh, NC |
+4 |
76 |
T67 |
Scott McClellan / John Bauman |
Cary, NC |
+4 |
76 |
T67 |
Jeff Manley / Marshall Newman |
Raleigh, NC |
+4 |
76 |
T71 |
Daryl McCarthy / Marc Seate |
Wilmington, NC, Raleigh, NC |
+5 |
77 |
T71 |
Samuel Smith / Larry Spivey |
Fayetteville, NC, Stedman, NC |
+5 |
77 |
T71 |
Charles Thrift / Wilson Thrift |
Charlotte, NC |
+5 |
77 |
T71 |
Andy Younts / Matthew Younts |
Reidsville, NC, Greensboro, NC |
+5 |
77 |
75 |
Tad Galloway / Donald Cosler |
Cary, NC, Durham, NC |
+6 |
78 |
T76 |
Jeff Wishart / Mark Lassiter |
lumberton, NC, Fairmont, NC |
+7 |
79 |
T76 |
Thomas Lineberger / David Register |
Cary, NC, Southport, NC |
+7 |
79 |
T76 |
Brandon Belisle / Patrick Cummings |
Wilmington, NC |
+7 |
79 |
79 |
Michael Kriston / Stuart Augustine |
Durham, NC, Fayetteville, NC |
+8 |
80 |
80 |
Preston Russell / Dylan Hoffman |
Asheboro, NC |
+12 |
84 |
T81 |
Brad Strode / Peter Michaels |
Durham, NC |
+13 |
85 |
T81 |
Christopher Leroux / Michael Kerley |
Asheboro, NC, Clemmons, NC |
+13 |
85 |
83 |
Kevin Johnson / Mark Johnson |
Wilmington, NC |
+17 |
89 |