Bunten, Neveu and Brown Set for Final Round Showdown at Carolinian

 

Buies Creek, N.C. (June 13, 2020) -- The results from the second round of the 5th Carolinian Amateur at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek, N.C. from June 13, 2020. (6,717 yards, par 36-36--72)

 

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The second round of the 5th Carolinian Amateur ended the same way that the first did - with a three-way tie atop the leaderboard. Tim Bunten of Concord, N.C., Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C. and Nic Brown of Wendell, N.C. all finished Saturday at 4-under-par, 140 total.

 

Bunten, a rising senior on the East Carolina University men’s golf team, played bogey-free golf during his second round. He made 11 straight pars to begin the day before breaking through with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 12 and 13. Bunten would finish the round with four birdies on the day, shooting a 4-under-par, 68.

 

“I had a four-footer for birdie on No. 12, and was kind of joking with the guys that I was playing with about whether I should just two-putt and keep the streak of pars alive,” Bunten said. “I’m glad I was able to make that and break through.”

 

“On No. 13, I actually hit a drive into the right trees and played my next shot from the fairway of hole No. 5,” he added. “Played an uncharacteristic shot there, hit a wedge from there on to the green and made a good birdie to keep the momentum going.”

 

When it comes to Neveu, the 52-year-old has joked about his age almost the entire time that he’s been on the ground at Keith Hills Golf Club, however, age is just a number and the more important number for him is his score on the course. 

 

With several of his competitors less than half of his age, Neveu said that he loves the competition and focuses on his game rather than trying to match his younger foes. Today, that game led Neveu to a 3-under-par round of 69 with four birdies on the card.

 

“I hit a lot of good shots,” Neveu said. “I putted well. It was hard for me to get it close to the hole today. The greens were firm. I could never seem to get the right yardage. But I hit a lot of greens and made a lot of good putts that just didn’t go in. At the end of the day, I managed to hit a few close and made those putts to put together a good round.”

 

As for Brown, the rising senior on Wingate University’s men’s golf team, he will be in a similar situation as he was today. Brown entered the second round as a part of a three-way tie atop the leaderboard and will be a part of another one tomorrow morning. Brown made five birdies in his 2-under-par round and spoke about the feeling of playing alongside the leaders following his finish.

 

“Your leaderboard is in your group,” Brown said. “You know everything. Every shot of yours is versus your partner. You’ve got to stay steady, know where they are and keep playing good golf.”

 

Garrett Risner of Holly Springs, N.C. and Patrick Stephenson of Four Oaks, N.C. both enter the final round of play at 3-under-par, 141 total. Risner will be in the final group with the leaders, teeing off at 11:00 a.m., while Stephenson tees off at 10:50 a.m.

 

Blake McShea of Zebulon, N.C. finished his second round at 2-over-par, 146 total, but the recent graduate of UNC-Wilmington shot a 5-under-par, 67 to earn low-round honors for the day.

 

The final round of the Carolinian Amateur begins tomorrow, Sunday, June 14, at 8:00 a.m. with 72 players left in the field. Following the second round, the field was cut to 70 players and ties with 11-over-par making the cut.

 

The Carolinian Amateur format is 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 70 scores and ties. Entry is open to any male golfer who has reached his 16th birthday by the first round, 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 member club that does not exceed 10.4.  There is no residency requirement for this tournament.

 

5th Carolinian Amateur

Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, N.C.

Second Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
T1	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	-4	72	68	140
T1	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-4	71	69	140
T1	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	-4	70	70	140
T4	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	-3	73	68	141
T4	Patrick Stephenson	Four Oaks, NC	-3	70	71	141
6	Will Hawley	Raleigh, NC	-2	72	70	142
T7	Timmy Gannon	Charlotte, NC	E	74	70	144
T7	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	E	73	71	144
T7	Max Green	Hilton Head Island, SC	E	72	72	144
T10	Michael La Sasso	Raleigh, NC	+1	74	71	145
T10	Ryan Solan	Charlotte, NC	+1	73	72	145
T10	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+1	72	73	145
T10	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+1	72	73	145
T10	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+1	71	74	145
T15	Blake McShea	Zebulon, NC	+2	79	67	146
T15	Tommy Lamb	Cary, NC	+2	77	69	146
T15	Gray Mitchum	Winterville, NC	+2	76	70	146
T15	Noah Connor	Reidsville, NC	+2	75	71	146
T15	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	+2	74	72	146
T15	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+2	73	73	146
T15	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+2	73	73	146
T15	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+2	72	74	146
T15	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+2	72	74	146
T24	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+3	76	71	147
T24	Jeff Beasley	Angier, NC	+3	75	72	147
T24	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+3	75	72	147
T24	Frank Gilliam	Raleigh, NC	+3	72	75	147
T24	Patrick Golden	Murrells Inlet, SC	+3	72	75	147
T29	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+4	76	72	148
T29	Jack Marcotte	Apex, NC	+4	74	74	148
T29	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+4	73	75	148
T29	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC	+4	73	75	148
T29	Jack Towarnicky	New Bern, NC	+4	72	76	148
T29	Gus Lascola	Durham, NC	+4	70	78	148
T35	Kurtis Grant	Southern Pines, NC	+5	77	72	149
T35	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+5	77	72	149
T35	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+5	77	72	149
T35	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+5	76	73	149
T35	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	+5	75	74	149
T35	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+5	75	74	149
T35	Jack Massei	Pinehurst, NC	+5	74	75	149
T35	Parker Truesdale	Canton, NC	+5	72	77	149
T43	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	78	72	150
T43	Peter Fountain	Raleigh, NC	+6	77	73	150
T43	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+6	74	76	150
T43	Jennings Glenn	Raleigh, NC	+6	74	76	150
T47	Parker Shimp	Charlotte, NC	+7	80	71	151
T47	Jake Herring	Wilson, NC	+7	80	71	151
T47	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+7	77	74	151
T47	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC	+7	76	75	151
T47	Scott Tarcy	Charlotte, NC	+7	74	77	151
T47	John Fahey	Charlotte, NC	+7	74	77	151
53	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+8	76	76	152
T54	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC	+9	78	75	153
T54	Austin Phillips	Greenville, NC	+9	77	76	153
T54	Ryan Macri	Wake Forest, NC	+9	77	76	153
T54	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	+9	74	79	153
T58	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC	+10	81	73	154
T58	Caleb Click	Fair Bluff, NC	+10	80	74	154
T58	Cameron Hardison	Greenville, NC	+10	77	77	154
T58	Travon Willis	Indian Trail, NC	+10	76	78	154
T58	Rick Rogers	Winston Salem, NC	+10	75	79	154
T63	Andrew Sapp	Greenville, NC	+11	79	76	155
T63	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+11	78	77	155
T63	Colin Wholey	Charlotte, NC	+11	78	77	155
T63	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+11	77	78	155
T63	Thomas Storbeck	Pinehurst, NC	+11	77	78	155
T63	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+11	77	78	155
T63	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+11	77	78	155
T63	Joseph Cansler	Clemmons, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Avery Papalia	Kernersville, NC	+11	76	79	155
T63	Landon Barnes	Pilot Mountain, NC	+11	74	81	155
CUT	Trevor Gerard	Hartsville, SC	+12	81	75	-
CUT	Bo Crooks	Lillington, NC	+12	80	76	-
CUT	Matt Ellis	Wilson, NC	+12	80	76	-
CUT	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	+12	77	79	-
CUT	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+12	75	81	-
CUT	Shawn Heinchon	Greenville, NC	+13	79	78	-
CUT	Jack Dockrill	Elon, NC	+13	78	79	-
CUT	Nicholas Song	Waxhaw, NC	+13	78	79	-
CUT	Jackson Steiner	Charlotte, NC	+13	75	82	-
CUT	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	+13	74	83	-
CUT	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC	+14	81	77	-
CUT	Sam Davidson	Asheboro, NC	+14	80	78	-
CUT	Luke Nelson	Raleigh, NC	+15	83	76	-
CUT	Joey Pritchard	Pinehurst, NC	+15	82	77	-
CUT	Brandon Wood	Erwin, NC	+15	78	81	-
CUT	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC	+16	83	77	-
CUT	Michael Sutton	Goldsboro, NC	+16	82	78	-
CUT	Whit Howard	Raleigh, NC	+16	81	79	-
CUT	Eric Parziale	Pinehurst, NC	+17	82	79	-
CUT	Solomon Park	Greensboro, NC	+17	77	84	-
CUT	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC	+17	74	87	-
CUT	Will Campbell	Winnabow, NC	+18	79	83	-
CUT	Jeff Manley	Raleigh, NC	+19	81	82	-
CUT	Phillip Clifton	Winston-Salem, NC	+20	85	79	-
CUT	Holden Grigg	Myrtle Beach, SC	+21	85	80	-
CUT	Brandon Jones	Sanford, NC	+21	82	83	-
CUT	Chris Bitzenhofer	Mount Olive, NC	+22	85	81	-
CUT	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+22	81	85	-
CUT	Drew Haywood	Chapel Hill, NC	+25	85	84	-
CUT	Hayes Mahoney	Greenville, NC	+26	83	87	-
CUT	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC	+27	88	83	-
CUT	Jay Aichelman	Charlotte, NC	+35	91	88	-
WD	Mark Thomas	Wake Forest, NC	-	WD		-
WD	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC	-	WD		-
DQ	Zach Murrow	Gastonia, NC	-	92	DQ	-

 

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.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as 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 nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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