Tarver Takes Lead Into Final Round at Carolinas Junior Boys'

 

FLORENCE, S.C. (July 29, 2020) -- The results from the second round of the 71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship at Florence Country Club in Florence, S.C. on July 29, 2020. (6,429 yards, par 34-36--70)

 

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Griffin Tarver of Tega City, S.C. has fired back to back 66’s at the 71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship and leads the field entering the final round of action at Florence Country Club at 8-under-par, 132 total.

 

Tarver got off to a hot start with a bogey-free, 4-under-par front nine. With birdies on Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 8, he made the turn in the lead.

 

“I really played the front nine well today. I had everything going,” Tarver said. “It felt really easy. Everything was coming to me, and I was making a lot of putts. It really feels great when you are playing like that.”

 

For Tarver, the back nine didn’t come so easily. He felt like he lost his ball striking touch and made bogeys on Nos. 10 and 13. Tarver said that he managed his game though and was able to turn things around. The No. 10 ranked player in the Carolinas Junior Boys’ Rankings was able to navigate Florence Country Club’s final three holes for a pair of birdies to bring him to even-par on the back nine and 4-under-par on the day.

 

“I feel good about playing another round tomorrow,” Tarver said. “I’m going to go out there, compete and see what happens. I don’t have a particular number in mind. Being in the last group, I’ll have an idea of what it’s going to take while I’m out there. We’ll just have to see how it goes.”

 

Alongside Tarver in the final group will be Gene Zeigler of Florence, S.C. A member at Florence Country Club and future South Carolina Gamecock, Zeigler led the championship after the first round at 7-under-par. Despite not playing as well as he would have liked, Zeigler made birdie on all three of the par 5s and was able to scrape together a strong finish to stay near the top of the leaderboard. With Wednesday’s round of 70, he is one stroke off of the lead entering Thursday’s final round at 7-under-par, 133 total.

 

“I feel like I’ve got to get back to the mindset that I had yesterday of trying to make birdies and beat the golf course up rather than playing against it,” Zeigler said. “The course beat me up on the front side today, so I’ve got to stay aggressive. I’ve got to work on a few things with my ball striking and I’ve got to make sure my putter stays sharp. Other than that, I feel good.”

 

Max Green of Hilton Head Island, S.C. will be the third and final member of the last group off the tee. Green, Tyler DeChellis of Clayton, N.C. and William Jennings of Greenville, S.C. are all tied for third at 4-under-par, 136 total.

 

The cut line for the low 60 and ties settled at 8-over-par following Wednesday’s second round. The final round of the 71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship will get underway at 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning at Florence Country Club with 65 players remaining in the field.

 

71st Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship

Florence Country Club, Florence, S.C.

Second Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC, 2021	-8	66	66	132
2	Gene Zeigler	Florence, SC, 2021	-7	63	70	133
T3	Max Green	Hilton Head Island, SC, 2021	-4	67	69	136
T3	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC, 2021	-4	70	66	136
T3	William Jennings	Greenville, SC, 2024	-4	72	64	136
6	Grady Newton	Wallburg, NC, 2020	-3	69	68	137
T7	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC, 2021	-2	71	67	138
T7	Elliott Pope	Lugoff, SC, 2021	-2	67	71	138
T7	Matthew Hutto	Blythewood, SC, 2021	-2	70	68	138
T10	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC, 2021	-1	69	70	139
T10	Waymon Thomas	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	-1	68	71	139
T10	Luke Walmet	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	-1	72	67	139
T10	Andrew Gregory	Inman, SC, 2023	-1	69	70	139
T14	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC, 2021	E	73	67	140
T14	Zach Adams	Charleston, SC, 2022	E	70	70	140
T14	Trey Howard	Woodruff, SC, 2021	E	71	69	140
T17	Trey Crenshaw	Lancaster, SC, 2021	+1	68	73	141
T17	Ford Reynolds	Columbia, SC, 2020	+1	68	73	141
T17	Sam Davidson	Asheboro, NC, 2020	+1	70	71	141
T17	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC, 2020	+1	71	70	141
T17	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC, 2021	+1	70	71	141
T22	Adam Hunt	Columbia, SC, 2023	+2	72	70	142
T22	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC, 2021	+2	71	71	142
T22	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC, 2021	+2	73	69	142
T22	Tip Price	Greenville, SC, 2025	+2	69	73	142
T22	Alex Campbell	Charlotte, NC, 2020	+2	74	68	142
T22	Ben Jordan	Greensboro, NC, 2022	+2	72	70	142
T28	Luke Sullivan	Columbia, SC, 2022	+3	71	72	143
T28	William Phipps	Florence, SC, 2020	+3	74	69	143
T28	Josh Buxbaum	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	+3	69	74	143
T28	James Rico	Cary, NC, 2022	+3	72	71	143
T28	Garrett Hauk	Burlington, NC, 2021	+3	71	72	143
T33	Daniel Adkins	Holly Springs, NC, 2021	+4	70	74	144
T33	Jerry Bruns	Beaufort, SC, 2023	+4	72	72	144
T33	Pake June	Florence, SC, 2022	+4	74	70	144
T33	Jackson Brimfield	Chapel Hill, NC, 2021	+4	71	73	144
T33	Zander Briggs	Simpsonville, SC, 2020	+4	74	70	144
T33	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC, 2022	+4	73	71	144
T39	Andrew Plate	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+5	71	74	145
T39	Rowan Sullivan	Charleston, SC, 2023	+5	74	71	145
T39	Oliver Rotermund	Charleston, SC, 2021	+5	74	71	145
T39	Mavrick Mullinax	Lexington, SC, 2021	+5	73	72	145
T39	Burch Harrison	Columbia, SC, 2022	+5	74	71	145
T39	Nicholas Smith	Pickens, SC, 2022	+5	70	75	145
T45	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+6	74	72	146
T45	Jennings Glenn	Raleigh, NC, 2021	+6	77	69	146
T45	Max Jacobson	Charlotte, NC	+6	70	76	146
T45	Will Hartman	Marvin, NC, 2025	+6	74	72	146
T49	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC, 2020	+7	72	75	147
T49	Turner Edwards	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+7	72	75	147
T49	Walker Jennings	Greenville, SC, 2022	+7	72	75	147
T49	Lukas Pokrzywinski	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+7	72	75	147
T49	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC, 2020	+7	73	74	147
T49	Daniel Brasington	Woodruff, SC, 2021	+7	72	75	147
T55	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC, 2021	+8	71	77	148
T55	Palmer Mason	Irmo, SC, 2020	+8	72	76	148
T55	Lleyton Renner	Simpsonville, SC, 2020	+8	79	69	148
T55	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC, 2020	+8	77	71	148
T55	Drew Harrill	Spartanburg, SC, 2021	+8	74	74	148
T55	Ford Morrow	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	+8	75	73	148
T55	Ryan Jahr	Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 2022	+8	72	76	148
T55	Sam McMillan	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+8	72	76	148
T55	Cornell Beans	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+8	72	76	148
T55	Bradley Davis, Jr.	Pilot Mountain, NC, 2022	+8	77	71	148
T55	Quinlan Polin	Cary, NC, 2023	+8	76	72	148
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC, 2022	+9	72	77	149
CUT	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC, 2020	+9	72	77	149
CUT	Simon Wright	Lancaster, SC, 2021	+9	72	77	149
CUT	Zach Phillips	Inman, SC, 2021	+9	76	73	149
CUT	Daniel Boone	Fuquay Varina, NC, 2023	+9	73	76	149
CUT	Colin Salema	Matthews, NC, 2024	+9	72	77	149
CUT	Ryder Massey	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	+9	76	73	149
CUT	Colin Dutton	Foxfire, NC, 2021	+9	74	75	149
CUT	Jake Conklin	Cary, NC, 2022	+9	76	73	149
CUT	Blake Weinbach	Columbia, SC, 2021	+10	75	75	150
CUT	Jack Roberts	Greenville, SC, 2022	+10	73	77	150
CUT	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+10	76	74	150
CUT	Hank Robins	Salisbury, NC, 2020	+10	78	72	150
CUT	William Webb	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+10	77	73	150
CUT	Andrew Swanson	Bluffton, SC, 2021	+11	73	78	151
CUT	Mack Edwards	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+11	73	78	151
CUT	Tristen McKay	Florence, SC, 2023	+11	79	72	151
CUT	Jay Smith	Florence, SC, 2023	+11	74	77	151
CUT	Keenan Royalty	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+11	81	70	151
CUT	Jace Butcher	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+11	76	75	151
CUT	Ian Podziewski	Waxhaw, NC, 2022	+11	79	72	151
CUT	Gray Mitchum	Winterville, NC, 2022	+11	73	78	151
CUT	Chase Cline	Chapin, SC, 2024	+11	74	77	151
CUT	Sean Finan	Winston-Salem, NC, 2022	+11	74	77	151
CUT	Kareem Elkassem	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+12	71	81	152
CUT	Eric Nord	Blythewood, SC, 2022	+12	73	79	152
CUT	Thomas Davis	Darlington, SC, 2022	+12	76	76	152
CUT	Drew Jeffords	Florence, SC, 2023	+12	76	76	152
CUT	David Oliver	Pageland, SC, 2024	+12	81	71	152
CUT	Cheney Connell	Blythewood, SC, 2021	+12	81	71	152
CUT	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC, 2022	+12	75	77	152
CUT	Holt Allison	Conover, NC, 2021	+12	75	77	152
CUT	Brodie Perry	Trinity, NC, 2021	+12	75	77	152
CUT	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC, 2020	+13	76	77	153
CUT	Andrew Propes	Charleston, SC, 2021	+13	75	78	153
CUT	Todd Moyer	Cornelius, NC, 2021	+13	77	76	153
CUT	Sullivan Hooper	Leesville, SC, 2020	+13	74	79	153
CUT	Ashton Eubanks	Lexington, SC, 2023	+13	76	77	153
CUT	William Grasty	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+13	79	74	153
CUT	Timmy Gannon	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+14	76	78	154
CUT	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC, 2021	+14	79	75	154
CUT	Jay Wilkins	Simpsonville, SC	+14	77	77	154
CUT	Jacob Hoyle	Simpsonville, SC, 2021	+14	77	77	154
CUT	Bradley Parker	Isle of Palms, SC, 2022	+15	77	78	155
CUT	John Logan	Wilmington, NC, 2023	+15	80	75	155
CUT	Anthony Clark	Fort Mill, SC, 2020	+15	80	75	155
CUT	Nick Rubino	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+15	76	79	155
CUT	James Potter	Florence, SC, 2020	+16	80	76	156
CUT	Jack Burris	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+16	77	79	156
CUT	Landen Seiffert	Florence, SC, 2021	+16	81	75	156
CUT	Barrett Josey	Moore, SC, 2021	+17	77	80	157
CUT	Eston Lee	Four Oaks, NC, 2020	+17	81	76	157
CUT	Andrew Gallagher	Grimesland, NC, 2021	+17	77	80	157
CUT	Davis Sayman	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+17	82	75	157
CUT	Logan Lutz	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+17	76	81	157
CUT	Kenny Walter	Concord, NC, 2021	+17	77	80	157
CUT	Luke Shamblin	Matthews, NC, 2021	+18	81	77	158
CUT	Davis Clawson	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+19	76	83	159
CUT	Narayan Mohan	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+19	78	81	159
CUT	Harris Holstein	Orangeburg, SC	+19	77	82	159
CUT	Zach Murrow	Gastonia, NC, 2020	+20	82	78	160
CUT	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC, 2020	+21	81	80	161
CUT	Ryan Curran	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+23	78	85	163
CUT	William Melvin	Charlotte, NC	+24	84	80	164
CUT	Brycen Swain	Durham, NC, 2021	+27	84	83	167
CUT	Evan Prickett	North Augusta, SC, 2022	+27	78	89	167
WD	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC, 2021	-	75	WD	WD
WD	Ayush Bodhale	Huntersville, NC, 2021	-	81	WD	WD
WD	Chase Cheatham	Lincolnton, NC, 2021	-	83	WD	WD
WD	Spencer Turtz	Charlotte, NC, 2022	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Jack Dockrill	Elon, NC, 2021	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Jack Slomkowski	Colfax, NC, 2020	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Brandon Spinks	Huntersville, NC, 2021	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC, 2021	-	WD	WD	WD

 

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.     

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