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Franks Clinched the Creed Junior Title
CAMDEN, S.C. (September 20, 2020) -- Final results of the 8th Creed Junior Boys’ Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on September 20, 2020. The field competed at 6,372 yards, par 35-35--70.
The CGA conducted this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here.
Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field | Starting Times | Scoring | History | Photos
Nathan Franks of Roebuck, S.C. captured his second victory in a row today by claiming the 8th Creed Junior Boys’ Invitational title. Franks won his first CGA championship, the Mimosa Hills Junior Invitational just three weeks ago.
Franks finished the event at 1-under-par, 139 total and was the only player to finish under par. However at the start of the day, six players were under par and Franks was one stroke off of the lead held by Max Green of Hilton Head, S.C.
“I knew if I played well I would have a chance,” said Franks. “I struggled a little bit early and went three or four back (from Green’s lead). I just kept trying to hit fairways and greens, because this place is hard.”
On the other hand, Green got off to a hot start making the turn at 5-under overall and managed a bogey free front nine. On No. 10, Green made a double bogey that brought him back to even-par for the day. Franks capitalized on the opportunity and birdied No. 10 to tie Green’s lead.
“Max had a tough hole on No. 10, but then he birdied No. 11 which put him back to one shot ahead of me,” said Franks. “We just went back and forth from there, but both of us played pretty well.”
Franks took the lead for the first time after a clutch par on No. 14. From there it all boiled down to the 18th green. Franks had a 30-foot putt for birdie that he missed about 8-feet long. Green hit out of a right side bunker and was left with a short par putt. Then Franks missed his par putt and put down his mark to prepare to tap in for bogey.
“I thought he (Green) was going to make it,” said Franks. “I was mentally preparing for a playoff.” However Green missed his par putt by inches and also tapped in for bogey.
After a nail-biting ending, Franks took home the trophy with a sigh of relief. “It is a great championship to win and I am glad I won,” said Franks. “It was a really fun week.”
Andrew Swanson of Bluffton, S.C., Carter Busse of Davidson, N.C. and Collin Adams of Charlotte, N.C. finished runner-up alongside Green at even-par, 140 total. Adams earned his position in a particularly exciting fashion, tying the low round of the weekend at 3-under, 67 today.
Zach Adams of Charleston, S.C. and Tyler DeChellis of Clayton, N.C. tied for sixth at 1-over-par, 141 total on the weekend.
The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Camden Country Club, specifically to Head Golf Professional, Matt McCarley and Superintendent, Nick Price for their hospitality in hosting the 8th Creed Junior Boys’ Invitational. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.
8th Creed Junior Boys’ Invitational
Camden Country Club, Camden, S.C.
Final Results
| Pos. | Player | City, State, Graduation | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Nathan Franks | Roebuck, SC, 2021 | -1 | 68 | 71 | 139 |
| T2 | Andrew Swanson | Bluffton, SC, 2021 | E | 69 | 71 | 140 |
| T2 | Carter Busse | Davidson, NC, 2021 | E | 70 | 70 | 140 |
| T2 | Collin Adams | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | E | 73 | 67 | 140 |
| T2 | Max Green | Hilton Head, SC, 2021 | E | 67 | 73 | 140 |
| T6 | Tyler DeChellis | Clayton, NC, 2021 | +1 | 70 | 71 | 141 |
| T6 | Zach Adams | Charleston, SC, 2022 | +1 | 69 | 72 | 141 |
| T8 | Jonathan Griz | Hilton Head Island, SC, 2022 | +2 | 68 | 74 | 142 |
| T8 | Griffin Tarver | Tega Cay, SC, 2021 | +2 | 74 | 68 | 142 |
| 10 | Mason Tucker | Lancaster, SC, 2021 | +3 | 74 | 69 | 143 |
| 11 | Aidan Browning | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +4 | 71 | 73 | 144 |
| T12 | Cornell Beans | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | +5 | 70 | 75 | 145 |
| T12 | Kyle Haas | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | +5 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
| T12 | Barrett Josey | Moore, SC, 2021 | +5 | 72 | 73 | 145 |
| T12 | Steven Shea | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +5 | 74 | 71 | 145 |
| T16 | Alan Van Asch | Raleigh, NC, 2022 | +6 | 71 | 75 | 146 |
| T16 | Elliott Pope | Lugoff, SC, 2021 | +6 | 74 | 72 | 146 |
| T16 | Owen Kose | Holly Springs, NC, 2022 | +6 | 71 | 75 | 146 |
| T16 | Timmy Gannon | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | +6 | 71 | 75 | 146 |
| T16 | Drew Van Dyke | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +6 | 71 | 75 | 146 |
| T21 | Spencer Turtz | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +7 | 74 | 73 | 147 |
| T21 | Braeden Barnett | Galivants Ferry, SC, 2021 | +7 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| T21 | Caden Baker | Mebane, NC, 2021 | +7 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| T21 | Pake June | Florence, SC, 2022 | +7 | 75 | 72 | 147 |
| T21 | Will Conway | Weddington, NC, 2021 | +7 | 74 | 73 | 147 |
| T26 | Daniel Brasington | Woodruff, SC, 2021 | +8 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
| T26 | Bradley Davis, Jr. | Pilot Mountain, NC, 2022 | +8 | 73 | 75 | 148 |
| T26 | Jerry Bruns | Beaufort, SC, 2023 | +8 | 74 | 74 | 148 |
| T26 | Daniel Adkins | Holly Springs, NC, 2021 | +8 | 75 | 73 | 148 |
| T26 | Tip Price | Greenville, SC, 2025 | +8 | 75 | 73 | 148 |
| T31 | Josh Buxbaum | Wake Forest, NC, 2021 | +9 | 69 | 80 | 149 |
| T31 | Keenan Royalty | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | +9 | 71 | 78 | 149 |
| T31 | Walker Felton | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +9 | 73 | 76 | 149 |
| T31 | Colin Salema | Matthews, NC, 2024 | +9 | 75 | 74 | 149 |
| T31 | Ayush Bodhale | Huntersville, NC, 2021 | +9 | 75 | 74 | 149 |
| T31 | Nicholas Smith | Pickens, SC, 2022 | +9 | 74 | 75 | 149 |
| T37 | Branden Boyce | Spring Lake, NC, 2022 | +10 | 73 | 77 | 150 |
| T37 | Michael La Sasso | Raleigh, NC, 2022 | +10 | 78 | 72 | 150 |
| T37 | Trey Crenshaw | Lancaster, SC, 2021 | +10 | 78 | 72 | 150 |
| T37 | Luke Walmet | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +10 | 73 | 77 | 150 |
| T37 | Miles Eubanks | Warrenville, SC, 2023 | +10 | 79 | 71 | 150 |
| T37 | Quinlan Polin | Cary, NC, 2023 | +10 | 72 | 78 | 150 |
| T37 | Luke Ward | Arden, NC, 2021 | +10 | 76 | 74 | 150 |
| T44 | Andrew Graham | Asheville, NC, 2021 | +11 | 78 | 73 | 151 |
| T44 | Langdon Aronson | Raleigh, NC, 2021 | +11 | 72 | 79 | 151 |
| T44 | Luke Sullivan | Columbia, SC, 2022 | +11 | 74 | 77 | 151 |
| T44 | Robert Thompson | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +11 | 72 | 79 | 151 |
| T44 | Evan Mendyk | Summerfield, NC, 2021 | +11 | 78 | 73 | 151 |
| T44 | Ian Podziewski | Waxhaw, NC, 2022 | +11 | 77 | 74 | 151 |
| T44 | Adam Hunt | Columbia, SC, 2023 | +11 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
| T44 | Daniel Boone | Fuquay Varina, NC, 2023 | +11 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| T44 | Waymon Thomas | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +11 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
| T44 | Kareem Elkassem | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | +11 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
| T44 | Rowan Sullivan | Charleston, SC, 2023 | +11 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| T55 | Benjamin Bailey | Huntersville, NC, 2022 | +12 | 74 | 78 | 152 |
| T55 | Tyler Jones | Jacksonville, NC, 2023 | +12 | 73 | 79 | 152 |
| T55 | Oliver Rotermund | Charleston, SC, 2021 | +12 | 74 | 78 | 152 |
| T55 | Calvin Hawkins | Lexington, NC, 2023 | +12 | 75 | 77 | 152 |
| T55 | Jace Butcher | Wake Forest, NC, 2023 | +12 | 76 | 76 | 152 |
| T55 | Jack Wieler | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | +12 | 76 | 76 | 152 |
| T61 | Will Tharin | Rocky Mount, NC, 2023 | +13 | 73 | 80 | 153 |
| T61 | Coleman Ferguson | Columbia, SC, 2024 | +13 | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| T61 | Logan Lutz | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +13 | 77 | 76 | 153 |
| T61 | Simon Wright | Lancaster, SC, 2021 | +13 | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| T61 | Burch Harrison | Columbia, SC, 2022 | +13 | 76 | 77 | 153 |
| T61 | Cole Rouse | Kernersville, NC, 2024 | +13 | 74 | 79 | 153 |
| T61 | William Grasty | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +13 | 75 | 78 | 153 |
| T68 | Josh Lendach | Raleigh, NC, 2021 | +14 | 77 | 77 | 154 |
| T68 | Andrew Gregory | Inman, SC, 2023 | +14 | 79 | 75 | 154 |
| T68 | Ryan Jahr | Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 2022 | +14 | 78 | 76 | 154 |
| T68 | Parker Cumbea | Fuquay Varina, NC, 2021 | +14 | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| T68 | Will Guthrie | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +14 | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| T73 | Bizzell Pate | Pinehurst, NC, 2024 | +15 | 78 | 77 | 155 |
| T73 | Nick Rubino | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | +15 | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| T73 | Parker Shimp | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | +15 | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| T73 | Dallas Johnson | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2024 | +15 | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| T73 | David Oliver | Pageland, SC, 2024 | +15 | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| T73 | Jeremy Edmunds | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +15 | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| T73 | Wills Kelly | Camden, SC, 2021 | +15 | 74 | 81 | 155 |
| T80 | Will Harrington | Summerfield, NC, 2021 | +16 | 79 | 77 | 156 |
| T80 | Landon Merrell | Salisbury, NC, 2024 | +16 | 78 | 78 | 156 |
| T80 | Sean Finan | Winston-Salem, NC, 2022 | +16 | 77 | 79 | 156 |
| T80 | Jennings Glenn | Raleigh, NC, 2021 | +16 | 76 | 80 | 156 |
| T80 | Preston Howe | Winston-Salem, NC, 2025 | +16 | 75 | 81 | 156 |
| T80 | Hunter Justice | Cornelius, NC, 2024 | +16 | 76 | 80 | 156 |
| T80 | Jay Lowder | Greenville, SC, 2022 | +16 | 81 | 75 | 156 |
| T87 | Matthew Messenger | Raleigh, NC, 2021 | +17 | 77 | 80 | 157 |
| T87 | Bryce Wittmer | Tega Cay, SC, 2021 | +17 | 78 | 79 | 157 |
| T87 | Pearse Lucas | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | +17 | 77 | 80 | 157 |
| T87 | Nick Goellner | Apex, NC, 2023 | +17 | 80 | 77 | 157 |
| T91 | Sam Wilson | Davidson, NC, 2021 | +18 | 79 | 79 | 158 |
| T91 | Alex Stephens | Daniel Island, SC, 2021 | +18 | 78 | 80 | 158 |
| T91 | Andrew Gallagher | Grimesland, NC, 2021 | +18 | 75 | 83 | 158 |
| T91 | Davis Oldenburg | Asheville, NC, 2022 | +18 | 80 | 78 | 158 |
| T95 | Hudson Schulze | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +19 | 77 | 82 | 159 |
| T95 | Ashton Eubanks | Lexington, SC, 2023 | +19 | 80 | 79 | 159 |
| T95 | Lukas Pokrzywinski | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | +19 | 79 | 80 | 159 |
| T95 | James Reames | Camden, SC, 2024 | +19 | 76 | 83 | 159 |
| T95 | Ryan Curran | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | +19 | 83 | 76 | 159 |
| T95 | Christian Conway | Raleigh, NC, 2022 | +19 | 82 | 77 | 159 |
| T101 | Hayden Mincey | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2022 | +20 | 80 | 80 | 160 |
| T101 | Grant Paolucci | Blythewood, SC, 2024 | +20 | 81 | 79 | 160 |
| T103 | Luke Guthrie | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +21 | 79 | 82 | 161 |
| T103 | Matthew Hutto | Blythewood, SC, 2021 | +21 | 77 | 84 | 161 |
| T103 | Mavrick Mullinax | Lexington, SC, 2021 | +21 | 79 | 82 | 161 |
| T103 | Ryan Dunn | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | +21 | 78 | 83 | 161 |
| T103 | Ryan McCarthy | Cary, NC, 2022 | +21 | 78 | 83 | 161 |
| T103 | Connor Brown | Cherryville, NC, 2021 | +21 | 82 | 79 | 161 |
| T109 | Peter Nusbaum | Pittsboro, NC, 2022 | +22 | 81 | 81 | 162 |
| T109 | Luca Seccareccio | Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 | +22 | 86 | 76 | 162 |
| T111 | Daniel Jones | Greensboro, NC, 2021 | +23 | 76 | 87 | 163 |
| T111 | Max Rotermund | Charleston, SC, 2023 | +23 | 85 | 78 | 163 |
| T113 | Jones Saylor | Bluffton, SC, 2023 | +24 | 77 | 87 | 164 |
| T113 | William Melvin | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | +24 | 84 | 80 | 164 |
| 115 | Jay Wilkins | Simpsonville, SC, 2022 | +25 | 82 | 83 | 165 |
| 116 | Will Fowler | Salisbury, NC, 2021 | +26 | 86 | 80 | 166 |
| 117 | Chase Harris | Pilot Mountain, NC, 2022 | +27 | 82 | 85 | 167 |
| T118 | Michael Switzer | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | +28 | 86 | 82 | 168 |
| T118 | Landon Cooper | Conway, SC, 2022 | +28 | 80 | 88 | 168 |
| 120 | Ethan Wooten | High Point, NC, 2023 | +29 | 87 | 82 | 169 |
| T121 | Drew Neal | Camden, SC, 2021 | +30 | 87 | 83 | 170 |
| T121 | Evan Younghans | Camden, SC, 2021 | +30 | 84 | 86 | 170 |
| 123 | Justin Jenkins | Matthews, NC, 2022 | +31 | 85 | 86 | 171 |
| T124 | Tristen McKay | Florence, SC, 2023 | +33 | 84 | 89 | 173 |
| T124 | Will Esmacher | Greer, SC, 2021 | +33 | 93 | 80 | 173 |
| T124 | Aedan Barnes | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +33 | 93 | 80 | 173 |
| T124 | Alex Gould | Greensboro, NC, 2022 | +33 | 87 | 86 | 173 |
| T124 | Keegan Brown | Tega Cay, SC, 2021 | +33 | 80 | 93 | 173 |
| T129 | Wylie Nash | Camden, SC, 2022 | +34 | 79 | 95 | 174 |
| T129 | Aidan Harrington | Raleigh, NC, 2021 | +34 | 86 | 88 | 174 |
| T129 | Guy Buffum | Columbia, SC, 2021 | +34 | 85 | 89 | 174 |
| 132 | Anderson Badgett | Pilot Mountain, NC, 2023 | +36 | 87 | 89 | 176 |
| 133 | Samanyu Bedi | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | +41 | 88 | 93 | 181 |
| WD | Robert Gefaell | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | - | 81 | WD | WD |
| WD | Josh Newman | Charlotte, NC, 2021 | - | 85 | WD | WD |
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