Wilfong Wins the 41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur

 

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (April 18, 2021) -- Final results of the 41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship at Columbia Country Club (Ridgewood/Tall Pines) in Blythewood, S.C. on April 18, 2021. The field played the Ridgewood/Tall Pines routing at 6,965 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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Chad Wilfong of Charlotte, N.C. has captured the 41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship after a 3-under-par, 69 finish in the final round. Wilfong was in the final pairing with first round leader Josh Branyon of Honea Path, S.C., who was just four strokes off the lead coming into the final round.


After a 6-under-par, 66 in the second round, Wilfong gave himself a cushion entering the final round. However, after playing with Branyon all three days he knew catching up by four strokes was do-able for him. The reigning North Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion set a goal of 4-under on the day so that could retain the lead and keep some distance between him and Branyon.

“He kept the pressure on me the whole time. Every time I made a birdie, he matched it,” remarked Wilfong. “I played with him the first day and he birdied the first four holes and made it look easy, so I knew he had it in him this week. Everything he hit was right at his target and his distances were good so I didn’t think he would be hitting any bad shots today.”


While Branyon finished the day with an exceptional 4-under-par, 68 round, his valiant effort fell short to Wilfong’s dialed in ball-striking.


“I didn’t hit it particularly solid on the first six holes. It was solid enough, but nothing spectacular. Then all of the sudden it just started to feel good again,” said Wilfong. “It felt like I could hit it exactly where I wanted to off the tee, which is a big relief knowing that you aren’t going to get into too much trouble there. My iron shots got more crisp as the round went on. It made me feel more confident and 11-under was enough for me to take it.”


Branyon claimed runner-up at 8-under-par, 208 total and Wilfong captured the title at 11-under-par, 205 overall.


“It always feels good to win,” said Wilfong. “I won the North Carolina Amateur in my younger days and I won the North Carolina Mid-Amateur, but this is my first Carolinas win so this is really nice.” Wilfong is now a three-time CGA champion after winning the 2001 North Carolina Amateur Championship and 2020 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship titles as well.


Zach Schwab of Columbia, S.C. captured solo third at 7-under-par, 209 total. Fourth position was claimed by Jason Garrett of Stem, N.C. at 6-under-par, 210 overall. Jeff Boyan of Winston-Salem, N.C. shot the low round of the weekend at 7-under-par, 65 in the final round to rise from tied for 22 to tied for fifth. Boyan is tied with Weston Bell of Piedmont, S.C. at 5-under-par, 211 total.


The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Columbia Country Club, especially Head Professional Chris Sparrow and Course Superintendent Sam Friar, for their hospitality in hosting the 41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship.


41st Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship

Columbia Country Club (Ridgewood/Tall Pines), Blythewood, S.C.

Final Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Chad Wilfong	Charlotte, NC	-11	70	66	69	205
2	Josh Branyon	Honea Path, SC	-8	67	73	68	208
3	Zach Schwab	Columbia, SC	-7	71	69	69	209
4	Jason Garrett	Stem, NC	-6	74	67	69	210
T5	Jeff Boyan	Winston Salem, NC	-5	72	74	65	211
T5	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	-5	70	72	69	211
T7	Christian Sease	Greenville, SC	-3	76	69	68	213
T7	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	-3	70	73	70	213
T9	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-2	75	71	68	214
T9	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	-2	73	72	69	214
T11	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	-1	73	75	67	215
T11	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	-1	73	72	70	215
T11	Connor Monaghan	Chapel Hill, NC	-1	71	70	74	215
T14	Sam Jackson	West Columbia, SC	E	72	74	70	216
T14	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	E	72	75	69	216
T14	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	E	73	70	73	216
T14	Zachary  Herold	Lexington, SC	E	72	72	72	216
T14	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC, NC	E	73	69	74	216
T19	Brandon Truesdale	Rock Hill, SC	+1	76	70	71	217
T19	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+1	70	75	72	217
T19	Garland Ferrell	Greenville, SC	+1	73	70	74	217
T22	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+2	74	73	71	218
T22	Wade Boteler	Burlington, NC	+2	73	73	72	218
T22	Jordan Sease	Lexington, SC	+2	74	71	73	218
T25	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	+3	74	72	73	219
T25	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+3	74	70	75	219
T27	Ryan Blair	Charlotte, NC	+4	76	70	74	220
T27	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+4	72	74	74	220
T27	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	+4	72	73	75	220
T27	Kyle Gebhart	Cayce, SC	+4	76	70	74	220
T27	David Sargent	Cornelius, NC	+4	75	75	70	220
T32	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+5	76	71	74	221
T32	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+5	72	75	74	221
T32	David Lott	Barnwell, SC	+5	75	71	75	221
T32	Russ Adams	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	75	72	221
T32	Austin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+5	72	73	76	221
T32	Wehman Hopke	Charlotte, NC	+5	71	74	76	221
T32	William Ovenden	Mt. Pleasant, SC	+5	77	73	71	221
T39	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+6	71	76	75	222
T39	Brett Barry	Winston-Salem, NC	+6	74	75	73	222
T41	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+7	75	72	76	223
T41	Chase Liebler	West Columbia, SC	+7	73	77	73	223
T41	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+7	76	73	74	223
T44	Scott Lincicome	Pinehurst, NC	+8	74	73	77	224
T44	Brett Harris	Franklin, NC	+8	78	70	76	224
T44	David Yowell	Charlotte, NC	+8	76	72	76	224
T44	Dylan Lancaster	Spindale, NC	+8	73	76	75	224
T44	Michael Sims	Lexington, SC	+8	73	76	75	224
T44	Andrew Ward	Charlotte, NC	+8	76	74	74	224
T44	Cody Clepper	Sumter, SC	+8	79	71	74	224
51	Damon Postal	Charlotte, NC	+9	75	73	77	225
T52	Will Wears	Durham, NC	+10	76	71	79	226
T52	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+10	74	74	78	226
T52	Brandon Cemprola	Columbia, SC	+10	75	74	77	226
T52	Robbie Biershenk	Boiling Springs, SC	+10	73	75	78	226
T56	Shawn Foley	Charlotte, NC	+11	74	72	81	227
T56	Russ Gillig	Taylors, SC	+11	73	76	78	227
T56	Allen Caldwell	Sumter, SC	+11	72	77	78	227
T59	Brian Lee	Blythewood, SC	+12	74	74	80	228
T59	Nathan Mallonee	Charlotte, NC	+12	74	75	79	228
T61	Doug Cottingham	Hopkins, SC	+13	74	71	84	229
T61	Cody Sundberg	Charlotte, NC	+13	71	78	80	229
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Brian Brian Mazhari	Charlotte, NC	+7	74	77		151
CUT	David Banks	Richlands, NC	+7	77	74		151
CUT	Kyle Bearden	Barnwell, SC	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+7	77	74		151
CUT	Sean Marks	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Bern Gregory	Mooresville, NC	+7	75	76		151
CUT	Brian Mull	Wilmington, NC	+7	76	75		151
CUT	Kyle Austin	Raleigh, NC	+7	78	73		151
CUT	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	+7	77	74		151
CUT	Scott Roberts	Lancaster, SC	+7	75	76		151
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+8	78	74		152
CUT	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+8	79	73		152
CUT	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+8	78	74		152
CUT	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+8	76	76		152
CUT	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+8	75	77		152
CUT	Chad Frye	Landis, NC	+8	80	72		152
CUT	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+8	75	77		152
CUT	Kevin Burton	Clayton, NC	+8	78	74		152
CUT	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	+8	77	75		152
CUT	Hayden Ploeger	Fort Mill, SC	+9	75	78		153
CUT	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+9	81	72		153
CUT	Jeff Jordan	Mt. Holly, NC	+9	78	75		153
CUT	Jeff Tyrrell	Lyman, SC	+9	76	77		153
CUT	Bo Beard	Waxhaw, NC	+9	74	79		153
CUT	Brandon Twigg	Charleston, SC	+9	75	78		153
CUT	Brian Quackenbush	Aiken, SC	+9	75	78		153
CUT	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+10	80	74		154
CUT	David Cook	Cedar Point, NC	+10	79	75		154
CUT	Ely Cornwell	Charlotte, NC	+10	77	77		154
CUT	Luke Haithcock	Burlington, NC	+10	77	77		154
CUT	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+10	75	79		154
CUT	Jason Rossetti	Charlotte, NC	+10	80	74		154
CUT	C.J. Andriole	Charlotte, NC	+11	77	78		155
CUT	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+11	79	76		155
CUT	Dexter Rice	Charlotte, NC	+11	75	80		155
CUT	Keith Early	Charlotte, NC	+11	76	79		155
CUT	Simon Boteler	Raleigh, NC	+11	80	75		155
CUT	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	+11	75	80		155
CUT	Kevin Busteed	Charlotte, NC	+11	79	76		155
CUT	Rik Wall	Greensboro, NC	+12	77	79		156
CUT	Jack Merrell	Wake Forest, NC	+13	82	75		157
CUT	Jay Biber	Charlotte, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+13	81	76		157
CUT	Levi Shelton	Pineville, NC	+13	77	80		157
CUT	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+13	76	81		157
CUT	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Thomas Deschler	Mount Pleasant, SC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+14	81	77		158
CUT	Ian Dabrowski	Charlotte, NC	+14	81	77		158
CUT	James Holloway	Charlotte, NC	+14	80	78		158
CUT	Marais Lombard	Charlotte, NC	+14	81	77		158
CUT	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte, NC	+14	80	78		158
CUT	Nathan Price	Lexington, SC	+14	81	77		158
CUT	Brandon Miller	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	77	82		159
CUT	Casey Smith	Abbeville, SC	+15	84	75		159
CUT	Dice K Nakayama	Leland, NC	+15	83	76		159
CUT	Guy Lemke	Huntersville, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Mark Nieters	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	81	78		159
CUT	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Jay Sylvan	Charlotte, NC	+16	84	76		160
CUT	DeeBo Kelly	Camden, SC	+16	76	84		160
CUT	Ernest Young	Huntersville, NC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Faheem Amod	Raleigh, NC	+16	79	81		160
CUT	Nathan Hoffman	Pinehurst, NC	+16	83	77		160
CUT	Tom Chuaypradit	Winston-Salem, NC	+16	80	80		160
CUT	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+17	81	80		161
CUT	Ethan Bean	Elgin, SC	+17	82	79		161
CUT	Ethan Woodall	Huntersville, NC	+17	79	82		161
CUT	Lee Gronkiewicz	Columbia, SC	+18	84	78		162
CUT	Nathan Kohl	Greensboro, NC	+18	80	82		162
CUT	Ross Bell	Raleigh, NC	+18	84	78		162
CUT	Simon Cagle	Raleigh, NC	+18	82	80		162
CUT	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+18	81	81		162
CUT	Jared Jillson	Columbia, SC	+18	85	77		162
CUT	Eric Lipson	Charlotte, NC	+19	75	88		163
CUT	Matt Michel	Charlotte, NC	+19	84	79		163
CUT	Kevin Stimberis	Mooresville, NC	+20	82	82		164
CUT	Matt Wood	Hanahan, SC	+20	86	78		164
CUT	Bradford Mulkey	Dallas, NC	+21	87	78		165
CUT	Mitch Bagley	Charlotte, NC	+21	81	84		165
CUT	Ryan Hodges	Greensboro, NC	+21	80	85		165
CUT	Bradley Helms	Winston-Salem, NC	+25	84	85		169
WD	Eric Mauntel	Charlotte, NC	-	77	WD		WD
WD	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-	79	WD		WD
WD	Tyler Shuler	Bryson City, NC	-	83	WD		WD

 

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