Preview: 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (July 6, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville, N.C. from July 8 - 11, 2021. The field will compete at 6,648 yards (par 35-35--70).

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

 

Top 50 Carolinas Men in the Field:
 

• No. 7 Drew Hackett of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 9 Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C.

• No. 10 Scott Harvey of Kernersville, N.C.

• No. 11 Matthew Sharpstene of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 12 Nicholas Mathews of Mebane, N.C.

• No. 14 Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 17 Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 25 Anthony Conn of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 26 Nick Mayfield of Rock Hill, S.C.

• No. 28 James Lightsey of Indian Land, S.C.

• No. 29 Zach Siefert of Simpsonville, S.C.

• No. 34 Garrett Risner of Holly Springs, N.C.

• Tied No. 39 Brandon Reece of Rolesville, N.C.

• Tied No. 39 Robert Lutomski of Simpsonville, S.C.

• No. 46 A.J. Beechler of Pinehurst, N.C.

• No. 49 Timothy Driver of Holly Springs, N.C.

 

Past Champions in the Field (2):

 

Brandon Hiott, Walterboro, S.C., 2002

Scott Harvey, Kernersville, N.C., 2011

A private, invitation-only club, Biltmore Forest Country Club was founded in 1922 and boasts a Donald Ross golf course maintained at the highest standard, elegant Clubhouse facility, fitness center, tennis facilities, pool and offers a wide variety of member activities. The historic clubhouse and Donald Ross designed golf course are situated on 135 acres in the Town of Biltmore Forest, North Carolina.

 

The Carolinas Amateur Championship began in 1910 and is the flagship championship in the Carolinas. From 1910-2009 the Carolinas Amateur Championship was Match Play. In 2010, the championship began being conducted at 72 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 60 scores and ties for the final two rounds. The Capers Cup team competition is held during rounds one and two of the Carolinas Amateur Championship. Three or four members from the same club comprise a team. The low three scores count each round. Winner is the team posting the lowest 36 hole score.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® that does not exceed 10.4. Players may attempt to qualify at any location in the Carolinas, but only one attempt to qualify.

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Thursday, July 8

First Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play

 

Friday, July 9

Second Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
The field is cut to 60 & ties after the round

 

Saturday, July 10 

Third Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play

 

Sunday, July 11

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Awards Ceremony to Conclude the Championship

 

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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