Harvey Hoists the Carolinas Amateur Trophy

 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (July 11, 2021) -- Final results of the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Biltmore Forest Country Club in Asheville, N.C. on July 11, 2021. The field competed at 6,648 yards (par 35-35--70).

 

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After a four-day battle between an incredibly challenging course, the elements and, of course, 140 of the best golfers in North and South Carolina, Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. came out on top and was crowned the 107th Carolinas Amateur Champion. 

 

Entering the final round, Harvey was just one shot off of the lead held by Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C. at 6-under-par, 204. Both Harvey and Stewart were dialed in and it was anybody’s game.


“I played with Cyrus (Stewart) for the first two rounds and I knew he was playing very solid. Everything about his game was solid and I knew he was going to play well so I wanted to come out and make a statement early,” said Harvey. “That’s just not how it works sometimes, but that was my goal. I birdied No. 1 and he made a birdie on top of me so I said, ‘okay, here we go’.”


After Stewart carded a bogey on No. 2, the hardest hole on the course this week, Harvey seized the opportunity to tie for the lead with a clutch par putt. That is when his momentum started to build and no force was strong enough to stop it. The 8-time Carolinas Player of the Year birdied Nos. 5 and 6 to catapult to a three shot lead through No. 6. Stewart applied the pressure on Harvey with a birdie on No. 7 to pull within two.


After making the turn, Harvey and Stewart both got off to a hot back nine going birdie for birdie on Nos. 10 and 11. As they approached the 13th tee, the weather started to turn and brought heavy rain and lightning. There was an inclement weather suspension that would cool any hot streak. However, Harvey was eerily familiar with this situation.


“In 2010, there was a rain delay in the final round of the Carolinas Am at Pinehurst No. 8. I was in contention, and I’ll never forget it, I was stalking the leaderboard and getting worked up over it. Then Logan Harrell went back out and won it that year,” said Harvey. “When we ran into that same situation here, I did my own thing and stayed away from too many people. That is how I dealt with it in a positive way and it helped me out after the delay.”


Following the delay, Harvey’s patience and experience paid off with a key par save on No. 13. From there he played smart, conservative golf to cruise in with his low round of the week, a 5-under-par, 65. He claimed the title with a 10-under-par, 270 total score. Stewart claimed runner-up with a 7-under-par, 273 overall finish.

 

This is Harvey’s second Carolinas Amateur Championship title as he won it in 2011, 10 years ago this week. One key difference between his 2011 win and this go around: his son was by his side for every shot. “My dad won the Carolinas Am three times and I never got to see him win. Now my son is getting into golf big time and for him to be here the whole time, watching every shot means so much to me,” said the 10-time CGA Champion. “My mom drove over with my step dad and they brought a friend. It is just so cool and it makes the experience that much better.”

 

The gracious champion remarked on his incredible victory, “It is the biggest event in the Carolinas and it is so hard to win against so many great players. I am really honored. Coming in I felt like I had a chance, but again, it has been so long. I’m 43 now and you’ve got high school kids, college kids, kids getting ready to turn pro and you just never know. This course is a thinkers course and I feel like I can think just as good as anybody. You still have to execute, but I feel like that played to my hand quite a bit. I was able to get it done and I’m pretty happy.”

 

One could say that Scott has followed in the footsteps of his father, Bill Harvey. Bill was a three-time Carolinas Amateur Champion and was inducted into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame in 1984 for his extraordinary amateur golf career. 

 

We would be remiss to not mention the run made by Matthew Sharpstene of Charlotte, N.C. today. He made the most of his final round at Biltmore Forest Country Club by firing off a bogey-free 4-under-par, 66, his low round of the week, to climb from fifth to third place with a grand total of 6-under-par, 274. Sharpstene carded one of only three rounds under-par in the final round. 

 

Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C. claimed fourth place at 4-under-par, 276, with a low round of 4-under-par, 66 in the second round on Friday. Austin Bonfiglio of Holly Springs, N.C. earned fifth place with an even-par, 280 overall finish.

 

Concurrent to the Carolinas Amateur Championship, the Capers Cup competition is held during rounds one and two of the championship proper. Three or four members from the same club comprise a team. The low three scores count each round. The Carolinas eClub Wilmington team earned the Capers Cup this year with a 3-under-par, 277 total. Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C., Harrison Wierse of Wilmington, N.C. and Daniel Bowden of Wilmington, N.C. took the title back home to Wilmington. 

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members, board and staff at Biltmore Forest Country Club, including, General Manager Bob Nock, Clubhouse Manager Ryan Latimer, Director of Golf Jon Rector, Golf Course Superintendent Michael Heustis and Golf Chairman Jim Hyler for graciously hosting the 107th Carolinas Amateur Championship. 

 

107th Carolinas Amateur Championship

Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville, N.C.

Final Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Scott Harvey	Greensboro, NC	-10	73	66	66	65	270
2	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	-7	68	69	67	69	273
3	Matthew Sharpstene	Charlotte, NC	-6	68	70	70	66	274
4	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-4	70	66	69	71	276
5	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	E	64	72	72	72	280
T6	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+3	70	64	73	76	283
T6	Michael La Sasso	Raleigh, NC	+3	71	69	68	75	283
8	Drew Hackett	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	65	71	75	285
9	Ford Reynolds	Columbia, SC	+6	70	69	75	72	286
T10	Jack Heath	Charlotte, NC	+7	72	73	71	71	287
T10	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	+7	71	74	70	72	287
T10	Stephen Woodard	Charlotte, NC	+7	67	71	75	74	287
T10	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	+7	73	70	70	74	287
T10	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+7	72	69	70	76	287
T10	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	+7	65	66	77	79	287
T10	Nick Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	+7	75	65	70	77	287
17	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+8	71	69	71	77	288
T18	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	+9	66	74	75	74	289
T18	Cole Sutherland	Charlotte, NC	+9	73	72	69	75	289
T18	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	+9	72	68	73	76	289
21	John  Peters	Okatie, SC	+10	74	66	72	78	290
T22	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+11	74	67	78	72	291
T22	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+11	72	72	71	76	291
T22	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+11	73	67	73	78	291
T22	Connor Jones	Raleigh, NC	+11	77	67	68	79	291
T26	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	+12	70	74	72	76	292
T26	Zack Siefert	Simpsonville, SC	+12	70	74	72	76	292
T28	Caleb Keck	Concord, NC	+13	70	75	75	73	293
T28	Aaron Klimchuk	Asheville, NC	+13	71	70	73	79	293
T30	Wade Boteler	Burlington, NC	+14	72	68	77	77	294
T30	Frank Wrenn	Greenville, SC	+14	72	70	73	79	294
T30	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+14	70	72	72	80	294
T33	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+15	75	72	77	71	295
T33	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	+15	73	73	74	75	295
T33	Blake Brantley	Winston Salem, NC	+15	73	70	75	77	295
T33	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+15	72	71	74	78	295
T37	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	+16	70	75	76	75	296
T37	Connor Fahey	Greenville, SC	+16	73	72	75	76	296
T37	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+16	75	71	74	76	296
T37	Alex Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+16	74	73	73	76	296
T37	AJ Shaffer	Horse Shoe, NC	+16	71	70	78	77	296
T37	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	+16	70	75	72	79	296
T37	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	+16	69	74	74	79	296
T44	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	+17	72	73	78	74	297
T44	Austin Adams	Greenville, SC	+17	75	70	76	76	297
T44	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+17	74	72	74	77	297
T44	John Eades	Charlotte, NC	+17	74	71	73	79	297
T44	Garland Ferrell	Greenville, SC	+17	70	72	75	80	297
T44	Ryan O'Neil	Waxhaw, NC	+17	75	71	72	79	297
T50	Connor Bruns	Duncan, SC	+18	76	68	80	74	298
T50	Lexton Ford	Lenoir, NC	+18	73	73	77	75	298
T52	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	+19	73	72	75	79	299
T52	Noah Bumgarner	Lenoir, NC	+19	72	75	73	79	299
T54	Grayson Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	+20	75	72	78	75	300
T54	August Lascola	Durham, NC	+20	75	70	78	77	300
T54	Mason Tucker	Lancaster, SC	+20	74	72	73	81	300
57	Michael Mullmann	Davidson, NC	+21	74	72	76	79	301
58	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	+23	73	71	74	85	303
59	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC	+27	70	76	78	83	307
T60	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC	+31	74	73	84	80	311
T60	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC	+31	75	72	81	83	311
62	Daniel Coker	Hartsville, SC	+33	76	71	83	83	313
WD	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	-	76	70	76	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	+13	76	71	72	74	293
CUT	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	+13	74	73	70	76	293
CUT	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+8	74	74			148
CUT	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+8	72	76			148
CUT	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+8	76	72			148
CUT	Cass Sigmon	Mt pleasant, SC	+8	77	71			148
CUT	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	+8	70	78			148
CUT	Harrison Wierse	Wilmington, NC	+8	72	76			148
CUT	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+8	76	72			148
CUT	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	72	76			148
CUT	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	+8	75	73			148
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+9	70	79			149
CUT	Ben Morehead	Charlotte, NC	+9	74	75			149
CUT	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+9	76	73			149
CUT	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+9	75	74			149
CUT	Daniel Bowden	Wilmington, NC	+9	75	74			149
CUT	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+9	75	74			149
CUT	Evan Mendyk	Summerfield, NC	+9	77	72			149
CUT	Jarrett Grimes	Columbia, SC	+9	71	78			149
CUT	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+9	72	77			149
CUT	Kurtis Grant	Southern Pines, NC	+9	76	73			149
CUT	Maddox Whittington	Lenoir, NC	+9	75	74			149
CUT	Nolan Mills IV	Charlotte, NC	+9	70	79			149
CUT	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	+9	76	73			149
CUT	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+9	72	77			149
CUT	Bo Beard	Waxhaw, NC	+10	75	75			150
CUT	Columb Knight	Raleigh, NC	+10	75	75			150
CUT	Grady Anderson	Greenville, NC	+10	79	71			150
CUT	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+10	74	76			150
CUT	Luke Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+10	73	77			150
CUT	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+10	74	76			150
CUT	Matthew Laydon	Charleston, SC	+10	79	71			150
CUT	Nicklaus Sutton	Matthews, NC	+10	71	79			150
CUT	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+10	74	76			150
CUT	Turner Edwards	Charlotte, NC	+10	77	73			150
CUT	Tyler Lowman	Conover, NC	+10	76	74			150
CUT	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	+10	73	77			150
CUT	Holt Allison	Conover, NC	+11	73	78			151
CUT	John Blackwell	Wilmington, NC	+11	76	75			151
CUT	Chase Clayton	Locust, NC	+12	77	75			152
CUT	Jacob Fuller	Chapin, SC	+12	76	76			152
CUT	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach, SC	+12	78	74			152
CUT	Keith Early	Charlotte, NC	+12	78	74			152
CUT	Mitchell Tanis	Pineville, NC	+12	72	80			152
CUT	Andrew Propes	Charleston, SC	+13	81	72			153
CUT	Brandon Hiott	Walterboro, SC	+13	77	76			153
CUT	Jake Conklin	Cary, NC	+13	75	78			153
CUT	Jeremy Revis	Greenville, SC	+13	79	74			153
CUT	Jordan Bilodeau	Charlotte, NC	+13	80	73			153
CUT	Jordan Smith	Summerfield, NC	+13	75	78			153
CUT	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+14	78	76			154
CUT	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+14	78	76			154
CUT	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+15	79	76			155
CUT	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+15	79	76			155
CUT	Drew Davis	Lexington, NC	+15	79	76			155
CUT	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC	+15	75	80			155
CUT	Jake Corn	Rock Hill, SC	+15	78	77			155
CUT	Austin Alexander	Rutherfordton, NC	+16	80	76			156
CUT	Harrison Vance	Columbia, SC	+16	78	78			156
CUT	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+16	72	84			156
CUT	Justin Guilford	Davidson, NC	+16	79	77			156
CUT	Andrew Gates	Greensboro, NC	+17	79	78			157
CUT	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+17	76	81			157
CUT	Zachary Armentrout	Walterboro, SC	+19	79	80			159
CUT	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+20	82	78			160
CUT	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+20	84	76			160
CUT	Bob McGee	Cary, NC	+21	78	83			161
CUT	Eli Kinlaw	Mount Holly, NC	+22	83	79			162
CUT	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC	+22	84	78			162
CUT	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+24	83	81			164
CUT	Patrick Martin	Saluda, SC	+29	83	86			169
WD	Addison Lambeth	Browns Summit, NC	-	80	WD			WD
WD	Ian Campbell	Charleston, SC	-	80	WD			WD
WD	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	-	WD	WD			WD
NS	Daniel Jackson	Indian Trail, NC	-	70	77	NS		NS

 

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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