Preview: 12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (July 27, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem, N.C. from July 28 to August 1, 2021. The field will compete at 6,784 yards, par 36-35--71. 

 

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

 

Top-75 Ranked Carolinas Men in the Field:

• No. 11 Nicholas Mathews of Mebane, N.C.

• No. 12 Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 15 Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 20 Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 22 Nic Brown of Wendell, N.C.

• No. 26 Ben Woodruff of Huntersville, N.C.

• No. 42 David Gies of Pineville, N.C.

• No. 48 Alex Heffner of Harrisburg, N.C.

• No. 54 Timothy Driver of Holly Springs, N.C.

• No. 57 Blake Brantley of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• Tied No. 59 Addison Beam of Cherryville, N.C.

• No. 65 Chris Cassetta of High Point, N.C.

• No. 68 Alex Nianouris of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 69 David Sargent of Cornelius, N.C.

• No. 73 Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C.

Past Champions in the Field (3):

Nicholas Mathews, Mebane, N.C., 2020

Ben Woodruff, Huntersville, N.C., 2019

Brandon Einstein, Clemmons, N.C., 2018

 

Founded in 1913, Forsyth Country Club is just minutes from the downtown Winston-Salem area, nestled on 172 acres of pristine rolled hills and wooded terrain in central Winston-Salem. Starting as a 9-hole layout with sand greens soon after the club was founded in 1913, the course was upgraded to a “real” 9-hole course by A.W. Tillinghast on the property that today contains the back 9. In 1920, Donald Ross was hired to give FCC a true championship 18-hole course.


This championship is contested at 36 holes of individual stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for match play. After 36 holes, the low 32 scorers advance to match play where five rounds of match play will determine the champion.


Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by July 28, 2021, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 10.4. 

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Tuesday, July 27

Tee times available for practice rounds

 

Wednesday, July 28

First round of stroke play qualifying

 

Thursday, July 29

Second round of stroke play qualifying

Cut to 32 players for match play, playoff if necessary

 

Friday, July 30

First and second round of match play - 18 holes each round

 

Saturday, July 31

Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match play - 18 holes each round

 

Sunday, August 1

Championship match - 18 holes

 

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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