Royalty Rushes Out Of The Gates

 

DURHAM, N.C. (July 27, 2021) -- First Round results from the 72nd Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship at Treyburn Country Club, in Durham, N.C. on July 27, 2021. The field competed at 7,126 yards (36-36--72).

 

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

 

On a day that featured high heat and humidity Keenan Royalty of Raleigh, N.C. stayed cool and collected, firing an opening round 8-under-par 64 to start his Championship bid. 

 

“I kept the ball in play pretty well,” said Royalty. “I gave myself a lot of good looks from the fairway to hit some good iron shots. My irons were really good and set up a lot of good approach shots and a lot of looks at birdie.”

 

Royalty started his round off the tenth tee at Treyburn, and had a very steady opening nine, going bogey free and rolling in birdies on holes 11, 13, 15, and 18. Making the turn towards the front nine for his final nine holes, Royalty added another birdie on the Par-4 first, before a bogey on the third dropped him a shot back. Immediately getting that momentum right back, Royalty birdied holes four and five, and then rolled in two more for good measure on eight and nine to finish his first round with an 8-under-par 64. 

 

Royalty came out buzzing at Treyburn Country Club, which is a familiar track for the Raleigh native who plays his golf at one of Treyburn’s sister courses, Wakefield Country Club. 

 

“I’ve played out here quite a few times,” said Royalty. “I know the greens really well and I love the course. It’s always in really good shape. I gave myself a lot of chances out there and made a lot of putts which is awesome. I just played really consistent, really good golf.”

 

Royalty is looking to capture what’s been an elusive championship win this year for him, as he just finished in second as Runner-up at the North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship. 

 

In solo second and having a great start to the championship himself is Will Conway of Weddington, N.C., who fired a 6-under-par 66. Conway was the first man off of the first tee in Tuesday’s opening round, and took advantage of some cooler temperatures on his opening nine. Birdies on holes four, seven, and eight, followed by an eagle at the Par-5 ninth saw Conway make the turn at 4-under-par. 

 

Conway continued his mojo with a birdie on the 10th, making him 5-under-par in only a four hole stretch. A bogey on 12 would stop some momentum, before Conway regained it once again with birdies on holes 14 and 17 to finish his 6-under-par opening round. 

 

Daniel Boone of Fuquay Varina, N.C. carded a first round bogey free 5-under-par 67, which was good enough to put him in third place. Boone collected his birdies on holes one, nine, 11, 13 and 15 and made it look easy on his first round as well. 

 

Treyburn Country Club boasts a championship Tom Fazio design in the scenic rolling hills of Durham, North Carolina. Playing at a par of 72 Treyburn gives golfers of all levels options to score. Established in 1988 Tryeburn’s original Fazio design allows golfers the ability to play some of the best championship golf you may find in the Triangle. 

 

The Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship crowns the best junior boys golfer in North and South Carolina. The championship format is stroke play, contested over 54 holes with a cut to the top 60 and ties after 36 holes. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 18 and under as of July 30, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has a current USGA Handicap Index® that does not exceed 18.3.

 

72nd Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship

Treyburn Country Club, Durham, N.C.

First Round Results

Position	Player	City, State, Graduation Year	To Par	R1
1	Keenan Royalty	Raleigh, NC, 2023	-8	64
2	Will Conway	Weddington, NC, 2021	-6	66
3	Daniel Boone	Fuquay Varina, NC, 2023	-5	67
T4	Rowan Sullivan	Charleston, SC, 2023	-4	68
T4	Gage Gaskins	Leesville, SC, 2024	-4	68
T4	Tip Price	Greenville, SC, 2025	-4	68
T7	Samuel Mace	Connelly Springs, NC, 2022	-3	69
T7	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC, 2021	-3	69
T7	Jonathan Honeywell	Whispering Pines, NC, 2022	-3	69
T10	Burch Harrison	Columbia, SC, 2022	-2	70
T10	Quinlan Polin	Cary, NC, 2023	-2	70
T10	Luke Walmet	Daniel Island, SC, 2023	-2	70
T10	James Rico	Cary, NC, 2022	-2	70
T14	Kyle Haas	Winston Salem, NC, 2023	-1	71
T14	Will Hartman	Marvin, NC, 2025	-1	71
T14	Holland Giles	Pinehurst, NC, 2023	-1	71
T14	Ethan Paschal	Fayetteville, NC, 2024	-1	71
T14	Hampton Roberts	Cary, NC, 2023	-1	71
T14	Zach Adams	Charleston, SC, 2022	-1	71
T14	Andrew Gregory	Inman, SC, 2023	-1	71
T14	Holt Allison	Conover, NC, 2021	-1	71
T14	Jack LaPiana	Charlotte, NC, 2023	-1	71
T23	Josh Buxbaum	Wake Forest, NC, 2021	E	72
T23	Cameron Hardison	Greenville, NC, 2022	E	72
T23	Jack Wieler	Waxhaw, NC, 2023	E	72
T23	Jack Boyer	Greensboro, NC, 2022	E	72
T23	Mitchell McNeill	North Augusta, SC, 2022	E	72
T23	Robert Gefaell	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	E	72
T23	Lucas Acevedo	Charleston, SC, 2023	E	72
T23	Calvin Hawkins	Lexington, NC, 2023	E	72
T23	Davis Adams	Raleigh, NC, 2022	E	72
T32	Sam McMillan	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+1	73
T32	Ashton Eubanks	Lexington, SC, 2023	+1	73
T32	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+1	73
T32	William Webb	Raleigh, NC, 2024	+1	73
T32	Turner Edwards	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+1	73
T32	Mack Edwards	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+1	73
T32	Major Lenning	Simpsonville, SC, 2023	+1	73
T32	Will Wagner	Charlotte, NC, 2026	+1	73
T32	Evan Prickett	North Augusta, SC, 2022	+1	73
T32	Charlie Price	Raleigh, NC, 2025	+1	73
T32	Luke Mosley	Greenville, NC, 2024	+1	73
T43	Timmy Gannon	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+2	74
T43	Ayden Jersey	Greensboro, NC, 2023	+2	74
T43	Ethan Boyette	Wilson, NC, 2024	+2	74
T43	Harrison Devers	Murrells Inlet, SC, 2021	+2	74
T43	Drew Greene	Greenville, NC, 2023	+2	74
T43	Jay Wilkins	Simpsonville, SC	+2	74
T43	Luke Sullivan	Columbia, SC, 2022	+2	74
T43	Ryan Jahr	Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 2022	+2	74
T51	Fisher Kennedy	Winston Salem, NC, 2023	+3	75
T51	Luke Guthrie	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+3	75
T51	Davis Sayman	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+3	75
T51	Pearse Lucas	Charlotte, NC, 2021	+3	75
T51	Owen Kose	Holly Springs, NC, 2022	+3	75
T51	Nolan Hawkins	Hilton Head Island, SC, 2022	+3	75
T51	Sean Finan	Winston Salem, NC, 2022	+3	75
T51	Davis DeLille	High Point, NC, 2022	+3	75
T51	William Jennings	Greenville, SC, 2024	+3	75
T51	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+3	75
T51	Cornell Beans	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+3	75
T51	Walker Jennings	Greenville, SC	+3	75
T51	Brad Grajzar	Elon, NC, 2022	+3	75
T51	Sam Terry	Thomasville, NC, 2026	+3	75
T51	Max Jacobson	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+3	75
T66	Barek Cardell	Shelby, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Owen Pearce	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Christian Conway	Raleigh, NC, 2022	+4	76
T66	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC, 2021	+4	76
T66	Landon Hawley	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Colin Salema	Matthews, NC, 2024	+4	76
T66	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Pake June	Florence, SC, 2022	+4	76
T66	Steven Shea	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Miles Eubanks	Warrenville, SC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Logan Lutz	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Ben Jordan	Greensboro, NC, 2022	+4	76
T66	Robert Thompson	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Eli Schmidly	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+4	76
T66	Maddox Whittington	Lenoir, NC, 2022	+4	76
T66	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC, 2022	+4	76
T66	Jeremy Edmunds	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+4	76
T66	Colt Ingram	Aiken, SC, 2021	+4	76
T84	Logan Atkins	Dunn, NC, 2023	+5	77
T84	Drew Jeffords	Florence, SC, 2023	+5	77
T84	Andrew Swanson	Bluffton, SC, 2021	+5	77
T84	Tyler Jones	Jacksonville, NC, 2023	+5	77
T84	Ford Morrow	Winston Salem, NC, 2022	+5	77
T84	Bradley Davis, Jr.	Pilot Mountain, NC, 2022	+5	77
T84	Spencer Turtz	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+5	77
T84	Rich Wills	Cramerton, NC, 2024	+5	77
T84	Dylan Takenaga	Durham, NC, 2025	+5	77
T84	Gray Mitchum	Winterville, NC, 2022	+5	77
T84	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC, 2022	+5	77
T84	Daniel McBrien	Holly Springs, NC, 2026	+5	77
T84	Benjamin Hays	Cary, NC, 2022	+5	77
T84	Jerry Bruns	Beaufort, SC, 2023	+5	77
T84	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC, 2021	+5	77
T84	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC, 2021	+5	77
T100	Thomas Horne	Fayetteville, NC, 2024	+6	78
T100	Noah Weyne	Wake Forest, NC, 2023	+6	78
T100	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC, 2022	+6	78
T100	Alan Van Asch	Raleigh, NC, 2022	+6	78
T100	Benton Leinster	Greenville, SC, 2022	+6	78
T100	Pennson Badgett	Pilot Mountain, NC, 2026	+6	78
T100	Nick Norman	Gastonia, NC, 2022	+6	78
T100	Benjamin Peters	Winston-salem, NC, 2021	+6	78
T100	Preston Hage	Raleigh, NC, 2026	+6	78
T100	Jeremy Voigt	Waxhaw, NC, 2023	+6	78
T100	Nick Kleu	Cary, NC, 2022	+6	78
T100	Jay Locker	Chapin, SC, 2022	+6	78
T112	Luke Nelson-21	Thomasville, NC, 2021	+7	79
T112	David Oliver	Pageland, SC, 2024	+7	79
T112	Freddy Ortmann	Greensboro, NC, 2024	+7	79
T112	Smith Summerlin	Raleigh, NC, 2026	+7	79
T112	Liam Harris	Wake Forest, NC, 2022	+7	79
T112	Luke Shamblin	Matthews, NC, 2021	+7	79
T112	Owen Dougherty	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+7	79
T119	Walker Felton	Mt Pleasant, SC, 2023	+8	80
T119	William Cooper	Charlotte, NC, 2022	+8	80
T119	Rhodes Baker	Winston Salem, NC, 2024	+8	80
T119	Will Spicer	Kings Mountain, NC, 2024	+8	80
T119	Gabe Schmitz	Fort Mill, SC	+8	80
T119	Will Brown	Fayettevile, NC, 2024	+8	80
T125	Ryan Curran	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+9	81
T125	Nicholas Smith	Pickens, SC, 2022	+9	81
T125	Cameron Biddle	Aiken, SC, 2023	+9	81
T125	Dallas Johnson	Mount Pleasant, SC, 2024	+9	81
T125	Benjamin Bailey	Huntersville, NC, 2022	+9	81
T125	Luke Crouse	Reidsville, NC, 2022	+9	81
T131	Will Ruth	Moore, SC, 2026	+10	82
T131	Aedan Barnes	Charlotte, NC, 2023	+10	82
T131	Will Guthrie	Charlotte, NC, 2025	+10	82
T131	Alex Bock	Morganton, NC, 2024	+10	82
135	Charlie O'Shea	Charlotte, NC, 2024	+11	83
136	Caleb Click	Little River, SC, 2021	+12	84
T137	Cade Kriscunas	Hilton Head Island, SC, 2025	+14	86
T137	Henry Andrews	Winston Salem, NC, 2023	+14	86
T137	Braden Gay	Winston-Salem, NC, 2023	+14	86
140	Avery Barnes	Raleigh, NC, 2023	+28	100

 

Schedule of rounds:

Wednesday, July 28

Round 2 18 Hole Stroke Play Qualifying

Cut to top 60 and ties

Player Lunch (Provided by the CGA)

 

Thursday, July 29

Final Round 18 Hole Stroke Play

 

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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