Woodruff, Einstein and Boyette Lead the NC Am Match Play

 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (July 28, 2021) -- First round of stroke play qualifying results of the 12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem, N.C. on July 28, 2021. The field is competing at 6,784 yards, par 36-35--71.

 

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The returning champions put on a show at the 12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship. All three of the returning champions are in the top-5 in the battle for medalist and the No. 1 seed in match play.


The 2019 champion Ben Woodruff of Huntersville, N.C., the 2018 champion Brandon Einstein of Clemmons, N.C. and Bryson Boyette of Wilson, N.C. lead the pack after outstanding 6-under-par, 65 opening rounds.


Boyette and Woodruff both carded bogey-free rounds and Woodruff made an eagle on the par-5, No. 5. Einstein fired off seven birdies on the day to join Boyette and Woodruff atop the leaderboard.


There is another three-way tie for fourth position at 4-under-par, 67. The defending champion Nicholas Mathews of Mebane, N.C., Daniel Barbare of Newport, N.C. and Devon Horne of Hendersonville, N.C. are just two strokes off the lead entering the second round of stroke play qualifying tomorrow.
 

The second round of stroke play qualifying will begin at 8:00 a.m. with starting times off of Nos. 1 and 10. After the second round the field will be cut to 32 players, determined by an on-course playoff if necessary, for match play starting on Friday. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for live coverage of the second round of stroke play qualifying tomorrow. 
 

12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

Forsyth Country Club, Winston-Salem, N.C.

First Round of Stroke Play Qualifying Results 

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Ben Woodruff	Huntersville, NC	-6	65
T1	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	-6	65
T1	Bryson Boyette	Wilson, NC	-6	65
T4	Daniel Barbare	Newport, NC	-4	67
T4	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	-4	67
T4	Devon Horne	Hendersonville, NC	-4	67
T7	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	-3	68
T7	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	-3	68
T7	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	-3	68
T7	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	-3	68
T11	Justin Poole	Wendell, NC	-2	69
T11	Stephen Carroll	Concord, NC	-2	69
T11	Stephen Abrams	Wilson, NC	-2	69
T11	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC	-2	69
T11	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-2	69
T16	Austin Northern	Blowing Rock, NC	-1	70
T16	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	-1	70
T16	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	-1	70
T16	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	-1	70
T16	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	-1	70
T16	Carter Boulia	Cary, NC	-1	70
T16	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	-1	70
T16	Ryan Blair	Charlotte, NC	-1	70
T16	Will Campbell	Winnabow, NC	-1	70
T25	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	E	71
T25	Brian Mull	Wilmington, NC	E	71
T25	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	E	71
T25	Brett Barry	Winston-Salem, NC	E	71
T25	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	E	71
T25	Garett Heffner	Apex, NC	E	71
T25	David Sargent	Cornelius, NC	E	71
T32	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+1	72
T32	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+1	72
T32	Xavier Williams	Winnabow, NC	+1	72
T32	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+1	72
T32	Jacob Girouard	Raleigh, NC	+1	72
T32	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+1	72
T32	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+1	72
T32	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+1	72
T32	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+1	72
T32	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+1	72
T32	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+1	72
T32	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+1	72
T32	Zach Swink	Whitsett, NC	+1	72
T32	Tom Cullen	Hickory, NC	+1	72
T46	Tyler Shope	Fuquay-Varina, NC	+2	73
T46	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+2	73
T46	Brad Mundy	Hickory, NC	+2	73
T46	Daniel Welborn	Charlotte, NC	+2	73
T46	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	+2	73
T46	Richard Youden	Winston-Salem, NC	+2	73
T46	Scott Tarcy	Charlotte, NC	+2	73
T46	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+2	73
T46	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	+2	73
T46	Andrew Plate	Greensboro, NC	+2	73
T46	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+2	73
T46	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC	+2	73
T46	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+2	73
T46	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+2	73
T60	Chris Kopack	Charlotte, NC	+3	74
T60	Jack Anderson	Charlotte, NC	+3	74
T60	Jake Clodfelter	Trinity, NC	+3	74
T60	Brett Williams	Durham, NC	+3	74
T60	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+3	74
T60	Codey Adams	Kernersville, NC	+3	74
T60	Alex Nianouris	Raleigh, NC	+3	74
T60	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+3	74
T60	Connor Brown	Cherryville, NC	+3	74
T60	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+3	74
T70	Michael Nulty	Greensboro, NC	+4	75
T70	John Malone	Wilkesboro, NC	+4	75
T70	Logan Sessoms	Fayetteville, NC	+4	75
T70	Ryan Hodges	Greensboro, NC	+4	75
T70	Luis Castro	Chapel Hill, NC	+4	75
T70	Jason Sacks	Cary, NC	+4	75
T70	Trevor Mitchell	Oak Ridge, NC	+4	75
T70	Drew Davis	Lexington, NC	+4	75
T70	Jake Herring	Wilson, NC	+4	75
T70	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+4	75
T70	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+4	75
T70	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC	+4	75
T70	Grayson Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	+4	75
T83	Ernest Young	Huntersville, NC	+5	76
T83	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+5	76
T83	Mark Absher	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	76
T83	Colin McHale	Cary, NC	+5	76
T83	Parker Truesdale	Canton, NC	+5	76
T83	Matt Kelly	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	76
T83	Dave Koster	Clemmons, NC	+5	76
T83	Clay Jackob	Charlotte, NC	+5	76
T83	Cameron Akers	Asheville, NC	+5	76
T83	Franklin Dolan	Charlotte, NC	+5	76
T83	Jake Newman	Charlotte, NC	+5	76
T83	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+5	76
T83	David Gies	Pineville, NC	+5	76
T83	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+5	76
T83	Chris Lee	Garner, NC	+5	76
T98	Christian Bailey	Matthews, NC	+6	77
T98	Dean Norman	Greensboro, NC	+6	77
T98	Jerell Fields	Pineville, NC	+6	77
T98	Travon Willis	Indian Trail, NC	+6	77
T98	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	+6	77
T98	John Courtney	Matthews, NC	+6	77
T98	Randy Poteat	Wendell, NC	+6	77
T98	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+6	77
T98	Derek Schroer	Fletcher, NC	+6	77
T98	Paul Fitzgerald	Charlotte, NC	+6	77
T98	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	77
T98	Stephen Dunn	Boonville, NC	+6	77
T110	Jack Burris	Greensboro, NC	+7	78
T110	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+7	78
T110	Mark Nieters	Winston-Salem, NC	+7	78
T110	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+7	78
T110	Jack Webster	Raleigh, NC	+7	78
T110	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	+7	78
T110	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+7	78
T110	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	+7	78
T110	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+7	78
T110	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+7	78
T110	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+7	78
T121	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+8	79
T121	Phillip Clifton	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	79
T121	Justin Morgan	Denver, NC	+8	79
T124	Michael Cowley	Apex, NC	+9	80
T124	David Fowler	Winston Salem, NC	+9	80
T124	Landon Barnes	Pilot Mountain, NC	+9	80
T124	Eric Morris	Fletcher, NC	+9	80
T124	Ryan Paternoster	Charlotte, NC	+9	80
T124	Cameron Bullman	Charlotte, NC	+9	80
T124	Austin Graham	Charlotte, NC	+9	80
T131	Grayson Cheek	Wilkesboro, NC	+10	81
T131	Samuel Uberseder	Lewisville, NC	+10	81
T131	Tony Grant	wilmington, NC	+10	81
T131	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC	+10	81
T131	Nick Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+10	81
T131	Jack Dannemann	Charlotte, NC	+10	81
137	Richard Lee	Charlotte, NC	+11	82
T138	Chad Parris	Charlotte, NC	+12	83
T138	Bruce Bevins	Matthews, NC	+12	83
T140	Shawn Van Hulst	Apex, NC	+15	86
T140	Casey Nichols	Apex, NC	+15	86
142	Phil Brame	Winston Salem, NC	+16	87
143	James Motsinger	Boomer, NC	+17	88
WD	Nicholas Melillo	Greensboro, NC	-	-

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

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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