Poole Claimed Medalist Honors at the NC Amateur Match Play

 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (July 29, 2021) -- Second 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 29, 2021. The field is competing at 6,784 yards, par 36-35--71.

 

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Kenan Poole of Raleigh, N.C. pulled out a 7-under-par, 64 in the final round of stroke play qualifying to earn medalist honors and the No. 1 seed in the 12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship.

Yesterday, Poole fired off five birdies on the front-nine and today followed suit. He started his round with birdies on Nos. 1 and 2 to set the tone for the low round of the day. The University of North Carolina rising junior birdied Nos. 6 and 9 to close out the front-nine at 32.


“My iron play was the key today,” said Poole. “I made a couple of good putts, but honestly I think six of my birdies were within five or six feet so I was just flagging it all day with my wedges. Inside about 160 (yards) I was all over it. There is not really a better feeling in golf than that.”


The three-time CGA champion carded four more birdies on the back on Nos. 10, 13, 15 and 16 with one lone bogey on No. 18 to climb atop the leaderboard. 


“Being the medalist, you beat the field in stroke play and there is only one person that can say that so I’m excited for that. I played really well both days, but match play is a whole different ball game,” said Poole. “You’ve seen it at a bunch of other tournaments, but the 32 seed can easily take out the one seed so I just have to keep playing exactly the way I have been playing.”


The 2019 champion, Ben Woodruff of Huntersville, N.C. and Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C. earned runner-up at 9-under-par, 133 overall. Both Woodruff and Womble put on a show in the second round of stroke play qualifying. Womble tied the low round of the tournament firing off a 7-under-par, 64 with eight birdies on the day. Woodruff took advantage of the front-nine birdieing Nos. 3, 5, 6 and 8 and cruised in with nine straight pars on the back-nine.


Woodruff remarked on his approach to match play, “You just have to focus on yourself. It is a little bit different because you're trying to beat the player, but I think if you just try to beat the golf course then the rest takes care of itself. I’m just going to go out there and keep hitting the ball well, knock some putts in and see where that leaves me at the end of the day.”


Womble will be the No. 2 seed and Woodruff will be the No. 3 seed after a blind draw. 


Tyler DeChellis of Clayton, N.C. earned solo fourth place with a two-day score of 8-under-par, 134 and will be the No. 4 seed in the Round of 32 tomorrow. Devon Horne of Hendersonville, N.C. finished the stroke play qualifying at 7-under-par, 135 to claim fifth place and the fifth seed in match play. 


The defending champion, Nicholas Mathews of Mebane, N.C. and round 1 leader, Bryson Boyette of Wilson, N.C. tied for sixth at 6-under-par, 136 overall. A blind draw determined that Mathews is the No. 6 seed and Boyette is the No. 7 seed entering match play.


There was a five-way tie for 31st position at 2-over-par, 144, which sent five players into a playoff to determine the No. 31 and No. 32 players in the field for match play. Scott Park of Charlotte, N.C. and Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C. will continue to the Round of 32 tomorrow after making par on both of the two playoff holes. Park will be the No. 31 seed and Neveu will be the No. 32 seed.


The Round of 32 will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the Round of 16 immediately following play. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the 12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship. 

 

12th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

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

Second Round of Stroke Play Qualifying Results 

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Kenan Poole	Raleigh, NC	-10	68	64	132
T2	Ben Woodruff	Huntersville, NC	-9	65	68	133
T2	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-9	69	64	133
4	Tyler DeChellis	Clayton, NC	-8	69	65	134
5	Devon Horne	Hendersonville, NC	-7	67	68	135
T6	Nicholas Mathews	Mebane, NC	-6	67	69	136
T6	Bryson Boyette	Wilson, NC	-6	65	71	136
T8	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	-5	65	72	137
T8	Stephen Carroll	Concord, NC	-5	69	68	137
T8	Stephen Abrams	Wilson, NC	-5	69	68	137
11	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	-4	72	66	138
12	Clayson Good	Durham, NC	-3	70	69	139
T13	Carter Boulia	Cary, NC	-2	70	70	140
T13	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	-2	70	70	140
T13	Ryan Blair	Charlotte, NC	-2	70	70	140
T13	Zach Swink	Whitsett, NC	-2	72	68	140
T17	Brett Barry	Winston-Salem, NC	-1	71	70	141
T17	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	-1	72	69	141
T17	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	-1	68	73	141
T17	Justin Poole	Wendell, NC	-1	69	72	141
T21	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	E	71	71	142
T21	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	E	73	69	142
T21	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	E	72	70	142
T24	Graham Chase	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	71	143
T24	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+1	72	71	143
T24	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+1	70	73	143
T24	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	+1	73	70	143
T24	Thomas Bonney	Greensboro, NC	+1	68	75	143
T24	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	+1	71	72	143
T24	Brad Mundy	Hickory, NC	+1	73	70	143
31	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+2	71	73	144
32	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+2	73	71	144
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+2	72	72	144
CUT	Jake Clodfelter	Trinity, NC	+2	74	70	144
CUT	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	+2	73	71	144
CUT	Alex Nianouris	Raleigh, NC	+3	74	71	145
CUT	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	73	145
CUT	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+3	75	70	145
CUT	Blake Brantley	Winston-Salem, NC	+3	73	72	145
CUT	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+3	78	67	145
CUT	David Sargent	Cornelius, NC	+3	71	74	145
CUT	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+3	73	72	145
CUT	Will Campbell	Winnabow, NC	+3	70	75	145
CUT	Jack Anderson	Charlotte, NC	+3	74	71	145
CUT	Brian Mull	Wilmington, NC	+3	71	74	145
CUT	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+4	77	69	146
CUT	Jake Herring	Wilson, NC	+4	75	71	146
CUT	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+4	75	71	146
CUT	Grayson Wotnosky	Wake Forest, NC	+4	75	71	146
CUT	Chris Lee	Garner, NC	+4	76	70	146
CUT	Austin Northern	Blowing Rock, NC	+4	70	76	146
CUT	Chris Kopack	Charlotte, NC	+4	74	72	146
CUT	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	+4	70	76	146
CUT	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	+4	72	74	146
CUT	Xavier Williams	Winnabow, NC	+4	72	74	146
CUT	Daniel Welborn	Charlotte, NC	+4	73	73	146
CUT	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	+4	73	73	146
CUT	Cameron Akers	Asheville, NC	+5	76	71	147
CUT	Caden Baker	Mebane, NC	+5	74	73	147
CUT	Ethan Hall	Morehead City, NC	+5	75	72	147
CUT	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+5	74	73	147
CUT	Parker Truesdale	Canton, NC	+5	76	71	147
CUT	Richard Youden	Winston-Salem, NC	+5	73	74	147
CUT	Colin Browning	Charlotte, NC	+6	68	80	148
CUT	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+6	76	72	148
CUT	Tyler Shope	Fuquay-Varina, NC	+6	73	75	148
CUT	Michael Nulty	Greensboro, NC	+6	75	73	148
CUT	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+6	72	76	148
CUT	Jacob Girouard	Raleigh, NC	+6	72	76	148
CUT	Trevor Mitchell	Oak Ridge, NC	+6	75	73	148
CUT	Drew Davis	Lexington, NC	+7	75	74	149
CUT	Connor Brown	Cherryville, NC	+7	74	75	149
CUT	Jake Newman	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	73	149
CUT	David Gies	Pineville, NC	+7	76	73	149
CUT	Jimbo Stanley	Raleigh, NC	+7	72	77	149
CUT	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+7	78	71	149
CUT	Garett Heffner	Apex, NC	+7	71	78	149
CUT	John Malone	Wilkesboro, NC	+7	75	74	149
CUT	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+7	74	75	149
CUT	Clay Jackob	Charlotte, NC	+7	76	73	149
CUT	Kyle Kushnir	Raleigh, NC	+8	78	72	150
CUT	Andrew Plate	Greensboro, NC	+8	73	77	150
CUT	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+8	76	74	150
CUT	Brett Williams	Durham, NC	+8	74	76	150
CUT	Kris Jackson	Greenville, NC	+8	73	77	150
CUT	Jack Burris	Greensboro, NC	+8	78	72	150
CUT	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+9	78	73	151
CUT	Tom Cullen	Hickory, NC	+9	72	79	151
CUT	Ryan Hodges	Greensboro, NC	+9	75	76	151
CUT	Casey Osiecki	New Bern, NC	+9	78	73	151
CUT	Dean Norman	Greensboro, NC	+9	77	74	151
CUT	Mark Absher	Winston-Salem, NC	+9	76	75	151
CUT	Travon Willis	Indian Trail, NC	+9	77	74	151
CUT	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+9	70	81	151
CUT	Luis Castro	Chapel Hill, NC	+9	75	76	151
CUT	Phillip Clifton	Winston-Salem, NC	+10	79	73	152
CUT	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	+10	78	74	152
CUT	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+10	78	74	152
CUT	Ernest Young	Huntersville, NC	+10	76	76	152
CUT	Trey Schneider	Mooresville, NC	+10	78	74	152
CUT	Franklin Dolan	Charlotte, NC	+11	76	77	153
CUT	Derek Schroer	Fletcher, NC	+11	77	76	153
CUT	Paul Fitzgerald	Charlotte, NC	+11	77	76	153
CUT	Michael Cowley	Apex, NC	+11	80	73	153
CUT	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	+11	77	76	153
CUT	Dave Koster	Clemmons, NC	+11	76	77	153
CUT	Jack Webster	Raleigh, NC	+11	78	75	153
CUT	Scott Tarcy	Charlotte, NC	+11	73	80	153
CUT	Christian Bailey	Matthews, NC	+12	77	77	154
CUT	Logan Sessoms	Fayetteville, NC	+12	75	79	154
CUT	Colin McHale	Cary, NC	+12	76	78	154
CUT	Mark Nieters	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	78	76	154
CUT	David Fowler	Winston-Salem, NC	+13	80	75	155
CUT	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+13	76	79	155
CUT	Jason Sacks	Cary, NC	+13	75	80	155
CUT	Codey Adams	Kernersville, NC	+13	74	81	155
CUT	John Courtney	Matthews, NC	+13	77	78	155
CUT	Justin Morgan	Denver, NC	+14	79	77	156
CUT	Stephen Dunn	Boonville, NC	+14	77	79	156
CUT	Grayson Cheek	Wilkesboro, NC	+14	81	75	156
CUT	Bruce Bevins	Matthews, NC	+15	83	74	157
CUT	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+16	79	79	158
CUT	Landon Barnes	Pilot Mountain, NC	+16	80	78	158
CUT	Matt Kelly	Winston-Salem, NC	+16	76	82	158
CUT	Tony Grant	Wilmington, NC	+16	81	77	158
CUT	Richard Lee	Charlotte, NC	+17	82	77	159
CUT	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+17	77	82	159
CUT	Samuel Uberseder	Lewisville, NC	+17	81	78	159
CUT	Eric Morris	Fletcher, NC	+18	80	80	160
CUT	Jerell Fields	Pineville, NC	+18	77	83	160
CUT	Luke Perrino	Mooresville, NC	+18	81	79	160
CUT	Randy Poteat	Wendell, NC	+18	77	83	160
CUT	Nick Rubino	Charlotte, NC	+19	81	80	161
CUT	Cameron Bullman	Charlotte, NC	+21	80	83	163
CUT	Austin Graham	Charlotte, NC	+23	80	85	165
CUT	Jack Dannemann	Charlotte, NC	+23	81	84	165
CUT	Chad Parris	Charlotte, NC	+24	83	83	166
CUT	Shawn Van Hulst	Apex, NC	+24	86	80	166
CUT	Casey Nichols	Apex, NC	+26	86	82	168
CUT	Ryan Paternoster	Charlotte, NC	+28	80	90	170
CUT	Phil Brame	Winston-Salem, NC	+32	87	87	174
WD	Daniel Barbare	Newport, NC	-	67	WD	WD
WD	James Motsinger	Boomer, NC	-	88	WD	WD
WD	Nicholas Melillo	Greensboro, NC	-	WD	WD	WD

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

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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