Liebler, Mitchell Lead Carolinas Mid-Am

First Round Results

 

DATAW ISLAND, S.C. (April 15, 2016) -- First round results of the 36th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship held on Dataw Island Club's Cotton Dike Course in Dataw Island, S.C. on Friday, April 15, 2016. Par 36-36--72, 6,659 yards (Course Rating: 72.6/136).
 

57-year-old Steve Liebler of Irmo, S.C. holds a share of the first round lead.

The 6,659 yard, par-72 course showed its teeth as rain and wind gusts exceeded 30 mph on the day. Dataw Island Club member Patrick Mitchell of Beaufort, S.C. posted three-under-par 69 for a share of the first round lead.

"I just hit fairways,"  recounted the 33-year-old Mitchell, who only missed four on the day. After an opening bogey on the short first hole, he said the key to his round came when his tee shot landed in the marsh on the par-4 6th. Chipping out, he was able to get up and down to avoid another bogey. 

Mitchell's goal entering the first round was to shoot even par. With a 20-day-old baby boy at home, he has not had much time for practice. "I am very surprised and happy to be where I am after the first day," Mitchell said with a smile.

Co-leader Steve Liebler of Irmo, S.C. bested the wind to hit Cotton Dike's greens.  "I wasn't driving the ball that well today, but I hit 16 greens, so I gave myself a lot of birdie chances," said the 57-year-old who won this event in 2010. "[That year] I beat Paul Simson, also Scott Harvey was coming onto the amateur scene ... whenever you win a major championship of the biggest golf association in the country it means a lot."

On Friday both Liebler and Mitchell made five birdies and two bogeys. The way they entered into the championship was different. Mitchell earned his way to the championship through a qualifier run by host site Dataw Island Club. Liebler was exempt from qualifying by virtue of his 2010 Carolinas Mid-Amateur win and his run to the semi-finals of last year's U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Two-time Carolinas Mid-Amateur champion Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. made Friday's highlight reel by holing for eagle from 94 yards on Cotton Dike's first hole. Mixing two birdies with four bogeys puts Harvey at even par, three shots off the leaders. Defending champion Sherrill Britt of West End, N.C. is T-20 at three-over-par 75.

The second round will begin at 8:00am from the 1st and 10th tees. Tee times & Pairings

The Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship format is 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 60 scores and ties. Entry is open to any male golfer who has reached his 30th birthday by April 15, 2016, 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 (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index^® at a member club that does not exceed 7.4.

First round results
Dataw Island Club (Cotton Dike)
April 15, 2016

Place		Competitor				Score
T1		Steve Liebler, Irmo, S.C.				35-34--69  (-3)
T1		Patrick Mitchell, Beaufort, S.C.				35-34--69  (-3)
T3		Uly Grisette, Winston Salem, N.C.				34-37--71  (-1)
T3		Steve Harwell, Mooresville, N.C.				35-36--71  (-1)
T3		Robert Lutomski, Mauldin, S.C.				37-34--71  (-1)
T6		Scott Patnode, Belmont, N.C.				35-37--72  (Even)
T6		Scott Harvey, Kernersville , N.C.				36-36--72  (Even)
T6		Roy Hunter, Pawleys Island, S.C.				35-37--72  (Even)
T6		Michael Caprio, Greer, S.C.				36-36--72  (Even)
T10		Dustin Moore, Greensboro, N.C.				34-39--73  (+1)
T10		Walker Taylor IV, Wilmington, N.C.				37-36--73  (+1)
T12		Josh Branyon, Honea Path, S.C.				37-37--74  (+2)
T12		Jeremy Hooks, Raleigh, N.C.				34-40--74  (+2)
T12		Phil Miller, China Grove, N.C.				37-37--74  (+2)
T12		Rion Moore, Georgetown, S.C.				35-39--74  (+2)
T12		Keith Kepley, Charlotte, N.C.				37-37--74  (+2)
T12		Matt OQuinn, Beaufort, S.C.				40-34--74  (+2)
T12		Ed Byman, Raleigh, N.C.				34-40--74  (+2)
T12		Anthony Scott, Fayetteville, N.C.				36-38--74  (+2)
T20		Todd Hendley, Greer, S.C.				38-37--75  (+3)
T20		Scott Burnett, Matthews, N.C.				36-39--75  (+3)
T20		Mark Absher, Winston Salem, N.C.				35-40--75  (+3)
T20		Paul Clark, Charlotte, N.C.				34-41--75  (+3)
T20		Ron Kirkpatrick, Charlotte, N.C.				36-39--75  (+3)
T20		Dale Ring, Carthage, N.C.				39-36--75  (+3)
T20		Scott Park, Charlotte, N.C.				38-37--75  (+3)
T20		Lionel Sutton, La Grange, N.C.				37-38--75  (+3)
T20		Sherrill Britt, West End, N.C.				38-37--75  (+3)
T20		Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C.				34-41--75  (+3)
T20		Rob Simmons, Beaufort, S.C.				37-38--75  (+3)
T20		Brad Clark, Chapel Hill, N.C.				39-36--75  (+3)
T20		Andrew Morgan, China Grove, N.C.				38-37--75  (+3)
T20		Banks Wood Jr., Charlotte, N.C.				36-39--75  (+3)
T20		Reid Clark, Raleigh, N.C.				37-38--75  (+3)
T35		Geno Berchiatti, Greenville, S.C.				39-37--76  (+4)
T35		Mark Nieters, Clemmons, N.C.				36-40--76  (+4)
T35		Benji Gecy, Cat island, S.C.				37-39--76  (+4)
T35		Sean McAvoy, Johns Island, S.C.				36-40--76  (+4)
T35		Ashley Fuquay, Greensboro, N.C.				37-39--76  (+4)
T40		Jeremy Ray, Pfafftown, N.C.				39-38--77  (+5)
T40		Ken Bass, Pinehurst, N.C.				37-40--77  (+5)
T40		Daniel Jackson, Matthews, N.C.				38-39--77  (+5)
T40		Gary Robinson, Fayetteville, N.C.				36-41--77  (+5)
T40		Richard Lee, Charlotte, N.C.				37-40--77  (+5)
T40		Bill Reduzzi, Raleigh, N.C.				37-40--77  (+5)
T40		Robert Hukill III, Raleigh, N.C.				38-39--77  (+5)
T40		Blair Bowland, Burlington, N.C.				36-41--77  (+5)
T40		Jonathan Mackey, Pawleys Island, S.C.				39-38--77  (+5)
T40		Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C.				36-41--77  (+5)
T40		Parks Price, Calabash , N.C.				42-35--77  (+5)
T40		Chad Quinn, Durham, N.C.				38-39--77  (+5)
T40		Matt Torri, Durham, N.C.				37-40--77  (+5)
T40		Chris Williams, Mt Pleasant, N.C.				33-44--77  (+5)
T54		Dean Channell, Cary, N.C.				39-39--78  (+6)
T54		Doug Ramey, Greer, S.C.				40-38--78  (+6)
T54		Bern Gregory, Mooresville, N.C.				38-40--78  (+6)
T54		Jd Hoft, Bluffton, S.C.				39-39--78  (+6)
T54		Kevin Womack, Burlington, N.C.				36-42--78  (+6)
T54		Eric Ardery, Durham, N.C.				38-40--78  (+6)
T54		Terry Lanning, Beaufort, S.C.				39-39--78  (+6)
T54		Bob Ferrel Jr, Durham, N.C.				38-40--78  (+6)
T54		Brad Deal, Mebane, N.C.				38-40--78  (+6)
T63		Kenny Flynn, Winston Salem, N.C.				39-40--79  (+7)
T63		Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill, N.C.				38-41--79  (+7)
T65		Chris Womack, Greensboro, N.C.				39-41--80  (+8)
T65		Yancey Johnson, Simpsonville, S.C.				42-38--80  (+8)
T65		John O'Brien, Columbia, S.C.				39-41--80  (+8)
T65		Scott Neely, Pfafftown, N.C.				40-40--80  (+8)
T65		Patrick Cummings, Wilmington, N.C.				40-40--80  (+8)
T65		Tim Schisler, Nags Head, N.C.				39-41--80  (+8)
T65		Peter Burns, Charlotte, N.C.				40-40--80  (+8)
T65		Dan Constantino, Greenville, S.C.				42-38--80  (+8)
T65		Lee Forbis, Aberdeen, N.C.				42-38--80  (+8)
T65		Brooks Roberts, Greensboro, N.C.				40-40--80  (+8)
T75		Marais Lombard, Charlotte, N.C.				38-43--81  (+9)
T75		Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C.				40-41--81  (+9)
T75		Casey Smith, Abbeville, S.C.				42-39--81  (+9)
T75		Jody Roach, Cornelius, N.C.				39-42--81  (+9)
T75		Kevin Atamian, Raleigh, N.C.				40-41--81  (+9)
T75		Chad Frye, Davidson, N.C.				40-41--81  (+9)
T75		Eric Royster, Stem, N.C.				44-37--81  (+9)
T75		Micah Helms, Advance, N.C.				38-43--81  (+9)
T75		Bryan Belter, Winston-Salem, N.C.				39-42--81  (+9)
T75		Michael Neece, Gastonia, N.C.				37-44--81  (+9)
T85		Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, N.C.				41-41--82  (+10)
T85		Stuart Augustine, Fayetteville, N.C.				40-42--82  (+10)
T85		Wayne Pyrtle, Burlington, N.C.				40-42--82  (+10)
T85		Brad Dawson, Mebane, N.C.				39-43--82  (+10)
T85		Matt Pettis, Raleigh, N.C.				41-41--82  (+10)
T85		John Berger, Charlotte, N.C.				40-42--82  (+10)
T85		Kenny Bieschke, Bluffton, S.C.				41-41--82  (+10)
T92		John Nieters, Clemmons, N.C.				38-45--83  (+11)
T92		Kevin Rodriguez, Fayetteville, N.C.				40-43--83  (+11)
T92		Dean Nance, Greenville, S.C.				44-39--83  (+11)
T92		Mike Bradshaw, Morehead City, N.C.				38-45--83  (+11)
T96		Ryan Clapp, Raleigh, N.C.				40-44--84  (+12)
T96		Francis McCahill IV, Fayetteville, N.C.				41-43--84  (+12)
T96		Robert Stiokas, Charlotte, N.C.				41-43--84  (+12)
T96		Steve Patterson, Charlotte, N.C.				41-43--84  (+12)
T96		Scott Kubic, Raleigh, N.C.				39-45--84  (+12)
T101		Roger O'Connell, Davidson, N.C.				42-43--85  (+13)
T101		Brandon Belisle, Wilmington, N.C.				41-44--85  (+13)
T101		Joe Brooks, Franklin , N.C.				43-42--85  (+13)
T104		Jeff Manley, Raleigh, N.C.				42-44--86  (+14)
T104		David Brown, Conover, N.C.				43-43--86  (+14)
T104		Jim Young, Charleston, S.C.				42-44--86  (+14)
T104		Chuck Hinners, Dataw Island, S.C.				45-41--86  (+14)
108		Morris Marshburn, Vass, N.C.				42-45--87  (+15)
T109		Dean Ward, Graham, N.C.				46-42--88  (+16)
T109		Bill German, Goldsboro, N.C.				43-45--88  (+16)
T109		Gabe Maughan, Wendell, N.C.				41-47--88  (+16)
T112		Mark Kozel, Chapel Hill , N.C.				47-44--91  (+19)
T112		Mike Alexander, Raleigh, N.C.				48-43--91  (+19)
T112		Michael Oliverio, Charlotte, N.C.				43-48--91  (+19)
115		Kenneth Hall, Tega Cay, S.C.				50-43--93  (+21)

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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 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

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