Inaugural Carolinian Am Starts Friday

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (May 19, 2016) -- The inaugural Carolinian Amateur starts play on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek, N.C.  The tournament format is 54-holes of stroke play for male amateur golfers ages 16 and older who have a USGA handicap index of 7.4 or lower at a CGA member club.  The field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties after 36-holes.  The champion will receive an exemption into the 102^nd Carolinas Amateur being hosted by the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. on July 14-17, 2016. The top 30 finishers will receive gift certificates to the Keith Hills GC golf shop.

An anticipated field of 137 golfers will compete on the Ellis Maples designed Orange and Black nines that opened for play in 1974 and has hosted six CGA championships including the Carolinas Junior (1991), the NC Junior (1982), the NC Senior (1998-1999), the N.C. Four-Ball (2009) and the N.C. Senior Women’s (2006) along with numerous USGA amateur qualifying tournaments. Keith Hills GC is the home golf course for the men’s and women’s golf programs at Campbell University.

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Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
 

Field for Inaugural Carolinian Amateur:

Absher, Mark, Winston Salem, NC				Hayes, Matthew, Clayton, NC	Pope, Dwayne Sr., Hope Mills, NC
Adams, Scott, Asheville, NC				Henry, Jon, Cornelius, NC	Price, Jeremy, Youngsville , NC
Andrews, Richard, Carrboro, NC				Hinnant, Peter, Winston-Salem, NC	Pritchard, Scott, Asheville, NC
Argersinger, Bill, Durham, NC				Holland, Chris, Fayetteville, NC	Quinn, Chad, Durham, NC
Armstrong, Lucas, Walnut Cove, NC				Houser, Grant, Holly Springs, NC	Reynolds, Ryan, Camden , SC
Beechler, August, Pinehurst, NC				Howard, Jay Jay, Concord, NC	Robinette, Mitch, Charlotte, NC
Bishop, Zachary, Travelers Rest, SC				Inman, Austin, Wilmington, NC	Robinson, Derrick, Wilmington, NC
Blank, Dustin, Elon, NC				Jarrard, Justin, Raleigh, NC	Rocchi, William, Pinehurst, NC
Boatwright, Zach, Concord, NC				Jett, Paul, Pinehurst, NC	Rogers, Matthew, Huntersville, NC
Bonney, Thomas, Durham, NC				Johnson, Anthony, Goldston, NC	Schiffman, Robert, Greensboro, NC
Boteler, Wade, Mebane , NC				Johnson, Drew, Oak Ridge, NC	Scott, Alex, Raleigh, NC
Botts, Steven, Charlotte, NC				Johnston, Mark, Lewisville, NC	Shoe, Dillon, Raleigh, NC
Brady, Adam, Lillington, NC				Jones, Chris, Charlotte, NC	Smith, Garrett, Hillsborough, NC
Brizendine, Tripp, Morrisville, NC				Kauble, Stephen, Charleston, SC	Smith, Jordan, Summerfield, NC
Bryan, Josh, Chapel Hill, NC				Kim, Pureun, High Point, NC	Smith, Tyler, West Columbia, SC
Buben, Ben, Charlotte, NC				Kirkland, Tres, Ocean Isle, NC	Spak, Matthew, Cary, NC
Buddin, Renny, Garner, NC				Kubic, Scott, Raleigh, NC	Steed, James, Holly Springs, NC
Bull, Nathan, Candler, NC				Kuehn, Corrie, Asheville, NC	Stephenson, Tony, Dunn, NC
Burgess, Jacob, Easley, SC				Kwasnick, William, Raleigh, NC	Stewart, Kenny, Lillington, NC
Burr, Michael, Charlotte, NC				Long, Wesley, Bluffton, SC	Stovall, Brant, Asheboro, NC
Burton, Trey, Hickory, NC				Mackintosh, Robert, Burlington, NC	Sutton, Lionel, La Grange, NC
Butt, Zakariya, Summerville, SC				Mader, Brandon, Greenville, NC	Talledo, Patrick, Blythewood, SC
Cansler, Joseph, Clemmons, NC				Manley, Jeff, Raleigh, NC	Tarcy, Scott, Charlotte, NC
Carlock, Kevin, Greensboro, NC				Marshall, John, Kinston, NC	Taylor, Dow, Raleigh, NC
Carr, Jim, Dillon, SC				Matthews, Gray, Raleigh, NC	Taylor, Jimmy, Charlotte, NC
Cashwell, AT, Concord, NC				Maughan, Gabe, Wendell, NC	Thompson, Dalton, Canton, NC
Clark, Christopher, Greensboro, NC				Mauldin, Dalton, Sanford, NC	Trione, Giovanni, Charlotte, NC
Clark, Paul, Charlotte, NC				Mayes, Thomas III, Greensboro, NC	Uszenski, Ronnie, Cornelius, NC
Clark, Press, Charlotte, NC				Mcclelland, Jack, Pinehurst, NC	Van Hulst, Shawn, Apex, NC
Cole, Preston, Greer, SC				McGee, Sam, Charlotte, NC	Villanueva, Christian, Fayetteville, NC
Cook, David, Cedar Point, NC				McLamb, Brett, Coats, NC	Waggener, Lance, Charlotte, NC
Cowley, Michael, Raleigh, NC				McNeely, Logan, Conover, NC	Walker, John, Conover, NC
Denny, Keenan, King, NC				Milholen, Jennings III, Siler City, NC	Ward, Andrew, Indian Trail, NC
Derrick, John, Greensboro, NC				Miller, Brandon, Winston-Salem, NC	Warner, Will, Fayetteville, NC
Dudley, Parker, Charleston, SC				Minter, Jay, Sanford, NC	Waters, Brett, Taylorsville, NC
Elliott, Matt, Wilkesboro, NC				Mishra, Vijay, N Myrtle Beach, SC	West, Billy, Fayetteville, NC
Erhardt, Regan, Greensboro, NC				Moore, Mark, Fort Mill, SC	Wicker, Michael, Rougemont, NC
Erhardt, Reilly, Greensboro, NC				Morgan, Will, West End, NC	Williams, Christopher, Apex, NC
Esposito, Ben, Pittsboro, NC				Neal, Jacob, Greensboro, NC	Wimbrow, Max, Concord, NC
Farber, Jonathan, Raleigh, NC				Neveu, Daniel, Pinehurst, NC	Wimbrow, Sam, Concord, NC
Farmer, Ben, Knightdale, NC				Niland, Charlie, Charlotte, NC	Yang, David, Cornelius, NC
Fitzgerald, Ryan, Waxhaw, NC				Nord, Eric, Blythewood, SC	Young, Nathan, Oak Ridge, NC
Fontes-Zitzer, Johannes, Lillington, NC				Northern, Austin, Blowing Rock, NC	Zoller, Austin, Summerville, SC
Friedman, Jack, Mt Pleasant, SC				Nulty, John III, Greensboro, NC
Graham, Austin, Boone, NC				Page, Nicholas, Dunn, NC
Hall, Seth, Greensboro, NC				Paulson, Jonathan, Cary, NC
Harris, James, Lillington, NC				Pechacek, Scott, Cary, NC

 

YARDAGES

All play will be from approx. 6,600 yards, par 70. 

DIVISIONS

Players will compete one division.

PRIZES

The top 30 finishers will receive gift certificates to the Keith Hills GC golf shop.

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Friday, May 20    

8:00 am – 9:30 am                             Round one starting times

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm                           Round one starting time

Saturday, May 21               

8:00 am – 9:30 am                             Round two starting times

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm                           Round two starting time

Sunday, May 22

8:00 am – 9:30 am                             Round three starting time

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm                           Player’s lunch

Awards ceremony immediately following play.

 

KEITH HILLS GC INFORMATION
HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Martha Sutton
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Damon Dean
TYPE COURSE: University daily fee
ARCHITECT: Ellis Maples
OPENED: 1974
MEN'S YARDAGE/PAR: 6,600 yards/par 70
FAIRWAYS & TEES: 319 Bermuda grass
GREENS: Mini Verde Bermuda grass

 

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 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. For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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