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Earnhardt Races to N.C. Mid-Am Lead

A second round 64 propelled defending champion Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro to top of leaderboard
 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (September 24, 2016) -- Second round results of the 23rd North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday, September 24, 2016. (Par 35-36--71, 6647 yards, Course Rating 72.2, 139).

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Posting the low round of the tournament, defending champion Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro put himself in great shape for a repeat victory. His seven-under-par 64 provides a four stroke cushion heading into Sunday's final round. 

In last year's championship, Earnhardt erased a three stroke deficit to claim the P.J. Boatwright trophy, his first CGA title. "The tournaments that I've won, I've always come from behind," said Earnhardt, who works as an insurance agent. "This is going to be a new experience. I'm not a great frontrunner." His two-day total of 132 is ten-under-par on the par-71 layout at Starmount Forest Country Club.

If Earnhardt continues to hit his irons like he did Saturday, a back-to-back title run should be achievable. Of the eight birdies in his second round, many were tap-ins as a result of accurate approach shots. "I had a bunch of really good numbers into the holes today," said the 47-year-old Earnhardt. "I was able to be aggressive."

Trailing Earnhardt by four strokes is 2013 North Carolina Amateur champion, Steven Brame of Henderson. Brame backed his opening 69 with a four-under 67. "I just kept the ball in the fairway, hit a few more greens, and made a few more putts," said Brame, a Xerox salesperson. Brame explained his putting success was achieved by leaving the ball below the hole, "If you are above the hole, you are playing for par." On Saturday the 33-year-old Brame played the three par-5s at Starmount Forest in four-under. His round was highlighted by a 20-foot eagle putt on the par-5 14th.

Playing in the final pairing with Earnhardt and Brame is first round co-leader Noi Chay of Apex. At five-under 137, the 43-year-old Chay will begin Sunday trailing Earnhardt by five strokes.

Through 36-holes, 14 players are below par. The cut to the low 60 and ties fell at nine-over 151. 62 players will compete in Sunday's final round beginning at 8:00am from both the 1st and 10th tees with the leaders teeing off at 9:40am.

The North Carolina Mid-Amateur championship is 54-hole of stroke play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 30th birthday by September 23, 2016, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.

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 account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
 

23rd North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship
Starmount Forest Country Club, Greensboro, NC

Second Round Results

Place   Competitor   Score
1   Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C.     68-64--132  (-10)
2   Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C.     69-67--136  (-6)
3   Noi Chay, Apex, N.C.     67-70--137  (-5)
4   Dustin Moore, Greensboro, N.C.     68-70--138  (-4)
T5   Paul Tucker, Waxhaw, N.C.     70-69--139  (-3)
T5   Brooks Roberts, Greensboro, N.C.     72-67--139  (-3)
T7   Uly Grisette III, Winston Salem, N.C.     69-71--140  (-2)
T7   Brandon Reece, Rolesville, N.C.     70-70--140  (-2)
T7   Justin Pennell, Lenoir, N.C.     71-69--140  (-2)
T10   Jeremy Ray, Pfafftown, N.C.     71-70--141  (-1)
T10   Sherrill Britt, West End, N.C.     67-74--141  (-1)
T10   Korky Kemp, Greensboro, N.C.     72-69--141  (-1)
T10   Todd Grear, Mooresville, N.C.     70-71--141  (-1)
T10   Will Morgan, West End, N.C.     70-71--141  (-1)
T15   Matt Kilgo, Charlotte, N.C.     72-70--142  (Even)
T15   Nicholas Brown, Lenoir, N.C.     70-72--142  (Even)
T15   Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, N.C.     70-72--142  (Even)
T18   Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, N.C.     73-70--143  (+1)
T18   Gary Pugh, Asheboro, N.C.     69-74--143  (+1)
T18   James Bohn III, Cary, N.C.     72-71--143  (+1)
T18   Brady R Eckard, Conover, N.C.     69-74--143  (+1)
T18   Brad Mundy, Hickory, N.C.     72-71--143  (+1)
T18   Patrick Brady, Reidsville, N.C.     70-73--143  (+1)
T18   Chad Wilfong, Charlotte, N.C.     72-71--143  (+1)
T18   Anthony Baker, Walkertown, N.C.     72-71--143  (+1)
T26   Jim Murray, Taylorsville, N.C.     73-71--144  (+2)
T26   Patrick Waters, Rutherfordton, N.C.     71-73--144  (+2)
T26   Chad Frye, Davidson, N.C.     76-68--144  (+2)
T26   Rob Hukill III, Raleigh, N.C.     69-75--144  (+2)
T26   Shane Thompson, Canton, N.C.     75-69--144  (+2)
T26   Ryan Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C.     74-70--144  (+2)
T32   Chris Buffaloe, Raleigh, N.C.     71-74--145  (+3)
T32   Chris Holland, Fayetteville, N.C.     73-72--145  (+3)
T34   Jason Smith, Raleigh, N.C.     73-73--146  (+4)
T34   Michael Swiger, Raleigh, N.C.     74-72--146  (+4)
T34   Chris Blum, Raleigh, N.C.     77-69--146  (+4)
T34   Steven Kidd, Liberty, N.C.     74-72--146  (+4)
T34   Jd Mann, Clayton, N.C.     74-72--146  (+4)
T34   Brad Coleman, Jamestown, N.C.     75-71--146  (+4)
T34   Jonathan McDonald, Belmont, N.C.     71-75--146  (+4)
T41   Scott Patnode, Belmont, N.C.     74-73--147  (+5)
T41   Pat Thompson, Asheville, N.C.     72-75--147  (+5)
T41   Bubba Aughtry, Concord, N.C.     73-74--147  (+5)
T41   Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill, N.C.     74-73--147  (+5)
T41   Jacob Lowder, Greensboro, N.C.     73-74--147  (+5)
T41   Tommy Miller, Boone, N.C.     73-74--147  (+5)
T41   Kevin Kemp, Greensboro, N.C.     73-74--147  (+5)
T48   Lionel Sutton, La Grange, N.C.     74-74--148  (+6)
T48   Blair Bowland, Burlington, N.C.     71-77--148  (+6)
T48   Parks Price, Calabash , N.C.     74-74--148  (+6)
T51   Mark Absher, Winston Salem, N.C.     78-71--149  (+7)
T51   Brad Dawson, Mebane, N.C.     74-75--149  (+7)
T51   Andy Routh, Randleman, N.C.     73-76--149  (+7)
T54   Steve Sharpe, Greensboro, N.C.     73-77--150  (+8)
T54   Paul Clark, Charlotte, N.C.     78-72--150  (+8)
T54   Dale Ring, Carthage, N.C.     72-78--150  (+8)
T54   Mike Olson, Wake Forest, N.C.     75-75--150  (+8)
T54   Thomas Chambers, Waxhaw, N.C.     73-77--150  (+8)
T59   Rick Riddle, Charlotte, N.C.     76-75--151  (+9)
T59   Elton Trent, Reidsville, N.C.     80-71--151  (+9)
T59   John Pitt, Raleigh, N.C.     74-77--151  (+9)
T59   Dwayne Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.     73-78--151  (+9)
    Failed to Qualify    
T63   Ken Bass, Pinehurst, N.C.     74-78--152  (+10)
T63   Kevin Atamian, Raleigh, N.C.     75-77--152  (+10)
T63   Eric Ardery, Durham, N.C.     74-78--152  (+10)
T63   John Marshall, Kinston, N.C.     76-76--152  (+10)
T63   Ashley Fuquay, Greensboro, N.C.     71-81--152  (+10)
T63   Brant Stovall, Asheboro, N.C.     74-78--152  (+10)
T63   Philip Geiger, Davidson, N.C.     73-79--152  (+10)
T63   Stephen Goodridge, Winston-Salem, N.C.     75-77--152  (+10)
T71   Aaron York, Durham, N.C.     76-77--153  (+11)
T71   David Eaker, Forest City, N.C.     78-75--153  (+11)
T71   Eddie Connelly III, Jacksonville, N.C.     79-74--153  (+11)
T71   Daniel Welborn, Charlotte, N.C.     80-73--153  (+11)
T71   Todd Chadwick, Raleigh, N.C.     74-79--153  (+11)
T71   Kevin Whitaker, West End, N.C.     71-82--153  (+11)
T71   Billy Andrews, Advance, N.C.     81-72--153  (+11)
T71   Jason Fulp, Germanton, N.C.     75-78--153  (+11)
T79   Brandon Miller, Winston-Salem, N.C.     79-75--154  (+12)
T79   Terrain Gill, Charlotte, N.C.     76-78--154  (+12)
T79   Jay McGhee, Greensboro, N.C.     78-76--154  (+12)
T79   John Berger, Charlotte, N.C.     79-75--154  (+12)
T79   Reid Clark, Raleigh, N.C.     79-75--154  (+12)
T79   Dean Norman Jr., Greensboro, N.C.     78-76--154  (+12)
T85   Joe Decosta, Asheville, N.C.     79-76--155  (+13)
T85   Tony Herring, Raleigh, N.C.     73-82--155  (+13)
T85   Jonathan Callahan, Denver, N.C.     76-79--155  (+13)
T85   Mark Nieters, Clemmons, N.C.     76-79--155  (+13)
T85   Daniel Hendrickson, Charlotte, N.C.     81-74--155  (+13)
T85   Eric Sayer, Cary, N.C.     79-76--155  (+13)
T85   Curtis Jones Jr., Jacksonville, N.C.     76-79--155  (+13)
T92   Chris Cassetta, Winston-Salem, N.C.     78-78--156  (+14)
T92   John Nieters, Clemmons, N.C.     79-77--156  (+14)
T92   Paul Slomkowski, Colfax, N.C.     80-76--156  (+14)
T95   Scott Park, Charlotte, N.C.     75-82--157  (+15)
T95   Jordan Ford, Cary, N.C.     74-83--157  (+15)
T95   Richard Taylor, Charlotte, N.C.     81-76--157  (+15)
T95   Ed Byman, Raleigh, N.C.     77-80--157  (+15)
T95   Park Williams, Kernersville, N.C.     77-80--157  (+15)
T95   Bob Gardner, Kernersville, N.C.     75-82--157  (+15)
T95   Matthew Pecarovich, Charlotte, N.C.     77-80--157  (+15)
T102   Seth Hall, Greensboro, N.C.     78-80--158  (+16)
T102   Bill Rocchi, Pinehurst, N.C.     83-75--158  (+16)
T102   Thomas Lee Jr, Four Oaks, N.C.     79-79--158  (+16)
T105   Shane Benfield, Salisbury, N.C.     79-81--160  (+18)
T105   Brad Clark, Chapel Hill, N.C.     80-80--160  (+18)
T105   Matt Cromer, High Point, N.C.     82-78--160  (+18)
T108   Kenny Flynn, Winston Salem, N.C.     83-78--161  (+19)
T108   Kevin Coggins, Apex, N.C.     81-80--161  (+19)
T108   Steven Dougherty, Pinehurst, N.C.     83-78--161  (+19)
T108   Tad Galloway, Cary, N.C.     82-79--161  (+19)
T112   Mike Crawford, Summerfield, N.C.     82-80--162  (+20)
T112   Michael Rhodes, Sanford, N.C.     80-82--162  (+20)
114   Michael Wilson, Fuquay varina, N.C.     81-82--163  (+21)
115   Todd Adams, Lewisville, N.C.     86-80--166  (+24)
T116   Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C.     77-WD--WD  (WD)
T116   Rick Marion, Mt Airy, N.C.     77-WD--WD  (WD)
T116   Mark Buckler, Southern Shores, N.C.     83-WD--WD  (WD)
T116   Brian Hewat, Charlotte , N.C.     81-WD--WD  (WD)
T116   John Cornett, Boone, N.C.     75-WD--WD  (WD)
T121   John Fritz, Mint Hill, N.C.     WD  (WD)
T121   Tyler Payne, Mt. Airy, N.C.     WD  (WD)

 

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 www.carolinasgolf.org.

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