Stage Set for Final Round of 106th Carolinas Amateur with Fountain Leading by One

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. (July 11, 2020) -- Third round results of the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, N.C. on July 11, 2020. (7,005 yards, par 36-36--72)

 

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Peter Fountain of Raleigh, N.C. has put himself in a great position entering the final round of the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship. Fountain holds a one-shot lead as the University of North Carolina freshman attempts to win his second CGA championship of the summer.

 

Fountain got off to a hot start with two birdies and an eagle in his first seven holes of the day. He began to let the momentum slip though with bogies on Nos. 8, 9 and 12, before he quickly regained it and turned things around with three birdies in the last four holes of his round.

 

“It's definitely big when you go on a stretch where you make three bogeys to be able to finish with three birdies,” Fountain said. “It gives you a lot of confidence rather than getting down on yourself and not having momentum going into the last day.”

 

Fountain will be joined in the final group on Sunday by Walker Jones of Sumter, S.C. and Lansdon Robbins of Davidson, N.C. Jones finished with the low score of the day at 6-under-par, 66 as he carded seven birdies. Meanwhile Robbins, who was the solo leader after the first round, was able to play bogey-free golf on Saturday and shoot a 4-under-par, 68. The two golfers enter the final round at 13-under-par and 12-under-par respectively.

 

“I felt super committed to all of my shots today,” Jones said. “I felt comfortable and really settled into my round. Out here, I think it’s really important not to try and force anything and fire at the pins with the greens being as firm as they are. I just stayed patient and let the round come to me.”

 

The highlight of the day at Cape Fear Country Club came on the par-3 fifth hole as Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C. made his fourth-ever hole-in-one. He knew it was a good shot when it came off the club, so he stopped looking.

 

“That hole isn’t really a hole where you are thinking birdie,” Taylor said. “It was a gettable pin, but I was just focused on leaving it on the bottom shelf which is hard to do. I decided to hit a hard 8-iron, got it up in the wind, it landed as soft as possible and rolled right in.”

 

Jones and Robbins both know that they’ll have to play some of their best golf tomorrow if they want to come out on top. Noting Fountain’s recent success hot-streak, Jones said that he thinks the winner will have to shoot 5 or 6-under-par tomorrow, while Robbins said that he’s going to focus on making birdies early and keeping his foot on the gas.

 

As for Fountain, who has experience winning CGA championships with two career wins including the North Carolina Amateur Championship just three weeks ago, he too knows that he can’t let up with stiff competition looming behind him.

 

“Just play my game. Don't try to beat the other ones, just try to beat the course,” Fountain said of his final day strategy. “If you can beat the course, you'll have a good chance of winning. Don't focus where other people are at.”

 

“Obviously when you're behind, you're trying to go lower and when you're in the lead, you're trying to hold on,” he continued. “But when you only have a one-shot lead, you're basically neck and neck so you're not trying to hold on to anything. You're just trying to go lower than the other person you're playing. I think if you get to 20-under total, that will get it done so that's my goal going into tomorrow.”

 

The final round of the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. with the leaders teeing off at 10:10 a.m.

 

106th Carolinas Amateur Championship

Cape Fear Country Club | Wilmington, N.C.

Third Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Peter Fountain	Raleigh, NC	-14	66	68	68	202
2	Walker Jones	Sumter, SC	-13	67	70	66	203
3	Lansdon Robbins	Davidson, NC	-12	65	71	68	204
4	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-11	69	66	70	205
T5	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	-9	70	67	70	207
T5	Jordan Sease	Lexington, SC	-9	68	68	71	207
T7	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	-7	71	69	69	209
T7	Rafe Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-7	69	69	71	209
T9	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	-6	69	72	69	210
T9	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	-6	67	72	71	210
T9	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	-6	71	68	71	210
T9	Logan Sowell	Kershaw, SC	-6	68	71	71	210
T9	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC	-6	70	68	72	210
T9	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-6	70	68	72	210
T15	Ben Woodruff	Huntersville, NC	-5	73	70	68	211
T15	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	-5	71	69	71	211
T15	Stephen Carroll	Concord, NC	-5	70	69	72	211
T15	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	-5	70	69	72	211
T15	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	-5	73	66	72	211
20	Drew Hackett	Charlotte, NC	-4	69	70	73	212
T21	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	-3	71	73	69	213
T21	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	-3	72	71	70	213
T21	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-3	72	70	71	213
T24	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	-2	69	74	71	214
T24	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-2	68	72	74	214
T24	John Blackwell	Wilmington, NC	-2	72	69	73	214
T27	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	-1	73	71	71	215
T27	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	-1	74	69	72	215
T29	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	E	75	69	72	216
T29	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	E	68	76	72	216
T29	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	E	74	69	73	216
T29	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	E	73	70	73	216
T29	Bob Cherry III	Wilmington, NC	E	71	72	73	216
T29	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	E	74	69	73	216
T29	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	E	71	71	74	216
T29	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	E	70	72	74	216
T37	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	+1	72	72	73	217
T37	Austin Duncan	York, SC	+1	73	69	75	217
39	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC	+2	69	75	74	218
T40	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+3	73	71	75	219
T40	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	+3	71	72	76	219
T42	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	+4	70	73	77	220
T42	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	+4	72	71	77	220
T42	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	+4	73	69	78	220
45	John Fahey	Charlotte, NC	+5	74	70	77	221
T46	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	+6	73	71	78	222
T46	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	+6	70	73	79	222
48	Brendan Kelly	Raleigh, NC	+7	77	67	79	223
49	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+9	75	69	81	225
WD	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC	-	73	71	WD	144
WD	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	-	75	69	WD	144
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Brady Moran	Greensboro, NC	+1	67	78		-
CUT	Elliott Pope	Lugoff, SC	+1	73	72		-
CUT	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+1	75	70		-
CUT	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+1	71	74		-
CUT	Grayson Cheek	Wilkesboro, NC	+1	72	73		-
CUT	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	+1	72	73		-
CUT	Mickey Lankford	North Charleston, SC	+1	75	70		-
CUT	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	+1	69	76		-
CUT	Stephen Abrams	wilson, NC	+1	72	73		-
CUT	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+1	75	70		-
CUT	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	+1	71	74		-
CUT	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	+1	72	73		-
CUT	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	+2	73	73		-
CUT	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	72	74		-
CUT	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+2	73	73		-
CUT	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+2	72	74		-
CUT	Grady Anderson	Greenville, NC	+2	73	73		-
CUT	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+2	76	70		-
CUT	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+2	74	72		-
CUT	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+2	73	73		-
CUT	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+3	76	71		-
CUT	Daniel Day	Clemson, SC	+3	75	72		-
CUT	Gus Lascola	Durham, NC	+3	72	75		-
CUT	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+3	75	72		-
CUT	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+3	71	76		-
CUT	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+3	77	70		-
CUT	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+3	74	73		-
CUT	Xavier Proctor	Shelby, NC	+3	72	75		-
CUT	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+4	74	74		-
CUT	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+4	77	71		-
CUT	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+4	74	74		-
CUT	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+4	76	72		-
CUT	Stefan Brewer	Charlotte, NC	+4	77	71		-
CUT	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+5	76	73		-
CUT	Bryson Boyette	Wilson, NC	+5	78	71		-
CUT	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+5	74	75		-
CUT	Louis Lambert	Charlotte, NC	+5	78	71		-
CUT	Austin Mosher	Mount Pleasant, SC	+6	78	72		-
CUT	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC	+6	78	72		-
CUT	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+6	76	74		-
CUT	Neil Wilkinson	Wilmington, NC	+6	74	76		-
CUT	Preston Ball	Raleigh, NC	+6	72	78		-
CUT	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+6	75	75		-
CUT	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+6	80	70		-
CUT	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	76	74		-
CUT	Garrett  Cooper	Cowpens, SC	+7	80	71		-
CUT	Kevin Mininni	Burgaw, NC	+7	76	75		-
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+8	75	77		-
CUT	Brooks Colquitt	Charlotte, NC	+8	81	71		-
CUT	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	+9	74	79		-
CUT	Colton Tucker	Lenoir, NC	+9	75	78		-
CUT	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+9	76	77		-
CUT	Luke Hackworth	Charlotte, NC	+9	80	73		-
CUT	Zachary Oplinger	Cary, NC	+9	76	77		-
CUT	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+10	76	78		-
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+11	78	77		-
CUT	Tommy Lamb	Cary, NC	+11	80	75		-
CUT	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC	+12	81	75		-
CUT	Jackson Steiner	Charlotte, NC	+14	76	82		-
CUT	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+15	85	74		-
CUT	Daniel Laughlin	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81		-
CUT	Mark Harper	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	79	80		-
CUT	Caleb Loudin	Summerville, SC	+16	83	77		-
CUT	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+16	80	80		-
CUT	Kevin Sheaffer	Wake Forest, NC	+25	90	79		-
WD	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC	-	WD	WD		-
WD	Will Blalock	Gastonia, NC	-	82	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 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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