Wilfong Wins 27th N.C. Mid-Amateur

 

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (September 27, 2020) -- Final results of the 27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek, N.C. on Sunday, September 27, 2020. The field played the Orange and Black course routing and competed at 6,717 yards, par 72.

 

The CGA conducted this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here. 

 

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Chad Wilfong of Charlotte, N.C. captured the 27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship after an 8-under-par, 136 total finish. Wilfong started the day tied for second at 4-under-par, 68. His goal was to go low and reach for 10-under-par. 

 

“I knew Dan (Walters) would play well and there were a bunch of guys at the top so I figured someone would shoot a good number,” said Wilfong. “So 10 was my number, because I knew that would be good enough.” 

 

Wilfong started his final round par, bogey, par, but did not let that slow him down. He immediately birdied Nos. 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 to not only bounce back from the bogey, but catapult himself to the lead by one stroke through No. 10. 

 

Trouble struck on Nos. 11 and 12 just after Wilfong took the lead. “I kept hitting behind trees. I got away with it on the front, but I didn’t get away with it on the back,” he said. “Something was off, it just didn’t feel good and I couldn’t get it in the fairway.”

 

Opening round leader Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C. took advantage of Wilfong’s bogeys with pars on both Nos. 11 and 12 to tie Wilfong again at the top. It wasn’t until No. 14 that the newly minted champion felt any relief. 

 

“On the par-3 (No. 14), Dan (Walters) made four there, because he hit it left. That kind of got me to where I needed to be, I thought,” said Wilfong. “I knew that there were enough birdie holes coming in that if I could get it in the fairway then I had a chance. I just had to figure it out and luckily I did.”

 

Wilfong was able to hold his lead coming down the stretch after a key birdie on the last par-4, No. 16. Not knowing exactly where he stood on the eighteenth tee, he formulated a game plan for the finishing hole. 

 

“I kind of knew that if I could make four on No. 18 then that would be it. It is a tough pin to make three on so I just tried to make four,” he said. “I hit a pretty good tee shot. The key to that hole is just to get it into play and I finally did. I hit a good 4-iron into the green and had two putts.”

 

The birdie on No. 18 sealed his first place finish and marked his second CGA championship victory. Wilfong won the 2001 North Carolina Amateur also at 8-under-par. 

 

“This win means that I can still play a little bit from time to time,” he said. “It is fun to come out here and compete. I have known a lot of these guys for a long time and it is great to mix it up with them and then see what you get.”

 

Walters came in at 7-under-par, 137 total, just one stroke behind Wilfong to earn runner-up. 

 

Mark Olbrych of Raleigh, N.C. and Andrew Sapp of Greenville, N.C. tied for third at 6-under-par, 138 total. Olbrych propelled himself up the leaderboard after finishing 5-under-par, 67 on the day. Head Coach of the East Carolina University men’s golf team, Sapp finished atop the 40+ leaderboard and earned the low 40+ trophy. 

 

A three-way tie between 2014 N.C. Mid-Amateur Champion Joe Jaspers of Huntersville, N.C., Brandon Mader of Greenville, N.C. and Jay Roberts of Concord, N.C. staked fifth place at 5-under-par, 139 total. Jaspers climbed the leaderboard in grand fashion scoring the low round of the weekend at 7-under-par, 65 in the final round. 

 

The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Keith Hills Golf Club, specifically to Director of Golf Martha Sutton and Course Superintendent Damon Dean for their hospitality in hosting the 27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship. We would also like to thank the players and spectators for their understanding and adherence to the new COVID-19 tournament protocols.

 

27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, N.C.

Final Results: Overall

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Chad Wilfong	Charlotte, NC	-8	68	68	136
2	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-7	67	70	137
T3	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	-6	71	67	138
T3	Andrew Sapp	Greenville, NC	-6	69	69	138
T5	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC, 2014 Champion	-5	74	65	139
T5	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	-5	71	68	139
T5	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	-5	68	71	139
8	Jeff Boyan	Winston Salem, NC	-4	69	71	140
9	Jerry Richardson	Cary, NC	-3	72	69	141
T10	David Gies	Pineville, NC	-2	75	67	142
T10	Daniel Walsh	North Wilkesboro, NC	-2	71	71	142
T10	Reid Clark	Raleigh, NC	-2	71	71	142
T10	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	-2	69	73	142
T14	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	-1	73	70	143
T14	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-1	73	70	143
T14	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	-1	71	72	143
T14	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	-1	70	73	143
T14	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	-1	70	73	143
T14	Press McPhaul	Raleigh, NC	-1	71	72	143
T20	Caleb Keck	Concord, NC	E	75	69	144
T20	Rider Mozingo	Kinston, NC	E	73	71	144
T20	Paul Carpenter	Denver, NC	E	70	74	144
T23	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+1	74	71	145
T23	Alex Nianouris	Raleigh, NC	+1	74	71	145
T23	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+1	72	73	145
T23	Ross Bell	Raleigh, NC	+1	72	73	145
T23	Ryan Solan	Charlotte, NC	+1	72	73	145
T23	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+1	72	73	145
T23	Dylan Lancaster	Spindale, NC	+1	71	74	145
T30	Wade Boteler	Burlington, NC	+2	77	69	146
T30	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+2	76	70	146
T30	Brett Harris	Franklin, NC	+2	73	73	146
T30	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	73	73	146
T30	Korky Kemp	Greensboro, NC	+2	70	76	146
T30	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	+2	68	78	146
T36	Will Campbell	Winnabow, NC	+3	76	71	147
T36	Joseph Cansler	Clemmons, NC	+3	74	73	147
T36	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+3	74	73	147
T36	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+3	73	74	147
T36	Chris Dayton	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	75	147
T36	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+3	71	76	147
T36	Matthew McIntyre	Garner, NC	+3	71	76	147
T36	Addison Lambeth	Browns Summit, NC	+3	71	76	147
T44	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	+4	77	71	148
T44	Scott Newton	Wallburg, NC	+4	75	73	148
T44	Chris Sharp	Charlotte, NC	+4	75	73	148
T44	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	+4	73	75	148
T44	Dustin Moore	Burlington, NC	+4	73	75	148
T44	Trey Broome	Raleigh, NC	+4	72	76	148
T44	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+4	72	76	148
T44	Taylor Ferguson	Charlotte, NC	+4	71	77	148
T52	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+5	77	72	149
T52	Joshua A Points	Raleigh, NC	+5	76	73	149
T52	Jonathan Hockaday	Sanford, NC	+5	76	73	149
T52	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	75	74	149
T52	Zack Griffith	Chapel Hill, NC	+5	74	75	149
T52	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	+5	74	75	149
T52	Justin Pennell	Lenoir, NC	+5	74	75	149
T52	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+5	74	75	149
T52	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+5	73	76	149
T52	Gregory Flicek	Raleigh, NC	+5	72	77	149
T52	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+5	73	76	149
T63	Dermot McElhennon	Wake Forest, NC	+6	75	75	150
T63	Chris Cox	Raleigh, NC	+6	75	75	150
T63	Wesley Tyner	Thomasville, NC	+6	75	75	150
T63	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	74	76	150
T67	Zach Swink	Whitsett, NC	+7	80	71	151
T67	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+7	78	73	151
T67	Britt Mitchell	Creedmoor, NC	+7	76	75	151
T67	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+7	76	75	151
T67	Mike Olson	Wake Forest, NC	+7	76	75	151
T67	Keegan Hoff	Charlotte, NC	+7	73	78	151
T73	Connor Monaghan	Chapel Hill, NC	+8	82	70	152
T73	Jordan Bilodeau	Charlotte, NC	+8	78	74	152
T73	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+8	78	74	152
T73	David Banks	Richlands, NC	+8	77	75	152
T73	Paul Clark	Charlote, NC	+8	77	75	152
T73	Jarrod Conard	Canton, NC	+8	76	76	152
T73	Dennis Long	Statesville, NC	+8	75	77	152
T73	William Hoffman	Charlotte, NC	+8	74	78	152
T81	Ryan Hodges	Greensboro, NC	+9	83	70	153
T81	Josh Nichols	Apex, NC	+9	82	71	153
T81	Aubrey Wilkerson	Charlotte, NC	+9	79	74	153
T81	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+9	76	77	153
T81	Craig Stroup	Thomasville, NC	+9	75	78	153
T86	Tim Manyatis	Raleigh, NC	+10	78	76	154
T86	David Sargent	Cornelius, NC	+10	77	77	154
T86	Zachary Oplinger	Cary, NC	+10	77	77	154
T86	Sam Ratto	Raleigh, NC	+10	76	78	154
T86	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+10	74	80	154
T91	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+11	78	77	155
T91	Christopher Blum	Raleigh, NC	+11	77	78	155
T91	Chris Bitzenhofer	Mount Olive, NC	+11	77	78	155
T91	Kevin Whitaker	West End, NC	+11	76	79	155
T95	George Harris	Harrisburg, NC	+12	78	78	156
T95	John Nieters	Bermuda Run, NC	+12	78	78	156
T97	TJ Hoard	Huntersville, NC	+13	80	77	157
T97	James Whitehouse	Asheville, NC	+13	80	77	157
T97	Mark Absher	Winston-Salem, NC	+13	79	78	157
T97	Nathan Kohl	Greensboro, NC	+13	78	79	157
T101	David Winch	Charlotte, NC	+14	79	79	158
T101	Sumner Tate	Raleigh, NC	+14	79	79	158
T103	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+15	85	74	159
T103	Will Warner	Pinehurst, NC	+15	80	79	159
T103	Ray Grant	Gastonia, NC	+15	78	81	159
T106	Matthew McMurray	Raleigh, NC	+16	80	80	160
T106	Jonathan Callahan	Denver, NC	+16	80	80	160
T108	Eric Parziale	Pinehurst, NC	+18	79	83	162
T108	Durward Williams	Chapel Hill, NC	+18	79	83	162
110	Trevor Krawchuk	Chapel Hill, NC	+22	89	77	166
111	Hunter Freeman	Raleigh, NC	+23	86	81	167
T112	Josh McWhorter	Boone, NC	+25	87	82	169
T112	Benjamin Feldman	Charlotte, NC	+25	85	84	169
T112	Colin Webb	Charlotte, NC	+25	80	89	169
115	Josh Kanney	Charlotte, NC	+27	86	85	171
WD	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	-	74	WD	WD
WD	Mike Kee	Kannapolis, NC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Joe May	Raleigh, NC	-	79	WD	WD
WD	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Brad Nobles	Raleigh, NC	-	WD		WD
WD	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	-	WD		WD
WD	Patrick O'Reilly	Greensboro, NC	-	WD		WD
WD	Samuel Ring	Carthage, NC	-	WD		WD
DNF	Brad Dawson	Mebane, NC	-	88		DNF

 

 

27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, N.C.

Final Results: 40+ Division

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Andrew Sapp	Greenville, NC	-6	69	69	138
2	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC, 2014 Champion	-5	74	65	139
T3	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	-1	70	73	143
T3	Press McPhaul	Raleigh, NC	-1	71	72	143
5	Paul Carpenter	Denver, NC	E	70	74	144
6	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+1	74	71	145
T7	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+2	76	70	146
T7	Brett Harris	Franklin, NC	+2	73	73	146
T7	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	73	73	146
T7	Korky Kemp	Greensboro, NC	+2	70	76	146
T11	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+3	73	74	147
T11	Chris Dayton	Charlotte, NC	+3	72	75	147
T13	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	+4	77	71	148
T13	Scott Newton	Wallburg, NC	+4	75	73	148
T13	Chris Sharp	Charlotte, NC	+4	75	73	148
T16	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+5	77	72	149
T16	Joshua A Points	Raleigh, NC	+5	76	73	149
T16	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	75	74	149
T16	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+5	73	76	149
T16	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+5	73	76	149
21	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	74	76	150
22	Mike Olson	Wake Forest, NC	+7	76	75	151
T23	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+8	78	74	152
T23	Paul Clark	Charlote, NC	+8	77	75	152
T23	Dennis Long	Statesville, NC	+8	75	77	152
26	Craig Stroup	Thomasville, NC	+9	75	78	153
T27	Sam Ratto	Raleigh, NC	+10	76	78	154
T27	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+10	74	80	154
T29	Christopher Blum	Raleigh, NC	+11	77	78	155
T29	Kevin Whitaker	West End, NC	+11	76	79	155
T31	George Harris	Harrisburg, NC	+12	78	78	156
T31	John Nieters	Bermuda Run, NC	+12	78	78	156
T33	James Whitehouse	Asheville, NC	+13	80	77	157
T33	Mark Absher	Winston-Salem, NC	+13	79	78	157
T33	Nathan Kohl	Greensboro, NC	+13	78	79	157
36	Jonathan Callahan	Denver, NC	+16	80	80	160
37	Durward Williams	Chapel Hill, NC	+18	79	83	162
38	Hunter Freeman	Raleigh, NC	+23	86	81	167
39	Josh McWhorter	Boone, NC	+25	87	82	169
WD	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	-	74	WD	WD
WD	Mike Kee	Kannapolis, NC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Samuel Ring	Carthage, NC	-	WD		WD
DNF	Brad Dawson	Mebane, NC	-	88		DNF

 

 

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