Bock, Bruns and Tarver Take the HV3 Invitational Title

 

CRAMERTON, N.C. (March 28, 2021) -- Final results of the HV3 Invitational at Cramer Mountain Club in Cramerton, N.C. and Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, N.C. on March 28, 2021. The field competed at 6,486 yards, par 72 at Cramer Mountain Club and 6,600 yards, par 71 (No. 1 plays as a par 4) at Gaston Country Club.

 

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

 

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Due to inclement weather, the final round of the HV3 Invitational was canceled and the tournament was reduced to an 18-hole event. Therefore, the first round leaders at each course became the HV3 Invitational Champions.


Alex Bock of Morganton, N.C., Griffin Tarver of Tega Cay, S.C. and Jerry Bruns of Beaufort, S.C. were crowned as the HV3 Invitational Champions today, thanks to their strong opening rounds yesterday.


Bock shot 1-under-par, 70 in his first round at Gaston Country Club. Consistency was key as he played a bogey-free round after the first hole. The high school freshman made par on every hole from No. 2 to No. 16. Then he put his foot on the gas and finished his round with birdies on Nos. 17 and 18. Only eight other players were able to birdie No. 17.


Bruns and Tarver did not find their success in consistency, but instead in aggressive play. Tarver tied with Bock at Gaston Country Club with a 1-under-par, 70 finish. With the help of three birdies on the front nine, he made the turn at 33. The back nine proved more challenging as he carded three bogeys, but birdies on Nos. 10 and 13 helped to even out his scorecard. Tarver will start his collegiate golf career in the fall at Charleston Southern University.


Bruns shot the low round of the day with a 5-under-par, 67 at Cramer Mountain Club. He fired off four birdies out of his first five holes to take a quick lead. The high school sophomore proceeded to make three more birdies on the day to secure a four stroke lead and ultimately a trophy at Cramer Mountain Club.


What made this win even sweeter? This is the first CGA Championship title that any of them have earned and Harold Varner III was there to congratulate them himself.


The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Cramer Mountain Club, especially Head Golf Professional Jon Meyers, and Gaston Country Club, especially Head Golf Professional Thomas Troncoso, for their hospitality in hosting the HV3 Invitational. We would also like to thank Harold Varner III and the HV3 Foundation for the support and for making this event possible. 

HV3 Invitational

Cramer Mountain Club, Cramerton, N.C. and Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, N.C.

Final Results: Cramer Mountain Club

6,486 yards, par 72
 

Pos.	Player	City, State	Total
1	Jerry Bruns	Beaufort, SC	67
2	Miles Eubanks	Warrenville, SC	71
3	Robert Gefaell	Winston-Salem, NC	72
T4	Thomas Horne	Fayetteville, NC	73
T4	Luke Guthrie	Charlotte, NC	73
T4	Henry Andrews	Winston-Salem, NC	73
T4	Jeremy Voigt	Waxhaw, NC	73
T8	Kyle Haas	Winston-Salem, NC	74
T8	Jace Butcher	Wake Forest, NC	74
T8	Tyler Jones	Jacksonville, NC	74
T11	Taylor Kuehn	Asheville, NC	75
T11	Cooper Burris	Kannapolis, NC	75
T11	Chase Cline	Chapin, SC	75
T11	Jack Wieler	Waxhaw, NC	75
T11	Fisher Kennedy	Winston-Salem, NC	75
T11	Mathew McCarthy	Cary, NC	75
T17	Luke Cochran	Mt Holly, NC	76
T17	Owen Pearce	Winston-Salem, NC	76
T17	Eli Schmidly	Charlotte, NC	76
T20	Cole Rouse	Kernersville, NC	77
T20	Jamal Hutchison	Fletcher, NC	77
T20	Nick Perry	Fayetteville, NC	77
T20	Atley Gabriel	Claremont, NC	77
T20	Rich Wills	Cramerton, NC	77
T20	Colin Salema	Matthews, NC	77
T20	Kareem Elkassem	Raleigh, NC	77
T20	John Logan	Wilmington, NC	77
T20	Will Spicer	Shelby, NC	77
T29	Landon Merrell	Salisbury, NC	78
T29	Rhodes Baker	Winston-Salem, NC	78
T29	Isar Joshi	Charlotte, NC	78
T29	William Webb	Raleigh, NC	78
T29	Hunter Justice	Cornelius, NC	78
T29	Jack McCarthy	Bermuda Run, NC	78
T29	John Patrick	Spartanburg, SC	78
T29	Calvin Hawkins	Lexington, NC	78
T37	Logan Erwin	Waxhaw, NC	79
T37	Steven Shea	Charlotte, NC	79
T37	Thomas Ford	Hilton Head Island, SC	79
T37	Lucas Acevedo	Charleston, SC	79
T41	Aedan Barnes	Charlotte, NC	80
T41	Luke Mosley	Greenville, NC	80
T41	Michael Currie	Charlotte, NC	80
T41	Jack LaPiana	Charlotte, NC	80
T41	Landon Hawley	Charlotte, NC	80
T41	Will Dalton	Cornelius, NC	80
T41	Nick Goellner	Apex, NC	80
T48	Ethan Boyette	Wilson, NC	81
T48	Robert Thompson	Charlotte, NC	81
T48	Connor Warren	Bakersville, NC	81
T48	Ashton Eubanks	Lexington, SC	81
T48	Ryan Dunn	Waxhaw, NC	81
T48	Drew Greene	Greenville, NC	81
T48	Benjamin Chase	Charlotte, NC	81
T55	Ray Smith	Charlotte, NC	82
T55	Ian Doyle	Wake Forest, NC	82
T55	Davis Sayman	Charlotte, NC	82
T55	Harris Holstein	Orangeburg, SC	82
T59	Will Tharin	Rocky Mount, NC	83
T59	Ethan Wooten	High Point, NC	83
T59	Hugh Lemonds	Spartanburg, SC	83
T59	Braden Gay	Winston-Salem, NC	83
T59	Ryan Curran	Charlotte, NC	83
T64	Michael Schaal	Chapel Hill, NC	84
T64	Cameron Baker	Fort MIll, SC	84
T66	Hunter Miller	Cramerton, NC	85
T66	Ford Amerson	Greenville, NC	85
T66	Colby Moore	Advance, NC	85
T69	Brady Rowland	Charlotte, NC	86
T69	Kola Abudu	Charlotte, NC	86
T69	Jones Saylor	Bluffton, SC	86
T69	Chase McLaughlin	Kernersville, NC	86
T69	Alek McIntosh	Charlotte, NC	86
T69	William Melvin	Charlotte, NC	86
T75	Brandon T. Jones	Harrisburg, NC	87
T75	Edward Nash	Asheville, NC	87
T75	Samanyu Bedi	Charlotte, NC	87
T75	Carter Sayman	Charlotte, NC	87
T75	Aiden McCall	Mooresville, NC	87
T80	Alexander Murphy	Monroe, NC	88
T80	Fletcher Meadows	Mooresville, NC	88
82	Carson Grizer	Cary, NC	90
83	Hershal Patel	Clemmons, NC	103
84	Zackary Carr	Gastonia, NC	107

 

HV3 Invitational

Cramer Mountain Club, Cramerton, N.C. and Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, N.C.

Final Results: Gaston Country Club

6,615 yards, par 71

Pos.	Player	City, State	Total
T1	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC	70
T1	Alex Bock	Morganton, NC	70
3	Davis DeLille	High Point, NC	71
T4	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC	72
T4	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC	72
T4	Andrew Graham	Asheville, NC	72
T4	James Rico	Cary, NC	72
T4	Luke Crouse	Reidsville, NC	72
T4	Jeremy Edmunds	Charlotte, NC	72
T4	Max Jacobson	Charlotte, NC	72
T4	Ryan Jahr	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	72
12	Chase Cheatham	Lincolnton, NC	73
T13	Andrew Haarlow	Greensboro, NC	74
T13	Will Conway	Weddington, NC	74
T13	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	74
T13	Davis Spradling	Clayton, NC	74
T13	Braeden Barnett	Galivants Ferry, SC	74
T13	Spencer Turtz	Charlotte, NC	74
T19	Jack Boyer	Greensboro, NC	75
T19	Jake Clayton	Burlington, NC	75
T19	Jennings Glenn	Raleigh, NC	75
T22	Charles Howden	Asheville, NC	76
T22	Keegan Brown	Tega Cay, SC	76
T22	Timmy Gannon	Charlotte, NC	76
T22	Liam Harris	Wake Forest, NC	76
T22	Max Cranford	Newton, NC	76
T22	Branden Boyce	Spring Lake, NC	76
T28	Connor Brown	Cherryville, NC	77
T28	Jake Conklin	Cary, NC	77
T28	Bryce Wittmer	Tega Cay, SC	77
T28	William Grasty	Charlotte, NC	77
T32	Nick Norman	Gastonia, NC	78
T32	Ryan McCarthy	Raleigh, NC	78
T32	WIlson Thrift	Charlotte, NC	78
T32	Sean Finan	Winston-Salem, NC	78
T32	Barrett Josey	Moore, SC	78
T37	Charlie Fetter	Charlotte, NC	79
T37	Jacob Vargosko	Charlotte, NC	79
T37	Evan Mendyk	Summerfield, NC	79
T37	Peter Nusbaum	Pittsboro, NC	79
T37	Jay Locker	Chapin, SC	79
T42	Benjamin Peters	Winston-Salem, NC	80
T42	Maddox Whittington	Lenoir, NC	80
T42	Lawson Harkey	Crouse, NC	80
T42	Justin Nagy	Holly Springs, NC	80
T42	Bradley Parker	Isle of Palms, SC	80
47	Simon Burgos	Raleigh, NC	81
T48	Andrew Swainey	Youngsville, NC	82
T48	Nolan Hawkins	Hilton Head Island, SC	82
T48	Jack Dannemann	Charlotte, NC	82
T51	Josh Buxbaum	Wake Forest, NC	83
T51	Tate Smith	Gastonia, NC	83
T51	Eli Kinlaw	Mount Holly, NC	83
T51	Xan Morris	Charlotte, NC	83
T55	Bradley Davis, Jr.	Pilot Mountain, NC	84
T55	Hayden Mincey	Mt. Pleasant, SC	84
T55	Daniel Jones	Greensboro, NC	84
T58	Wyatt Harrill	Chapin, SC	85
T58	Ian Podziewski	Waxhaw, NC	85
T58	Erik Zeppelin	Fort Mill, SC	85
61	Abraham Malik	Rock Hill, SC	87
T62	Chase Harris	Pilot Mountain, NC	88
T62	Will Carpenter	Wake Forest, NC	88
WD	Samuel Mace	Connelly Springs, NC	WD
WD	Cole Wright	Wake Forest, NC	WD
WD	Drew Van Dyke	Charlotte, NC	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.

 

About HV3 Foundation

The HV3 Foundation was launched in January 2019 in an effort to give back to less fortunate kids that could greatly benefit from increased access and opportunity in sport. The cost of equipment, proper coaching, and access has become very expensive and unaffordable to many.

The mission for the HV3 Foundation is to bring awareness to the rising cost of entry and access in sports. The foundation will aim to provide financial assistance for equipment, after school programs, instruction, camps, and various other avenues where an athlete can cultivate his/her passion.

For more information about the HV3 Foundation, visit www.hv3foundation.com.

 

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