Preview: 28th N.C. Mid-Amateur Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (September 15, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) in Sanford, N.C. from September 17 - 19, 2021. The field will compete at 6,882 yards (par 36-36--72).


Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History


Top 75 North Carolina Men in the Field:

• No. 14 Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 20 Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 31 Mark Olbrych of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 34 Timothy Driver of Holly Springs, N.C. 

• No. 43 Matthew Younts of Greensboro, N.C.

• Tied No. 48 Anthony Conn of Raleigh, N.C.

• Tied No. 48 Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C. 

• No. 53 Chris Cassetta of High Point, N.C.

• No. 56 Brandon Reece of Rolesville, N.C.

• No. 66 Stephen Lavenets of Willow Springs, N.C. 

 

Past Champions in the Field (4):

Gary Robinson, Fayetteville, N.C., 2007

Jeff Allen, Jacksonville, N.C., 2013

Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C., 2015, 2016

Matt Kilgo, Charlotte, N.C., 2018

The first of the two 18-hole courses that make up the Carolina Trace golf community is the Lake Course. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the Lake Course opened for play in 1971. Winding around the 315-acre Lake Trace, the Lake Course's captivating views can make maintaining focus on one's golf game exceedingly difficult. The generous-sized fairways are Bermuda grass with the greens featuring Mini-Verde, an ultra-dwarf Bermuda. The Lake Course greens were renovated with Mini-Verde in 2011.


Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 25th birthday by September 17, 2021, 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 10.4.


The championship format is 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 60 scorers and ties. A tie for the overall championship is decided by an on-course playoff.

 

Schedule of Rounds:

Thursday, September 16

Tee times available for practice. No registration for this championship.

 

Friday, September 17

First Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Lunch for players provided by the CGA

 

Saturday, September 18

Second Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play

Field cut to low 60 scores and ties for final round

 

Sunday, September 19

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Awards ceremony to conclude the championship

 

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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