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Bertagnole Bags The Third HV3 Invitational
CRAMERTON, N.C. (March 27, 2022) -- Final results of the 3rd HV3 Invitational at Cramer Mountain Club in Cramerton, N.C. and Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, N.C. on March 27, 2022. 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.
Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | Photos
The first day of the 3rd HV3 Invitational brought good shotmaking amid tough conditions in the Charlotte area, with Cramer Mountain Club and Gaston Country Club both playing the role of host.
Aidan McCall of Mooresville, N.C. and Rich Wills of Cramerton, N.C. both fired rounds of even-par, during Saturday’s first round with McCall’s 72 coming at Cramer Mountain Club and Wills 71 at Gaston Country Club. McCall poured in five birdies on his opening 18, while Wills added four to his card to open the Championship on the right foot.
Sunday proved to be a duel at Cramer, with Wills hanging in and a new challenger emerging in the form of Carson Bertagnole of Pinehurst, N.C. Bertagnole followed up an opening round 4-over-par, 75 at Gaston with an inspired 6-under-par, 66 at Cramer. Four birdies on his opening nine, including three in a row from holes three through five was the exact shot of adrenaline Bertagnole needed to propel himself up the leaderboard.
However, there was still work to be done for the member of the Class of 2025, and he again answered the call with four more birdies on his homeward nine, including three in a stretch of four holes.
With Bertagnole in the clubhouse at 2-under-par for the tournament, it was Wills turn to chase. Coming into the day at even par after an opening round 71 at Gaston, Wills sat at 1-over-par for the Championship with just six holes to play. He then proceeded to have one of the clutchest six hole stretches of the weekend, with birdies on 13, 16, and 18 to force a playoff with Bertagnole.
Ultimately it was Carson Bertagnole who was able to get it done, winning the second playoff hole with a savvy par on the par-5 18th hole of Cramer Mountain Club.
“It was really cool,” said Bertagnole. “There’s obviously nerves in every tournament, especially when you’re in a playoff. It was special to win in front of Harold.”
Logan Lutz of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and Connor Warren of Spruce Pine, N.C. finished in a tie for third, both tallying two day scores of 1-over-par. In solo fifth was Gray Mitchum of Winterville, N.C. with a two day total of 2-over-par.
“The coolest thing for me is giving the kids an opportunity to compete,” said Harold Varner III. “That’s the only way you get better. Whether it’s in sports or in life.”
The CGA would like to extend a thank you to the members and staff of Cramer Mountain Club and Gaston Country Club for their hospitality in hosting the 3rd HV3 Invitational. We would also like to thank our sponsors Dominion Energy, Northstar Real Estate, Go Gaston, Neece Law Firm, Watson Insurance, Coldwell Banker and Jordan. Finally we would like to thank Harold Varner III and the HV3 Foundation for their support and for making this event possible.
3rd HV3 Invitational
Cramer Mountain Club, Cramerton, N.C. and Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, N.C.
Final Results
| Pos. | Player | City, State, Graduation Year | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total | Details |
| 1 | Carson Bertagnole | Pinehurst, NC, 2025 | -2 | 75 | 66 | 141 | Winner on second playoff hole. |
| 2 | Rich Wills | Cramerton, NC, 2024 | -2 | 71 | 70 | 141 | |
| T3 | Logan Lutz | Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2023 | 1 | 76 | 68 | 144 | |
| T3 | Connor Warren | Spruce Pine, NC, 2024 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 144 | |
| 5 | Gray Mitchum | Winterville, NC, 2022 | 2 | 72 | 73 | 145 | |
| T6 | Jay Smith | Florence, SC, 2023 | 3 | 74 | 72 | 146 | |
| T6 | Matthew Baxley | Beech Island, SC, 2023 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 146 | |
| 8 | Will Tharin | Rocky Mount, NC, 2023 | 4 | 73 | 74 | 147 | |
| T9 | Drew Greene | Greenville, NC, 2023 | 5 | 75 | 73 | 148 | |
| T9 | Aidan Browning | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | 5 | 74 | 74 | 148 | |
| T9 | Colin Salema | Matthews, NC, 2024 | 5 | 73 | 75 | 148 | |
| T9 | Davis DeLille | High Point, NC, 2022 | 5 | 72 | 76 | 148 | |
| T13 | Coleman Ferguson | Columbia, SC, 2024 | 6 | 78 | 71 | 149 | |
| T13 | Cameron Hardison | Greenville, NC, 2022 | 6 | 77 | 72 | 149 | |
| T13 | Hugh Faulkner | Greenville, SC, 2025 | 6 | 76 | 73 | 149 | |
| T13 | Brad Grajzar | Elon, NC, 2022 | 6 | 80 | 69 | 149 | |
| T13 | Nick Norman | Gastonia, NC, 2022 | 6 | 80 | 69 | 149 | |
| T13 | Bizzell Pate | Pinehurst, NC, 2024 | 6 | 75 | 74 | 149 | |
| T13 | Jack Boyer | Greensboro, NC, 2022 | 6 | 74 | 75 | 149 | |
| T13 | Alan Van Asch | Raleigh, NC, 2022 | 6 | 73 | 76 | 149 | |
| T13 | Jack Wieler | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | 6 | 75 | 74 | 149 | |
| T13 | Jack Crousore | Bluffton, SC, 2024 | 6 | 73 | 76 | 149 | |
| T23 | Owen Kose | Holly Springs, NC, 2022 | 7 | 80 | 70 | 150 | |
| T23 | Mason Kucia | Indian Land, SC, 2025 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 150 | |
| T23 | Cornell Beans | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 150 | |
| T23 | Ashton Eubanks | Lexington, SC, 2023 | 7 | 74 | 76 | 150 | |
| T23 | Will Guthrie | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | 7 | 74 | 76 | 150 | |
| T23 | Aiden McCall | Mooresville, NC, 2023 | 7 | 72 | 78 | 150 | |
| T29 | Keenan Royalty | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | 8 | 78 | 73 | 151 | |
| T29 | Jack LaPiana | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 8 | 78 | 73 | 151 | |
| T29 | Luke Mosley | Greenville, NC, 2024 | 8 | 78 | 73 | 151 | |
| T29 | Jamal Hutchison | Fletcher, NC, 2023 | 8 | 78 | 73 | 151 | |
| T29 | Liam Harris | Wake Forest, NC, 2022 | 8 | 76 | 75 | 151 | |
| T29 | Simon Burgos | Raleigh, NC, 2022 | 8 | 75 | 76 | 151 | |
| T29 | Landon Merrell | Salisbury, NC, 2024 | 8 | 78 | 73 | 151 | |
| T29 | Landon Hawley | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 8 | 75 | 76 | 151 | |
| T29 | Aedan Barnes | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 8 | 78 | 73 | 151 | |
| T38 | Luke Crouse | Reidsville, NC, 2022 | 9 | 77 | 75 | 152 | |
| T38 | Davis Sayman | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 9 | 79 | 73 | 152 | |
| T38 | Kareem Elkassem | Raleigh, NC, 2023 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 152 | |
| T38 | Matteo Blanchfield | Mooresville, NC, 2023 | 9 | 77 | 75 | 152 | |
| T38 | Garrison Welborn | Waxhaw, NC, 2025 | 9 | 77 | 75 | 152 | |
| T38 | Hayden Magnussen | Greensboro, NC, 2025 | 9 | 77 | 75 | 152 | |
| T38 | Thomas Horne | Fayetteville, NC, 2024 | 9 | 72 | 80 | 152 | |
| T38 | Cam Baker | Tega Cay, SC, 2023 | 9 | 75 | 77 | 152 | |
| T38 | Spencer Turtz | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | 9 | 72 | 80 | 152 | |
| T47 | Taylor Kuehn | Asheville, NC, 2023 | 10 | 77 | 76 | 153 | |
| T47 | Robert Thompson | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 10 | 79 | 74 | 153 | |
| T47 | Kyle Haas | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | 10 | 75 | 78 | 153 | |
| T50 | Jackson Bode | Pinehurst, NC, 2022 | 11 | 78 | 76 | 154 | |
| T50 | Cole Price | Gastonia, NC, 2022 | 11 | 78 | 76 | 154 | |
| T50 | Maddux Cook | Wilmington, NC, 2025 | 11 | 75 | 79 | 154 | |
| T50 | Charlie Thiede | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | 11 | 75 | 79 | 154 | |
| T50 | Chuck Stanley | Warrenville, SC, 2023 | 11 | 75 | 79 | 154 | |
| T50 | Isar Joshi | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 11 | 74 | 80 | 154 | |
| T56 | Lucas Acevedo | Charleston, SC, 2023 | 12 | 77 | 78 | 155 | |
| T56 | Freddy Ortmann | Greensboro, NC, 2024 | 12 | 79 | 76 | 155 | |
| T56 | Eli Schmidly | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 12 | 78 | 77 | 155 | |
| T56 | Branden Boyce | Spring Lake, NC, 2022 | 12 | 76 | 79 | 155 | |
| T56 | Matthew McDougall | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | 12 | 78 | 77 | 155 | |
| T56 | Landon Morse | Indian Trail, NC, 2024 | 12 | 74 | 81 | 155 | |
| T56 | Shea Bogan | Clover, SC, 2024 | 12 | 73 | 82 | 155 | |
| T63 | Hunter Justice | Cornelius, NC, 2024 | 13 | 82 | 74 | 156 | |
| T63 | Jacob Vargosko | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | 13 | 79 | 77 | 156 | |
| T63 | Tate Smith | Gastonia, NC, 2022 | 13 | 80 | 76 | 156 | |
| T63 | Chase McLaughlin | Kernersville, NC, 2024 | 13 | 75 | 81 | 156 | |
| T67 | Charlie O'Shea | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | 14 | 80 | 77 | 157 | |
| T67 | Jeremy Edmunds | Charlotte, NC, 2022 | 14 | 79 | 78 | 157 | |
| T67 | Cooper Burris | Kannapolis, NC, 2024 | 14 | 83 | 74 | 157 | |
| T67 | Harris Holstein | Orangeburg, SC, 2024 | 14 | 81 | 76 | 157 | |
| T67 | Max Cranford | Newton, NC, 2022 | 14 | 81 | 76 | 157 | |
| T67 | Michael Schaal | Chapel Hill, NC, 2023 | 14 | 84 | 73 | 157 | |
| T67 | Hugh Lemonds | Spartanburg, SC, 2024 | 14 | 77 | 80 | 157 | |
| T67 | Alex Bock | Morganton, NC, 2024 | 14 | 87 | 70 | 157 | |
| T67 | Robert Bergevin | Washington, NC, 2023 | 14 | 75 | 82 | 157 | |
| T76 | Henry Andrews | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | 15 | 78 | 80 | 158 | |
| T76 | Reed Burton | Shelby, NC, 2024 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 158 | |
| T76 | James Gibson | Lexington, SC, 2023 | 15 | 79 | 79 | 158 | |
| T76 | Tyler Taber | Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2025 | 15 | 75 | 83 | 158 | |
| T76 | Walker Felton | Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2023 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 158 | |
| T76 | Lawson Harkey | Lincolnton, NC, 2022 | 15 | 77 | 81 | 158 | |
| T76 | Morgan Riley | Raleigh, NC, 2025 | 15 | 84 | 74 | 158 | |
| T76 | Will Spicer | Kings Mountain, NC, 2024 | 15 | 87 | 71 | 158 | |
| T84 | Talan Harrison | Kannapolis, NC, 2025 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 159 | |
| T84 | Barek Cardell | Shelby, NC, 2023 | 16 | 79 | 80 | 159 | |
| T84 | Hudson Griffin | Pinehurst, NC, 2025 | 16 | 77 | 82 | 159 | |
| T84 | Jordan Williams | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 16 | 77 | 82 | 159 | |
| T88 | Connor Key | Pilot Mountain, NC, 2023 | 17 | 83 | 77 | 160 | |
| T88 | Luke Guthrie | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 17 | 81 | 79 | 160 | |
| T88 | Lake Williams | Greenville, NC, 2025 | 17 | 78 | 82 | 160 | |
| T91 | Connor Williams | Sanford, NC, 2025 | 18 | 81 | 80 | 161 | |
| T91 | Carson Etters | Kure Beach, NC, 2025 | 18 | 81 | 80 | 161 | |
| T91 | Harrison James | Chapin, SC, 2025 | 18 | 81 | 80 | 161 | |
| T94 | Ryan Bozard | Hollywood, SC, 2023 | 19 | 83 | 79 | 162 | |
| T94 | Thomas Lamar | Columbia, SC, 2024 | 19 | 83 | 79 | 162 | |
| T94 | Deaton Reed | Lancaster, SC, 2025 | 19 | 84 | 78 | 162 | |
| T94 | Charles Howden | Asheville, NC, 2022 | 19 | 83 | 79 | 162 | |
| T94 | Benjamin Mills | Fort Mill, SC, 2023 | 19 | 82 | 80 | 162 | |
| T94 | Steven Shea | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 19 | 85 | 77 | 162 | |
| T94 | Abraham Malik | Rock Hill, SC, 2022 | 19 | 87 | 75 | 162 | |
| T101 | Drew Jeffords | Florence, SC, 2023 | 20 | 82 | 81 | 163 | |
| T101 | Jay Locker | Chapin, SC, 2022 | 20 | 80 | 83 | 163 | |
| T101 | Matthew McCarthy | Cary, NC, 2024 | 20 | 79 | 84 | 163 | |
| T101 | Eric Nord | Blythewood, SC, 2022 | 20 | 83 | 80 | 163 | |
| T101 | Jeremy Voigt | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | 20 | 79 | 84 | 163 | |
| T101 | Anderson Levine | Wake Forest, NC, 2024 | 20 | 84 | 79 | 163 | |
| T101 | Baylor Geer | Johnston, SC, 2022 | 20 | 87 | 76 | 163 | |
| T101 | Luke Cochran | Mt holly, NC, 2022 | 20 | 84 | 79 | 163 | |
| T109 | Major Lenning | Simpsonville, SC, 2023 | 21 | 80 | 84 | 164 | |
| T109 | Jacob Pennington | Shelby, NC, 2024 | 21 | 86 | 78 | 164 | |
| T109 | Chase Daly | Summerfield, NC, 2025 | 21 | 76 | 88 | 164 | |
| T112 | Harrison Cieri | Clayton, NC, 2024 | 23 | 79 | 87 | 166 | |
| T112 | Shlok Jain | Cary, NC, 2023 | 23 | 83 | 83 | 166 | |
| T112 | Jude Carper | Cornelius, NC, 2025 | 23 | 85 | 81 | 166 | |
| 115 | Bradley Parker | Isle of Palms, SC, 2023 | 24 | 85 | 82 | 167 | |
| T116 | Alek McIntosh | Charlotte, NC, 2023 | 25 | 82 | 86 | 168 | |
| T116 | OT Mitchell | Fort Mill, SC, 2024 | 25 | 81 | 87 | 168 | |
| T116 | Sutton Dreier | Fayetteville, NC, 2024 | 25 | 81 | 87 | 168 | |
| T116 | John Rhodes | Gastonia, NC, 2024 | 25 | 79 | 89 | 168 | |
| T116 | Ben Wakefield | Fort Mill, SC, 2024 | 25 | 83 | 85 | 168 | |
| T116 | Ayden Jersey | Greensboro, NC, 2023 | 25 | 91 | 77 | 168 | |
| T122 | Aiden Vargosko | Cramerton, NC, 2025 | 26 | 83 | 86 | 169 | |
| T122 | Chase McEvoy | Waxhaw, NC, 2025 | 26 | 86 | 83 | 169 | |
| T122 | Reid Heaton | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | 26 | 85 | 84 | 169 | |
| 125 | Simon DiMaggio | Hollywood, SC, 2023 | 27 | 88 | 82 | 170 | |
| T126 | Richard Anaclerio | Aiken, SC, 2024 | 28 | 79 | 92 | 171 | |
| T126 | Ryan Dunn | Waxhaw, NC, 2023 | 28 | 85 | 86 | 171 | |
| T126 | John Thompson | Columbia, SC, 2025 | 28 | 88 | 83 | 171 | |
| T126 | Justin Wosje | Fort Mill, SC, 2024 | 28 | 91 | 80 | 171 | |
| T130 | Reece Sanders | Southern Pines, NC, 2025 | 29 | 82 | 90 | 172 | |
| T130 | Matthew Bowman | Fort Mill, SC, 2022 | 29 | 82 | 90 | 172 | |
| T130 | Luke Tisdale | Winston-Salem, NC, 2025 | 29 | 88 | 84 | 172 | |
| T130 | Hunter Vowell | Gastonia, NC, 2023 | 29 | 88 | 84 | 172 | |
| T134 | Gavin Deibler | Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 | 30 | 83 | 90 | 173 | |
| T134 | Calvin Hawkins | Lexington, NC, 2023 | 30 | 88 | 85 | 173 | |
| T136 | Harrison Rowland | Stanley, NC, 2023 | 31 | 86 | 88 | 174 | |
| T136 | James-Paul Wagner | Cary, NC, 2025 | 31 | 91 | 83 | 174 | |
| T136 | Michael Switzer | Charlotte, NC, 2025 | 31 | 91 | 83 | 174 | |
| 139 | Colby McCaskill | Fort Mill, SC, 2022 | 35 | 94 | 84 | 178 | |
| 140 | Colin Ferrick | Huntersville, NC, 2025 | 38 | 90 | 91 | 181 | |
| 141 | R.Cooper Diaz | Winston-Salem, NC, 2024 | 39 | 94 | 88 | 182 | |
| 142 | Camden Phillips | Gastonia, NC, 2022 | 44 | 94 | 93 | 187 | |
| 143 | Samuel Best | Gastonia, NC, 2024 | 56 | 99 | 100 | 199 | |
| 144 | Marcus Freeman | Charlotte, NC, 2024 | 64 | 109 | 98 | 207 | |
| 145 | Eric Jurney | Gastonia, NC, 2023 | 65 | 105 | 103 | 208 |
About the Courses
Cramer Mountain Club, designed in 1985 by the Maples family. The rolling topography of the property allowed Dan Maples to create a hidden gem situated in the Charlotte area. Gaston Country Club, founded in 1919, has been a staple of the Charlotte area ever since. Famed designer Ellis Maples was hired in 1956 to design a brand new 18-Hole Championship golf course.
Schedule of Rounds
Saturday, March 26 - Round 1 Tee Times
Sunday, March 27th - Final Round Tee Times
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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