Bae and Capps Take Titles in the 6th Carolinas Young Amateur

Final Results

     Sarah Bae of Cary went wire to wire in winning the women’s division of the 6th Carolinas Young Amateur. Bae, a freshman at High Point University, followed her first round 68 with a two over par 74 on the Magnolia course at Pinewild CC in Pinehurst, NC and finished with a two day total of two under par 142. Courtney McKim of Raleigh, NC finished in second place four shots back at two over par 146. Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill, NC finished in third place at 148 while Kelsey Badmaev of Columbia, SC came in fourth place at 153.

     In the men’s division, Miller Capps of Denver, NC shot a second round 70 and finished with a 36-hole total of 138 and gave him a one shot victory. Capps, a sophomore at Clemson University, played steady golf all day carding three birdies and a lone bogey. Philip Oweida of Charlotte, NC shot the low single round of the tournament with a round of six under 66 and finished in second place one shot back at 139. Defending champion, Eric Brady of Cary, NC, came in tied for third place at three under par 141 with first round leader Preston Cole of Greer, SC.

     This annual tournament is open to men and women ages 18 to 24 that have finished high school and is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Women's Division (5,828 yards, par 72, 73.4/123)

      Place    Name                                                          Score
         1     Sarah Bae, Cary, NC                                     68-74--142
         2     Courtney McKim, Raleigh, NC                        73-73--146
         3     Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, NC                       73-75--148
         4     Kelsey Badmaev, Columbia, SC                    74-79--153
         5     Tara Simmons, Goldsboro, NC                      81-74--155
         6     Sarah Bertram, Concord, NC                         81-77--158
         7     Hannah Craver, Winston Salem, NC               82-77--159
         8     Emily Stinson, Charlotte, NC                         84-77--161
         9     Nicole Keyser, Cary, NC                                83-81--164
        10    Ansley Vaughan, Mount Pleasant, SC            84-86--170
        11    Lacy Mirovich, Mount Pleasant, NC                85-87--172
        12    Erica Clinard, Clemmons, NC                         88-92—180
 
Men's Division (6,898 yards, par 72, 73.9/135)
     Place     Name                                                      Score
         1     Miller Capps, Denver, NC                              68-70--138
         2     Philip Oweida, Charlotte, NC                          73-66--139
        T3    Eric Brady, Cary, NC                                     72-69--141
        T3    Preston Cole, Greer, SC                                67-74--141
        T5    Chandler White, Clemmons, NC                     72-70--142
        T5    Jake McGlone, Charlotte, NC                         73-69--142
        T5    John Somers, Elon, NC                                 70-72--142
        T8    Erik Ehlert, Raleigh, NC                                 69-74--143
        T8    Trevor Cone, Concord, NC                            72-71--143
        T8    Wesley Conover, Holly Springs, NC               70-73--143
        11    Conner Lewis, Davidson, NC                         71-73--144
       T12   Ben Dietrich, Bluffton, SC                             71-74--145
       T12   Jackson Spires, Fayetteville , NC                  71-74--145
       T14   Caleb Sturgeon, Laurens, SC                         70-76--146
       T14   Davis Womble, High Point, NC                      73-73--146
       T14   Jake Britt, Wake Forest, NC                          74-72--146
       T17   Drew Johnson, Oak Ridge, NC                      75-72--147
       T17   Zachary Martin, Pinehurst, NC                        74-73--147
       T19   Ben O'Geary, Henderson, NC                        74-74--148
       T19   David Donovan IV, Hampstead, NC               73-75--148
       T19   Davis Morrison, Charlotte, NC                       73-75--148
       T19   Grant Houser, Holly Springs, NC                    73-75--148
        23    Stephen Lavenets, Rougemont, NC               76-73--149
       T24   Alan King, Columbia, SC                               79-71--150
       T24   AT Cashwell, Concord, NC                            75-75--150
       T24   David Kostyal, Wilmington, NC                      76-74--150
       T24   Hayden Ploeger, Aiken, SC                           78-72--150
       T24   William Walsh, North Wilkesboro, NC             75-75--150
       T29   Clay Brown, Davidson, NC                            76-75--151
       T29   John Grimes, Pinehurst, NC                           78-73--151
       T29   Patrick Barrett, Pinehurst, NC                        74-77--151
       T29   Will Diianni, Kernersville, NC                          75-76--151
       T33   David Sargent, Cornelius, NC                        76-76--152
       T33   Issac Lee, Charlotte, NC                                75-77--152
       T33   Sam Goodnight, Lincolnton, NC                    74-78--152
       T36   Austin Smith, Jamestown, NC                        72-81--153
       T36   Charlie Killian, Pinehurst, NC                          78-75--153
       T36   Richard Hubbard, Daniel Island, SC               78-75--153
       T39   Joshua Chandler, Washington , NC                77-77--154
       T39   Luke Haithcock, Burlington, NC                     81-73--154
       T39   Tanner Gross, Archdale, NC                          77-77--154
        42    James Chapman, Raleigh, NC                       72-83--155
       T43   Connor Nelson, Johns Island, SC                  79-77--156
       T43   Garrett Smith, Hillsborough, NC                     75-81--156
       T43   Troy Beaver, Salisbury, NC                            80-76--156
       T46   Bobby Few, Lugoff, SC                                80-77--157
       T46   Joe Mullen, Wake Forest, NC                        76-81--157
       T46   Joseph Cansler, Clemmons, NC                    77-80--157
        49    Kendall Dunn, Greensboro, NC                      85-74--159
       T50   Aaron Abts, Winston-Salem, NC                    85-75--160
       T50   Austin Morrison, Charlotte, NC                       79-81--160
       T50   Brandon Twigg, Asheville, NC                        85-75--160
       T50   Christian Hawley, Kernersville, NC                  83-77--160
       T50   Mitchell Ellis, Greensboro , NC                      77-83--160
        55    Donald Matthews Jr., Henderson, NC             76-87--163
        56    Dalton Thompson, Canton, NC                      82-82--164
        57    Chris Darnell, Wake Forest, NC                      80-86--166
       T58   Jonathan Price, Butner, NC                            85-83--168
       T58   Patrick Langdon, Charlotte, NC                      81-87--168
       T58   Ty Palmer, Kernersville, NC                           81-87--168
        61    Austin Wansker, Charlotte, NC                       84-86--170
        62    Kyle Norville, Tarboro, NC                             91-89--180
        63    Michael Price, Greensboro, NC                      95-86--181
        64    Christopher Clark, Greensboro, NC                96-90--186
        65    Christian Whitehead, Lexington, SC               107-102--209