Carolinians in Inaugural U.S. Four-Balls

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- The inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball championships for men and women will take place in May.

Todd White of Spartanburg, S.C. will team with four-time USGA champion Nathan Smith. [+] Enlarge

The men will play May 2-6 at The Olympic Club (Lake Course) in San Francisco, Calif. The women will compete the following week, May 9-13, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes Course) in Bandon, Ore. The CGA will be well-represented as fifteen teams with players from the Carolinas qualified. There are also fourteen alternate teams comprised of Carolinians.

U.S. Amateur Four-Ball

Todd White, of Spartanburg, S.C. will partner with fellow 2013 USA Walker Cup Team member and four-time USGA champion Nathan Smith. Four-time CGA Men's Player of the Year, Scott Harvey, of Greensboro, N.C. and Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill shot 64 at their qualifier for medalist honors. Fresh off his Carolinas Mid-Amateur victory, Sherrill Britt, of West End, N.C. will partner with Greg Earnhardt of Greensboro, N.C., who finished fourth. William Gordon, a high school senior at the Cannon School in Concord, N.C. and Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. shot 62 for medalist honors at their qualifier.

 

 

J.D. McNeill, Raleigh, N.C./Victor Galvani, Hopkinton, Mass.
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C./Todd Mitchell, Bloomington, Ill. medalist (64)
Henry Shimp, Charlotte, N.C./Nolan Mills, Charlotte, N.C.
Thomas Walsh, High Point, N.C./Hardin Councill, High Point, N.C. medalist (64)
William Gordon, Davidson, N.C./Steve Harwell, Mooresville, N.C. medalist (62)
Sherrill Britt, West End, N.C./Greg Earnhardt, Greensboro, N.C.
Daniel Day, Clemson, S.C./Benjamin Day, North Haven, Conn.
Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C./Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa. (special exemption)
Kyle Milner III, Spartanburg, S.C./Josh Branyon, Anderson, S.C.
Hunter Watkins, Lexington, S.C./Gary Wilkerson, Elgin, S.C. medalist (66)
Michael Sims, West Columbia, S.C./Jordan Byrd, Greenville, S.C. medalist (66)

More than 2,200 teams entered the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Sectional qualifying at 51 sites nationwide from August 2014 to March 2015. A total of 128 two-player teams will compete in the Championship proper, with each playing their own ball. Each team's score will be determined using their better-ball score for each hole. After 36 holes of stroke-play competition, the field will be reduced to the low 32 teams for the match-play portion of the championship. Pairings

U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball

Dawn Woodard of Greer, S.C. will partner with four-time U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi. [+] Enlarge

For the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball, a starting field of 64 two-player teams will compete. Following two 18-hole stroke-play qualifying rounds on May 9 and 10, the field will be cut to the low 32 sides for match play. Five 18-hole rounds of match play will determine the champion.

Each of the Carolinas teams that made the Championship proper were medalists at their qualifier. Three-time CGA Women's Player of the Year Dawn Woodard, of Greer, S.C. will partner with Meghan Stasi of Oakland Park, Fla. The duo were eight better than the rest of the field in their qualifier. Stasi is a USGA winner, having won the 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur. Angela Stewart of Greenville, N.C. and Rachel Carpenter of St. Simon's Island, Ga. shot 70 and won the Pinewild Country Club qualifier by two shots, securing the only spot available from that location. Lori Adams of Burlington, N.C. and Kimberly Briele of New Bern, N.C. were first alternates at 72.

 

 

Angela Stewart, Greenville, N.C./Rachel Carpenter, St. Simon's Island, GA. medalist (70)
Amber Marsh Elliott, Greensboro, N.C./Katie Miller, Jeannette, Pa. medalist (66)
Mallory Hetzel, Waynesville, N.C./Lea Venable, Laurens, S.C. medalist (66)
Dawn Woodard, Greer, S.C./Meghan Stasi, Oakland Park, Fla. medalist (68)

 

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.

Now in its 106th year, the CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.

 

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