DUNCAN HOLDS OFF LATE CHARGE BY MARSLENDER TO WIN CAROLINAS JUNIOR BY THREE

GREENVILLE, SC, Thursday, July 27, 2000 -- Brian Duncan of nearby Travelers Rest, SC held off a late rally by Ward Marslender of Raleigh, NC to win the 51^st Carolinas Junior Championship by three strokes.

For the tournament Duncan, fired rounds of 65-67-72--204, 12-under par, to Marslender's 9-under 69-68-70--207. In the process Duncan tied the tournament scoring record of 204 set a year ago by Bill Haas of Greenville, SC at Birkdale GC in Huntersville, NC.

Prior to the start of the final round it seemed all but certain that Duncan would cruise to an easy win after the 17-year-old fired opening rounds of 65 and 67 and led by five. In fact, Duncan and his Jim Furyk-like swing needed to shoot just 71 or better in the final round to break the all-time scoring record in the Junior (204), but midway through the back nine on Thursday, Duncan's thoughts were solely on holding off a charging Marslender.

The two front-runners made the turn on Thursday separated by seven strokes and Marslender admitted afterward that he figured his chances were all but over. But lightening struck on the par 5, 16th when Marslender birdied and Duncan bogeyed to trim the margin to just two shots.

"I got pretty juiced after that," Marslender said, "I think that's why I hit it over the green on seventeen." He igot up and down for his par on the par 3, but Duncan made birdie and carried An insurmountable three-stroke lead to eighteen.

"I figured I needed to birdie 17 after the bogey on 16," said the 6'1", 145 pound Duncan of his mindset at the time. He also admitted to thinking about the scoring record throughout the day. "Yeah, I was aware of it and I wanted to get it, but I'm happy to tie it."

Duncan will now head west to next week's US Junior in Portland, Oregon. "This gives me a lot of confidence heading into the Junior," Duncan said. "Winning this and last year's South Carolina Junior Match Play are really special to me."

Emmett Turner of Greewood,SC finished in third at 212, 4-under par.

IN the 14-15 division, Nick Hughey of Gaffney, SC fired a 1-under 71 on the final day to win by seven strokes over Zack Moran of Taylors, SC. Moran held the 36-hole lead but stumbled to an 83 on Thursday. Hughey's three-day total was 220, 4-over par.

In the 12-13 division Jamie Lightsey of Fort Mill, SC and B. J. Kelly of Charlotte, NC entered the final round tied for the lead, but finished four strokes apart with Lightsey claiming the title. Lightsey shot his second consecutive even par 72 and finished the tournament at 222, 6-over par.

Tripp McAllister of Lake City, SC won the 11-Under division when he overcame a five-stroke first round deficit to win by one. Austin Reeves of Greenville, SC led after the first day, but came up one shot short shooting rounds of 38-43-38 for a 119 total. McAllister roared back from an opening round 43 to shoot 37-38 for a 118 total.

After trailing first round leader Austin Reeves in the 11-Under division by five, Tripp McAllister of Lake City, SC roared back with rounds of 37 and 38 to win the division by one stroke over Reeves who hails from Greenville, SC.

With the completion of the Carolinas Junior, The Carolinas Junior team is now set for the upcoming (August 5-6) Carolinas-Virginias Junior Team Matches at the CC of NC in Pinehurst. Making the team for the Carolinas are: Banks Wood, Charlotte, NC; Emmett Turner, Greenwood, SC; Kevin Kisner, Aiken, SC; Brian Duncan, Travelers Rest, SC; Ward Marslender, Raleigh, NC; Will Hutchens, Columbia, SC; Daniel Sloan, Greenville, SC; Charles Chapman, Croghan, SC.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association. To learn more about us please visit our Web Site at: www.thecga.org.

14-17 Division

Brian Duncan, Greenville, SC, 65-67-72--204

Ward Marslender, Raleigh, NC NC, 69-68-70--207

Emmett Turner, Greenwood, SC, 71-70-71--212

Wil Hutchens, Columbia, SC, 71-75-71--217

Charles Chapman, Mt. Croghan, SC, 71-72-76--219

Daniel Sloan, Greenville, SC, 71-72-76--219

Matthew Bayliff, Easley, SC, 77-70-73--220

Nick Hughey, Gaffney, SC, 74-75-71--220

Kevin Kisner, Aiken, SC, 75-74-71--220

Nicky Biershenk, Boiling Springs, SC, 71-75-76--222

Rodney Thomas, Lexington, NC, 77-74-71--222

Alan Burnett, Charlotte, NC, 72-77-73--222

Alex Hamilton, Aiken, SC, 73-73-76--222

Matthew McIntyre, Garland, NC, 71-75-76--222

Thomas Cameron, Clover, SC, 72-73-78--223

Luke Hart, Blythewood, SC, 77-72-74--223

Stephen Poole, Spartanburg, SC, 72-75-76--223

Jeff Spencer, Blythewood, SC, 73-75-75--223

Robert Chen, Orangeburg, SC, 75-74-75--224

Van Burgess, Boiling Springs, SC, 74-74-77--225

Thomas Self, Greenwood, SC, 74-74-77--225

Steven Sherck, Statesville, NC, 74-76-75--225

Sutton Barbrey, Raleigh, NC, 79-74-73--226

Matt Bennett, Cheraw, SC, 77-75-74--226

Adam Hart, Blythewood, SC, 74-77-75--226

Matt Wiley, Greer, SC, 78-71-77--226

Zack Moran, Taylors, SC, 73-71-83--227

Robert Long III, Greensboro, NC, 79-72-76--227

Bryan Overby, Smithfield, NC, 74-77-76--227

Dustin Barr, Mooresville, NC, 79-71-78--228

Rocky Reed, Orangeburg, SC, 74-73-81--228

Andrew Teden, Charlotte, NC, 76-75-77--228

Clark Truluck, Pawleys Island, SC, 71-78-79--228

Alex Yates, Winston-Salem, NC, 78-73-77--228

Andrew Lewis, Winston-Salem, NC, 84-67-78--229

Josh Thackerson, Earl, NC, 80-76-73--229

Zack Byrd, Calabash, NC, 75-77-78--230

Ryan Sharpe, Greensboro, NC, 75-77-78--230

Rand Williams, Raleigh, NC, 71-80-79--230

John Ebert, Charlotte, NC, 77-78-76--231

Miles Honeycutt, Greenville, NC, 79-75-77--231

Sean Moore, Marshville, NC, 73-75-83--231

Billy Moyer, Asheboro, NC, 76-78-77--231

Matt Parker, High Point, NC, 80-74-77--231

Matt Renegar, State Road, NC, 80-78-73--231

Brant Stovall, Lawsonville, NC, 75-77-79--231

Marshall Swails, Columbia, SC, 76-79-76--231

Matt Mead, Greenville, SC, 73-79-80--232

Jerry Richardson, Burlington, NC, 78-78-76--232

Alex Watts, Monroe, NC, 80-73-79--232

John Eades, Charlotte, NC, 77-75-83--235

Corey Easterling, Gastonia, NC, 78-73-84--235

Geoffrey Schneider, Greer, SC, 78-77-80--235

David Butler, Hilton Head, SC, 79-81-76--236

Jonathan Allen, Salisbury, NC, 78-77-82--237

Patrick Cunning, Aiken, SC, 77-79-81--237

Andrew Hewitt, Moore, SC, 82-72-83--237

Lewis White, Spartanburg, SC, 78-77-82--237

Whit Howard, Raleigh, NC, 80-74-84--238

Reed Darsie, Chapel Hill, NC, 80-80-79--239

Kevin Koonts, Lexington, NC, 87-73-79--239

Matt Collings, Newton, NC, 79-79-83--241

Barden Berry, Kinston, NC, 80-79-84--243

Chris Rice, Charlotte, NC, 82-78-85--245

12-13 Division

James Lightsey, Fort Mill, SC, 78-72-72--222

B.J. Kelly, Charlotte, NC, 77-73-76--226

Philip Chauncey, Durham, NC, 78-75-74--227

Turner Smith, Laurens, SC, 82-72-75--229

Baker Elmore, Cheraw, SC, 79-74-77--230

Luke Hopkins, Greer, SC, 77-75-78--230

Preston Yates, Winston-Salem, NC, 78-76-81--235

Drew Weaver, High Point, NC, 79-78-80--237

McArn Bennett, Cheraw, SC, 85-72-86--243

Reid Culp, Charlotte, NC, 89-77-79--245

Thomas Todd, Laurens, SC, 80-81-87--248

Michael Selvaggio, Simpsonville, SC, 84-82-84--250

11 and under

Tripp McAllister, Lake City, SC, 43-37-38--118

Austin Reeves, Greenville, SC, 38-43-38--119

Dewey Oxner, Greenville, SC, 40-44-40--124

McCuen Elmore, Cheraw, SC, 40-43-43--126

Bruce Woodall, Yanceyville, NC, 41-49-36--126

Logan Daber, Greer, SC, 45-44-39--128

David Dannelly, Easley, SC, 41-45-42--128

Michael Muscatell, Lake Wylie, SC, 41-47-43--131

Walton Stephens, Morganton, NC, 45-45-45--135

Tyler Batts, Easley, SC, 53-51-42--146

Forrest Waldo, Salem, SC, 54-56-60--170

Jared Crane, Taylors, SC, 60-49-WD--WD