Wilmington, NC (7/13/08)– Ben Kohles of Cary, NC won the Carolinas Amateur Championship defeating Kyle Wilson of Mt. Airy, NC, 3 and 2 at Cape Fear Country Club.

Kohles, a recent graduate of Green Hope High School, overcame an early deficit to take the title.

Wilson took an early 2-up lead before Kohles evened the match at the turn. Kohles dominated the back nine with wins on 10, 12 and 14 before closing the match with halved pars on 16.

Kohles and Wilson, both 18, will enter college this fall at the University of Virginia and Western Carolina University respectively.

The semifinals were contested in the morning as Wilson ousted Tripp McAllister of Lake City, SC, 1 up and Kohles handily defeated Scott Harvey of Greensboro, NC 4 and 3.

Due to thunderstorm delays earlier in the week, the tournament’s final match was reduced from 36 to

18 holes in order to accommodate a Sunday finish.

The Carolinas Amateur was first played in 1910 and is one of the oldest amateur championships in the country. Cape Fear Country Club is one of five charter members of the Carolinas Golf Association.

WEST END, NC (7/7/08) - Since 2007 winner Patrick Rada of Anderson, SC is not in this year's field, a new champion is assured when the Carolinas Golf Association conducts its 94th Amateur Championship on the Donald Ross-designed course at Cape Fear Country Club, July 9-13.

Among the possible successors are Scott McClellan of Cary, NC, a 48-year-old sales representative who won the 2006 title at Kiawah Island Resort's Turtle Point course, and 57-year-old Raleigh insuranceman Paul Simson, who won the title in 2005 at Greenville

(S.C.) Country Club's Chanticleer course and in 1991 at Pinewild CC in Pinehurst.

This year's winner might come from those who participated in a series of June qualifying rounds, which helped reduce the 418 entries to a starting field of 142 players. Joining those who earned exemptions into the tournament based on their past performance were Andrew Mespelt of High Point, NC, Drew Perry of Matthews, NC, Thomas Todd III of Laurens, SC and Robert Burrow of Charlotte, whose 2-under-par 70s led the 17 players who successfully qualified on June 17 at Woodcreek Farms in Elgin, SC; Ricky Stout of Pollocksville, NC, whose 6-under-par 66 was best among the 23 players who qualified on June 18 at River Landing in Wallace, NC; Jeff Boyan of High Point, NC, Michael Kochekian of High Point, Kevin McCallister of Oak Ridge, NC and Justin Gupton of Huntersville, NC, whose even-par 70s led the 27 successful qualifiers on June 24 at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, NC; and J.D. Bass of Fairview, NC, whose 6-under-par 66 paced the

29 qualifiers on June 26 at Bentwinds CC in Fuquay-Varina, NC.

The low 32 golfers after 36 holes of stroke play qualifying July 9-10 will advance to match play. The eventual survivors will engage in a scheduled 36-hole championship match on Sunday, July 13.

A team competition called the Capers Cup is also part of the qualifying event, with three or four players from the same club comprising a team. A team's three lowest scores count each round, and the team with the best 36-hole total gets trophies for each of its players. The Capers Cup competition has been part of the Carolinas Amateur since 1913.

The par-72 Cape Fear CC course, one of the oldest in the state, will play at 6,856-yards for the top amateurs in North and South Carolina. This will be the third time that the club has hosted the Carolinas Amateur, the first two coming in 1912 and in 1996.

The club also was site of the 2006 Carolinas Senior Championship.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

94th Carolinas Amateur Championship

July 9-13, 2008

Cape Fear Country Club

1518 Country Club Rd

Wilmington, NC 28403-4819

910-762-4652

DATES: July 9-13, 2008

2007 CHAMPION

Patrick Rada, Anderson, SC

FORMAT

36 holes of stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for match play. The defending champion is seeded number one for match play if otherwise eligible. The Capers Cup team competition is held in conjunction with stroke play qualifying. Three or four competitors from the same club comprise a team. The lowest three scores count each round. When more than four competitors from the same club are in the field, the lowest handicap indexes are used to determine the team.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is a legal resident of one of the Carolinas, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club. The maximum allowable handicap index is 5.4.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Tuesday, July 8.

Tee times available for practice.

Wednesday, July 9.

First round. 18 holes of stroke play.

Thursday, July 10.

Second round. 18 holes of stroke play.

Field cut to low 32 qualifiers for match play.

Friday, July 11.

First and second rounds of match play (18 holes each round).

Saturday, July 12.

Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match play (18 holes each round).

Sunday, July 13.

Final match (36 holes).

PRIZES

Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, medalist, members of the winning team of the Capers Cup Competition, and to

medalist(s) at qualifying sites. Merchandise is awarded to the

medalist(s) at qualifying sites and the 32 players who qualify for match play. The Richard S. Tufts Trophy is held by the champion for the ensuing year.

FAVORITES

Scott McClellan, Cary, NC (2006 champion) Paul Simson, Raleigh, NC (2005 champion) Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, SC (No. 3 in Carolinas' rankings)

PAST CHAMPIONS

1910 Berrien Brooks, Columbia, SC 2 & 1 Sans

Souci CC

1911 C.C. Allen, Greenville, SC 7 & 6

Charleston CC

1912 R.H. Gwaltney, Wilmington, NC 2 up Cape Fear

CC

1913 Walter M. Paul, Charlotte, NC 7 & 6 Ridgewood

CC

1914 E.F. Mayberry, Charleston, SC 1 up Asheville

CC

1915 Louis Grimball, Charleston, SC 8 & 7

Charleston CC

1916 Walter M. Paul, Charlotte, NC 9 & 7

Mecklenburg CC

1917-8 No championships, World War I

1919 Louis Jacoby, Charlotte, NC 1 up Asheville

CC

1920 F.H. Hyatt Jr., Columbia, SC 2 up Charlotte

CC

1921 F.M. Laxton, Charlotte, NC 9 & 7

Greensboro CC

1922 F.M. Laxton, Charlotte, NC 2 & 1 Ridgewood

CC

1923 F.M. Laxton, Charlotte, NC 4 & 3 Pinehurst

CC

1924 Eugene Mills, Raleigh, NC 7 & 5 Biltmore

Forest CC

1925 Roland Hancock, Wilmington, NC 4 & 2

Greenville CC

1926 Roland Hancock, Wilmington, NC 1 up Charlotte

CC

1927 T.D. Blair, Greensboro, NC 6 & 5

Charleston CC

1928 Alan A. Smith, Asheville, NC 6 & 5 Forsyth

CC

1929 T.D. Blair, Greensboro, NC 3 & 2

Sedgefield CC

1930 Eugene Mills, Raleigh, NC 5 & 3 Linville

GC

1931 Eugene Mills, Raleigh, NC 8 & 6 Myrtle

Beach CC

1932 Erwin L. Laxton, Charlotte, NC 7 & 6 Carolina

CC

1933 Nelson MacRae, Wilmington, NC 37 holesLinville

GC

1934 Thad Street Jr., Charleston, SC 3 & 2 Charlotte

CC

1935 Thad Street Jr., Charleston, SC 11 & 10

Charleston CC

1936 L.P. Tyree Jr., Winston-Salem, NC 5 & 3 Forsyth

CC

1937 Lewis Johnson Jr., Charleston, SC 2 & 1

Greenville CC

1938 Marshall Balentine, Greenville, SC 1 up Asheville

CC

1939 Robert Dunkelberger, Greensboro, NC 12 & 10 Myers

Park CC

1940 Grover D. Poole, Raleigh, NC 8 & 7 Mimosa

Hills CC

1941 S.M. Alexander Jr., Charlotte, NC 10 & 8

Forest Lake Club

1942 H.S. Covington, Linville, NC 3 & 2 Linville

GC

1943-5 No championships, World War II

1946 James McNair, Aiken, SC 4 & 3 Forsyth CC

1947 Billy Joe Patton, Morganton, NC 2 up Florence

CC

1948 James McNair, Aiken, SC 6 & 5 Charlotte CC

1949 Harvie Ward Jr., Tarboro, NC 7 & 5 Highland

CC

1950 Harvie Ward Jr., Tarboro, NC 3 & 2 Columbia

CC

1951 P.J. Boatwright Jr., Aiken, SC 2 & 1 CC of

Salisbury

1952 Charles B. Dudley, Greenville, SC 3 & 1 Biltmore

Forest CC

1953 Richard D. Chapman, Pinehurst, NC 3 & 2 The Dunes

G&BC

1954 John L. McCann Jr., Charlotte, NC 3 & 1 Myers

Park CC

1955 Dave Smith Jr., Gastonia, NC 2 & 1 Benvenue

CC

1956 Dillard Traynham, Greenville, SC 1 up

CC of Spartanburg

1957 Richard D. Chapman, Pinehurst, NC 1 up Pinehurst

CC #2 Course

1958 Billy Joe Patton, Morganton, NC 6 & 5 Catawba

CC

1959 Horace Irvin, Kinston, NC 3 & 2 Forest

Lake Club

1960 Larry Beck, Kinston, NC 6 & 5 Alamance

CC

1961 Billy Joe Patton, Morganton, NC 6 & 5 Gaston CC

1962 Charles B. Smith, Gastonia, NC 6 & 4 Florence

CC

1963 Ken Folkes, Concord, NC 7 & 6 Mimosa Hills G&CC

1964 Bill Harvey, Jamestown, NC 5 & 4 Pinehurst

CC #2 Course

1965 Bill Harvey, Jamestown, NC 4 & 3 Spring

Valley CC

1966 Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC 5 & 4 Linville

GC

1967 Dale Morey, High Point, NC 5 & 4 Willow

Creek GC

1968 Allen Powers, Orangeburg, SC 1 up The Dunes

G&BC

1969 Robert L. Bryant, Charlotte, NC 10 & 9 CC of NC

1970 Leonard Thompson, Laurinburg, NC 3 & 2 The Dunes

G&BC

1971 Mike Kallam, Winston-Salem, NC 2 & 1 Pinehurst

CC #2 Course

1972 David Canipe, Fayetteville, NC 6 & 4

Greenville CC Chanticleer

1973 Bill Harvey, Jamestown, NC 1 up

Tanglewood GC

1974 David Thore, Reidsville, NC 5 & 4 CC of

Orangeburg

1975 James Holmes, Aiken, SC 3 & 2

Sedgefield CC

1976 Chip Beck, Fayetteville, NC 2 & 1 Carmel CC

1977 Chip Beck, Fayetteville, NC 38

holesGreenville CC Chanticleer

1978 Mark Stephens, Madison, NC 1 up Gaston CC

1979 Tom Cornelia, Hilton Head, SC 3 & 2 The Dunes

G&BC

1980 Ray Freeman, Greensboro, NC 5 & 4 Emerywood

CC

1981 Nolan Mills, Charlotte, NC 2 & 1 Charlotte

CC

1982 Mike West, Burlington, NC 1 up Wild

Dunes GL

1983 Michael Carlisle, Aiken, SC 5 & 4 Alamance

CC

1984 Marion Dantzler, Orangeburg, SC 10 & 9 CC of NC

1985 Jason Griffith, Orangeburg, SC 1 up Camden CC

1986 Art Roberson, Zebulon, NC 2 & 1 Forest

Oaks CC

1987 Matt Peterson, Morganton, NC 1 up Kiawah

Island

1988 Matt Peterson, Morganton, NC 37 holesEmerywood

CC

1989 Terry Ezell, Charleston, SC 5 & 4 DeBordieu

Club

1990 Andrew Pitts, Hildebran, NC 9 & 8 Carmel CC

1991 Paul Simson, Raleigh, NC 3 & 1 Pinewild

CC

1992 Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC 3 & 2 Kiawah

Island

1993 Bob Stanger, Durham, NC 2 & 1 Treyburn

CC

1994 Steve Slayden, Charlotte, NC 6 & 5 Tidewater

GC

1995 Charles Warren, Columbia, SC 4 & 2 CC of

Charleston

1996 Cordes Ford, Charleston, SC 1 up Cape Fear

CC

1997 Kevin Pendley, Greenwood, SC 1 up Musgrove

Mill GC

1998 Terry Ezell, Rock Hill, SC 1 up Charlotte

CC

1999 Jonathan Byrd, Columbia, SC 6 & 4 Highland

CC

2000 Matt McWilliams, Southern Pines, NC 5 & 4 Wachesaw

Plantation Club

2001 John Pitt, Wilmington, NC 2 & 1 The Dunes

G&BC

2002 Brandon Hiott, Walterboro, SC 9 & 7 Catawba

CC

2003 Emmett Turner, Greenwood, SC 2 & 1

Chechessee Creek GC

2004 Banks Wood, Charlotte, NC 5 & 3 CC of

North Carolina

2005 Paul Simson, Raleigh, NC 6 & 5

Greenville CC Chanticleer

2006 Scott McClellan, Cary, NC 37 holesKiawah

Resort Turtle Point

2007 Patrick Rada, Anderson, SC 6 & 4 Long Cove

Club

PAST FRANK F. CAPER CUP MEMORIAL TEAMS

1913 MECKLENBERG COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-332

W.M. Paul, E.V. Patterson, F.M. Laxton, T.R. Brem

1914 CHARLESTON COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLESTON, SC-332

Berkley Grimball, F.O. Tyler, H.C. Bridgers, D.G. Ritchie

1915 RIDGEWOOD CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-359

H.G. Gould, William Shand, F.H. Hyatt Jr., H.G. Welborn

1916 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-350

W.M. Paul, T.R. Brem, J.L. Miller, Louis Jacoby

1917-8 No Competition, World War I

1919 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-321

W.M. Paul, T.R. Brem, F.M. Laxton, Louis Jacoby

1920 RIDGEWOOD CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-338

F.L. Munsell, William Shand, F.H. Hyatt Jr., J.H. Gibbes

1921 GREENSBORO COUNTRY CLUB, GREENSBORO, NC-320

Malcolm Jones, F.P. Hobgood, E. Harrison, T.D. Blair

1922 RIDGEWOOD CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-333

J.H. Gibbes, F.H. Hyatt Jr., J.E. Harris, K.S. Snow

1923 PINEHURST COUNTRY CLUB, PINEHURST, NC-649

E.L. Scofield, F.T. Keating, H.G. Phillips, Richard S.

Tufts

1924 RIDGEWOOD CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-327

Robert Spence, G.T. Newman, C.C. Habenicht, J.E. Harris

1925 GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB, GREENVILLE, SC-338

John Cushman, W.G. Perry Jr., J.E. Sirrine, Harold Van Zandt

1926 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC

T.R. Brem, Paul Haddock, F.J. Heath, F.M. Laxton

1927 CHARLESTON COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLESTON, SC

Charles Barnwell, Gordon McCabe, Frank Ford, J.M.

Whitsett

1928 CAROLINA COUNTRY CLUB, RALEIGH, NC

Eugene Mills, N.E. Edgerton, W.H. Jones, Kenan Smith

1929 SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, GREENSBORO, NC

T.D. Blair, J.L. Landis, J.S. Bachman, A.C. McManus

1930 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC

E.S. Reid Jr., F.J. Heath, S.L. Diggle, Erwin L. Laxton

1931 SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, GREENSBORO, NC

W.J. Palmer, F.E. Curran, A.C. McManus, T.D. Blair

1932 CAROLINA COUNTRY CLUB, RALEIGH, NC-327

N.E. Edgerton, B.W. Biggs, J. Lane, G.S. Arthur

1933 SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, GREENSBORO, NC-306

C.H. Jennings, A.C. McManus, F.E. Curran, T.D. Blair

1934 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-317

F.J. Heath, W.H. Williamson, S.L. Diggle, T.G. Griffith

1935 CHARLESTON COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLESTON, SC-305

Frank C. Ford, Thad Street Jr., Lewis Johnson Jr., George Trescott

1936 TWIN CITY COUNTRY CLUB, WINSTON-SALEM, NC-301

T.D. Blair, W.F. Deuschle, Clifford Perry, Thomas Ruffin

1937 COUNTRY CLUB OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, SC-307

Frank C. Ford, Lewis Johnson Jr., George Trescott, Charlie Whitsett

1938 ASHEVILLE COUNTRY CLUB, ASHEVILLE, NC-303

George L. Jones Jr., Sease Koon, Henry Westall, C.C.

Bennett

1939 MYERS PARK CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-305

W.S. Alexander, Cliff Meyers, A.B. Waddell, Ed Schreiber

1940 MYERS PARK CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-314

Robert Crosland, A.B. Waddell, W.S. Alexander, Ed Schreiber

1941 FOREST LAKE CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-313

M.K. Jeffords Jr., Carlton Dixon, Weston Dixon, R.A.

Goldschmidt

1942 MYERS PARK CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-309

Keely Grice Jr., W.S. Alexander, R.N. Crosland, A.B.

Waddell

1943-5 No Competitions, World War II

1946 MYERS PARK CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-311

Keely Grice Jr., W.S. Alexander, Robert Garland, W.R.

Dowtin

1947 COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-297

Harold Hall, Emory Harper, Boots Paul, O.C. Rhodes

1948 MYERS PARK CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-296

Keely Grice, Fred Hyatt, Fred McCanless Jr., Robert Strawn

1949 COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-308

W.C. Freeman, Harold Hall, Emory D. Harper, Robert Kiplinger

1950 MYERS PARK CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-304

W.R. Dowtin, Malcolm McLean, Rodney McKnight, W.S.

Alexander

1951 COUNTRY CLUB OF SALISBURY, SALISBURY, NC-306

Harry Welch, A.D. Dorsett, Richard Rendleman, Clarence Kluttz

1952 COUNTRY CLUB OF ASHEVILLE, ASHEVILLE, NC-293

Bill Winkenwerder, Al Dowtin, Gene Ochsenreiter, Tommy Reid

1953 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-320

Erwin Laxton, Willis Henderson, John McCann, Stanley Elrod

1954 CAROLINA GOLF CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-290

John McCann, Keely Grice, Sut Alexander, Jack Starnes

1955 BENVENUE COUNTRY CLUB, ROCKY MOUNT, NC-295

E.K. Gravely, P.B. Gravely, Wayne Whitley, J.R. Gilbert

1956 PARIS MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB, GREENVILLE, SC-299

Dillard Traynham, Wiley Traynham, Sam Marsh, George Pruitt

1957 GASTON COUNTRY CLUB, GASTONIA, NC-313

Bob Ramsey, Charles Smith, Dave Smith, Rock Zammiello

1958 MIMOSA HILLS GOLF CLUB, MORGANTON, NC-293

Billy Joe Patton, Tommy Helms, Teddy Garrison, John McKee

1959 FOREST LAKE CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-310

Jim Pulliam, Carlton Dixon, George Dial, Leconte Gibbs

1960 OLD TOWN CLUB, WINSTON-SALEM, NC-310

Wiley Fleenor, Frank Lock, Bob Galloway, George Mountcastle

1961-3 Results Not Available

1964 LEXINGTON GOLF CLUB, LEXINGTON, NC-302

Roy Campbell, Don Hedrick, Bob Shackelford, Gaither Walser

1965 COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB, COLUMBIA, SC-312

Demos Jones, Ross Shawaker, Bryant Riley, Jerome Baughman

1966 COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA, PINEHURST, NC-309

Charles Smith, Dave Smith, Pat Foy Brady, Dale Morey

1967 CAROLINA COUNTRY CLUB, RALEIGH, NC-303

Bobby Edgerton, Frank Powers, Chip Lewis, Grover Dillon

1968 Results Not Available

1969 COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA, PINEHURST, NC

Team Member Names Not Available

1970 PINEHURST COUNTRY CLUB, PINEHURST, NC-224

Bobby Edgerton, Steve Walker, Loge Jackson, Slate Tuttle

1971 PINEHURST COUNTRY CLUB, PINEHURST, NC-225

Bobby Edgerton, Steve Walker, Loge Jackson, Slate Tuttle

1972 GREENVILLE COOUNTRY CLUB, GREENVILLE, SC-224

Heyward Sullivan, Charles Dudley, Jeff Thompson, Frank Wrenn

1973 HIGHLAND COUNTRY CLUB, FAYETTEVILLE, NC-223

Chip Beck, David Canipe, Jim Adams, Ernie Massei

1974 COUNTRY CLUB OF ORANGEBURG, ORANGEBURG, SC

Allen Powers, Marion Moore, Tommy Covington, Bill Ziegler

1975 STARMOUNT FOREST COUNTRY CLUB, GREENSBORO, NC-221

Gil Happel, Bobby Craven, Larry Dempsey, Jerry Knox

1976 MYERS PARK COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-215

Todd Smith, Dean Sheetz, Chick Hunter, John Morrell

1977 NORTH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, RALEIGH, NC-228

Butch Monteith, Scott Humrickhouse, Tom McKenna, David McKenna

1978 MACGREGOR DOWNS COUNTRY CLUB, CARY, NC-225

Vance Heafner, Scott Hoch, Mike Heafner

1979 MYERS PARK COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-223

Dean Sheetz, Roy Hunter, Todd Smith, Alex Fairley

1980 BERMUDA RUN COUNTRY CLUB, ADVANCE, NC-222

Eric Lawhon, Claude Lawhon, Bobby Jones

1981 CEDARWOOD GOLF CLUB, MATTHEWS, NC-216

Alan Greene, Bob Phipps, Bob Mitzel, John Harmon

1982 PINEHURST COUNTRY CLUB, PINEHURST, NC-436

Chuck Cordell, Chris Dalrymple, Bob Klug, Bill Holliday

1983 WILLOW CREEK GOLF CLUB, HIGH POINT, NC-437

Don Adderton, Dale Morey, Mark Stephens, Dan Winzeler

1984 BERMUDA RUN COUNTRY CLUB, ADVANCE, NC-440

Walter Hall, Uly Grisette, Tommy Johnson

1985 FORT MILL GOLF CLUB, FORT MILL, SC-430

Joe Frederick, Todd McCorkle, Charles Rymer

1986 BERMUDA RUN COUNTRY CLUB, ADVANCE, NC-433

Uly Grisette, Walter Hall, Bobby Jones, Wylie Ramsey

1987 COUNTRY CLUB OF ORANGEBURG, ORANGEBURG, SC-459

Marion Dantzler, Jason Griffith, Marion Moore, Bob Varn

1988 GASTON COUNTRY CLUB, GASTONIA, NC-433

Sid Woody, Brian Craig, Morgan Beam, Deric Smyre

1989 COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA, PINEHURST, NC-450

Cole Whitt, Chris Dalrymple, Patrick Brady

1990 CARMEL COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-443

John Elam, John Fitch, Rob Roland, Norman Swenson

1991 COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA, PINEHURST, NC-447

Chuck Cordell, Bob Klug, Don White, Twig Wood

1992 PIPER GLEN COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-455

Steve Slayden, Bob McCormick, Arthur Lavitt, Keith Kepley

1993 PIPER GLEN COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NC-432

Steve Slayden, Mark Weston, Keith Kepley

1994 THE CARDINAL GOLF CLUB, GREENSBORO, NC-444

Bobby Craven, Matt Lindley, Mark Gauley

1995 COUNTRY CLUB OF ORANGEBURG, ORANGEBURG, SC-434

Marion Moore, Rion Moore, Luke Ferguson, Bob Varn

1996 HIGHLAND COUNTRY CLUB, FAYETTEVILLE, NC-443

Mike Williford, Billy West, Max Weinstein, Doug English

1997 ROCK HILL COUNTRY CLUB, ROCK HILL, SC-438

Mark Thaxton, Chris Corn, Terry Ezell, Chris Chamberlin

BRYAN PARK GOLF CLUB, BROWNS SUMMIT, NC-438

Bobby Craven, John Blackwell, Ryan Gioffre, Hank Sullivan

1998 COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA, PINEHURST, NC-431

Scott Gilmore, Bob Klug, Steve Wright, Loge Jackson

1999 PRESTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, CARY, NC-433

Mitch Adams, Dean Channell, Gary Ellis, Gary Mason

COUNTRY CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA, PINEHURST, NC-433

Kelly Miller, Chris Dalrymple, Steve Wright

2000 WILDWOOD GREEN GOLF CLUB, RALEIGH, NC-424

Lennie Barton, Trey Holroyd, Press McPhaul, Kyle Tucker

2001 PRESTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, CARY, NC-436

Mitch Adams, Dean Channell, John Dufner, Preston Edmondson

2002 PRESTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, CARY, NC-421

Mitch Adams, Dean Channell, Danny Gurley, Preston Edmondson

2003 PRESTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, CARY, NC-450

Scott McClellan, Dean Channell, Danny Gurley, Preston

Edmondson

2004 PRESTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, CARY, NC - 437

Dean Channell, Preston Edmondson, Danny Gurley, Scott McClellan

2005 GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB, GREENVILLE, SC - 427

Frank Wrenn, Daniel Sloan, John Dennis, Lee Palms

2006 RALEIGH COUNTRY CLUB, RALEIGH, NC - 459

Graham Banister, Dale Fuller, William Baker

2007 LAKE HICKORY COUNTRY CLUB, HICKORY, NC - 442

John Isenhour, Kent George, Kent Copeland

1913-1968 All Four Scores Counted, 18 Holes (1922, 36

Holes)

1969-1981 Low Three Of Four Scores Counted, 18 Holes

1982-Current Low Three Of Four Scores Count Each Day, 36 Holes

CAPE FEAR COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION

DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Joseph Hines

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Cory McCormack

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Michael Claffey

TYPE COURSE: Private

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A hilly coastal course with several inland lakes that come into play on many holes. The course was re-designed by architect Donald Ross in 1922 and altered by Ross in 1946. Architect Kris Spence restored the layout to Ross'

design in 2005-2006. Cape Fear CC is a charter member of Carolinas Golf Association.

ARCHITECT: Donald Ross

OPENED: 1896

YARDAGE/PAR: 6,856 yards/par 72

COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 73.54/135

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass

GREENS: Bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CAPE FEAR CC: 1912, 1996 Carolinas Amateur;

2006 Carolinas Senior

The Carolinas Amateur was first played at Sans Souci CC (now Greenville CC) in Greenville, SC in 1910, with Berrien Brooks of Columbia defeating F.M. Laxton of Charlotte 2&1 in the title match. The championship moved to Charleston Country Club in 1911 and the CGA's 3rd Amateur Championship was played at Cape Fear CC in 1912, with a pair of Wilmington residents in the finals. R.H.

Gwaltney defeated qualifying medalist H.C. Bridgers by a 2 up margin. It took 84 years for the Carolinas Amateur to return to Cape Fear -- in 1996 Cordes Ford of Charleston defeated Billy West of Fayetteville 1 up to claim the title. The club also hosted the 2006 Carolinas Senior Championship.

The history of Cape Fear CC dates back to 1896, which makes it one of North Carolina's oldest clubs. Legendary architect Donald Ross re-designed the golf course in 1922 and re-worked it again in 1946, two years before his death. In 2005, golf course architect and restoration specialist Kris Spence was hired to revamp the greens, tee boxes, bunkers, cart paths and irrigation system and to make drainage improvements. Spence's project also undid many changes from a 1986 renovation project that had eliminated many of the course's Donald Ross traits.

The par-72 Cape Fear CC course will play at 6,856-yards for the top amateurs in North and South Carolina. The field of exempt players and those who survived 18-hole sectional qualifying at Woodcreek Farms in Elgin, SC, River Landing in Wallace, NC, Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, NC, and Bentwinds CC in Fuquay-Varina, NC will compete in a 36-hole qualifying event July 9-10. After the second round, the low 32 qualifiers will begin match play competition. The eventual survivors will engage in a scheduled 36-hole championship match on Sunday, July 13.

A new champion will be crowned this year since neither 2007 champion Patrick Rada of Anderson, SC nor '07 runnerup Warren Thomas of Columbia, SC are entered. The previous two champions,

2006 winner Scott McClellan of Cary, NC, and 2005 champ Paul Simson of Raleigh, are in this year's field.

The CGA received 418 applications for its premier championship.

Hilton Head Island, SC (7/15/07) - Patrick Rada of Anderson, SC fought off fellow University of South Carolina teammate Warren Thomas of Columbia, SC to win the 93rd Amateur Championship at Long Cove Club. The 19-year-old Rada won by a 6 and 4 margin.

Rada, whose older brother Travis caddied, fell to an early three-down deficit after nine holes, but turned the match around quickly by winning six holes on the second nine holes. Rada went into the lunch break with a three-up lead.

Rada maintained his lead with consistent pars on the final 14 holes to win the match.

"Winning this event with my family here means so much to me", said the appreciative Rada. "I could not have done it without them."

Thomas was crowned the CGA South Carolina Amateur champion a few weeks ago, and defeated Rada in the semifinals to take that title. Rada turned the tables in this event by defeating Thomas in the finals.

Over 400 golfers attempted to qualify for the Carolinas Amateur with 154 advancing to the championship proper.

The Carolinas Amateur is the oldest Carolinas Golf Association event and began in 1910. Former champions include Harvie Ward, Chip Beck, Billy Joe Patton, Charles Warren and Jonathan Byrd.

Finals

Rada def. Thomas, 6 & 4 (36 hole match)