48th North Carolina Amateur Championship
June 12-15, 2008
Raleigh Country Club, Raleigh, NC
Open: March 10 Close: May 7
Entry Fee: $80.00
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48th North Carolina Amateur Championship June 12-15, 2008 Raleigh Country Club, Raleigh, NC Open: March 10 Close: May 7 Entry Fee: $80.00 |
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Championship
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2008 North Carolina Amateur Champion Jack Fields of Southern Pines |
Championship & Course Facts Architect: Donald Ross (1948). Last course designed by the legendary architect. Yardage: 6869 yards, par 36-35--71 Course Rating: 73.7/135 Lowest 72-hole Score: 272 by Ken Folkes of Concord (1962 at Tanglewood Park) and Paul Simson of Raleigh (1991 at Alamance CC) Most NC Amateur Titles: 4 - Paul Simson of Raleigh (1991, 1996, 2000, 2004) - 1st CGA major hosted by Raleigh Country Club - 1st time in North Carolina Amateur history event being played in the state capital. |
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JACK FIELDS FIRES COURSE RECORD 63 TO WIN 48TH NC AMATEUR BY ONE STROKE Raleigh, NC - 18 year old Jack Fields of Southern Pines, fired a course-record 8 under par 63 to win the North Carolina Amateur Championship at Raleigh Country Club. He was seven shots back entering the final round.
Fields, who is enrolling in the University of North Carolina this fall, was the only golfer under par for the championship with a 283 total. 22 year old Zack Byrd of Calabash finished alone in second, one back.
Third-round leader Reed Darsie of Chapel Hill who has just completed his stint as a UNC golfer finished with an even-par 71 to finish third.
Fields’ round included an eagle on the par 5 8th and a rare double-eagle on the par-5 15th. He hit three wood into both greens.
“I was really disappointed in the way I had been hitting my three-wood last week and was ready to trade it in,” said Fields the state high school 4A champion. “However after hitting those two shots I am going to hang onto to it for a while!”
Fields started the day slowly with some good up and downs. But pars gave way to birdies for nines of 31-32. His bogeys came on 10 and 17.
Fields attributed his win partly to dad Mike who was his caddy.
“Dad kept me calm and it was nice having him on the bag on Father’s Day as well.”
The North Carolina Amateur Championship is one of 31 conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.
Jack Fields Final Round Score Card
TOP FINISHERS FROM 2007 TOURNAMENT RETURN FOR CGA'S 48TH N.C. AMATEUR WEST END, NC (6/9/08) - The winner is the only player among the top 11 finishers from the 2007 tournament not entered in the 48th N.C. Amateur Championship, which will be played June 12-15 at Raleigh Country Club. Although 2007 champion Jerry Richardson of Burlington isn't in the field, Cliff Benson of Raleigh and Barden Berry of Kinston, who tied with Richardson after the regulation 72 holes at Starmount Forest in Greensboro before losing in a three-hole playoff, are scheduled to play. So are Andrew Westmoreland of Greensboro, Chris Eaves of Burgaw and Will Collins of Salisbury, who tied for fourth at 11-under-par 273, just one stroke off the leading pace. Nathan Stamey of Greensboro, Joseph Poplin of Eden, Scott Harvey of Greensboro, Chad Day of Raleigh and Will Shambley of Cary, the next five finishers from 2007, are also in this year's field. The only ex-champion of recent vintage entered this year is the legendary Paul Simson of Raleigh, who has won the N.C. Amateur a record four times, the most recent coming at Croasdaile CC in Durham in 2004 at age 53. Other possible contenders include those who led the six regional qualifying events held throughout the state during the month of May -- Michael Marshburn of Cary, who shot a 5-under 67 to pace the 20 successful qualifiers from a field of 86 players at Legacy Links in Aberdeen on May 14; Kevin O'Connell of Cary who had a 5-under 67 to lead 17 qualifiers from a field of 90 at Brier Creek CC in Raleigh on May 22; Thomas Bullock of Greensboro and Robert Burrow of Charlotte, who each fired 2-under 70s to share medalist honors and lead 24 qualifiers from a field of 84 at Raintree CC North in Charlotte on May 27; Chris Nunn of Greensboro, Bryan Colquitt of High Point and Bill Smith of Mooresville, who shot 2-under 70s to pace 18 qualifiers from a field of 87 at Oak Valley GC in Advance on May 28; Andrew Byrd of Raleigh, whose 4-under 68 was best among the 15 qualifiers from a field of 70 at Ironwood CC in Greenville on May 29; and Brad Caldwell of Waynesville, who had a 2-under 69 to lead 9 qualifiers from a field of 45 at Cleghorn Plantation in Rutherfordton on May 30. The 6,808-yard, par-71 Raleigh CC course will offer plenty of challenges as well as plenty of history. When the club was formed and the members decided they needed a golf course, the legendary Donald Ross was hired to design the layout. Although Ross visited the site on numerous occasions, he died in Pinehurst as mobilization for construction in the spring of 1948 was underway. J.P. McGovern, Ross's partner, staked out the legend's design and Ellis Maples, a Pinehurst native who had worked with Ross for years, was hired to finish Ross's final design. Maples oversaw the entire project and became RCC's first superintendent and head golf professional before becoming a well-known architect himself. The course opened for play in July of 1949. The N.C. Amateur field, which consists of male North Carolina residents who are members in good standing of a club that is a member club of the CGA and who have a handicap index of 5.4 or less, will be cut to the low 60 scorers and ties after 36 holes. For more information about the 48th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION 48th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association Raleigh Country Club 400 Donald Ross Drive (formerly Peartree Lane) Raleigh, NC 27610 (919) 231-6451 2007 CHAMPION Jerry Richardson, Burlington, NC DATES June 12-15, 2008 FORMAT The championship is conducted at 72 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 60 scorers and ties. An on-course playoff is used to break a tie for the overall championship. ELIGIBILITY Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is a legal resident of North Carolina, 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 Wednesday, June 11. Practice rounds. Thursday, June 12, First round. 18 holes of stroke play. Friday, June 13, Second round. 18 holes of stroke play. Field cut to low 60 scorers and those tied for 60th place. Saturday, June 14, Third round. 18 holes of stroke play. Sunday, June 15, Final round. 18 holes of stroke play. PRIZES Merchandise prizes are awarded to the top 30 finishers at the championship and to the medalist at each qualifying site. The champion receives a trophy, merchandise from the host club and possession of the Billy Joe Patton Trophy for the ensuing year. FAVORITES Cliff Benson, Raleigh (2007 co-runner up) Barden Berry, Kinston (2007 co-runner up) Paul Simson, Raleigh (4-time champion) PAST CHAMPIONS Date Winner Score Site 1961 Pat Foy Brady, Reidsville 279 Wilson Country Club 1962 Ken Folkes, Concord 272 Tanglewood GC 1963 Dave Smith Jr., Gastonia 290* Pinehurst Country Club #2 Course 1964 Billy Joe Patton, Morganton288* Gaston Country Club 1965 Dave Smith Jr., Gastonia 295 Country Club of North Carolina 1966 Bill Harvey, Greensboro 284 Country Club of Salisbury 1967 Sonny Grant, Greensboro 296 Country Club of North Carolina 1968 Dale Morey, High Point 288 Brook Valley Country Club 1969 Dale Morey, High Point 285 Catawba Country Club 1970 Joe Inman Jr., Greensboro 284 Alamance Country Club 1971 Lex Alexander, Charlotte 293* Willow Creek Country Club 1972 Steve Forrest, Mt. Airy 296 Forest Oaks Country Club 1973 David Canipe, Fayetteville 280 Country Club of North Carolina 1974 David Canipe, Fayetteville 290 Country Club of North Carolina 1975 Lee Keesler, Charlotte 294* Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance 1976 Scott Hoch, Raleigh 287* Tanglewood Golf Club, Clemmons 1977 Vance Heafner, Cary 278 Pinehurst Country Club #2 Course 1978 Clarence Rose, Goldsboro 290 Country Club Of North Carolina 1979 Scott Hoch, Raleigh 289 Country Club Of North Carolina 1980 Todd Smith, Charlotte 292 Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance 1981 Ray Freeman, Greensboro 283 Greensboro Country Club Farm Course 1982 Mike West, Burlington 281 The Cardinal Golf Club 1983 Nolan Mills, Charlotte 278 Wilson Country Club, Wilson 1984 Greg Parker, Old Fort 285 Wilson Country Club, Wilson 1985 Uly Grisette, Advance 287* Mimosa Hills Country Club, Morganton 1986 Jeff Lankford, Mocksville 281* Cedar Rock Country Club, Lenoir 1987 John Hughes, Greensboro 280 Sedgefield Country Club 1988 Michael Bradley, Durham 279 Forest Oaks Country Club 1989 Mike Goodes, Reidsville 288* The Pearl East & West 1990 Tee Burton, Shelby 278* Country Club of Salisbury 1991 Paul Simson, Raleigh 272 Alamance Country Club 1992 Arlis Pike, Kernersville 280 Hope Valley Country Club 1993 Steve Jones, Greensboro 283 Landfall Club Dye Course 1994 Kevin Kemp, Greensboro 276 Highland Country Club 1995 Bill Boles, Wilson 282 Providence Country Club 1996 Paul Simson, Raleigh 275* Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club 1997 Steve Wright, Laurinburg 279 Old North State Club 1998 Jason Martin, Lenoir 280 Porters Neck Golf & Country Club 1999 Dirk Fennie, Greensboro 277 Tanglewood (Championship) 2000 Paul Simson, Raleigh 283 River Run Golf &Country Club 2001 Chad Wilfong, Thomasville 280 High Point Country Club (Willow Creek) 2002 Derek Brown, Walnut Cove 273 Forsyth Country Club 2003 William McGirt, Fairmont 281 Myers Park Country Club 2004 Paul Simson, Raleigh 279 Croasdaile Country Club 2005 Jerry Richardson, Burlington281 CC of Asheville 2006 Mike Goodes, Reidsville 278 Forest Creek (South), Pinehurst 2007 Jerry Richardson, Burlington 272* Starmount Forest, Greensboro * - won in playoff RALEIGH COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Chad Kufen COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Billy Cole TYPE COURSE: Private OPENED: 1949 ARCHITECT: Donald Ross COURSE DESCRIPTION: Raleigh CC opened for play in July of 1949, with Hall of Fame members Sam Snead and Lloyd Mangrum playing an exhibition match. Arnold Palmer played numerous rounds on the course as a collegian at Wake Forest during the early years of the club. The course was a regular tour stop for the LPGA tour from 1966 through 1973. RCC has pursued recent renovations to re-capture Donald Ross's original ideas, including the rebuilding of all sand bunkers and grass hollows, re-aligning tee boxes as well as strategically lengthening the course. Situated on rolling terrain, the course requires accurate shot making and putting skills. YARDAGE & PAR: 6,808 yards, par 36-35--71 COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 73.7/135 FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda GREENS: Bent grass CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT RALEIGH CC: This is the club's first CGA Championship. Map to Raleigh CC: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=Raleigh+Country+Club&fb=1&near=Raleigh,+NC&cd=1&cid=0,0,11702930529386658465&li=lmd&z=14&t=m
CAROLINAS GA MAKES HISTORIC VISIT TO RALEIGH FOR 48TH N.C. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, JUNE 12-15 WEST END, NC (6/4/08) -- When the 48th North Carolina Amateur Championship gets underway on June 12th, a couple of historical milestones will be marked. It will be the first time in history that the 72-hole stroke play event has been contested in North Carolina's capital city and it will be the first time that Raleigh Country Club and its terrific, Donald Ross-designed course have hosted a Carolinas Golf Association championship. It is said that the 6,869-yard, par-71 Raleigh CC course, which opened in 1948, was the last course designed by the legendary architect. A new champion will be crowned at the end of the four-day competition because Jerry Richardson Jr. of Burlington, who won last year at Starmount Forest CC in Greensboro, is not entered. One player of significance and a possible contender is the veteran Paul Simson of Raleigh, who is the winningest player in the history of this championship. Simson, who is now claiming his share of senior amateur championships, has won the N.C. Amateur four times -- in 1991 at Alamance CC in Burlington, in 1996 at Mimosa Hills in Morganton, in 2000 at River Run in Davidson and in 2004 at Croasdaile in Durham. Simson's son Phillip was also among those entered this year. The popularity of this championship is indicated by the number of entries. A total of 571 golfers with handicap indexes of 5.4 or less submitted entries. The starting field of approximately 140 players came from players who earned exemptions based on past performance and those who survived 18-hole qualifying tests that were held at six sites during the month of May. The field will be cut to the low 60 scorers and ties after 36 holes. For more information about the 48th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.
RICHARDSON CLAIMS SECOND NC AMATEUR CROWN ON THIRD PLAYOFF HOLE
Greensboro, NC (6/17/07) -- Jerry Richardson of
Burlington won his second North Carolina Amateur golf title in three years
Sunday in a three-player , three-hole playoff
at Starmount Forest Country Club.
SIMSON WILL ONCE AGAIN CHASE RARE DOUBLE VICTORY WHEN N.C. AMATEUR IS PLAYED AT STARMOUNT FOREST WEST END, NC (6/8/07) -- Since 2006 champion Mike Goodes is now trying to achieve fame on the PGA Tour's Champions circuit, the spotlight will be on Raleigh insuranceman Paul Simson when the 47th N.C. Amateur Championship is played at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, June 14-17. Simson, who has won the N.C. Amateur a record four times and has claimed 15 Carolinas Golf Association championships during his long career, gets a second straight opportunity to become the only golfer in history to hold the N.C. Senior and N.C. Amateur titles in the same year. Last year, making his senior tournament debut at age 55, Simson won the N.C. Senior in May, then finished tied for fourth in the N.C. Amateur. Last month, he again won the N.C. Senior, this time by a whopping 10-stroke margin and thus is in position for another go at an improbable double triumph. While a victory by Simson might appear unlikely, he's proven before that an older golfer can beat the young guys -- in 2004, he won the N.C. Amateur at age 53 and in 2005, earned CGA Player of the Year honors after winning the Carolinas Amateur Championship at age 54. Simson will face some stiff competition from the starting field of 134 players. Among the entrants are 2005 champion Jerry Richardson Jr. of Burlington and 10 of the top 15 finishers from the 2006 championship, including third-place finisher Zack Byrd of Calabash and fourth place Nicholas Brown of Pinehurst. Other possible contenders include those who led the six regional qualifying events held throughout the state during the month of May -- Ryan Linton of Pinehurst, who shot a 2-under 69 to pace the 15 successful qualifiers from a field of 80 players at Pine Island CC in Charlotte on May 9; Toby Hole of Walnut Cove and Kevin McCallister of Oak Ridge, both of whom had 2-under-par 69s to lead 17 qualifiers from a field of 80 at Salem Glen CC in Clemmons on May 17; Preston Edmondson of Morrisville and Scooter Buhrman of Fayetteville, who each fired 3-under 69s to share medalist honors and lead 13 qualifiers from a field of 74 at Riverwood GC in Clayton on May 22; Eric Ardeery of Durham, who shot 2-under 70 to pace 20 qualifiers from a field of 85 at Mill Creek in Mebane on May 24; Robin Smith of Grifton, whose 5-under 67 was best among the 10 qualifiers from a field of 51 at Jacksonville CC on May 30; and Bern Gregory of Wilkesboro, who had a 3-under 69 to lead 21 qualifiers from a field of 85 at Catawba CC in Newton on May 30. The 6,663-yard, par-71 Starmount Forest course will offer plenty of challenges as well. Once a site of the PGA Tour's Greater Greensboro Open, the Perry Maxwell-designed layout demands accuracy and shot-making skills. Starmount Forest hosted the CGA's 2001 N.C. Senior and 2004 N.C. Mid-Amateur championships. The field, which consists of male North Carolina residents who are members in good standing of a club that is a member club of the CGA and who have a handicap index of 5.4 or less, will be cut to the low 60 scorers and ties after 36 holes. For more information about the 47th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.
ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION 47th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association Starmount Forest Country Club 1 Sam Snead Dr. Greensboro, NC 27410 (336) 299-0427 2006 CHAMPION Mike Goodes, Reidsville, NC DATES June 14-17, 2007 FORMAT The championship is conducted at 72 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 60 scorers and ties. An on-course playoff is used to break a tie for the overall championship. ELIGIBILITY Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is a legal resident of North Carolina, 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 Wednesday, June 13. Practice rounds. Thursday, June 14, First round. 18 holes of stroke play. Friday, June 15, Second round. 18 holes of stroke play. Field cut to low 60 scorers and those tied for 60th place. Saturday, June 16, Third round. 18 holes of stroke play. Sunday, June 17, Final round. 18 holes of stroke play. PRIZES Merchandise prizes are awarded to the top 30 finishers at the championship and to the medalist at each qualifying site. The champion receives a trophy, merchandise from the host club and possession of the Billy Joe Patton Trophyship for the ensuing year. FAVORITES Nicholas Brown, Pinehurst, 4th place 2006 Zack Byrd, Calabash, 3rd place 2006 Jerry Richardson Jr., Burlington - 2005 champion Paul Simson, Raleigh - 4-time past champion, current N.C. Senior champion PAST CHAMPIONS Date Winner Score Site 1961 Pat Foy Brady, Reidsville 279 Wilson Country Club 1962 Ken Folkes, Concord 272 Tanglewood Gc 1963 Dave Smith Jr., Gastonia 290 Pinehurst Country Club #2 Course* 1964 Billy Joe Patton, Morganton 288 Gaston Country Club* 1965 Dave Smith Jr., Gastonia 295 Country Club of North Carolina 1966 Bill Harvey, Greensboro 284 Country Club of Salisbury 1967 Sonny Grant, Greensboro 296 Country Club of North Carolina 1968 Dale Morey, High Point 288 Brook Valley Country Club 1969 Dale Morey, High Point 285 Catawba Country Club 1970 Joe Inman Jr., Greensboro 284 Alamance Country Club 1971 Lex Alexander, Charlotte 293 Willow Creek Country Club* 1972 Steve Forrest, Mt. Airy 296 Forest Oaks Country Club 1973 David Canipe, Fayetteville 280 Country Club of North Carolina 1974 David Canipe, Fayetteville 290 Country Club of North Carolina 1975 Lee Keesler, Charlotte 294 Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance* 1976 Scott Hoch, Raleigh 287 Tanglewood Golf Club, Clemmons* 1977 Vance Heafner, Cary 278 Pinehurst Country Club #2 Course 1978 Clarence Rose, Goldsboro 290 Country Club Of North Carolina 1979 Scott Hoch, Raleigh 289 Country Club Of North Carolina 1980 Todd Smith, Charlotte 292 Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance 1981 Ray Freeman, Greensboro 283 Greensboro Country Club Farm Course 1982 Mike West, Burlington 281 The Cardinal Golf Club 1983 Nolan Mills, Charlotte 278 Wilson Country Club, Wilson 1984 Greg Parker, Old Fort 285 Wilson Country Club, Wilson 1985 Uly Grisette, Advance 287 Mimosa Hills Country Club, Morganton* 1986 Jeff Lankford, Mocksville 281 Cedar Rock Country Club, Lenoir* 1987 John Hughes, Greensboro 280 Sedgefield Country Club 1988 Michael Bradley, Durham 279 Forest Oaks Country Club 1989 Mike Goodes, Reidsville 288 The Pearl East & West* 1990 Tee Burton, Shelby 278 Country Club of Salisbury* 1991 Paul Simson, Raleigh 272 Alamance Country Club 1992 Arlis Pike, Kernersville 280 Hope Valley Country Club 1993 Steve Jones, Greensboro 283 Landfall Club Dye Course 1994 Kevin Kemp, Greensboro 276 Highland Country Club 1995 Bill Boles, Wilson 282 Providence Country Club 1996 Paul Simson, Raleigh 275 Mimosa Hills Golf &Country Club* 1997 Steve Wright, Laurinburg 279 Old North State Club 1998 Jason Martin, Lenoir 280 Porters Neck Golf & Country Club 1999 Dirk Fennie, Greensboro 277 Tanglewood (Championship) 2000 Paul Simson, Raleigh 283 River Run Golf &Country Club 2001 Chad Wilfong, Thomasville 280 High Point Country Club (Willow Creek) 2002 Derek Brown, Walnut Cove 273 Forsyth Country Club 2003 William McGirt, Fairmont 281 Myers Park Country Club 2004 Paul Simson, Raleigh 279 Croasdaile Country Club 2005 Jerry Richardson, Jr. Burlington 281 CC of Asheville 2006 Mike Goodes, Reidsville 278 Forest Creek (South), Pinehurst * - won in playoff THE 2007 FIELD Alexander, Ryan, Wilmington, NC Alford, Sumner, Raleigh, NC Allred, Ryan, Hickory, NC Ardery, Eric, Durham, NC Atamian, Kevin, Raleigh, NC Baker, Nicholas, Madison, NC Ballew, Mark, Charlotte, NC Barrow, Robert, Cary, NC Beach, Andrew, Fayetteville, NC Benson, Cliff, Raleigh, NC Berry, Barden, Kinston, NC Bradley, Michael, Holly Springs, NC Brame, Steven, Henderson, NC Brenner, Alex, Charlotte, NC Briele, Tanner, New Bern, NC Brown, Nick, Pinehurst, NC Buhrman, Scooter, Fayetteville, NC Buxton, Brad, Greensboro, NC Byrd, Andrew, Henderson, NC Byrd, Zack, Calabash, NC Caldwell, Travis, Raleigh, NC Caragher, Scott, Charlotte, NC Cauthen, David, Belmont, NC Channell, Dean, Cary, NC Colley, Scotty, Holly Springs, NC Collins, Will, Salisbury, NC Connelly, Eddie, Jacksonville, NC Cooke, Kerry, Winston Salem, NC Copeland, Kent, Hickory, NC Cox, Gregg, Greensboro, NC Daniel, Paul, Winston Salem, NC Darsie, Reed, Chapel Hill, NC Davis, Farley, High Point, NC Davis, Joe, Huntersville, NC Davis, Norman, Charlotte, NC Day, Chad, Raleigh, NC Decosta, Joe, Asheville, NC Eaker, David, Forest City, NC Eaves, Chris, Burgaw, NC Edmondson, Preston, Morrisville, NC Eichele, Ken, Pinehurst, NC Faulkner, Chris, Cape Carteret, NC Federico, Greg, Cary, NC Fennie, Dirk, Greensboro, NC Ferguson, Taylor, Greensboro, NC Finster, John, Wake Forest, NC Flaherty, Patrick, Huntersville, NC Flattery, Casey, Sparta, NC Fox, Ryan, West End, NC Friday, Bing, Charlotte, NC Fuller, Dale, Pinehurst, NC Fuquay, Ashley, Greensboro, NC Gallagher, Robert, Morganton, NC Gies II, David, Charlotte, NC Gilbert, Jeffrey, Clemmons, NC Grainger, Jim, Charlotte, NC Gregory, Bern, Wilkesboro, NC Gurley, Danny, Chapel Hill, NC Hare V, Ransom, Raleigh, NC Harris, Keith, Southern Pines, NC Harrison, Stephen, Wilson, NC Harvey, Scott, Greensboro, NC Harwell, Steve, Mooresville, NC Heisey, Ryan, New Bern, NC Helms, Dennis, Monroe, NC Hendrickson, Dan, Charlotte, NC Hicks, Lawrence, Greensboro, NC Hogan, Richard, Burlington, NC Hole, Toby, Walnut Cove, NC Holroyd, Trey, Cary, NC Holtsclaw, Sam, Spruce Pine, NC Horneman, Patrick, Gastonia, NC Howell, Currie, Angier, NC Howell, Hunter, Raeford, NC Kang, Alex, Hickory, NC Kastelic, Joe, Newton, NC Kaufman, Sam, Mooresville, NC Lane, Michael, Shelby, NC Leeper, Bradley, Chapel Hill, NC Lefevers, Mike, Hickory, NC Linton, Ryan, Pinehurst, NC Manning, Rocky, Greensboro, NC McCallister, Kevin, Oak Ridge, NC McClellan, Scott, Cary, NC McKoy, Parker, Wake Forest, NC McPhaul, Press, Greenville, NC Mielke, Matthew, Matthews, NC Miller, Kevin, Greenville, NC Myers, Tim, Durham, NC Nance, Hogan, Elon, NC Neveu, Daniel, Pinehurst, NC Overmann, Eddie, Apex, NC Park, Scott, Cary, NC Parr, David, Marshall, NC Pennell, Matt, Monroe, NC Pennell, Will, Aberdeen, NC Perry, Drew, Matthews, NC Peterson, Niklas, Charlotte, NC Phillips, Bill, Charlotte, NC Pippin, Stephen, Pembroke, NC Poplin, Joseph, Eden, NC Powell, Greg, Charlotte, NC Pyrtle, Wayne, Burlington, NC Raynor, Sean, Wake Forest, NC Rhodes, Matthew, Sanford, NC Richardson, Jerry, Burlington, NC Sandifer, John, Winston Salem, NC Scheel, E.J., Clayton, NC Sellers, Michael, Wilmington, NC Shambley, Will, Cary, NC Sharpe, Steve, Greensboro, NC Simson, Paul, Raleigh, NC Smith, Robin, Grifton, NC Sock, Conner, Hickory, NC Spoon, Nathan, Graham, NC Stamey, Nathan, Greensboro, NC Strandberg, Jace, Greensboro, NC Straub, Warren, Apex, NC Strawn, David, Charlotte, NC Subin, Glen, Pinehurst, NC Taylor, Skip, Flat Rock, NC Taylor, Walker, Wilmington, NC Teague, Don, Shelby, NC Thaxton, Bill, Monroe, NC Thomas, Stan, Hiddenite, NC Ulrich, Jack, Southern Pines, NC Wade, Jonathan, Greensboro, NC Waters, Keith, Raleigh, NC Webb, Barry, Charlotte, NC West Jr, Billy, Fayetteville, NC Westmoreland, Andrew, Greensboro, NC Westveer, Brian, Charlotte, NC Wright, Ben, Shelby, NC Zaytoun III, Henry, Raleigh, NC STARMOUNT FOREST COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Derrick Dehart COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Michael Brown TYPE COURSE: Private equity OPENED: 1930 ARCHITECT: Perry Maxwell (remodeled by Wayne Stiles & John Van Kleek) COURSE DESCRIPTION: An old-style course on varying terrain with some open holes and others narrower and tree-lined. Players need to work the ball to avoid numerous water and sand hazards. Superintendent Michael Brown hopes to have the rough at 1-1 1/2 inches for the State Amateur. YARDAGE & PAR: 6,663 yards, par 35-36--71 COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 72.0/136 FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda GREENS: Bentgrass CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STARMOUNT FOREST: 2001 N.C. Senior, 2004 N.C. Mid-Amateur. Map to Starmount Forest: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Greensboro,+NC&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=36.067972,-79.841251&spn=0.06702,0.172005&om=1
STARMOUNT FOREST COUNTRY CLUB IN GREENSBORO TO HOST 47TH N.C. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, JUNE 14-17 WEST END, NC (6/4/07)-- Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro has seen its share of tournament golf over the years. The par-71 course once alternated with Sedgefield Country Club as site of the PGA Tour's Greater Greensboro Open, and in more recent times, it served as host club for the Carolinas Golf Association's 2001 N.C. Senior and 2004 N.C. Mid-Amateur championships. This year, the venerable club will be the venue for the CGA's 47th N.C. Amateur Championship, June 14-17. A new champion will be crowned at the end of the 72-hole stroke play competition because Mike Goodes of Reidsville, who won the title last year on the South Course at Forest Creek Golf Club in Pinehurst, has turned professional. Goodes is now trying to make his mark on the Champions Tour. Although Goodes and last year's runnerup Robert Riesen both will be absent, the previous two champions are entered -- 56-year-old Paul Simson of Raleigh, who won in 2004 at Croasdaile CC in Durham, and Jerry Richardson Jr. of Burlington, who won in 2005 at the CC of Asheville. Also among the approximately 140 golfers who will tee it up on June 14 are 10 of the top 15 finishers from the 2006 championship, including third-place finisher Zack Byrd of Calabash and fourth place Nicholas Brown of Pinehurst. The field for this event consists of male North Carolina residents who are members in good standing of a club that is a member club of the CGA and who have a handicap index of 5.4 or less. Some of the players earned exemptions into the championship based on past performance, while others made it by successfully passing 18-hole qualifying tests that were held at six sites during the month of May. The field will be cut to the low 60 scorers and ties after 36 holes. For more information about the 47th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org. Goodes Claims Wire-to-Wire Victory at 46th North Carolina Amateur Pinehurst, NC (6/18/06) – Final round results of the 46th North Carolina Amateur Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Forest Creek Golf Club, South course, in Pinehurst, NC on Sunday, June 18, 2006. (7038 yards, par 36-36—72). Mike Goodes, 49, of Reidsville led wire-to-wire to claim his second North Carolina Amateur Championship and fifth CGA title. Goodes won the state amateur championship in 1989 in a playoff over Steve Harwell of Mooresville at The Pearl Golf Club in Calabash, NC. He also won his third Carolinas Mid-Amateur crown back in April at Musgrove Mill Golf Club in Clinton, SC. Goodes, a member at Pennrose Park Golf Club, sprinted out to a commanding lead after opening with an eight-under par 64 effort on Thursday that included a front-nine 29. He followed with rounds of 70, 72 and a final round 72 to finish the championship at 10-under par 278, four strokes ahead of Robert Riesen of Pinehurst. “It’s hard leading from start to finish”, Goodes said. “I was glad to get started today. I knew that I didn’t need to play aggressive”. Riesen gave chase and closed within one-stroke of Goodes on the 12th hole. But bogeys on 16, 17 and 18 dashed Riesen’s chances. “I played great all four days”, stated Goodes. “I got off to a great start today and was able to settle into the flow of the round. I didn’t feel nervous at all”. Defending champion Jerry Richardson of Burlington carded a final round 68 to finish in 14th place. The top 30 finishers and ties are exempt into the 47th North Carolina Amateur Championship to be played at Starmount Forest Country Cub in Greensboro, NC, June 14-17, 2007. This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association. |
