North Carolina Junior Championship

CLEMENT AND HAMMOND CAPTURE NORTH CAROLINA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

Greenville, NC (6/20/08) – Justin Clement of Lexington must not like the 18^th hole at Bradford Creek GC in Greenville, NC. Clement, a rising high school senior, avoided playing the final hole in all of his matches on his way to becoming the champion of the 41^st NC Junior Boy’s Championship. Clement started fast and end quickly in his semi finals match defeating Will Shearin of Selma, 7&5 and then captured his first CGA junior championship by defeating Mitchell McGlamery of Morganton, 3&2. McGlamery, also a rising high school senior, advanced to the championship match by defeating John Conners of Apex, 4&2.

“I was just hoping to make it past the first round of match play”, stated Clement. “The best of the best were here, and I never thought I would make it this far.”

In the championship match, Clement birdie 6 holes and had no bogeys. In the end, it was too much fire power for McGlamery who displayed a hot putter all week, but the putts would not fall in the final match.

Hayley Hammond of Mooresville captured the 12^th NC Junior Girls’ Championship defeating Jessica Hook of Wilmington, 2&1. Hammond, a rising high school senior, birdied Bradford Creek GC’s 16^th hole to take a one up lead and then closed out the championship match on the 17^th with a two-putt par.

“The pressure of match play is very intense”, said Hammond. “I was 3 up through 11, but Jessica chipped away at my lead to get it back to even after 15 holes. I was shaking I was so nervous and was ready to get the match over with, one way or another.”

Hammond will be invited to compete on the Carolinas Girls’ team in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge at Danville GC in Danville, VA the first weekend in August.

This junior championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

HOADLEY CHASES SECOND STRAIGHT VICTORY IN N.C. JUNIOR AT BRADFORD CREEK, JUNE 17-20

WEST END, NC (6/16/08) - A pair of young men from Southern Pines will be considered the favorites when the 41st N.C. Junior Championship is played June 17-20 at Bradford Creek Golf Club in Greenville, NC.

Robert Hoadley is the defending champion, the 2006 runner-up and is currently No. 2 in the N.C. Junior Boys' rankings. Michael McGowan, son of former PGA Tour player Pat McGowan, is the No. 1 ranked junior boy in the Tar Heel state. Andy Knox of Cary, the 2007 runner-up to Hoadley, also could be a contender.

Others to keep an eye on are J.T. Poston of Hickory, whose 69 led the 34 players who survived an 18-hole qualifier at Statesville CC on June 12, and Johnny Kyger of Salisbury, Coalter Paxton IV of Wilson and Ryan Yarbrough of Wilson, whose 70s were best among the 22 successful qualifiers at Cardinal CC in Selma on June 12.

A new champion will be crowned in the girls' division since Eleana Collins of Pinehurst, who won the title the last two years, is now at the University of Virginia. Favored to succeed Collins is Courtney Taylor of Gastonia, who is the 2nd-ranked girl in the N.C. Junior rankings.

Bradford Creek, a par-72 layout designed by Robert Cupp and opened in 1997, is a public course operated by the city of Greenville's Recreation and Parks Department. The course will play at 6,010 yards for the girls and 7,028 yards for the boys.

The N.C. Junior is a match play competition, with an 18-hole qualifying round on June 17 determining the field for the head-to-head matches.

For more information about the 41st North Carolina Junior 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

41st North Carolina Junior Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association Bradford Creek Golf Club 4950 Old Pactolus Road Greenville, NC 27858

252-329-4653

2007 CHAMPIONS

Boys: Robert Hoadley, Southern Pines

Girls: Eleana Collins, Pinehurst

DATES

June 17-20, 2008

FORMAT

The championship is conducted at match play. There is an 18-hole stroke-play qualifying round to determine match play qualifiers and seedings. Robert Hoadley will be seeded No. 1 for match play.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any male or female amateur golfer who has not reached his or her 19th birthday by the last day of the championship, has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina, and the junior golfer, parent or guardian is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA). For complete residency and eligibility requirements, refer to the CGA Tournament Manual at www.carolinasgolf.org.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Monday, June 16, Course open for practice.

Tuesday, June 17, 18-hole qualifying round for match play (all players).

Wednesday, June 18, Boys: First and second round matches;

Girls: First and second round matches in afternoon.

Thursday, June 19, Boys: Third round and quarterfinal matches;

Girls: quarterfinal and semifinal matches.

Friday, June 20, Boys: Semifinal and Championship matches;

Girls: Championship match.

PRIZES

Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists and medalist in the boys division; to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists and medalist in the girls division. The Harry L. Welch Trophy is held for the ensuing year by the boys champion.

The Linda Marsh Trophy is held for the ensuing year by the girls champion. The champion of the boys' division qualifies to represent the CGA in the Carolinas-Virginias Junior Boys Team Matches, August 9-10 at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, NC. The girls'

champion qualifies to represent the CGA in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge, August 2-3, 2008 at the Country Club of Danville in Danville, VA.

FAVORITES

BOYS:

Robert Hoadley, 2007 champion, 2006 runnerup Andy Knox, 2007 runnerup Michael McGowan, No. 1-ranked N.C. junior boy

GIRLS:

Courtney Taylor, No. 2-ranked N.C. junior girl

PAST CHAMPIONS

BOYS

1968 Wylie Ramsey, Marion

1969 Wylie Ramsey, Marion

1970 Randy Transou, Winston-Salem

1971 David Thore, Reidsville

1972 Scott Hoch, Raleigh

1973 Scott Hoch, Raleigh

1974 John Green, Charlotte

1975 Chris Newman, Fayetteville

1976 Joey Sadowski, Hickory

1977 Jon Riddle, Fayetteville

1978 Bill Plyler, Monroe

1979 Jim Sparks, Hendersonville

1980 Mike Herndon, Raleigh

1981 Jeff Lankford, Mocksville

1982 Mike Taylor, Gastonia

1983 Greg Parker, Old Fort

1984 Mitchell Perry, Spring Lake

1985 Todd Gleaton, Hope Mills

1986 Todd Gleaton, Hope Mills

1987 Mallory Miller, Jacksonville

1988 Nicki Clinard, Gastonia

1989 Brian Mull, Goldsboro

1990 Brian Brown, Rocky Mount

1991 Brooks Honeycutt, Greenville

1992 Max Weinstein, Fayetteville

1993 Paul Dickens, Roanoke Rapids

1994 Cameron Golden, Charlotte

1995 Ben Johnson, Clayton

1996 Chad Webb, Macclesfield

1997 John Hancock, Jamestown

1998 Matt Estrada, Henderson

1999 Dustin Bray, Asheboro

2000 Banks Wood, Charlotte

2001 Sean Moore, Marshville

2002 Barden Berry, Kinston

2003 Barden Berry Kinston

2004 Drew Younts, Stokesdale

2005 David Chung, Fayetteville

2006 Will Collins, Salisbury

2007 Robert Hoadley, Southern Pines

GIRLS

1997 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina

1998 Perry Swenson, Charlotte

1999 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina

2000 Adrienne Millican, Fuquay-Varina

2001 Michelle Jarman, Wilmington

2002 Jessica Hauser, Germanton

2003 Blythe Worley, Greenville

2004 Emily Simpson, Rutherfordton

2005 Amber Littman, Stoney Creek

2006 Eleana Collins, Pinehurst

2007 Eleana Collins, Pinehurst

BRADFORD CREEK GOLF CLUB INFORMATION

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Mike Cato

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Allen Schley

TYPE COURSE: Public

OPENED: 1997

ARCHITECT: Robert Cupp

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Bradford Creek features generous fairways, with water coming into play on seven holes. The large, undulating greens are protected by greenside bunkers, but most greens lie flush with the landscape so that run-up approach shots are possible.

The strategic hazards are drainage ditches, bunkers, streams, and small ponds.

YARDAGE & PAR: Boys: 7,028 yards, par 72; Girls: 6,010 yards, par 72 COURSE RATINGS/SLOPE: Boys: 73.3/127; Girls, 71.4/120 FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass

GREENS: Bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BRADFORD CREEK: This is the club's first CGA championship.

DIRECTIONS: Stretched across 282 acres north of the Tar River, Bradford Creek is located just off Highway 264 east between Old Pactolus Road and Sunnyside Road just minutes from downtown, hotels and East Carolina University.

MAP: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=4950+Old%20Pactolus+Rd&zipcode=27834

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41ST N.C. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CAROLINAS GOLF ASSOCIATION SLATED FOR BRADFORD CREEK GOLF CLUB IN GREENVILLE, JUNE 17-20

WEST END, NC (6/10/08) -- The 41st North Carolina Junior Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association, a competition for golfers ages 18 and under, will be played June 17-20 at Bradford Creek Golf Club in Greenville, NC.

A new champion will be crowned in the girls' division since Eleana Collins of Pinehurst, who won the title the last two years, is now playing golf at the University of Virginia.

In the boys' division, Robert Hoadley of Southern Pines, who won the championship last year at Cedarbrook CC in Elkin and who was runner-up in 2006, is expected back to make another run at the title. Also entered is 2007 runner-up Andy Knox of Cary.

Last year at Cedarbrook, Hoadley scored a 1-up decision over Knox in the championship match.

The CGA accepted 245 entries for the championship, with exemptions granted to the boys who finished among the top 32 in the boys' division at last year's championship, to the top four in the 2007 boys' 13-and-under championship and to the top 75 ranked players in the Tarheel Youth Golf Association rankings as of May 4. The non-exempt boys will compete for championship berths in 18-hole qualifying rounds at Cardinal CC in Pine Level and Statesville CC on June 12.

The N.C. Junior is a match play competition, with an 18-hole qualifying round on June 17 determining the field for the head-to-head matches.

Collins Successfully Defends Girls' Title at 40th NC Junior

Hoadley Wins Boys Crown

State Road, NC (6/22/07) —Showing very little nerves, Eleana Collins of Pinehurst successfully defended her title winning the 2007 N.C. Junior Girls Championship. Collins, a rising high school senior, defeated Lauren Smith of Salisbury 6&4 in the championship match. Collins carded 3 birdies and no bogeys in her match on the Ellis Maples designed Cedarbrook CC course.

By winning the NC Junior Girls’ Championship, Collins will be invited to compete on the Carolinas Junior Girls’ team in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge at CC of North Carolina in Pinehurst on August 4 – 5, 2007.

If at first you do not succeed, try try again. That is the attitude Robert Hoadley used to win the 2007 NC Junior Boys’ Championship. After losing in the championship match in 2006, Hoadley of Southern Pines defeated Andy Knox of Cary 1up to win his first CGA major championship. Hoadley, a 16 year old rising high school junior at Union Pines High School in Carthage, defeated Tommy Gibson 3&2 to advance to the finals match. Knox, a 14 year old rising high school sophomore at Apex High School defeated Bo Andrews of Raleigh 2&1. Knox won the NC Junior Boys’ 13 and under championship in 2006.

Both boys will be invited to participate on the Carolinas Junior Team in the Carolinas – Virginias Junior Team matches at Boonsboro CC in Lynchburg, VA on August 18 – 19, 2007. This will be Hoadley second year on the Carolinas junior team.

This annual junior championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.