U.S. Amateur Championship

Sectional Qualifying

Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, NC

August 4-5, 2008

Tee Times and Player Information

Competitors: 132    Qualifiers: 5   Alternates: 2

*Note: Hole #5 will be played as a 220-yard par 3.

 

Player Information

TO:                   2008 U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifying Contestants at Kannapolis, NC

FROM:              Andy Priest, Carolinas Golf Association

DATE:              July 3, 2008

TOPIC:             The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, NC Qualifying Contestant Information

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Starting Time

Please check the enclosed pairing sheet for your starting time on Monday, August 4.  Play will begin from the 1st tee beginning at 7:30am. Remember that sectional qualifying is 36 holes, that you must walk in all phases of the championship and that you are responsible for providing your own caddie/cart driver.  Caddies will NOT be available at The Club at Irish Creek. Players must walk at all times during the qualifying round. You may carry your own bag or have a caddie during the qualifying round. Personal pull-carts are allowed. Caddies will be allowed to rent a cart for the qualifying round at this site. However, caddies may have to share carts during the qualifying round with no more than two carts allowed per group.

 

18-Hole Cut

After the first round, the field will be cut to the low 30% of scores and anyone within 8 strokes of the lead.  The field will be re-paired according to score for Tuesday’s final round. Final round is a 7:30am single tee.

 

 

USGA Policies

The USGA prohibits the use of cellular phones during qualifying and championship rounds.  Also, the USGA does not allow spectator carts during qualifying rounds or the championship proper. Traditional metal spikes are not allowed.  The penalty for non-compliance is disqualification. The "One-Ball" rule will be in effect. The use of distance measuring devices during qualifying and championship rounds is prohibited.

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The Club at Irish Creek Information

Head Golf Professional: Alan Cress; Superintendent: Artie Helton

Golf Shop Phone: 704-933-4336

Web Site: www.playatirishcreek.com

Golf Shop Hours: 7:00am-7:00pm; Practice Facility Hours: 7:00am-7:00pm

Adjusted Course Rating from Championship Tees: 73.8/136 (6,987 yards, par 70)

Locker Room: Players will have access to the men's locker room.

Dress Code/Club Policies: Shirts must have collars, shorts are allowed but must be Bermuda length, and no denim. Policy is for both players and caddie/cart drivers. No personal coolers.

 

Practice Round/Cart Fees/Food and Beverage

You are entitled to one practice round on August 3. There is a mandatory $20.00 cart/range fee for the practice round. You may call The Club at Irish Creek golf shop beginning July 31 to schedule a practice round tee time. Make sure to identify yourself as a U.S. Amateur Championship qualifying participant. It would be helpful if you make your own game before calling. Play the Championship/Gold tees during your practice round. Cart fee for caddies/cart drivers on August 4-5 is $20.00 and includes range fee. Players with caddies that walk must pay a $4.00 daily range fee. Make sure to check-in with the golf shop when you arrive and pay your appropriate fees! Any player failing to pay appropriate cart and range fees will not be allowed to start play. The Club at Irish Creek accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Cash for cart/range fees, golf shop purchases, and food and beverage.

 

Course Yardage (Championship/Gold Tee Course Rating: 73.8/136) *Note: Yardage is subject to change.

Hole

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Out

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

In

Total

Yardage

406

382

186

383

220

541

417

179

438

3152

436

418

425

582

584

211

479

468

242

3845

6997

Par

4

4

3

4

3

5

4

3

4

34

4

4

4

5

5

3

4

4

3

36

70

 

Lodging

Lodging is available at the Hampton Inn-Concord/Kannapolis (704-793-9700) located at I-85 exit #60. Hotel is 6 miles from club. Rate of $104.00 + tax per night is offered online at www.hilton.com.

 

Qualifying Spots

There are 132 players at the site. The number of qualifying and alternate positions has yet to be determined. The number of qualifying spots will be updated on the CGA web site at www.carolinasgolf.org. An on-course playoff will be used to determine final qualifying or alternate positions. Players are responsible for making themselves available. The U.S. Amateur will be played August 18-24 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, NC.

 

Qualifying Schedule

Sunday, August 3               Course open for practice. Must call in advance for tee time.

Monday, August 4               Round 1: 18 holes of stroke play. Cut to low 30% and anyone within 8 strokes.

Tuesday, August 5             Final round: 18 holes of stroke play. Playoffs for qualifying spots and alternates immediately following play.

 

Map to The Club at Irish Creek and Hampton Inn

www.carolinasgolf.org/maps/irishcreekmap.pdf

 

Pace of Play Policy

A player who is discovered taking more than 40 seconds is subject to a warning and will be so advised.  The player will be notified that exceeding 40 seconds on one more occasion will result in a penalty of one stroke.  A third violation will result in a two stroke penalty, followed by disqualification. A player’s time to play begins when he has had a reasonable opportunity to reach his ball and when it is the player’s turn to play and can do so without interference or distraction.  Penalties are applied individually, but more than one competitor in a group may be penalized.

 

Call me at the CGA office if you have any questions or e-mail me at apriest@carolinasgolf.org. Good luck!

 

Important Phone Numbers

United States Golf Association         908-234-2300                     

The Club at Irish Creek                      704-933-4336

Carolinas Golf Association                                910-673-1000

Hampton Inn-Concord/Kannapolis  704-793-9700

 

Alpha List and Starting Times

Agee, Joseph, Advance, NC - 2:09

 

Killian, Charles, Raleigh, NC - 11:18

Austin, Chad, Charlotte, NC - 9:05

 

Kim, James, Harrington Park, NJ - 1:02

Bailey, Michael, Charlotte, NC - 7:49

 

King, Garrett, Charlotte, NC - 8:08

Ballew, Mark, Charlotte, NC - 2:18

 

Kottlowski, Nick, Kernersville, NC - 10:40

Barksdale, D J, Mooresville, NC - 8:17

 

Krispin, Fred, Charlotte, NC - 10:49

Beard, Zach, Marvin, NC - 7:39

 

Lahbabi, Abdelhadi R, Morocco - 7:39

Bell, Cameron, Charlotte, NC - 8:46

 

Lankford, Chris, Shelby, NC - 11:27

Berry, Eric, Charlotte, NC - 2:37

 

Lilly, Preston, Lexington, NC - 9:14

Bierman, Bill, Charlotte, NC - 12:24

 

Livonius, Justin, Charlotte, NC - 9:24

Blanquicet Jr, Cliff, Sanford, NC - 1:59

 

Lyles, Kevin, Charlotte, NC - 9:52

Bobrowski, Luke, Charlotte, NC - 7:30

 

Lyons, Sam, Little River, SC - 9:33

Boyan, Jeff, High Point, NC - 11:18

 

Mangum, Bradley, Granite Falls, NC - 8:27

Brannon, Peter, Cary, NC - 2:18

 

Marco, Andrew, Charlotte, NC - 8:55

Brenner, Alex, Charlotte, NC - 8:36

 

McCallister, Kevin, Oak Ridge, NC - 2:28

Brewer, Stefan, Charlotte, NC - 11:46

 

McLennan, Braxton, Charlotte, NC - 12:34

Brotherton, Curtis, High Point, NC - 8:08

 

McPhail Jr, Richard, Gastonia, NC - 11:37

Brown, David, Conover, NC - 10:21

 

Meggs, Daniel, Charlotte, NC - 9:14

Burroughs, Sean, Boone, NC - 2:18

 

Miller, Tommy, Boone, NC - 11:56

Burrow, Robert, Charlotte, NC - 12:43

 

Mills, Nolan, Charlotte, NC - 2:37

Cauble, Alex, Belmont, NC - 10:21

 

Nagy, Corey, Charlotte, NC - 2:09

Chamberlin, Chris, Rock Hill, SC - 10:11

 

Nichols, Josh, Waxhaw, NC - 10:11

Cody, Austin, Charleston, SC - 7:30

 

Ovenden, Will, Spartanburg, SC - 7:49

Cone, Tom, Concord, NC - 1:02

 

Perry, Tucker, Huntersville, NC - 12:34

Cone, Trevor, Concord, NC - 12:53

 

Phillips, Jay, Kannapolis, NC - 11:56

Corneliussen, Skip, Charlotte, NC - 10:21

 

Picca, Vinny, Monroe, NC - 8:46

Coyle, Tully, Charlotte, NC - 10:59

 

Pickering, David, South Africa - 11:37

Dembowiak, Preston, Summerfield, NC - 10:30

 

Plyler, Mickey, Clemson, SC - 9:05

Dockins, Randy, Charlotte, NC - 8:17

 

Quick, Robert, Winston Salem, NC - 1:12

Dula, Stewart, Salisbury, NC - 1:31

 

Rayfield, Joel, Kernersville, NC - 10:30

Dulin, David, Hickory, NC - 10:59

 

Reeves, Austin, Greenville, SC - 12:43

Ervin, John, Hiddenite, NC - 12:24

 

Reeves, Crawford, Greenville, SC - 9:33

Ezell, Terry, York, SC - 11:46

 

Rhymer, Austin, Black Mtn, NC - 10:30

Ferguson, Thomas, Taylorsville, NC - 1:50

 

Riesen, Robert, Pinehurst, NC - 7:58

Fox, Jakin, Statesville, NC - 2:28

 

Roach, Brandon, Myrtle Beach, SC - 9:52

Frady, Tyler, Gastonia, NC - 1:50

 

Roach, Jody, Huntersville, NC - 1:21

Fritz, John, Charlotte, NC - 1:40

 

Robb, Michael, Charlotte, NC - 10:40

Gandranata, George, Indonesia - 9:05

 

Rogers, Matthew, Huntersville, NC - 2:28

George, Kent, Granite Falls, NC - 8:55

 

Rutherford, Michael, Charlotte, NC - 9:52

Gies II, David, Charlotte, NC - 10:11

 

Saunders Jr, Robert, Winston-Salem, NC - 9:33

Grant, Ray, Charlotte, NC - 7:58

 

Schmidt, David, South Africa - 11:27

Groves, Dustin, Keswick, VA - 1:40

 

Seifert, Perry, Simpsonville, SC - 1:12

Gupton, Justin, Charlotte, NC - 2:09

 

Shiflet, Andrew, Asheboro, NC - 12:05

Hamilton, Zach, Charlotte, NC - 12:05

 

Sill, Brad, Spartanburg, SC - 10:40

Hardin, James, Salisbury, NC - 8:36

 

Slawter, Mark, Wake Forest, NC - 9:14

Harrell, Logan, Huntersville, NC - 12:43

 

Slayden, Steve, Charlotte, NC - 2:37

Harvey, Scott, Greensboro, NC - 12:53

 

Smith, Charles, Harriburg, NC - 11:46

Harwell, Steve, Mooresville, NC - 7:49

 

Smith, Kevin, New Zealand - 10:49

Haynes, Bill, Salisbury, NC - 12:34

 

Smith, Parker, Morristown, TN - 1:31

Helms, David, Concord, NC - 11:08

 

Sonday, Kyle, Cary, NC - 8:17

Helms, Scott, Charlotte, NC - 12:05

 

Stamey, Nathan, Canton, NC - 11:18

Herring, William, Lillington, NC - 8:08

 

Surratt, Robert, Concord, NC - 1:31

Hewitt, Andrew, Spartanburg, SC - 12:53

 

Taylor, Jackson, Wilmington, NC - 1:50

Hite, Lane, Clarksville, VA - 7:30

 

Todd, Tyler, Concord, NC - 1:59

Hopkins, Luke, Greer, SC - 7:58

 

Tsiolkas, Anthony, Winston Salem, NC - 10:49

Howell, Hunter, Raeford, NC - 1:21

 

Varol, John, Weddington, NC - 1:02

Hudgins, David, Hardy, VA - 9:24

 

Vince, Ryan, Charlotte, NC - 9:43

Huffman, Brandon, Hickory, NC - 8:55

 

Wade, Michael, Floyd, VA - 7:39

Hunter, Ben, Suffolk, VA - 9:43

 

Wadkins, Travis, Dallas, TX - 8:36

James, Leighton, New Zealand - 10:59

 

Waggener, Lance, Statesville, NC - 8:46

Jaspers, Joe, Huntersville, NC - 11:27

 

Wall, Rik, Conover, NC - 9:43

Johnson Jr, Casey, Rio Rancho, NM - 11:08

 

Wallace, Matthew, Waterford, MI - 1:21

Jordan, Ryan, Kohler, WI - 9:24

 

Weidner, Chris, Columbia, SC - 1:59

Judy, Jayson, Greensboro, NC - 11:08

 

Westveer, Brian, Charlotte, NC - 11:56

Karns, Ben, Gaffney, SC - 12:24

 

Wiedergruen, Stefan, Germany - 8:27

Kee, Mike, Kannapolis, NC - 1:40

 

Wilson, Charles, Hickory, NC - 1:12

Kelley, John, Winston-Salem, NC - 8:27

 

Wilson, Ryan, High Point, NC - 11:37

 

 

 

 

#1

7:30     Lane Hite, Clarksville, VA; Luke Bobrowski, Charlotte, NC; Austin Cody, Charleston, SC

7:39     Zach Beard, Marvin, NC; Abdelhadi R Lahbabi, Morocco, ; Michael Wade, Floyd, VA

7:49     Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC; Will Ovenden, Spartanburg, SC; Michael Bailey, Charlotte, NC

7:58     Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, NC; Ray Grant, Charlotte, NC; Luke Hopkins, Greer, SC

8:08     William Herring, Lillington, NC; Garrett King, Charlotte, NC; Curtis Brotherton, High Point, NC

8:17     D J Barksdale, Mooresville, NC; Randy Dockins, Charlotte, NC; Kyle Sonday, Cary, NC

8:27     Bradley Mangum, Granite Falls, NC; John Kelley, Winston-Salem, NC; Stefan Wiedergruen, Germany,

8:36     Alex Brenner, Charlotte, NC; Travis Wadkins, Dallas, TX; James Hardin, Salisbury, NC

8:46     Cameron Bell, Charlotte, NC; Lance Waggener, Statesville, NC; Vinny Picca, Monroe, NC

8:55     Kent George, Granite Falls, NC; Brandon Huffman, Hickory, NC; Andrew Marco, Charlotte, NC

9:05     George Gandranata, Indonesia, ; Mickey Plyler, Clemson, SC; Chad Austin, Charlotte, NC

9:14     Daniel Meggs, Charlotte, NC; Mark Slawter, Wake Forest, NC; Preston Lilly, Lexington, NC

9:24     David Hudgins, Hardy, VA; Ryan Jordan, Kohler, WI; Justin Livonius, Charlotte, NC

9:33     Crawford Reeves, Greenville, SC; Sam Lyons, Little River, SC; Robert Saunders Jr, Winston-Salem, NC

9:43     Ryan Vince, Charlotte, NC; Rik Wall, Conover, NC; Ben Hunter, Suffolk, VA

9:52     Brandon Roach, Myrtle Beach, SC; Kevin Lyles, Charlotte, NC; Michael Rutherford, Charlotte, NC

10:11     Josh Nichols, Waxhaw, NC; David Gies II, Charlotte, NC; Chris Chamberlin, Rock Hill, SC

10:21     Alex Cauble, Belmont, NC; Skip Corneliussen, Charlotte, NC; David Brown, Conover, NC

10:30     Austin Rhymer, Black Mtn, NC; Joel Rayfield, Kernersville, NC; Preston Dembowiak, Summerfield, NC

10:40     Michael Robb, Charlotte, NC; Nick Kottlowski, Kernersville, NC; Brad Sill, Spartanburg, SC

10:49     Anthony Tsiolkas, Winston Salem, NC; Fred Krispin, Charlotte, NC; Kevin Smith, New Zealand,

10:59     David Dulin, Hickory, NC; Tully Coyle, Charlotte, NC; Leighton James, New Zealand,

11:08     David Helms, Concord, NC; Casey Johnson Jr, Rio Rancho, NM; Jayson Judy, Greensboro, NC

11:18     Charles Killian, Raleigh, NC; Nathan Stamey, Canton, NC; Jeff Boyan, High Point, NC

11:27     David Schmidt, South Africa, ; Chris Lankford, Shelby, NC; Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, NC

11:37     David Pickering, South Africa, ; Ryan Wilson, High Point, NC; Richard McPhail Jr, Gastonia, NC

11:46     Stefan Brewer, Charlotte, NC; Charles Smith, Harriburg, NC; Terry Ezell, York, SC

11:56     Tommy Miller, Boone, NC; Jay Phillips, Kannapolis, NC; Brian Westveer, Charlotte, NC

12:05     Zach Hamilton, Charlotte, NC; Scott Helms, Charlotte, NC; Andrew Shiflet, Asheboro, NC

12:24     Ben Karns, Gaffney, SC; Bill Bierman, Charlotte, NC; John Ervin, Hiddenite, NC

12:34     Braxton McLennan, Charlotte, NC; Bill Haynes, Salisbury, NC; Tucker Perry, Huntersville, NC

12:43     Austin Reeves, Greenville, SC; Logan Harrell, Huntersville, NC; Robert Burrow, Charlotte, NC

12:53     Scott Harvey, Greensboro, NC; Andrew Hewitt, Spartanburg, SC; Trevor Cone, Concord, NC

1:02     John Varol, Weddington, NC; James Kim, Harrington Park, NJ; Tom Cone, Concord, NC

1:12     Charles Wilson, Hickory, NC; Robert Quick, Winston Salem, NC; Perry Seifert, Simpsonville, SC

1:21     Matthew Wallace, Waterford, MI; Hunter Howell, Raeford, NC; Jody Roach, Huntersville, NC

1:31     Parker Smith, Morristown, TN; Stewart Dula, Salisbury, NC; Robert Surratt, Concord, NC

1:40     Mike Kee, Kannapolis, NC; John Fritz, Charlotte, NC; Dustin Groves, Keswick, VA

1:50     Tyler Frady, Gastonia, NC; Jackson Taylor, Wilmington, NC; Thomas Ferguson, Taylorsville, NC

1:59     Cliff Blanquicet Jr, Sanford, NC; Tyler Todd, Concord, NC; Chris Weidner, Columbia, SC

2:09     Corey Nagy, Charlotte, NC; Joseph Agee, Advance, NC; Justin Gupton, Charlotte, NC

2:18     Peter Brannon, Cary, NC; Mark Ballew, Charlotte, NC; Sean Burroughs, Boone, NC

2:28     Matthew Rogers, Huntersville, NC; Kevin McCallister, Oak Ridge, NC; Jakin Fox, Statesville, NC

2:37     Nolan Mills, Charlotte, NC; Eric Berry, Charlotte, NC; Steve Slayden, Charlotte, NC