42nd NC Junior Championship
Henderson CC     Henderson, NC
June 16-19, 2009


Henderson, NC –The story of the 42nd NC Junior is the amount of upsets by the very talented young junior golfers.  Jack Keefe of Fayetteville defeated Justin Clement 5&3 in the morning round and then defeated Greg Bunner of Cherryville, 5&3.  Also falling in the morning round was hometown favorite Beau Cutts of Henderson by a 6&5 margin.  2008 runner-up Andy Knox of Cary advanced in both rounds today defeating Daniel Brantley of Asheboro 1 up and Jonathan Miles of Wilmington 5&4.  Also advancing to the quarterfinals are James Chapman of Gastonia, Grey Miller of Morganton, JT Poston of Hickory, Payne McLeod of Reidsville and Jackson Spires of Fayetteville.

 

In the girls’ championship, Lizzy Bundy of Clayton and Jessica Neese advanced to the championship match.  Bundy defeated Sarah Bae of Raleigh 1up.  Bae played the quarterfinals match with a set of borrowed clubs after her clubs were stolen on Tuesday night at her home in Raleigh.  Bundy then defeated Laura Wearn of Charlotte in the afternoon 3&1 to advance to the finals.  Neese defeated medalist Kayla Sciupider of Etowah 1 up and Megan Burnham of Gastonia 2&1 to advance to the Friday morning’s finals match.

 

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

Girls’ Championship Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

Jessica Neese, Liberty, NC def. Kayla Sciupider, Etowah, NC, 1 up

Megan Burnham, Gastonia, NC def. Mallory Warrick, Wilson, NC, 2&1

Lower Bracket:

Lizzie Bundy, Clayton, NC def. Sarah Bae, Raleigh, NC, 1 up

Laura Wearn, Charlotte, NC def. Lori Beth Adams, Burlington, NC, 3&1

Semifinals

Neese def. Burnham, 4&3

Bundy def. Wearn, 4&3

Finals

Neese vs. Bundy #1 8:15

 

Boys’ Championship Round of 32

Upper Bracket:

Jack Keefe, Fayetteville, NC def. Justin Clement, Lexington, NC, 5&3

Greg Bunner, Cherryville, NC def. Alex Nianouris, Salisbury, NC, 3&2

Joshua Chandler, Washington, NC, NC def. Leif Neijstrom, Greensboro, NC, 7&6

James Chapman, Gastonia, NC def. Mark Wright, Tabor City, NC, 1 up

Jonathan Miles, Wilmington, NC def. Will Diianni, Kernersville, NC, 3&2

Andy Knox, Cary, NC def. Daniel Brantley, Asheboro, NC, 1 up

Andrew Decker, Greenville, NC def. Jonathan Diianni, Kernersville, NC, 19 holes

Grey Miller, Morganton, NC def. Thomas Bass, Holly Springs, NC, 19 holes

Lower Bracket:

Zachary Edmondson, Morrisville, NC def. George Whiting, Charlotte, NC, 1 up

JT Poston, Hickory, NC def. Josh Nichols, Kernersville, NC, 2&1

Trevor Cone, Concord, NC def. Matthew Yelverton, Matthews, NC, 3&1

Richard Fountain, Raleigh, NC def. Beau Cutts, Henderson, NC, 6&5

Payne McLeod, Reidsville, NC def. Cyrus Stewart, Raleigh, NC, 6&5

Noah Ratner, Asheville, NC def. Justin Runyon, Clayton, NC, 6&5

Jackson Spires, Fayetteville, NC def. Jason Garrett, Durham, NC, 2&1

Alex Ehlert, Raleigh, NC def. JT Thomas, Raleigh, NC, 2&1

Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

Keefe def. Bunner, 5&3

Chapman def. Chandler, 3&2

Knox def. Miles, 5&4

Miller def. Decker, 1 up

Lower Bracket:

Poston def. Edmondson, 3&2

Cone def. Fountain, 2&1

McLeod def. Ratner, 5&4

Spires def. Ehlert, 4&3

Friday, June 19th Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

Keefe vs. Chapman, #1 7:30

Knox vs. Miller, #1 7:38

Lower Bracket:

Poston vs. Cone, #1 7:46

McLeod vs. Spires, #1 7:54