Robbins Reaches Top of Leaderboard at 106th Carolinas Amateur

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. (July 9, 2020) -- First round results of the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, N.C. on July 9, 2020. (7,005 yards, par 36-36--72)

 

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Lansdon Robbins of Davidson, N.C. holds the lead at the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship after the first round of play, shooting a 7-under-par, 65. He rose to the top of the leaderboard on Thursday afternoon with seven birdies, including two on the last four holes to close out his round.

 

“I played solid,” Robbins said after his round. “I didn’t really hit any bad shots. Made a few putts and missed in the right spot if I did miss. I really just hit a lot of greens, hit it pretty close and made some putts.”

 

“My ball striking and driving was good,” he added. “I think I only missed two greens in regulation. I was able to leave myself in the right spot for easy up and downs. Other than that, I was really just hitting it in the right spots on the greens, giving myself easy putts, and I was just able to roll a few in.”

 

Among those up and downs that Robbins had was on the par-3 16th hole. Robbins hit his shot off the tee into a green-side bunker where it looked like he might have trouble saving par; however, he was able to continue riding the momentum of a birdie on No. 15 and got up and down for par. Then, he followed that up with another birdie on No. 17 to give him the lead at 7-under-par.

 

As a member of the men’s golf team at UNC-Wilmington, located less than 10 minutes away from the entrance to Cape Fear Country Club, Robbins has been able to play the front-nine of the Donald Ross designed course several times during his first two seasons with the Seahawks. However, being hurt his freshman season and having an afternoon class as a redshirt freshman prevented him from knowing the back-nine as well. Nonetheless, he was able to shoot an even better score coming in to enter Friday with the lead.

 

Peter Fountain of Raleigh, N.C., who won the North Carolina Amateur Championship in June and recently overtook the No. 1 spot in the Carolinas Men’s Amateur Rankings, finished the day one shot off of the lead as he posted a 6-under-par, 66. Like Robbins, the University of North Carolina freshman made seven birdies, including three on the last four holes.

 

“I played well today. I kept the ball in front of me and just didn’t make many mistakes,” Fountain said. “If you are able to hit a lot of fairways and greens, you can go low here.”

 

“On the front nine, I was hitting it really well,” he continued. “I was hitting a lot of fairways, hitting it close and then I was able to make some putts. I started off well on the back nine, but bladed a wedge shot over the green on No. 13 and didn’t get up and down for a bad bogey. After that though, I was able to get it back and make three birdies in the last four holes. All in all, it was a good round.”

 

Robbins, Fountain and the rest of the field of 118 golfers were treated to subpar weather for their first day at the championship. Spitty rain showers seemed to pop up every 30 minutes or so, but luckily the round was not interrupted with a delay at any point. For Fountain, he said that the key to overcoming the conditions was to not complain about the rain and focus on golf as he understood that he wasn’t the only one having to deal with it.

 

Walker Jones of Sumter, S.C., Brady Moran of Greensboro, N.C., and Michael Childress of Salisbury, N.C. round out the top-five, finishing their opening rounds at 5-under-par, 67.

 

The 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship resumes tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. with starting times running until 3:20 p.m. Following the second round, the field will be cut to the low 50 scores and ties for the weekend.

 

106th Carolinas Amateur Championship

Cape Fear Country Club | Wilmington, N.C.

First Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1
1	Lansdon Robbins	Davidson, NC	-7	65
2	Peter Fountain	Raleigh, NC	-6	66
T3	Walker Jones	Sumter, SC	-5	67
T3	Brady Moran	Greensboro, NC	-5	67
T3	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	-5	67
T6	Logan Sowell	Kershaw, SC	-4	68
T6	Jordan Sease	Lexington, SC	-4	68
T6	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	-4	68
T6	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-4	68
T10	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
T10	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	-3	69
T10	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
T10	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-3	69
T10	Drew Hackett	Charlotte, NC	-3	69
T10	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	-3	69
T10	Rafe Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-3	69
T17	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	-2	70
T17	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	-2	70
T17	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	-2	70
T17	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC	-2	70
T17	Stephen Carroll	Concord, NC	-2	70
T17	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	-2	70
T17	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	-2	70
T17	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-2	70
T25	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	-1	71
T25	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	-1	71
T25	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	-1	71
T25	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	-1	71
T25	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	-1	71
T25	Bob Cherry III	Wilmington, NC	-1	71
T25	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	-1	71
T25	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	-1	71
T25	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	-1	71
T25	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-1	71
T35	Gus Lascola	Durham, NC	E	72
T35	Grayson Cheek	Wilkesboro, NC	E	72
T35	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	E	72
T35	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	E	72
T35	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	E	72
T35	Xavier Proctor	Shelby, NC	E	72
T35	Stephen Abrams	Wilson, NC	E	72
T35	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	E	72
T35	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	E	72
T35	Dan Walters	WInston-Salem, NC	E	72
T35	John Blackwell	Wilmington, NC	E	72
T35	Preston Ball	Raleigh, NC	E	72
T35	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	E	72
T35	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	E	72
T49	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+1	73
T49	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	+1	73
T49	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+1	73
T49	Grady Anderson	Greenville, NC	+1	73
T49	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+1	73
T49	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC	+1	73
T49	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	+1	73
T49	Ben Woodruff	Huntersville, NC	+1	73
T49	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	+1	73
T49	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	+1	73
T49	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	+1	73
T49	Elliott Pope	Lugoff, SC	+1	73
T49	Austin Duncan	York, SC	+1	73
T49	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+1	73
T63	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+2	74
T63	Neil Wilkinson	Wilmington, NC	+2	74
T63	John Fahey	Charlotte, NC	+2	74
T63	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	+2	74
T63	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T63	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+2	74
T63	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	+2	74
T63	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+2	74
T63	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	+2	74
T63	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+2	74
T63	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+2	74
T74	Colton Tucker	Lenoir, NC	+3	75
T74	Daniel Day	Clemson, SC	+3	75
T74	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+3	75
T74	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	+3	75
T74	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+3	75
T74	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+3	75
T74	Mickey Lankford	North Charleston, SC	+3	75
T74	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+3	75
T74	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+3	75
T74	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	+3	75
T74	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	+3	75
T85	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+4	76
T85	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+4	76
T85	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+4	76
T85	Jackson Steiner	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T85	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+4	76
T85	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+4	76
T85	Kevin Mininni	Burgaw, NC	+4	76
T85	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+4	76
T85	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+4	76
T85	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+4	76
T85	Zachary Oplinger	Cary, NC	+4	76
T96	Stefan Brewer	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T96	Brendan Kelly	Raleigh, NC	+5	77
T96	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+5	77
T96	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+5	77
T100	Daniel Laughlin	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T100	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC	+6	78
T100	Louis Lambert	Charlotte, NC	+6	78
T100	Bryson Boyette	Wilson, NC	+6	78
T100	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+6	78
T100	Austin Mosher	Mount Pleasant, SC	+6	78
106	Mark Harper	Winston salem, NC	+7	79
T107	Tommy Lamb	Cary, NC	+8	80
T107	Garrett  Cooper	Cowpens, SC	+8	80
T107	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+8	80
T107	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+8	80
T107	Luke Hackworth	Charlotte, NC	+8	80
T112	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC	+9	81
T112	Brooks Colquitt	Charlotte, NC	+9	81
114	Will Blalock	Gastonia, NC	+10	82
115	Caleb Loudin	Summerville, SC	+11	83
116	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+13	85
117	Kevin Sheaffer	Wake Forest, NC	+18	90
WD	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC	-	WD

 

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The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

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