Fountain Atop Leaderboard After Day Two at Carolinas Amateur

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. (July 10, 2020) -- Second round results of the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, N.C. on July 10, 2020. (7,005 yards, par 36-36--72)

 

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Peter Fountain of Raleigh, N.C. is ranked the top player in the Carolinas Men’s Amateur Rankings for a reason and showed why with his second straight round of 68 or better on Friday. After finishing the first round one stroke off the lead, the University of North Carolina freshman now sits atop the leaderboard at 10-under-par, 134 total. He leads Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C  by one stroke.

 

“I got off to a little bit of a slow start. I was even through five holes, but was able to make a couple of birdies on No. 6 and No. 7 to get things going,” Fountain said. “I didn’t make too many mistakes. I did have two sloppy three-putts, but if I can limit those, I think I can give myself a pretty good chance these last two days.”

 

Fountain and Womble teed off in the first starting time on Friday morning, along with Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C., and the trio came in with three of the lowest scores of the day. Womble led the group with a 6-under-par, 66, followed by Taylor’s 5-under-par, 67 and Fountain’s 4-under-par 68. A.J. Beechler of Pinehurst, N.C. also shot a 6-under-par 66 to match Womble for the low score of the day.

 

Both Fountain and Womble noted the speed of the greens being faster than they were yesterday, and they were able to use that to their advantage. Womble said that he is working a new putting style similar to former CGA champion and current PGA TOUR professional Webb Simpson, and he was able to translate that into seven birdies on the card today.

 

“My putting was definitely the biggest difference today,” Womble said. “With the greens being so good out here, they’re faster and you can really make a lot of putts. As long as you avoid short-siding yourself on some tight pins, it’s really a green light all day.”

 

Jordan Sease of Lexington, S.C. and Lansdon Robbins of Davidson, N.C. finished the day two strokes off the lead and tied for third at 8-under-par, 136 total. Walker Jones of Sumter, S.C. is tied with Blake Taylor for fifth at 7-under-par, 137 total.

 

Heading into the weekend, Womble, who has finished runner-up in this event twice before (2015 and 2019), says that his success will continue to rely on his putting. As for Fountain, he wants to continue to be aggressive with his driver and irons to give himself leeway on the tough greens.

 

“I approach the weekend with the same game plan,” Fountain said. “You can hit a lot of drivers out here, which is usually one of my strengths. I’ve got to continue to be pretty aggressive with my iron shots, but still keep the ball below the hole. There you can make a lot of putts. You just don’t want to go too far above the hole where the greens get fast. If I play pretty aggressive on the weekend, I hope that I can get it done.”

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to congratulate Tanglewood Park Golf Club on winning the 2020 Frank F. Capers Memorial Cup. Established in 1913, the Capers Cup recognizes the club with the lowest combined first and second round score among its team members. Three or four bona fide members from the same club comprise a team. The low three scores count each round. Tanglewood’s team consisted of the aforementioned Davis Womble, Brandon Einstein of Clemmons, N.C., Stuart Fuller of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Mark Harper of Winston-Salem, N.C.

 

The 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship will continue tomorrow beginning at 7:30 a.m. with  the leaders teeing off at 10:10 a.m. Following the second round, the field of 118 was cut to 50 and ties with the cut line settling at even-par, 144 total.

 

106th Carolinas Amateur Championship

Cape Fear Country Club | Wilmington, N.C.

Second Round Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Peter Fountain	Raleigh, NC	-10	66	68	134
2	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	-9	69	66	135
T3	Jordan Sease	Lexington, SC	-8	68	68	136
T3	Lansdon Robbins	Davidson, NC	-8	65	71	136
T5	Blake Taylor	Atkinson, NC	-7	70	67	137
T5	Walker Jones	Sumter, SC	-7	67	70	137
T7	Spencer Oxendine	Fayetteville, NC	-6	70	68	138
T7	Rafe Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-6	69	69	138
T7	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	-6	70	68	138
T10	Logan Sowell	Kershaw, SC	-5	68	71	139
T10	Drew Hackett	Charlotte, NC	-5	69	70	139
T10	A.J. Beechler	Pinehurst, NC	-5	73	66	139
T10	Stephen Carroll	Concord, NC	-5	70	69	139
T10	Alex Heffner	Harrisburg, NC	-5	71	68	139
T10	Fulton Smith	Pinehurst, NC	-5	70	69	139
T10	Michael Childress	Salisbury, NC	-5	67	72	139
T17	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	-4	71	69	140
T17	Symon Balbin	Pinehurst, NC	-4	71	69	140
T17	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-4	68	72	140
T20	John Blackwell	Wilmington, NC	-3	72	69	141
T20	Christian Park	Charlotte, NC	-3	69	72	141
T22	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	-2	73	69	142
T22	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-2	72	70	142
T22	Austin Duncan	York, SC	-2	73	69	142
T22	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-2	71	71	142
T22	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	-2	70	72	142
T27	Ben Woodruff	Huntersville, NC	-1	73	70	143
T27	Brandon Mader	Greenville, NC	-1	72	71	143
T27	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	-1	71	72	143
T27	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	-1	74	69	143
T27	Avery Price	Gastonia, NC	-1	74	69	143
T27	Jackson Tyler	Wilmington, NC	-1	70	73	143
T27	Bob Cherry III	Wilmington, NC	-1	71	72	143
T27	Thomas Owen	Fayetteville, NC	-1	74	69	143
T27	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	-1	73	70	143
T27	Ike Joy	Denver, NC	-1	69	74	143
T27	Jake Scruggs	Shelby, NC	-1	72	71	143
T27	Christopher Sperrazza	Raleigh, NC	-1	70	73	143
T39	Stuart Fuller	Winston-Salem, NC	E	75	69	144
T39	Garrett Risner	Holly Springs, NC	E	73	71	144
T39	Brad Mangum	Iron Station, NC	E	75	69	144
T39	Addison Beam	Cherryville, NC	E	68	76	144
T39	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	E	71	73	144
T39	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC	E	69	75	144
T39	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	E	73	71	144
T39	Carter Busse	Davidson, NC	E	73	71	144
T39	John Bennett	Forest City, NC	E	75	69	144
T39	Charlie Barr	Salisbury, NC	E	73	71	144
T39	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	E	72	72	144
T39	Brendan Kelly	Raleigh, NC	E	77	67	144
T39	John Fahey	Charlotte, NC	E	74	70	144
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Tim Bunten	Concord, NC	+1	71	74	145
CUT	Brady Moran	Greensboro, NC	+1	67	78	145
CUT	Elliott Pope	Lugoff, SC	+1	73	72	145
CUT	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	+1	72	73	145
CUT	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	+1	69	76	145
CUT	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	+1	72	73	145
CUT	Grayson Cheek	Wilkesboro, NC	+1	72	73	145
CUT	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+1	71	74	145
CUT	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+1	75	70	145
CUT	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+1	75	70	145
CUT	Mickey Lankford	North Charleston, SC	+1	75	70	145
CUT	Stephen Abrams	Wilson, NC	+1	72	73	145
CUT	Brandon Einstein	Clemmons, NC	+2	73	73	146
CUT	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+2	74	72	146
CUT	Nic Brown	Wendell, NC	+2	76	70	146
CUT	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+2	72	74	146
CUT	Collin Adams	Charlotte, NC	+2	73	73	146
CUT	Grady Anderson	Greenville, NC	+2	73	73	146
CUT	Will Suddreth	Jamestown, NC	+2	73	73	146
CUT	Connor Armistead	Charlotte, NC	+2	72	74	146
CUT	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+3	74	73	147
CUT	Randall Hudson	New Bern, NC	+3	71	76	147
CUT	Gus Lascola	Durham, NC	+3	72	75	147
CUT	Daniel Day	Clemson, SC	+3	75	72	147
CUT	Carter Rains	Greenville, NC	+3	76	71	147
CUT	Xavier Proctor	Shelby, NC	+3	72	75	147
CUT	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+3	77	70	147
CUT	Matias La Grutta	Cary, NC	+3	75	72	147
CUT	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+4	77	71	148
CUT	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+4	74	74	148
CUT	Attie Giles	Pinehurst, NC	+4	74	74	148
CUT	Stefan Brewer	Charlotte, NC	+4	77	71	148
CUT	Nick Lukas	Wilmington, NC	+4	76	72	148
CUT	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+5	74	75	149
CUT	Louis Lambert	Charlotte, NC	+5	78	71	149
CUT	Brad Clark	Durham, NC	+5	76	73	149
CUT	Bryson Boyette	Wilson, NC	+5	78	71	149
CUT	Raymond Wooten	Clemson, SC	+6	75	75	150
CUT	Preston Ball	Raleigh, NC	+6	72	78	150
CUT	Austin Mosher	Mount Pleasant, SC	+6	78	72	150
CUT	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+6	76	74	150
CUT	Josh Spell	Archdale, NC	+6	76	74	150
CUT	Griffin Tarver	Tega Cay, SC	+6	78	72	150
CUT	Neil Wilkinson	Wilmington, NC	+6	74	76	150
CUT	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+6	80	70	150
CUT	Garrett  Cooper	Cowpens, SC	+7	80	71	151
CUT	Kevin Mininni	Burgaw, NC	+7	76	75	151
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+8	75	77	152
CUT	Brooks Colquitt	Charlotte, NC	+8	81	71	152
CUT	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	+9	74	79	153
CUT	Luke Hackworth	Charlotte, NC	+9	80	73	153
CUT	Colton Tucker	Lenoir, NC	+9	75	78	153
CUT	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+9	76	77	153
CUT	Zachary Oplinger	Cary, NC	+9	76	77	153
CUT	Aidan Browning	Charlotte, NC	+10	76	78	154
CUT	Tommy Lamb	Cary, NC	+11	80	75	155
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+11	78	77	155
CUT	Jackson Bode	Pinehurst, NC	+12	81	75	156
CUT	Jackson Steiner	Charlotte, NC	+14	76	82	158
CUT	Daniel Laughlin	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81	159
CUT	Mark Harper	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	79	80	159
CUT	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+15	85	74	159
CUT	Caleb Loudin	Summerville, SC	+16	83	77	160
CUT	Jeremy Boggs	Fort Mill, SC	+16	80	80	160
CUT	Kevin Sheaffer	Wake Forest, NC	+25	90	79	169
WD	Will Blalock	Gastonia, NC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Austin Scott	Charleston, SC	-	WD	WD	WD

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)
 

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.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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