Walters and Radley are Tied Entering N.C. Mid-Amateur Final Round

 

SANFORD, N.C. (September 18, 2021) -- Second round results of the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) in Sanford, N.C. on September 18, 2021. The field is competing at 6,882 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

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While this may only be a three day championship, the play today exemplified that of many moving days. Several players catapulted themselves up the leaderboard, while Round 1 leader, Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C., held his seat at the top. 

 

Walters made a barrage of birdies today that resulted in a 3-under-par, 69 finish on the day and a 8-under-par, 136 overall. Jack Radley of Bear Creek, N.C. climbed up from second place to share the lead with Walters after his second 4-under-par, 68 round of the week, which was also the low round of the day. 

 

Walters started his round on No. 10 and made birdies on Nos. 11, 14 and 16 to get the momentum going. However his best play of the day was an impressive par save on No. 18. 

 

“I hit a perfect 3-wood off the tee and I was in between clubs for my next shot. I was trying to cut a 3-wood into the center of the green and hit a bad shot into the water,” said Walters. “I recovered with a great pitch into the green and made the putt so that was a nice up-and-down.”

 

Walters is familiar with being in the final pairing, but has not captured a CGA title yet. However, he has formulated a game plan out of his experience for the final round tomorrow. 

 

“I’ve been around the lead a bunch which is fun,” said Walters. “You just have to play and if someone else gets it going too then you need to try and chase them down, which makes it fun. I’ve got a chance to win and I’d like to win a golf tournament so we’ll see what happens.”

 

Radley has carded 4-under-par, 68 in both rounds thus far, but his scorecards are far from matching. “Yesterday was easier than today, so I had to work a little bit harder, but it was fun,” he said.

 

The Sanford local found the rough on his first tee shot of the day, but was able to recover with a par on No. 1. The par save was followed by two birdies, which set the tone for his front nine as he cruised in with two more birdies on Nos. 7 and 9. 

 

“The back nine was a grind,” said Radley. “I had two bogeys on the back, but I was able to birdie No. 18 to get it back. It was just a grind honestly, but I’m a local guy and a couple of friends came and met me at the turn which was nice.”


Radley’s approach to the final round is simple. First, keep the driver out of his hands and second, take it one shot at a time. “I did mini tour golf for a couple of years, but it has been a while since I have been in the final pairing at a competitive event. I am really excited,” he said. “The nerves are going to get going tomorrow, but that is what we play for. I’m excited to go out and at least have a chance.”

 

Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C. will round out the final pairing tomorrow after a 3-under-par, 69 in the second round today. Neveu fired off five birdies on the day to hold third place at 7-under-par, 137 entering the final round just one stroke off of the lead. 

 

2018 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion, Matt Kilgo of Charlotte, N.C. is in fourth place at 4-under-par, 140 overall. Scott Park of Charlotte, N.C. is just one stroke behind him at 3-under-par, 141 total. 

 

The final round will begin tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. with starting times off of Nos. 1 and 10. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live coverage of the final round of the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship. 
 

28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake), Sanford, N.C.

Second Round Results
 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total
T1	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-8	67	69	136
T1	Jack Radley	Bear Creek, NC	-8	68	68	136
3	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-7	68	69	137
4	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	-4	70	70	140
5	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	-3	71	70	141
6	Kyle Austin	Raleigh, NC	-2	70	72	142
T7	Courtney Faircloth	Fuquay Varina, NC	E	73	71	144
T7	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	E	71	73	144
T7	Jon Eggers	Cary, NC	E	70	74	144
T7	Olof Bengtsson	Charlotte, NC	E	73	71	144
T7	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	E	71	73	144
T7	Bryce Aronson	Raleigh, NC	E	68	76	144
T13	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	+1	74	71	145
T13	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+1	71	74	145
T13	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	+1	70	75	145
T16	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+2	71	75	146
T16	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	+2	74	72	146
T16	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+2	68	78	146
T16	Will Morgan	West End, NC	+2	72	74	146
T16	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	+2	73	73	146
T16	Rob Clarke	Whispering Pines, NC	+2	69	77	146
T22	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	+3	71	76	147
T22	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+3	72	75	147
T22	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+3	75	72	147
T22	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+3	70	77	147
T22	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+3	74	73	147
T27	Daniel  Walsh	North Wilkesboro, NC	+4	75	73	148
T27	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+4	74	74	148
T27	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+4	72	76	148
T27	Sumner Alford	Fuquay Varina, NC	+4	75	73	148
T27	Ryan Kerns	Cornelius, NC	+4	75	73	148
T27	Terrain Gill	Charlotte, NC	+4	78	70	148
T33	Brant Stovall	Germanton, NC	+5	74	75	149
T33	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+5	76	73	149
T35	Tanner Gross	Trinity, NC	+6	72	78	150
T35	David Gies	Pineville, NC	+6	72	78	150
T35	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC	+6	75	75	150
T35	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	+6	70	80	150
T35	Christopher Blum	Raleigh, NC	+6	71	79	150
T35	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+6	75	75	150
T35	Stephen Merkel	Charlotte, NC	+6	74	76	150
T42	Josh Nichols	Morrisville, NC	+7	81	70	151
T42	Ethan Woodall	Huntersville, NC	+7	76	75	151
T42	Matthew McIntyre	Garner, NC	+7	76	75	151
T42	Tommy Miller	Blowing Rock, NC	+7	79	72	151
T42	Jeremy Sigmon	Charlotte, NC	+7	77	74	151
T42	Ross Bell	Raleigh, NC	+7	77	74	151
T42	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	+7	74	77	151
T42	Robert Phillips	Matthews, NC	+7	81	70	151
T42	Jack Keefe	Fayetteville, NC	+7	74	77	151
T51	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+8	77	75	152
T51	Austin Meadows	Raleigh, NC	+8	75	77	152
T51	Ryan Hodges	Mcleansville, NC	+8	77	75	152
T51	Chad Frye	Landis, NC	+8	76	76	152
T51	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+8	75	77	152
T51	Chris Cox	Greensboro, NC	+8	71	81	152
T51	Dan Ignacio	Charlotte, NC	+8	75	77	152
T51	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+8	77	75	152
T51	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+8	75	77	152
T51	Billy West	Fayetteville, NC	+8	78	74	152
T51	Kyle Moffett	Snow Camp, NC	+8	79	73	152
T51	Ian Dabrowski	Charlotte, NC	+8	74	78	152
	The following players missed the cut.
CUT	Rider Mozingo	Kinston, NC	+9	73	80	-
CUT	Brian Curry	Lenoir, NC	+9	78	75	-
CUT	Reid Clark	Raleigh, NC	+9	77	76	-
CUT	Kevin Busteed	Charlotte, NC	+9	79	74	-
CUT	Scott Reid	Cary, NC	+9	78	75	-
CUT	William Carter	Laurinburg, NC	+9	76	77	-
CUT	Tyler Crossen	Landis, NC	+10	77	77	-
CUT	Brian Dreier	Fayetteville, NC	+10	75	79	-
CUT	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+10	85	69	-
CUT	Shawn Foley	Charlotte, NC	+10	80	74	-
CUT	Brad Nobles	Raleigh, NC	+10	79	75	-
CUT	Brent Carter	Cary, NC	+10	79	75	-
CUT	Dwayne Simpson	Mint Hill, NC	+10	74	80	-
CUT	Wesley Tyner	Thomasville, NC	+11	81	74	-
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+12	78	78	-
CUT	Josh Points	Raleigh, NC	+12	78	78	-
CUT	Dallas Page	Stoneville, NC	+12	75	81	-
CUT	Michael Cosentino	Cary, NC	+12	78	78	-
CUT	Mike Durham	Hickory, NC	+12	76	80	-
CUT	Brad Speed	High Point, NC	+12	80	76	-
CUT	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+13	78	79	-
CUT	Ricky Boggess	Greensboro, NC	+13	80	77	-
CUT	Bruce Bevins	Matthews, NC	+14	75	83	-
CUT	Edward Chan	Fuquay Varina, NC	+14	78	80	-
CUT	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+15	81	78	-
CUT	Austin Kiker	Marshville, NC	+15	85	74	-
CUT	Korky Kemp	Greensboro, NC	+15	78	81	-
CUT	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+15	80	79	-
CUT	Andrew Flaskerud	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81	-
CUT	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+15	77	82	-
CUT	Kenny Flynn	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	78	81	-
CUT	Mark Callahan	Charlotte, NC	+15	84	75	-
CUT	Chris Peck	Holly Springs, NC	+15	79	80	-
CUT	Britt Mitchell	Hurdle Mills, NC	+16	76	84	-
CUT	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+16	81	79	-
CUT	Dan Gossin	Cary, NC	+16	81	79	-
CUT	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+16	78	82	-
CUT	Todd Adams	Lewisville, NC	+16	81	79	-
CUT	Brady Rowland	Southern Pines, NC	+17	77	84	-
CUT	Andrew Bridgers	Greenville, NC	+18	84	78	-
CUT	David Winesette	Waxhaw, NC	+18	81	81	-
CUT	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+18	78	84	-
CUT	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+19	84	79	-
CUT	Stephen Harward	Durham, NC	+20	79	85	-
CUT	Bill Brewster	Rocky Mount, NC	+20	79	85	-
CUT	Matt Gibbons	Raleigh, NC	+20	87	77	-
CUT	Ivan Jones	High Point, NC	+21	83	82	-
CUT	Eric Parziale	Southern Pines, NC	+21	79	86	-
CUT	Mark Nieters	Winston-Salem, NC	+21	78	87	-
CUT	Joshua Stafford	Walkertown, NC	+22	80	86	-
CUT	Brandon Bete	Cary, NC	+22	84	82	-
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+23	83	84	-
CUT	Seth Hall	Greensboro, NC	+23	88	79	-
CUT	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte, NC	+23	80	87	-
CUT	Trenton Reid	Fayetteville, NC	+23	83	84	-
CUT	Brian Stark	Jamestown, NC	+23	84	83	-
CUT	Curt Miller	Raleigh, NC	+24	86	82	-
CUT	Eric Oplinger	Charlotte, NC	+24	92	76	-
CUT	Jimmy McQuiston	Raleigh, NC	+25	84	85	-
CUT	Will Marsh	Stedman, NC	+25	81	88	-
CUT	Munyaradzi Bvumbe	Durham, NC	+28	83	89	-
WD	Jeff Allen	Jacksonville, NC	-	WD	WD	85
WD	Garett Heffner	apex, NC	-	WD	WD	-
WD	Press McPhaul	Raleigh, NC	-	WD	WD	-
WD	Robert Burrow	Charlotte, NC	-	WD	WD	-
WD	Jerell Fields	Pineville, NC	-	81	WD	81
WD	Stuart Augustine	Fayetteville, NC	-	83	WD	83
WD	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	-	85	WD	85
NC	Simon Cagle	Raleigh, NC	-	81	NC	81

 

Schedule of Final Round:

 

Sunday, September 19

Final Round - 18 Holes of Individual Stroke Play
Awards ceremony to conclude the championship

 

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