Walters Wins the 28th N.C. Mid-Amateur

 

SANFORD, N.C. (September 19, 2021) -- Final results of the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) in Sanford, N.C. on September 19, 2021. The field competed at 6,882 yards (par 36-36--72).


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Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, N.C. captured the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship with a 13-under-par, 203 finish. This is Walter’s first CGA title and being the only player with three rounds under-par certainly helped him get there. 


Walters started the final round tied with Jack Radley of Bear Creek, N.C. for the lead at 8-under-par, 136 total. He got off to a steady start with pars on the first five holes as he remained tied with Radley until a birdie on No. 6 that got the momentum going.


“I was trying to piece together some really nice swings back-to-back and thankfully that happened on No. 6,” said Walters. “Then I hit two nice shots on No. 7 and you definitely pay attention when someone hits it out of bounds and ends up making a double. I was fortunate enough to make two great shots and birdie No. 7. So I knew I had a three stroke lead and then I just kept making quality shots and made some putts to put myself in a nice place at the turn.”


On No. 7, Walters hit a great shot off the tee and finished with a birdie while Radley hit his tee shot out of bounds to finish with a double bogey which set the players apart on the leaderboard. Two more birdies for Walters on Nos. 9 and 10 gave him a six stroke lead. 


By this point, the former Wake Forest Associate Head Men’s Golf Coach was dialed in and putting in the work to see how low he could go. A clutch par on No. 13 was integral in keeping a clean scorecard. 

 

“I hit a 5-iron yesterday to the center of the green, but there was a lot of wind today so I hit a 4-iron and absolutely smoked it,” said Walters. “Thankfully it ended up on the back of the green and I was just trying to put it to where I knew the grain changed, but I ended up hitting a really nice putt. To have 70 feet from back there and then just go and tap it in is very stress-free.”


On No. 16, Radley made a great 20-footer for birdie that pushed Walters to finish strong and match his birdie. Walters added another birdie to his card on the finishing hole to capture his first CGA Championship title at 13-under-par, 203 overall. Radley earned runner-up with a 7-under-par, 209 finish.
 

“My dad drove down from Pennsylvania today to be here so I am very thankful that he could come down and watch,” said the newly-minted champion. “I was looking at the trophy and there are some really amazing players on there. To be on this trophy with all of these great guys, I am very excited, thankful and proud to have my name etched on this at some point in time.”


Courtney Faircloth of Fuquay Varina, N.C. earned a third place finish with a 5-under-par, 211 overall score. Faircloth fired off a 5-under-par, 67 in the final round to tie the low round of championship and move up four spots on the leaderboard from tied for seventh place. 


Jay Roberts of Concord, N.C. and Kyle Austin of Raleigh, N.C. tied for fourth place with a 2-under-par, 214 finish. The 40+ Division winner Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, N.C. tied for sixth with Mark Olbrych of Raleigh, N.C. at 1-under-par, 215 overall.


The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Carolina Trace Country Club, including, Director of Golf Raymond Reyes and Golf Course Superintendent Eric Graveen for graciously hosting the 28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship. 

 

28th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship

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

Final Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Dan Walters	Winston-Salem, NC	-13	67	69	67	203
2	Jack Radley	Bear Creek, NC	-7	68	68	73	209
3	Courtney Faircloth	Fuquay Varina, NC	-5	73	71	67	211
T4	Jay Roberts	Concord, NC	-2	70	75	69	214
T4	Kyle Austin	Raleigh, NC	-2	70	72	72	214
T6	Mark Olbrych	Raleigh, NC	-1	74	71	70	215
T6	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	-1	68	69	78	215
T8	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	E	68	78	70	216
T8	Jason Gabriel	Claremont, NC	E	71	73	72	216
T8	Olof Bengtsson	Charlotte, NC	E	73	71	72	216
T8	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	E	71	70	75	216
T12	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+1	74	73	70	217
T12	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+1	71	74	72	217
T12	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+1	71	73	73	217
T12	Matt Kilgo	Charlotte, NC	+1	70	70	77	217
16	William Buchanan	Greensboro, NC	+2	72	75	71	218
17	Matthew Younts	Greensboro, NC	+3	74	72	73	219
T18	Greg Earnhardt	Greensboro, NC	+5	74	74	73	221
T18	Evan Boyer	Morrisville, NC	+5	75	72	74	221
T18	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	+5	73	73	75	221
T21	Jayson Jennings	Fuquay Varina, NC	+6	72	76	74	222
T21	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+6	70	77	75	222
T21	Kyle Moffett	Snow Camp, NC	+6	79	73	70	222
24	Bryce Aronson	Raleigh, NC	+7	68	76	79	223
T25	Daniel  Walsh	North Wilkesboro, NC	+8	75	73	76	224
T25	Christopher Blum	Raleigh, NC	+8	71	79	74	224
T25	Joe Kastelic	Hickory, NC	+8	71	75	78	224
T25	Rob Clarke	Whispering Pines, NC	+8	69	77	78	224
T25	Jon Eggers	Cary, NC	+8	70	74	80	224
30	Chad Fultz	Charlotte, NC, NC	+9	75	75	75	225
T31	Brant Stovall	Germanton, NC	+10	74	75	77	226
T31	Tanner Gross	Trinity, NC	+10	72	78	76	226
T31	Jon Eichstaedt	Charlotte, NC	+10	75	75	76	226
T31	Josh Nichols	Morrisville, NC	+10	81	70	75	226
T31	Chris Cox	Greensboro, NC	+10	71	81	74	226
T31	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+10	75	77	74	226
T37	Ryan Kerns	Cornelius, NC	+11	75	73	79	227
T37	Terrain Gill	Charlotte, NC	+11	78	70	79	227
T37	Tommy Miller	Blowing Rock, NC	+11	79	72	76	227
T37	Chad Frye	Landis, NC	+11	76	76	75	227
T37	Ryan Hodges	Mcleansville, NC	+11	77	75	75	227
T37	Stephen Lavenets	Willow Spring, NC	+11	77	75	75	227
T43	David Gies	Pineville, NC	+12	72	78	78	228
T43	Josh Neal	Raleigh, NC	+12	74	77	77	228
T43	Jack Keefe	Fayetteville, NC	+12	74	77	77	228
T43	Dan Ignacio	Charlotte, NC	+12	75	77	76	228
T43	Brian Hayes	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	77	75	76	228
T48	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+13	76	73	80	229
T48	Sumner Alford	Fuquay Varina, NC	+13	75	73	81	229
T48	Ross Bell	Raleigh, NC	+13	77	74	78	229
T48	Ian Dabrowski	Charlotte, NC	+13	74	78	77	229
52	Will Dull	Charlotte, NC	+14	70	80	80	230
T53	Stephen Merkel	Charlotte, NC	+15	74	76	81	231
T53	Matthew McIntyre	Garner, NC	+15	76	75	80	231
T53	Ethan Woodall	Huntersville, NC	+15	76	75	80	231
T53	Robert Phillips	Matthews, NC	+15	81	70	80	231
57	Billy West	Fayetteville, NC	+16	78	74	80	232
58	Joe Burns	Greensboro, NC	+17	75	77	81	233
59	Austin Meadows	Raleigh, NC	+18	75	77	82	234
60	Jeremy Sigmon	Charlotte, NC	+20	77	74	85	236
WD	Will Morgan	West End, NC	-	72	74	WD	WD
WD	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	-	71	76	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Brian Curry	Lenoir, NC	+9	78	75		153
CUT	Reid Clark	Raleigh, NC	+9	77	76		153
CUT	Scott Reid	Cary, NC	+9	78	75		153
CUT	Kevin Busteed	Charlotte, NC	+9	79	74		153
CUT	Rider Mozingo	Kinston, NC	+9	73	80		153
CUT	William Carter	Laurinburg, NC	+9	76	77		153
CUT	Ashley Berry	Pittsboro, NC	+10	85	69		154
CUT	Brent Carter	Cary, NC	+10	79	75		154
CUT	Shawn Foley	Charlotte, NC	+10	80	74		154
CUT	Brad Nobles	Raleigh, NC	+10	79	75		154
CUT	Brian Dreier	Fayetteville, NC	+10	75	79		154
CUT	Dwayne Simpson	Mint Hill, NC	+10	74	80		154
CUT	Tyler Crossen	Landis, NC	+10	77	77		154
CUT	Wesley Tyner	Thomasville, NC	+11	81	74		155
CUT	Brad Speed	High Point, NC	+12	80	76		156
CUT	Josh Points	Raleigh, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Anthony Conn	Raleigh, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Dallas Page	Stoneville, NC	+12	75	81		156
CUT	Michael Cosentino	Cary, NC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Mike Durham	Hickory, NC	+12	76	80		156
CUT	Jake Benfield	Lenoir, NC	+13	78	79		157
CUT	Ricky Boggess	Greensboro, NC	+13	80	77		157
CUT	Bruce Bevins	Matthews, NC	+14	75	83		158
CUT	Edward Chan	Fuquay Varina, NC	+14	78	80		158
CUT	Aaron York	Durham, NC	+15	81	78		159
CUT	Andrew Flaskerud	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Austin Kiker	Marshville, NC	+15	85	74		159
CUT	Charlie May	Charlotte, NC	+15	77	82		159
CUT	Chris Peck	Holly Springs, NC	+15	79	80		159
CUT	Eric Williams	Goldsboro, NC	+15	80	79		159
CUT	Kenny Flynn	Winston-Salem, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Korky Kemp	Greensboro, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Mark Callahan	Charlotte, NC	+15	84	75		159
CUT	Todd Adams	Lewisville, NC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Britt Mitchell	Hurdle Mills, NC	+16	76	84		160
CUT	Dan Gossin	Cary, NC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Russell Burke	Raleigh, NC	+16	81	79		160
CUT	Stephen Helton	Clayton, NC	+16	78	82		160
CUT	Brady Rowland	Southern Pines, NC	+17	77	84		161
CUT	Micah Alexander	Durham, NC	+18	78	84		162
CUT	Andrew Bridgers	Greenville, NC	+18	84	78		162
CUT	David Winesette	Waxhaw, NC	+18	81	81		162
CUT	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+19	84	79		163
CUT	Bill Brewster	Rocky Mount, NC	+20	79	85		164
CUT	Matt Gibbons	Raleigh, NC	+20	87	77		164
CUT	Stephen Harward	Durham, NC	+20	79	85		164
CUT	Ivan Jones	High Point, NC	+21	83	82		165
CUT	Eric Parziale	Southern Pines, NC	+21	79	86		165
CUT	Mark Nieters	Winston-Salem, NC	+21	78	87		165
CUT	Brandon Bete	Cary, NC	+22	84	82		166
CUT	Joshua Stafford	Walkertown, NC	+22	80	86		166
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+23	83	84		167
CUT	Brian Stark	Jamestown, NC	+23	84	83		167
CUT	Matt Drinkhahn	Charlotte, NC	+23	80	87		167
CUT	Seth Hall	Greensboro, NC	+23	88	79		167
CUT	Trenton Reid	Fayetteville, NC	+23	83	84		167
CUT	Curt Miller	Raleigh, NC	+24	86	82		168
CUT	Eric Oplinger	Charlotte, NC	+24	92	76		168
CUT	Will Marsh	Stedman, NC	+25	81	88		169
CUT	Jimmy McQuiston	Raleigh, NC	+25	84	85		169
CUT	Munyaradzi Bvumbe	Durham, NC	+28	83	89		172
WD	Jerell Fields	Pineville, NC	-	81	WD		WD
WD	Stuart Augustine	Fayetteville, NC	-	83	WD		WD
WD	Clay Watkins	Mebane, NC	-	85	WD		WD
WD	Garett Heffner	apex, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Robert Burrow	Charlotte, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Jeff Allen	Jacksonville, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	Press McPhaul	Raleigh, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
NC	Simon Cagle	Raleigh, NC	-	81	NC		NC

 

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