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Haas Captures Victory at the Creed Junior

 

CAMDEN, S.C. (September 18, 2022) -- Final results of the 10th Creed Junior Boys Invitational at Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on September 18, 2022. The field competed at 6,403 yards (par 35-35--70). 
 

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The 10th Jimmy Creed Junior Boys Invitational, hosted by Camden Country Club, has come and gone, and a new champion has been crowned. High school senior Kyle Haas, from Winston-Salem, N.C., put together a masterful three-round score of 5-under-par, 205 across two days to capture his first CGA Championship. Haas was one of just two players to finish under par for the tournament, and just one of three players to record two rounds under par in a wire-to-wire victory.
 

For its 10th iteration the Creed Invitational implemented a new format, adding an additional 18 holes on top of the traditional 36 played at this event. The 54-hole, shotgun format was implemented to imitate the style of competition many golfers in this year’s field will soon experience when playing at the next level. With college coaches in attendance, this year’s Championship created an excellent stage for the golfers to show off their skills and get a taste of what college golf is like. This test, which forced players to walk 36 consecutive holes on Saturday and the final 18 on Sunday, proved to be a challenge for many golfers as fatigue began to set in by the end of the second round on Saturday and carry over into Sunday.
 

When asked about how the new format affected him, Haas remarked, “the 36-hole day was going to be tough for some to keep it going the whole day. I knew if I played steady I could distance myself from everybody else because we’re not usually used to playing 36 in one day.” And distance himself he did. Haas came out firing on all cylinders during the first 18 holes of the tournament, recording seven birdies including a bogey-free 4-under-par, 31 on the front nine, to shoot a tournament-low round of 5-under-par, 65, claiming the solo lead through 18 holes.
 

Despite holding a small lead heading into the second round, Hass met some adversity as the day wore on. After beginning the second round 2-over through No. 8, Hass took a peek at the leaderboard and noticed the scores of his competitors were not as good as he had thought they might be.
 

“I knew that if I could just pull it together and play okay coming in, I’d have a shot of being up at the top,” said the newly-minted Champion at the end of the second round and the arduous 36-hole day.
 

For the final round on Sunday, the Invitational turned into a heavyweight battle between Haas and the eventual runner-up Carson Bertagnole, who finished at 4-under-par, 206. Bertagnole began the day seven shots off the lead, but he charged up the leaderboard and found himself with the solo lead after shooting 6-under through No. 13. Bertagnole’s run knocked Haas off the top of the leaderboard, a position he was unfamiliar with this weekend.
 

Despite this uncharted territory, Haas said, “I didn’t want to go out there and push too hard and make any stupid mistakes. I just tried to stay patient and let the birdie opportunities come.”
 

Then came the pivotal moment of Haas’s third round, and the Championship as a whole. Standing on the tee of the par-3 16th, Haas found himself down one stroke with time to make up ground rapidly disappearing. He reached the green in regulation and landed his ball 18 feet away from the hole. Then, as cool, calm, and collected as possible, Haas sank his long birdie putt that would tie him for the lead. Little did he know at that time, but that putt would go on to secure him the win as he played the last two holes at even-par to capture the title.
 

Following his round and the festivities that succeeded it, Haas finally got a moment to reflect on what winning his first CGA Championship meant and how it impacted his confidence moving forward.
 

“I have been playing CGAs for the last three summers, I love playing them and all the fields are great and we play great courses. It will be cool to scroll through the CGA tournaments next year and see my face at the head of the Creed page.”
 

The 10th Jimmy Creed Junior Boys Invitational was full of great competition and innovation, all the ingredients needed to produce a deserving first-time champion. Kyle Haas has solidified his place in CGA history and will now get to call himself a champion for the rest of his life.

 

10th Creed Junior Boys Invitational 

Camden Country Club, Camden, S.C.

Final Round Results

 

Pos. Player City, State To Par R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Kyle Haas Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 -5 65 69 71 205
2 Carson Bertagnole Pinehurst, NC, 2025 -4 73 68 65 206
T3 Colin Salema Matthews, NC, 2024 E 70 70 70 210
T3 Steven Shea Charlotte, NC, 2023 E 66 76 68 210
5 Rich Wills Cramerton, NC, 2024 +1 72 70 69 211
T6 Spence Hagood Greenwood, SC, 2023 +2 70 70 72 212
T6 Luke Walmet Daniel Island, SC, 2023 +2 70 69 73 212
T8 Fisher Kennedy Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 +4 72 68 74 214
T8 Will Spicer Kings Mountain, NC, 2024 +4 68 76 70 214
T8 Ashton Eubanks Lexington, SC, 2023 +4 69 75 70 214
T11 Gabe Schmitz Fort Mill, SC, 2025 +5 69 73 73 215
T11 Ethan Boyette Wilson, NC, 2024 +5 72 71 72 215
T11 Cooper Burris Kannapolis, NC, 2024 +5 72 71 72 215
T11 Andrew Gregory Inman, SC, 2023 +5 74 71 70 215
T11 Matthew Baxley Beech Island, SC, 2023 +5 72 72 71 215
T11 Adam Hunt Columbia, SC, 2023 +5 76 70 69 215
T11 Jay Smith Florence, SC, 2023 +5 72 75 68 215
T18 Harris Holstein Orangeburg, SC, 2024 +6 71 65 80 216
T18 Major Lenning Simpsonville, SC, 2023 +6 73 70 73 216
T18 Bizzell Pate Pinehurst, NC, 2024 +6 75 72 69 216
T18 Lucas Acevedo Charleston, SC, 2023 +6 73 76 67 216
T22 Jack LaPiana Charlotte, NC, 2023 +7 73 68 76 217
T22 Robert Thompson Charlotte, NC, 2023 +7 69 76 72 217
T22 Daniel Boone Fuquay-Varina, NC, 2023 +7 75 71 71 217
T25 Preston Howe Winston-Salem, NC, 2025 +8 68 72 78 218
T25 Luke Mosley Greenville, NC, 2024 +8 75 71 72 218
T25 William Webb Raleigh, NC, 2024 +8 73 73 72 218
T25 Thomas Horne Fayetteville, NC, 2024 +8 75 74 69 218
T29 Tyler Jones Jacksonville, NC, 2023 +9 69 76 74 219
T29 Will Ruth Moore, SC, 2026 +9 72 73 74 219
T29 Owen Pearce Winston-Salem, NC, 2023 +9 70 78 71 219
T32 Sam McMillan Mount Pleasant, SC, 2023 +10 73 70 77 220
T32 Jack Wieler Waxhaw, NC, 2023 +10 73 72 75 220
T32 Tyler Taber Mount Pleasant, SC, 2025 +10 75 73 72 220
T32 Keenan Royalty Raleigh, NC, 2023 +10 72 80 68 220
T36 Ryan Bozard Hollywood, SC, 2023 +11 72 74 75 221
T36 Gavin Drose Fayetteville, NC, 2023 +11 78 71 72 221
T38 Coleman Ferguson Columbia, SC, 2024 +12 71 74 77 222
T38 Holland Giles Pinehurst, NC, 2023 +12 75 71 76 222
T38 Eli Schmidly Charlotte, NC, 2023 +12 77 70 75 222
T38 Cole Rouse Kernersville, NC, 2024 +12 74 73 75 222
T38 Connor Warren Spruce Pine, NC, 2024 +12 73 75 74 222
T38 Jamal Hutchison Fletcher, NC, 2023 +12 71 77 74 222
T44 Thomas Lamar Columbia, SC, 2024 +13 71 73 79 223
T44 Gage Howard Woodruff, SC, 2023 +13 72 73 78 223
T44 Matteo Blanchfield Mooresville, NC, 2023 +13 73 78 72 223
T44 Hank Johnson Newland, NC, 2026 +13 76 76 71 223
T44 Nathan O'Neal Wilson, NC, 2023 +13 75 78 70 223
T49 Aston Lee Charlotte, NC, 2026 +14 74 73 77 224
T49 Campbell Skelly Charleston, SC, 2023 +14 75 72 77 224
T49 Will Tharin Rocky Mount, NC, 2023 +14 76 74 74 224
T49 Grant Paolucci Blythewood, SC, 2025 +14 75 74 75 224
T49 Luke Mueller raleigh, NC, 2025 +14 72 77 75 224
T49 Richard Anaclerio Aiken, SC, 2024 +14 77 73 74 224
T49 Nick Goellner Holly Springs, NC, 2023 +14 74 77 73 224
T49 Taylor Kuehn Asheville, NC, 2023 +14 73 78 73 224
T49 Charlie O'Shea Charlotte, NC, 2024 +14 72 79 73 224
T58 Chase Cline Chapin, SC, 2024 +15 72 77 76 225
T58 Dylan Takenaga Durham, NC, 2025 +15 78 72 75 225
T58 Connor Rose Greer, SC, 2023 +15 75 74 76 225
T58 Lake Williams Greenville, NC, 2025 +15 74 77 74 225
T58 Drew Greene Greenville, NC, 2023 +15 75 77 73 225
T58 Rhodes Baker Winston-Salem, NC, 2024 +15 76 76 73 225
T58 Winn McKittrick Camden, SC, 2023 +15 79 74 72 225
65 Preston Hage Raleigh, NC, 2026 +16 72 74 80 226
T66 Mason Kucia Indian Land, SC, 2025 +17 76 72 79 227
T66 Drew Jeffords Florence, SC, 2023 +17 77 74 76 227
T66 Charles  Cauthen Columbia, SC, 2025 +17 78 76 73 227
T66 Isar Joshi Charlotte, NC, 2023 +17 79 75 73 227
70 Talan Harrison Kannapolis, NC, 2025 +18 82 72 74 228
T71 Logan Atkins Dunn, NC, 2023 +19 72 76 81 229
T71 Jack Crousore Bluffton, SC, 2024 +19 78 77 74 229
T71 Freddy Ortmann Greensboro, NC, 2024 +19 80 77 72 229
T71 Gage Gaskins Leesville, SC, 2024 +19 79 78 72 229
75 Landon Merrell Salisbury, NC, 2024 +20 78 76 76 230
T76 Matthew McDougall Waxhaw, NC, 2023 +21 78 77 76 231
T76 Drew O'Neal Wilson, NC, 2023 +21 79 76 76 231
T76 Alex Bock Morganton, NC, 2024 +21 78 79 74 231
T79 Timothy Kaufman Cary, NC, 2024 +22 83 73 76 232
T79 Hugh Faulkner Greenville, SC, 2025 +22 80 80 72 232
T79 Aiden McCall Mooresville, NC, 2024 +22 75 84 73 232
82 Jack Seward Florence, SC, 2023 +23 77 74 82 233
T83 David Oliver Pageland, SC, 2024 +24 72 79 83 234
T83 OT Mitchell Fort Mill, SC, 2024 +24 77 77 80 234
T85 Landon Hawley Charlotte, NC, 2023 +26 80 76 80 236
T85 Chuck Stanley Warrenville, SC, 2023 +26 83 76 77 236
T87 Tag Graziano Hilton Head Island, SC, 2025 +27 78 81 78 237
T87 Josh Cameron Camden, SC, 2026 +27 81 76 80 237
T87 Benjamin Chase Charlotte, NC, 2024 +27 81 80 76 237
90 Daniel Donato Mount Pleasant, SC, 2025 +28 82 76 80 238
91 James Reames Camden, SC, 2024 +29 83 81 75 239
92 Hudson Griffin Pinehurst, NC, 2025 +31 81 85 75 241
93 Tanner Cadieux Greensboro, NC, 2024 +37 83 85 79 247
WD Matthew  McCarthy Cary, NC, 2024 - 77 78 WD WD
WD Cornell Beans Charlotte, NC, 2024 - 72 84 WD WD
WD Calvin Hawkins Lexington, NC, 2023 - 75 85 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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