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Sease Aces Carolinas Am Third Round
Country Club of Charleston member Christian Sease came within one shot of tying the course record
CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 16, 2016) -- Third round results of the 102nd Carolinas Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. on Friday, July 16th (Par: 35-35--70, Yards: 6,776, Course Rating: 72.0/129).
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Christian Sease says he has played thousands of rounds at the Country Club of Charleston. His family has held membership there since he was 5-years-old. On Saturday, in the third round of the 102nd Carolinas Amateur Championship, Sease posted his best round ever, a 7-under-par 63. He came within a lipped-out putt on 18 of tying the course record set by Cordes Ford, IV and Hudson Swafford on the Seth Raynor design.
Sease's round was highlighted by a hole-in-one on the 185-yard par-3 11th. Using a 5 iron, Sease used the left to right curve of the reverse redan to roll the ball into the hole for his third career ace.
"I kept it just one shot at a time, one hole at a time," said the 22-year-old from Mount Pleasant, S.C of chasing the course record. "I tried not to get too far ahead of myself."
After an hour weather delay, Sease kickstarted his day by holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 6th. He followed that with a birdie on No. 7 and an eagle on the par-5 9th. Birdies on holes 12 and 14 catapulted Sease to eight-under, which would have tied the course record on the par-70 layout used for the championship. After a series of pars, Sease faced a 50-foot birdie putt on 18 to set the course record with 61. Unfortunately, he would leave that putt 10 feet short and lip-out the par save for 62. Having started the third round at one-under-par overall, Sease's 63 helped him climb into the lead with a three-day total of 202 (-8).
Second round leader Austin Zoller of Summerville, S.C. shot his second three-under 67 in as many days to finish Saturday one back of Sease. The two know each other well, as recent teammates on Winthrop University's golf team. "I told Christian to play well this morning so we could be paired tomorrow," said the 20-year-old Zoller.
Starting his round with a two shot lead, Zoller was just one-under through 13 holes and found himself trailing Sease. Zoller drove the green on the par-4 14th, which was moved up to 299 yards and two-putted for birdie. He then birdied the par-5 15th and holed his bunker shot for a birdie on the par-3 17th. "I told my caddie this one has potential to go in," Zoller said of the pitch in birdie. Like Sease, he would also three-putt the18th to finish 54 holes at 203 (-7).
Playing a few groups ahead of Sease and Zoller was 2012 Carolinas Amateur champion Cameron Young of Pendleton, S.C. The 21-year-old's third round 64 was diminished by Sease's 63, but it was impressive in that Young made nine birdies Saturday. Young has improved three shots each day of the championship, "The first day I played terrible, yesterday was decent, and today was great." His three day total of 204 (-6) puts him into the final pairing and tied for third with Julian Keur of Simpsonville, S.C. Zoller's father is Keur's swing coach.
The final round is scheduled to begin at 8:00am on Saturday from the #1 and #10 tees.
Three-time defending champion Carter Jenkins of Raleigh, N.C., has since turned professional, playing on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada.
About the Carolinas Amateur Championship
The championship is conducted at 72 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, there is a cut to the low 60 scores and ties. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by July 14, 2016, is a legal resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN USGA Handicap Index at a CGA member club that does not exceed 7.4.
Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter account, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.
102nd Carolinas Amateur Championship
Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
Third Round Results
July 16, 2016
| Place | Competitor | Score | ||
| 1 | Christian Sease, Mount Pleasant, S.C. | 70-69-63--202 (-8) | ||
| 2 | Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C. | 69-67-67--203 (-7) | ||
| T3 | Carson Young, Pendleton, S.C. | 73-67-64--204 (-6) | ||
| T3 | Julian Keur, Summerville, S.C. | 70-68-66--204 (-6) | ||
| 5 | Stephen Franken, Raleigh, N.C. | 70-70-68--208 (-2) | ||
| T6 | Josh Branyon, Honea Path, S.C. | 70-70-69--209 (-1) | ||
| T6 | Scott Harvey, Kernersville , N.C. | 66-75-68--209 (-1) | ||
| T8 | Tim Conover, Holly Springs, N.C. | 70-68-72--210 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Doc Redman, Raleigh, N.C. | 72-71-67--210 (Even) | ||
| T8 | John Pitt, Raleigh, N.C. | 71-68-71--210 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Chris Jones, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-68-68--210 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Hunter Watkins, Lexington, S.C. | 69-69-72--210 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Justin Tereshko, Jamestown, N.C. | 68-70-72--210 (Even) | ||
| T14 | Preston Cole, Greer, S.C. | 72-67-72--211 (+1) | ||
| T14 | Bryce Howell, Blythewood, S.C. | 70-72-69--211 (+1) | ||
| T14 | Christian Salzer, Sumter, S.C. | 71-69-71--211 (+1) | ||
| T14 | Reilly Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 69-70-72--211 (+1) | ||
| T18 | Logan Harrell, Huntersville, N.C. | 72-68-72--212 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Matt Elliott, Wilkesboro, N.C. | 73-70-69--212 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Chandler Mulkey, Johns Island, S.C. | 69-71-72--212 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Kevin O'Connell, Raleigh, N.C. | 73-67-72--212 (+2) | ||
| T22 | Eric Bae, Pinehurst, N.C. | 69-72-72--213 (+3) | ||
| T22 | Eric Edwards, Salisbury, N.C. | 72-67-74--213 (+3) | ||
| T22 | Andrew Ward, Indian Trail, N.C. | 74-70-69--213 (+3) | ||
| T22 | William Rainey, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-71-71--213 (+3) | ||
| T22 | Victor Wiggins, Gastonia, N.C. | 74-70-69--213 (+3) | ||
| T22 | Jamie Wilson, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | 71-71-71--213 (+3) | ||
| T22 | Zachary Herold, Lexington, S.C. | 73-68-72--213 (+3) | ||
| T29 | David Gies II, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-68-71--214 (+4) | ||
| T29 | Eric Mitchell, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 75-69-70--214 (+4) | ||
| T29 | Chad Cox, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-70-72--214 (+4) | ||
| T29 | Adam Langford, Murrells Inlet, S.C. | 71-70-73--214 (+4) | ||
| T29 | Parks Price, Calabash , N.C. | 73-71-70--214 (+4) | ||
| T34 | Philip Oweida, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-72-72--215 (+5) | ||
| T34 | Keegan Hoff, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-70-73--215 (+5) | ||
| T34 | Chandler White, Clemmons, N.C. | 69-70-76--215 (+5) | ||
| T34 | David Sargent, Cornelius, N.C. | 71-73-71--215 (+5) | ||
| T34 | Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. | 70-71-74--215 (+5) | ||
| T34 | Sawyer Mills, Easley, S.C. | 75-69-71--215 (+5) | ||
| T40 | Blake Taylor, Atkinson, N.C. | 74-69-73--216 (+6) | ||
| T40 | Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, N.C. | 73-70-73--216 (+6) | ||
| T40 | Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C. | 70-70-76--216 (+6) | ||
| T40 | Yancey Johnson, Simpsonville, S.C. | 70-74-72--216 (+6) | ||
| T40 | Michael Sanders, Davidson, N.C. | 74-69-73--216 (+6) | ||
| T40 | Patrick Schweitz, Clayton, N.C. | 72-71-73--216 (+6) | ||
| T40 | Blake Mcshea, Zebulon, N.C. | 69-74-73--216 (+6) | ||
| T47 | James Lightsey Jr., Fort Mill, S.C. | 72-73-72--217 (+7) | ||
| T47 | Bailey Patrick, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-70-76--217 (+7) | ||
| T47 | Riley Schank, Bluffton, S.C. | 70-71-76--217 (+7) | ||
| T50 | Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks, N.C. | 74-71-73--218 (+8) | ||
| T50 | Jordan Warnock, Roebuck, S.C. | 73-72-73--218 (+8) | ||
| T50 | Josh Nichols, Kernersville, N.C. | 75-68-75--218 (+8) | ||
| T50 | Kenan Poole II, Raleigh, N.C. | 72-72-74--218 (+8) | ||
| T50 | Parker Dudley, Charleston, S.C. | 71-74-73--218 (+8) | ||
| T55 | David Donovan IV, Hampstead, N.C. | 72-73-74--219 (+9) | ||
| T55 | Ford Blanchard Jr., Orangeburg, S.C. | 69-75-75--219 (+9) | ||
| 57 | Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C. | 70-75-75--220 (+10) | ||
| T58 | Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. | 75-69-77--221 (+11) | ||
| T58 | Regan Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 72-72-77--221 (+11) | ||
| T58 | Treg Hallman, Mt. Pleasant , S.C. | 72-70-79--221 (+11) | ||
| 61 | Blake Maull, Charleston, S.C. | 70-73-79--222 (+12) | ||
| Failed to Qualify for Final 36 holes | ||||
| T62 | Blake Wagoner, Cornelius, N.C. | 74-72 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Uly Grisette, Winston Salem, N.C. | 73-73 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Ben O'Geary, Henderson, N.C. | 76-70 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Frank Ford III, Charleston, S.C. | 73-73 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Doug Ramey, Greer, S.C. | 73-73 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Christian Cichan, Charlotte, N.C. | 69-77 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Wesley Conover, Holly Springs, N.C. | 75-71 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Caleb Keck, Reidsville, N.C. | 76-70 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Kirk Mitchell, Bluffton, S.C. | 72-74 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Will Stewart, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-74 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Jackson Bailey, Matthews, N.C. | 70-76 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Matthew Rogers, Huntersville, N.C. | 72-74 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Ujang Zarems, Wilmington, N.C. | 72-74 (+6) | ||
| T62 | Whitfield Massey, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | 71-75 (+6) | ||
| T76 | Dustin Moore, Greensboro, N.C. | 72-75 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. | 78-69 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Charlie Niland, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-75 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Rhodes Karriker, Matthews, N.C. | 73-74 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Henry Augenstein, Columbia, S.C. | 73-74 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Jonathan Brightwell, Mint Hill, N.C. | 73-74 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Jarett Stowe, Matthews, N.C. | 74-73 (+7) | ||
| T76 | Adam Walker, Charleston, S.C. | 71-76 (+7) | ||
| T84 | Jeremy Ray, Pfafftown, N.C. | 77-71 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Thomas Todd III, Laurens , S.C. | 73-75 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Matthew Laydon, Charleston, S.C. | 74-74 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Nathan Bull, Candler, N.C. | 74-74 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Henry Shimp, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-74 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Ben Buben, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-73 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Gettys Glaze, Charleston, S.C. | 71-77 (+8) | ||
| T84 | Connor Bruns, Duncan, S.C. | 72-76 (+8) | ||
| T92 | Hunter Parks, Union, S.C. | 76-73 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Nick Eberhardt, Lake Wylie, S.C. | 78-71 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Dwight Cauthen, Columbia, S.C. | 77-72 (+9) | ||
| T92 | David Kostyal II, Wilmington, N.C. | 73-76 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Alex Scott, Raleigh, N.C. | 74-75 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Walter Brinker, Sanford, N.C. | 76-73 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Gordon Williams, Charleston, S.C. | 77-72 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, S.C. | 75-74 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Alec Weary, Bluffton, S.C. | 74-75 (+9) | ||
| T92 | William Harwood, Columbia, S.C. | 78-71 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Levi Grogan, Canton, N.C. | 78-71 (+9) | ||
| T92 | Brad Coleman, Jamestown, N.C. | 77-72 (+9) | ||
| T104 | Logan Shuping, Salisbury, N.C. | 75-75 (+10) | ||
| T104 | Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C. | 76-74 (+10) | ||
| T104 | Matthew Wiggins, Laurens, S.C. | 74-76 (+10) | ||
| T104 | Weston Sanders, Greenwood, S.C. | 79-71 (+10) | ||
| T104 | Brandon Mader, Greenville, N.C. | 75-75 (+10) | ||
| T109 | Noah Edmondson, Davidson, N.C. | 74-77 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Zachary Martin, Pinehurst, N.C. | 80-71 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Paul Fitzgerald, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-77 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Mitch Robinette, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-77 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Daniel Day, Seneca, S.C. | 75-76 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Ryan Carpenter, Aiken, S.C. | 75-76 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Jonathan Phillips, Hardeeville, S.C. | 79-72 (+11) | ||
| T109 | Evan Rodwell, Charleston, S.C. | 78-73 (+11) | ||
| T117 | Michael Cowley, Cary, N.C. | 76-76 (+12) | ||
| T117 | Fitz Woodrow IV, Lexington, S.C. | 75-77 (+12) | ||
| T119 | Harrison Frye, Gastonia, N.C. | 78-75 (+13) | ||
| T119 | Justin Hood, Saint Matthews, S.C. | 77-76 (+13) | ||
| T119 | Nicolas Principi, Huntersville, N.C. | 74-79 (+13) | ||
| T119 | Charlie Tate, Greensboro, N.C. | 74-79 (+13) | ||
| T119 | Mark Germann, Clayton, N.C. | 73-80 (+13) | ||
| T124 | Daniel Jackson, Matthews, N.C. | 76-78 (+14) | ||
| T124 | Leonard Herd, Rock Hill, S.C. | 76-78 (+14) | ||
| T124 | Eric Williams, Goldsboro, N.C. | 78-76 (+14) | ||
| T127 | Griffin Cryan, Pinehurst, N.C. | 77-78 (+15) | ||
| T127 | Christian Park, Charlotte, N.C. | 77-78 (+15) | ||
| 129 | Scott Park, Charlotte, N.C. | 81-75 (+16) | ||
| T130 | Dwayne Simpson, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-82 (+17) | ||
| T130 | Whit Howard, Raleigh, N.C. | 80-77 (+17) | ||
| T130 | Brody Davis, Harrisburg, N.C. | 77-80 (+17) | ||
| T130 | Charles Spry, Winston salem, N.C. | 79-78 (+17) | ||
| T134 | Cordes Ford IV, Charleston, S.C. | 83-75 (+18) | ||
| T134 | Zack Swanson, Waxhaw, N.C. | 76-82 (+18) | ||
| T134 | Mark Whitley, Stantonsburg, N.C. | 79-79 (+18) | ||
| T137 | Corey Stamper, Waynesville, N.C. | 79-80 (+19) | ||
| T137 | Michael Murray Jr, Greensboro, N.C. | 76-83 (+19) | ||
| T139 | Devin McGillan, Lexington, S.C. | 78-82 (+20) | ||
| T139 | Brian Hewat, Charlotte , N.C. | 74-86 (+20) | ||
| 141 | Ben Esposito, Pittsboro, N.C. | 76-85 (+21) | ||
| 142 | William Little, Kannapolis, N.C. | 81-83 (+24) | ||
| 143 | Gene Queen, Advance, N.C. | 86-79 (+25) | ||
| 144 | Matthew Latham, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. | 76-DQ (DQ) | ||
| 145 | Grant Houser, Holly Springs, N.C. | WD (WD) |
Championship Schedule
Wednesday, July 13
All Day: Practice rounds.
9:00am-5:00pm: Player Registration in the Clubhouse.
Thursday, July 14
Round 1: Tee times at 7:30am & 12:45pm off #1 & #10 tees.
11:00am-3:00pm: Hosted player lunch.
Friday, July 15
Round 2: Tee times at 7:30am & 12:45pm off #1 & #10 tees.
11:00am-3:00pm: Hosted player lunch.
Cut to low 60 scores and ties.
Field re-grouped according to score.
Saturday, July 16
Round 3: Tee times at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
12:00pm-3:00pm: Hosted player lunch.
Field re-grouped according to score.
Sunday, July 17
Round 4: Tee times begin at 8:00am off #1 & #10 tees.
Awards ceremony immediately following play at scoreboard.
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 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and 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 more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.
For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.
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