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Sease Seizes 102nd Carolinas Amateur
Country Club of Charleston member Christian Sease with the Richard S. Tufts trophy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 17, 2016) -- Final results of the 102nd Carolinas Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. on Sunday, July 17th (Par: 35-35--70, Yards: 6,776, Course Rating: 72.0/129).
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Eleven hours after beginning his Carolinas Amateur final round at the Country Club of Charleston, Christian Sease was crowned the 102nd champion. The 22-year-old from nearby Mount Pleasant, S.C. has been a member of the club since age five and played thousands of round there. The 22 holes he played Sunday on the par-70 championship layout (the 5th hole was played as a 499-yard par-4 during the tournament) will top the list. Even Saturday's round, a seven-under 63 that included a hole-in-one, will take a back seat to this crowning performance.
Sease outlasted a six hour weather delay and a four hole playoff with 2012 Carolinas Amateur champion Carson Young of Pendleton, S.C. before hoisting the Richard S. Tufts trophy as Carolinas Amateur champion. Sease's name will be etched alongside other Country Club of Charleston members including Frank Ford, III (1992) and Cordes Ford, IV (1996).
Entering the final round, Sease held a one stroke advantage over Austin Zoller of Summerville, S.C. and two over Young. That lead dissipated after the first two holes. Young birdied each, Zoller birdied the second, and Sease went bogey-birdie to tie the trio at eight-under overall. Sease birdied the fourth before play was suspended while the lead group was playing the 230 yard par-3 6th.
Following the six hour weather delay, play resumed at 5pm. It was a hard-fought battle down the final nine holes of regulation with Young moving in front by a shot with a birdie on the par-4 13th, Sease tying for the lead with a birdie on the par-5 15th, Young regaining the lead when Sease bogeyed the par-4 16th and Sease advancing into the playoff when Young bogeyed the 18th after his tee shot left him with an awkward approach.
In the sudden death playoff Sease and Young played 1, 18, 1 and 18 again with Sease finally winning with a bogey to Young’s double bogey. On the final playoff hole, both players pulled their approaches left of the green with Sease’s ball stopping on the grassy downslope of a greenside bunker and Young’s ball landing in the bunker. Young played his bunker shot over the green, then missed his par and bogey attempts, allowing Sease's tap-in bogey to capture the title as darnkess enveloped the course at 8:40pm.
"This is my biggest win by far," said Sease, who will return to Winthrop University for graduate school and play a fourth year on the golf team. With the victory, both Sease and his girlfriend Ashley Sloup of Southport, N.C. - who won the Carolinas Women's Amateur in May - hold Carolinas amateur titles. When Sease walked off the 18th green as champion, he was handed a phone with Sloup on the line. "It was a special moment," Sease said with a smile.
The win earned Sease a 10-year exemption into all Carolinas Golf Association events for which he is eligible.
Sunday's low round was posted by Matt Carter of Easley, S.C. His seven-under-par 63 vaulted him into a tie for fifth place. Also placing fifth, 2011 champion Scott Harvey of Kernersville, N.C. opened his round by converting birdies on four of the first five holes to mount an early charge at the leaders.
The Carolinas Golf Association thanks the members and staff of the Country Club of Charleston for their help and hospitality during the championship. We especially thank director of golf Hart Brown, head professional Brendan Hood, director of golf course maintenance Paul Corder and club president Cordes Ford, IV.
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.
102nd Carolinas Amateur Championship
Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
Final Results
July 17, 2016
* Christian Sease won on fourth playoff hole
| Place | Competitor | Score | ||
| 1 * | Christian Sease, Mount Pleasant, S.C. | 70-69-63-70--272 (-8) | ||
| 2 | Carson Young, Pendleton, S.C. | 73-67-64-68--272 (-8) | ||
| 3 | Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C. | 69-67-67-71--274 (-6) | ||
| 4 | Doc Redman, Raleigh, N.C. | 72-71-67-66--276 (-4) | ||
| T5 | Tim Conover, Holly Springs, N.C. | 70-68-72-68--278 (-2) | ||
| T5 | Scott Harvey, Kernersville , N.C. | 66-75-68-69--278 (-2) | ||
| T5 | Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. | 70-71-74-63--278 (-2) | ||
| T5 | Julian Keur, Summerville, S.C. | 70-68-66-74--278 (-2) | ||
| T5 | Justin Tereshko, Jamestown, N.C. | 68-70-72-68--278 (-2) | ||
| T10 | Preston Cole, Greer, S.C. | 72-67-72-69--280 (Even) | ||
| T10 | Bryce Howell, Blythewood, S.C. | 70-72-69-69--280 (Even) | ||
| T10 | Hunter Watkins, Lexington, S.C. | 69-69-72-70--280 (Even) | ||
| T13 | Stephen Franken, Raleigh, N.C. | 70-70-68-73--281 (+1) | ||
| T13 | Josh Branyon, Honea Path, S.C. | 70-70-69-72--281 (+1) | ||
| T13 | Matt Elliott, Wilkesboro, N.C. | 73-70-69-69--281 (+1) | ||
| 16 | Reilly Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 69-70-72-71--282 (+2) | ||
| T17 | Andrew Ward, Indian Trail, N.C. | 74-70-69-70--283 (+3) | ||
| T17 | Eric Mitchell, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 75-69-70-69--283 (+3) | ||
| T17 | Chandler Mulkey, Johns Island, S.C. | 69-71-72-71--283 (+3) | ||
| T17 | Kevin O'Connell, Raleigh, N.C. | 73-67-72-71--283 (+3) | ||
| T21 | Eric Bae, Pinehurst, N.C. | 69-72-72-71--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, N.C. | 73-70-73-68--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | Eric Edwards, Salisbury, N.C. | 72-67-74-71--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | Keegan Hoff, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-70-73-69--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | David Sargent, Cornelius, N.C. | 71-73-71-69--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | John Pitt, Raleigh, N.C. | 71-68-71-74--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | Chris Jones, Charlotte, N.C. | 74-68-68-74--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | William Rainey, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-71-71-71--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | Chad Cox, Charlotte, N.C. | 72-70-72-70--284 (+4) | ||
| T21 | Patrick Schweitz, Clayton, N.C. | 72-71-73-68--284 (+4) | ||
| T31 | Logan Harrell, Huntersville, N.C. | 72-68-72-73--285 (+5) | ||
| T31 | Victor Wiggins, Gastonia, N.C. | 74-70-69-72--285 (+5) | ||
| T31 | Michael Sanders, Davidson, N.C. | 74-69-73-69--285 (+5) | ||
| T34 | David Gies II, Charlotte, N.C. | 75-68-71-72--286 (+6) | ||
| T34 | David Donovan IV, Hampstead, N.C. | 72-73-74-67--286 (+6) | ||
| T34 | Zachary Herold, Lexington, S.C. | 73-68-72-73--286 (+6) | ||
| T37 | Philip Oweida, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-72-72-72--287 (+7) | ||
| T37 | Jamie Wilson, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | 71-71-71-74--287 (+7) | ||
| T37 | Blake Mcshea, Zebulon, N.C. | 69-74-73-71--287 (+7) | ||
| T40 | Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks, N.C. | 74-71-73-70--288 (+8) | ||
| T40 | Bailey Patrick, Charlotte, N.C. | 71-70-76-71--288 (+8) | ||
| T42 | Blake Taylor, Atkinson, N.C. | 74-69-73-73--289 (+9) | ||
| T42 | Chandler White, Clemmons, N.C. | 69-70-76-74--289 (+9) | ||
| T42 | James Lightsey Jr., Fort Mill, S.C. | 72-73-72-72--289 (+9) | ||
| T42 | Ford Blanchard Jr., Orangeburg, S.C. | 69-75-75-70--289 (+9) | ||
| T42 | Parks Price, Calabash , N.C. | 73-71-70-75--289 (+9) | ||
| T42 | Riley Schank, Bluffton, S.C. | 70-71-76-72--289 (+9) | ||
| T48 | Jordan Warnock, Roebuck, S.C. | 73-72-73-72--290 (+10) | ||
| T48 | Kenan Poole II, Raleigh, N.C. | 72-72-74-72--290 (+10) | ||
| T48 | Sawyer Mills, Easley, S.C. | 75-69-71-75--290 (+10) | ||
| T48 | Christian Salzer, Sumter, S.C. | 71-69-77-73--290 (+10) | ||
| 52 | Josh Nichols, Kernersville, N.C. | 75-68-75-73--291 (+11) | ||
| 53 | Parker Dudley, Charleston, S.C. | 71-74-73-74--292 (+12) | ||
| 54 | Regan Erhardt, Greensboro, N.C. | 72-72-77-72--293 (+13) | ||
| T55 | Yancey Johnson, Simpsonville, S.C. | 70-74-72-79--295 (+15) | ||
| T55 | Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. | 75-69-77-74--295 (+15) | ||
| T55 | Treg Hallman, Mt. Pleasant , S.C. | 72-70-79-74--295 (+15) | ||
| 58 | Blake Maull, Charleston, S.C. | 70-73-79-76--298 (+18) | ||
| T59 | Brian Westveer, Charlotte, N.C. | 70-75-75-WD--WD (WD) | ||
| T59 | Steven Brame, Henderson, N.C. | 70-70-76-WD--WD (WD) | ||
| T59 | Adam Langford, Murrells Inlet, S.C. | 71-70-73-WD--WD (WD) | ||
| 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) |
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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