Scott Harvey Sets Record in NC Mid-Amateur Win

Scott Harvey of Greensboro wins his 8th CGA title in record fashion

HIGH POINT, N.C. (September 10, 2017) -- Final results of the Carolinas Golf Association's 24^th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship conducted at High Point Country Club's Willow Creek Course in High Point, N.C. on Sunday, September 10th (6777 yards, par 36-36--72, Course/Slope Rating: 72.8/137)

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Scott Harvey of Greensboro had been thinking about this moment all year. With his victory Sunday at the 24^th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship, the 39-year-old matches his father, Bill, with eight overall CGA titles. Bill Harvey was an amateur golf legend who passed away in 2013.

"I was trying to make the Walker Cup team, so I didn't play in any CGA events," said Harvey, the third ranked mid-amateur in the world. "All year I was thinking, 'I really need to play in a CGA event. I want the same amount of wins as my dad'. That personally, to me, means a lot."

Harvey won the championship held at High Point Country Club's Willow Creek Course by nine strokes, the largest margin in the event's history (68-67-74--209). "This is my only CGA event this year, and to be able to win it, I'm very fortunate," said Harvey, the six-time reigning CGA Player of the Year. In eight North Carolina Mid-Amateur starts, Harvey has notched two wins and five runner-up finishes.  

Starting the final round with a six-stroke lead, Harvey placed his opening tee shot well off the fairway behind a tree. Making bogey, he quickly rebounded with a birdie on the second hole. Hitting 10-of-14 fairways and 8-of-18 greens in regulation, Harvey recorded three birdies and five bogeys. His three-day total of 7-under-par was the only score below par as the field faced Willow Creek's difficult greens.

The only player to break par Sunday at Willow Creek, Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, carded two-under 70 to catapult into second place (74-74-70--218). He shared runner-up honors with Justin Pennell of Lenoir (68-78-72) and Ryan Sharpe of Greensboro (73-70-75).

The North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship is conducted at 54 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 30th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 5.4.

The CGA wishes to thank the members and staff of High Point Country Club, especially the Director of Golf Jim Brotherton and Willow Creek's Course Superintendent David Johnson.

 

24th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship
High Point Country Club (Willow Creek) | High Point, N.C.
Final Results
 

Rank	Player	City, State	Total to Par	R1	R2	R3	Total Gross
1	Scott Harvey	Kernersville, NC	-7	68	67	74	209
T2	Daniel Neveu	Pinehurst, NC	+2	74	74	70	218
T2	Justin Pennell	Lenoir, NC	+2	68	78	72	218
T2	Ryan Sharpe	Greensboro, NC	+2	73	70	75	218
T5	John Pitt	Raleigh, NC	+4	67	77	76	220
T5	Jeremy Ray	Pfafftown, NC	+4	70	76	74	220
7	Paul Tucker	Waxhaw, NC	+5	72	75	74	221
8	Brad Mundy	Hickory, NC	+6	71	73	78	222
T9	Tommy Miller	Boone, NC	+7	76	73	74	223
T9	Patrick Waters	Rutherfordton, NC	+7	75	72	76	223
T9	Scott Campbell	Wake Forest, NC	+7	73	74	76	223
T9	Steve Harwell	Mooresville, NC	+7	70	76	77	223
T13	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	+8	69	74	81	224
T13	Dean Channell	Cary, NC	+8	74	73	77	224
T13	Dennis Long	Statesville, NC	+8	70	76	78	224
T16	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+9	73	75	77	225
T16	Timothy Driver	Holly Springs, NC	+9	70	78	77	225
T18	James Harris	Lillington, NC	+10	71	70	85	226
T18	Chris Cassetta	High Point, NC	+10	74	75	77	226
20	Steven Brame	Henderson, NC	+11	73	75	79	227
T21	Harrison Rutter	Winston-Salem, NC	+12	77	75	76	228
T21	Jd McNeill	Raleigh, NC	+12	71	75	82	228
T23	Paul Carpenter	Denver, NC	+14	77	72	81	230
T23	Jason Craver	Winston Salem , Nc	+14	76	73	81	230
T23	Scott Park	Charlotte, NC	+14	76	74	80	230
T23	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+14	75	80	75	230
T27	Lionel Sutton	La Grange, NC	+15	77	72	82	231
T27	Wes Keever	High Point, NC	+15	78	76	77	231
T27	Brady Eckard	Conover, NC	+15	76	80	75	231
T30	Jeff Beasley	Angier, NC	+16	75	78	79	232
T30	Skip Corneliussen	Summerfield, NC	+16	81	73	78	232
T30	Mark Absher	Winston Salem, NC	+16	75	79	78	232
T30	Chris Holland	Fayetteville, NC	+16	75	82	75	232
T34	Brandon Reece	Rolesville, NC	+17	81	75	77	233
T34	Brian Steele	Pinehurst, NC	+17	76	82	75	233
T34	Samuel Ring	Carthage, NC	+17	75	81	77	233
37	Walker Taylor	Wrightsville Beach, NC	+18	78	77	79	234
T38	Kevin Knox	Wake Forest, NC	+19	74	79	82	235
T38	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+19	80	75	80	235
T40	Jonathan Jackson	Chapel Hill, NC	+20	80	77	79	236
T40	Chad Frye	Davidson, NC	+20	80	74	82	236
T42	Ernie Newton	Winston Salem, NC	+21	77	81	79	237
T42	Ryan Baucom	Charlotte, NC	+21	78	77	82	237
T42	Dirk Fennie	Greensboro, NC	+21	79	75	83	237
T42	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+21	76	79	82	237
T42	Nicholas Brown	Lenoir, NC	+21	78	80	79	237
T47	Daniel Welborn	Charlotte, NC	+22	80	76	82	238
T47	Joe Brooks	Franklin, NC	+22	77	80	81	238
T47	Phil Miller	China Grove, NC	+22	77	79	82	238
T47	John Nieters	Clemmons, NC	+22	74	84	80	238
51	Trae McKee	Dudley , NC	+23	76	82	81	239
T52	Patrick Hynes	Clemmons, NC	+24	81	75	84	240
T52	Scott Patnode	Belmont, NC	+24	73	84	83	240
T54	Kevin McCallister	Oak Ridge , NC	+25	77	79	85	241
T54	Bret Kinney	Reidsville, NC	+25	77	80	84	241
56	Kevin Womack	Burlington, NC	+26	77	81	84	242
T57	David Fowler	Winston-Salem, NC	+27	77	81	85	243
T57	Brandon Buchanan	Kernersville, NC	+27	80	78	85	243
59	Park Williams	Kernersville, NC	+29	78	79	88	245
60	Richard Youden	Winston-Salem, NC	+34	78	79	93	250
WD	Dustin Moore	Greensboro, NC	-	71	82	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Brad Buxton	Greensboro, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Brad Coleman	Jamestown, NC	+15	77	82		159
CUT	Jonathan McDonald	Belmont, NC	+15	77	82		159
CUT	Patrick Brady	Reidsville, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Rob Hukill	Raleigh, NC	+15	81	78		159
CUT	Billy Andrews	Advance, NC	+15	81	78		159
CUT	Jay McGhee	Greensboro, NC	+15	75	84		159
CUT	Kevin Whitaker	West End, NC	+15	76	83		159
CUT	Paul Slomkowski	Colfax, NC	+15	79	80		159
CUT	Randy Dockins	Charlotte, NC	+15	79	80		159
CUT	David McMahan	Gastonia, NC	+16	83	77		160
CUT	Michael Oliverio	Charlotte, NC	+16	77	83		160
CUT	Mike Olson	Wake Forest, NC	+16	82	78		160
CUT	Andrew Frank	Charlotte, NC	+16	79	81		160
CUT	Jim Murray	Taylorsville, NC	+16	78	82		160
CUT	Brandon Miller	Winston-Salem, NC	+17	78	83		161
CUT	Bj Szafran	Greensboro , NC	+17	84	77		161
CUT	Eric Ardery	Durham, NC	+17	81	80		161
CUT	Kyle Stockton	High Point, NC	+17	79	82		161
CUT	Danny Boughman	Lenoir, NC	+18	82	80		162
CUT	Eric Sayer	Cary, NC	+18	83	79		162
CUT	Jarrod Hamilton	Holly Springs, NC	+18	79	83		162
CUT	Rick Riddle	Charlotte, NC	+18	81	81		162
CUT	Steven Kidd	Liberty, NC	+18	81	81		162
CUT	Ken Bass	Pinehurst, NC	+19	82	81		163
CUT	Michael Ford	Chapel Hill, NC	+19	79	84		163
CUT	Brian Hayes	High Point, NC	+19	86	77		163
CUT	Derek Pederson	Weddington, NC	+19	81	82		163
CUT	Dj Barksdale	Statesville, NC	+19	79	84		163
CUT	Kelby Rouse	Wake Forest, NC	+19	78	85		163
CUT	Todd Grear	Charlotte, NC	+19	75	88		163
CUT	Dwayne Simpson	Charlotte, NC	+20	81	83		164
CUT	Patrick Horneman	Gastonia, NC	+20	80	84		164
CUT	David Van Kula	Raleigh , NC	+20	80	84		164
CUT	Hunter Freeman	Raleigh, NC	+20	84	80		164
CUT	Jonathan White	Wilmington, NC	+20	82	82		164
CUT	Joseph Martin	Lumberton, NC	+22	82	84		166
CUT	Eddie Connelly	Jacksonville, NC	+22	85	81		166
CUT	Gerald Frye	Aberdeen, NC	+22	84	82		166
CUT	Jacob Lowder	Greensboro, NC	+22	85	81		166
CUT	Tad Galloway	Cary, NC	+22	87	79		166
CUT	Jeff Tedder	Advance, NC	+24	84	84		168
CUT	Jeff Manley	Raleigh, NC	+25	82	87		169
CUT	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+25	84	85		169
CUT	Tom Murphy	Wake Forest, NC	+26	84	86		170
CUT	Brad Dawson	Mebane, NC	+27	88	83		171
CUT	Bradley Helms	Winston-Salem, NC	+28	85	87		172
CUT	Michael Jones	Charlotte, NC	+28	91	81		172
CUT	Kevin Coggins	Apex, NC	+30	87	87		174
CUT	Mark Kozel	Chapel Hill , NC	+30	86	88		174
CUT	Stuart Augustine	Fayetteville, NC	+31	87	88		175
CUT	Eric Schumacher	Charlotte, NC	+34	85	93		178
CUT	Peter Michaels	Durham, NC	+34	85	93		178
CUT	Ryan Taylor	Charlotte, NC	+36	88	92		180
CUT	Mark Lear	Canton, NC	+42	100	86		186
CUT	Christopher Jackson	Beaufort, NC	+45	90	99		189
WD	Rick Marion	Mount Airy, NC	-	82	WD		WD
WD	James Bohn	Cary, NC	-	85	WD		WD
WD	Kenny Flynn	Winston Salem, NC	-	86	WD		WD
WD	Hunter Peak	Gastonia, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
WD	John Olsen	Mooresville, NC	-	WD	WD		WD
DQ	Jason Smith	Raleigh, NC	-	82	DQ		DQ

 

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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