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TYGA Tournament of Champions
Mill Creek GC, Mebane, NC
August 12, 2015
 
Mebane, NC –Final results for the 2015 TYGA Tournament of Champions hosted by Mill Creek GC in Mebane, NC on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
 
Brett McLamb of Coats, NC won both the Boys’ Overall Championship as well as the Boys’ 16-18 after shooting a second round 72 to force a playoff with first round leader Josh Bryan of Chapel Hill, NC. Bryan who was battling a nose bleed throughout the round fought hard to finish at 144. The pair went to the tenth tee for extra holes. McLamb made 4 on the first playoff hole to take home first place. Justin Emmons of Asheboro, NC finished solo third at 147.
 
Natalie Petersen of Holly Springs, NC won first place in the Girls’ 16-18 division with a total score of 156. Finishing in second place was Makenna Hammer of Clayton, NC. In solo third place was Ellen Watson of Smithfield, NC.
 
In one of the most impressive finishes in TYGA history, Ben Crow of Pinehurst, NC closed the final round with his first career hole-in-one on the 8^th hole, then backed it up with a birdie on the 9^th to win the Boys’ 14-15 division by a slim margin of two shots. Brandon Einstein of Clemmons, NC finished in second place with a 149 total.  Carson Castelli of Greensboro, NC placed third in the division.
 
The Girls’ Overall winner and winner of the Girls’ 14-15 age division, Sarah Funderburg of Wilmington, NC, finished with rounds of 74-79 for a 153 total. Kayla Parson of Cary, NC finished in second place with Kathryn Elliot of Coats, NC finishing third.
 
Josh Lendach of Raleigh, NC won the Boys’ 12-13 after firing a second round 72 giving him a two day total of 146. Landon Barnes of Pilot Mountain, NC finished in second place a slim three shots back of Lendach. Four players found themselves tied for third after two days as Michael Blair of Kernersville, NC, Whit Edwards of Greensboro, NC, Walkers Isley of Oak Island, NC and Austin Tate of Siler City, NC finished at 153 total.
 
The Girls’ 12-13 division was won by Becca Connolly of Winston-Salem, NC after rounds of 86-81. Mallory Fobes took home solo second after finishing with a 168 total. Lotte Fox of Raleigh came in solo third.
 
Hampton Roberts of Cary, NC won the 11-Under division finishing with 70 points. Shuford Edwards of Greensboro, NC placed second a mere two points behind Roberts. Ben Childress of Salisbury, NC and Will Guidry of Winterville, NC finished tied for third in the division with 61 points.
 
 

Girls 16-18 (5711 yards, par 72, 72.4/132)
	Place			Name	Score
	1		Natalie Petersen, Holly Springs, NC		76-80--156
	2		Makenna Hammer, Clayton, NC		81-77--158
	3		Ellen Parker Watson, Smithfield, NC		86-81--167
	4		Sydney Wheeless, Benson, NC		92-83--175
	5		Meghan McPeak, Chapel Hill, NC		88-90--178
	6		Mackenzie Brown, Brown Summit, NC		94-93--187
	7		Autumn Senter, Dobson, NC		98-91--189
	8		Abby Snidemiller, Apex, NC		87-WD--WD
Girls 14-15 (5711 yards, par 72, 72.4/132)
		Place		Name	Score
		1	Sarah Funderburg, Wilmington, NC		74-79--153
		2	Kayla Parsons, Cary, NC		84-81--165
		3	Kathryn Elliott, Coats, NC		89-92--181
		4	Taylor Williams, Lincolnton, NC		92-92--184
Girls 12-13 (4884 yards, par 72, 68.6/117)
		Place		Name	Score
		1	Becca Connolly, Winston-Salem, NC		86-81--167
		2	Mallory Fobes, East Bend, NC		88-80--168
		3	Lotte Fox, Raleigh, NC		84-91--175
		4	Grayson Warren, Washington, NC		95-89--184
Boys 16-18 (6696 yards, par 72, 71.4/132)
		Place		Name	Score
		T1	Brett McLamb, Coats, NC		72-72--144
		T1	Josh Bryan, Chapel Hill, NC		70-74--144
		3	Justin Emmons, Asheboro, NC		72-75--147
		4	Campbell Rand, Durham, NC		74-74--148
		T5	Jacob Lowe, Angier, NC		70-79--149
		T5	Zachary Caudill, Wilkesboro, NC		74-75--149
		T7	Bradley Calloway, Asheboro, NC		78-72--150
		T7	Dalton Mauldin, Sanford, NC		77-73--150
		9	Kell Graham, Matthews, NC		79-75--154
		10	Zachary Freeman, Angier, NC		74-81--155
		11	Austin Northern, Blowing Rock, NC		80-76--156
		T12	Jay Minter, Sanford, NC		80-78--158
		T12	Noah Kallam, Clayton, NC		77-81--158
		T12	Tanner Bibey, Walnut Cove, NC		80-78--158
		15	Seth Lomison, Pfafftown, NC		78-82--160
		16	Andrew Cheek, Wilkesboro, NC		75-87--162
		T17	Austin Duncan, Bessemer City, NC		85-78--163
		T17	Patrick Schweitz, Clayton, NC		75-88--163
		19	Cole Jordan, Winterville, NC		83-81--164
		20	Koby Markham, Asheboro, NC		83-86--169
Boys 14-15 (6696 yards, par 72, 71.4/132)
		Place		Name	Score
		1	Ben Crow, Pinehurst, NC		72-75--147
		2	Brandon Einstein, Clemmons, NC		74-75--149
		3	Carson Castelli, Greensboro, NC		77-75--152
		T4	Addison Manring, Stoneville, NC		79-77--156
		T4	Jack Marcotte, Apex, NC		71-85--156
		6	Alex Huml, Cary, NC		76-81--157
		T7	Connor Moore, Durham, NC		78-80--158
		T7	Matthew Hayes, Clayton, NC		77-81--158
		9	Griffin Burke, Cary, NC		82-82--164
		T10	Chase Clayton, Locust, NC		86-86--172
		T10	Kevin Zhang, Chapel Hill, NC		87-85--172
		12	Jeffrey Parker, Oak Ridge, NC		90-87--177
		13	Bryce Jones, Goldsboro, NC		99-80--179
		14	Nabyant Wagner, Mt Airy, NC		103-82--185
		15	Joey Pritchard, Whispering Pines, NC		82-WD--WD
Boys 12-13 (5711 yards, par 72, 67.6/119)
		Place		Name	Score
		1	Josh Lendach, Raleigh, NC		74-72--146
		2	Landon Barnes, Pilot Mountain, NC		72-77--149
		T3	Austin Tate, Siler City, NC		76-77--153
		T3	Michael Blair, Kernersville, NC		76-77--153
		T3	Walker Isley, Oak Island, NC		75-78--153
		T3	Whit Edwards, Greensboro, NC		76-77--153
		7	Carter Massengill, Cary, NC		79-77--156
		8	Colton Danks, Roseboro, NC		83-76--159
		9	Andrew Wood, Greensboro, NC		88-81--169
		10	Chase Cheatham, Lincolnton , NC		90-81--171
		11	Andrew Gallagher, Grimesland, NC		90-90--180
		12	Blake Hess, Greenville, NC		95-86--181
		13	Caeden Lyons, Washington, NC		97-104--201
		14	Harrison Hilliard, McLeansville, NC		104-105--209
11-Under (9holes each day of modified Stableford scoring)
		Place		Name		Score
		1	Hampton Roberts, Cary, NC			35-35--70
		2	Shuford Edwards, Greensboro, NC			35-33--68
		T3	Ben Childress, Salisbury, NC			31-30--61
		T3	Will Guidry, Winterville, NC			28-33--61
		5	Quinlan Polin, Cary, NC			29-30--59
		6	Henry Pate, Elizabethtown, NC			29-28--57
		7	Matthew Richardson, Ayden, NC			24-32--56
		T8	Bizzell Pate, Elizabethtown, NC			23-29--52
		T8	Evan Duncan, Bessemer, NC			22-30--52
		10	McGwire Owen, Mt. Ulla, NC			21-28--49
		11	Myles Patterson, Durham, NC			22-24--46
		12	Alexander Jakobuss, Apex, NC			20-19--39

 
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The Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA), a division of the Carolinas Golf Association, a 501 (c) 3 organization, provides playing opportunities for its members, conducts educational seminars and events, acts as a junior golf informational clearinghouse, provides free USGA handicaps to junior golfers in North Carolina, recruits sponsor clubs that grant junior access to golf facilities in North Carolina, publishes monthly North Carolina junior rankings, and awards Junior Player of the Year and All-State awards to the top juniors in North Carolina.  Membership is open to any boy or girl who are legal residents of N.C; are 18 years of age and under; and who have not started college.