Stephenson Halfway to Title Defense

June 4, 2016

Stephenson halfway to title defense after Bojangles Junior Open 1^st Round
Patrick Stephenson fired a five-under-par 67 to take the first round lead.

Snow Hill, N.C. (June 4-5, 2016) –First round results from Bojangles Junior Open hosted by Cutter Creek GC in Snow Hill, N.C on Saturday, June 4, 2016 (6 ,965yards, par 36-36--72, Course/Slope Rating: 73.9/141).

The weather was in question throughout the first round of play at the 2nd Bojangles Junior Open. Patrick Stephenson left nobody questing his ability to defend after firing a five-under-par 67 to take a 3 shot lead into the final round. “I have always played this golf course pretty well,” Stephenson Said. The East Carolina University commit got off to a quick start with birdies on Nos. 2 and 4. “I managed to make a 40 footer on No. 2. That was nice, kind of unexpected. Then on No. 4 we all hit it tight to about six feet and I got a good read,” The Four Oaks N.C. product explained. Another birdie on No. 7 allowed Stephenson to make the turn three-under-par. The high school senior got it to four-under with a birdie on the par-five 11^th before his only blemish on the card, a bogy at No. 13. The defending champion created additional separation with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 16 and 17. Stephenson has registered three straight under-par rounds at the Bojangles Junior Open and has held the lead after every round.

Grayson Wotnosky of Wake Forest, N.C. used a quick birdie on his first hole to propel himself to a two-under-par 70. The rising high school freshman started on the backside and recorded another birdie on the par-three 15^th. The fifteen year-old suffered a bogey on No. 1 but bounced back with a birdie on No. 2. Wotnosky used seven straight pars to finish in second place.

Jake Rutter of Winston-Salem, N.C. also got off to a fast start. The high school junior birdied No. 1 to set the tone for a three-under-par 33 on the front nine. Rutter was able to ride the ship after a difficult back nine with a birdie on his finishing hole leaving him in third place.

Boys 17-18 (6965 yards, par 72, 73.9/141)
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks, NC	33-34--67
	2	Jake Rutter, Winston-Salem, NC	33-38--71
	T3	Alex Scott, Raleigh, NC	36-36--72
		Jacob Lowe, Angier, NC	38-34--72
		Rhodes Karriker, Matthews, NC	37-35--72
	6	Chandler Metz, Wilkesboro, NC	36-37--73
	7	Jimbo Stanley, Raleigh, NC	35-39--74
	T8	Austin Bonfiglio, Holly Springs, NC	37-38--75
		Matthew Guo, Clemmons, NC	40-35--75
		Patrick Schweitz, Clayton, NC	38-37--75
	T11	Brody Davis, Harrisburg, NC	39-37--76
		Nicholas Holanek, Cary, NC	37-39--76
		Seve Anfindsen, Apex, NC	36-40--76
		Wes Simmons, Kinston, NC	35-41--76
	T15	Avery Papalia, Kernersville, NC	35-42--77
		Brian Chen, Cary, NC	35-42--77
	T17	Cole Pridgen, Warsaw, NC	37-41--78
		Wesley Sink, Advance, NC	39-39--78
	T19	Ethan Faulconer, Smithfield, NC	38-41--79
		Thomas Hill, Wilmington , NC	39-40--79
		Trey Capps, Garner, NC	39-40--79
		Zach Caudill, Wilkesboro, NC	42-37--79
	T23	Colin Smith, Greenville, NC	40-40--80
		Shawn Sexton, Stoneville, NC	42-38--80
	T25	Justin Kristof, Morrisville, NC	38-43--81
		Tyler Spencer, Greenville, NC	41-40--81
	27	Brock Olson, Wake Forest, NC	42-40--82
	T28	Candler Matthews, Wilson, NC	42-41--83
		Joseph Gesell, Greensboro, NC	40-43--83
	30	Zachary Cartner, Mocksville, NC	38-46--84
	31	Parker Eason, Greenville, NC	45-40--85
	T32	Dale Horn, Stoneville, NC	42-44--86
		Theodore Bartholomew, Cary, NC	42-44--86
	34	Alec Foster, Farmville , NC	41-46--87
	35	Matthew Gorham, Winterville, NC	44-51--95
	36	Colin Frost, Wake Forest, NC	46-51--97

Boys 15-16 (6965 yards, par 72, 73.9/141)
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Grayson Wotnosky, Wake Forest, NC	36-34--70
	2	Jackson Tyler, Wilmington, NC	35-38--73
	T3	Dalton Mauldin, Sanford, NC	37-37--74
		Jack Phenecie, Davidson, NC	37-37--74
		Michael Childress, Salisbury, NC	38-36--74
	T6	Britt Stroud, Raleigh, NC	38-37--75
		Dawson Daniels, Greensboro, NC	36-39--75
	T8	Brandon Einstein, Clemmons, NC	37-39--76
		Chandler Perry, Clinton, NC	38-38--76
		Jeffrey Parker, Oak Ridge, NC	37-39--76
		Kenan Poole II, Raleigh, NC	37-39--76
		Matthew Hayes, Clayton, NC	35-41--76
	T13	Colby Mitchell, Raleigh, NC	40-37--77
		Cole Long, Dunn, NC	38-39--77
		Davis Gilmore, Winston Salem, NC	37-40--77
		Griffin Burke, Cary, NC	37-40--77
		Joey Pritchard, Whispering Pines, NC	40-37--77
	T18	Brady Hooks, Clayton, NC	38-40--78
		Charlie Tate, Greensboro, NC	41-37--78
		Nicholas Loy, Greenville, NC	40-38--78
		Noah Kallam, Clayton, NC	39-39--78
	T22	Chris Kim, Cary, NC	38-41--79
		Joseph Cook, Rocky Mount, NC	39-40--79
		Wesley Bryant, Nakina, NC	38-41--79
	25	Brantley Moore, Wilmington, NC	41-39--80
	T26	Jack Marcotte, Apex, NC	39-42--81
		Pierce Robinson, Kings Mountain, NC	40-41--81
		Sam Uberseder, Leiwsville, NC	42-39--81
		Thomas Setzer, Winston-Salem, NC	42-39--81
	T30	Alex Casatelli, Clayton, NC	45-37--82
		Jack Towarnicky, New Bern, NC	41-41--82
		Nic Brown, Winterville, NC	44-38--82
	33	Joey Pettis, Raleigh, NC	38-45--83
	T34	Austin Duncan, Bessemer City, NC	38-46--84
		Fitz Miller, Cary, NC	42-42--84
	T36	Addison Manring, Stoneville, NC	41-44--85
		Carter Cheek, Cary, NC	43-42--85
	T38	David Valcheff, Apex, NC	42-44--86
		Eric Cabingas, New Bern , NC	43-43--86
		Josh Bloom, Holly Springs, NC	40-46--86
	41	Caleb Kimbrough, New Bern, NC	43-46--89
	42	Sean O'Brien, Holly Springs, NC	43-47--90
	T43	James Wiley, Raleigh, NC	44-47--91
		Justin Recser, Clayton , NC	47-44--91
	45	Richard Dull, Winston Salem, NC	47-47--94
	46	Carter Dickinson, Raleigh, NC	51-45--96
	47	Patrick Carlin, Raleigh, NC	WD-WD--WD

Boys 13-14 (6965 yards, par 72, 73.9/141)
	Place	Name	Score
	1	Whit Edwards, Greensboro, NC	35-38--73
	2	Zach Brown, Bermuda Run, NC	38-37--75
	3	Ethan Hall, Morehead City, NC	38-40--78
	T4	Blake Brantley, Winston Salem, NC	42-38--80
		Colton Danks, Roseboro, NC	39-41--80
	T6	David Langley, Winterville, NC	41-40--81
		Will Hawley, Raleigh, NC	43-38--81
	T8	Houston Brabble, New Bern , NC	42-42--84
		Luke Edwards, Chapel Hill, NC	43-41--84
	10	Eric Xing, Cary, NC	43-48--91
	11	David Wiley, Raleigh, NC	48-46--94
	12	Zack Currin, Wake Forest, NC	47-53--100
	13	John Ward, Charlotte, NC	57-50--107

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