The Race is On at the Tournament of Champions

August 16, 2016

The Race is On at the Tournament of Champions

Winston-Salem, N.C. (AUGUST 16, 2016) – First round results from the Tarheel Youth Golf Association’s Tournament of Champions at Maple Chase Golf and Country Club in Winston-Salem, N.C. on August 16, 2016.

On a very hot summer day, Nicholas Page of Dunn, N.C. and Chris Kim of Cary, N.C. were both able to finish with a score of three-under-par, 69. Page stated that, “I hit the driver really well and I hit my wedges pretty good and I made a few putts.” He went on to say that “hitting fairways” was the key to his success to todays round, “especially during the back nine to hit greens and the greens could be kind of tricky. You had to get the right speed.” Coming into today, Page said he “just wanted to break 75 because I have been struggling lately and didn’t play well during my last tournament.” Going into tomorrow tied for the lead, he trying to do “the same thing. Hit fairways, hit some greens and try to make some putts.”

Samantha DeBusk of Lexington, N.C. was able to take the lead going into the final round with a score of 76. When asked about her round, Debusk stated, “I started out with a birdie so I knew it was going to be a good day.” After getting off to a good start, playing the first four holes of her round at one-under, she hit a rough stretch, but able to get it back together and shot 37 on her second nine. She stated that her putting was “a lot better than it has been the rest of the summer,“ which allowed her to keep her round alive. “I was getting kind of nervous because I never shot under 80 before so I was just trying to make sure I didn’t think about my score.” Going into tomorrow DeBusk’s plan of attack is to “don’t worry about score, don’t worry about what other people are doing, it is just you and the course, and just have fun.”

Boy’s 16-18 Age Division

Nicholas Page of Dunn, N.C. was able to get hit fairways and make putts to shoot three-under-par, 69.

Boy’s 14-15 Age Division

Chris Kim of Cary, N.C. took a four shot lead to with a strong round of 69, three-under-par.

Boy’s 12-13 Age Division

Jake Herring of Wilson, N.C. put together a solid round of one-over-par, 73, to take a four shot lead going into the final round.

Boy’s 11 & Under

Hampton Roberts of Cary, N.C. shot an impressive round of 35, one-under-par, to give him a modified stableford score of 37 to take a two-point lead going into tomorrows round.

Girl’s 16-18 Age Division

Samantha DeBusk of Lexington, N.C. shot a personal best, 76, to take a two-stroke lead after the first round.

Girl’s 14-15 Age Division

Kayla Parsons of Raleigh, N.C. was able to edge out a one-stroke lead over her fellow competitors.

Girl’s 12-13 Age Division

Julie Fiedler of New Bern, N.C. was able to take a commanding lead over her competitors going into the final round.

Results

Girls 16-18 (5416 yards, par 72, 71.0/129)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Samantha DeBusk (2017), Lexington, NC	37-39--76
	2	Hailey Joy (2018), Reidsville , NC	38-39--77
	3	Natalie Petersen (2017), Holly Springs, NC	38-40--78
	4	Janie Gooch (2017), Raleigh , NC	39-40--79
	5	Sydney Wheeless (2017), Benson, NC	41-45--86
	6	Meghan McPeak (2017), Chapel Hill, NC	40-48--88
	7	Ashley Milliken (2017), Monroe, NC	45-44--89

Girls 14-15 (5416 yards, par 72, 71.0/129)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Kayla Parsons (2019), Raleigh, NC	39-41--80
	T2	Mallory Fobes (2019), East Bend, NC	36-45--81
		Siana Wong (2020), Summerfield, NC	40-41--81

Girls 12-13 (4959 yards, par 72, 70.2/125)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Julie Fiedler (2021), New Bern, NC	40-45--85
	2	Catherine Vivongsy (2021), Wake Forest, NC	49-52--101
	3	Haven Alexis Hobbs (2022), Salisbury, NC	52-51--103

Boys 8-11 (4959 yards, par 72, 65.6/109)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Hampton Roberts (2023), Cary, NC	37
	T2	Quinlan Polin (2022), Cary, NC	35
		Tyler Jones (2023), Jacksonville, NC	35
	4	James Owings (2022), State Road, NC	34
	5	Will Guidry (2024), Winterville, NC	33
	6	Beck Owen (2023), Winston-Salem , NC	30
	7	Michael Williams (2024), Rose Hill, NC	26

Boys 16-18 (6701 yards, par 72, 72.2/134)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Nicholas Page (2016), Dunn, NC	33-36--69
	T2	Attie Giles (2018), Pinehurst, NC	34-37--71
		Tanner Bibey (2017), Walnut Cove, NC	35-36--71
	4	Avery Papalia (2017), Kernersville, NC	34-39--73
	T5	Carter Cheek (2018), Cary, NC	33-41--74
		Evan Johnson (2016), Garland, NC	36-38--74
		Jack Phenecie (2018), Davidson, NC	33-41--74
		Nicholas Loy (2017), Greenville, NC	34-40--74
	9	Dylon Wooten (2017), Sparta, NC	37-38--75
	T10	Joseph Cook (2017), Rocky Mount, NC	39-37--76
		Matthew Allred (2017), Whitsett, NC	37-39--76
		Matthew Hayes (2018), Clayton, NC	37-39--76
	T13	Addison Manring (2017), Stoneville, NC	37-40--77
		Austin Duncan (2017), Bessemer City, NC	37-40--77
		Trent McLauchlin (2018), Hickory, NC	37-40--77
		Zach Gilbert (2019), Davidson, NC	35-42--77
	17	Stanton McKay (2017), Concord, NC	39-39--78
	18	Justin Kristof (2018), Morrisville, NC	38-41--79
	19	Jake Linker (2018), Clayton, NC	39-41--80
	T20	Christopher Fillingame (2018), Pilot Mountain, NC	37-44--81
		Dylan Hoffman (2017), Asheboro, NC	40-41--81
		Garrison Millsaps (2018), Hiddenite, NC	41-40--81
		Matthew Fary (2018), Thomasville, NC	39-42--81
		Thomas Hill (2017), Wilmington , NC	38-43--81
	T25	A J Boyd (2017), Walnut Cove, NC	40-42--82
		Trey Pope (2018), Clinton, NC	39-43--82
	27	Trevor Mitchell (2017), Oak Ridge, NC	40-44--84
	T28	Alec Hepting (2018), Raleigh, NC	44-42--86
		Chad Allison (2018), Cary, NC	40-46--86

Boys 14-15 (6701 yards, par 72, 72.2/134)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Chris Kim (2019), Cary, NC	35-34--69
	T2	Brady Hooks (2019), Clayton, NC	38-35--73
		Riley Smith (2019), Concord, NC	37-36--73
	4	Brandon Jones (2019), Sanford, NC	40-35--75
	5	Tyler Dechellis (2020), Clayton, NC	39-37--76
	6	Carter Boulia (2019), Cary, NC	38-40--78
	7	Michael Blair (2020), Kernersville, NC	39-40--79
	T8	Britt Stroud (2019), Raleigh, NC	40-40--80
		Zach Green (2020), Asheboro, NC	40-40--80
	T10	Randall Hudson (2020), New Bern, NC	41-40--81
		Rob Salisbury (2019), Winston-Salem, NC	42-39--81
	T12	Andrew Wood (2019), Greensboro, NC	40-42--82
		Chase Clayton (2019), Locust, NC	40-42--82
		Eric Xing (2020), Cary, NC	38-44--82
		Frank Gilliam (2020), Raleigh, NC	41-41--82
		Landon Barnes (2020), Pilot Mountain, NC	39-43--82
	17	Sam Nester (2019), Mount Airy, NC	43-40--83
	18	Parker Collins (2019), Greensboro, NC	37-47--84
	19	Jason Moore (2019), Pilot Mountain, NC	41-44--85
	20	Harrison Wierse (2019), Wilmington, NC	45-42--87
	21	Ben Collins (2020), Holly Springs, NC	44-52--96

Boys 12-13 (6063 yards, par 72, 69.0/128)
	*Place*	*Name*	*Score*
	1	Jake Herring (2021), Wilson, NC	34-39--73
	2	Paxton Jones (2021), Greensboro, NC	38-39--77
	T3	Branden Boyce (2021), Spring Lake, NC	40-38--78
		Caleb Surratt (2022), Matthews, NC	37-41--78
	5	Chase Cheatham (2021), Lincolnton , NC	39-42--81
	T6	Andrew Gallagher (2021), Grimesland, NC	41-41--82
		Sean Finan (2021), Winston Salem, NC	40-42--82
	8	Tyler Strickland (2022), Holly Springs, NC	43-40--83
	9	Cayden Bryner (2022), Winston Salem, NC	41-43--84
	10	Wilson Thrift (2022), Charlotte, NC	41-44--85
	T11	Chase Harris (2022), Pilot Mountain , NC	46-42--88
		Nick Kleu (2022), Cary, NC	44-44--88
	T13	Alexander Gould (2022), Greensboro, NC	45-44--89
		Zachary Davis (2022), Clayton, NC	44-45--89
	15	Jack Burris (2021), Greensboro, NC	46-44--90
	16	Benjamin Hays (2022), Cary, NC	43-49--92

About the Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA)
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.

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