Cannon School wins 3rd North State High School Challenge; Martin Repeats as Medalist
3rd North State High School Challenge
The Club at Irish Creek Kannapolis, NC
March 20, 2015
Final Results
The Club at Irish Creek Kannapolis, NC
March 20, 2015
Final Results
Cannon School from Concord, NC came from behind to capture the 3rd North State High School Challenge hosted by the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, NC. Cannon started the day two shots behind Pinecrest High School from Pinehurst, NC, “we talked about both Hough and Pinecrest before the round, they know we are going to have to shoot under par to win today,” said coach Pat Whisnant about his team. William Gordon, a future Vanderbilt University golfer, helped propel his team as he started hot firing a 31 on his outward nine. Gordon added two more birdies on his back nine to finish at five under for the day and four under for the tournament. All five Cannon players played well to help the team to victory proving to be a true team effort. Michael Sanders, Noah Edmondson, Tim Bunten and Davis Kiger contributed at least one score for team over the two rounds.
Pinecrest gave a valiant effort led by the 3rd North State High School Challenge medalist, Joshua Martin, as well as second place finisher, Eric Bae, but fell short by a single shot. Walker Cress of Concord High School finished tied for third with Gordon after shooting a second round 67. Mason Elmore of Ardrey Kell High School rounded out the top five individuals finishing at three under the par for the tournament.
The North State High School Challenge is conducted by the Tarheel Youth Golf Association and the North Carolina Junior Golf foundation. The event is a team and individual event consisting of 36 holes of stroke play. The TYGA and NCJG would like to thank head golf professional, Alan Cress, superintendent Artie Helton, and their crews, as well as all the members from the Club at Irish Creek for their generousity.
Team Results (best 4 of 5 scores each day)
| Place | School | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total |
| 1 | Cannon School, Concord | 286 | 287 | 573 |
| 2 | Pinecrest HS, Pinehurst | 284 | 290 | 574 |
| 3 | Myers Park HS, Charlotte | 296 | 284 | 580 |
| 4 | Christ School, Arden | 301 | 288 | 589 |
| 5 | Hough HS, Cornelius | 295 | 303 | 598 |
| 6 | Forestview HS, Gastonia | 301 | 305 | 606 |
| 7 | Charlotte Catholic HS, Charlotte | 303 | 309 | 612 |
| T8 | RJ Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem | 310 | 306 | 616 |
| T8 | Providence HS, Charlotte | 305 | 311 | 616 |
| 10 | Lee County HS, Sanford | 320 | 303 | 623 |
| 11 | Wilmington Christian, Wilmington | 314 | 314 | 628 |
| 12 | South Rowan HS, China Grove | 312 | 319 | 631 |
| 13 | Ardrey Kell HS, Charlotte | 311 | 326 | 637 |
| 14 | Marvin Ridge HS, Waxhaw | 322 | 317 | 639 |
| 15 | East Rowan HS, Salisbury | 326 | 324 | 650 |
| 16 | Concord HS, Concord | 334 | 325 | 659 |
| 17 | Burlington School, Burlington | 341 | 328 | 669 |
| 18 | Lincoln Charter, Denver | 338 | 340 | 678 |
Individual Results - 6,599 yards, par 71, (71.8/131)
| Place | Name | Score |
| 1 | Joshua Martin (2015), Pinehurst, NC | 66-69--135 |
| 2 | Eric Bae (2016), Pinehurst, NC | 66-71--137 |
| T3 | Walker Cress (2016), Concord, NC | 71-67--138 |
| T3 | William Gordon (2015), Davidson, NC | 72-66--138 |
| 5 | Mason Elmore (2017), Charlotte, NC | 69-70--139 |
| T6 | Davis Richards (2015), China Grove, NC | 73-68--141 |
| T6 | Henry Shimp (2016), Charlotte, NC | 74-67--141 |
| T6 | Michael Sanders (2018), Davidson, NC | 72-69--141 |
| 9 | Nolan Mills (2015), Charlotte, NC | 73-71--144 |
| T10 | Hoke Carlton (2015), Charlotte, NC | 72-73--145 |
| T10 | Jonathan Rector (2015), Hendersonville, NC | 77-68--145 |
| T10 | Matthew Sharpstene (2017), Asheville, NC | 73-72--145 |
| T13 | Joey Funderburg (2016), Wilmington, NC | 75-71--146 |
| T13 | Michael Freeman (2016), Asheville, NC | 73-73--146 |
| T15 | Chris Akers (2016), Asheville, NC | 76-71--147 |
| T15 | Noah Edmondson (2015), Davidson, NC | 71-76--147 |
| T17 | Avery Price (2017), Gastonia , NC | 71-77--148 |
| T17 | Nicholas Lyerly (2017), Salisbury, NC | 72-76--148 |
| T19 | Drew Jurs (2016), Gastonia, NC | 75-74--149 |
| T19 | Jack Speer (2015), Winston-Salem, NC | 73-76--149 |
| T19 | Peter Hinnant (2017), Winston-Salem, NC | 75-74--149 |
| T19 | Quinn Tardif (2016), Charlotte, NC | 75-74--149 |
| T19 | Stephen Carroll (2017), Concord, NC | 75-74--149 |
| T24 | Tim Bunten (2017), Concord, NC | 71-79--150 |
| T24 | Walker Simas (2016), Charlotte, NC | 77-73--150 |
| T26 | Ben Woodruff (2018), Huntersville, NC | 73-78--151 |
| T26 | Blake Fiest (2015), Huntersville, NC | 75-76--151 |
| T26 | Blake Wagoner (2016), Cornelius, NC | 74-77--151 |
| T26 | Dalton Mauldin (2017), Sanford, NC | 79-72--151 |
| T26 | Dustin Blank (2017), Elon, NC | 77-74--151 |
| T26 | James Sugg (2016), Pinehurst, NC | 75-76--151 |
| T26 | John Freeman (2016), Asheville, NC | 75-76--151 |
| T26 | Madison Duffie (2017), Gastonia, NC | 77-74--151 |
| T26 | William Hughes (2017), Charlotte, NC | 73-78--151 |
| T35 | Christian Park (2016), Charlotte, NC | 72-80--152 |
| T35 | Dylan Fisher (2016), Charlotte, NC | 77-75--152 |
| 37 | Will Simmons (2016), Charlotte, NC | 79-74--153 |
| T38 | August Beechler (2018), Pinehurst, NC | 80-74--154 |
| T38 | Joshua Robar (2015), Charlotte, NC | 74-80--154 |
| T38 | Krystian Romero (2016), Pinehurst , NC | 77-77--154 |
| T38 | Ryan Fitzgerald (2016), Waxhaw, NC | 75-79--154 |
| T42 | Davis Kiger (2015), Harrisburg, NC | 79-76--155 |
| T42 | George Schmitt (2015), Elon, NC | 78-77--155 |
| T42 | Parker Chavis (2017), Landis, NC | 76-79--155 |
| T45 | Ronnie Uszenski (2016), Cornelius, NC | 77-79--156 |
| T45 | Thomas Garbee (2016), Asheville, NC | 77-79--156 |
| T45 | Zack Swanson (2017), Waxhaw, NC | 79-77--156 |
| T48 | Chris Brown (2016), Sanford, NC | 78-79--157 |
| T48 | Walter Brinker (2016), Sanford, NC | 80-77--157 |
| T50 | Blake Taylor (2016), Atkinson, NC | 80-78--158 |
| T50 | Kellan Bodenheimer (2016), Winston Salem, NC | 81-77--158 |
| T50 | Samuel Bradley (2015), Sanford, NC | 83-75--158 |
| T50 | Will Straub (2016), Huntersville, NC | 80-78--158 |
| T54 | Austin Sandford (2016), Gastonia, NC | 78-81--159 |
| T54 | Grant Brongo (2018), Wilmington, NC | 78-81--159 |
| T56 | Hudson Helms (2015), Winston-Salem, NC | 81-79--160 |
| T56 | Tyler Brown (2015), Waxhaw, NC | 80-80--160 |
| T56 | William Booker (2016), Gastonia, NC | 80-80--160 |
| T59 | Tyler Koch (2015), Charlotte, NC | 85-76--161 |
| T59 | Tyler Kozlowski (2017), Waxhaw, NC | 82-79--161 |
| 61 | Logan Shuping (2016), Salisbury, NC | 80-82--162 |
| T62 | Dalton Little (2015), Kannapolis, NC | 79-84--163 |
| T62 | Jordan Fields (2015), Winston-Salem, NC | 82-81--163 |
| 64 | William Crook (2018), Sherrills Ford, NC | 82-82--164 |
| T65 | Bryson Sprinkle (2018), Salisbury, NC | 84-81--165 |
| T65 | Jake Booth (2018), Rocky Point, NC | 81-84--165 |
| T65 | Johnathan Anderson (2015), Charlotte, NC | 76-89--165 |
| T65 | Justin Morgan (2017), Denver, NC | 79-86--165 |
| T69 | Issac Hammonds (2017), Concord, NC | 83-83--166 |
| T69 | Mark Capecci (2015), Charlotte, NC | 84-82--166 |
| T71 | Harrison Hall (2017), Denver, NC | 87-80--167 |
| T71 | Jake Patterson (2015), Charlotte, NC | 82-85--167 |
| T71 | Will Frye (2018), Marvin, NC | 81-86--167 |
| T71 | Zach Travis (2016), Marvin, NC | 86-81--167 |
| 75 | Clay Nelson (2018), Charlotte, NC | 82-86--168 |
| 76 | Nicolas Principi (2016), Huntersville, NC | 84-85--169 |
| 77 | Andrew Hubbard (2017), China Grove, NC | 84-88--172 |
| T78 | Harrison Ellis (2016), Charlotte, NC | 87-88--175 |
| T78 | Jacob Durham (2015), Salisbury, NC | 90-85--175 |
| T80 | Ben Rollins (2016), Salisbury, NC | 93-85--178 |
| T80 | Fletcher Riddle (2016), Burlington , NC | 92-86--178 |
| 82 | Ian Cherry (2016), Gastonia, NC | 97-82--179 |
| 83 | Dylan Land (2017), Stanely, NC | 90-92--182 |
| 84 | Sarah Funderburg (2018), Wilmington, NC | 91-92--183 |
| 85 | Nathan Holt (2016), Burlington, NC | 94-91--185 |
| 86 | Landon Johnson (2017), China Grove , NC | 95-94--189 |
| 87 | Jason Oldham (2016), Sanford, NC | 99-96--195 |
| 88 | Zayne Wilson (2017), Concord, NC | 105-109--214 |
| 89 | Bain Wright (2016), Concord, NC | 118-101--219 |
About the Tarheel Youth Golf Association:
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.