Stephenson Halfway to Title Defense

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