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   Funderburg and Wooten Finish the Deal at Coastal Plains Junior Amateur

GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 1, 2016) --  Final Round results from the Tarheel Youth Golf Association Coastal Plains Junior Amateur at Bradford Creek in Greenville, N.C. on July 1, 2016.

 

With threatening skies throughout the day, Joey Funderburg of Wilmington N.C. made sure to provide himself a safe cushion after beginning the day with just a one-shot lead. The recent high school graduate picked up where he left off after his scorching first round front turning at two-under par during the final round. Funderburg relied on experience he gained playing in the final group at the CGA's Creed Junior Boys' coming down the home stretch. "I like playing in the last group because I have my competition with me, it is definitely fun," Funderburg said. His competition was kept at bay when Funderburg avoided bogeys and made a birdie on the 16th to build a four-stroke lead. "Knowing I can do it will be a big motivational boost from here," Funderburg said after a tap in par sealed the victory and gave him a total of ten-under-par 134 . Nicholas Page  of Dunn N.C. was unable to keep with with Funderburg's pace but turned in an even-par 72 to finish second overall at six-under-par 138, which tournament founder Mike Cato said would win almost any other year.

 

Amy Wooten of Clinton N.C. came into the final round with a three-stroke lead and showed right away that nerves were not going to be a factor. The rising junior opened her round with five pars before suffering a bogey on No. 6. Wooten quickly recovered with a birdie on No. 8 to finish even-par on the front side. Defending champion Sarah Funderburg of Wilmington N.C. was unable to muster a comeback down the stretch. Wooten managed to beat the rain, and the rest of her competition, to claim the victory after a 75 gave her a tournament total 146. Fundergurg secured a second place finish at 150. Hailey Freedman of Chapel Hill, N.C. came in third.

 

The TYGA Coastal Plains Junior Amateur was the brainchild of Mike Cato, who brought the event to Bradford Creek 17 years ago. Boys and girls in North Carolina from 8-18 are given the opportunity to compete in the event. "Scores this year show how good these kids are getting." Cato said. Players and parents complemented Cato throughout the week on the course condition, which Cato said, "means everything to me. We come to work everyday to try to put the best product out there. This is a good community event."

 

Boy's 15 - 16 Age Division

 

Nicholas Loy of Greenville, N.C. fell into a playoff with Chris Kim of Cary, N.C. after missing a tap-in par putt on No. 18. Loy  showed his resilience by eagling the first playoff hole, the par-5 10th, to defeat Kim, who shot two-under-par 70 to get into the playoff at 142. Patrick Carlin of Raleigh, N.C. came in third at 145. 

 

Boy's 13 - 14 Age Division

 

Will Hawley of Raleigh, N. C. hung on to his lead to win the division by one at 145 over Carter Boulia of Cary, N.C. Finishing third was Ethan Hall of Morehead City, N.C.

 

Boy's 11 - 12 Age Division

 

Tyler Jones of Jacksonville, N.C. ran away with his age division winning with a total of 148. Hayes Mahoney of Greenville, N.C. finished second with 158. Matthew Richardson of Ayden N.C. was third at 166.

 

Girl's 11 - 14 Age Division

 

Grayson Warren of Washington, N. C. cruised to a victory in her division with a 154. Trinity Ahing of New Bern, N.C. beat out Julie Fiedler also of New Bern by one-stroke for second place at 167.

 

10 & Under

 

Will Guidry of Winterville, N.C. won his age division by scoring 69 points. Henry Lawrence of Topsail Beach, N.C. finished second with 54 points. Carys Carson of Greenville, N.C. came in third with 32 points. This division is scored using the modified stableford scoring system.

 

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Results
 

Girls 15-18 (5683 yards, Par 72, 71.4/120)
Place		Name		Score
1	Amy Wooten (2018),  Clinton, NC			71-75--146
2	Sarah Funderburg (2018),  Wilmington, NC			74-76--150
3	Hailey Freedman (2018),  Chapel Hill, NC			82-78--160
4	Katy Flax (2016),  Wilmington, NC			86-77--163
5	Meghan McPeak (2017),  Chapel Hill, NC			87-77--164
6	Caroline Bryant (2018),  New Bern, NC			85-85--170
7	Grace Olmstead (2018),  Four Oaks, NC			93-94--187
8	Kellie Boykin (2017),  Wilson, NC			100-94--194
Girls 11-14 (5124 yards, par 72, 68.3/114)
Place		Name		Score
1	Grayson Warren (2021),  Washington, NC			74-80--154
2	Trinity Ahing (2019),  New Bern, NC			85-82--167
3	Julie Fiedler (2021),  New Bern, NC			93-75--168
4	Elizabeth Ritchie (2019),  Havelock, NC			97-98--195
Boys 17-18 (6673 yards, par 72, 71.1/123)
Place		Name		Score
1	Joey Funderburg (2016),  Wilmington, NC			65-69--134
2	Nicholas Page (2016),  Dunn, NC			66-72--138
3	Bryson Boyette (2017),  Wilson, NC			71-69--140
4	Nic Brown (2017),  Winterville, NC			73-72--145
5	Tyler Spencer (2017),  Greenville, NC			75-73--148
6	Jackson Stanley (2017),  Greenville, NC			71-79--150
T7	Shawn Sexton (2017),  Stoneville, NC			73-78--151
T7	Thomas Hill (2017),  Wilmington , NC			74-77--151
T7	Tommy Alicardi (2017),  Henderson, NC			79-72--151
T7	Trey Capps (2017),  Garner, NC			77-74--151
11	Nicholas Holanek (2017),  Cary, NC			77-77--154
T12	Adam Parrish (2017),  Mount Ulla , NC			70-85--155
T12	Avery Papalia (2017),  Kernersville, NC			73-82--155
T12	Justin Kristof (2018),  Morrisville, NC			76-79--155
15	Parker Eason (2017),  Greenville, NC			79-77--156
16	Dylan Hoffman (2017),  Asheboro, NC			80-77--157
T17	Joshua Spears (2016),  Emerald Isle, NC			85-73--158
T17	Stanton McKay (2017),  Concord, NC			76-82--158
19	Dustin Wood (2016),  Cove City, NC			80-79--159
20	Alec Foster (2017),  Farmville , NC			86-79--165
21	Colin Smith (2016),  Greenville, NC			84-92--176
22	Travis Fletcher (2016),  Belhaven, NC			104-84--188
Boys 15-16 (6673, par 72, 71.1/123)
Place		Name		Score
T1	Chris Kim (2019),  Cary, NC			72-70--142
T1	Nicholas Loy (2017),  Greenville, NC			69-73--142
3	Patrick Carlin (2018),  Raleigh, NC			69-76--145
T4	Alex Casatelli (2018),  Clayton, NC			77-70--147
T4	Chandler Perry (2018),  Clinton, NC			74-73--147
T6	Addison Manring (2017),  Stoneville, NC			75-73--148
T6	Matthew Hayes (2018),  Clayton, NC			74-74--148
T8	Alex Huml (2019),  Cary, NC			76-73--149
T8	Pierce Robinson (2019),  Kings Mountain, NC			76-73--149
T10	Matthew Chandler (2018),  Washington, NC			72-79--151
T10	Wesley Bryant (2017),  Nakina, NC			72-79--151
T12	Brady Hooks (2019),  Clayton, NC			77-75--152
T12	James Wiley (2018),  Raleigh, NC			74-78--152
T14	Brantley Moore (2017),  Wilmington, NC			77-76--153
T14	Britt Stroud (2019),  Raleigh, NC			73-80--153
T14	Bryce Jones (2018),  Goldsboro, NC			73-80--153
T17	Jeffrey Parker (2019),  Oak Ridge, NC			78-78--156
T17	Patrick Warnock (2018),  Cary, NC			80-76--156
19	Noah Kallam (2018),  Clayton, NC			78-79--157
20	Justin Miller (2018),  Wendell, NC			79-79--158
T21	Davis Fisher (2019),  Greenville, NC			81-78--159
T21	Justin Poole (2017),  Wendell, NC			80-79--159
T21	Kayden Roberts (2019),  Cary, NC			84-75--159
24	Daniel Nunn (2018),  Wake Forest, NC			81-79--160
T25	Jack Towarnicky (2019),  New Bern, NC			83-78--161
T25	Joseph Bishop (2018),  Greenville, NC			83-78--161
27	Carter Rains (2018),  Greenville , NC			78-85--163
28	Will Pruthi (2019),  Durham, NC			84-81--165
29	Nolan Parrish (2018),  Salisbury, NC			87-83--170
30	Smith Brewer (2019),  Raleigh, NC			91-82--173
T31	Kristopher Jackson (2019),  Greenville, NC			91-83--174
T31	Ryan Moss (2017),  Rolesville, NC			87-87--174
33	Noah Green (2018),  Apex, NC			95-80--175
34	Zachary Heath (2018),  Winterville, NC			92-85--177
35	Seiya Furukawa (2018),  Raleigh, NC			93-85--178
36	Alexander Conway (2019),  Raleigh, NC			89-90--179
37	Owen Jenkins (2018),  Morehead City, NC			95-87--182
38	Jake Burgess (),  Wake Forest, NC			84-100--184
39	Jake Anthony (2019),  Greenville, NC			89-96--185
40	Matthew Griffin (2019),  Winterville, NC			99-95--194
Boys 13-14 (6189 yards, par 72, 68.9/119)
Place		Name		Score
1	Will Hawley (2019),  Raleigh, NC			71-74--145
2	Carter Boulia (2019),  Cary, NC			73-73--146
3	Ethan Hall (2019),  Morehead City, NC			75-77--152
T4	David Langley (2020),  Winterville, NC			78-76--154
T4	Eston Lee (2020),  Four Oaks, NC			76-78--154
T4	Jackson Crocker (2020),  Kinston, NC			76-78--154
7	Colton Danks (2020),  Roseboro, NC			79-76--155
8	Blake Hess (2021),  Greenville, NC			82-81--163
9	Will Mitchell (2020),  Raleigh, NC			79-87--166
10	Andrew Gallagher (2021),  Grimesland, NC			89-81--170
11	Caleb Smyre (2021),  Gastonia, NC			84-88--172
12	Simon Owens (2021),  Tarboro, NC			87-87--174
13	William Lawrence (2021),  Topsail Beach, NC			88-88--176
14	John Ward (2020),  Charlotte, NC			94-84--178
15	Colby Tant (2021),  Chocowinity, NC			93-88--181
16	Caeden Lyons (2021),  Washington, NC			91-91--182
17	David Wiley (2020),  Raleigh, NC			91-92--183
Boys 11-12 (5685 yards, par 72, 66.4/111)
Place		Name		Score
1	Tyler Jones (2023),  Jacksonville, NC			71-77--148
2	Hayes Mahoney (2022),  Greenville, NC			81-78--159
3	Matthew Richardson (2022),  Ayden, NC			83-83--166
4	Henry Pate (2022),  Elizabethtown, NC			88-80--168
5	William Twilla (2022),  Eden, NC			89-91--180
6	Samuel Warren (2023),  Washington, NC			148-127--275
10 & Under (Modified Stableford Scoring)
Place		Name		Score
1	Carys Carson (2026),  Greenville, NC			33-36--69
2	Henry Lawrence (2024),  Topsail Beach, nc			28-26--54
3	Will Guidry (2024),  Winterville, NC			16-16--32