Leaders Hold On to Take the Title

August 17, 2016

Leaders Hold On to Take the Title

Winston-Salem, N.C. (AUGUST 17, 2016) – Second 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 17, 2016.

Nicholas Page of Dunn, N.C. and Chris Kim of Cary, N.C. began the second round of the TYGA Tournament of Champions tried at 69, three-under-par. After competing back and forth for 18-holes, they finished tied yet again both shooting 72, even par, with a two day total of 141. It ended up taking seven playoff holes for Kim to close out Page for the overall boy’s championship with a birdie. Coming into today tied for lead Kim “just wanted to focus” on his game “and not worried about other people and just have fun.” The biggest challenge he had to overcome to with both the overall championship and 14-15 age division was his putter. Kim stated, “ my putter was so out of control sometimes and sometimes it was good.” Now that he has won his division and overall championship he is “pretty happy” and is looking to defend his title next year.

Samantha DeBusk of Lexington, N.C. came out firing with newfound confidence today after setting a personal 18-hole best score of 76 during the first round. Coming into today’s round her plan of attack was 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.” This strategy worked well for DeBusk as she once again set a new person best by breaking par for the very first time shooting 71, one-under-par. “I did not know I was under par until I was walking into the clubhouse because I wasn’t paying attention to my score.” With these two great rounds, she was able to clinch the championship over her strong competitors with a two-day total of 145, three-over-par. “I was hitting my irons the right distances and right at the pin. That allowed me not to have to putt very much today and if I did miss it (the putt), it was a tap-in for par. I also hit my driver a lot, only missing once (fairway).”

Boy’s 16-18 Age Division

Nicholas Page of Dunn, N.C. was able to hold onto his lead and win his division by shooting even par, 72, during the second round.

Boy’s 14-15 Age Division

Chris Kim of Cary, N.C. ceiled his victory with a round of 72, even-par.

Boy’s 12-13 Age Division

Jake Herring of Wilson, N.C. put together another strong round of two-over-par, 73, to win the division.

Boy’s 11 & Under

Hampton Roberts of Cary, N.C. shot another impressive round 37-point in modified stableford format to take the title.

Girl’s 16-18 Age Division

Samantha DeBusk of Lexington, N.C. shot another personal best of 71, one-under-par, to edge out her strong competitors to win the championship.

Girl’s 14-15 Age Division

Kayla Parsons of Raleigh, N.C. was able to her lead and win her division.

Girl’s 12-13 Age Division

Julie Fiedler of New Bern, N.C. played another strong round to beat out her opponents to win the division.

Results

Girls 16-18 (5416 yards, par 72, 71.0/129)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Samantha DeBusk (2017), Lexington, NC	76-71--147
2	Natalie Petersen (2017), Holly Springs, NC	78-74--152
3	Hailey Joy (2018), Reidsville , NC	77-77--154
4	Janie Gooch (2017), Raleigh , NC	79-78--157
5	Meghan McPeak (2017), Chapel Hill, NC	88-80--168
6	Sydney Wheeless (2017), Benson, NC	86-84--170
7	Ashley Milliken (2017), Monroe, NC	89-WD--WD

Girls 14-15 (5416 yards, par 72, 71.0/129)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Kayla Parsons (2019), Raleigh, NC	80-74--154
2	Mallory Fobes (2019), East Bend, NC	81-75--156
3	Siana Wong (2020), Summerfield, NC	81-77--158

Girls 12-13 (4959 yards, par 72, 70.2/125)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Julie Fiedler (2021), New Bern, NC	85-84--169
2	Haven Alexis Hobbs (2022), Salisbury, NC	103-93--196
3	Catherine Vivongsy (2021), Wake Forest, NC	101-103--204

Boys 8-11 Modified Stableford Scoring (4959 yards, par 72, 65.6/109)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Hampton Roberts (2023), Cary, NC	37-37-74
T2	Quinlan Polin (2022), Cary, NC	35-33-68
T2	Tyler Jones (2023), Jacksonville, NC	35-33-68
T4	James Owings (2022), State Road, NC	34-30-64
T4	Will Guidry (2024), Winterville, NC	33-31-64
5	Michael Williams (2024), Rose Hill, NC	26-30-56
6	Beck Owen (2023), Winston-Salem , NC	30-25-55

Boys 16-18 (6701 yards, par 72, 72.2/134)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Nicholas Page (2016), Dunn, NC	69-72--141
2	Dylon Wooten (2017), Sparta, NC	75-69--144
3	Nicholas Loy (2017), Greenville, NC	74-71--145
4	Evan Johnson (2016), Garland, NC	74-73--147
5	Jack Phenecie (2018), Davidson, NC	74-74--148
T6	Addison Manring (2017), Stoneville, NC	77-72--149
T6	Tanner Bibey (2017), Walnut Cove, NC	71-78--149
T8	Attie Giles (2018), Pinehurst, NC	71-79--150
T8	Carter Cheek (2018), Cary, NC	74-76--150
T10	Austin Duncan (2017), Bessemer City, NC	77-76--153
T10	Avery Papalia (2017), Kernersville, NC	73-80--153
T10	Jake Linker (2018), Clayton, NC	80-73--153
T10	Matthew Hayes (2018), Clayton, NC	76-77--153
T14	A J Boyd (2017), Walnut Cove, NC	82-72--154
T14	Stanton McKay (2017), Concord, NC	78-76--154
T16	Joseph Cook (2017), Rocky Mount, NC	76-79--155
T16	Matthew Allred (2017), Whitsett, NC	76-79--155
T16	Zach Gilbert (2019), Davidson, NC	77-78--155
T19	Christopher Fillingame (2018), Pilot Mountain, NC	81-77--158
T19	Dylan Hoffman (2017), Asheboro, NC	81-77--158
T19	Thomas Hill (2017), Wilmington , NC	81-77--158
22	Trey Pope (2018), Clinton, NC	82-81--163
T23	Garrison Millsaps (2018), Hiddenite, NC	81-84--165
T23	Justin Kristof (2018), Morrisville, NC	79-86--165
25	Matthew Fary (2018), Thomasville, NC	81-85--166
26	Trent McLauchlin (2018), Hickory, NC	77-90--167
27	Alec Hepting (2018), Raleigh, NC	86-86--172
T28	Chad Allison (2018), Cary, NC	86-WD--WD
T28	Trevor Mitchell (2017), Oak Ridge, NC	84-WD--WD

Boys 14-15 (6701 yards, par 72, 72.2/134)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Chris Kim (2019), Cary, NC	69-72--141
2	Riley Smith (2019), Concord, NC	73-72--145
3	Carter Boulia (2019), Cary, NC	78-69--147
4	Brady Hooks (2019), Clayton, NC	73-76--149
5	Brandon Jones (2019), Sanford, NC	75-78--153
6	Michael Blair (2020), Kernersville, NC	79-75--154
T7	Randall Hudson (2020), New Bern, NC	81-75--156
T7	Rob Salisbury (2019), Winston-Salem, NC	81-75--156
9	Tyler Dechellis (2020), Clayton, NC	76-81--157
T10	Britt Stroud (2019), Raleigh, NC	80-78--158
T10	Sam Nester (2019), Mount Airy, NC	83-75--158
T12	Andrew Wood (2019), Greensboro, NC	82-77--159
T12	Frank Gilliam (2020), Raleigh, NC	82-77--159
14	Landon Barnes (2020), Pilot Mountain, NC	82-79--161
15	Chase Clayton (2019), Locust, NC	82-80--162
16	Eric Xing (2020), Cary, NC	82-83--165
17	Jason Moore (2019), Pilot Mountain, NC	85-82--167
18	Zach Green (2020), Asheboro, NC	80-89--169
19	Parker Collins (2019), Greensboro, NC	84-86--170
20	Ben Collins (2020), Holly Springs, NC	96-75--171
21	Harrison Wierse (2019), Wilmington, NC	87-88--175

Boys 12-13 (6063 yards, par 72, 69.0/128)
*Place*		*Score*
1	Jake Herring (2021), Wilson, NC	73-74--147
2	Paxton Jones (2021), Greensboro, NC	77-72--149
3	Caleb Surratt (2022), Matthews, NC	78-74--152
4	Branden Boyce (2021), Spring Lake, NC	78-75--153
5	Chase Cheatham (2021), Lincolnton , NC	81-79--160
6	Andrew Gallagher (2021), Grimesland, NC	82-79--161
7	Tyler Strickland (2022), Holly Springs, NC	83-83--166
T8	Cayden Bryner (2022), Winston Salem, NC	84-84--168
T8	Sean Finan (2021), Winston Salem, NC	82-86--168
10	Nick Kleu (2022), Cary, NC	88-81--169
11	Zachary Davis (2022), Clayton, NC	89-83--172
T12	Chase Harris (2022), Pilot Mountain , NC	88-86--174
T12	Wilson Thrift (2021), Charlotte, NC	85-89--174
14	Jack Burris (2021), Greensboro, NC	90-85--175
15	Alexander Gould (2022), Greensboro, NC	89-90--179
16	Benjamin Hays (2022), Cary, NC	92-88--180

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