Preview: 54th NC Junior Boys' Championship

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (June 19, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 54th North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship at Roaring Gap Club in Roaring Gap, N.C. from June 22-25, 2021. The field will compete from the Black tees that play 6,348 yards, par 71. 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | History

Top-30 Players in the Field:

• No.2 Branden Boyce of Spring Lake

• No.3 Ben Jordan of Greensboro

• No.4 Michael La Sasso of Raleigh 

• No.5 Owen Kose of Holly Spring 

• No.8 Tyler Jones of Jacksonville

• No.9 Kyle Haas of Winston - Salem

• No.10 Spencer Turtz of Charlotte 

• No.11 Josh Buxbaum of Wake Forest

• No.12 Gray Mitchum of Winterville 

• No.16 Hampton Roberts of Cary

• No.17 Daniel Boone of Fuquay Varina 

• No.20 Keenan Royalty of Raleigh

• No.21 Jennings Glenn of Raleigh

• No. 22 Jackson Bode of Pinehurst

• No.24 Davis Adams of Raleigh

• No.25 Bryan Fang of Raleigh 

• No.26 Charlie Barr of Salisbury 

• No.27 Ethan Paschal of Fayetteville 

• No.28 Aidan Browning of Charlotte 

• No.29 James Rico of Cary

• No.30 Ryan Jahr of Ocean Isle Beach 

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If you’re looking for olde-worlde charm, look no further than the Roaring Gap Club. The unique Donald Ross designed mountain top layout enjoys far reaching views from the fringe of the escarpment. The golf course itself is rather hilly and a little short by modern standards but you'll need to look very hard to find a layout that is more engaging and fun than Roaring Gap Club. 

The championship format is match play with an 18 hole stroke play qualifier (Friday, June 25th) to determine the seeding for match play. The top 64 boys from the stroke play qualifier will advance to match play.  Once a player loses a match they are eliminated from the tournament.  Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists, quarterfinalists and the stroke play qualifying medalist.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer ages 8-18 as of June 25, 2021, who has not started college, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.3. 

Schedule of rounds:

Monday, June 21

Tee times available for practice rounds

Tuesday, June 22

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Stroke Play Qualifying

11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Boxed lunch available for players

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 Stroke Play Qualifying

Wednesday, June 23

8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Round 1 Matches

11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Boxed lunch available for players

12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Round 2 Matches

Thursday, June 24

8:00 a.m. - 8:49 a.m. Round 3 Matches

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Quarterfinals 

Friday, June 25

8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Semifinal Matches

12:30 p.m. Championship Match 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

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