Corey Nagy parred the first playoff hole to qualify for his first US Amateur. |
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Nagy Qualifies for US Amateur
Aug. 5, 2008
KANNAPOLIS, NC - Charlotte 49ers rising junior Corey Nagy (Charlotte, N.C./Vance H.S.) qualified for the 2008 US Amateur by parring the first playoff hole in the final round of sectional qualifying at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, NC on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
Nagy finished in a four-way tie for third place. The top five finishers would advance to the US Amateur, requiring a playoff between those four for the final three spots. Nagy, Austin Cody of Charleston, SC and George Gandranata of Indonesia parred the first hole while Jakin Fox of Statesville, NC bogeyed. Fox is the first alternate.
"I'm pretty pumped to make it," said Nagy, who shot a four-under round of 66 to get into the playoff. "It's the biggest (amateur) tournament and always has the best competition. Any USGA event is perfectly run. This one is a little more special with it at Pinehurst. I've played Pinehurst many times before and really enjoy the course. To have qualifying here in Kannapolis and the US Am in Pinehurst just works out too well. I hadn't made it before and said this year I've got to make it. It's at Pinehurst -- it would be great to make it. I finally made it to the US Am. It's great. I love match play, it's a great format and I can't wait to get there."
Nagy made three straight birdies on 13, 14 and 15 but needed a 10-foot come-backer to save par on 18 to make the playoff. He finished qualifying with a two-day total of -5, 135.
"I made the 10-foot par putt to get into the playoff," Nagy said. "That was a really big putt. At the time I didn't know it but that was big."
Nagy will be making his first US Am appearance but he has competed twice in the US Amateur Public Links Championship. In 2007 he lost to eventual winner Colt Knost in the semifinals. This summer he lost to eventual winner Jack Newman, in 24 holes, in the quarterfinals.
Fellow 49er Stefan Wiedergruen shot two-under par 68 to finish at -2, 138, missing the palyoff by three strokes. Wiedergruen and Nagy were paired in the same threesome, today.
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"We played together today which was awesome," added Nagy. Stefan had a very good round and we sort of fed of each other. Today was fun. Very cool."
Anthony Tsiolkas of Winston-Salem, NC and Crawford Reeves of Greenville, SC, joined Cody, Gandranata and Nagy to claim the five qualifying spots.
The U.S. Amateur Championship will be played at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, NC, August 18-24.
Place Competitor Score
Qualifiers
T1 Crawford Reeves, Greenville, SC 67-67--134 (-6)
T1 Anthony Tsiolkas, Winston Salem, NC 65-69--134 (-6)
T3 Austin Cody, Charleston, SC 68-67--135 (-5)
T3 George Gandranata, Indonesia 71-64--135 (-5)
T3 Corey Nagy, Charlotte, NC 69-66--135 (-5)
Alternates
T3-1st Alt Jakin Fox, Statesville, NC 72-63--135 (-5)
T7-2nd Alt Nolan Mills, Charlotte, NC 71-65--136 (-4)
Failed to Qualify
T7 Mark Slawter, Wake Forest, NC 69-67--136 (-4)
T9 Kent George, Granite Falls, NC 68-69--137 (-3)
T9 Daniel Meggs, Charlotte, NC 69-68--137 (-3)
T9 Dustin Groves, Keswick, VA 72-65--137 (-3)
T12 Stefan Wiedergruen, Germany, 70-68--138 (-2)
T12 Jayson Judy, Greensboro, NC 71-67--138 (-2)
T14 Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC 70-69--139 (-1)
T14 Parker Smith, Morristown, TN 70-69--139 (-1)
T14 Tyler Todd, Concord, NC 69-70--139 (-1)
T17 Sam Lyons, Little River, SC 72-68--140 (Even)
T17 Scott Harvey, Greensboro, NC 73-67--140 (Even)
T17 Jackson Taylor, Wilmington, NC 71-69--140 (Even)
T20 Brad Sill, Spartanburg, SC 68-73--141 (+1)
T20 Ben Karns, Gaffney, SC 70-71--141 (+1)
T20 Steve Slayden, Charlotte, NC 70-71--141 (+1)
T23 Michael Bailey, Charlotte, NC 71-71--142 (+2)
T23 Bradley Mangum, Granite Falls, NC 71-71--142 (+2)
T23 Ryan Vince, Charlotte, NC 69-73--142 (+2)
T23 Brandon Roach, Myrtle Beach, SC 68-74--142 (+2)
T23 Joe Jaspers, Huntersville, NC 69-73--142 (+2)
T23 Bill Haynes, Salisbury, NC 68-74--142 (+2)
T23 Chase Wilson, Hickory, NC 67-75--142 (+2)
T30 Robert Riesen, Pinehurst, NC 73-70--143 (+3)
T30 Kevin Smith, New Zealand, 72-71--143 (+3)
T30 Logan Harrell, Huntersville, NC 70-73--143 (+3)
T30 Robert Burrow, Charlotte, NC 67-76--143 (+3)
34 Skip Corneliussen, Charlotte, NC 68-77--145 (+5)
T35 Tully Coyle, Charlotte, NC 71-75--146 (+6)
T35 Nathan Stamey, Canton, NC 73-73--146 (+6)
T37 Kyle Sonday, Cary, NC 71-76--147 (+7)
T37 Leighton James, New Zealand, 72-75--147 (+7)
T37 Bill Bierman, Charlotte, NC 73-74--147 (+7)
T37 Hunter Howell, Raeford, NC 72-75--147 (+7)
T41 Terry Ezell, York, SC 72-76--148 (+8)
T41 Andrew Shiflet, Asheboro, NC 71-77--148 (+8)
T41 Austin Reeves, Greenville, SC 73-75--148 (+8)
T41 John Varol, Weddington, NC 72-76--148 (+8)
T45 Michael Wade, Floyd, VA 72-77--149 (+9)
T45 David Hudgins, Hardy, VA 73-76--149 (+9)
T45 Kevin McCallister, Oak Ridge, NC 73-76--149 (+9)
48 Zach Hamilton, Charlotte, NC 73-79--152 (+12)
49 Brian Westveer, Charlotte, NC 73-80--153 (+13)
MISSED THE CUT
T50 Will Ovenden, Spartanburg, SC 74--74 (+4)
T50 Curtis Brotherton, High Point, NC 74--74 (+4)
T50 Andrew Marco, Charlotte, NC 74--74 (+4)
T50 Preston Dembowiak, Summerfield, NC 74--74 (+4)
T50 Michael Robb, Charlotte, NC 74--74 (+4)
T50 Ryan Wilson, High Point, NC 74--74 (+4)
T56 Zach Beard, Marvin, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 William Herring, Lillington, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Brandon Huffman, Hickory, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Justin Livonius, Charlotte, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Rik Wall, Conover, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Kevin Lyles, Charlotte, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Josh Nichols, Waxhaw, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Tommy Miller, Boone, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Tucker Perry, Huntersville, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Jody Roach, Huntersville, NC 75--75 (+5)
T56 Mike Kee, Kannapolis, NC 75--75 (+5)
T67 Lane Hite, Clarksville, VA 76--76 (+6)
T67 Ray Grant, Charlotte, NC 76--76 (+6)
T67 John Kelley, Winston-Salem, NC 76--76 (+6)
T67 Travis Wadkins, Dallas, TX 76--76 (+6)
T67 Alex Cauble, Belmont, NC 76--76 (+6)
T67 Jeff Boyan, High Point, NC 76--76 (+6)
T67 David Schmidt, South Africa, 76--76 (+6)
T67 Charles Smith, Harriburg, NC 76--76 (+6)
T67 Sean Burroughs, Boone, NC 76--76 (+6)
T76 Luke Bobrowski, Charlotte, NC 77--77 (+7)
T76 Vinny Picca, Monroe, NC 77--77 (+7)
T76 Preston Lilly, Lexington, NC 77--77 (+7)
T76 Joel Rayfield, Kernersville, NC 77--77 (+7)
T76 Casey Johnson Jr, Rio Rancho, NM 77--77 (+7)
T76 Jay Phillips, Kannapolis, NC 77--77 (+7)
T76 Robert Quick, Winston Salem, NC 77--77 (+7)
T83 Randy Dockins, Charlotte, NC 78--78 (+8)
T83 David Brown, Conover, NC 78--78 (+8)
T83 David Pickering, South Africa, 78--78 (+8)
T86 David Gies II, Charlotte, NC 79--79 (+9)
T86 Chris Chamberlin, Rock Hill, SC 79--79 (+9)
T86 Chris Lankford, Shelby, NC 79--79 (+9)
T86 Thomas Ferguson, Taylorsville, NC 79--79 (+9)
T86 Chris Weidner, Columbia, SC 79--79 (+9)
T91 Lance Waggener, Statesville, NC 80--80 (+10)
T91 Robert Saunders Jr, Winston-Salem, NC 80--80 (+10)
T91 Michael Rutherford, Charlotte, NC 80--80 (+10)
T91 Nick Kottlowski, Kernersville, NC 80--80 (+10)
T91 Scott Helms, Charlotte, NC 80--80 (+10)
T91 James Kim, Harrington Park, NJ 80--80 (+10)
T91 Tyler Frady, Gastonia, NC 80--80 (+10)
T91 Eric Berry, Charlotte, NC 80--80 (+10)
T99 David Helms, Concord, NC 81--81 (+11)
T99 Stewart Dula, Salisbury, NC 81--81 (+11)
T99 John Fritz, Charlotte, NC 81--81 (+11)
T99 Cliff Blanquicet Jr, Sanford, NC 81--81 (+11)
T103 Alex Brenner, Charlotte, NC 83--83 (+13)
T103 Matthew Wallace, Waterford, MI 83--83 (+13)
T103 Robert Surratt, Concord, NC 83--83 (+13)
106 Chad Austin, Charlotte, NC 84--84 (+14)
T107 D J Barksdale, Mooresville, NC 85--85 (+15)
T107 David Dulin, Hickory, NC 85--85 (+15)
T107 John Ervin, Hiddenite, NC 85--85 (+15)
110 Richard McPhail Jr, Gastonia, NC 86--86 (+16)
111 James Hardin, Salisbury, NC 89--89 (+19)
112 Abdelhadi R Lahbabi, Morocco, 90--90 (+20)
- Justin Gupton, Charlotte, NC 72-NC--NC
- Austin Rhymer, Black Mtn, NC DNF--DNF
- Fred Krispin, Charlotte, NC DNF--DNF
- Joseph Agee, Advance, NC DNF--DNF
- Luke Hopkins, Greer, SC DNS--DNS
- Matthew Rogers, Huntersville, NC DNS--DNS
- Garrett King, Charlotte, NC WD--WD
- Ryan Jordan, Kohler, WI WD--WD
- Ben Hunter, Suffolk, VA WD--WD
- Stefan Brewer, Charlotte, NC WD--WD
- Braxton McLennan, Charlotte, NC WD--WD
- Peter Brannon, Cary, NC WD--WD
- Mark Ballew, Charlotte, NC WD--WD
