3-A GOLF
POSTEN SETS 36-HOLE NCHSAA RECORD;BURLINGTON WILLIAMS WINS TEAM CROWN IN NCHSAA 3-A GOLF
FOXFIRE VILLAGE — Hickory’s J.T. Poston clinched his second consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association individual championship in record fashion on Tuesday in the 26th annual state 3-A men’s golf championships at the Foxfire Golf and Country Club.
Poston, the defending individual champion, fired the lowest 36-hole total in the history of the NCHSAA championships by putting up a 68 on Tuesday to go with a blistering nine-under 63 on the opening day for a 13-under par total of 131. He had a nine-shot advantage over second place Robert Register of Burlington Williams.
The previous low score for 36 holes was a 134 by East Davidson’s John Carter III at Broken Arrow in Statesville in the 1999 championships.
The championship was held on a par-72, 6,851-yard layout for the NCHSAA event.
Burlington Williams, under veteran head coach Tommy Cole, surged ahead with a 288 on the final day of play for a 579 total, five shots ahead of Hickory as Robert Register (67 on Tuesday) and William Register (71) led the way. Gastonia Forestview, the first day leader by three shots with a 288, had a 300 on Tuesday for a 588 total, good for third place.
The best four of six individual scores count toward the team total.
Prior to 1986, all NCHSAA schools competed for a single title in an open tournament. Play went to three classifications in 1986 and then to four classes beginning with the 1998 tournaments.
A total of 84 golfers began play in the two-day event. Wendy’s is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 MEN’S 3-A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Foxfire Golf and Country Club
TEAM STANDINGS
Burlington Williams 291 288 579
Hickory 291 293 584
Gastonia Forestview 288 300 588
Waynesville Tuscola 307 303 610
Asheboro 301 313 614
Concord JM Robinson 311 312 623
Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 313 319 632
Northern Guilford 317 315 632
West Carteret 322 313 635
Charlotte Catholic 323 313 636
Wilson Fike 323 316 639
Rocky Mount 370 348 718
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS—par 72
First NameLast Name School Score
J.T. Poston Hickory 63 68 131
RobertRegister Williams 73 67 140
WilliamRegister Williams 70 71 141
TrevorCone JM Robinson 71 71 142
Matt Yelverton Weddington 71 72 143
TaylorDickson Forestview 71 73 144
PeterHarrill Hickory 74 71 145
Will Long Forestview 69 77 146
KeeganHoff Charlotte Catholic 73 74 147
CarterPage Tuscola 75 72 147
LukeHaithcockWilliams 71 76 147
KirbyMoffitt Asheboro 71 77 148
Will Blalock Forestview 73 76 149
RitchieWainwright Concord 74 75 149
DanielBrantley Asheboro 73 77 150
Zac Lewis Southern Lee 78 72 150
ColinMcKenna Northern Guilford 73 78 151
GregHensley West Brunswick 74 77 151
Alex Taylor Forestview 75 76 151
CoreyStamper Tuscola 75 76 151
SpencerPeterson Fike 76 75 151
JeffersonEllington Williams 77 74 151
GrahamHaney Forestview 75 77 152
RaymondCaldwell West Carteret 79 73 152
Jay Ealley Northern Guilford 77 76 153
HarrisonFrye Forestview 78 75 153
MatthewTurner Hickory 78 75 153
Tom Farrel JM Robinson 79 74 153
Kyle Austin Ern. Alamance 75 79 154
GriffithChandler Williams 78 76 154
Win Balatow Hickory 76 79 155
Alex Pugh Asheboro 77 78 155
BlainNichols Marvin Ridge 77 78 155
ChristianCarpenter Fred T. Foard 78 77 155
JaredWiesehamCharlotte Catholic 80 75 155
CalebKeck Rockingham Co. 77 79 156
BradleyReep Patton 74 83 157
ChristianConstance Tuscola 80 77 157
Jake Kennedy West Rowan 81 76 157
Trey Blood Marvin Ridge 80 78 158
TannerNorris West Carteret 80 78 158
ChrisSherrod Triton 81 77 158
JeffreyJackman Northern Guilford 83 75 158
JacobHaithcockWilliams 80 79 159
DerekBland Tuscola 77 82 159
DK Kim Marvin Ridge 75 86 161
ShieldsMcKeownAsheboro 80 81 161
CameronMitro Marvin Ridge 81 80 161
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