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27 Jul

Area Golf Notes: Davidson ends 50th in Carolinas Amateur

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Sam Davidson of Asheboro tied for 50th place in the Carolinas Amateur at the Cliffs at Mountain Park in Marietta, S.C. Davidson shot rounds of 72, 71, 80 and 76 for a 11-over-par 299 total. During the past year, he played his first season at UNC Greensboro after transferring from Guilford College. He has one season of collegiate eligibility remaining. Elon University golfer Garrett Risner from Holly Springs won with an 11-under score in the 137-golfer field. By winning, the rising senior has an exemption into the U.S. Amateur in Minnesota. ** Several Randolph County golfers were involved with family-style…

10 Jun

Asheboro’s Davidson places 13th in N.C. Amateur

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DURHAM – Sam Davidson of Asheboro tied for 13th place in the North Carolina Amateur, which wrapped up Sunday at Croasdaile Country Club. Davidson, who tied for the runner-up spot in the tournament last year, finished at 2-under par 282 after rounds of 71, 72, 69 and 70 across four days. The champion was Oak Island’s Walker Isley, who won by a tournament-record 15 shots. Isley, a UNC Wilmington golfer, finished at 25-under 259 following rounds of 70, 63, 64 and 62. Cary’s Hampton Roberts was second at 10 under. Archdale’s Joshua Spell, who a week earlier won the Asheboro…

23 Jun

Asheboro’s Davidson takes second in N.C. Amateur

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JEFFERSON – Asheboro golfer Sam Davidson has made a habit of runner-up finishes. Davidson tied for second place in the North Carolina Amateur, a four-round event that ended Sunday. The winner was UNC Wilmington golfer Walker Isley of Oak Island. Isley shot a 3-under-par 281 at Jefferson Landing. Davidson, a rising senior at Guilford College, and Winston-Salem’s Davis Womble, a former college golfer for Wake Forest, finished at 1-under. Davidson was also the runner-up in the Asheboro City Amateur earlier this month. In the N.C. Amateur, Davidson shot rounds of 68, 72, 74, and 69. The final-round score was the…

05 Jun

Bass three-peats in Asheboro City Amateur

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JD Bass watches a tee shot on the ninth hole during Sunday’s final round of the Asheboro City Amateur at Pinewood Country Club. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – JD Bass took the lead after the first day of the Asheboro City Amateur and led each day to clinch the championship Sunday at Pinewood Country Club. In winning for the third year in a row, Bass was in control of each of the three courses used. Bass shot rounds of 67 (Asheboro Municipal Golf Course), 63 (Asheboro Country Club) and 67 for a 16-under 197 total. That was good for a…