CHAPEL HILL - All four North Carolina High School Athletic Association state
men’s golf championships will be played simultaneously at four different sites
across the state on Monday and Tuesday.
The 76th annual 4-A championships will be held this year at
Pinehurst number eight, with the 27th annual 3-A championships at the Foxfire
Golf and Country Club in Foxfire Village. The 2-A event, also the 27th annual,
is scheduled for the Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Southern Pines, and the
15th annual 1-A championships will be contested at the Keith Hills Country Club
in Buies Creek.
The 4-A championships at Pinehurst are set for par 72 and 6,698 yards. The 3-A event at Foxfire on the East Course will be par 72 on a 6,591-yard layout. Longleaf's set-up is par 71 and 6,600 yards for the 2-A tournament, and the 1-A championships at Keith Hills will be contested on a par 72, 6,625-yard layout. The top three teams from each of the regionals along with the top three individuals not on one of the qualifying teams earned spots in the 36-hole classified championships. Prior to 1986, all NCHSAA golf teams 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.
The 4-A championships at Pinehurst are set for par 72 and 6,698 yards. The 3-A event at Foxfire on the East Course will be par 72 on a 6,591-yard layout. Longleaf's set-up is par 71 and 6,600 yards for the 2-A tournament, and the 1-A championships at Keith Hills will be contested on a par 72, 6,625-yard layout. The top three teams from each of the regionals along with the top three individuals not on one of the qualifying teams earned spots in the 36-hole classified championships. Prior to 1986, all NCHSAA golf teams 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.
Raleigh Leesville Road won the 4-A team title last year,
which snapped a Cary Green Hope string of four titles in the five previous
seasons. In fact, a 4-A school from Wake County has won 12 of the last 14
championships.
East Chapel Hill's Ben Griffin had an outstanding 137 to win
medalist honors in the 2011 tournament.
Burlington Williams won last year's 3-A team title but there will be a new individual champion, since Hickory's J.T. Poston won the last two and has graduated. Hickory was the team champion in 2007 and '09.
Burlington Williams won last year's 3-A team title but there will be a new individual champion, since Hickory's J.T. Poston won the last two and has graduated. Hickory was the team champion in 2007 and '09.
In the 2-A classification, Salisbury is the defending team
champion and a Salisbury golfer has earned top individual honors three times in
the last six years. North Lincoln won the 2-A team titles in 2009 and '10.
Taylor Coalson of North Surry won the individual title a year ago and has qualified to defend his championship.
Taylor Coalson of North Surry won the individual title a year ago and has qualified to defend his championship.
There have been four different team champs in the last four
years in the 1-A classification, including East Surry, Topsail, West Montgomery
and last year's champ, Kernersville Bishop McGuinness. East Surry had a string
of four straight 1-A team championships from 2005 through '08.
The first threesomes will go off at eight o’clock in the
morning on each of the two days of the tournament in all four classifications.
NCHSAA FastFacts
Event: NCHSAA Men’s Golf Championships
Date: May 14-15, 2012
Site: four different sites
First Held: 1937
Qualifiers: top three teams from each regional, top three individuals not on one of the qualifying teams, in each classification
Defending team champions: 4-A: Raleigh Leesville Road; 3-A: Burlington Williams; 2-A: Salisbury; 1-A: Bishop McGuinness
Of Interest: The best individual round ever shot in an NCHSAA state championship was in the 2011 3-A championship at Foxfire, as J.T. Poston of Hickory fired a 63.
NCHSAA FastFacts
Event: NCHSAA Men’s Golf Championships
Date: May 14-15, 2012
Site: four different sites
First Held: 1937
Qualifiers: top three teams from each regional, top three individuals not on one of the qualifying teams, in each classification
Defending team champions: 4-A: Raleigh Leesville Road; 3-A: Burlington Williams; 2-A: Salisbury; 1-A: Bishop McGuinness
Of Interest: The best individual round ever shot in an NCHSAA state championship was in the 2011 3-A championship at Foxfire, as J.T. Poston of Hickory fired a 63.
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