UNCW’s Thomas Eldridge holds share of the lead at NC Amateur

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Thursday, 142 golfers teed it up at the 55th Annual North Carolina Amateur Golf Championship.  The first round of play had to be suspended late Thursday afternoon due to lightning around the Country Club of Landfall. Heading into Friday’s play there’s a four-way tie for the lead at 4 under par.  This includes Thomas Eldridge, a member of the UNCW men’s golf team.

This is the sixth CGA championship hosted by the Country Club of Landfall and the second on the Nicklaus course. The Nicklaus Golf Course at the Country Club of Landfall consists of 27 holes, 18 from the original design opened in 1990 and a third nine which was completed in 2001. For the 55th N.C. Amateur, the front nine will be the Ocean course and the back nine will be the Marsh course. Designed to preserve and enhance the natural character of the land, the routing takes advantage of Landfall’s abundant saltwater and freshwater marshes as well as panoramic views of Howe’s Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Click the icon above to see our story that aired at 11pm on WWAY. It includes scores from golfers with local ties in the NC Amateur.  

First Round Leaderboard of NC Amateur
T1 Thomas Eldridge, Raleigh -4 68
T1 David Germann, Clayton -4 68
T1 David Kocher, Charlotte -4 68
T1 Carter Jenkins, Raleigh -4 (played 5 holes)
T5 Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill -2 (played 9 holes)
T5 Ashton Poole Jr., Charlotte -2 (played 6 holes)
T7 Seth Gandy, Durham -1 (played 9 holes)
T7 Wesley Conover, Holly Springs -1 (played 6 holes)
T7 Patrick Cover, Huntersville -1 (played 6 holes) (Cover is on UNCW golf team)
T7 Chandler White, Clemmons -1 (played 4 holes)
T7 Justin Tereshko, Greensboro -1 (played 4 holes)
T7 Joshua Martin, Pinehurst -1 (played 3 holes)

Click here for the full leaderboard

Click here for first round pairings

UPDATE below from Carolinas Golf Association – as of Thursday 7:15 p.m.

Due to the Thursday afternoon suspension of play, we have amended the Schedule of Events for the remainder of the NC Amateur Championship.

Friday, June 19: Players left on course Thursday afternoon will resume play at 10 a.m. Friday to finish the first round. Those players will continue play and start second round after short break. Tee times originally scheduled for Friday afternoon will not play until Saturday morning.

**Players that must come back Friday morning to finish first round: The practice area will open at 8:30 a.m.  Meet at practice putting green at 9:45 a.m. to pick up scorecards and info.

Saturday, June 20: Tee times originally scheduled for Friday afternoon will start their second round at 7:00am. Click here for Saturday Morning Round 2 tee time.  Cut to Low 60 and ties and start third round with a 2:30 p.m. shotgun start.

Sunday, June 21: Final Round tee times start at 8 a.m. off 1 and 10 as originally scheduled.