Topsail, East Surry open up sizeable lead in men's 1-A golf

BUIES CREEK -- Hampstead Topsail and East Surry have opened up a sizable margin over the field after Monday¹s first day of the 11th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A men¹s golf championships at the Keith Hills Country Club.
    

The championship is being contested on the Keith Hills II course, a par-72, 6500-yard layout for the NCHSAA event.

Topsail, fifth in last year¹s 1-A tournament, shot an even 300 and placed five igolfers among the top ten individuals. Topsail holds a five-shot lead over defending team champion East Surry, and Polk County is in third place but is 26 shots off the pace.
   

The best four of six individual scores count toward the team total.

Topsail¹s Joe Ondish has the individual lead after firing a brilliant three-under par 69, two shots ahead of defending 1-A individual champ John Welden of East Surry. Welden¹s teammate Ethan Grimmer is in third at 72 and Andrew Bateman of Andrews shot a 73.
   

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 81 golfers began play in the two-day tournament. Action will resume at eight o¹clock on Tuesday morning.

Wendy¹s and the Carolinas Ford Dealers are the presenting sponsors of the NCHSAA sports program.


NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
MEN¹S 1-A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Keith Hills Country Club, Buies Creek ­ Keith Hills II course

TEAM STANDINGS   
1. Hampstead Topsail            300
2. East Surry                        305
3. Polk County                      326
4. Mount Airy                        328
5. Gastonia Highland Tech     338
6. Williamston                       340
7. North Johnston                  343
    Elkin                                343
9. Rosman                           347
10.N.C. Science and Math     348
    Louisburg                        348
12.East Bladen                    357

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1.Joe Ondish, Topsail               69
2.John Welden, East Surry       71
3. Ethan Grimmer, East Surry   72
4. Andrew Bateman, Andrews   73
5. David Kostyal, Topsail          75
6. Tyler Britt, East Bladen        77
7. Nick Peavy, Mount Airy        78
    Josh Whitehead, Topsail      78
    David Donovan, Topsail        78
    Pat Morris, Topsail             78
11. Jackson Shearin, North Johnston  79
     Kyle Wilson, Mount Airy              79
     Jordan Humphrey, NCSSM    79     

     Drew Eaker, Cherryville         79
     Parker Lewis, Hayesville        79

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