WALLACE, N.C. (April 6, 2021) - The 26th Tar Heel Cup Matches presented by Holderness & Bourne took place at River Landing Country Club’s River Course in Wallace, N.C. featuring the eight top amateurs and PGA professionals from North Carolina.
North Carolina PGA pros are all smiles after regaining possession the Tar Heel Cup.
(Photo Courtesy of Carolinas Golf Association)
For the professionals to take back the cup, they needed 6.5 points and the amateurs needed 6 points to retain the cup. The pros did just enough. After winning five out of the eight singles matches on Tuesday, the professionals were able to take back the cup and capture their 15th Tar Heel Cup title.
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The PGA professionals finished the four-ball matches yesterday one point back from the amateurs lead. Amateurs Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C. and Stephen Lavenets of Willow Spring, N.C. had the quickest round of the day, wrapping up 3 & 2 on No. 16. The rest of the matches were tight with professionals Matt Vick of Pinehurst, N.C. and Cory Schneider of Powells Point, N.C. defeating the amateur team of Jay Roberts of Concord, NC and David Gies of Pineville, NC, 2 & 1. Amateurs Mark Olbyrch and Andrew Sapp of Greensboro, N.C. won 2 up with a birdie on number 18 over Chris Haarlow of Winston Salem, NC and Tommy Gibson of Winston Salem, NC. The only haved match of the entire tournament where amateurs Chris Cassetta of High Point, N.C. and Matthew Younts of Greensboro, N.C. tied with professionals Jon Mayer of Cashiers, N.C. and Jimmy Flippen of Summerfield, N.C. After losing the cup to the amateurs for the last two years, the professionals were ready to make their move in the singles matches this morning.
Christopher Finke of Linville, N.C., Jimmy Flippen of Summerfield, N.C., Matt Vick of Pinehurst, N.C., Tommy Gibson of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Jon Mayer Cashiers, N.C. won their matches to claim five points in the final round for the NC Professionals. Despite Jay Roberts of Concord, N.C., Stephen Lavenets of Willow Spring, N.C. and Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C. winning their matches, the NC Amateurs valiant effort was not enough to retain the cup. The PGA professionals captured their 15th Tar Heel Cup title with 6.5 points against the amateurs’ 5.5 points.
The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at River Landing, especially the Murphy Family, Superintendent Peter Futral, and Director of Golf Larry George, who have graciously hosted these matches since 2015.
26th Tar Heel Cup Matches presented by Holderness & Bourne
River Landing in Wallace, N.C.
First Round: Four-Ball Results
Matt Vick & Cory Schneider (Professional) def. Jay Robert & David Gies (Amateur), 2&1
Jon Mayer & Jimmy Flippen (Professional) tied Chris Cassetta & Matthew Younts (Amateur)
Mark Olbrych & Andrew Sapp (Amateur) def. Chris Haarlow & Tommy Gibson (Professional), 2 up
Blake Taylor & Stephen Lavenets (Amateur) def. Kyle Akins & Christopher Finke (Professional), 3&2
NC Amateurs: 2.5 points, NC Professionals: 1.5 points
Final Round: Singles Matches Results
Christopher Finke, Linville, Professional def. David Gies, Pineville, Amateur, 1 up
Jay Roberts, Concord, Amateur def. Kyle Akins, Willow Spring, Professional, 4 & 3
Jimmy Flippen, Summerfield, Professional def. Andrew Sapp, Greenville, Amateur, 2 & 1
Matt Vick, Pinehurst, Professional def. Matthew Younts, Greensboro, Amateur 5 & 4
Tommy Gibson, Winston-Salem, Professional def. Chris Cassetta, High Point, Amateur, 5 & 4
Jon Mayer, Cashiers, Professional def. Mark Olbrych, Greenville, Amateur, 3 & 2
Stephen Lavenets, Willow Spring, Amateur def. Chris Haarlow, Winston-Salem, Professional, 3 & 1
Blake Taylor, Atkinson, Amateur def. Cory Schneider, Powells Point, Professional, 2 & 1
NC Professionals: 5.0 points, NC Amateurs: 3.0 points
Final: NC Professionals: 6.5 points, NC Amateur 5.5 points