Keith Hills Amateur Championship



Description

The Keith Hills Amateur Championship is an individual stroke play tournament played in May of each year at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, NC. The tournament started in 1995 and has consistently attracted the top amateurs in the Carolinas and Virginia including winners of 6 different NC and Carolinas Mid-Amateurs, former NC Amateur Champions, and former winners of the North & South Amateur Championship. Keith Hills is currently rated as a 4-Star Facility by Golf Digest's Places-to-Play. The tournament is a points tournament for the Carolinas Player Rankings as provided by the Carolinas Golf Association with a multiplier of two (2).

The Keith Hills Senior Amateur Championship started in 2003 and is played along with The Keith Kills Senior Amateur is a 36 hole stoke play tournament and a point tournament for the Carolinas ranking as provided by the Carolina Golf Association.

The Courses

The Creek Course & The River Course are designed by Ellis & Dan Maples with the Creek Course opening in the fall of 1974 and the River Course opened in November of 2002. Both courses are considered among the best in the area and a stern test during the Keith Hills Amateur.

Requirements to Enter

The tournament is open to all male amateurs with a handicap index of 4.0 or below who are in good standing with the host club. Handicaps must be verified. Handicap maximum is waived for any players who are otherwise exempt or in the top 150 of the Carolinas Golf Association's Player Rankings. Exempt players include: previous champions of the Keith Hills Amateur who have retained amateur status, top 25 and ties from the 2007 North Carolina Mid-Amateur, top 25 and ties from the 2007 North Carolina Amateur, 32 match play qualifiers from the Carolinas Amateur, the top 50 from the 2007 Keith Hills Amateur, and the Keith Hills Club Champion. Keith Hills Country Club reserves the right to accept or reject any player for any reason. Handicap requirements for the Senior Division is a 7.0.

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Click here for the 2006 Tournament Results

Click here to view the 2005 Tournament Results.

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Prior Tournament Results

2006 - James Harris wins Keith Hills Amateur  

2002 Top 10 Players

(Tournament shortened to 18 holes because of weather)
 

Sherril Britt Pinehurst 66
Mike Ordnung Conway 67
Derek Brown Walnut Cove 68
Joe Jaspers Charlotte 69
Chris Chambers Fayetteville 70
Lawrence Hicks Greensboro 70
Chris Holland Fayetteville 70
Sumner Alford Fuquay-Varina 71
Cliff Earle Clemmons 71
Greg Earnhardt Greensboro 71
Danny Gurley Chapel Hill 71
JD McNeill Pinehurst 71

2001 Top 5 Players

Greg Earnhardt

Greensboro

 71 69 140
Billy West

Fayetteville

70

70

140
Paul Simson

Raleigh

72

68

140
Derek Brown

Walnut Cove 

72

69

141
Sumner Alford Fuquay-Varina

69

73

142

Robert Desjardins

Matthews

69

73

142
John Pitt Wilmington

71

71

142
Chris Dalrymple Pinehurst

77

67

142

 

2000 Top 5 Players

Gregg Jones

Florence, SC

71

65

136
Bern Gregory

Wilkesboro

70

68

138
Paul Simson

Raleigh

70

69

139
William McGirt

Fairmont

71

68

139
Greg Earnhardt Greensboro 73 66 139

1999 Top 5 Players

George Plumet

Paris, France

72

69

141
Dirk Fennie

Greensboro

73

69

142
Keith Harris

Concord

71

71

142
Dale Fuller

Raleigh

69

73

142
Press McPhaul Raleigh 73 70 143

Jason Martin

Lenoir

70

73

143

1998 Top 5 Players

*Dean Channell, Cary 71 69 140
  Billy West, Fayetteville 69 71 140
  Chuck Tickle, Cary 73 69 142
  Robert Desjardins, Matthews 72 70 142
  Brad Buxton, Greensboro 72 70 142
  Jani Saari, Helsinki, FN 71 71 142
  Keith Waters, Raleigh 68 74 142

* Channell won with birdie on the fourth playoff hole.

1997 Top 5 Players

Michael Bradley, Holly Springs 70 71 141
Bill Cooper, Raleigh 72 70 142
Larry Boswell, Jamestown 71 72 143
Michael Way, Rockingham 70 74 144
Gerald Harrington, Wilmington 73 71 144

1996 Top 5 Players

Michael Way, Rockingham 72 65 137
Troy Ferris, Norfolk, VA 69 70 139
Martin Huff, Winston-Salem 69 71 140
Steve Wright, Laurinburg 69 71 140
Vince Ranier, Fayetteville 68 74 142
Herb Lohr, Lexington 70 72 142

1995 Top 5 Players

Cliff Earle, Clemmons 68 70 138
John Crooks, Buies Creek 73 68 141
Paul Dickens, Roanoke Rapids 70 71 141
Mitch Adams, Cary 68 73 141
Steve Wright, Laurinburg 68 73 141

Tournament Records

Low 36 Hole Total 136 Gregg Jones-2002
Low 18 Hole Score 65 Michael Way-1996
Gregg Jones-2000
Largest Margin of Victory 3 shots Cliff Earle-1995
Largest Comeback to Win 4 shots Michael Way-1996
Most Top 15 Finishes 5 times Michael Williford

Leading Merchandise Total Winners through 2002

Player Total # of Events in Money
Billy West $1,785.42 8
Steve Wright   1,470.35 7
Michael Williford   1,362.94 7
Greg Earnhardt   1,304.60 4
Keith Waters   1,276.24 7
Mitch Adams   1,055.99 7
Dean Channell   1,005.74 5
Chuck Tickle      963.62 6
Paul Simson      925.04 3
Keith Harris      871.84 5