Amateur David Kocher Takes Commanding Lead at 52nd North Carolina Open
All David Kocher so far at North Carolina Open
(Maryland Athletics Photo)
KANNAPOLIS, NC (June 8, 2016) -- David Kocher, an
amateur from Charlotte, has a five stroke lead after the
second round of the 52nd SignArt North Carolina Open
held at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, NC.
Kocher entered the day one shot behind first round
leader Kelly Mitchum. Kocher, who recently finished his
sophomore season on the University of Maryland Golf
Team after a stellar high school career at Charlotte
Christian School, began his round with a bang, with
birdies on five of his first six holes.
Mitchum, a notable PGA Professional at Pinehurst
Resort & CC in Pinehurst, NC, battled back with birdies
on holes 5, 6 and 9, to trim the lead to one stroke after
the front nine, but Kocher’s birdies on 13 and 14 led to
a bogey free -7 under round of 64 and a commanding
five stroke lead over Mitchum.
Jerry Haas, the Head Golf Coach at Wake Forest
University in Winston Salem, NC and amateur Blake
Taylor from Atkinson, NC sit in a tie for third at -5
under, after both players carded -3 under 68’s in the
second round.
Of the 168 competitors, representing the top
playing PGA Professionals and amateurs in North and
South Carolina, 64 players survived the +5 over cut, to
advance to Thursday’s third and final round of this 54-
hole championship.
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ABOUT THE North Carolina Open
The North Carolina Open is open to both
amateurs and PGA professionals. It is
organized
by the Carolinas section of the PGA of
America. 54-hole stroke play. The field is
reduced to the low 60 contestants (or 1/3 of
the field if 140 or less) and ties after 36
holes.
Interesting Fact: Both
state
opens
run by the
Carolinas section, the North Carolina Open
and
the South Carolina Open, are the only ones in
the United States that prohibit non-PGA
professionals from competing. It has been
played annually since 1965 at a variety of
courses around the state.
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