Scott Harvey wins second Carolinas Amateur title

July 11, 2021 | by Carolinas Golf Association

Scott Harvey (Carolinas G.A. photo)

The 8-time Carolinas Player of the Year outlasts Cyrus Stewart for three-shot win at Biltmore Forest CC

After a four-day battle between an incredibly challenging course, the elements and, of course, 140 of the best golfers in North and South Carolina, Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. came out on top and was crowned the 107th Carolinas Amateur Champion.

Entering the final round, Harvey was just one shot off of the lead held by Cyrus Stewart of Raleigh, N.C. at 6-under-par, 204. Both Harvey and Stewart were dialed in and it was anybody’s game.

“I played with Cyrus (Stewart) for the first two rounds and I knew he was playing very solid. Everything about his game was solid and I knew he was going to play well so I wanted to come out and make a statement early,” said Harvey. “That’s just not how it works sometimes, but that was my goal. I birdied No. 1 and he made a birdie on top of me so I said, ‘OK, here we go’.”

This marks 5-under on the day and 10-under overall for Scott Harvey through 14‼️ Harvey leads the field by 3 strokes coming down the stretch! Follow along here 📲 https://t.co/5pdCF7kMau pic.twitter.com/pEEWXcFRL2
— Carolinas Golf Assoc (@CGAgolf1909) July 11, 2021

After Stewart carded a bogey on No. 2, the hardest hole on the course this week, Harvey seized the opportunity to tie for the lead with a clutch par putt. That is when his momentum started to build and no force was strong enough to stop it. The 8-time Carolinas Player of the Year birdied Nos. 5 and 6 to catapult to a three shot lead through No. 6. Stewart applied the pressure on Harvey with a birdie on No. 7 to pull within two.

After making the turn, Harvey and Stewart both got off to a hot back nine going birdie for birdie on Nos. 10 and 11. As they approached the 13th tee, the weather started to turn and brought heavy rain and lightning. There was an inclement weather suspension that would cool any hot streak. However, Harvey was eerily familiar with this situation.

“In 2010, there was a rain delay in the final round of the Carolinas Am at Pinehurst No. 8. I was in contention, and I’ll never forget it, I was stalking the leaderboard and getting worked up over it. Then Logan Harrell went back out and won it that year,” said Harvey. “When we ran into that same situation here, I did my own thing and stayed away from too many people. That is how I dealt with it in a positive way and it helped me out after the delay.”

Following the delay, Harvey’s patience and experience paid off with a key par save on No. 13. From there he played smart, conservative golf to cruise in with his low round of the week, a 5-under-par, 65. He claimed the title with a 10-under-par, 270 total score. Stewart claimed runner-up with a 7-under-par, 273 overall finish.

With a 4-day total score of 10-under, 270 at Biltmore Forest Country Club, Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. is crowned as the 107th Carolinas Amateur Champion 🏆

He earned his first Carolinas Amateur Championship title 10 years ago in 2011 #CarolinasAm pic.twitter.com/2XkFRp7mu1
— Carolinas Golf Assoc (@CGAgolf1909) July 11, 2021

This is Harvey’s second Carolinas Amateur Championship title as he won it in 2011, 10 years ago this week. One key difference between his 2011 win and this go around: his son was by his side for every shot.

“My dad won the Carolinas Am three times and I never got to see him win. Now my son is getting into golf big time and for him to be here the whole time, watching every shot means so much to me,” said the 10-time CGA Champion. “My mom drove over with my step dad and they brought a friend. It is just so cool and it makes the experience that much better.”

The gracious champion remarked on his incredible victory. “It is the biggest event in the Carolinas and it is so hard to win against so many great players. I am really honored. Coming in I felt like I had a chance, but again, it has been so long. I’m 43 now and you’ve got high school kids, college kids, kids getting ready to turn pro and you just never know. This course is a thinkers course and I feel like I can think just as good as anybody. You still have to execute, but I feel like that played to my hand quite a bit. I was able to get it done and I’m pretty happy.”

One could say that Scott has followed in the footsteps of his father, Bill Harvey. Bill was a three-time Carolinas Amateur Champion and was inducted into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame in 1984 for his extraordinary amateur golf career.

We would be remiss to not mention the run made by Matthew Sharpstene of Charlotte, N.C. today. He made the most of his final round at Biltmore Forest Country Club by firing off a bogey-free 4-under-par, 66, his low round of the week, to climb from fifth to third place with a grand total of 6-under-par, 274. Sharpstene carded one of only three rounds under-par in the final round.

Results: Carolinas Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Scott Harvey	Kernersville, NC	400	73-66-66-65=270
2	Cyrus Stewart	Raleigh, NC	300	68-69-67-69=273
3	Matt Sharpstene	Asheville, NC	200	68-70-70-66=274
4	Davis Womble	Winston-Salem, NC	200	70-66-69-71=276
5	Austin Bonfiglio	Holly Springs, NC	200	64-72-72-72=280

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About the Carolinas Amateur

Scott Harvey wins second Carolinas Amateur title

The championship is conducted at 72 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, there is a cut to the low 60 scores and ties. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal reside...