In what ended up being a crowded leaderboard, Kelly Chinn finished 6-under to hold off a host of chasers by one shot and win medalist honors at the North & South Men's Amateur at Pinehurst Resort.
Chinn shot a first-round 4-under 67 on No. 8 and a second-round 2-under 68 on No. 2 to get to 6-under and finish one shot ahead of Jackson Van Paris, Garrett Risner, and Brycen Jones. Jones, Risner, and Van Paris finished stroke play at 5-under and T2.
In the stroke play two rounds, Chinn recorded 11 birdies, three bogeys, and a double bogey. To start his second round on No. 2, he recorded birdies on Holes No. 2, 3, and 4 to jump out to a hot start.
Chinn finished T51 earlier in the month in the Elite Amateur Golf Series and is currently ranked No. 196 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings.
Van Paris put on another impressive showing in the stroke play portion after firing a course record 9-under 61 on No. 4 last year and earning medalist honors. Van Paris is currently ranked No. 16 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings.
Luke Colton finished in solo fifth place at 4-under, and Ben Warian, Reed Lotter, and Andi Xu finished T6 at 3-under. Warian won the 2024 Sunnehanna Amateur to kick off the Elite Amateur Golf Series.
Joshua Bai, Jack Turner, and Thomas Curry finished T9 at 2-under to round out the top ten.
26 golfers finished the stroke play portion at even par or better.