The 35th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Boys’ Matches begin Saturday, Aug. 12 at Boonsboro Country Club. The matches alternate every year between the Lynchburg club and a site in North Carolina.
FORMAT: Eight players from the Virginia State Golf Association and the West Virginia Golf Association will square off against eight players from the Carolinas Golf Association, which includes golfers from both North and South Carolina. The two-day competition opens with four-ball and foursome play on Saturday, followed by eight singles matches on Sunday.
SCORING: One point available per match for a total of 16 points. Live scoring can be found here [icon name="external-link" class="" unprefixed_class=""].
SERIES: The Carolinas have won five of the last six meetings and hold a 19-14-1 overall lead in the series. Virginias won the last time the event was contested at Boonsboro in 2015. In Lynchburg, the series is evenly split at 8-8-1.
LAST YEAR: The Carolinas squeaked out an 8½-7½ victory at River Landing Country Club in Wallace, N.C.
VIRGINIAS ROSTER:
- Drew Brockwell (GC at the Highlands, Chesterfield): Rising senior at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond. … Committed to Virginia Tech. … T3 in stroke-play qualifying at 104th VSGA Amateur Championship, lost in round of 32. … Semifinalist at VSGA Junior Match Play Championship. … T8 at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Connor Burgess (Boonsboro CC, Lynchburg): Will begin Virginia Tech career later this month. … T3 at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship. … Went 2-1 in last year’s matches.
- Connor Johnson Jr. (CC of Virginia, Richmond): Rising senior at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond. … Committed to Virginia Tech. … Stroke-play medalist at VSGA Junior Match Play Championship, lost to Jack Montague in quarterfinals. … T5 at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Jack Montague (Hermitage CC, Manakin-Sabot): Defeated Drew Brockwell to win Richmond Golf Association Amateur in June. … Semifinalist at VSGA Junior Match Play Championship. … T8 at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship. … Made cut at 2017 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. … Qualified for VSGA Amateur Championship. … Rising senior at Collegiate School in Richmond.
- Jimmie Massie (Boonsboro CC, Lynchburg): Will begin University of Virginia career later this month. … One of two players who played in 2015 matches at Boonsboro. (Mason Williams is the other). Went 2-0-1 in the 2015 matches on his home course. … T5 at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship. … Reached match play at VSGA Junior Match Play Championship. … Made cut at 2017 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia.
- Mason Williams (Pete Dye GC, Bridgeport, W. Va.): Committed to Georgia Southern. … Went 3-0 in the 2015 matches at Boonsboro. … Went 1-1-1 last year at River Landing. … 2017 West Virginia Junior Amateur champion.
- Michael Brennan (River Creek Club, Leesburg): Rising sophomore at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg. … Won VSGA Junior Match Play Championship. … Tied for low amateur honors at 2017 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. Tied the record for low competitive round at Ballyhack with a second-round 64. … Stroke-play medalist at the 104th VSGA Amateur, lost to eventual champion Mark Lawrence Jr. in match play. … T13 at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Teddy Zinsner (Belle Haven CC, Alexandria): Will begin career at Yale later this month. … Won VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship. … T3 in stroke-play qualifying at 104th VSGA Amateur Championship, reached round of 16. … Advanced through local qualifying for the U.S. Open. … Reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2016. … Went 3-0 last year at River Landing.
CAROLINAS ROSTER:
- Brady Hinkle (Lancaster, S.C.): Stroke-play medalist and semifinalist at SC Junior Match Play after winning the event in 2016. … Went 2-1 in the 2015 matches at Boonsboro. … College of Charleston. … Captain’s pick.
- Michael Sanders (Davidson, N.C.): Won 68th Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship. … LSU.
- Fulton Smith (Pinehurst, N.C.): Won 13th Dogwood State Junior Boys Championship. … T3 at 68th Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship.
- Nicholas Mayfield (Rock Hill, S.C.): T11 at 68th Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship. … Reached round of 16 at SC Junior Match Play. … Captain’s pick.
- Garrett Cooper (Cowpens, S.C.): T6 at Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship. … Captain’s pick.
- Quinn Riley (Raleigh, N.C.): Won 50th NC Junior Boys’ Championship, T3 at 68th Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship.
- Danny Azallion (Hilton Head, S.C.): Won 9th Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Invitational. … Captain’s pick.
- Jack Massei (Cary, N.C.): T3 at 68th Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship. … Went 1-1-1 at the 2015 matches at Boonsboro. … East Carolina. … Captain’s pick.