The Challenge GC March 14, 2026

 

On Saturday March 14th, Central Carolina Golfweek Amateur Tour made the trip to Graham to take on The Challenge. The weather was good and there were some good scores posted.

 

In the Champ flight, Steven Hamby hit the afterburners on takeoff and never looked back. He fired an awesome round of six under par 66 to win on the par 72 layout. Outstanding golf Steven!  Yuji Cusick took the runner up honors posting 79. Kyle Moffett placed third shooting 83, while Chip Collins grabbed fourth place with a round of 85. 

 

Kirby Moffitt put together a very nice round of golf in the A flight carding a two over par 74 to win by three shots. Awesome golf Kirby!  Second place was a T2 ending with Brooks Roberts and Spurling Cook both turning in scores of 77. Fourth place was also a two way tie as Tour Director Chuck Smith and Roger Stevenson recorded matching scores of 84. 

 

In the B flight, Frederick Levine shot 83 to win by a single stroke. No playoff was required this week for Frederick to win for a second time this season. Great golf Frederick!  Shawn Cacioppo’s round of 84 gave him the runner up position this week. Another T3 occurred with James Shoemaker and Thomas Askew both posting rounds of 86. Duncan Jaggers rounded out the top five scoring by reporting a score of 87.

 

Witson Rodrigues put together a great round of 79 in the C flight to take home the victory. Well played Witson!  The runner up position was a three way tie with Dan Parris, Mike Groom, and Bart Roberts all recording rounds of 88. William Lamb closed out the top five scoring by reporting a round of 89 to the scoring table. 

 

In the D flight, Gilly Torres recorded a round of 99 to take the five shot victory. His first win on Tour in his rookie season. Great job Gilly!  Tia Shoemaker placed second posting 104, while Tour Director Sola Edwards carded 106 snagging third. Tom Kubla claimed fourth place with a score of 112, as Justin Robertson closed out the top five scoring with a 118. 

 

Next up for Central Carolina is the Bayonet at Puppy Creek in Raeford on Saturday March 21st starting at 9am with straight tee times.

 

Posted: 6/23/2026 11:24:01 PM