BROWNS SUMMIT, NC – Nathan Stamey, a rising junior on the UNC Greensboro men’s golf team, shot a final round 1-under-par 71 to win the 13th annual J.M. Bryan Amateur tournament Sunday at the Bryan Park Champions Course in Browns Summit.
Stamey, who hails from Canton, NC, led the three-round tournament from wire to wire, finishing at 8-under 208 to beat runner-up Nathan Smith by four shots. Smith, who shared the first-round lead with Stamey, closed with a 2-under 70.
Stamey was one of only three golfers in the 55-player field to finish under par.
All seven of UNCG’s returning golfers competing in the Bryan Amateur. David Heyen tied for seventh with a three-day total of 219 (73-74-72), while Bradley Leeper posted a 221 (69-75-77) to tie for ninth place.
Ryan Heisey finished in a tie for 13th with a 223 (72-72-79), while J.D. Bass (80-73-73) and Kyle Stockton (74-76-76) tied for 16th with a three-round score of 226. Nick Baker rounded out the Spartan effort with a 229 (75-73-81) to tie for 20th place.
Stamey, a second team All-Southern Conference member this past season, posted a team-low 73.87 stroke average during the 2005-06 season for the Spartans. He finished fourth at the 2006 SoCon Championships after firing rounds of 73-71-73 to record his second career Top 5 finish. Stamey’s fourth place finish was the highest by a UNCG golfer at the conference championship since 2003.
For the season, Stamey recorded three Top 10 finishes in the 11 tournaments in which he has played.
AGATE
1. Nathan Stamey 67-70-71 208
t7. David Heyen 73-74-72 219
t9. Bradley Leeper 69-75-77 221
t13. Ryan Heisey 72-72-79 223
t16. JD Bass 80-73-73 226
t16. Kyle Stockton 74-76-76 226
t20. Nick Baker 75-73-81 229
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