Green Hope golf wins team title, led by individual champ Michael Cromie

Michael Cromie shot a five-under par 66 and finished with a 139 total to lead Green Hope to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4-A golf championship at Pinehurst No. 4 on Tuesday.

Cromie won the individual title by five strokes.

Green Hope topped second-place Charlotte Providence 601-609 for the team title, its third in the last four years and fourth in the last seven. Northern Durham (617) was fourth.

Apex came in sixth and had two golfers, Andy Knox and John Conners, in the top-seven at numbers five and seven respectively.

Fuquay's Harrison Ashworth actually tied for second, but lost in a sudden-death playoff to determine who finished second and third.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Green Hope                             305-296--601
2. Charlotte Providence                        304-305--609
3. Charlotte Myers Park                        317-297--614
4. Northern Durham                             306-311--617
5. Southern Pines Pinecrest                    310-308--618
6. Apex                                        311-313--624
7. Alexander Central                           320-306--626
8. Clayton                                     326-306--632
9. North Mecklenburg                           324-309--633
10. Winston-Salem R. J. Reynolds               318-319--637
11. Greensboro Grimsley                        324-315--639
12. Fayetteville Jack Britt                    341-327--668

FINAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS—par 72
1.            Michael Cromie, Cary Green Hope          73-66--139
2.            Quent Mather, Charlotte Myers Park*       72-72--144
3.            Harrison Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina         77-67--144
4.            Stratten Waldt, Northern Durham          72-73--145
5.            Andy Knox, Apex                          70-78--148
            Patrick Sawrey, Smithfield-Selma           73-75--148
7.            Logan Harrell, Huntersville Hopewell     77-72--149
            John Conners, Apex                         75-74--149
9            Sam Packard, Southern Pines Pinecrest     79-71--150
10.      Andrew Crotts, Alexander Central              76-75--151
            Zach Hamilton, Charlotte Providence        77-74--151
            Jack Cottrill, Charlotte Myers Park        77-74--151
            Mitchell McGlamery, Morganton Freedom      78-73--151

* Mather wins playoff on second hole of sudden death to take second