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Inside: First time’s the charm for Keur at North Charleston Open pg 6

Thomson wins again, this time at Berkeley Invitational in playoff pg 8

GM Merryman moves R.J. Keur studies a putt during the North Charleston Open. Keur won the end-of-summer tournament and next begins play for Charleston Southern University. from Berkeley to Legend Oaks September 10, 2014 | www.CharlestonGolfNews.com pg 14

Bovender wins O’Brien shares Area golfers meet WWGA Junior story of recovery John Daly during Championship from cart accident stop in Charleston page 24 page 12 page 10 2 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News New benefit tournament launched in memory of Lindsey Taylor Ranz

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Noviski 77 79 156 the back 9 and starting make a few Billy Joe Hill Jr. 78 79 157 putts,” says Keur, whose record low is Mike Fusonie 78 79 157 62. Skip Taylor 78 79 157 On Sunday, he kept a similar focus Daryl Elder 77 80 157 and didn’t chase the pins. “I knew the Brandon Ray 83 75 158 pins would be tucked back and I just T.A. Fulmer 79 79 158 wanted to hit the center of the greens Anthony Chapa 82 77 159 and try to make putts from there,” he John Thompson 81 78 159 says. Jlshen Evans 83 78 161 The win capped an impressive sum- Wolfgang Dubix 84 81 165 mer tournament season for Keur, who Mikkel Baker 84 82 166 earlier in the season finished 15th in the Danny Harris 83 84 167 highly competitive Carolinas Amateur Andrew Gresh 83 90 173 and 3rd in the Berkeley Invitational. R.J. Keur, above, receives the first Mike Sutton 87 90 177 The win also gave Keur some mo- place trophy from Wescott PGA-head Rob Brock 86 92 178 mentum going into his collegiate golf professional Steve Rudd. Pictured at Mike Burton 91 90 181 career, which began the day after the Domingo Eslava 93 94 187 right is runner-up Derek Watson. North Charleston Open. Austin Cody 80 - WD Keur, a Fort Dorchester High grad- Brandon Hartzell 82 - WD uate, is staying home to play for Wayne Inman 87 88 175 Charleston Southern University, and Flight 1 Jeff Lucas 92 84 176 he’s hoping the work he’s done over Nathan Kirkland 72 74 146 Tony Francisco 94 88 182 the summer will give him a chance to Jonathan Rustin 73 74 147 David Harris 89 94 183 start for the team as a freshman. Dakota Edsall 77 76 153 Warren Phillips 93 95 188 He said he hoped the win in the Jeff Roberts 81 74 155 Brian Kittrell 93 97 190 North Charleston Open would impress Al Dozier 80 76 156 Chris Inman 88 - WD his coach going into the season. Ed Borja 77 79 156 While Keur was new to the North Brian Hurst 83 83 166 Flight 4 Charleston Open, he’s not new to Jason Monroe 87 82 169 Frank Johnson 83 78 161 Wescott, having played there often with Bob Durand 88 84 172 Dane Henderson 84 85 169 Luke Ridley 77 89 166 his high school team, and with others. Tom O’Halloran 88 90 178 James Badgley 88 83 171 Dana Rathbun 88 91 179 It was special to win on a course so Bobby Welborn 90 93 183 close to home, he said. Senior Flight 2 Flight 2 Chris Cobb 95 90 185 “It feels good. It feels like playing in Chuck Sutherlin 86 87 173 H.P. Bordeaux 83 88 171 Mark Shuford 88 97 185 my backyard, like just going out and Ken Ward 93 82 175 Tim Wheelis 84 76 160 Stephan Eckhardt 98 93 191 playing with my dad,” said Keur. Peter Jones 90 86 176 Ralph Nolen 76 72 148 Matt Thompson 90 105 195 Jim Shelby picked up the win in Pete Hautem 90 92 182 Mark Cummings 79 78 157 Michael Franzen 114 100 214 Senior Division this year, 71-73--144. Herb Robbins 90 97 187 Chris DeJoy 77 77 154 John Adler was the Senior Net Cham- Ron Hulscher 98 90 188 Brandon Edwards 78 80 158 Senior Flight 1 pion, shooting 78-76--154 with a 6 Chuck Weir 94 94 188 Karson Robinson 93 85 178 Jim Shelby 71 73 144 handicap. Norm Shwarts 96 94 190 The North Charleston Open, present- Jeff Stauch 76 79 155 John Adler 78 76 154 Bill Kessler 93 98 191 ed by Classic Golf Management, was Carlton Coutu 85 86 171 Robert Christopher 78 77 155 James Parker 100 96 196 sponsored this year by Hampton Inn Joe Snecinski 77 79 156 & Suites, Sonic, BizVids and Harris Flight 3 Mike Petty 84 78 162 Women Teeter. This year’s tournament raised Joe Masciale 78 84 162 Daryl Bennett 76 86 162 Sandy Bland 81 87 168 $1,500 for The First Tee of Greater Eric Bolster 85 84 169 Ronnie Byers 84 85 169 Wanda Torres 94 93 187 Charleston. Mike Sickles 90 85 175 Willie Williams 83 88 171 Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 7 Keur tops field at 2014 North Charleston Open McAvoy in U.S. Senior Amateur ean McAvoy of Johns Island qual- Sified for the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship at Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, CA on Sep- tember 13-18. McAvoy qualified along with Todd Hendley, Gus Sylvan and John Gibbs at a qualifier held at The Country Club of Lexington (6,562 yards, par 72). The event included 63 players vying for four spots and two alternates. Bill Palmer of Bluffton, and Jim Wise of Columbia qualified as alternates. Several other local golfers came close. John Boatwright of Mt. Pleasant tied for 9th. Tom Cunneff of Charles- ton and Bill Smunk of Kingstree tied for 13th, Frank Ford III tied for 20th David Lott, above, finished third. Below left, Senior Net ChampionJohn Adler; and George Ackerman tied for 26th. below right, Senior Gross Champion Jim Shelby. 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Greenville • Spartanburg • Rock Hill • Myrtle Beach • Florence • Sumter • Columbia • Aiken • Charleston • Beaufort 8 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News Berkeley Invitational win gives Thomson two in a row CSU grad tops James “I get along real well with Austin. He’s a very good player,” says Thom- in sudden death playoff son. “The first sudden death hole both of us had really tough putts. The greens oss Thomson’s golf game is roll- here are really quick right now so we Ring as smoothly as the putts on the couldn’t get too aggressive, and then the Berkeley Country Club greens during last hole he just gave me a really good the 55th Berkeley Invitational. read.” Thomson sunk birdie putts on three of Berkeley Country Club General Man- the last four holes he played to win the ager Bob Merryman said it was the first Invitational in a sudden death playoff time in his 12 years at Berkeley Country and add to his list of accomplishments Club that the Invitational went to a play- this summer. off. It was a fitting end to another very A couple weeks earlier he won the competitive tournament and to Merry- Mount Pleasant Open, and earlier this man’s time at Berkeley. summer he placed second in the S.C. Handing the trophy over to Thomson Amateur Championship, 8th in the Rice was Merryman’s last duty as Berkeley Planters Amateur and 25th in the South- Country Club GM. He is moving on eastern Amateur. He ended to help lead Legend Oaks the summer with a win in the Country Club beginning this Daniel Island Club Champi- month (see story page 14). onship. Charleston Southern Uni- Thomson, a 2014 graduate versity was represented of Charleston Southern Uni- prominently at the top of the versity, trailed CSU sopho- final leader board. Follow- more Austin James entering Bob Merryman hands the trophy to Ross Thomson, winner of the 55th Annual ing Thomson and James was the third and final round of Berkeley Invitational at Berkeley Country Club. CSU freshman R.J. Keur. the Berkeley Invitational. Matt Laydon kept pace with He waited until late in the the young college standouts throughout round to make up the final two strokes, the three-day tournament, finishing in sinking birdies on 17 and 18 to force the 4th. Philip Oweida of High Point Uni- playoff. Thomson made a 12-footer up- versity was 5th, and CSU senior Jarrett hill to get the birdie on 18. James came Swan was 6th. up a little short on the green, putted past Members of the College of Charles- but then made a pressure putt coming ton men’s golf team were not far be- back to finish in a tie. hind. Matt Mahle, last year’s Berkeley After a brief break, they headed to the Invitational champion, finished 7th, fol- Thank you to Berkeley Country Club, first tee for the playoff. They both parred lowed by Will Rainey, John Jonas and the first hole after missing tough down- Josh Lorenzetti all in the top 10. Thankits members, and the Charleston You! area hill birdie putts. They were back on the Daniel Gregory captured the top spot golf community for 12 great years. green in regulation on the second hole, in the Championship B flight by three both landing left of the hole. strokes over Jake Ezell. T.A. Fulmer, James went first, giving Thomson a this year’s Berkeley Country Club chance to read the putt, and he took full champion, was 3rd. advantage after James missed. Thomson Fulmer, Jake Ezell, Jackson Moore, moved swiftly through his usual putting Sam Phillips, Kevin Driggers and routine and sank the putt to win his sec- Berkeley Supt. Tadd Brown were the ond championship in a month. only golfers outside the Championship He shot 67-66-66 for the tournament. A flight to post rounds in the 60s. “I like this course. I’m pretty com- Four golfers tied for the low round on fortable here. I made 7 birdies, one bo- day one (66). James had the low of 65 It was fun to be a part of gey today,” said Thomson after the final on day two and Thomson came through round. “I knew I had to shoot a few un- with the low round on day three. the members’ commitment der par. I just wanted to give myself a Doug Cottingham won the Cham- to quality golf! chance the last couple holes.” pionship C flight by one stroke over Thomson said it was his first playoff Steve Agazzi. Berkeley Country Club bob merryman win since high school, and he enjoyed Senior Champion Roger Newsome the competition with his former CSU won Flight 1 by one stroke over Sam teammate. Phillips. Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 9

Pictured clockwise: Ross Thomson watches his approach shot on the second playoff hole. Runner-up Austin James on the green of the second playoff hole, Matt Laydon, Josh Lorenzetti and John Jonas. Gallery at www.charlestongolfnews.com.

Berkeley Invitational 9 Jack Ellis 72 72 76 220 8 Scotty Davis 77 75 78 230 6 Alton Hutto 82 81 80 243 Championship A 10 Matt Wood 71 72 77 220 9 Chris Terry 78 77 77 232 7 Marlon Jones 80 81 82 243 1 Ross Thomson 67 66 66 199* 11. Matt Metz 71 72 81 224 10 Jack Stone 78 75 82 235 8 Jason Fick 83 81 80 244 2 Austin James 66 65 68 199 11 Ed Borja 77 78 82 237 9 David Brown 79 85 82 246 3 R.J. Keur 70 68 70 208 Championship C 12 Mark Horne 76 77 88 241 10 Charles McPherson 76 87 84 247 4 Matt Laydon 66 72 70 208 1 Doug Cottingham 76 71 70 217 11 Marty Bunch 78 82 86 247 5 Philip Oweida 69 69 71 209 2 Steve Agazzi 74 71 73 218 Flight 2 12 Bill Shipley 81 80 89 250 6 Jarrett Swan 68 68 73 209 3 CJ Liner 73 72 78 223 1 Kevin Driggers 80 76 69 225 7 Matt Mahle 67 71 72 210 4 Mike Wilson 74 72 78 224 2 Will Hightower 84 75 70 229 Flight 4 8 Will Rainey 66 71 73 210 5 Jeremy Moore 75 74 75 224 3 Rich Bundschuh 77 79 77 233 1 David Ryan 82 84 75 241 9 John Jonas 68 67 75 210 6 Merchant 73 73 80 226 4 Jamie Canaday 80 78 76 234 2 George Frye 83 84 79 246 10 Josh Lorenzetti 68 68 77 213 7 Andy Gianoukis 72 73 81 226 5 Dan Westberry 81 76 78 235 3 Sammy Smith 83 83 82 248 11 Shane Rogan 66 71 73 216 8 Patrick Mallard 72 77 78 227 6 Mark Shaughnessy 82 77 79 238 4 Robert Lindley 83 89 80 252 12 Dylan Patscot 70 70 79 219 9 David Eller 73 77 80 230 7 Jason Clatworthy 79 79 82 240 5 Frank Johnson 84 85 89 258 10 Will Swicord 72 77 83 232 8 Kevin Lyden 82 76 84 242 6 Ron Harvey 83 86 90 259 Championship B 11 John Graves 73 74 87 234 9 Mike Harrison 82 79 83 244 7 Thomas Collins 83 91 89 263 1 Daniel Gregory 70 70 72 212 10 Rodney Hancock 78 83 86 247 8 Ken Martin 91 85 88 264 2 Jake Ezell 72 69 74 215 Flight 1 11 Tommy Blackwood 76 85 88 249 9 Cary Collins 88 87 89 264 3 T.A. Fulmer 67 76 73 216 1 Roger Newsome 76 74 72 222 10 Mike Rodin 90 86 95 271 4 Tadd Brown 75 67 75 217 2 Sam Phillips 77 77 69 223 Flight 3 3. Charles Valluzzo 77 76 73 226 1 Stephen Perry 81 80 73 234 Flight 5 5 Nico Baena 71 72 74 217 1 Scott Fosdick 89 90 91 270 6 Alex Ellis 72 72 76 218 4 Choo Teck Ng 73 82 72 227 2 Jim Yonce 80 81 78 239 5 Austin Johnson 80 74 74 228 3 Denny Sherrill 85 81 75 241 2 Steve Marek 95 96 88 279 7 Jackson Moore 67 76 76 219 3 Mitchell Rose 94 93 96 283 8 Jason Sauder 71 71 77 219 6 Nick Avery 76 76 77 229 4 Anthony Caroso 78 84 79 241 7 Reed Bjorkman 79 73 77 229 5 Richie Cooper 82 82 78 242 4 Jach Gooch 108 93 92 293 10 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News

Coastal Chapter Golf Outing and Fund Raiser Monday, October 13th 2014 Charleston National Golf Club • Captain’s Choice $95 Individual • $380 Foursome www.score285.org/golf The Coastal Chapter of SCORE will give a $1000 grant from tournament proceeds to assist a qualified veteran start a business. In addition, SCORE will hold a free, all day workshop on Friday, October 31st for veterans who are considering starting or growing their business. John Daly stops at SCORE is a national, volunteer non-profit organization of business professionals that provide Patriots Point Links free and confidential counseling and mentoring to small and start-up businesses. Coastal SCORE, the Charleston area chapter, has been helping small businesses start and succeed for over 40 years. John Daly made a stop at Patriots Point Links while he was in town promoting his John Daly cocktails. “Our Only Goal is Your Success” Daly was unable to hit balls due to a knee injury, but his 11-year-old son, John Jr., put on a show of his own. Displaying the same shot prepara- Starting at tion and swing mechanics of his dad, John Jr. consistently launched shots $ 00 right at (and a few in) the targets set 398 up at Patriots Point’s practice facility. Daly is pictured below with Patri- ots Point Links staff. Photo gallery at Easy-to-Use www.charlestongolfnews.com. New SP105 Walk Mower

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A steady climb A student of both the mechanics and the mental side of the game, O’Brien pro- gressed steadily through high school and college, and eventually achieved his goal of becoming a scratch golfer. After college, he began teaching golf classes and volunteering as an assistant coach for the University of Miami golf team. Three years later he became the head golf coach at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fl. He took over a start-up program that struggled both with golf and academics, and turned it into a top Divi- sions II program for golf and academics. He garnered the support of golf legend Raymond Floyd to start the Ryder-Ben- jamin Memorial Golf Tournament, which ing junior program. co-founder pulled funding and the busi- It was on a rainy September day in became a major fund-raiser for the pro- Seeking to take another step up the ness was shut down. 2008 at Kiawah’s Cassique course that gram, and helped create the school’s professional ladder, O’Brien next be- Broke and angry, O’Brien fell into a O’Brien learned how much more there women’s golf program. came the regional marketing director for depression. He started drinking exces- was to lose. He was riding on the back O’Brien had laid the foundation for a a top golf management company, serving sively, gained weight and even broke up bumper on the golf cart, holding on to program that went on to produce three both Pine Forest and Crowfield. After with the woman he loved, unable to share the back posts, as the cart descended a men’s national champions, and three both courses were sold to new owners, he the truth of his situation. Eventually, he hill. When they took a sharp, left turn, straight years of the women’s team fin- helped launch a golf marketing company, gathered himself enough to get a cad- O’Brien was thrown from the cart. His ishing in the top four in the nation. supplying a Golf-Pak product. dying job at Kiawah Island Resort. He head and shoulders slammed against the After a few years as coach, O’Brien quickly became a top caddie, but he was concrete and a raised curb, causing mas- moved on to pursue “the business side A quick fall still looking back. sive head and neck trauma. of golf,” taking a job as head profession- But as fast as O’Brien climbed in the “All I could think about was how I If not for a club employee, who was al and general manager at Pine Forest industry, he fell even faster. The start- had lost nearly everything,” he recalls. a volunteer fireman, O’Brien may have Country Club in Summerville, where he up did well at first, but after a few failed “I should have appreciated the things I died. The employee helped stabilize helped grow the membership and a thriv- attempts at expansion, his Golf-Pak hadn’t lost – at least not yet.” O’Brien until he could be airlifted to Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 13

MUSC. He spent the next few days there Regaining the form that produced the then he relied on a steady supply of Vi- score dropped to 71. He was not as explo- in a coma. runner-up finish there would not be an codin to keep going. It reduced pain, but sive. He had lost 40-50 yards off the tee, easy task. He continued to struggle with also clarity, which especially hurt his but his short game and his mental tough- Healing severe pain, vertigo, memory issues, and short game. On day two of the tournament ness were better than ever. When O’Brien finally woke up, he neurological problems that caused severe he went without the Vicodin and his short “In a figurative sense, every golfer has was wearing a cervical collar and had spasms at times. game improved. Af- overcome scar tissue,” he says. “Scar tis- multiple tubes protruding from his body. A surgery in ear- ter 17 holes he was sue can be a good teacher, if we allow it to He couldn’t move, not even his fingers ly 2009, repairing “All I could think about just one over, but it change us for the better.” and toes. His injuries included a broken his rotator cuff ten- suddenly became After many months of hard work, neck in two places, four skull fractures, dons and inserting was how I had lost nearly a ssevere spasm O’Brien had attained both of his goals blood clots in every lobe of his brain and long screws to stabi- everything. I should have suddenly made it and nearly made a full recovery. Only his fractures in his shoulder and back. lize his collar bone, appreciated the things I a struggle just to sense of smell and taste were still miss- It was at that low point, however, that helped speed up his finish. Determined ing. Those finally returned too one eve- O’Brien received a glimmer of hope. A recovery. Rehabili- hadn’t lost - at least not to get through the ning when he walked into his church for person dressed in white entered the room tation required forc- yet.” round, he fought a meeting. and assured him he would be okay. “It ibly tearing apart through the pain “I immediately noticed something will take a year,” the person said, “but the scar tissue so he Rich O’Brien and managed a bo- different. I could clearly smell coffee,” you will be okay.” could finally regain gey on 18. He went recalls O’Brien, who promptly went on O’Brien says, at the time, he assumed mobility. back to the Vicodin “smell quests” in the ensuing days. “God it was a doctor, but he later became con- By the end of summer, he was able to get through round 3. himself had joyfully tossed an exclama- vinced it was an angel. He had struggled to start swinging a club. Each day he It wasn’t until early 2012 and a trip to a tion mark on my recovery!” to understand anything people said to swung a little more and on the one-year local acupuncture clinic that O’Brien was him since the accident. But he under- anniversary of his accident he played 9 able to take another major step forward. Rich O’Brien recently completed a book, stood the words of this person perfect- holes with his pastor, Brian Burton. He Treatment at Summerville Community “Better Days are Ahead,” about the re- ly, and just after the visit he was able to finished the last mile of his 1,000-mile Acupuncture allowed him to finally shed covery of his friend and golfing buddie move his fingers and toes. walking goal on the 9th green at Sum- his dependency on pain medication. The Fred Gutierrez, who learned to play golf “From that moment on, I knew I could merville Country Club. chronic pain was almost completely gone despite being paralyzed on one side of his trust the words I had just heard to be true, He had achieved one of his goals and and his sleep improved. body. O’Brien plans to write a column in I would get through this excruciating the other was in sight. O’Brien started “The acupuncture basically rebooted Charleston Golf News on the role of golf in pain,” he says. playing more with Pastor Burton and my central nervous system,” he says. recovery, and its many benefits, physical, After a week in ICU, O’Brien was both of them saw rapid improvement in In the following months, his average mental and emotional. moved to another hospital for a week their games. After only a few complete of rehabilitation. One month later at a rounds, O’Brien decided he was ready, follow-up exam, doctors found extraor- and sent in his registration for the Cuth- dinary progress. O’Brien was convinced bert Cup. he had help. “That got my attention. That was a Fri- A golfer again day afternoon and the following Sunday On the first two day of the tourna- morning I walked a half mile to Sum- ment, he found himself hitting the ball merbook Community Church,” he says. surprisingly well, but he struggled with “I felt drawn to Summerbrook despite his focus on the greens and finished with 2014 Charleston it being a half mile away and seemingly a 78. Day two was nearly a repeat and beyond my ability to walk that distance.” produced the same score. Just months The first person he met when he got after he struggled to even swing a club, GOLF COURSE OF THE YEAR there was Fred Gutierrez, who is para- he finished 20th in a large field at a very lyzed on the left side of his body. Fred competitive event. and Rich eventually became close “I had an amazing comeback in the friends and regular golf partners, sharing span of a little over 13 months,” says a unique understanding of the healing O’Brien. “But I knew I still had a long powers of the game. way to go if I wanted to get back to being Before Rich could think of helping a scratch golfer.” Fred with his golf game, he had to get A couple months later, at his final fol- himself back together. He set his mind to low-up exam, Dr. Robert Lowry gave two goals: (1) to be able to walk 1,000 O’Brien a unique prescription: “Golf Fall Twilight miles in a year; and (2) to be able to play every day! Refill as often as possible.”. golf again. O’Brien says he’s held on to that note … Special O’Brien gradually worked up to and he’s followed the prescription. $35+tax after 1pm any day walking three miles a day, and he set a His improvement continued on the and all day on Mondays target of playing in the Cuthbert Cup. It course. In the Chick Miler tournament was the same tournament he nearly won on Memorial Day weekend in 2010, two years earlier (he lost by one stroke), O’Brien shot 78, 73, 78 and finished in and the one he watched as a spectator in the top 30. It was the 73 on day two that 843-767-9000

2008, one month after his accident. especially lifted his confidence. Until www.CoosawCreek.com 14 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News Merryman begins new job as GM at Legend Oaks CC Pursuing new opportunity after 12 years at Berkeley by Chris Dailey

fter 12 years as general manager at ABerkeley Country Club, Bob Merry- man is pursuing a new opportunity, over- seeing golf operations at Legend Oaks Country Club. Merryman started his new job as Gen- eral Manager and Director of Golf at Legend Oaks on September 10. While he says he will miss Berkeley, a club he helped elevate in the local golf scene, he’s excited to begin work for a club closer to home. Merryman has lived in Summerville, just off the course at Miler Country Club where he is a member, for the past 10 years. He lives there with his wife Sharon and daughter Aubrey, 9, who is in her 7th year at Pinewood Prep. He also has other Bob Merryman, pictured above left with his wife Sharon and daughter Aubrey, recently resigned as general manager at family members and friends close by in Berkeley Country Club to take over the same position at Legend Oaks Country Club. Above right, he congratulates players Summerville. in the Berkeley Invitational on his last day on the job there. “I love the people of Summerville. I consider Summerville home and I hope every level of operations from managing Berkeley CC member Greg Tedder golfers. it’s home for a long time,” he says. budgets to washing carts. says he appreciates Merryman’s progres- So it’s not surprising that he took note Still, he didn’t switch jobs just for the “I couldn’t ask for a better place in sive thinking and “out of the box” ideas. when Legend Oaks switched to new shorter commute. Merryman says he’s Charleston to cut my teeth,” he says. “The recent membership dues restruc- greens earlier this year. The club, cel- excited about what he can offer to help “Any golf pro who wants to be a GM, I turing is just one example of his ideas ebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Legend Oaks continue to grow. can’t think of a better place to learn be- that helped us build up our membership installed new “Diamond” greens that “One of the things that has me so cause you have to touch everything.” numbers once again,” says Tedder. “Also, are more shade tolerant and allowed the amped up is that I want to be part of a Merryman remembers when he start- during his time, he was a big influence course to save many of its grand, old oak great club that’s part of the town that I ed at the club it wasn’t always very wel- with getting new fairways and greens trees. The greens are known for having a love,” he says. “It’s a very different op- coming to newcomers. The club, opened at Berkeley. Right now, I would put up lack of grain, providing better speed and eration, but there’s a lot of things I can in 1959, is one of the longest operating our golf course against any course in this fewer ball marks from approach shots. draw on to make Legend Oaks an even public courses in the area, but outside of area. We are gaining a lot of members “I’ve been spoiled with great greens, better place than it already is.” hosting the Berkeley Invitational, “it was from Charleston and Bob can be credited and I know what a difference they make. Legend Oaks owner Jim Chickarello kind of the outside.” Golfers from other with that.” So when the membership of Legend says he too is excited to have Merryman areas rarely played there, he says, and, Will Hightower has been playing at Oaks and Jim invested in the greens, I on board. likewise, Berkeley golfers rarely played Berkeley for 30 years (his father Bubba became very interested in the potential “I am pleased to welcome Bob Merry- anywhere else. was the head pro in the mid-80s). He there,” says Merryman. “I knew it had man to the Legend Oaks team as our new Now, Merryman says, the club is ful- says he’s sad to see Merryman leave, a chance to be really special. I knew it General Manager/Director of Golf,” says ly involved in the local golf community, but he plans to play more at Legend could be a big piece in the growth of Chickarello. “He brings great passion participating in Lowcountry team match- Oaks now that Bob is there. Legend Oaks.” and energy for golf and tennis that will es, alumni matches, Interclub and more. “BCC is one of the more unique Merryman says he believes new raise the bar with these programs for our “Berkeley Country Club was on an clubs you will see in our area and Bob greens will do for Legend Oaks what members and guests. Bob started Sep- island by itself,” he says. “Now, I can has done a magnificent job for everyone they did for Berkeley and give some new tember 10, so come out and say ‘Hello.’” walk into Five Guys in Mt. Pleasant and life to the course. He says he hopes the see someone wearing a Berkeley Coun- there,” says Hightower. “He will give anyone at his course (friends, members new greens, combined with his efforts, 12 years at Berkeley try Club hat. You couldn’t do that in will help elevate golf to the level of Leg- or guests) the shirt off his back.” Before Merryman joined Berkeley in 2002. So I’m proud of that. I feel like we end Oaks other club offerings, such as its 2002 he was in the golf marketing busi- brought Berkeley Country Club into a very popular tennis program. New greens, new opportunity ness so he was familiar with the club. He respected position in the Charleston golf “Tennis is at a very high level there,” One essential step toward elevating knew it was rough around the edges, but community. says Merryman, who is also an avid ten- Berkeley’s reputation came in 2005 thought it would offer him a chance to “For them to give me the opportunity nis player. “We want to try to match the when the course switch to new greens. learn every aspect of managing a club. to lead that place for 12 years and imple- energy that’s in the tennis program.” He was right. The high quality putting surface allowed ment some of my crazy ideas is really (Continued next page) Before long, he was deeply involved in appreciated.” Merryman to draw more of the area’s top Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 15 A course for all shots Dunes West edges RiverTowne in annual challenge Merryman begins new job as GM at Legend Oaks CC The Legend Oaks golf course, itself, is also a great asset, he says. Some course unes West Golf Club reclaimed the designs may favor a particular type of Dtrophy this year in its annual match golfer, one who hits a cut shot or one play challenge with RiverTowne Coun- who hits a draw. try Club, edging its neighbor by one Legend Oaks offers hole designs for point. every type of golfer, he says. Virtually no Dunes West jumped out to a 6-point two holes are the same, so it’s a good test lead after the first day of team matches, of a golfer’s all-around game, he says. and it was just enough to withstand a The course offers long and short par 3’s, hard charge from RiverTowne on the 4’s and 5’s that bend left and right, re- second day in singles matches. quiring all types of shots. “It’s a very good mix. You’re going to RiverTowne made up five points on experience every yardage and turn that Sunday, but came up one short, 33-32. you can,” says Merryman. “A player The Dunes West team this year in- that has the ability to move the ball, left cluded: Dan Meyer, Will Forrest, Dan or right, is going to have a decisive ad- Sobus, Bill Moore, Joe Gallagher, Joe vantage out there. It does not favor one Landing, Jim Clark, Bill Schnieder, strength over another. A well-rounded Bruce Thompson, Will Lutz, Adrian player is going to do well.” Wewers, Ed Clark, Brent Clark, Ed While the new greens are still young, Larue, Roy Flanagan, Jim Seney, Mike they will play a bit slower, says Mer- McCraw, Jef Taylor, Ron Wheet, Dave Ed Confer, Dennis Laabs, Greg Turn- ryman. Over time, though, the club’s Hicks, Steve Graham, Dave Connell, er, Rich Corboy, Jerry Lepore, T.J. Saturday maintenance staff can be more aggres- Ron D’Allessandro, Greg Lewis, Drew Van Thullenar, Greg Martin, Dennis Dunes West 22.5, RiverTowne 16.5 sive with the maintenance routine and Wewers, Robbie DeRojas, Kevin Zem- Grady, Tim Quillen, Bill Gevers, Wes enhance the speed and playability. nickas and Rich Rankin. Brunson, Patrick Sherman, Don Beers, Sunday Soon enough, the course will be ready The RiverTowne squad this year in- Ryan Stewart, Eric Wallpe, Don Marti- RiverTowne 15.5, Dunes West 10.5 to offer golfers top level greens, and you cluded: Mike Ashton, William Rod- ni, Mark Hazelton, Rick Cahill, Justin can bet Merryman will be busy spread- well, Jim Gaffney, Mike Nesseralla, Glembin, Matt Zeleniak, Rich Mudd Total ing the word. Landon Heatherington, Jason Ward, and Pete Dunham. Dunes West 33, RiverTowne 32

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Addison, Wiggins win Mid-Amateur Four Ball Championship homas Addison III and Matthew Wiggins finished Twith a tournament best of 129 to win the 20th SCGA Mid-Amateur Four Ball Championship by one stroke at Woodside Plantation Country Club in Aiken, SC. The Mid Am Four Ball, called a “working man’s event,” is for golfers over the age of 30 partnering with a teammate and playing a 36-hole Four Ball event. DAILY Bert Atkinson of Charleston teamed with Sammy Truett RATES to finish 6th. The teams of Jim Burgess and Frank Ford, and Tadd Brown and Matt Wood, finished in the top 20. Mid-Amateur Four Ball Championship results 1 Thomas Addison & Matthew Wiggins 63-66--129 SPECIAL RATES T6 Bert Atkinson (Charleston) & Sammy Truett (Surfside Beach) 69-65--134 First Responder T15 Jim Burgess (Columbia) and Frank Ford (Charleston) 67-71--138 Senior Rate Senior Special Military 9 Hole Rate Monday T18 Tadd Brown (Moncks Corner & Matt Wood (Hanahan) 69-71--140 Mon-Fri Wednesday $ Excludes Wknd AM T31 Scotty Davis (Charleston & Jeremy Moore (Mt. Pleasant) 67-76--143 Active Police, Fire, EMS 5 OFF T31 James Faulkner (Simpsonville) & Josh Ridley (Orangeburg) 73-70--143 $ $ $ rack rate $ 30 25 25 anytime 20 T40 Matt Metz (Charleston) & Brian Phillips (Hollywood) 74-71--145 T44 Tim Christensen (Irmo) & Tommy Faulk (Summerville) 72-74--146 T44 Andy Gianoukos (Charleston) & Brian Lott (Summerville) 73-73--146 Walk any day after 1pm for $15! T49 Mark Golightly (Rock Hill) & Will Swicord (Mt. Pleasant) 75-72--147 T54 Randy Adams (Seabrook Island) & Chris Corn (Rock Hill) 74-74--148 (843) 764-4618 • www.CrowfieldGolf.com T58 Doug Cottingham (Hopkins) & Hugh Morgan (Moncks Corner) 74-77--151 300 Hamlet Circle • Goose Creek, SC 29445 62 Russell Hightower (Moncks Corner) & Will Hightower (Summerville) 77-75--152 Rated by Golf Digest in 2009 places to play 18 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News

Bob Potter - A Flight Winner Denny Miller - B Flight Winner

Fister in World Long Drive Championship ean Fister, owner of Fister Golf Mesquite, Nevada. SAcademy on Clements Ferry Road, Fister, 52, is the only American is headed to his 30th and possibly final to win three Open Division Re/Max World Long Drive Championship. World Long Drive championships in He’s entered in the Open, Senior (45- history. He has career earnings over 50) and Super Senior (50-55). divisions $3 million with 14 top 10’s, 13 World at the 2014 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship Records and over 2,000 Eddie Smith - C Flight Winner Tim Rooks - D Flight Winner Championship September 20-27 in appearances globally. Palmetto Senior Amateur Golf at Stono Ferry almetto Senior Amateur Golf held a Miller with an 82. Ty Cline with an Precent tournament at the very desir- 85 and Jon Finger with an 86 finished able and scenic Stono Ferry Golf Club. second and third respectively. The B Once again, we had a very large turnout flight includes players with a- hand and the weather was cooperative. Four icap of 6.1-12. The A and B flights 1st Annual first time winners was a highlight of the play the course at approx 6,000 - day! 6,200 yards. Lindsey Taylor Ranz Foundation The A Flight winner was Bob Pot- The C Flight saw newcomer Eddie ter who carded a nice 79. He was fol- Smith shoot a blazing 80. Other win- Golf Tournament lowed by a past winner James Jaco. ners in order were Tommy Blackwood The champ flight includes players with 83, Mitch Rose 84, Frank Sabatine 89 a handicap of 0-6. and James Johnson 89. The number of Wednesday, September 24th The B Flight winner was Denny winners within a flight is dictated by the Coosaw Creek Country Club number of players in that flight. $100 per person The D Flight winner was Tim Rooks who won a scorecard playoff with Bill Includes Cart, Green Fee, Lunch, and more... Hinson. Both players shot a nice 87. Bob Gorman 89, John Wilson 92, Bill Registration at 12 Noon • Shotgun Start at 1pm Keser 94 and Mike Taylor 95 finished All members and non-members are invited to play. out as prize winners. All proceeds will go towards the Foundation. Prizes were also awarded to the sev- Prize Package valued at $1500! eral skins and closest to the pin win- For more information contact: Lynnette Ranz (843) 540-1218 ners. There is a weekly 55/50 raffle to or Mike Benner, Golf Director (843) 767-9000, ext 208 support Wounded Warriors and a "Hole In One" pot. Door prizes were presented by our sponsers. To join PSAG go www.LindseyTaylorRanzFoundation.org to psagolf.com. Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 19

Mike Phillips - A Flight Winner Ted Hayden - B Flight Winner

Tommy Blackwood - C Flight Winner Bill Hinson - D Flight Winner Palmetto Senior Amateur Golf at the Muni almetto senior amateur Golf tour Piersee took third place honors with a Pbattled the elements at our August 91. The C and D flights play the course 7 tournament at Charleston Municipal at approx 5,500 - 5,800 yards. 150 125 GC. It was cart path only and soft turf A special thank you to our loyal after several days of rain. We perse- sponser PGA Master Pro Boykin Pow- PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL vered! ers for putting on a short game clinic STARTING AS LOW AS A Flight saw a return to the top spot prior to the event. Skins and closest † by the always strong Mike Phillips. to pins were awarded and door prizes $ Mike shot a 76 and was followed by were presented by our sponsers Co- 5,799 George King at 80. conut Joes and Dixon Golf. A 50/50 Model: S125XTB2552 B Flight saw first time winner Ted raffle was held to benefit the Wounded Hayden take top prize with an 84. Warriors Project. To join the tour vis- He was followed by newcomer Tim it “psagolf.com”. Membership fee has O’Brien and John Saager who tied at been reduced for the second half of the • 27/25 gross hp* Briggs & • iCD™ Cutting System with 85. season. Stratton Commercial Turf stripe kit C Flight had a runaway winner in Series™ or 24/23 gross hp** • Ground speed up to 10 MPH Tommy Blackwood with a dazzling 79. Kawasaki® FS engine options • Mows3 up0 to 5 acres per hour Bob Merryman Sr took second with a • 61” or 52” cutting widths scorecard win over Mitch Rose. Both PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL players shot a respectable 84. Bob Moody’s Ace Hardware Gorman and Larry Dangerfield tied at 8012 Dorchester Road (843) 552-6152

85 to round out the winners in C flight North Charleston, SC 29418 D Flight winner was Bill Hinson Mon. – Fri.: 9am – 5pm out of Columbia with an 84. Bill has www.snapper.com Sat.: 9am – 12pm earned his way up to the C flight. Great * All power levels are stated gross horsepower at 3600 rpm per SAE J1940 as rated by Briggs & Stratton round Bill! Newcomer Erskine Fludd ** All power levels are stated gross horsepower at 3600 rpm per SAE J2723 as rated by Kawasaki took second with a nice 88 and David † Tax, set-up, and delivery fees not included. 20 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News Arnold, Politi win SCGA Senior Better Ball Dr. Morgan eather and good golf were the sto- on the 6,288 yard, par 72 golf course at Wry at the 41st Annual Sr. Better Santee Cooper Country Club in Santee, Ball Championship as Kevin Arnold and SC. This is the 40th time that the Senior Crowley Dave Politi of Hilton Head won in a sud- Better Ball has been hosted by Santee den death playoff. Cooper Country Club. Board Certified Chiropractor They started the day three shots behind first round leaders Richard Moore Championship Flight of Isle of Palms and Jim Eskew of Mt. 1 Arnold, Kevin / Politi, David 66-68---134 CONDITIONS WE TREAT: Pleasant, but a 4-under 68 propelled 2 Gravley, Mike / Odiorne, Walter 66-68---134 them into a playoff with Mike Gravley T3 Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) / Newsome, Roger (Moncks Corner) 67-68---135 TMJ and Walter Odiome. T3 Moore, Richard (IOP) / Eskew, Jim (Mt. Pleasant) 63-72---135 Tennis Elbow / Golfer’s Elbow Arnold rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt T7 Mahoney, Mike (Greeleyville) / Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 68-68---136 on the first playoff hole to claim the T7 Burgess, Jim (Columbia) / Horton, Steve (Moncks Corner) 68-68---136 Neck & Back Pain championship. 10 Gianoukos, Andy / Gianoukos, Jimmie (Charleston) 68-69---137 Four teams finished one shot out of 16 Ford, Tommy / Swanson, Charlie (Mt. Pleasant) 69-76---145 Headaches & Migranes the playoff; providing yet another suc- cessful and competitive championship First Flight Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1 Wagner, Duff / Willis, Terry 70-67---137 held at Santee Cooper Country Club 2 Ackerman, George (Charleston) / Anderson, Dick (Bluffton) 70-69---139 Joint Pain & Arthritis (hosting for the 40th year). This is Ar- T10 Daniel, Tony / Wilson, Frank Jr. 71-72---143 nold and Politi’s first Senior Better Ball T13 Barnette, Perry (Saint Stephen) / Edgar, Ric (Goose Creek) 72-72---144 Championship in only their second ap- T15 Johnson, Jeryl / Ramage, Gary (Summerville) 73-72---145 pearance (the pair finished tied for third T15 Tutterow, Winn / York, Mo (Mt. Pleasant) 71-74---145 in last year’s event). 843.489.1141 Eskew and Moore finished in a tie for Second Flight www.ChiroMtPleasant.com 3rd with another local team, Nick Avery 1 Post, Jim / Stubbs, Danny 75-68---143 2 Turner, Paul / Williams, Vince 76-69---145 728 S Shelmore Blvd. Suite 100 of Goose Creek and Roger Newsome of Moncks Corner. T3 Potter, Bob L / Cook, Gary (North Charleston) 74-72---146 Mount Pleasant, SC The 41st Annual event was played T5 Cuttino, Coty (Mt. Pleasant) / Henderson, Barnaby (Charleston) 76-72---148

Hammond-Venable win Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball Championship ayley Hammond of Mooresville, NC and Lea Venable of HSimpsonville, SC fire an impressive 7-under par round of 65—132 to capture their first Carolinas Women’s Four- Ball Championship title together after a loss in a sudden death playoff in 2013. Their nearest competitors were nine shots back. This championship is conducted by the Caro- linas Golf Association (CGA) which is in its 105th year of serving amateur golf for both men and women in North and South Carolina. The players enjoyed the beautifully designed Tom Fazio Cotton Dike course here at the Dataw Island Club. The CGA would like to thank the members and staff of Dataw Island Club for their wonderful support and hospitality throughout the week.

Championship Flight 1 Hayley Hammond, Mooresville– Lea Venable, Simpsonville 67-65—132 (-12)

Tournament 1 1 Beverly Cassels – Laura Gilchrist, Charlotte, NC 69-73—142 (-2) 5 Brenda Frye, Mt. Pleasant – Susan Harden, Beaufort 81-76—157 (+13)

Tournament 2 1 Rhonda Williams, Rocky Mount– Carolyn Jordan, Windsor 69-72—141 (-3) 6 Kyoko Tsuchiya – Robin Moyer, Mt. Pleasant, SC 81-79—160 (+16)

Tournament 3 1 Mary Ann Sutton, Goldsboro– Cathy Wilson, Windsor 76-77—153 (+9) 3 Teddy Stockwell– Laura Rawl, Charleston, SC 79-76—155 (+11) Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 21 Winningham, Bennett lead CALGA event at Santee Cooper he extreme summer heat was not enough to deter these serious lady golfers Tfrom competing in the monthly CALGA Tournament hosted by Santee Coo- per Country Club. Thank you very much to CALGA Rep Sandy Murden and her crew of volun- Championship Flight teers, and to the staff at Santee for taking such good care of the players. 1 Arnold, Kevin / Politi, David 66-68---134 2 Gravley, Mike / Odiorne, Walter 66-68---134 FIELD LOW GROSS Sharon Winningham, SANT 84 T3 Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) / Newsome, Roger (Moncks Corner) 67-68---135 FIELD LOW NET Susan Bennett, SANT 63 T3 Moore, Richard (IOP) / Eskew, Jim (Mt. Pleasant) 63-72---135 T7 Mahoney, Mike (Greeleyville) / Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 68-68---136 First Flight T7 Burgess, Jim (Columbia) / Horton, Steve (Moncks Corner) 68-68---136 1st Low Gross Chris Schaible, SF 92 10 Gianoukos, Andy / Gianoukos, Jimmie (Charleston) 68-69---137 1st Low Net Carol Mercanko, SANT 72 16 Ford, Tommy / Swanson, Charlie (Mt. Pleasant) 69-76---145 2nd Low Gross Betty Poore, WD 93 2nd Low Net Deb Shaw, CSC 74 First Flight 1 Wagner, Duff / Willis, Terry 70-67---137 3rd Low Net April Canterbury, SANT 78 2 Ackerman, George (Charleston) / Anderson, Dick (Bluffton) 70-69---139 Rasque, Tsurutis third at Carolinas T10 Daniel, Tony / Wilson, Frank Jr. 71-72---143 Third Flight T13 Barnette, Perry (Saint Stephen) / Edgar, Ric (Goose Creek) 72-72---144 Second Flight T15 Johnson, Jeryl / Ramage, Gary (Summerville) 73-72---145 1st Low Gross Mary Russo, SF 104 Mixed Team Championship 1st Low Gross Dot Hudson, Berk 98 1st Low Net Ann Messenkopf, SANT 74 T15 Tutterow, Winn / York, Mo (Mt. Pleasant) 71-74---145 1st Low Net Jean Slayman, WP 73 eorge Rasque of Summerville and for first in the Senior 2 flight. 2nd Low Gross Mary Lou Reed, WP 106 Second Flight GVictoria Tsuritis of Charleston In the Senior 3 flight, Teddy Stock- 2nd low gross Sandy Murden, SANT 100 2nd Low Net Donnita Cook, CSC 76 1 Post, Jim / Stubbs, Danny 75-68---143 teamed up for a third place finish at the well and Charley Gibbs of Charleston 2nd Low Net Cecil Ann Suggs, SANT 77 3rd Low Net Alisan Maginnis, SANT 77 2 Turner, Paul / Williams, Vince 76-69---145 9th Carolinas Mixed Team Champion- won by two strokes, and Anita Mar- 3rd Low Net Ellen Peters, SANT 78 Arlene Southerland, WD 74 T3 Potter, Bob L / Cook, Gary (North Charleston) 74-72---146 ship at Southport, NC (par 72, 6,466 ciniak and Dave Marciniak of Johns T5 Cuttino, Coty (Mt. Pleasant) / Henderson, Barnaby (Charleston) 76-72---148 and 5,603 yards). Island came in third. Anthony and Debbie Adams of Dan and Deborah Beasley of Asheville, NC fired a 6-under 66 in the Waynesville, NC shot an even par final round to win by eight shots in this round of 72 on day two to earn the year’s championship held at The Play- overall Senior title for another year. “I ers Club at St. James Plantation. thought we were getting too “super se- Several other Charleston area teams nior” to win again,” laughed Deborah. took top spots. Todd Manley and “We’re happy with the way we played Cass Manley of Charleston finished together today. It was a lot of fun.” as the runner-up in the tournament The championship, conducted by the flight, David Andereck and Cynthia Carolinas Golf Association, consisted Andereck were second in the Senior of one round of four-ball stroke play 1 flight and Masakazu Tsuchiya and following a final round of modified al- Kyoko Tsuchiya of Mt. Pleasant tied ternate shot. 9th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship Final Results Championship 1 Debbie Adams - Anthony Adams, Asheville, N.C. 69-66--135 (-9) 2 Michael Mayer - Virginia Mayer, New London, N.C. 75-68--143 (-1) 3 George Rasque, Summerville - Victoria Tsurutis, Charleston 70-78--148 (+4) Tournament 1 Steve Clark - Tracie Clark, Midland, N.C. 76-76--152 (+8) 2 Todd Manley - Cass Manley, Charleston, S.C. 75-80--155 (+11) 3 Mike Holland - Lisa Holland, Rocky Mount, N.C. 79-78--157 (+13) Senior- 1 1 Deborah Beasley - Dan Beasley, Waynesville, N.C. 75-72--147 (+3) 2 David Andereck - Cynthia Andereck, Mt. Pleasant 75-76--151 (+7) T3 Michael Egan - Susan Egan, Wilmington, N.C. 74-81--155 (+11) T3 Sybil Davis - Kirk Davis, Aiken, S.C. 77-78--155 (+11) Senior- 2 T1 Jane Fesperman - Mike Fesperman, New London, N.C. 74-79--153 (+9) T1 Masakazu Tsuchiya - Kyoko Tsuchiya, Mt Pleasant 79-74--153 (+9) 3 Melvin Chamblee - Nancy Chamblee, Ahoskie, N.C. 74-85--159 (+1) Senior- 3 1 Teddy Stockwell - Charley Gibbs, Charleston, S.C. 75-84--159 (+15) 2 Mike Harris - Robin Harris, Durham, N.C. 81-80--161 (+17) 3 Anita Marciniak - Dave Marciniak, Johns Island 80-83--163 (+19) 22 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News Rory’s bag for Kiawah’s 5th Annual Military Appreciation Clinic Series two Major wins Kiawah Island Golf Resort is pleased to announce that it Charleston Golf News takes a regular look at the will host its 5th annual series of Military Appreciation Clin- benefits of properly fitted clubs with Golf Digest Top ics. The series of complimentary golf clinics serves as a thank 100 Club Fitter David Ayres of Lowcountry Custom you for your military service. Golf. This month we look at what Rory McIlroy used to Each clinic will be available to any active duty member that win the last two majors of the year. registers. The clinics will be held at Turtle Point Golf Club on the following dates: he bag that Rory McIlroy used to win the British September 30 from 5-6 p.m. TOpen looked quite different than the one he had October 23 from 4-5 p.m. for his win in the PGA Championship at Valhalla this November 20 from 4-5 p.m. year. At the British, he left out his 5-wood and added To register contact Josh Wagaman at [email protected], in 2 and 3 -irons, clearly looking for a lower ball flight. or 843-266-4021. Ayres points out that changing those clubs also impacts what clubs are used around the green. When players are running the ball up to the green more Crowfield wins Low Country Team Matches in a tournament like the British Open, they leave Crowfield Golf Club is the champion of the 2014 Low Country Team Match- themselves different wedge shots, requiring different es. The annual team competition between area golf clubs is held over the sum- lofts. McIlroy switched from his normal set of wedges mer season and recently concluded with Crowfield edging Stono Ferry 9.5-8.5 in used at Valhalla (52, 56 and 59) to just 54 and 59 degree the championship match. Other clubs participating in the 2014 season included wedges at the British. Ayres says the wedge lofts are Charleston National (runner-up Division I), Coosaw Creek, Wescott, Stono Ferry, chosen to ensure the same gap, or yardage differential, Legend Oaks and Summerville Country Club (runner-up Division II). with the rest of the irons in his bag. McIlroy did not make any changes to his driver, 3-wood, putter or ball between the two majors. Edisto Summer Shootout Sept. 19-21 Looking back at Rory’s win in the 2012 PGA The Plantation Course at Edisto will host the Edisto Summer Shootout from September 19th to September Championship at Kiawah, he’s now using an entirely 21st. A Practice round will be held on Friday, September 19th, followed by round one on Saturday (starting different set, having switched from Titleist to Nike. at 8:30 a.m.) and round two on Sunday (8:45 a.m. shotgun start). Ayres says the clubs are not necessarily that different. The format is 3-man teams, captain’s choice. Teams are handicapped. Sign-up deadline September 12 by He’s still using the same shafts, and similar lofts, 5 p.m. Call the pro shop at 843-869-1111. Limited to first 20 3-man teams. Must have a handicap to partici- although at Kiawah, he went with a different wedge pate. $150 entry fee for plantation course members and $175 for guests. Includes 3 rounds with cart, prizes, configuration (46, 54 and 60). refreshments. Ayres says some of those club changes could be the result of the change in balls from Titleist Pro V1 to Nike RZN Black, which will produce a different spin City Four Ball Championship September 20-21 on the ball. The make-up date for the Charleston City Four Ball Championship is coming up on September 20-21. Open to any 2-person team of amateurs who have resided in Charleston, Dorchester or Berkeley counties. Rory’s winning bags 36-hole, 4-ball stroke play. $250 entry fee. Entry forms available from at: www.charleston-sc.gov/golf. Last PGA Championship year’s overall champions were Mike Cobb and Steve Agazzi. Chris Pinckney and Mike Weiner were the 2013 Driver: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 Tour (Mitsubishi Kuro Kage Senior Champions. XTS 70x), 8.5 degrees 3-wood: Nike VRS Covert 2.0, 15 degrees USC men’s golf ranked 7th in nation entering new season 5-wood: Nike VRS Covert, 19 degrees The University of South Carolina men’s golf team returns all five starter from the squad that last year came Irons (4-9): Nike VR Pro Blade; within one stroke of advancing to match play at the NCAA Championship. The Gamecocks finished the (PW): Nike VR Forged 2013-14 season ranked 20th in the nation. They come into the 2014-15 season ranked 7th. Last Wedges: Nike VR Forged (52, 56, year the Gamecocks won three tournaments and four players had sub-73 scoring averages. 59 degrees) Back this year are seniors Caleb Sturgeon and Will Murphy and juniors Will Starke and Matt Putter: Nike Method 006 Ball: Nike RZN Black NeSmith. Freshman Keenan Huskey joins the team. “We all were stinging a little bit from how the season ended at Prairie Dunes and that’s about British Open as much motivation as you should need to get back there and in the hunt for match play.” says Driver: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 Tour coach Bill McDonald. (Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS 70X), 8.5 degrees 3-wood: Nike VRS Covert, 15 deg Carolinas team wins the 32nd Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches Irons (2): Nike MM Proto (3-9): The eight-golfer Carolinas team won five of eight closing day singles matches and halved another to post Nike VR Pro Blade; (PW): Nike a two-point victory (9-7) against their Virginias counterparts to claim the 32nd Virginias-Carolinas Junior VR Forged Wedges: Nike VR Forged (54, 59 Matches, which concluded today at River Landing Golf Club. One point was available per each match. degrees) Virginias owned a one-point lead (4½-3½) following Saturday’s opening day foursome and four-ball Putter: Nike Method 006 matches, but Carolinas outscored their opponents by three points (5½-2½) in concluding singles’ encounters. Ball: Nike RZN Black Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 23

should not be able to see any of your left thumb as you Moseley, Phillips Neutral Grip see in Picture 2. You can also see that the back of my left he grip is one of the most important parts of getting hand and clubface are still facing the same position in a win Summerville Tready to hit a golf shot, it is the only connection be- neutral alignment. tween your body and the club. If your grip is misaligned From picture 2 to get set up all you have to do is bend CC Member-Guest you will have a hard time hitting the ball straight. forward from your hips and bend slightly at the knees . ichael Moseley and Marion For this month’s column, I am going to show you Now you are at Picture 3 set up with a neutral grip and MPhillips won the Summerville Country Club a truly neutral golf grip. To set a truly neutral golf grip the clubface and the back of your left hand should be 2014 Open Member-Guest tournament on August 9-10. grab a club and stand with your arms at your sides. facing your target. From here your body, your arms, and They won a golf shootout against the winners of the oth- Hold the club with your left hand and position your left the clubhead can all rotate together. er flights. Flight winners and runners-up listed below. thumb on top of the grip as you can see in Picture 1. I hope this article helps you get a grip! Overall Champions When you do this you should notice the back of your As always I look forward to seeing you on the lesson Michael Moseley, Marion Phillips left hand and your glove logo are facing the same di- tee at Patriots Point Golf Links. First Flight rection as the clubface. This is a neutral left hand align- Brandon Ray 1 David Connor, Justin Gupton ment when the back of the glove and clubface match. US Kids Top 50 Junior Coach 2 Marc Horne, Tim Cone Now hold the club in front of you and place your PGA Director of Instruction 2nd Flight right hand on the club covering your left thumb, you LowcountryLessons.com 1 Johnny Sims, John Sims, Jr. 2 Jack Ellis, Jimmy King 3rd Flight 1 Michael Moseley, Marion Phillips 2 Gary Hartmann, Matt Patterson 4th Flight 1 Randy Henderson, David Kaskin 2 Jim Hemenway, Jed Hemenway 5th Flight 1 Ronnie Clayton, John Stevens 2 Tom Jeter, Peter Netzler 6th Flight 1 Stan Byram, Van Waring 2 Mike Windham, Larry Dangerfield 7th Flight 1 Jim Linder, Kevin Kemp 2 Bill Bumeder, Phil Riker Picture 1 - Standing Arms at Side Picture 2 - Club in Front of Body Picture 3 - Address 3 Bob Sideikas, Paul Sideikas

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Call today to schedule a tour! RiverTowne: 843.849.2400 ext. 3 www.rivertownecountryclub.com Snee Farm: 843.884.8571 ext. 7 www.sneefarmcountryclub.com 24 September 10, 2014 Charleston Golf News Charleston Junior Golf © Bovender captures 88th WWGA Junior Championship nnika Bovender of Mt. Pleasant In the finals, Bovender went 1 up on Atravelled to Indiana this summer the 1st hole with a par to Hitt’s bogey. and came away with the Women’s West- She went 2 up on the 4th hole when Hitt ern Golf Association’s 88th National Ju- put her second shot into the bunker and nior Championship. two putted for bogey to Bovender’s par. Bovender advanced through the field Hitt won the 5th and 6th holes bringing in match play and eventually captured the match back to all square. the championship with a win in the fi- On the 7th hole, a 159-yard par 3, nals against Anika Hit of Wisconsin, Bovender parred and Hitt had a bogey. 2 up. The championship was held at Bovender parred the 8th going back to Knollwood Country Club. 2 up. On the 9th hole, considered one Bovender started the championship of the hardest on the course, Bovender with a 77 in the first of two stroke play parred and Hitt bogeyed. After the front qualifying rounds. She followed that on nine, Bovender was 3 up. day two with an 82 to earn the No. 12 Both players parred the 10th. Boven- seed entering match play. der bogeyed the 11th going back to 2 up. On the first day of match play, the She won #12 to go 3 up. Both players round of 32, she defeated Lauren Beau- parred the 449-yard par 5 hole. On #14 dreau of Illinois, 4 and 2. In the round Hitt parred while Bovender bogeyed, of 16, she advanced with a 4 and 3 win back to 2 up. They each parred #15 and over Morgan Nadaline of Indiana. #16, Hitt had a birdie on #17 but bo- In the semifinals, Bovender upended geyed #18, and the match was over with Annika Bovender top seed Emily White, 2 up. Bovender winning 2 up. Bovender, class of 2015, attends Ac- MVP honors in 2011 and 2012 and was The match was close throughout. If it The championship is open to amateur ademic Magnet High School. She has named to the All-State team both years had been stroke play, it would have been female golfers who are 18 years of age been playing on a high school golf team as well. She was the S.C. Player of the Bovender posting a 74 and White a 76. or younger. since 7th grade. She was awarded team Year in 2012. Local juniors in Drive, Chip & Putt regional,subregional qualifiers ach Adams of Seabrook Island near- Emma Schimpf of Daniel Island also 2 Taylor Gardner 42 35 50 127 Signal Mountain, Tn Zly made it to the finals of the Drive, made it through to the regional qualifier 7 Delanie Mortier 44 26 31 101 N. Charleston, SC Chip & Putt Championship. Adams and performed well, finishing 5th with 9 Olivia Erwin 13 40 30 83 Charleston, SC finished as the runner-up in the Boys 105 points. Below are the results from 10 Lauren Fix 0 31 45 76 Summerville, SC 10-11 division in the regional qualifi- the Subregional qualifier at Fort Jackson Boys 7-9 er at River Bend Golf & Country Club Golf Club, on August 16. The top 2 qual- 1 Thomas Price 31 70 50 151 Greenville, SC in Great Falls, VA. He had 118 points. ified for the regional in Virginia. 2 Adam Hunt 29 45 50 124 Columbia, SC 3 Christopher Donato 27 55 40 122 Mt. Pleasant, SC Girls 7-9 D C P Total 4 Troy Propes 25 55 40 120 Charleston, SC 1 Zantoria Goodwin 15 35 35 85 Columbia SC 6 Dallas Johnson 24 20 50 94 Mt. Pleasant, SC 2 Parkter Jules 20 10 50 80 Easton, MD 9 Jonathan Graham 26 10 40 76 Summerville, SC 5 Lang Ives 8 1 55 64 Daniel Island SC 9 Ellison Driggers 2 0 35 37 Mt. Pleasant SC Boys 10-11 1 Zach Adams 39 45 55 139 Seabrook Island, SC Girls 10-11 2 Gene Zeigler 49 31 45 125 Florence, SC 1 Carter Jules 36 40 55 131 Easton, MD 2 Emma Schimpf 26 30 45 101 Daniel Island, SC Boys 12-13 11 Karla Correa 6 5 15 26 Summerville, SC 1 Michael Ford 55 40 55 150 Spartanburg, SC 2 Sam Means 45 30 50 125 August, GA Girls 12-13 9 Luis Thompson 34 40 36 110 Charleston, SC 1 Anika Rana 28 31 50 109 Duncan, SC 2 Parker Stalvey 34 30 45 109 Elgin, SC Boys 14-15 9 Raven Turner 16 1 35 52 N. Charleston, SC 1 Drew Weary 59 40 65 164 Bluffton, SC 2 Tyler Haines 54 45 55 154 Waxhaw, NC Girls 14-15 10 Ky Matsumoto 45 35 25 105 N. Charleston, SC 1 Emily Cox 47 45 60 152 Lancaster, SC 11 Jacob Daley 14 30 40 84 Summerville, SC Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 25 Life as a female junior golfer Charleston Junior Golf Self described ‘Muni your coach says you should be doing. © I’m a “Muni Range Rat” and have Range Rat’ shares “... listening to music with met some of the nicest dads and grand- thoughts on game good earphones during dads, but listening to music with good practice was the best advice earphones during practice was the best Olivia Erwin of Charleston, plans to share my instructors ever game advice my instructors ever gave me. a regular column in Charleston Golf News me.” We girls thank you dads for your on life as a female junior golfer. words of wisdom and hope someday to make you proud! Olivia Erwin By: Olivia Erwin (age 13) And last, faith in yourself is prob- eing a female junior golfer takes ably the most important thing. Have Bdetermination, willingness to lis- are what keep you coming back to the you watched the Golf Channel and ten to a lot of advice, and faith in your- driving range when those really bad noticed that even the pros can miss a self even when nobody else seems to days happen. And trust me, they do 1-foot putt? Girls can be so hard on have it. happen!! themselves and each other about al- Golf is one of those sports you need Willingness to listen to a lot of ad- most everything, and golf can be a to practice over and over just to be vice is something I’m sure all the other very lonely sport. able to get it even close to the hole. female juniors can relate to, and also It is definitely not the most popular Just when you think you have the something I wasn’t expecting when I sport in school, and you spend a lot of game figured out, another girl will first started playing. I know how much time practicing alone. So have faith have a better playing day than you a lot of men love golf (I come from a that “you’ve got this” even when your are having, or 2 blades of grass will family full of them!) and I know they parents are freaking out because that change the direction of your ball – and mean well when they try to show me a will keep you strong and focused on Olivia Erwin just like that your score and your emo- different way to putt or the way they playing your best game. Have faith in tions have gone way out of control. think I should change my stance. what you’ve practiced all those hours have faith in your abilities. And worst Determination that you will con- The only problem is that usually the and just play the course – not the play- comes to worst, always remember that quer the course, and you will someday advice is completely different from ers next to you. a bad day on the golf course is still bet- like the scores you see on your card, what the last person said or from what Don’t let that course beat you, and ter than a good day at school!

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Thomas wins division; by a stroke over Luis Thompson (Mt. Pleasant). The Mt. Pleasant chapter 2014 Tommy Cuthbert Championship final results Sumner, Thompson also claimed the third spot with Austin (Top 3 and local juniors) runner-up Mosher finishing just one stroke be- Boys 15-18 hind Thompson and two behind Griz. 1 Daniel Spencer, Mid State Chapter +8 79 73 152 he girls team for the Mt. Pleasant In the Boys 8-9 age bracket, Waymon T2 Travis Mancill, Hilton Head Chapter +11 77 78 155 TChapter of the South Carolina Ju- Thomas of Mt. Pleasant won by a shot T2 Joshua Chriswell, Aiken Chapter +11 78 77 155 nior Golf Association (SCJGA) earned over Adam Hunt of Columbia finishing 7 Cameron Bunch, Orangeburg Chapter +18 79 83 162 another impressive win at the annual at 75. Mt. Pleasant chapter teammate 12 Ky Matsumoto, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +24 81 87 168 Tommy Cuthbert Championship, while Dallas Johnson finished in 7th. 14 Nicholas Bunker, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +27 88 83 171 the Mt. Pleasant boys finished as the On the girls side of things, Mere- runner-up in team competition. dith Langs of Hilton Head shot a final Boys 13-14 1 Tyler Gray, Columbia +14 76 82 158 Kathleen Sumner, Taylor Mayers, round 78 and a total of 160 to win by four shots over Daniel Island’s Kath- 2 Dixon Flowers, Mid State Chapter +15 81 78 159 Gaby Martinez and Raegan Propes T3 Coleman Bess, South Strand Chapter +16 83 77 160 finished in the top three in their- divi leen Sumner to win the Girls 14-18 T3 Parks Hutto, Columbia +16 80 80 160 sions, as did Waymon Thomas, Luis Division. The Mt. Pleasant Chapter 5 Jacob Morris, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +18 84 78 162 Thompson and Austin Mosher for the also claimed the third spot with Taylor 11 Johnny Velasquez, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +32 89 87 176 boys. Thomas won the boys 8-9 divi- Mayers finishing a few strokes behind sion. Sumner. Boys 10-12 This year’s event, Sophia Burnett of 1 Jonathan Griz, Hilton Head Chapter +5 40 37 77 presented by Kiawah Florence earned the 2 Luis Thompson, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +6 38 40 78 Island Resort, was Championship of the 3 Austin Mosher, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +7 39 40 79 held again at Seabrook Girls 11-13 Division 18 Landon Brown, Orangeburg Chapter +27 49 50 99 Island Club’s Ocean by shooting a two day total of 83. Gaby Boys 8-9 Winds course. 1 Wayman Thomas, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +3 38 37 75 The competitors Martinez of the Mt. 2 Adam Hunt, Columbia +4 40 36 76 showed great focus Pleasant Chapter 3 Harris Holstein, Orangeburg Chapter +6 36 42 78 playing in stifling finished just a few 7 Dallas Johnson, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +22 45 49 94 conditions on day one. strokes back to take Cooler temperatures third place. Olivia Er- Girls 14-18 and breezy conditions win of the Mt. Pleas- 1 Meredith Langs, Hilton Head Chapter +16 82 78 160 were the backdrop for ant Chapter finished 2 Kathleen Sumner, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +20 81 83 164 some great junior golf just one shot out of the 3 Taylor Mayers, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +27 85 86 171 action in the final round on day two of third spot. Girls 11-13 the 2014 SCJGA Tommy Cuthbert All Adrian Anderson of Murrells Inlet defended her Girls 8-10 Division title 1 Sophia Burnett, Pee Dee Chapter +11 43 40 83 Stars. 2 Telie McCoy, Beaufort Chapter +15 40 47 87 Once again, the end of summer clas- from 2013 by earning a one shot victo- 3 Gaby Martinez, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +19 41 50 91 sic, featuring junior boys and girls ry over Camila Burnett, younger sister 4 Olivia Erwin, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +20 45 47 92 from across the lower half of the state, of Sophia, for the 2014 title. Raegan proved to be a great day for South Car- Propes of the Mt. Pleasant Chapter Girls 8-10 olina Junior Golf. took the third spot. Ella Drew Dodd 1 Adrian Anderson, South Strand Chapter +13 44 41 85 In the boys 15-18 year old division, (Mt. Pleasant) was close behind in 5th. 2 Camila Burnett, Pee Dee Chapter +14 45 41 86 Daniel Spencer of Sumter shot a tour- At the completion of play, team 3 Raegan Propes, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +19 43 48 91 nament low of 73 and two day total of standings remained similar to round 5 Ella Drew Dodd, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +23 52 43 95 152 to win the title. Ky Matsumoto one as Columbia held onto their lead and Nicholas Bunker of the Mt. Pleas- over Mt. Pleasant Chapter and won by ant Chapter finished 12th and 14th, re- a slim five shot margin. Junior Golf Summer Series. Thomas D Todd All spectively, in the division. Mount Pleasant won the overall Girls The chapters are made up of geo- In the Boys 13-14 Division, Tyler Team Competition by 22 shots over graphical regions in S.C. and vary in Stars Championship Gray of Lugoff held onto his lead and South Strand. Competing in the Tom- size from thirty youngsters to nearly earned the championship by one stroke my Cuthbert South All Stars were the one hundred and fifty in the bigger cit- ach Adams of Seabrook Island over Sumter’s Dixon Flowers. Jacob chapters of: Aiken, Beaufort, Colum- ies. Each chapter competes in seven Z(2022) participated in the Thomas Morris of the Mt. Pleasant Chapter had bia, Hilton Head, Horry County, Mid- different age brackets over the summer D Todd All Stars Championship at The a solid showing, taking 5th, just two State, Mt. Pleasant, Orangeburg, Pee months in their own local areas. Patriot at Grand Harbor in August, and shots out of third, and Johnny Velas- Dee and South Strand. The top two players in each age placed second in the Boys 10-12 divi- quez finished 11th. The All Stars Championship is a bracket earn their way into the season sion. In the Boys 10-12 Division, Jonathan stroke play competition comprised of ending All Stars Championship to test He shot 37-37—74 to finish at +2, Griz of Bluffton – who won the boys the top point winners in each of the 19 their game against the larger scope of two shots behind the winner, Zachary 8-9 Division last year – took the title chapters of the Hootie and the Blowfish statewide talent. Reuland of Rock Hill. Charleston Golf News September 10, 2014 27 Junior Rankings SCJGA rankings 2014 Tommy Cuthbert Championship final results Top 3 and local area juniors (Top 3 and local juniors) Boys rankings (Sept. 2, 2014) Boys 15-18 1 Bryson Nimmer (Bluffton) 1803.33 1 Daniel Spencer, Mid State Chapter +8 79 73 152 2 Trace Crowe (Bluffton) 1363.50 T2 Travis Mancill, Hilton Head Chapter +11 77 78 155 3 Christian Salzer (Sumter) 1228.00 T2 Joshua Chriswell, Aiken Chapter +11 78 77 155 17 Jamie Wilson (Mt. P) 626 7 Cameron Bunch, Orangeburg Chapter +18 79 83 162 37 Wil Sheppard (Mt. P) 364.30 12 Ky Matsumoto, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +24 81 87 168 44 Ethan Willis (Mt. P) 308.50 14 Nicholas Bunker, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +27 88 83 171 55 Christopher DeMarco (Mt. P) 219 56 Wilson Yearout (Mt. P) 216 Boys 13-14 63 Kent Lawrence (Mt. P) 188.50 1 Tyler Gray, Columbia +14 76 82 158 88 Kyle Spencer (Mt. P) 118.43 2 Dixon Flowers, Mid State Chapter +15 81 78 159 91 Ben Burton (Charleston) 112 T3 Coleman Bess, South Strand Chapter +16 83 77 160 98 Elliott Ferguson (Charleston) 105 T3 Parks Hutto, Columbia +16 80 80 160 115 BJ Grevey (Mt. P) 89.50 5 Jacob Morris, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +18 84 78 162 122 Dane Henderson (S’ville) 78.75 11 Johnny Velasquez, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +32 89 87 176 130 Christian Woods (S’ville) 70 161 Barron Knight (S’ville) 46 Boys 10-12 Waymon Thomas, above left, won the boys 8-9 division at the Tommy Cuthbert Championship. Above right, Taylor Mayers, 168 J.R. Stark (S’ville) 41 1 Jonathan Griz, Hilton Head Chapter +5 40 37 77 left, Mt. Pleasant Chapter Director Jeff Burton and Kathleen Sumner accept first place girls team trophy at the champi- 178 Nicholas Bunker (Mt. P) 40 2 Luis Thompson, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +6 38 40 78 onship. Pictured below, clockwise: Jacob Morris, Ky Matsumoto, Luis Thompson, Raegan Propes, Gaby Martinez. More 189 Andrew Purcell (S’ville) 36.50 3 Austin Mosher, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +7 39 40 79 pictures in a gallery at www.charlestongolfnews.com. 203 Chase McDonald (S’ville) 32 18 Landon Brown, Orangeburg Chapter +27 49 50 99 209 Drayton Stewart (Charleston) 30 210 Max Kastenholz (N. Chlston) 30 Boys 8-9 230 Brad McCullough (Mt. P) 20 1 Wayman Thomas, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +3 38 37 75 236 Carson Crocker (Mt. P) 19 2 Adam Hunt, Columbia +4 40 36 76 242 Ben Quinque (Mt. P) 18 3 Harris Holstein, Orangeburg Chapter +6 36 42 78 251 Wayne Glore (Mt. P) 16 7 Dallas Johnson, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +22 45 49 94 269 Jack Friedman (Mt. P) 13

Girls 14-18 Girls Rankings (Sept. 2, 2014) 1 Meredith Langs, Hilton Head Chapter +16 82 78 160 1 Jaelyn Tindal (Rock Hill) 1840 2 Kathleen Sumner, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +20 81 83 164 2 Lauren Stephenson (Lexington) 1588.75 3 Taylor Mayers, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +27 85 86 171 3 Carly Burkhardt (Greenville) 1526 4 Annika Bovender (Mt. P) 1421.50 Girls 11-13 17 Kathleen Sumner (Daniel Isl.) 568.25 1 Sophia Burnett, Pee Dee Chapter +11 43 40 83 27 Kate Harper (Isle of Palms) 284 2 Telie McCoy, Beaufort Chapter +15 40 47 87 28 Taylor Mayers (S’ville) 282 3 Gaby Martinez, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +19 41 50 91 44 Delanie Mortier (N. Chlston) 121.50 4 Olivia Erwin, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +20 45 47 92 63 Grace Zoller (S’ville) 76 74 Annette Paxton (S’ville) 59.50 Girls 8-10 81 Danielle Paxton (S’ville) 52.50 1 Adrian Anderson, South Strand Chapter +13 44 41 85 103 Emma Wofford (Mt. P) 22 2 Camila Burnett, Pee Dee Chapter +14 45 41 86 3 Raegan Propes, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +19 43 48 91 5 Ella Drew Dodd, Mt. Pleasant Chapter +23 52 43 95 U.S. Kids Fall Tour Schedule September 7 Dunes West September 14 Patriots Point September 21 Stono Ferry October 12 Legend Oaks November 4 Charleston Municpal November 9 Wild Dunes Harbor

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