12th Annual Tournament of Champions
The Tradition Golf Club – Pawleys Island
January 26 – 27, 2008

Champions of Champions Prevail

The 12th Annual Tournament of Champions was completed under sunny skies and warmer temperatures as the State’s 2007 Champions competed at the Tradition Golf Club in Pawleys Island.

In the Men’s Club Championship Division, Kevin Roberts of Boiling Springs shot a two day total of three under par 141 for a one shot victory over Brent Roof. Bluffton’s Joe Vignati successfully defended his Senior Club Championship with a final score of 144. Steve Liebler from Irmo shot the low score of the event after posting a final round of 69 and a total of 139. Rick Cobb of Taylors won the One Day Senior Division by three shots with a score of 145. Gaston’s Cathy Hill took a five shot victory in the Women’s Division over Cecelia Barksdale and Richard Loy from Irmo won the Net Division with a total net score of 137.

The 2007 Tournament of Champions was played over the Tradition Golf Club layout in Pawleys Island, S.C. The field consisted 123 men & women Club and One Day tournament Champions throughout South Carolina. The Tournament of Champions is one of 19 Major Championships that the South Carolina Golf Association conducts through the year.

Full Results

  Men's Club Champion          
1st Roberts, Kevin (Boiling Springs) 70 71 141    
2nd Roof, Brent (Columbia) 72 70 142    
t-3rd Wooten, Raymond (Clemson) 72 72 144    
t-3rd Hines, T.J. (Chesnee) 69 75 144    
5th Kim, Soonam (Goose Creek) 76 69 145    
t-6th Hornick, Justin (Roebuck) 77 70 147    
t-6th Todd, Walter (Laurens) 74 73 147    
8th Whitt, Chip (Greenwood) 74 74 148    
McGaha, Benji (Greenville) 73 75 148    
Bowden, Jonathan (Easley) 71 79 150    
Shirley, Joe (Hollywood) 78 73 151    
Siconolfi, John (Walhalla) 74 77 151    
Owen, Mickey (Johnston) 76 76 152    
Lott, Brian (Summerville) 77 76 153    
Davies, Paul (St. Helena Island) 75 78 153    
Queen, Dalon (Gaffney, SC) 77 76 153    
Schroder, Ron (Aiken) 78 76 154    
Hendley, Todd (Simpsonville) 74 80 154    
Rollins, Lewis (Greenwood) 75 80 155    
Mallard, Patrick (Charleston) 78 78 156    
Allen, Parker (Blythewood) 76 80 156    
Watkins, Hunter (Blythewood) 76 80 156    
Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 76 80 156    
Capps, Zachary (Easley) 76 81 157    
Cassoff, Geordie (Greenville) 85 73 158    
Thomas, Henry (Pacolet Mills) 86 72 158    
Clontz, Ron (Greenville) 84 75 159    
Hayes, Clarke (Pawleys Island) 81 78 159    
Hirsch, Michael (Pawleys Island) 82 80 162    
Reynolds, Jeff (Lancaster) 82 82 164    
Tuttle, Steve (Myrtle Beach) 82 83 165    
Steagall, Kevin (Lexington) 85 82 167    
Alexander, Jonsie (Donalds) 90 92 182    
Copeland, James (Clinton) 88 97 185    
           
  Men's Senior Club          
1st Vignati, Joe (Bluffton) 71 73 144    
t-2nd Mahaffey, Randy (Spartanburg) 72 73 145    
t-2nd Shimmin, Gary (Okatie) 70 75 145    
4th Kasler, Tom (Florence) 75 72 147    
t-5th Wise, Jim (Columbia) 75 73 148    
t-5th Calkins, Mike (Columbia) 72 76 148    
t-5th Hambly, Dave (Bluffton) 72 76 148    
Potter, Bob (N. Charleston) 76 73 149    
Schiltz, Evan (W. Columbia) 71 78 149    
Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) 74 76 150    
Kinsey, Bob (Murrells Inlet) 71 81 152    
Hayes, Bill (Spartanburg) 78 74 152    
Avery, Nick (Goose Creek) 76 77 153    
Anthony, Edward (Mt. Pleasant) 75 79 154    
Daniel, Tony (Charleston) 77 78 155    
Wells, Roger (Pacolet) 78 79 157    
Crowe, Dana (Pickens) 80 77 157    
Pannell, Tony (Easley) 76 82 158    
Swanson, Tom (Pawleys Island) 77 87 164    
Hodgin, Gary (Lexington) 85 79 164    
Washington, Thad (Columbia) 80 84 164    
Hanlon, Tom (Myrtle Beach) 82 83 165    
Orcutt, Ken (Greenwood) 82 85 167    
Ulmer, Bubba (Folly Beach) 82 87 169    
Gardner, Richard (Greenwood) 82 87 169    
Smoak, Harold (Charleston) 91 78 169    
Schwarz, Scott (Summerville) 82 88 170    
Bishop, Bill (Clinton) 87 87 174    
           
  One Day Gross          
1st Liebler, Steve (Irmo) 70 69 139    
2nd Galbavy, Ed (Mt. Pleasant) 70 75 145    
3rd Hester, Kevin (Blythewood) 77 72 149    
t-4th Hill, Billy Joe (Walterboro) 77 73 150    
t-4th Wagner, Duff (Taylors) 76 74 150    
Taylor, Ken (Columbia) 73 78 151    
Johnson, Chris (Lancaster) 75 78 153    
Craft, Charles (Chapin) 76 81 157    
Wood, Oren (Charleston) 76 81 157    
Davis, Kirk (Okatie) 83 86 169    
Dean, Bill (Taylors) 77 93 170    
Childers, Austin (Simpsonville) 89 91 180    
Cameron, Tony (Columbia) 93 88 181    
           
  One Day Net          
1st Loy, Richard (Irmo) 73 72 145 137  
2nd Robinson, Mike (Greenville) 76 78 154 138  
3rd Bradstreet, Les (Columbia) 85 87 172 140  
4th Livingston, Brad (Swansea) 78 86 164 144  
Olawsky, Keith (Lexington) 80 86 166 146  
Witt, Andrew (Columbia) 85 76 161 147  
Ramsey, Michael (Chapin) 92 79 171 153  
Houdeshell, Johnathon (Columbia) 86 87 173 153  
Macon, James (Columbia) 92 91 183 153  
Godfrey, Joe (Columbia) 97 101 198 162  
Gessner, Bud (Johnston) 115 114 229 173  
Butler, Sammy (Irmo) 82 0 82 64 WDI
           
  One Day Senior          
1st Cobb, Rick (Taylors) 74 71 145    
2nd Williams, Frank (Greenwood) 76 72 148    
3rd Thaxton, Bill (Monroe) 73 77 150    
4th Reynolds, Danny (Lancaster) 79 73 152    
Hardy, Donald (Manning) 82 74 156    
Ebert, Steve (Aiken) 85 75 160    
Walker, Nick (Aiken) 79 81 160    
Westcott, Larry (Lancaster) 89 82 171    
Clarke, Randy (Aiken) 83 92 175    
Lesley, Dick (Heath Springs) 79 101 180    
           
  Women's Division          
1st Hill, Cathy (Gaston) 77 74 151    
2nd Barksdale, Cecelia (Myrtle Beach) 79 77 156    
t-3rd Rose, Ashley (N. Augusta) 81 83 164    
t-3rd Loebs, Julie (Myrtle Beach) 84 80 164    
5th Shadoan, Chris (Taylors) 82 83 165    
O'Brien, Maureen (Myrtle Beach) 80 87 167    
Zeip, Karen (Myrtle Beach) 84 87 171    
Allen, Debbie (Columbia) 86 85 171    
Belair, Dianne (Myrtle Beach) 80 92 172    
Sheldon, Joan (Pawleys Island) 87 86 173    
Rhodes, Patricia (Chapin) 89 88 177    
Holcombe, Nancy (Pickens) 89 90 179    
Dodge, Nancy (Gilbert) 88 93 181    
Bowers, Jan (Easley) 87 95 182    
Keefe, Karen (N. Charleston) 98 91 189    
Kovalik, Judy (Hilton Head) 106 92 198    
Majeski, Deanna (Laurens) 100 98 198    
Abrams, Jane (Port Royal) 102 104 206    
Zankowski, Sue (Dataw Island) 84 0 84   WD