79th Annual SCGA Amateur Championship
Columbia Country Club
Blythewood, SC
August 5-8, 2010

Ernst Roars to Lead

With Friday’s round being washed out due to weather and course conditions, the Championship has been reduced to a 54 hole Championship and the final round is setting up to be a showdown.  Drew Ernst from Seneca shot the round of the tournament with a seven under par 64 to soar to the top of the leader board with a two day total of 132.  First round leader Wesley Bryan shot an impressive round of 66 to finish one shot behind at 133 and McCuen Elmore finished at 137 to make the final group of the final round.

The 21 year old Coastal Carolina golfer, Drew Ernst had eight birdies and one bogey, including a back nine score of 31, en route to his seven under par 64.  Wesley Bryan had a bogey free round of 66 that started with a 31 of his own on the front nine.  With Clemson golfer McCuen Elmore in the final pairing and making four birdies and an eagle of his own on Saturday, the final round pairing of the three should produce some fireworks. 

Tied for fourth is the second ranked player in the SCGA Player of the Year points list, Brent Roof and the 2008 Amateur Champion Lee Palms. 

In total 72 players made the cut at 150 or better and will be playing in the final round on Sunday.  Pairings are available here – Final Round Pairings

The 2010 SCGA Amateur Championship is being conducted on the par 71 – 7,133 yard Ellis Maples designed course at Columbia Country Club in Blythewood, SC. The event began with a field of 135 players and was cut to the low 70 and ties following the first two rounds of play. The Amateur Championship is one of 19 Major Championships run by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 79th year of existence.