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Columbia Country Club, Blythewood, S.C. ~ August 5-8, 2010 ~ Conducted by the SC Golf Association

Tournament History

Hopkins Wins Amateur

With a final round of one under par 71 and tournament total of 276, Luke Hopkins is the 2007 SCGA Amateur Champion.

Starting the day with a six shot lead, Hopkins stayed steady making pars on the first five holes. His first birdie of the day came on the 588 yard par five 6th hole. Two more pars and another birdie on the 9th hole had the 20 year old Clemson sophomore at two under for the day and nursing an eight shot lead. The Greer native added another birdie on the par four 10th hole and continued on his par run until hole 15. The Champion’s one hiccup of the day came on the 452 yard par four 15th hole where he made a double bogey. Three pars coming in, including a four on the tough 18th hole, insured Hopkins of the victory.

The victory by Luke Hopkins now means a Clemson University golfer has held the Amateur Championship title 7 out of the last 11 years.

The top twenty from this year’s Championship will be exempt from qualifying in 2008 when the event will be conducted at Musgrove Mill. Twenty one players finished at 293 or better which tied for the elusive 20th spot.

The 2007 SCGA Amateur Championship was played on the par 72 – 7,085 yard Country Club of South Carolina layout in Florence, SC. The event began with a field of 137 players and was cut to the low 70 and ties after the first two days of play. 71 players made the cut at 153. The Amateur Championship is one of 18 Major Championships run by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 76th year of existence.

2007 Results
Player r1 r2 r3 r4 total (+/-) Thru WD-DQ
Luke Hopkins (Greer)* 70 65 70 71 276 -12 72
Brent Roof (Columbia) 72 69 73 69 283 -5 72
Rick Cloninger (Fort Mill) 68 70 72 75 285 -3 72
Mark Anderson (Ladys Island)* 71 72 71 71 285 -3 72
Kellen Altman (Myrtle Beach) 71 71 70 74 286 -2 72
Jonathan Bowden (Easley)* 72 72 70 0 214 -2 72 DQ
Chris Mitchell (Columbia) 73 72 67 74 286 -2 72
Patrick Rada (Anderson)* 70 71 71 74 286 -2 72
Zach Siefert (Simpsonville)* 71 72 71 72 286 -2 72
Ben Martin (Greenwood)* 71 75 73 68 287 -1 72
Baker Elmore (Cheraw)* 69 73 72 74 288 0 72
Thomas III Todd (Laurens) 73 73 69 74 289 1 72
Jarrett Grimes (Columbia) 72 70 71 76 289 1 72
Ben Karns (Gaffney) 71 75 72 71 289 1 72
Josh Gallman (Gaffney) 70 74 71 75 290 2 72
Michael Sims (Clemson) 75 74 69 72 290 2 72
Warren Thomas (Columbia) 75 73 71 74 293 2 72
Steve Liebler (Irmo) 68 76 73 73 290 2 72
Paul Woodbury (Lake City) 74 76 69 72 291 3 72
Jacob Burger (Orangeburg) 72 77 65 77 291 3 72
Lee Palms (Greenville) 73 74 73 72 292 4 72
Jordan Byrd (Pendleton)* 72 75 70 76 293 5 72
Austin Cody (N. Charleston)* 76 75 71 72 294 6 72
Walter Todd (Laurens) 73 71 74 76 294 6 72
George Bryan IV (Chapin)* 74 75 74 71 294 6 72
Matthew Bryant (Columbia)* 71 79 69 76 295 7 72
Phillip Mollica (Anderson) 73 69 74 79 295 7 72
Allen Koon (Bamberg)* 74 73 72 76 295 7 72
Ben Lown (N. Augusta) 72 74 71 79 296 8 72
Bert Atkinson (Charleston) 74 76 73 73 296 8 72
Justin Hoft (Bluffton) 74 71 73 78 296 8 72
Matt Wood (Charleston) 77 75 72 72 296 8 72
Patrick Cunning (Aiken) 74 74 72 76 296 8 72
Jamie Lightsey (Fort Mill) 75 73 75 74 297 9 72
Michael Lawrence (Easley) 70 77 75 75 297 9 72
Shane Rogan (Blythewood) 75 78 71 74 298 10 72
Daniel Bowden (Easley)* 75 71 71 81 298 10 72
Paul Tucker (Pageland) 74 75 71 78 298 10 72
Matt Laydon (Mt. Pleasant)* 76 72 76 75 299 11 72
Crawford Reeves (Greenville) 72 76 70 81 299 11 72
Mark Gaynor (Florence) 78 71 75 75 299 11 72
Evan Phillips (Lexington) 74 72 76 78 300 12 72
Todd Hendley (Simpsonville) 77 75 73 76 301 13 72
Chip Ridley (Spartanburg)* 78 75 73 75 301 13 72
Todd Stewart (Florence) 73 69 78 81 301 13 72
Justin Hare (Charleston)* 75 71 78 77 301 13 72
Colby Hyduke (Bennettsville) 78 74 75 74 301 13 72
Zack Moran (Taylors) 73 77 72 80 302 14 72
Ben Dangerfield (Aiken) 74 77 75 76 302 14 72
Jeffrey Goff (Jackson)* 76 77 72 77 302 14 72
Doug Brown (Greer) 71 77 78 76 302 14 72
David Dannelly (Easley)* 78 75 73 76 302 14 72
Wesley Bryan (Chapin)* 75 75 74 78 302 14 72
Tyler Rody (Spartanburg) 77 74 75 77 303 15 72
Patrick Smith (Florence) 76 76 70 81 303 15 72
Gettys Glaze (Charleston) 76 74 77 78 305 17 72
Scott Glaze (Sumter)* 76 76 79 76 307 19 72
Brandon Bradosky (Anderson) 79 73 77 79 308 20 72
Cipriano Ayala (N. Myrtle Beach)* 79 73 76 80 308 20 72
Patrick Wilson (Greenwood) 77 75 78 78 308 20 72
Chris Marsh (Georgetown) 77 74 77 81 309 21 72
Michael Meredith (Greenwood) 71 77 83 78 309 21 72
Chris McAlister (Seneca) 78 74 79 78 309 21 72
Tripp McAllister (Lake City) 77 74 81 78 310 22 72
McCuen Elmore (Cheraw)* 71 78 81 79 309 23 72
A.J. Sanders (Hartsville) 79 74 75 85 313 25 72
Darrell Connelly (Mt. Pleasant) 77 76 80 82 315 27 72
Lee Glaze (Sumter) 82 70 81 83 316 28 72
Jonathan Rustin (Mt. Pleasant) 77 76 90 85 328 40 72