SCGA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

The Tradition Club, Pawley's Island, SC
January 24-25, 2009

Champions Declared in TOC

There was no rain but temperatures in the low 40’s made conditions tough for a second straight day in the 13th Annual Tournament of Champions. Participants battled their way through the elements and helped complete another successful event at the Tradition Golf Club in Pawleys Island.

Young Caleb Sturgeon managed to shoot the low score of the event with consecutive 69’s. Sturgeon’s two day total of 138 won the fifteen year old first place in the One Day Gross Division. In the Men’s Club Championship Division, Columbia’s Brent Roof held onto to his first round lead with a second round score of 73 for a two day total of 141. Bernie Shealy of Columbia took a three shot victory in the Men’s Senior Club Division with an even par score of 144. Cecelia Barksdale claimed first place among the women with a total of 164. In the One Day Senior Division Frank Williams took top honors after an under par round of 71 and a two day total of 145. Steven Swier used a 6 handicap for a net total of 142 and a one shot victory in the One Day Net Division.

The 2008 Tournament of Champions was conducted over the Tradition Golf Club layout in Pawleys Island, S.C. The field consisted 117 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	Roof, Brent (Columbia)	68	73	141
2nd	Tucker, Paul (Pageland)	74	71	145
t-3rd	Queen, Dalon (Gaffney, SC)	75	72	147
t-3rd	Chamberlin, Chris (Rock Hill)	76	71	147
t-3rd	Roberts, Kevin (Boiling Springs)	74	73	147
t-3rd	Edens, Adam (Travelers Rest)	73	74	147
t-3rd	Schroder, Ron (Aiken)	74	73	147
	Scruggs, Kyle (Gaffney)	72	77	149
	Hargett, Eddie (Blythewood)	76	73	149
	Sheppard, Tre (Mt. Pleasant)	77	72	149
	Simpson, Scott (Daniel Island)	81	69	150
	Postal, Damon (Blythewood)	77	74	151
	Milner, Kyle (Spartanburg)	76	75	151
	Wood, Matt (Charleston)	73	78	151
	Hirsch, Mike (Pawleys Island)	75	77	152
	Wooten, Raymond (Clemson)	76	76	152
	Hester, Kevin (Blythewood)	75	77	152
	Rogers, Wayne (Easley)	75	77	152
	Belair, Billy (Myrtle Beach)	75	78	153
	Gianoukos, Andy (Charleston)	74	79	153
	Harlow, Brooks (Summerville)	79	75	154
	Todd, Walter (Laurens)	81	74	155
	Newman, Bobby (Roebuck)	79	76	155
	McClellan, Luke (Springdale)	79	76	155
	Hayes, Clarke (Pawleys Island)	79	78	157
	Mullane, Jonathan (Mt. Pleasant)	80	78	158
	Hightower, Art (Hanahan)	81	77	158
	Dollenberg, Eric (Hilton Head)	79	80	159
	Davies, Paul (St. Helena Island)	82	77	159
	Meldrum, Chad (Aiken)	78	83	161
	Patterson, Olin (Campobello)	79	84	163
	Wilcox, David (Mauldin)	85	80	165
	Loebs, Gary (Conway)	87	78	165
	Morelli, Tony (Charleston)	85	82	167
	Hourihan, Joe (Clover)	86	82	168
	Henson, Marty (Taylors)	83	86	169
	Hinson, Chad (Hodges)	89	82	171
	McDonald, Jonathan (Tega Cay)	82	95	177
	Phillips, Bud (Pawleys Island)	96	88	184
	Stockton, Clyde (Columbia)	91	0	91	DNS
	Todd, Thomas III (Laurens)	73	0	73	WD

	Men's Senior Club
1st	Shealy, Bernie (Columbia)	70	74	144
2nd	Duncan, Bill (Greenville)	75	72	147
t-3rd	Gosnell, Dean (Greenville)	74	74	148
t-3rd	Mahaffey, Randy (Spartanburg)	75	73	148
5th	Shimmin, Gary (Okatie)	75	74	149
6th	Wise, Jim (Columbia)	74	77	151
	Calkins, Mike (Columbia)	76	76	152
	Siconolfi, John (Walhalla)	76	77	153
	King, Doug (Columbia)	77	76	153
	Spencer, Gene (Blythewood)	78	77	155
	Avery, Nick (Goose Creek)	81	74	155
	Rollins, Lewis (Greenwood)	80	75	155
	Metz, Mike (Summerville)	77	79	156
	Abernathy, Mark (Rock Hill)	83	75	158
	Hazelton, Mark (Mt. Pleasant)	78	82	160
	Hayes, Bill (Spartanburg)	81	79	160
	Hanrath, Mark (Huger)	79	82	161
	Schiltz, Evan (W. Columbia)	83	79	162
	Settle, Bo (Campobello)	82	80	162
	Hodgin, Gary (Lexington)	84	81	165
	Basiliere, Bernard (Simpsonville)	86	80	166
	Montesi, Tom (Mt. Pleasant)	85	82	167
	Ulmer, Bubber (Folly Beach)	81	89	170
	Lancaster, Terry (Greenville)	91	85	176
	Tamsberg, Ed (Hollywood)	88	91	179
	Copeland, James (Clinton)	96	89	185

	One Day Gross
1st	Sturgeon, Caleb (Laurens)	69	69	138
2nd	Liebler, Steve (Irmo)	71	73	144
3rd	Kennedy, Brian (Woodruff)	76	74	150
4th	Taylor, Ken (Columbia)	77	78	155
	Hathaway, Bill (Taylors)	78	78	156
	Johnson, Chris (Lancaster)	82	74	156
	Edwards, Doug (Easley)	73	84	157
	Ross, Ben (W. Columbia)	78	81	159
	Roddey, Mike (Rock Hill)	81	82	163
	Rogan, Shane (Columbia)	80	85	165
	Bishop, Bill (Clinton)	89	89	178

	One Day Net				Net
1st	Swier, Steven (Lexington)	77	77	154	142
2nd	Robinson, Mike (Greenville)	81	80	161	143
3rd	Bradstreet, Les (Columbia)	89	91	180	144
4th	Finley, Frank (Laurens)	77	78	155	145
	Horton, Charlie (Laurens)	86	87	173	151
	Benjamin, Mike (Williston)	99	96	195	151
	Meadors, Joey (Clinton)	87	89	176	152
	Wilson, Rufus (Hopkins)	90	92	182	158
	Womack, David (Lexington)	89	88	177	159
	Witt, Andy (Columbia)	81	91	172	160
	Parades, Mike (Charleston)	91	91	182	164

	One Day Senior
1st	Williams, Frank (Greenwood)	74	71	145
2nd	Thaxton, Bill (Monroe)	72	75	147
t-3rd	Giles, Mark (Columbia)	72	76	148
t-3rd	Tooke, Doug (Greenville)	74	74	148
	Wetmore, Gene (Spartanburg)	76	75	151
	Edwards, Daniel (Lancaster)	77	86	163
	Westcott, Larry (Lancaster)	82	81	163
	Harris, Richard (Lancaster)	82	84	166
	Gober, Jack (Columbia)	89	91	180

	Women's Division
1st	Barksdale, Cecelia (Murrells Inlet)	82	82	164
2nd	Zeip, Karen (Myrtle Beach)	85	80	165
3rd	Belair, Dianne (Myrtle Beach)	90	79	169
t-4th	Loebs, Julie (Myrtle Beach)	90	81	171
t-4th	Sheldon, Joan (Pawleys Island)	82	89	171
	Meldrum, Kadi (Aiken)	85	88	173
	Shadoan, Chris (Taylors)	88	86	174
	West, Stephanie (Rock Hill)	87	87	174
	VanDine, Alexandra (Columbia)	85	92	177
	Miller, Ellen (Pawleys Island)	91	89	180
	Small, Anne (Lancaster)	91	91	182
	Krivohlavek, Genon (Orangeburg)	91	92	183
	Zankowski, Sue (St. Helena)	93	92	185
	Livingston, Lindsay (Johns Island)	96	91	187
	Rhodes, Pat (Chapin)	101	86	187
	Martin, Debra (Columbia)	98	107	205
	O'Brien, Maureen (Myrtle Beach)	86	0	86	WD