McCoy outplays field at 40 Plus
Ellison McCoy of Greenville fired a four under par round of 68 to claim low
gross honors at the SCGA 40 Plus Event held at the Patriot Golf Club at Grand
Harbor. McCoy’s round was highlighted by four birdies and an eagle 3 at the par
5 eighteenth hole. Chris Corn of Rock Hill finished two shots back with a round
of 70. 2008 SCGA Player of the Year, Lee Palms of Greenville finished third with
a round of 71.
Joel Eller of Easley won
the net division with a score of three under par 69.
The 40 Plus is a series of events conducted for the “baby boomer” golfers across
South Carolina, over the age of 40. The field consisted of 88 players, playing
on the 6400 yard Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor in Ninety Six, SC. This event
was the sixth of eight 40 Plus events the SCGA will conduct in 2009. The next 40
Plus event will be held on November 16th at The Reserve Club at
Woodside Plantation in Aiken, SC.
Full Results:
| Gross Winners | |||||
| 1st | McCoy, Ellison (Greenville) | 36 | 32 | 68 | |
| 2nd | Corn, Chris (Rock Hill) | 36 | 34 | 70 | |
| 3rd | Palms, Lee (Greenville) | 36 | 35 | 71 | |
| 4th | Kirven, Stephen (Taylors) | 35 | 37 | 72 | |
| 5th | Phillips, Blanton (Simpsonville) | 37 | 36 | 73 | |
| 6th | Edwards, Doug (Easley) | 37 | 37 | 74 | |
| t7th | Edens, Bob (Columbia) | 35 | 40 | 75 | |
| t7th | Odom, Gary (Greenwood) | 36 | 39 | 75 | |
| t7th | Smith, Robert (Clinton) | 37 | 38 | 75 | |
| t7th | Wallace, Holley (Columbia) | 37 | 38 | 75 | |
| t7th | Hetzel, Doug (Summerville) | 38 | 37 | 75 | |
| t7th | Wagner, Duff (Taylors) | 39 | 36 | 75 | |
| t7th | League, David (Travelers Rest) | 39 | 36 | 75 | |
| Net Winners | |||||
| 1st | Eller, Joel (Easley) | 42 | 40 | 82 | 69 |
| t2nd | Hawkins, Rick (Easley) | 38 | 40 | 78 | 71 |
| t2nd | Sease, Steve (W. Columbia) | 38 | 41 | 79 | 71 |
| t2nd | Cole, Jamie (Anderson) | 39 | 41 | 80 | 71 |
| t5th | Hiott, Todd (Anderson) | 36 | 39 | 75 | 72 |
| t5th | Turner, Paul (Columbia) | 40 | 36 | 76 | 72 |
| t5th | White, Bill (Piedmont) | 40 | 38 | 78 | 72 |
| Other Scores | |||||
| Clontz, Ron (Greenville) | 38 | 38 | 76 | ||
| Hathaway, Bill (Taylors) | 42 | 34 | 76 | ||
| Messick, Kirk (Seneca) | 37 | 40 | 77 | ||
| Thomas, Henry (Pacolet Mills) | 38 | 39 | 77 | ||
| Rogers, Wayne (Easley) | 38 | 39 | 77 | ||
| Willis, Terry (Taylors) | 39 | 38 | 77 | ||
| Lewallen, Mike (Piedmont) | 38 | 40 | 78 | ||
| Wright, Lad (N. Augusta) | 35 | 44 | 79 | ||
| Nikander, John (N. Augusta) | 37 | 42 | 79 | ||
| Jackson, Charles (Horatio) | 38 | 41 | 79 | ||
| Finley, Frank (Laurens) | 38 | 41 | 79 | ||
| Harrison, Aaron (Spartanburg) | 38 | 41 | 79 | ||
| Taylor, Tom (Ninety Six) | 40 | 39 | 79 | ||
| Brock, Wayne (Seneca) | 41 | 39 | 80 | ||
| Harley, Bill (Clemson) | 41 | 39 | 80 | ||
| Speer, Mike (Mt. Pleasant) | 41 | 39 | 80 | ||
| Taylor, Ken (Columbia) | 42 | 38 | 80 | ||
| Aiken, Julius (Greenville) | 39 | 42 | 81 | ||
| Tucker, Wayne (Greenwood) | 40 | 41 | 81 | ||
| Henson, Marty (Taylors) | 40 | 41 | 81 | ||
| Potter, Bob (N. Charleston) | 38 | 44 | 82 | ||
| Lever, Tommy (Greer) | 39 | 43 | 82 | ||
| Thompson, Henry (West Columbia) | 41 | 41 | 82 | ||
| Black, John (Greer) | 41 | 41 | 82 | ||
| Dodson, Mike (Simpsonville) | 42 | 40 | 82 | ||
| Hurt, Glen (N. Augusta) | 43 | 39 | 82 | ||
| Powell, Charles (Columbia) | 44 | 38 | 82 | ||
| Crow, Stephen (Laurens) | 39 | 44 | 83 | ||
| Kirkland, Ken (Simpsonville) | 42 | 41 | 83 | ||
| Newman, Bobby (Roebuck) | 43 | 40 | 83 | ||
| Slice, Stephen (Lexington) | 43 | 40 | 83 | ||
| Post, Jim (Columbia) | 44 | 39 | 83 | ||
| Bennett, Mike (Clemson) | 44 | 39 | 83 | ||
| Dodson, Don (Boiling Springs) | 45 | 39 | 84 | ||
| Edmunds, Andrew (Augusta) | 41 | 44 | 85 | ||
| Smith, Sandy (Cayce) | 45 | 40 | 85 | ||
| Hooks, Greg (Spartanburg) | 41 | 45 | 86 | ||
| Scoggins, Mike (Sumter) | 48 | 38 | 86 | ||
| Edens, Mark (Travelers Rest) | 42 | 45 | 87 | ||
| Stembridge, James (Columbia) | 43 | 44 | 87 | ||
| Hendley, Ryan (Greer) | 39 | 50 | 89 | ||
| Davis, Alton (Laurens) | 42 | 47 | 89 | ||
| Weeks, Bill (Greenville) | 43 | 46 | 89 | ||
| Campbell, Scott (Easley) | 46 | 43 | 89 | ||
| Darin, Jim (Sumter) | 46 | 43 | 89 | ||
| Bledsoe, Martin (Greer) | 46 | 43 | 89 | ||
| Aaron, Joel (Irmo) | 41 | 49 | 90 | ||
| DeBruhl, Jack (Lexington) | 44 | 46 | 90 | ||
| Yonce, Wally (Johnston) | 45 | 45 | 90 | ||
| Edwards, Clarence (Greenville) | 45 | 45 | 90 | ||
| Barnhill, Tim (Greer) | 44 | 47 | 91 | ||
| Coleman, Mike (Aiken) | 48 | 43 | 91 | ||
| Moore, Blake (Aiken) | 44 | 48 | 92 | ||
| Donovan, Timothy (Cayce) | 44 | 48 | 92 | ||
| Caughman, Todd (Lexington) | 47 | 45 | 92 | ||
| Harville, Lee (N. Augusta) | 48 | 45 | 93 | ||
| Wilhelm, Doug (Aiken) | 49 | 44 | 93 | ||
| Ravenel, James (Johns Island) | 45 | 49 | 94 | ||
| Horton, Charlie (Laurens) | 43 | 53 | 96 | ||
| Cecil, Chuck (Simpsonville) | 51 | 49 | 100 | ||
| Harville, Dennis (Martinez) | 53 | 48 | 101 | ||
| Widener, Wade (Windsor) | 55 | 51 | 106 | ||
| Nesbitt, David (Blythewood) | 53 | 54 | 107 | ||
| Butler, Sammy (Irmo) | NC | ||||
| Hester, Kevin (Blythewood) | NC | ||||
| Liebler, Steve (Irmo) | WD | ||||
| Duncan, Pat (Greenville) | WD | ||||
| Nance, Dean (Greenville) | WD | ||||
| Johnson, Yancey (Simpsonville) | DNS |