29th Annual Palmetto Cup Matches
Orangeburg Country Club
Orangeburg, SC
October 24-25, 2010
Amateurs Take Slim One Point Lead
After the first round of the SCGA-SCPGA Palmetto Cup Matches, the Amateurs
hold a slim one point lead heading into the final round of singles play.
Playing a select drive alternate shot format, the Amateurs lost four of the
first six matches of the day before rallying to win the final three. The
final point for the SCGA team came from Steve Liebler and Brent Roof who
came from behind to win 1 up on the 18th hole.
The annual battle between the state's top amateur golfers and the top SC PGA
Chapter Pros, the Palmetto Cup Matches are in their 29th year of existence.
The 2010 event is being contested at the recently renovated Orangeburg
Country Club. To date there have been 28 Palmetto Cup Matches - In 2009 the
SCGA victory proved to be the sixth straight for the amateurs and evened the
series at 13 wins for each group and one tie. In 1997, the tournament was
cancelled due to inclement weather.
Round One Results:
| 7&5 | Josh Branyon & Andrew Hewitt | vs. | Michael Brown & Kim Cauthen | |
| Bert Atkinson & Terry Ezell | vs. | 2&1 | Tom Mason & Greg Boyette | |
| Matt Laydon & Bill Smunk | vs. | 1 up | Michael Smith & Greg Beavan | |
| 5&4 | Todd Hendley & Jon Mathias | vs. | Clem King & Terry Johnson | |
| Michael Gravley & Gus Sylvan | vs. | 4&3 | Rivers Johnson & Tommy Pendley | |
| Rob Simmons & Kyle Milner | vs. | 2&1 | Dale Mercer & Tom Cornforth | |
| 6&5 | Chris Mitchell & Jarrett Grimes | vs. | Steve Behr & Joe Jackson | |
| 4&2 | Rick Cloninger & Walter Todd | vs. | Greg McBride & Burke Cromer | |
| 1 up | Steve Liebler & Brent Roof | vs. | David Lamb & Brian Lamb |