SCGA Tournament of Champions
The Tradition Club
Pawley Island, SC
January 22-23, 2011

Players Battle Cold Temperatures in First Round

With temperatures in the low 30’s, winds 10-15 mph and moments of sleet the 15th Annual Tournament of Champions got underway at The Tradition Club in Pawleys Island.  115 contestants braved the elements and managed to finish the first 18 holes of the 36 hole event.   

After the completion of round one the leader in Men’s Club Division is Ron Schroder of Aiken with a day low score of four under par 68.  In the Senior Club Division, Bernie Shealy of Columbia holds a one shot lead with an even par score of 72.  Adam Edens of Travelers Rest is leading the One Day Gross Division by four shots with an opening round score of 73.  Greenwood’s Lewis Rollins has also has a four shot lead in the One Day Senior Division with a score of 73.  Past Champion Cecelia Barksdale shot a score of 81 to take the top position in the Women’s Division.  In the One Day Net Division Dennis McDonald used his nine handicap and a score of 76 to take a one shot lead over his nearest competitor. 

The final round will begin with an 11.00 a.m. shotgun start on Sunday, January 23rd.

The 15th Annual Tournament of Champions is being played over the Tradition Golf Club layout in Pawleys Island, S.C. The field consists 115 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.

Men's Club Champion        
Schroder, Ron (Aiken) 34 34 68  
Morelli, Tony (Charleston) 35 37 72  
Hendley, Todd (Greer) 37 36 73  
Newton, Bryan (Gray Court) 35 38 73  
MacLeod, Derek (Murrells Inlet) 36 38 74  
Hubbard, Richard (Mt. Pleasant) 39 35 74  
Hines, T.J. (Chesnee) 37 38 75  
Revis, Jeremy (Greenville) 36 40 76  
Ramey, Doug (Greer) 40 37 77  
Macolly, Tyler (Spartanburg) 39 38 77  
Brown, Tadd (Moncks Corner) 38 39 77  
Finke, Alex (Rock Hill) 39 40 79  
Webb, Chad (Myrtle Beach) 44 36 80  
Laydon, Matt (Charleston) 39 41 80  
Hester, Kevin (Blythewood) 41 39 80  
Williams, Tyler (Hilton Head) 40 40 80  
Todd, Thomas (Laurens) 42 38 80  
Childers, Randy (Inman) 40 42 82  
Hall, Kent (N. Charleston) 41 41 82  
Johnson, Austin (Clinton) 42 41 83  
Oyervidus, Derrick (Greer) 43 41 84  
Gantt, Bruce (Chester) 45 39 84  
Wooten, Raymond (Clemson) 41 46 87  
Davis, Scotty (Charleston) 45 42 87  
Welch, Dale (Columbia) 43 45 88  
Nichols, Jeff (Elgin) 46 44 90  
Clamp, Jeremy (Ware Shoals) 46 47 93  
Fields, Ken (Simpsonville) 50 44 94  
Watkins, Luke (Westminster) 53 42 95  
         
Mens Senior Club        
Shealy, Bernie (Columbia) 34 38 72  
Mahaffey, Randy (Spartanburg) 35 38 73  
Robbins, Rick (Chester) 39 36 75  
Siconolfi, John (Walhalla) 38 38 76  
Hammersla, Bob (Greenville) 40 36 76  
Dallis, Bill (New Ellenton) 39 37 76  
Kinsey, Robert (Murrells Inlet) 37 39 76  
Hendrix, Carl (Columbia) 39 37 76  
Hayes, Bill (Spartanburg) 37 39 76  
Hair, Marion (Charleston) 41 36 77  
Williams, Frank (Greenwood) 37 40 77  
Roddy, Mike (Rock Hill) 39 39 78  
Loebs, Gary (Conway) 39 39 78  
Hall, Bill (Tega Cay) 42 37 79  
Wood, Oren (Greer) 40 39 79  
Calkins, Mike (Columbia) 42 38 80  
Johnson, Wayne (Pawleys Island) 38 42 80  
Smith, Monty (Orangeburg) 39 41 80  
Lever, Tommy (Greer) 43 38 81  
Page, Norman (Woodruff) 41 41 82  
Rickman, Bob (N. Augusta) 42 40 82  
Buie, Bob (Columbia) 41 41 82  
Giannaros, Jim (Columbia) 43 40 83  
Simmons, Mike (Laurens) 42 41 83  
Manikowski, Paul (Greenville) 44 40 84  
Bradey, Charles (Inman) 47 38 85  
McKinney, Mike (Greenville) 47 40 87  
Salyers, Don (Waterloo) 42 45 87  
Tooke, Doug (Greenville) 44 44 88  
Wilkerson, Carl (N. Charleston) 42 47 89  
Peper, Warren (Charleston) 45 48 93  
Lancaster, Terry (Greenville) 46 48 94  
March, Dennis (Beaufort) 43 51 94  
         
One Day Gross        
Edens, Adam (Travelers Rest) 37 36 73  
Sullivan, Dan (Columbia) 38 39 77  
Armstrong, Brant (Gray Ct.) 38 40 78  
McClellan, Luke (W. Columbia) 40 38 78  
Sturgeon, Caleb (Laurens) 40 39 79  
Addison, III, Thomas (Laurens) 42 38 80  
Haire, James (Lancaster) 37 45 82  
Pittman, Jon (Chester) 40 43 83  
Hathaway, Bill (Taylors) 44 40 84  
Taylor, Ken (Columbia) 43 41 84  
Reilly, Todd (Lexington) 42 42 84  
Westcott, Larry (Lancaster) 44 40 84  
Davis, Alex (Woodruff) 46 39 85  
         
One Day Net       Net
McDonald, Dennis (Seabrook Island) 39 37 76 67
Bradstreet, Les (Columbia) 41 43 84 68
Robinson, Mike (Greenville) 43 37 80 71
Ross, Ben (W. Columbia) 40 37 77 73
Beard, Jared (Lexington) 40 42 82 73
Coleman, Stan (Laurens) 40 46 86 75
Felder, Mark (Orangeburg) 43 47 90 77
Wysk, Jr., Walt (Conway) 43 42 85 79
Williams, Curtis (Orangeburg) 50 45 95 80
Jones, Charles (St. Matthews) 50 43 93 81
Stembridge, James (Columbia) 46 48 94 87
Barker, Kent (Columbia) 50 49 99 90
Morton, Rich (Aiken) 56 52 108 91
         
One Day Senior        
Rollins, Lewis (Greenwood) 35 38 73  
Riley, David (Greenville) 38 39 77  
Blanchard, Monty (Woodruff) 40 39 79  
Gosnell, Dean (Greenville) 42 38 80  
Reynolds, Danny (Lancaster) 42 38 80  
Beacham, Dan (Honea Path) 39 41 80  
Walker, Nick (Aiken) 43 38 81  
Finley, Frank (Laurens) 44 42 86  
Bishop, Bill (Joanna) 41 46 87  
Copeland, James (Clinton) 48 45 93  
Yonce, Randy (Johnston) 45 48 93  
         
Womens Division        
Barksdale, Cecelia (Murrells Inlet) 42 39 81  
Allemang, Terrie (Hilton Head) 41 42 83  
Adams, Jennifer (Bluffton) 41 42 83  
Twitty, Charlotte (Chapin) 44 41 85  
Majeski, Deanna (Laurens) 41 44 85  
Belair, Dianne (Myrtle Beach) 43 44 87  
Ghastin, Michele (Charleston) 48 39 87  
Sheldon, Joan (Pawleys Island) 43 48 91  
Miller, Ellen (Pawleys Island) 45 49 94  
Moyer, Robin (Mt. Pleasant) 46 53 99  
Appleby, Eileen (Columbia) 70 80 150