2022 SCGA Lefty-Righty Championship – First Round Results
46th SCGA Lefty-Righty Championship
51st Lefthanders Championship
Lake Marion Golf Course
Santee, SC
June 25-26, 2022
A beautiful sun-filled day greeted the 61 team field at the opening round of the 2022 SCGA Lefty-Righty Championship & Lefthanders Championship at Lake Marion Golf Club in Santee, SC. Allen Caldwell (West Ashley) and Josh Montgomery (Sumter) carded 9 birdies and a pair of bogeys to shoot an opening round of 7under par round of 65. Eight teams are within two shots of Caldwell and Montgomery heading into the final round of the championship.
In the Lefthanders competition, there is a two-way tie between Rye Tifft (Blythewood) and Thomas Spangler (Fountain Inn) after each player shot 2 under par rounds of 70.
In the Senior Lefty-Righty competition, Steve Horton (Moncks Corner) and Rich Weston (Pawleys Island) lead after an opening round of 6 under par 66. The Murrells Inlet duo of Mike Daniels and John Long find themselves three shots behind after an opening round of 3 under par 69.
In the Senior Lefthanders competition, Rich Weston (Pawleys Island) leads after an opening round 68. He will take a comfortable lead over Mike Daniels (Murrells Inlet) heading into the final round.
For full tournament information including detailed scoring, pairings, and results visit our tournament web page – 46th SCGA Lefty-Righty Championship
About the South Carolina Golf Association (SCGA)
The SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. Founded in 1929, the SCGA is a non-profit organization made up of more than 270 member clubs and over 60,000 individual members. The SCGA annually conducts Statewide championships, one-day contests, a series of 40-plus events and the overseeing of USGA qualifiers in our State. Other Member services offered include GHIN – the USGA Handicap Computation System, Golf Genius - a Tournament Software System, Rules of Golf and Handicap education, USGA Course/Slope Ratings and Course measuring, Amateur Status information, the Palmetto Golfer Magazine, the MySCGA App, the official podcast of the SCGA - Off the Hosel and the SC Golf Hall of Fame. The SCGA also houses the offices of the SC Junior Golf Foundation and SC Junior Golf Association in a combined effort to support junior golf and grow the game’s initiatives.
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