37^th Mid-Amateur Championship
Greenville Country Club - Riverside Course
Greenville, SC
October 5 -7, 2018

Bearden Captures First Mid-Amateur Championship Victory

Kyle Bearden shot a final round score of 67 to finish at fifteen under par 198 to claim a four shot victory in the SCGA's Mid-Amateur Championship at Greenville Country Club’s Riverside Course.  Bearden’s three day total of 198 becomes the SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship record topping Todd White’s tournament total of 199 at the Oldfield Club in 2004.

Bearden began his day with a two shot lead and once he teed up on the first hole, he never looked back. After three birdies on his front nine, Bearden showed a steady hand with one birdie and eight pars on the back nine to complete his dominate victory. Florence’s Jon Weiss made a brilliant surge on the final round after beginning his day 5 shots behind the leader, shooting a final round low score of 66 to catapult himself into a solo second place finish. Finishing alone in third place was Brent Delahoussaye who, despite four bogies in his round, kept his composure to rebound with five birdies for a final round score of 70 and a tournament total of 10 under par 203. Robert Lutomski of Simpsonville, who is currently in 8^th place in the SCGA Player of the Year Standings and one half of the 2018 SCGA Partners Champion team, finished in fourth place after final round of 69.

The 2018 SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship was conducted on the par 71 ~ 6,631 yard Greenville Country Club Riverside course in Greenville, SC. For more tournament information - 37th SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship

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Final Results