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76th Amateur Championship

Hopkins Takes Title

With a final round of one under par 71 and tournament total of 276, Luke Hopkins is the 2007 SCGA Amateur Champion.

Starting the day with a six shot lead, Hopkins stayed steady making pars on the first five holes. His first birdie of the day came on the 588 yard par five 6th hole. Two more pars and another birdie on the 9th hole had the 20 year old Clemson sophomore at two under for the day and nursing an eight shot lead. The Greer native added another birdie on the par four 10th hole and continued on his par run until hole 15. The Champion’s one hiccup of the day came on the 452 yard par four 15th hole where he made a double bogey. Three pars coming in, including a four on the tough 18th hole, insured Hopkins of the victory.

The victory by Luke Hopkins now means a Clemson University golfer has held the Amateur Championship title 7 out of the last 11 years.

The top twenty from this year’s Championship will be exempt from qualifying in 2008 when the event will be conducted at Musgrove Mill. Twenty one players finished at 293 or better which tied for the elusive 20th spot.

The 2007 SCGA Amateur Championship was played on the par 72   7,085 yard Country Club of South Carolina layout in Florence, SC. The event began with a field of 137 players and was cut to the low 70 and ties after the first two days of play. 71 players made the cut at 153. The Amateur Championship is one of 18 Major Championships run by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 76th year of existence.

Final Results

Luke Hopkins (Greer)*

70

65

70

71

276

Brent Roof (Columbia)

72

69

73

69

283

Rick Cloninger (Fort Mill)

68

70

72

75

285

Mark Anderson (Ladys Island)*

71

72

71

71

285

Kellen Altman (Myrtle Beach)

71

71

70

74

286

Chris Mitchell (Columbia)

73

72

67

74

286

Patrick Rada (Anderson)*

70

71

71

74

286

Zach Siefert (Simpsonville)*

71

72

71

72

286

Ben Martin (Greenwood)*

71

75

73

68

287

Baker Elmore (Cheraw)*

69

73

72

74

288

Thomas III Todd (Laurens)

73

73

69

74

289

Jarrett Grimes (Columbia)

72

70

71

76

289

Ben Karns (Gaffney)

71

75

72

71

289

Josh Gallman (Gaffney)

70

74

71

75

290

Michael Sims (Clemson)

75

74

69

72

290

Warren Thomas (Columbia)

75

73

71

74

293

Steve Liebler (Irmo)

68

76

73

73

290

Paul Woodbury (Lake City)

74

76

69

72

291

Jacob Burger (Orangeburg)

72

77

65

77

291

Lee Palms (Greenville)

73

74

73

72

292

Jordan Byrd (Pendleton)*

72

75

70

76

293

Austin Cody (N. Charleston)*

76

75

71

72

294

Walter Todd (Laurens)

73

71

74

76

294

George Bryan IV (Chapin)*

74

75

74

71

294

Matthew Bryant (Columbia)*

71

79

69

76

295

Phillip Mollica (Anderson)

73

69

74

79

295

Allen Koon (Bamberg)*

74

73

72

76

295

Ben Lown (N. Augusta)

72

74

71

79

296

Bert Atkinson (Charleston)

74

76

73

73

296

Justin Hoft (Bluffton)

74

71

73

78

296

Matt Wood (Charleston)

77

75

72

72

296

Patrick Cunning (Aiken)

74

74

72

76

296

Jamie Lightsey (Fort Mill)

75

73

75

74

297

Michael Lawrence (Easley)

70

77

75

75

297

Shane Rogan (Blythewood)

75

78

71

74

298

Daniel Bowden (Easley)*

75

71

71

81

298

Paul Tucker (Pageland)

74

75

71

78

298

Matt Laydon (Mt. Pleasant)*

76

72

76

75

299

Crawford Reeves (Greenville)

72

76

70

81

299

Mark Gaynor (Florence)

78

71

75

75

299

Evan Phillips (Lexington)

74

72

76

78

300

Todd Hendley (Simpsonville)

77

75

73

76

301

Chip Ridley (Spartanburg)*

78

75

73

75

301

Todd Stewart (Florence)

73

69

78

81

301

Justin Hare (Charleston)*

75

71

78

77

301

Colby Hyduke (Bennettsville)

78

74

75

74

301

Zack Moran (Taylors)

73

77

72

80

302

Ben Dangerfield (Aiken)

74

77

75

76

302

Jeffrey Goff (Jackson)*

76

77

72

77

302

Doug Brown (Greer)

71

77

78

76

302

David Dannelly (Easley)*

78

75

73

76

302

Wesley Bryan (Chapin)*

75

75

74

78

302

Tyler Rody (Spartanburg)

77

74

75

77

303

Patrick Smith (Florence)

76

76

70

81

303

Gettys Glaze (Charleston)

76

74

77

78

305

Scott Glaze (Sumter)*

76

76

79

76

307

Brandon Bradosky (Anderson)

79

73

77

79

308

Cipriano Ayala (N. Myrtle Beach)*

79

73

76

80

308

Patrick Wilson (Greenwood)

77

75

78

78

308

Chris Marsh (Georgetown)

77

74

77

81

309

Michael Meredith (Greenwood)

71

77

83

78

309

Chris McAlister (Seneca)

78

74

79

78

309

Tripp McAllister (Lake City)

77

74

81

78

310

McCuen Elmore (Cheraw)*

71

78

81

79

309

A.J. Sanders (Hartsville)

79

74

75

85

313

Darrell Connelly (Mt. Pleasant)

77

76

80

82

315

Lee Glaze (Sumter)

82

70

81

83

316

Jonathan Rustin (Mt. Pleasant)

77

76

90

85

328

Jonathan Bowden (Easley)*

72

72

70

0

DQ

*Denotes Walker

         

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