The Charleson headed up to Santee to take on Lake Marion on Sat the 10th. With An iff weather forecast and the threat of rain the players came prepared to handle the conditions.
In the Championship Flight, B.J. Hill embrace the weather and started off on fire with 4 birdies in his first seven holes to roll out the front with a 3 under par 33. Taking a four shot lead to the back nine B.J. played steady and added one more birde for a 2 under par 70 to win by 2 shots over Chase Sturkie who fired an even par 72. T.A. Fulmer and Michael Huh tied for third but Mike’s back nine of 34 gave him the scorecard playoff.
The A flight saw Columbia’s Mike Griggs also play a very solid steady round and post a 4 over 76 to take home top honors. Greg Priest and Jace Gause tied for second but Gregg’s eagle on 18 helped him win the scorecard playoff for second place.
The B flight saw red hot Cory Crews continue his nice play as he fired a very nice round of 79 to win by two shots over Tim (81). Rounding out the top three in the B flight was David Deese who carded a smooth 82.
The C Flight had some great play as well. Chris Hall fired a smooth 79 to finish 2 shots up on Joseph Deese (81). Brnadon Hall (83) rounded out the top 3 in the C flight.
The D flight winner, Jonathan Blackwell had a little inspiration playing with his son. Jonathan posted a solid round of 94 to win by 2 shots over Ted Deese and Sam Graham. Ted’s back nine score of 43 secured him the scorecard playoff.
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Chris Hall took advantage of one of the many perks of the Tour. He traveled down to Mount Vintage in North Augusta to take on a great track and a field of 18. At the end of regulation, Chris was tied with Paul Gandy and preceed to an oncourse playoff where Chris used his steely nerves to prevail.
In addition to receiving back over 50% of your membership in swag from the pro-shop, the Golfweek tour gives players opportunities to play in tournaments throughout the country. Chris has played in events in three different tours along with a regional event as well. A true golfing experience, Congrats Chris!