2013 Icebreaker Tournament Recap
Posted: 1/30/2013 1:23:47 PM

2013 Season is off and Running!

For the past five years the tournament season has been started with the annual Ice Breaker Open. This year we had the most players ever for the tournament with a total of 110 players representing 15 different tours playing in the season starting 2-day tournament. The tournament was a huge success and the directors of the tournament... could not have been happier with how the tournament turned out. One addition to the Ice Breaker Open this year was the Senior Division. A total of 27 players took part in the senior division. This was a great turnout for the first year having a senior division!

The tournament started off the skins game on Friday. This year the skins game was held at the Robert Cupp course in Palmetto Hall Plantation on Hilton Head Island. A total of 35 players participated in the skins game. Many of the golfers used the skins game as a practice round for the tournament as the championship round was going to be held on the Cupp course that Sunday. All of the players that took part in the skins game walked off the course with nothing but positive comments about the course conditions and the course itself. The Cupp course is an island favorite.

The weather and courses could not have been better for the tournament. Day one of the tournament was held at the Robert Trent Jones course inside Palmetto Dunes. The RTJ course has been on the schedule for the Ice Breaker since it got started. It was the favorite course of Roger Mitterling, who was the mastermind behind this wonderful tournament. Every year, players take a moment on the 11th tee to tip their hat or hit a shot into the ocean in memory of Roger. Roger will always be missed and this tournament will always be held in memory of a great person and a friend.

Day two of the tournament was held at one of the fan favorites; the Robert Cupp course inside Palmetto Hall Plantation. This course is a very challenging course that can lead to big numbers if you aren’t careful, especially off the tee. If you were solid enough to put your ball in the right spot off the tee, putting was your next challenge. The greens at the Cupp course are very different than those of the Jones course. A lot of break and a drastic speed difference made this Championship Sunday round an interesting one.

When the dust was settled and all 110 players were finished playing, there were a lot of happy players. The championship flight saw one of the best displays of golf of the weekend. With 15 players playing in the Championship flight (0-3.9), the competition was tight. In the end it was 14 year old; yes you read that correctly, 14 year old Davis Shore taking home the top prize. Davis shot a very impressive 76-77=153 to claim the top spot over Jody Clary who went 77-78=155 and Bill Hall 73-82=155. Davis came to the tournament from the East Tennessee tour. Davis has been playing golf since he was 3 years old and won his first junior golf tournament at the age of seven. He has over 30 junior golf tournament wins and is carrying a +2.6 handicap right now. Needless to say, this kid is good and will be a force to reckon with as the year progresses. Congratulations Davis and good luck the rest of the season!

The A flight (4.0-8.9) say a great turnout as well with 18 players competing for the top spots. Mark Ducker came into the Ice Breaker as the defending champion. Mark shot an impressive 160 total last year to claim the top spot. This year Mark wanted to make sure that everyone knew last year wasn’t a fluke and that he was the man to beat. Mark, representing the Charleston Tour, again shot an impressive 160 two day total to claim the top spot by 3 strokes over Jimmy Turner (163) and Wade Porter (163). Mark is building up a nice collection of big time trophies. Will he be able to three-peat in 2014 or will someone step up and take Mark down? I guess we will have to wait and see.

The biggest flight of the tournament was the B flight (9.0-3.9) with 31 players. It was a great turnout and display of golf for the Hilton Head Tour in the B flight. The top four spots in the B flight all came out of the Hilton Head-Savannah Tour. Winning it all was newcomer Mitchell Hammock who shot a solid, consistent two day total of 161 (80-81). Coming in behind Mitchell was Rick Mannell (167) followed by Ricky Futch (168) and Radek Klauda (169). Absolutely great golf by the host tour! Congrats Mitchell and the B flight for the Hilton Head-Savannah Tour is going to be a very competitive flight this year!

With 23 players competing in the C flight (14.0-18.9), it was set up for an epic battle! James Mercer made the trip all the way from Columbus, Ohio to take part in this tournament. It paid off for him as he was able to fire an 86-89=175 to capture the tournament win! James won by four strokes over Dustin Wheeler (179) and five strokes over Todd Saylor (180) and Lee Sanders (180). James was very excited about the win and could not stop smiling the entire afternoon. Congratulations James and good luck in Columbus this year!

The D flight (19.0+) consisted of 15 players and what was thought of as a competitive flight, turned out to be a runaway win for one player. Dennis Harris of the Charleston Tour started the tournament with an impressive 88 on the Jones course and never looked back. His Sunday round of 91 secured him a 14 stroke win over fellow Charleston Tour member Reggie Simmons. Rounding out the top three was Timothy Riordan of the Upstate Tour.

As mentioned earlier, this year the Ice Breaker Open featured a senior division. In the Championship flight Doug Savage claimed the top spot by firing an amazing 72-74=146. The A flight was won by Hilton Head-Savannah Tour member Howard Tomlinson who went 85-82=167 to edge out Greg Ferguson by one stroke. The B flight saw Mitchell Hammock become a double winner with his 161 total score. The C flight also saw a double winner in James Mercer from the Columbus tour.

Now that the tournament is over and we have time to reflect on the season opener, we can see that there was a lot of fun, smiling faces and trophies handed out that weekend. A total of $6400 in Visa Gift Cards were handed out, $2990 in skins money and $1060 in Closest to the Pin money. A total of $10,490 was handed out over the two day tournament! That’s not counting the 9 trophies! What a great weekend.

Congratulations to all the tournament winners. We wish everyone a great and successful season in their respective tours. We hope to see everyone back in 2014 for the Ice Breaker Open!

Tour News Archive...


12-18-07: Charleston Tour Ends 2007 Season

12-28-07: CHARLESTON TOUR FINISHES 2007 AT KIAWAH ISLAND

02-10-08: Matt Metz Fires a 31 on Back Nine To Secure Victory!

02-29-08: Turtle Point Course Created A Challenge For All Flights

03-15-08: Cowboy Breaks Thru With First Win In 2008!

04-14-08: 2008 Low Country Masters Huge Success!

04-30-08: Mark Ducker Captures First Win Of 2008!

07-03-08: First Annual EGOLF Southern Major Was A Huge Success!

09-22-08: egolf Amateur Tour National Championship Brings Record Field to Hilton Head, Oct. 25-26

09-22-08: egolf Amateur Tour National Championship Brings Record Field to Hilton Head, Oct. 25-26

09-28-08: 2008 Charleston Tour Ends Season at Charleston National!

01-02-09: 2009 Charleston Egolf Amateur Tour

01-06-09: Roger Mitterling

01-20-09: Kane, McNamara, Tobias, Turner & Miller claim first victories of 2009!

02-02-09: Rivertowne Provides A Tought Test For Players!

02-24-09: Lizzarga cards 83 in Wild Dunes Victory

03-10-09: Rob Simmons Fires A 69 To Capture Low Country Masters!

03-25-09: Congratulations To All The Winners At Crowfield Plantation!

04-06-09: Edisto Plantation Results

04-27-09: 2009 Low Country US Open Results!

05-13-09: Legend Oaks Tournament Results

05-29-09: Charleston National Tournament Results!

06-09-09: Santee National Tournament Results

06-23-09: 2009 Southern Regional Tournament Results!

08-04-09: Links at Stono Ferry Results (2009 PGA Champ)

09-08-09: Dunes West Tournament Results!

09-21-09: Shadowmoss Tournament Results!

10-11-09: 2009 Comes To An End At Wescott Plantation!

12-16-09: 2010 Charleston Tour Kicks Off January 24 at Coosaw Creek!

01-17-10: Charlotte/Pinehurst Team Takes Home The Mitterling Cup!

01-26-10: Charleston Tour Opens With A Bang At Coosaw Creek!

02-08-10: Wild Day at Wild Dunes!

12-17-10: Goodbye 2010!

01-18-11: Ice Breaker Indeed!

02-01-11: Great Course + Great Weather = Good Scores!

02-14-11: Sunny Day Plus Great Course Equals Great Scores!

03-01-11: Tour Conquers Coosaw Creek!

03-14-11: Penny Branch; Easy or Hard?

03-27-11: Playoffs and Send-Offs At Berkeley!

04-17-11: Blown Away At Crowfield!

05-01-11: Island West Yields Low Scores

06-28-11: Santee Turns Into A Long Drive!

07-19-11: Playoffs Are The Norm At Charleston National!

07-31-11: High Temperatures Leads to Low Scores at Lake Marion

08-16-11: Legend Oaks Provides Test For Players!

09-18-11: Charleston & Hilton Head-Savannah Tours Try To Conquer Stono Ferry!

01-17-12: The 2012 Season Is Off To A Great Start!

02-05-12: Beautiful Weather and Great Play At Links at Stono Ferry!

02-20-12: Weather Shows It's Teeth at Wild Dunes!

03-19-12: We Finally Got It In!

04-04-12: Crowfield= Tough Test!

04-17-12: Slick Greens Make Hillcrest A Challenge

04-29-12: Tight Lies & Tought Greens At Pine Forest CC

05-06-12: Excitement At Coosaw!

05-13-12: Charleston Tour Takes On Shadowmoss!

06-07-12: Charleston Tour Tackles Santee!

06-18-12: Stone Mountain GC Provides Strong Test For Southern Regional

07-03-12: Heat Takes Its Toll At Legend Oaks

07-16-12: Great Day at Charleston National!

07-28-12: The Course That Fought Back.

08-19-12: Savannah Harbor, Wow.

09-12-12: LAKE MARION PROVES A TOUGH TEST

09-30-12: Berkeley decides it!

01-30-13: 2013 Icebreaker Tournament Recap

02-11-13: And The 2013 Season Begins!

03-11-13: Coosaw Creek Puts Up A Fight

04-08-13: Charleston & Augusta Tours Team Up In Penny Branch!

04-22-13: Charleston & Columbia Tours Invade Hillcrest GC

05-13-13: An Ace Of A Time At Shadowmoss

06-03-13: Big Field At Houndslake!

06-17-13: Legend Oaks Recap

07-02-13: Successful Southern Regional Tournament!

07-22-13: Low Scores Rule The Day

08-28-13: True Blue Combo= Success

09-15-13: Shhot-Out At Berkeley!

09-30-13: 2013 Season Ends At Legend Oaks

02-09-14: Season Kicks Off At Osprey Point

02-19-14: Wild Day At Wild Dunes

03-04-14: Combo at Stono Ferry!

03-16-14: Coosaw Creek Gives Low Scores!

03-30-14: Lake Marion Was A Blast

04-13-14: Crowfield Provides Hard Test!

04-29-14: Orangeburg CC = Best Course We Have Played!

05-12-14: Shadowmoss Tournament Recap

06-02-14: Seabrook Hosts Golfweek Tour For The First Time!

06-16-14: Dunes West Provides Excitement

07-15-14: Patriot's Point Provides Tour A Challenge

08-11-14: Rivertowne Combo

08-24-14: Three Tours Invade True Blue!

09-16-14: Legends at Legend Oaks

09-30-14: Santee National Ends Year With A Bang!

01-19-15: 2015 Icebreaker Recap

02-10-15: 2015 War By The Shore Recap!

02-24-15: Wild Dunes Shootout!

03-11-15: Links at Stono Ferry Recap:

04-15-15: Legend Oaks Battle

04-27-15: Battle of I-26

05-11-15: Shadowmoss Invasion!

05-31-15: Seabrook (Crooked Oaks) Recap

06-14-15: Pine Forest Tournament Recap

07-29-15: Combo at Seabrook (Ocean Winds)

08-10-15: Rivertowne Battle

09-01-15: TPC Combo

09-13-15: Tour Ends Season With A Bang!

12-01-15: Charleston Takes Battle Of I26 II

01-20-16: 2016 Golfweek Four Ball Championship

01-21-16: Ice breaker Kicks off 2016

03-01-16: True Blue Caledonia Wrap

03-02-16: Players signed up for Edisto

03-06-16: Ediston Island

03-06-16: Plantation Course @ Edisto

03-21-16: The Links @ Stono Ferry

04-05-16: The Masters at Legend Oaks

04-17-16: Crowfield Plantation

05-01-16: Berkeley Country Club

05-16-16: Seabrook Crooked Oaks

06-13-16: Santee national

06-26-16: Charleston National Turns Up The Heat

07-28-16: BATTLE OF I26 CONTINUES

08-16-16: Battle Of HWY 17 @ Rivertowne Country Club

09-11-16: Ocean Winds

09-28-16: LOCAL FINALS AND SEASON POINT CHAMPS

02-06-17: Wind Swept Wild Dunes!

03-07-17: Breezy Edisto proves Challenging

03-19-17: Wind continues at Oak Point

04-09-17: Orangeburg Masters

04-24-17: Legend Oaks: Battle of Summerville

04-24-17: Battle of Summerville: Legend Oaks Plantation

06-05-17: Crooked Oaks, Seabrook Island

06-19-17: Battle of Summerville II

07-09-17: Santee Shindig

08-06-17: Ocean Winds Lives up to her name!

08-22-17: Kauble Rains!

10-01-17: Stono Ferry Wraps Up The Year

02-01-18:

02-04-18: Winter Freezer at the Harbor Course

02-22-18: Charleston Runs roughshod at the Pawleys Invitational

03-06-18: March Madness....the beginning!

03-30-18: Oak Point

04-08-18: Orangeburg Master's

04-23-18: Crowfield Social

05-15-18: I26 COMBO

05-21-18: Seabrook Soriee

06-17-18: Charleston Takes on Shadow Moss

06-28-18: Santte Cooper Country Club

07-08-18: Summer Breezer

08-08-18: Charleston National

08-20-18: I17 Combo @ Rivertowne

09-26-18: Local Finals Wraps up the Year

12-24-18: 2019

02-07-19: Charleston Kicks Off the Local Schedule

02-20-19: Pawley's Invitational

03-04-19: Crowfield Spring Social

03-20-19: Oak Point

04-17-19: Golf Week Masters

05-07-19: Monday Madness

05-19-19: Seabrook Soriee

06-09-19: The Links at Stono Ferry

07-09-19: Lake Marion

09-04-19: Edisto Shootout

09-08-19: Dorian Classic (One and Only)

10-01-19: Season Final Wraps Up

01-27-20: REGISTER HERE

01-31-20: Pairings for the Harobor Course Feb 1st

02-01-20: Golfweek Four Ball

02-03-20: WINTER FREEZER LIVES UP TO ITS NAME AGAIN!

03-02-20: Challenging Seabrook Soriee

03-09-20: KIAWAH UP NEXT KIAWAH'S OAK POINTE

03-24-20: Kiawah Klash

05-15-20: Legend Oaks Sat Pairings

05-18-20: Summerville Shoot-Out

05-28-20: Lake Marion Pairings

05-31-20: Battle By The Lake

06-10-20: Stono Ferry

06-21-20: Wyboo Players Course

08-02-20: Wyboo Summer Mixer

08-09-20: Battle Of I26

09-13-20: Fall Festival @ Crowfiled Plantation

10-01-20: Charleston Finals

11-27-20: PAWLEY'S INVITATIONAL--REGISTER NOW

01-25-21: Winter Freezer Kicks of a Promising Year

02-12-21: PAWLEYS ISLAND CHAMPIONS

03-01-21: Mount Pleasant Shoot Out

03-14-21: Kiawah Klassic

03-29-21: Loggerhead Open

04-11-21: Orangeburg Masters

05-12-21: Monday madness!!!

07-15-21: CAROLINA MATCH PLAY

07-27-21: LAKE LURE INFO

08-05-21: LAKE LURE RUMBLING BALD STAMPEDE

09-20-21: Season Ender At Crowfield

01-26-22: Winter Classic

02-27-22: Rivertowne

03-14-22: Edisto Plantation

04-10-22: Orangeburg Masters

04-24-22: Tube Street Boogie!!

05-04-22: Monday Madness

05-15-22: Summerville open @ Legend Oaks

05-29-22: Semper FI Open!!

06-07-22: Wyboo Players!!

07-04-22: Stars and Stripes Open

08-21-22: Wyboo Golf Club

10-22-22: Season's over.....Damn it went fast

03-19-23: JOHNS ISLAND SOCIAL!!

05-19-23: TUESDAY'S WILD----FOR SURE!

05-29-23: Paris Island Turns into Carnoustie

07-04-23: Santee Jamboree Turns in the Battlefield!!

08-20-23: Wyboo Throw Down just threw Down

10-02-23: Season Ender @ Orangeburg

01-24-24: Winter Freezer----Yes it was!!

02-23-24: Rivertowne!! Great Course and Great Play!

02-23-24: Rivertowne, Great Course - Great Play

04-29-24: WEDGEFIELD ON A DRY DAY!!

06-02-24: Beach Boogoloo!!

06-02-24: The Beach was boogolooing!!

06-16-24: Fish Camp Frenzy!

07-07-24: Wyboo Again Produces some Exciting Golf

07-07-24: Wyboo Does It Again