The Charleston tour kicked off their local tournament schedule with a nice field of 39 golfers this past Saturday. The Links of Stono Ferry was the host course for the season kick off. The course was in great shape, as usual. The tournament got started a little late due to an hour frost delay in the morning. Many of the golfers stood around laughing and joking with each other waiting for the frost to clear off and for the tournament to get rolling. Once the weather was finally warm enough to get started, the day turned out great.
The Championship flight had a group of eight players take to the course to claim that first win of the season. It was a close battle all round long between newcomer Jeff Emory and RJ Keur. In the end it was Emory firing a very impressive round of 73 to take a one-shot victory over Keur. Solid play by both players makes this year’s Champ flight one to watch. Rounding out the top three was Justin Phillips who put together a round of 79 on the day.
Rock Solid play continued in the A flight where 7 golfers battled it out. Mark Ducker, coming off his win at the Ice Breaker, continued his solid driving and posted a 4 over 76 to take top honors. Just missing out on a playoff was Biff Huff, who shot a very steady round of 77 to come in second. Steve Walters, 82, rounds out the top three
The 11 players in the B flight couldn’t wait to get to the course and get started. With the biggest field in the tournament, you knew it was going to be a very competitive round. In the end Jason Dores put together a steady and consistent round to post an 80 and claim his first victory. Following close behind Jason was Paul McInnis who fired an 82 to claim second place. Rounding out the top three was a two-way tie between Mason Talley and Joe Turner (89).
When it comes to steady, consistent play you have to talk about C flight player Lee Sanders. Lee was the only C flight player to post a score in the 80’s for the Stono Ferry tournament. His 87 on the day was good enough to claim the top spot. Coming in second for the tournament was none other than Cowboy who posted a solid round of 90. Rounding out the top three was Erik Eadie and his 92 on the day..
The D flight saw 5 players in the field this tournament. Only one player was able to keep it in the 90’s and that player was John Wilson who fired a 98 to post a two shot victory over newcomer Daryl Greenway (100). Mike Miller comes in third with a 103 on the day.
Overall it was a great start to the year even with the hour delay. Our Next event is at Wild Dunes, The Harbor Course. You can sign up on-line or just shoot me an email.