Thursday, November 20, 2008

Anderson Helps SCGA Attain Victory

On Sunday, Anderson and Bill Smunk won 8 and 6 over Chris Sparrow and Bucky Dudley, then on Monday, Anderson defeated Daniel Seawell 5 and 3 in singles play.

The SCGA team defeated a team of professional players 18-9 in grudge matches, winning the 27th annnual event for the fifth straight year.

Beaufort's Mark Anderson was one of 13 amateur golfers chosen to represent the South Carolina Golf Association team in this year's Palmetto Cup on Sunday and Monday at Kiawah Island Club's River Course.

The field consisted of the top 16 SCGA amateur golfers and two senior team members vying against the 16 SCPGA professionals and two senior professionals.

Players were selected by points earned in each association's major events throughout the year.

Uremovich second in Players Championship

Hilton Head Island's Rachel Uremovich lost in a playoff at the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Players Championship on Saturday and Sunday in Hartsville.

Uremovich lost to Greer's Haley Stephens in the playoff after both players finished with a 147. Stephens pulled out the win in sudden death with an eagle on the second hole.

Buffton's Kendra Collins also competed in the girls 14-18 division and fired a 168.

Bluffton's Wesley Long shot a 167 in the 13-14 boys class to finished 17 strokes behind winner Cody Proveaux of Leesville.

Okatie's Matt Leiti fired a 175 in the division.

Country Club of Hilton Head wins Plantation Cup

The sixth annual Ladies Hilton Head Plantation Cup golf tournament was held on November 11-12.It was hosted by Bear Creek Golf Club and the Country Club of Hilton Head. Guest participants were Oyster Reef Golf Club and Dolphin Head Golf Club.

The net, two-person, stroke-play competition featured 10 two-person teams, including the golf professional, from each of the four golf clubs on the plantation.

The Country Club carded the low club team score the first day on their home course. Bear Creek posted the low club team the second day on their home course. The Country Club, led by professional Gary Otto, totaled 979 strokes, winning their sixth Cup championship. Dolphin Head, led by professional Burrell Williams and Oyster Reef, led by assistant professional Emily Kuhfeld, tied for second place with 1,008 strokes. Bear Creek, with professional Jeff De Vincentis, finished fourth with 1,014 strokes.

Individual highlights of the tournament featured a 71 and 72 by De Vincentis.

The low one-day net of 64 was carded by the Country Club's two-person team of Loretta Cutrer and Barb Sessler. Net 66s were posted by the Country Club team of Susan Foster and Nancy Dix and the Bear Creek team of Vincentis and Pam Ogilvy.

The low two-person team net score total for the two days was 137, posted by the Country Club team of Foster and Dix and the Bear Creek team of De Vincentis and Ogilvy.

Links magazine honors Dataw Island

Links magazine named Dataw Island as one of its "Best in Value" golf communities in America in its 2008 "Premier Properties" edition.

The selection process included cost, amenities, master-planning of communities and location. This is the first time the island has been recognized by the publication.

Callawassie team second in gross invitational

The 12th annual Senior Men's Gross Invitational took place Nov. 11-12 at Florence Country Club.

Greenville's Heywood Sullivan and Bob Taylor won the event with a score of 136. Callawassie Island's Keith Guise and Sandy Knapp came in second with a 238.

Other local scores were 141 from Tim McBride and Stu Butler and 143 from Rick Thompson and Russ Reynolds.

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