2025 The Club at Brookstone Tournament Results

The Upstate Amateur Players Tour hosted its final tournament before Christmas this past weekend, welcoming a large field of golfers to The Club at Brookstone as more than $3,500 in cash and VISA gift cards were up for grabs.  

The Upstate Amateur Players Tour travels the Upstate of South Carolina, along with portions of North Carolina, offering golfers of all skill levels a chance to compete against golfers at a similar skill level. Along with the competition for each division, the tour also hosts an optional skins game for its competitors.  

With a sprawling 18-hole Tom Jackson designed layout, The Club at Brookstone, located in Anderson South Carolina off I-85, is sure to provide golfers with an enjoyable, challenging, and fun Upstate golf experience. The club is also regarded as one of the premier public courses in the Upstate.  

Here’s a breakdown of the results from Saturday’s tournament in Anderson: 

Division 1 – Eighteen holes of golf proved to not be enough in Division 1 as Blake Blizard and Christopher King found themselves tied after carding rounds of 77. In the end, it was Blizard who emerged victorious in the playoff. Blizard settled into his round with a birdie on the par-five fourth hole before making five straight pars to close the opening nine. Blizard also took advantage of the par-five 14^th hole, making birdie to remain atop the leaderboard. King made a back nine charge to reach the playoff, making birdie on two of the three back nine par fives – including the 18^th hole. King played the back nine in even par, as a double bogey on the par-four 10^th opened his stretch towards the clubhouse. Jody Clary shot 79 to finish third, followed by Randy Hodes in fourth place with a round of 80. Chris Bryant rounded out the top five in the division with a round of 82.  

Division 2 – Bob Grove used two birdies on the back nine to narrowly win Division 2 on Saturday with a round of 78. Grove made consecutive birdies on the 12^th and 13^th holes to climb the leaderboard. Grove defeated second-place finisher Carlos Santana by just one stroke, as Santana carded a round of 79 to finish runner-up. Santana’s steady round included five pars to open the day, along with six pars on the back nine. Tony White finished third with a score of 82, followed by Adam Moore, Jamie Perez, and Chris Lombardozzi – who all shot 85 to finish in a tie for fourth place.  

Senior Division 2 – Bob Grove’s victory in Senior Division 2 came with a little less stress as his round of 78 was enough to win by four shots. Grove made two birdies on the day, both coming on the back nine. Tony White finished second with a round of 82. White made five straight pars to close his front nine before making his lone birdie of the round on the par-five 14^th hole after a string of bogeys. Carlos Mojica finished third with a round of 86, followed by Andy Stevenson and Phil VanGeersdalen, who tied for fourth place with rounds of 88. 

Division 3 – Three golfers finished just one shot shy of Michael Shirley – who fired a round of 84 to win Division 3 on Saturday. Shirley made four pars on the front nine before taking advantage of the par-five 12^th hole with birdie to shoot 41 on the inward stretch. Chad Aiken, Cody Markovich, and Mary Graham Forest tied for second place as all three golfers posted rounds of 85. Aiken made six front-nine pars during his round as Markovich made birdie on the par-five 14^th hole. Forest made birdie on the par-five closing hole to shoot 41 on the back nine. Myron Samuels rounded out the top five in the division with a score of 88. 

Senior Division 3 – While Chad Aiken came up just short in Division 3, his round of 85 was more than enough to earn the top honors in Senior Division 3 on Saturday. Aiken’s strong start to the day, including six pars on the front nine, placed him atop the leaderboard after the first nine. Myron Samuels finished second with a round of 88. Samuels made three pars on his closing nine holes, including the 17^th and 18^th holes as he shot 44 on the back. Timothy Carswell shot 89 to finish third, followed by Mark Stroupe in fourth place with a score of 92. Stroupe made the lone birdie of the division, coming on the par-five sixth hole. Mark Lytle rounded out the top five in the division with a round of 95 in fifth place.  

Division 4 – Two front nine birdies allowed Russell Loyd, Sr. to settle into his round as he won Division 4 on Saturday with a round of 84. Loyd birdied the par-four fifth hole before another birdie on the par-three seventh hole to shoot 41 on the front nine. Robbie Burgess shot 87 to finish second, as the highlight of the round came on the par-five 14^th hole. Scott Bryant and Marty Brock tied for third place with rounds of 91, followed by Billy Trull in fifth place with a score of 94. 

Senior Division 4 – A playoff was needed to determine a winner in Senior Division 4 as Marty Brock and Scott Bryant both carded rounds of 91. When the dust settled, it was Brock who emerged victorious. Brock’s round included seven pars, including four on the front nine. Despite a challenging finish to his round, the Iva, SC native managed to reach the playoff where he would prevail. Bryant shot 44 on the front nine to position himself atop the leaderboard and took advantage of the par-five 12^th hole, making birdie. Billy Trull shot 94 to finish third, followed by David Croston and Peter Fahey who rounded out the top five in the division with rounds of 95 and 96, respectively.  

Division 5 – Chris Smith’s par on the par-four 10^th hole proved to be the difference as he secured the victory in Division 5 on Saturday. Smith followed the par with five straight bogeys to maintain his position atop the leaderboard. Gene Mason was close behind in second place with a round of 97. Tim Kunkel finished third after shooting 101, followed by Danny Sullivan in fourth with a round of 103. K Bruce Reeves, Dick Jenkins, and Michael Addison tied for fifth place with rounds of 104. Addison recorded the lone birdie in the division as it came on the par-five fourth hole.  

Senior Division 5 – Gene Mason saved his best golf for the back nine, recording three pars in his first five holes of the inward stretch to shoot 97 and win by four strokes in Senior Division 5. Mason made par on the 10^th, 12^th, and 14^th holes to settle into his round. Tim Kunkel shot 101 to finish runner-up, followed by Danny Sullivan in third place with a round of 103. Dick Jenkins and Bill Turner rounded out the top five in the division with rounds of 104 and 105, respectively.