2025 Upstate South Carolina Cobb’s Glen Country Club Tournament Results

Despite cloudy and cold conditions on Sunday, the Upstate Amateur Players Tour hosted its tournament at Cobb’s Glenn Country Club, drawing a large turnout of competitors during the first weekend of December. 

The Upstate Amateur Players Tour travels the Upstate of South Carolina, along with portions of North Carolina and Georgia as well, offering golfers of all skill levels a chance to compete in one of five different divisions. The tour awards cash and VISA gift card prizes to its winners, along with an optional cash skins game.  

Cobb’s Glen Country Club in Anderson is a 7,002-yard George Cobb design that offers a straightforward but demanding test. Known for courses like Augusta National’s Par-3 layout and Quail Hollow, Cobb brought the same clean, strategic style to this track. 

The course is peaceful and well-kept, with four sets of tees that let players choose their challenge. Fairways are mature and playable, though they don’t leave much room for error. The Tif-Eagle Bermuda greens, installed in 2012, are large, fast and well-bunkered, putting a premium on accuracy and touch. 

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

Division 1 – Eighteen holes of golf proved not to be enough in Division 1 as Chase Sturkie and Randy Lamb found themselves tied with rounds of 73. In the end, it was Sturkie who emerged victorious in the playoff. 

The Lexington, SC native played the front nine in even par with a birdie on the par-five eighth hole. He added two more birdies in his first three holes of the back nine to climb the leaderboard. Lamb found his groove on the back nine, making three birdies, including back-to-back on the 15^th and 16^th holes as he shot 35, one under par on the closing stretch.  

Rodric Overholt finished third, just one shot out of the playoff with a round of 74. Overholt took advantage of the par fives throughout the day, playing them in three under par.  

Daniel Jackson and Joe Brooks rounded out the top five in the division with rounds of 76 and 77, respectively.  

Division 2 – Weston Brown overcame a sluggish start to card a round of 78 and win Division 2. Brown outlasted the crowded field of 15 competitors on Division 2, playing the back nine in just two over par – aided by a birdie on the par-three 13^th hole which proved to be the difference.  

Chris Kemp and Jamie Perez finished tied for second place with rounds of 79. Kemp made seven pars on the front nine as he shot two over par, 38. He made his lone birdie of the day on the par-four 16^th hole. Perez made two birdies on the day, the last of which came on the par-five 10^th hole.  

Eric Stanwick and AJ Lee tied for fourth place to round out the top five in the division with rounds of 80. Stanwick birdied the par-five fourth hole as he shot 38 on the front nine. Lee took advantage of the par-five 10^th hole, making birdie. 

Division 3 – There was no separation between Myron Samuels and John Benton after the round, as both players carded rounds of 81 to lead the way. However, when the dust settled, it was Samuels who prevailed in a playoff to win the division.  

Samuels overcame a slow start on the front to par his final five holes on the front nine. He made his lone birdie of the day on the par-five 15^th hole. Benton tried to make a charge on the back nine, birding the par-three 11^th hole, proving to be the difference in making the playoff.  

Grady Overholt and David Croston finished tied for third place with rounds of 82. Overholt started the round in style, birding the opening hole. Croston took advantage of the par-four fourteenth hole, making birdie. James Heath finished fifth in the division with a score of 84, while leading the division with a pair of birdies. 

Division 4 – Ryan Riffle was the class of the field in Division 4, firing a round of 80 to win by three strokes. Riffle made just one birdie on the day, coming on the par-four fifth hole. On the back nine, Riffle managed to keep his scorecard clean – making seven straight pars en route to a round of 38 on the back.  

Eric Seibert finished second with a round of 83. Seibert made two pars and a birdie in his first four holes to settle into the round. Kenneth Johnson finished third with a round of 86, which included eight pars on the day.  

Grayson Moody finished fourth with a round of 88, highlighted by a birdie on the par-three 13^th hole as he shot 40 on the closing stretch. Russell Loyd Sr. rounded out the top five in the division with a round of 90 to finish in fifth place.  

Division 5 – Deno Contos made two birdies on the day, proving to be the difference in his one-stroke victory with a round of 85. Contos birdied the par-three third hole along with the par-four 17^th hole to capture the top spot in Division 5.  

Rodney Ferrell was close behind in second place, firing a round of 86. Ferrell made five pars on the front nine as he contended for the division title with Contos.  

Michael Addison finished in third place with a round of 89, followed by Jan Gamlin in fourth place with a round of 92. Ann Cyphers-Smith rounded out the top five in the division with a score of 95 in fifth place. 

Mid-Am (Net) – While Jamie Perez fell just short of the top spot in Division 2, the Tiger, GA native’s net round of 71 was enough to win the Mid-Am Net Division. Perez made three net birdies and a net eagle, playing the back nine in one under par.  

Weston Brown finished in second place with a net round of 72. Brown made a pair of back nine net birdies as he shot 35 on the closing stretch. Branden Smith, Adam Moore, Grady Overholt, and James Heath finished tied for third place with net rounds of 74. Smith made four net birdies while Moore made two net birdies and two net eagles. Overholt made four net birdies as Heath had three.  

Senior (Net) – Eric Seibert fired an impressive net round of 66 to claim the top spot in the Senior Net Division. Seibert finished with seven net birdies and a net eagle, shooting 33 on both the front and back nine.  

Rodney Ferrell was close behind in second place with a net round of 67. Ferrell made eight net birdies during his round to secure the runner-up position. Randy Lamb finished third with a net round of 70, followed by John Benton in fourth place with a round of 71.  

Anna Cyphers-Smith and Kenneth Johnson tied for fifth place in the division with net rounds of 73.