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As the Christmas holiday quickly approaches, golfers on the Charleston Amateur Players Tour were treated to a round of golf at Tom Fazio’s design at Wild Dunes Resort in the Isle of Palms this past weekend.
The tournament was a part of the Charleston Amateur Players Tour circuit as the tour travels the Lowcountry of South Carolina and portions of Georgia, offering golfers of all skill levels a chance to compete in one of ten different divisions.
The Harbor Course at Wild Dunes Resort offers a diverse range of tees from 4,600 yards to 6,400 yards from the back set. The course features tightly bunkered fairways, small lagoons, marshes and six par 3s that pose a formidable challenge for every golfer’s game.
Designed by Tom Fazio, the Harbor Golf Course is known for its challenging design and beautiful views, and most of all, water. From lagoons and salt marshes to the Intracoastal Waterway, the varied golf course tests all aspects of one’s game.
Here’s a breakdown of the results from Saturday’s tournament:
Division 1 – Michael Hall was the class of the tournament on Saturday, firing a round of 80 which included an impressive run of five straight pars on the back nine. After shooting 42 on the front nine, Hall found his groove, paring each hole from No. 11 to No. 15 as he shot just four over par on the back nine.
Division 2 – Sam Lewis made four of his seven pars on the front nine en route to carding a round of 90 to win Division 2 on Saturday. Lewis pared his first three holes of the round as he shot 43 on the front nine.
Aaron Williams shot 95 to finish runner-up as his round included three pars, one of which came on the par-five 14th hole on the back nine. Jeremy Key rounded out the division in third place with a round of 96.
Division 3 – Tony Mizzell outlasted a crowded group of competitors in Division 3 on Saturday as his round of 84 earned him the top honors. Mizzell’s round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-three 11th hole as he shot 43 on the back nine. John Benton was close behind in second place with a round of 86. Benton found his groove on the back nine, playing his first six holes in just one over par, including five pars. Chris Huge, Jeff Price, and Daniel Shelbo finished tied for third place with rounds of 88. Huge made birdie on the par-four sixth hole during a round of 44 on the front nine. Price’s birdie came on the par-five eighth hole as he shot 46 on the outward stretch. Andre Banks and Allen Hagen finished tied for sixth place with rounds of 83.
Senior Division 3 – Tony Mizzell made it a clean sweep on the weekend as his round of 84 was enough to also claim the top honors in Senior Division 3. Mizzell placed himself atop the leaderboard after shooting just five over par on the front nine, managing to avoid the big numbers. Mizzell made birdie on the par-three 11th hole as he shot 43 on the back nine to secure the victory. John Benton finished in second place, just two shots behind with a round of 86. After a 45 on the front nine, Benton made par on four of his final seven holes to close the round. Chris Huge, Jeff Price, and Daniel Shelbo tied for third place with rounds of 88. Huge played a three-hole stretch on the front nine in one under par with a birdie on the par-four 6th hole as Price found his lone birdie on the par-five eighth hole.
Division 4 – Randy Poplin positioned himself with an impressive run on the front nine en route to shooting 97 and winning Division 4 on Saturday. Poplin played a seven-hole stretch on the front nine in just two over par, including five pars on the outward stretch. Rick Battaglia finished runner-up with a round of 98, followed by Kenneth Johnson in third place with a round of 102. Brian Gregor and Steve Yasses rounded out the top-five with rounds of 106 and 111, respectively. Thomas Hart rounded out the division with a round of 114 in sixth place.
Senior Division 4 – Randy Poplin swept the weekend with his round of 97 as it was also enough to claim the top spot in Senior Division 4. Poplin cleared his closest challenger, Rick Battaglia, but just one shot as the Edisto Island native carded a round of 98. Kenneth Johnson finished third with a round of 102, followed by Brian Gregor with a score of 106. Steve Yasses shot 111 to finish fifth as Thomas Hart shot 114 to finish in sixth place.
