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The Charleston Amateur Players Tour kicked off the new 2026 calendar year in style with the annual Icebreaker elevated event held in Hilton Head, SC.
Competitors began the weekend of golf on Saturday with a round at the George Fazio course at Palmetto Dunes. With just two par-fives on the course, the front nine features open, tree-lined fairways and the back nine becomes tighter and more severe. Last year, the course received the “Travelers’ Choice” Award from TripAdvisor.
Sunday’s final round unfolded on the Arthur Hills course. This 18-hole championship layout has hosted major college golf tournaments in the past, with competitors such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and David Duval in the field. The Aurthur Hills course was awarded as the 2023 “Travelers’ Choice” by TripAdvisor.
The Charleston Amateur Players Tour travels the Lowcountry of South Carolina, offering golfers of all skill levels a chance to compete in one of five different divisions. The tour also gives competitors a chance to play exclusive courses, creating a world-class golf experience. Each tournament, the tour pays out cash and VISA gift card prizes to division winners and also has an optional cash skins game each week.
Here’s a breakdown of the results from the tournament by division:
Division 1 – Joe Brooks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, posting rounds of 76 and 80 to win Division 1. Brooks made two front nine birdies on Saturday to shoot just one-over par on the opening stretch. Sunday’s round featured three birdies, including two in a three-hole stretch on the front nine.
Carlos Santana finished runner-up with rounds of 85 and 88. Santana made seven pars during his round on Saturday before making his lone birdie of the weekend on the par-four 16th hole on Sunday. Preston Glas finished third with rounds of 83 and 98.
Division 2 – A.J. Lee erased six-shot deficit on Sunday, carding a round of 78 to climb the leaderboard and win Division 2. Lee opened the tournament with a round of 81 before a stellar round of 78 on Sunday. In the final round, Lee found his groove with an eagle on the par-five sixth hole. He made two more back nine bridies to secure a four-stroke victory.
Zack Boyd, who led the tournament going to the final round, finished with rounds of 75 and 88. Boyd wasted no time in his opening round, making two birdies in his first six holes. He made one birdie on Sunday, taking advantage of the par-four fourth hole.
Jamie Perez, Trent Whitfield, and Kevin Hoffman finished tied for third place with 167 strokes for the weekend. Perez was just one shot off the lead going into the final round after posting a 76 in the first round. Whitfield carded rounds of 78 and 89 as Hoffmann shot 82-85.
Division 3 – Leading by two strokes after the first round, Cody Markovich was not going to let the opportunity slip away. The Simpsonville, SC native posted rounds of 81 and 85 to win Division 3 this past weekend. Markovich got off to a solid start, shooting just four-over par on the front nine Saturday with six pars. He made his first birdie of the day on the par-four 11th hole. Sunday’s round featured two birdies, as Markovich maintained his lead down the stretch to secure the victory.
Frederick Velazquez finished in second place with rounds of 84 and 85. Velazquez made two birdies on the front nine in the final round on Sunday, taking advantage of both par fives to shoot four-over par on the opening stretch.
Misael Moreno came home third with rounds of 86 and 84. After making six pars on Saturday, Moreno made his lone birdie of the weekend on the par-four 16th hole in the final round.
Mark Lytle and Chad Aiken rounded out the top five in the division in fourth and fifth places with rounds of 85-86 and 86-87, respectively.
Division 4 – Bobby Wortham was the class of the field in Division 4, firing rounds of 80 and 89 to secure the victory by 10 strokes. Wortham played his best golf of the weekend on the back nine Saturday, shooting just four-over par with six pars in the nine-hole stretch.
Grayson Moody finished in second place, carding rounds of 87 and 92. Moody played his first five holes of the back nine on Sunday in one-under par, making birdie on the par-five 13th hole.
Jason Cogdill finished third, bouncing back from a tough round of 96 on Saturday to post an 88 on Sunday. Cogdill played his front nine Sunday in seven-over par, highlighted by a birdie on the par-five sixth hole.
Chris DeWitt finished fourth with scores of 92 and 95, followed by a tie for fifth place including Eric Seibert (92-97) and Randy Carmichael (97-92).
Division 5 – John Greider played his final three holes in even par, proving to be the difference in his two-stroke victory this past weekend. Greider posted rounds of 94 and 91, highlighted by his stellar play on the final nine-hole stretch. Greider made six pars to shoot 41 on the back nine Sunday, securing his victory.
Gene Mason was close behind in second place with rounds of 95 and 92. Mason made four pars on Saturday before making six on Sunday. Mason played his final three holes in three-over par, falling just short of a playoff.
Aaron Holman came home in third place with rounds of 94 and 97, followed by Rodney Ferrell in fourth place with scores of 96 and 104. Vern Verna rounded out the top five in the division with rounds of 102 and 106.
Mid-Am Net Division – John Greider made it a clean sweep of the weekend, posting net rounds of 70 and 68 to win the Mid-Am Net Division. Greider finished with 13 net birdies and two net eagles, playing his final nine holes of the weekend in six-under par.
A.J. Lee, Cody Markovich, Frederick Velazquez, and Chris Louth finished in a tie for second place. Lee carded net rounds of 74 and 72 as Markovich finished with scores of 71 and 75. Velazquez shot 72-74 as Louth carded rounds of 67 and 79.
Lee’s final round was highlighted by a pair of eagles as Markovich played his first nine holes of the weekend in net one-under par. Velazquez made a net eagle on his ninth hole Sunday, as Louth set the pace in the first round with a score of 29 on the front nine.
Senior Net Division – Gene Mason trailed by six shots in the Senior Net Division entering the final round but came from behind with a round of 71 on Sunday to win the division. Mason finished with rounds of 73 and 71. During the final round on Sunday, Mason made four net birdies in a five-hole stretch, climbing the leaderboard.
Andy Stevenson finished second with rounds of 67 and 79. Stevenson played his best golf on Saturday, opening with a three-under par round of 32 on the front nine.
Mark Lytle and Kevin Lapage finished tied for third place with rounds of 73-75 and 72-76, followed by Trent Whitfield and Steven Eisenberg with net rounds of 67-81 and 76-74.
