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The Charleston Amateur Players Tour hosted its first tournament of the new calendar year on Saturday, traveling to Edisto Beach for a day of competition at the Plantation Course at Edisto.
The golfers enjoyed the beautiful layout of the Plantation Course on scenic Edisto Island. The only golf course on the island enjoys an interesting history dating back to its origin in 1973. Originally known as ‘Oristo’ and later as ‘The Edisto Beach Golf Club’, the course takes pride in its new name, ‘The Plantation Course at Edisto’.
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 is designed, “by the players, for the players” and lives up to its motto with each tournament.
Each tournament, golfers compete for cash and VISA gift card prizes, as the tour also has an optional cash skins game.
Here’s a breakdown of the results from Saturday’s tournament by division:
Division 1 – Dylan Lancaster made three straight birdies on the front nine, paving the way to his victory with a round of one-over par, 71. Lancaster birdied the third, fourth, and fifth holes to shoot one-under par on the front nine.
Chase Sturkie finished runner-up with a round of 74. Sturkie kept his scorecard clean on the front nine, playing the opening stretch in one-under par, 34, without a bogey.
Randy Hodges finished third with a round of 76. Hodges made six pars on the back nine and just three bogeys to secure a third place finish. Anthony Stephonson and Marty Henson rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth place with rounds of 77 and 83, respectively.
Division 2 – Denver Hubert’s eagle on the par-five fifth hole proved to be the difference as the Evans, GA native shot 75 to win Division 2. Hubert shot two-over par on the front nine, including the eagle and the a birdie on the par-four ninth hole. He added a final birdie on the par-four 15th hole.
Chuck Bell came home second after posting a round of 77. Bell buckled down on the back nine, making just two bogeys as he shot 37 on the closing stretch. Hank Stolz, Steve Smyth, John Tompkins, and Phil VanGeersdaelen finished tied for third place as all four golfers carded rounds of 78.
Stolz made two birdies on the day, the second of which came on the par-four 13th hole. Tompkins made two birdies in his first five holes to get the round going, as he shot one-under par on the front nine. VanGeersdaelen took advantage of the par-three sixth hole, making birdie.
Division 3 – After two early bogeys, Myron Samuels settled into his round, making five straight pars to close the opening nine en route to a round of 78 as he won Division 1. Samuels steady day included 11 pars, as he cleared the field by two strokes.
John Benton and Tyler Phillips finished tied for second place with rounds of 80. Benton played his first five holes in one-under par, making birdie on the par-three second hole. Phillips made two back nine birdies as he attempted to make a charge.
Clay Marsh finished fourth with a round of 81. Marsh overcame a tough start, cashing in for birdie on the par-five fifth hole. Larry Penfield rounded out the top five in the division with a round of 82 in fifth place. Penfield’s round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-three sixth hole.
Division 4 – Rodney Oden claimed the top spot in Division 4 on Saturday, using a pair of birdies to card a round of 82, clearing the field by two strokes. Oden made his first birdie of the day on the par-three sixth hole before making another on the par-four 15th.
Russell Loyd Sr. finished second with a score of 84. Loyd made two back nine birdies, taking advantage of the 12th and 15th holes as he climbed the leaderboard.
Dave Funkhouser finished third, posting a round of 85. Andy Dumont and Austin Herbert rounded out the top five in the division with rounds of 86 and 87 to finish fourth and fifth, respectively.
Division 5 – Eighteen holes of golf proved to not be enough, as Robert Rosenbaum, Thomas Berry, and David Thomas tied atop the leaderboard with rounds of 90. After the playoff, it was Rosenbaum who claimed the victory. Rosenbaum’s highlight of the round came on the par-four 13th hole, where he made birdie. Berry made his lone birdie of the day on the par-three 12th hole as Thomas took advantage of the par-four 11th hole.
Barry Crocker and John Greider tied for fourth place with rounds of 99, nine strokes off the pace. Crocker made four pars on the back nine as Greider’s round featured a birdie on the par-three third hole.
Mid-Am (Net) – Denver Hubert made it a clean sweep of the weekend as his net round of even-par 70 was enough to win the Mid-Am Net Division. Hubert made two birdies and an eagle on the front nine before making three more birdies on the back nine.
Tyler Phillips was close behind in second place with a round of 71. Phillips made a late charge, playing his final seven holes in two-under par, including a net eagle on the par-five closing hole.
Adam Corley and Austin Hubert finished tied for third place with net rounds of 74. Corley played the front nine in one-under par, making a birdie and a net eagle. Hubert’s round included four net birdies and a net eagle. AJ Lee rounded out the top five in the division with a round of 75 with a pair of birdies and a net eagle.
Senior (Net) – Dave Funkhouser kept his card clean, posting a net round of two-under par, 68 to win the Senior Net Division. Funkhouser made four net birdies and a net eagle on the round to go along with just three bogeys.
Clay Marh and Steven Eisenberg finished tied for second place with net rounds of even-par, 70. Marsh found his groove on the front nine, making three net birdies and a net eagle in a four-hole stretch. Eisenberg made four net birdies and a net eagle to secure a tie for the runner-up spot.
Phil VanGeersdaelen and John Benton tied for fourth place to round out the top five as both golfers posted net rounds of 71. VanGeersdaelen finished with four net birdies and a net eagle as Benton made four birdies in his first five holes en route to a round of two-under par, 33, on the front nine.
