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29th SCGA Partners Championship
Spring Valley Country Club & The Windermere Club
Columbia, SC
March 5-6, 2022

Warm Temperatures and Low Scores Showcased at Opening Round of SCGA Partners Championship 

Columbia, S.C. - Greeted with unseasonably warm temperatures for a March weekend, the opening round of the 29th Annual SCGA Partners Championship was filled with plenty of red numbers as teams played a captains choice format at Spring Valley Country Club and The Windermere Club. 

In the Championship Division, Zach Herold (Lexington) and Sam Jackson (West Columbia) opened the first round of the SCGA Partners Championship at The Windermere Club with a 15 under par 57 to take a one-shot lead over the team of Chris Eassy (Simpsonville) and Yancey Johnson (Simpsonville). Travis Cashion (Columbia) and Ben Twilley (Columbia) currently sit in third place with an opening round of 59.

Five teams sit in a tie for fourth after rounds of 60 and just three shots back of the leaders. The Championship Division will head to Spring Valley Country Club for the final round of competition on Sunday.

In the Tournament Division, the team of Andrew Berks (Fort Mill) and Thomas Rea (Fort Mill) sit at the top of the leaderboard after an opening round of 61 at Spring Valley Country Club. Matt Faulkner (Simpsonville) and Josh Ridley (Orangeburg) are two shots behind the leaders after a score of 63.

The Tournament Division will play their final round at The Windermere Club on Sunday.

The final round will be contested as a modified Texas Scramble format and will begin with a 9:30 AM shotgun start Sunday morning. For detailed scoring, final round pairings and other tournament information – 29th SCGA Partners Championship

About the South Carolina Golf Association (SCGA)

The SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. Founded in 1929, the SCGA is a non-profit organization made up of more than 270 member clubs and over 60,000 individual members. The SCGA annually conducts Statewide championships, one-day contests, a series of 40-plus events and the overseeing of USGA qualifiers in our State. Other Member services offered include GHIN – the USGA Handicap Computation System, Golf Genius - a Tournament Software System, Rules of Golf and Handicap education, USGA Course/Slope Ratings and Course measuring, Amateur Status information, the Palmetto Golfer Magazine, the MySCGA App, the official podcast of the SCGA - Off the Hosel and the SC Golf Hall of Fame. The SCGA also houses the offices of the SC Junior Golf Foundation and SC Junior Golf Association in a combined effort to support junior golf and grow the game’s initiatives.

For more information about the South Carolina Golf Association, visit www.scgolf.org

First Round Results