2021 SCGA Senior Championship – First Round Results
63rd SCGA Senior Championship
Country Club of Lexington
Lexington, SC
May 10-12, 2021
Three Tied Atop Leaderboard at Opening Round of SCGA Senior Championship
After the first round of the 2021 SCGA Senior Championship, three statewide notables are tied atop the leaderboard after each player provided stellar rounds of four under par 68. Reigning Champion Steve Liebler (Irmo), 2018 SCGA Senior Champion Rich Weston (Pawleys Island), and Spartanburg’s Stan Sill lead the pack heading into the second round after battling shifty winds throughout the pine tree lined Country Club of Lexington layout.
Two shots behind the leaders in solo fourth place is the 2017 SCGA Senior Champion, Geno Berchiatti (Greenville), who fired his own impressive round of two under par 70. Heading into the second round, there is a three-way tie for fifth between Bob Edens (Columbia), Walter Todd (Laurens), and Kyle Turner (Greenville) after each player shot one under par round of 71.
Round Two of the SCGA Senior Championship will begin at 8:00 am off of #1 tee at the Country Club of Lexington.
For full information including pairings, detailed scoring, and full results – SCGA Senior Championship
The 2021 SCGA Senior Championship is being played on the 6,466 yard Country Club of Lexington in Lexington, SC. The starting field consists of 106 players over the age of 55 and will be cut to the low 50 and ties after 36 holes. The Senior Championship is one of 21 Major Championships conducted annually by the South Carolina Golf Association.
The SCGA, founded in 1929, is the governing body for amateur golf in South Carolina. As a non-profit organization, the SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. Made up of more than 270 member clubs and more than 50,000 individual members, the SCGA annually conducts 21 SCGA statewide championships, 59 one-day contests, eight USGA qualifiers, seven 40-plus tournaments and six special events. Other Member services offered include GHIN – the USGA Handicap Computation System, Golf Genius Tournament Management Software System and support, Rules of Golf and Handicap education, USGA Course/Slope Ratings and Course measuring, Amateur Status information, the Palmetto Golfer Magazine 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.
First Round Results
