SCGA Partners Championship – Round One Results
26th SCGA Partners Championship
Spring Valley CC & The Members Club – Woodcreek
Columbia & Elgin, SC
March 3-4, 2018
Low Temperatures Provide Low Scores
Greeted with brisk temperatures and steady winds throughout the day, the teams of Garland Ferrell and Wesley Harden along with Josh McMillan and Stan Sill are tied atop the leaderboard in the SCGA’s 26th Annual Partners Championship in the Championship Division which played today’s round at The Members Club Woodcreek course. Consistency proved to be the trend for the Ferrell and Harden team, as they carded 5 birdies on the front nine as well as 5 birdies on the back. The team of McMillan and Sill combined for 7 birdies on the front nine along with an additional 3 birdies on the back. Both teams opened with first round scores of ten under par 62. The upstate duo of Weston Bell and Robert Lutomski are one shot back at 63. Defending Champions, Thomas Todd and Matthew Wiggins are three shots back after posting a first round score of 65.
In the Tournament Division, Kyle Eckenroth and Jeff Neal hold a two shot lead after posting an eight under par score of 64 at Spring Valley Country Club. Barry Roof and Delan Stevens along with Scott Biggerstaff and Gamble Ellis are tied for second with scores of 66
The final round will be contested with a modified Texas Scramble format and will begin with a 9.30 shotgun start. For detailed scoring, final round pairings and other tournament information – 26th SCGA Partners Championship.
The 2018 SCGA Partners Championship is being played at both Spring Valley Country Club and The Members Club at Woodcreek. The field consists of 100 two-man teams playing Captains Choice in the first round and a Modified Texas Scramble in the final round. The Championship Division competed at The Members Club at Woodcreek on Day One and will play Spring Valley Country Club on Day Two, vice versa for the Tournament Division. The Partners Championship is in its 26th year of existence and is a fund raiser for the South Carolina Junior Golf Association.
Round One Results
| Championship Division - Championship Flight | ||||
| Pos. | Players | Affiliation | To Par Gross | Total Gross |
| T1 | Ferrell, Garland / Harden, Wesley | Greenville | -10 | 62 |
| T1 | McMillan, Josh / Sill, Stan | Boiling Springs, Spartanburg | -10 | 62 |
| 3 | Bell, Weston / Lutomski, Robert | Piedmont, Simpsonville | -9 | 63 |
| T4 | Will Swicord / Williamson, Blake | Anderson, Mount Pleasant | -8 | 64 |
| T4 | Lightsey, James / Tucker, Tyler | Fort Mill, Gray Court | -8 | 64 |
| T6 | Todd, Thomas III / Wiggins, Matthew | Laurens | -7 | 65 |
| T6 | Day, Daniel / Plyler, Mickey | Seneca, Clemson | -7 | 65 |
| T8 | Hendrix, Matt / Sims, Michael | Greenville, West Columbia | -6 | 66 |
| T8 | Jones, Gregg / Maness, Michael | Florence, Greenville | -6 | 66 |
| T8 | Campbell, Josh / Jones, Will | Piedmont, Easley | -6 | 66 |
| T11 | Asay, John Jr / Lee, Brian | Columbia, Blythewood | -5 | 67 |
| T11 | Branyon, Josh / Todd, Walt Jr | Honea Path, Laurens | -5 | 67 |
| T11 | Burgess, Richard / Fain, Max | Spartanburg, Boiling Springs | -5 | 67 |
| T11 | Hargett, Cole / Hargett, Eddie | Blythewood | -5 | 67 |
| T11 | Joiner, Levi / Meetze, John | Prosperity, West Columbia | -5 | 67 |
| T11 | Payne, Haynes / Thigpen, Michael | Mount Pleasant, Florence | -5 | 67 |
| Championship Division - First Flight | ||||
| Pos. | Players | Affiliation | To Par Gross | Total Gross |
| T1 | Dargan, Robert / Grimes, Jarrett | Columbia | -4 | 68 |
| T1 | Grumbles, Marcus / Grumbles, Shane | Greenville, Taylors | -4 | 68 |
| T1 | Roof, Brent / Roof, Justin | Columbia, Conway | -4 | 68 |
| T1 | Builder, Lindsay / Wooten, Raymond | Greenville, Clemson | -4 | 68 |
| T1 | Hart, Luke / Tucker, Bryan | Lexington, Columbia | -4 | 68 |
| T6 | Davis, Paul / Saleeby, Jay | Darlington, Florence | -3 | 69 |
| T6 | Eassy, Chris / Friday, Scott | Greer, Simpsonville | -3 | 69 |
| T6 | Wagner, Duff / Willis, Terry | Taylors, Greenville | -3 | 69 |
| T6 | Hester, Kevin / Sullivan, Dan | Blythewood, Columbia | -3 | 69 |
| T6 | Jordan, Bennett / Ramsey, Wade | Rock Hill, York | -3 | 69 |
| T6 | Holmes, Stephen / Truesdale, Brandon | York, Winnsboro | -3 | 69 |
| T6 | Greene, Robert / Taylor, Ken | Columbia | -3 | 69 |
| T13 | Clepper, Cody / Floyd, Colin | Sumter | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | Karns, Andy / Karns, Ben | Gaffney, Johns Island | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | Hopper, Matthew / Oref, Richard | Greenville, Easley | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | DeWees, Josh / Sullivan, Sean | Columbia | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | Odiorne, Walter / Suber, Whit | Blythewood | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | White, Hunter / White, Todd | Spartanburg | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | Craig, Kevin / Twilley, Ben | Blythewood, Columbia | -2 | 70 |
| T13 | Hyder, Wade / Torres, Mark | Greenville, Mauldin | -2 | 70 |
| Championship Division - Second Flight | ||||
| Pos. | Players | Affiliation | To Par Gross | Total Gross |
| T1 | Nance, Dean / Ramey, Doug | Greenville, Greer | -1 | 71 |
| T1 | Kelly, DeeBo III / Wilson, Justin | Camden | -1 | 71 |
| T1 | Teaster, Tim / Wallace, Holley | Columbia | -1 | 71 |
| T1 | Pierce, Cole / Windham, Dylan | Cayce, Lexington | -1 | 71 |
| T1 | Faulkner, Matt / Ridley, Josh | Simpsonville, Orangeburg | -1 | 71 |
| T1 | Necciai, William / Turner, Chuck | Greenville, Travelers Rest | -1 | 71 |
| T1 | Ryan, Jeremy / Talley, Matt | Spartanburg, Roebuck | -1 | 71 |
| T8 | Jennings, Dyar / Whitehead, Todd | Spartanburg | E | 72 |
| T8 | Crane, Jared / Mead, Matthew | Greenville, Greer | E | 72 |
| T8 | Cottingham, Doug / Hightower, Will | Hopkins, Summerville | E | 72 |
| 11 | Hinson, Chad / McKee, Michael | Hodges, Ware Shoals | 1 | 73 |
| T12 | McAllister, Tripp / Ridgeway, Carter | Spartanburg | 2 | 74 |
| T12 | Beiers, Todd / McBride, Burns | Lexington, Florence | 2 | 74 |
| 14 | Brown, Jack / Coleman, Jonathan | Greer, Laurens | 3 | 75 |
| Tournament Division - Championship Flight | ||||
| Pos. | Players | Affiliation | To Par Gross | Total Gross |
| 1 | Eckenroth, Kyle / Neal, Jeff | Camden | -8 | 64 |
| T2 | Roof, Barry / Stevens, Delan | Myrtle Beach, Conway | -6 | 66 |
| T2 | Biggerstaff, Scott / Ellis, Gamble | Lexington | -6 | 66 |
| T4 | Lyles, Mickey / Weston, Rich | Pawleys Island, Pawleys island | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Andrews, Anthony / Callahan, Chris | Easley | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Grabo, Joe / Schwab, Dennis | Greenville, Simpsonville | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Robbins, Rick / Robbins, Scott | Chester, Aiken | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Belue, Derrick / Webber, Todd | Spartanburg, Moore | -4 | 68 |
| T8 | Kennedy, Brian / Smith, Scott | Woodruff, Spartanburg | -4 | 68 |
| T8 | Jackson, Jeff / Tindal, Kevin | Rock Hill | -4 | 68 |
| T8 | Morse, Bryan / Morse, Jonathan | Greenville, Lexington | -4 | 68 |
| T8 | Crowder, Jacob / Malizia, Kevin | Columbia | -4 | 68 |
| T13 | Hawkins, Brad / Reid, Todd | Pickens, Greenville | -3 | 69 |
| T13 | Edwards, Doug / Horne, Greg | Easley | -3 | 69 |
| T13 | Muthig, Jeff / Muthig, Paul | Columbia | -3 | 69 |
| T13 | Carlson, Jason / Lessig, Shawn | Bluffton | -3 | 69 |
| Tournament Division - First Flight | ||||
| Pos. | Players | Affiliation | To Par Gross | Total Gross |
| T1 | Carter, Ken / Kirven, Stephen | Taylors | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Coats, Barry / Miller, Gene | Lexington, Conway | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Crowe, Greg / Eller, Joel | Easley | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Brown, Tadd / Martin, Ken | Moncks Corner, Lexington | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Banks, Nathaniel / McCall, Benji | Simpsonville, Greer | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Humphries, William / King, Dale | Mauldin, Greenville | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Alexander, Jonsie / Mabry, Cason | Donalds, Clinton | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | League, David / Tankersley, Bryan | Travelers Rest, Greenville | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Mitchell, Larry / Rizer, Scott | Hollywood, Walterboro | -2 | 70 |
| T1 | Lackey, David / Merritt, Tripp | Williamston, Easley | -2 | 70 |
| T11 | Franks, David / Steele, Stephen | Gaffney | -1 | 71 |
| T11 | Hourihan, Joe / Hourihan, Michael | Clover | -1 | 71 |
| T11 | Fayssoux, Bill / Hawks, Richard III | Greenville | -1 | 71 |
| T11 | Clough, Pete / Stubbs, Danny | Columbia | -1 | 71 |
| T11 | Bellon, Mike / Nord, Eric | Columbia, Blythewood | -1 | 71 |
| Tournament Division - Second Flight | ||||
| Pos. | Players | Affiliation | To Par Gross | Total Gross |
| T1 | Draffin, Jay / Sloan, Daniel | Columbia, Greenville | E | 72 |
| T1 | Turbeville, Justin / Turbeville, Matt | Murrells Inlet, Lexington | E | 72 |
| T1 | Giffin, Matt / Martin, Zach | Easley | E | 72 |
| T1 | Griggs, Michael / Melton, Ryan | Hartsville, Cheraw | E | 72 |
| T1 | Price, Brett / Swygert, Chris | Leesville | E | 72 |
| T1 | Rutland, Michael / Sprouse, Jerry | Greenwood | E | 72 |
| T7 | Finley, Austin / Wilke, Mike | Simpsonville, Greer | 1 | 73 |
| T7 | Braun, James / Quarters, Kevin | Blythewood, Columbia | 1 | 73 |
| T9 | Barnes, Chris / Barnes, Duane | Greenwood, Simpsonville | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Chewning, Dillon / Price, Nathan | Lexington, Gilbert | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Gosnell, Jason / Leopard, Ken | Spartanburg | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Schwab, Timothy / Werner, Trey | Simpsonville | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Ivester, John / McFerrin, Stephen | Greenwood, Lexington | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Kanagy, Russell / Tune, Sam | Aiken, Williston | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Campbell, Scott / Hawkins, Rick | Easley | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Dacus, Tommy / Keith, Fred | Easley | 2 | 74 |
| T9 | Gaston, Randall / Watson, Christopher | Columbia | 2 | 74 |
| 18 | Jefferson, William / Kleemoff, Pete | Hopkins, Lexington | 3 | 75 |
| 19 | Dunlap, Chris / Tripp, Bobby | Piedmont, Easley | 5 | 77 |
