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43rd Annual Junior Championship

McAlhaney Surges to Championship

Lexington, SC - Hard rains all day Wednesday forced the 43rd Annual SCGA Junior Championship to be shortened to a 36 hole event. The second and final round was played without the usual cut, as 170 players teed it up.

Joel McAlhaney of Aiken burst to the top of the leaderboard early. With a 73 in the first round, and going off in one of the first groups of the afternoon, McAlhaney went almost unnoticed as he posted a bogey free round of four under par 68. After he posted his score, he changed into his sandals and checked the leaderboard only occasionally.

As the first round leaders dropped back, he hung around the clubhouse waiting for the others to finish. On the course, Kevin Kisner of Aiken made birdie on 7 (his 17th hole) to move into a tie. Meanwhile, first round leader Adam Hart of Blythewood, made consecutive birdies on 15 and 16 to get within two strokes. A bogey at eight and a putt that "lipped out" at 9 left Kisner one stroke behind at the end. Pars by Hart on his final two holes left him in third, two strokes out.

McAlhaney had stated earlier in the day,"My goal coming here was just to finish in the top 8 to make the SC-GA team matches." The Aiken native not only accomplished that goal, but he exceded his own expectations by taking home the championship trophy.

Kellen Altman of Myrtle Beach, one stroke out of the lead at the start of the day, could only manage a  75. He wound up tied for fourth with Tanner Ervin of Mt. Pleasant who finished with a 71. The top eight players will represent the South Carolina Team which this year hosts the Annual South Carolina-Georgia Junior Team Matches. The matches will be held at the Palmetto Club in Aiken on July 20-21.  Other making the team include: Wesley Carter (N. Augusta), Nicky Biershenk (Boling Springs), Zach Martin (Pickens), and Colin Floyd (Loris).

A playoff decided the champion in the 14-15 age division. After 18 holes of competition Brad Satterfield of Spartanburg and Phillip Mollica of Anderson were tied at 150. Both golfers shot a first round 73 followed with a second round 77. However, it was Satterfield who was victorious with his par on the 3rd playoff hole.

In the 12-13 age division, Allen Koon of Bamberg ran away with championship honors while scoring a second round 71. His two day total of 147 was nine strokes better than his nearest competitors.

The event just completed it's 28th year at Lexington and is conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association. Yardage for the 14-17 year olds was 6572 and 6036 for the 12-13 year old bracket. Full results are as follows:

Final Results

16-17 Age Group

     

Joel McAlhaney (Aiken, SC)

73

68

141

Kevin Kisner (Aiken, SC)

71

71

142

Adam Hart (Blythewood, SC)

68

75

143

Kellen Altman (Myrtle Beach, SC)

69

75

144

Tanner Ervin (Mt. Pleasant, SC)

73

71

144

Wesley Carter (N. Augusta, SC)

70

75

145

Nicky Biershenk (Boiling Springs, SC)

71

74

145

Zach Martin (Pickens, SC)

70

78

148

Colin Floyd (Loris, SC)

75

73

148

Greg Benjamin (N. Augusta, SC)

74

75

149

Dane Burkhart (Aiken, SC)

78

71

149

Chris Colomb (Columbia, SC)

75

75

150

Battle Hartman (Jefferson, SC)

73

77

150

Luke Hart (Blythewood, SC)

75

75

150

Adam Sauerborn (Aiken, SC)

75

75

150

Zach Siefert (Simpsonville, SC)

76

74

150

Mark Lentz (Columbia, SC)

78

73

151

Nick Hughey (Gaffney, SC)

74

77

151

Frank Wrenn, IV (Greenville, SC)

75

76

151

Scott A. Harrington (Columbia, SC)

78

73

151

Chris Piontek (Greenwood, SC)

72

79

151

Trey McMillan (Nichols, SC)

71

80

151

Adam Dox (Columbia, SC)

72

79

151

Steven Hartwig (Irmo, SC)

76

75

151

Todd Coggins (Gaffney, SC)

72

80

152

Jordan Hatfield (Greenwood, SC)

73

79

152

Matthew Bryant (Lexington, SC)

73

79

152

Rocky Reed (Orangeburg, SC)

77

75

152

Lewis White, Jr. (Spartanburg, SC)

75

78

153

Christopher Towery (Greer, SC)

76

77

153

Matthew Mead (Greenville, SC)

74

79

153

Jonas Reid (Easley, SC)

74

79

153

J. Marshall Swails Jr. (Columbia, SC)

76

78

154

Landon Hames (Woodruff, SC)

78

76

154

Lee Dooley (Lexington, SC)

80

74

154

Clark Carpenter (Blythewood, SC)

75

79

154

Charles Chapman (Mt. Croghan, SC)

71

83

154

Dennis McCollum (Summerville, SC)

77

78

155

Joshua Janis (Ninety Six, SC)

80

75

155

Quincy Halliday (Spartanburg, SC)

77

78

155

David Brown (Ware Shoals, SC)

79

77

156

John Moore (Anderson, SC)

79

77

156

James Brogdon (Marion, SC)

74

82

156

Denton Moore (Anderson, SC)

74

82

156

Josh Clark (Simpsonville, SC)

76

80

156

Casey Thompson (Clarks Hill, SC)

82

74

156

Matthew Cooper (Lexington, SC)

77

80

157

Richard Cox (Pawleys Island, SC)

78

79

157

Blaine Rogers (Simpsonville, SC)

81

76

157

Matthew Minor (Surfside Bch, SC)

77

80

157

Marshall Ormand (Columbia, SC)

77

81

158

Ben Karns (Gaffney, SC)

77

81

158

Wil Hutchens (Columbia, SC)

79

79

158

Thomas Brown (Barnwell, SC)

76

83

159

Jonathan Parker (Gaffney, SC)

82

78

160

Thomas Skelton, III (Clemson, SC)

85

75

160

Matt Bennett (Cheraw, SC)

81

79

160

Clint Martin (Sumter, SC)

84

76

160

Clay Williams (Spartanburg, SC)

78

82

160

Kyle Yonce (Lexington, SC)

79

81

160

Matt Frye (Hartsville, SC)

82

79

161

Jeff Spencer (Blythewood, SC)

80

81

161

Brady King (South Carolina)

81

81

162

William J. Fairey (Columbia, SC)

77

85

162

Crosby O'Connor (Columbia, SC)

88

75

163

Reed Teague (Mountville, SC)

83

80

163

Jonathan DuPre (Blythewood, SC)

80

84

164

Will Burris (Charleston, SC)

86

78

164

Tac Hargrove (Spartanburg, SC)

82

82

164

David Walter (Spartanburg, SC)

80

84

164

Brad Littlejohn (Gaffney, SC)

83

83

166

Justin Hendrix (Aiken, SC)

87

79

166

Jeremy Goodman (Boiling Springs, SC)

85

83

168

Stephen Osborne (Columbia, SC)

81

87

168

Ward Williams (Greenville, SC)

84

84

168

Ryan Floyd (Johnsonville, SC)

85

85

170

Radisson Dana (Darlington, SC)

86

86

172

Payson Dana (Darlington, SC)

87

87

174

Lance Adicks (St. Matthews, SC)

85

92

177

Danny Priester (Columbia, SC)

96

84

180

Shannon Moree (Lancaster, SC)

94

90

184

Ty Roberts (Lexington, SC)

96

94

190

Andrew Groves (Columbia, SC)

   

WD

Mackey Miles (Conway, SC)

   

WD

Daniel Smith (Florence, SC)

   

WD

Zachary Moran (Taylors, SC)

   

WD

Andrew Lichty (Myrtle Beach, SC)

   

NC

       

14-15 Age Group

     

Brad Satterfield (Spartanburg, SC)

73

77

150

Phillip Mollica (Anderson, SC)

73

77

150

Brad Satterfield (Spartanburg, SC)

73

77

150

Andor Pruitt (Cayce, SC)

79

72

151

Warren Thomas (Columbia, SC)

77

74

151

Colby Hyduke (Bennettsville, SC)

75

76

151

Enobong Udo (Greenwood, SC)

73

78

151

Vince Hatfield (Greenwood, SC)

73

79

152

Baker Elmore (Cheraw, SC)

76

76

152

Patrick Townes (Sumter, SC)

79

74

153

Hunter Leopard (Spartanburg, SC)

78

76

154

Alex Sturgis (Rock Hill, SC)

78

76

154

Matthew Nickles (Columbia, SC)

77

77

154

Matthew Wilson (Goose Creek, SC)

77

77

154

Kurt Owings (Pauline, SC)

76

78

154

Corey Holliday (Greenwood, SC)

76

79

155

Patrick Cunning (Aiken, SC)

76

80

156

Luke Hopkins (Greer, SC)

78

78

156

Clinton Chandler (Rock Hill, SC)

80

76

156

Cody Hill (Summerville, SC)

75

81

156

Jamie Lightsey (Fort Mill, SC)

81

77

158

Turner Smith (Laurens, SC)

81

77

158

Martin Gasque (Holly Hill, SC)

79

79

158

Michael Jerolamon (Clemson, SC)

81

78

159

Si Roberts (St George, SC)

80

79

159

Michael Chappell (Columbia, SC)

79

81

160

Jason Kirkham (Blythewood, SC)

81

79

160

Jeffrey Koon (Irmo, SC)

83

77

160

John Chandler (Sumter, SC)

82

79

161

Adam Lambright (Easley, SC)

80

81

161

Will Lowther (Greenwood, SC)

80

81

161

Cal Scott (Darlington, SC)

83

78

161

Andy Karns (Gaffney, SC)

82

80

162

Fielder Huntley (Columbia, SC)

79

84

163

Brent Hoffman (Greenville, SC)

77

86

163

Paul Butler (Gaffney, SC)

85

78

163

Will Conner (Spartanburg, SC)

83

81

164

Thompson Kinney (Sumter, SC)

86

78

164

Graydon McNair (N. Augusta, SC)

85

82

167

Derrick Caldwell (Simpsonville, SC)

83

84

167

Bubba Atkinson (Charleston, SC)

83

85

168

Justin Hare (Charleston, SC)

83

85

168

Kyle Thomas (Pageland, SC)

82

86

168

Matthew Porter (Easley, SC)

79

90

169

Jeff McDowell (Lancaster, SC)

80

89

169

William Powell (Moore, SC)

79

90

169

Walker Davis (Cheraw, SC)

83

87

170

Eric Radford (Aiken, SC)

84

86

170

Aaron Kersey (Lexington, SC)

86

84

170

John Gault (Chapin, SC)

87

84

171

Thomas Todd III (Laurens, SC)

88

83

171

Matthew Smith (Leesville, SC)

86

87

173

Brian Pilney (Anderson, SC)

84

90

174

McArn Bennett (Cheraw, SC)

89

85

174

Brent Henderson (Greenville, SC)

90

85

175

Grant Reeves (Anderson, SC)

90

86

176

David Connor (Summerville, SC)

85

93

178

Louis Rosborough, II (Blackstock, SC)

88

92

180

Brandon Bradosky (Anderson, SC)

88

92

180

Paul Johnson (Columbia, SC)

89

93

182

Austin Johnson (Chapin, SC)

93

95

188

Lee Nettles, III (Lake City, SC)

95

93

188

Taylor Glenn (Prosperity, SC)

101

91

192

Joseph McCown (Chapin, SC)

   

WD

Whitney Simons (Aiken, SC)

   

WD

Todd DeMeyer (Liberty, SC)

   

DNS

Ryan Sprayberry (Columbia, SC)

   

DNS

Stephen Boggs (Hodges, SC)

   

NC

       

12-13 Age Group

     

Allen Koon (Bamberg, SC)

76

71

147

Cole Morris (Moore, SC)

79

77

156

George Bryan, IV (Columbia, SC)

77

79

156

Justin Thompson (Clarks Hill, SC)

81

76

157

John Hunter Bradford (Hilton Head, SC)

78

79

157

Garland Ferrell (Greenville, SC)

81

78

159

Hugh Stephens (Greer, SC)

83

79

162

Harrison Moore (Orangeburg, SC)

88

74

162

Barnwell Fishburne (Walterboro, SC)

79

83

162

Kyle Parker (Gaffney, SC)

79

86

165

Jason Stern (Columbia, SC)

83

82

165

Kyle Blakely (Taylors, SC)

82

86

168

Eric Jantzen (Charleston, SC)

89

79

168

Ben Martin (Greenwood, SC)

82

88

170

David Dannelly (Easley, SC)

86

84

170

Drew Walters (Lancaster, SC)

91

80

171

James McNair, III (Aiken, SC)

83

90

173

Austin Lambright (Easley, SC)

90

85

175

Robert Greenlaw-Moore (Columbia, SC)

83

93

176

Matt Arndt (Columbia, SC)

89

91

180

Dalton Cornforth (Bamberg, SC)

99

95

194

Lee Young (Aiken, SC)

104

98

202

Lancen Halbert (Simpsonville, SC)

   

WD

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