2022 SCGA Junior Championship – First Round Results
2022 SCGA Junior Championship
Florence Country Club
Florence, SC
June 21-23, 2022
Mason Kucia Leads Round One of the 64th SCGA Junior Championship
FLORENCE, SC (June 21, 2022) – First round results of the 64th State Junior Championship Presented by The Heritage Classic Foundation hosted by Florence Country Club on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
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This morning, Florence Country Club welcomed 144 of the state’s top ranked junior golfers for the first round of the 64th SCGA Junior Championship Presented by the Heritage Classic Foundation.
Mason Kucia of Indian Land finished the day at six-under par 65 to take the first-round lead. He had an impressive seven birdies and holds a one-shot lead heading into the second round, tomorrow.
“I made a good putt on 17 and that really kind of kick started my round,” said Kucia. ”I made a few good par saves and played really good on my last five holes. Once the putts started flowing, the score ended up pretty good which is good to see. I want to keep the same mindset going into tomorrow and try not to get ahead of myself.”
Luke Sullivan of Columbia currently sits in second, posting five-under par 66 for round one.
“My round was really good today except I only hit two fairways,” Sullivan said. “I feel good because this was the best my short game has been in years which saved me. I need to do some better work off the tee tomorrow and hopefully go lower than today.”
Mitchell McNeill of North Augusta and Waymon Thomas of Mount Pleasant sit tied for third, each carding a first-round score of four-under par 67.
Four players sit T5, all posting three-under par 68 for round one.
Round two of the 64th SCGA Junior Championship Presented by the Heritage Classic foundation begins tomorrow at 8:00 A.M. off #1 and #10.
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.
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