Nineteen Qualify at Coosaw Creek to Advance to 92nd Amateur Championship
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (June 26, 2023) – Nineteen players shot a score of three over par 74 or better at Coosaw Creek Country Club (6,584 yards, Par 71, 72.3/137) in North Charleston, SC to qualify for the 92nd SCGA Amateur Championship.
Boyd Downey (Hilton Head Island) claimed the medalist honors after an impressive round of four-under par 67.
This qualifier was the first of four qualifying events for the 2023 SCGA Amateur Championship. The second qualifier will be held at Smithfields Country Club in Easley, SC on June 29, 2023.
The Amateur Championship will be played August 3-6, 2023, at Musgrove Mill Golf Club in Clinton, SC.
For more information on the qualifying events for the 92nd SCGA Amateur Championship –
SCGA Amateur Championship
About the South Carolina Golf Association (SCGA)
A non-profit organization founded in 1929, the SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. 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 use of GHIN services / Handicap Index computation, Golf Genius - a Tournament Software System, Rules of Golf and Rules of Handicapping education, Course Ratings/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
