Hopkins Takes Title
With a final round of one under par 71 and tournament total of 276, Luke Hopkins is the 2007 SCGA Amateur Champion.
Starting the day with a six shot lead, Hopkins stayed steady making pars on the first five holes. His first birdie of the day came on the 588 yard par five 6th hole. Two more pars and another birdie on the 9th hole had the 20 year old Clemson sophomore at two under for the day and nursing an eight shot lead. The Greer native added another birdie on the par four 10th hole and continued on his par run until hole 15. The Champion’s one hiccup of the day came on the 452 yard par four 15th hole where he made a double bogey. Three pars coming in, including a four on the tough 18th hole, insured Hopkins of the victory.
The victory by Luke Hopkins now means a Clemson University golfer has held the Amateur Championship title 7 out of the last 11 years.
The top twenty from this year’s Championship will be exempt from qualifying in 2008 when the event will be conducted at Musgrove Mill. Twenty one players finished at 293 or better which tied for the elusive 20th spot.
The 2007 SCGA Amateur Championship was played on the par 72 7,085 yard Country Club of South Carolina layout in Florence, SC. The event began with a field of 137 players and was cut to the low 70 and ties after the first two days of play. 71 players made the cut at 153. The Amateur Championship is one of 18 Major Championships run by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 76th year of existence.
Final Results
|
Luke Hopkins (Greer)* |
70 |
65 |
70 |
71 |
276 |
|
Brent Roof (Columbia) |
72 |
69 |
73 |
69 |
283 |
|
Rick Cloninger (Fort Mill) |
68 |
70 |
72 |
75 |
285 |
|
Mark Anderson (Ladys Island)* |
71 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
285 |
|
Kellen Altman (Myrtle Beach) |
71 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
286 |
|
Chris Mitchell (Columbia) |
73 |
72 |
67 |
74 |
286 |
|
Patrick Rada (Anderson)* |
70 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
286 |
|
Zach Siefert (Simpsonville)* |
71 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
286 |
|
Ben Martin (Greenwood)* |
71 |
75 |
73 |
68 |
287 |
|
Baker Elmore (Cheraw)* |
69 |
73 |
72 |
74 |
288 |
|
Thomas III Todd (Laurens) |
73 |
73 |
69 |
74 |
289 |
|
Jarrett Grimes (Columbia) |
72 |
70 |
71 |
76 |
289 |
|
Ben Karns (Gaffney) |
71 |
75 |
72 |
71 |
289 |
|
Josh Gallman (Gaffney) |
70 |
74 |
71 |
75 |
290 |
|
Michael Sims (Clemson) |
75 |
74 |
69 |
72 |
290 |
|
Warren Thomas (Columbia) |
75 |
73 |
71 |
74 |
293 |
|
Steve Liebler (Irmo) |
68 |
76 |
73 |
73 |
290 |
|
Paul Woodbury (Lake City) |
74 |
76 |
69 |
72 |
291 |
|
Jacob Burger (Orangeburg) |
72 |
77 |
65 |
77 |
291 |
|
Lee Palms (Greenville) |
73 |
74 |
73 |
72 |
292 |
|
Jordan Byrd (Pendleton)* |
72 |
75 |
70 |
76 |
293 |
|
Austin Cody (N. Charleston)* |
76 |
75 |
71 |
72 |
294 |
|
Walter Todd (Laurens) |
73 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
294 |
|
George Bryan IV (Chapin)* |
74 |
75 |
74 |
71 |
294 |
|
Matthew Bryant (Columbia)* |
71 |
79 |
69 |
76 |
295 |
|
Phillip Mollica (Anderson) |
73 |
69 |
74 |
79 |
295 |
|
Allen Koon (Bamberg)* |
74 |
73 |
72 |
76 |
295 |
|
Ben Lown (N. Augusta) |
72 |
74 |
71 |
79 |
296 |
|
Bert Atkinson (Charleston) |
74 |
76 |
73 |
73 |
296 |
|
Justin Hoft (Bluffton) |
74 |
71 |
73 |
78 |
296 |
|
Matt Wood (Charleston) |
77 |
75 |
72 |
72 |
296 |
|
Patrick Cunning (Aiken) |
74 |
74 |
72 |
76 |
296 |
|
Jamie Lightsey (Fort Mill) |
75 |
73 |
75 |
74 |
297 |
|
Michael Lawrence (Easley) |
70 |
77 |
75 |
75 |
297 |
|
Shane Rogan (Blythewood) |
75 |
78 |
71 |
74 |
298 |
|
Daniel Bowden (Easley)* |
75 |
71 |
71 |
81 |
298 |
|
Paul Tucker (Pageland) |
74 |
75 |
71 |
78 |
298 |
|
Matt Laydon (Mt. Pleasant)* |
76 |
72 |
76 |
75 |
299 |
|
Crawford Reeves (Greenville) |
72 |
76 |
70 |
81 |
299 |
|
Mark Gaynor (Florence) |
78 |
71 |
75 |
75 |
299 |
|
Evan Phillips (Lexington) |
74 |
72 |
76 |
78 |
300 |
|
Todd Hendley (Simpsonville) |
77 |
75 |
73 |
76 |
301 |
|
Chip Ridley (Spartanburg)* |
78 |
75 |
73 |
75 |
301 |
|
Todd Stewart (Florence) |
73 |
69 |
78 |
81 |
301 |
|
Justin Hare (Charleston)* |
75 |
71 |
78 |
77 |
301 |
|
Colby Hyduke (Bennettsville) |
78 |
74 |
75 |
74 |
301 |
|
Zack Moran (Taylors) |
73 |
77 |
72 |
80 |
302 |
|
Ben Dangerfield (Aiken) |
74 |
77 |
75 |
76 |
302 |
|
Jeffrey Goff (Jackson)* |
76 |
77 |
72 |
77 |
302 |
|
Doug Brown (Greer) |
71 |
77 |
78 |
76 |
302 |
|
David Dannelly (Easley)* |
78 |
75 |
73 |
76 |
302 |
|
Wesley Bryan (Chapin)* |
75 |
75 |
74 |
78 |
302 |
|
Tyler Rody (Spartanburg) |
77 |
74 |
75 |
77 |
303 |
|
Patrick Smith (Florence) |
76 |
76 |
70 |
81 |
303 |
|
Gettys Glaze (Charleston) |
76 |
74 |
77 |
78 |
305 |
|
Scott Glaze (Sumter)* |
76 |
76 |
79 |
76 |
307 |
|
Brandon Bradosky (Anderson) |
79 |
73 |
77 |
79 |
308 |
|
Cipriano Ayala (N. Myrtle Beach)* |
79 |
73 |
76 |
80 |
308 |
|
Patrick Wilson (Greenwood) |
77 |
75 |
78 |
78 |
308 |
|
Chris Marsh (Georgetown) |
77 |
74 |
77 |
81 |
309 |
|
Michael Meredith (Greenwood) |
71 |
77 |
83 |
78 |
309 |
|
Chris McAlister (Seneca) |
78 |
74 |
79 |
78 |
309 |
|
Tripp McAllister (Lake City) |
77 |
74 |
81 |
78 |
310 |
|
McCuen Elmore (Cheraw)* |
71 |
78 |
81 |
79 |
309 |
|
A.J. Sanders (Hartsville) |
79 |
74 |
75 |
85 |
313 |
|
Darrell Connelly (Mt. Pleasant) |
77 |
76 |
80 |
82 |
315 |
|
Lee Glaze (Sumter) |
82 |
70 |
81 |
83 |
316 |
|
Jonathan Rustin (Mt. Pleasant) |
77 |
76 |
90 |
85 |
328 |
|
Jonathan Bowden (Easley)* |
72 |
72 |
70 |
0 |
DQ |
|
*Denotes Walker |
