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14th Annual Hall of Fame Better Ball Championship

Liebler and Sylvan Capture Hall of Fame Title

Columbia: Steve Liebler of Irmo and Gus Sylvan of Columbia teamed for the second time in 1998 to capture the SCGA's Hall of Fame Better Ball. With an earlier victory in the Mid-Am Four Ball in May, Liebler and Sylvan opened the two day tournament with a commanding three shot lead. They blitzed the 6800 yard Columbia Country Club course with a first round score of 62 - ten under par. Sylvan led the way as he accounted for seven of the team's ten birdies.

On Sunday, the leaders could only muster a three under par 33 on the front. Sylvan birdied number 11 to put the team at 4 under for the day and 14 under for the tournament. Playing four groups ahead of the leaders, former champions, David DuPre and Chip Prezioso made a significant run.

After a first day 67, DuPre/Prezioso made five birdies on the front for 31. After birdies on the par four 11th and par five 12th, they stood at 12 under and just two shots back. Two pars and then a birdie on the par five 15th by Prezioso left the pair one shot out of the lead.

With what seemed to be a lot of opportunities in front of them, the team of Liebler and Sylvan could only make pars. It turned out to be just enough as the team of DuPre and Prezioso made par on the last three and failed to make up any more ground.

 

Final Results

Championship Flight

 

Gus Sylvan, Steve Leibler (Columbia, Irmo) 62-68--130

 

C.J. Prezioso, Jr., David DuPre (Columbia, Blythewood) 67-64--131

 

Randy Adams, Chad Thomasson (York, York) 67-65--132

 

Buck Leigh, Bob Stringer (Columbia, Columbia) 67-65--132

 

Keith Hess, Andy Gianoukos (Summerville, Charleston) 66-66--132

 

Billy Hoylen, Steve Matthews (Florence, Florence) 65-69--134

 

Brad Krapfel, Mike Gravley (Columbia, Greer) 68-67--135

 

Stephen Rentz, WM L Hart (Columbia, Blythewood) 68-68--136

 

Joe Hendrick, Daran Womack (Chesterfield, Aiken) 68-68--136

 

John Donachie Jr., Harry Avreli (Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant) 65-72--137

 

Eddie Hargett, Scott Kennedy (Blythewood, Blythewood) 67-70--137

 

Phillip Webb, Walter Odiorne (Columbia, Columbia) 69-69--138

 

Jim Kirkham, Lee Postal (Blythewood, Blythewood) 69-70--139

 

Tim Koch, Jim Bonniville (Columbia, Columbia) 69-72--141

 

Robert Renfroe, Terry Spires (Lexington, Barnwell) 67-74--141

 

Bill Bowers, Jeff Ware (Taylors, Greenville) 70-72--142

 

1st Flight

 

Walter Todd, T.D. Todd, Jr. (Laurens, Laurens) 70-65--135

 

Harold Pickrel, Ron Swinson (Columbia, Columbia) 71-67--138

 

Scott Morris, Scott Smith (Rock Hill, Spartanburg) 70-68--138

 

Jimmy Hawkins, Daniel Sullivan (Chapin, Columbia) 70-69--139

 

Dana Moore, Pat Crowley (Spartanburg, Spartanburg) 70-70--140

 

Koot Dawson, Donnie Kinsey (Blythewood, Irmo) 70-70--140

 

Jay Cato, Danny Russell (Chesterfield, Chesterfield) 70-70--140

 

Frank Finley, Mike Simmons (Laurens, Laurens) 72-69--141

 

Mike Henderson, Bill Gee (Spartanburg, Chesnee) 70-72--142

 

Kevin Driggers, Will Swicord (Irmo, Charleston) 70-72--142

 

Lanny Correll, Sr., Lanny Correll Jr (Columbia, Columbia) 70-73--143

 

Bernie Dailey, Randy Mahaffey (Spartanburg, Spartanburg) 71-72--143

 

Vince Gilroy, Bob Carpenter (Blythewood, Blythewood) 72-72--144

 

David Cecil, Bruce Cowley (Spartanburg, Spartanburg) 70-74--144

 

Jim Finklea, Buddy Baker (Florence, Florence) 72-74--146

 

Warren Finney, Angelo Cassanese (Clinton, Laurens) 72-74--146

 

2nd Flight

 

Ronald Callahan, Lance Tucker (Columbia, Lexington) 73-67--140

 

Jim Stevenson, Glenn Chavis (Rock Hill, Fort Mill) 73-69--142

 

Bill Shipley, Jr., Bubbba Hightower (Moncks Corner, Moncks Corner) 73-69--142

 

Eugene Spencer, Bernie Shealy (Blythewood, Blythewood) 73-69--142

 

Bob Cave, Eddie Shannon (Columbia, Columbia) 73-71--144

 

Brian C. Lott, Jonathan Mullane (Charleston, Charleston) 72-73--145

 

Don Phillips, Donald Phillips (Cameron, Charleston) 73-72--145

 

David Burr, Steve Johnson (Spartanburg, Columbia) 74-71--145

 

Larry Mattox, Alan Boyer (Columbia, Inman) 72-73--145

 

Mike Calkins, Dick Olsen (Columbia, Columbia) 74-72--146

 

John Bumgarner, Greg Austin (Lexington, Columbia) 74-73--147

 

Jamie Frazier, John Travis (Winnsboro, N. Augusta) 74-74--148

 

Dale Godfrey, Bill Hayes (Spartanburg, Spartanburg) 74-74--148

 

Rick Vieth, Harold Gowdy III (Taylors, Spartanburg) 72-76--148

 

Pete Bell, Johnny McBee (Columbia, Columbia) 73-76--149

 

Travis H Pilcher, Jeff Pilcher (Columbia, Rock Hill) 72 -- WD

 

3rd Flight

 

Ross Horton, Steve Horton (Branchville, Moncks Corner) 74-70--144

 

Neal Kennedy, Bret Greer (Florence, Florence) 74-71--145

 

Tom McGrath, Linnwood Edwards (Spartanburg, Spartanburg) 74-72--146

 

Larry Janson, David Ducharme (Hilton Head, Hilton Head) 76-72--148

 

Nelson Hendrick, David Mattews (Chesterfield, Chesterfield) 74-75--149

 

David Horne, Cliff Bardsley (Greer, Simpsonville) 77-72--149

 

Dr. John Swicord, David Clontz (Pinopolis, Monks Corner) 75-75--150

 

David Oxner, Dean Bedenbaugh (Leesville, Batesburg) 75-76--151

 

Jimmie Scruggs, Lee Jordan (Columbia, Columbia) 77-75--152

 

Ralph Edwards, John Patrick (Johns Island, Charleston) 76-76--152

 

Jerry Guy, Tim Moore (Hartsville, McBee) 76-77--153

 

Rusty Tucker, Glenn Williams (Chesnee, Chesnee) 76-78--154

 

Butch Reynolds, Jerry Little (Lexington, Columbia) 76-79--155

 

Mike Dempsey, James Sanders (Taylors, Simpsonville) 81-76--157

 

Frank Ferro, Marco Lardi (Sumter, Murrells Inlet) 83-79--162

 

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