The Charleston Tour finally kicked off the season after a couple weather delays earlier in the year and what a way to kick off the year.
The Champ flight was a battle down to the last hole as Mike Cobb finished with a one shot victory over Phil Pfeiffer and B.J. Hill. Mikes clutch par on the 18th hole proved to be the difference.
The A flight saw Mason Axline open his tour career with an impressive 2 shot victory over Sean mason. Mason posted a very impressive round of 75 to Sean’s 77 while Gavin Genther finished one-shot in back of Sean with a very smooth round of 78.
The B flight saw Wes Mahaffey fire a very steady round of 83 to finish one-shot up on Johnnie Cooper who posted a very solid round of 84. Hilton Head’s George Lepine and Brad Boyd tied for third with George taking the scorecard playoff.
The C flight had Hilton Heads Charlie Sherwood finishing first and heading home to only find out his score finished in first as well!! There was actually a tree-way tie for first place but due to the start time and daylight savings, the scorecard playoff was implemented for this tournament. Charlie, Marlin Morris and James Ravenel all finished tied with Charlie taking first place and Marlin taken third.
The D flight saw tour veteran Cleve Johnson and new comer Jonathan Blackwell also tie for first with Cleve taking home the first place prize via the scorecard. Brent Westbrook rounded out the top three.
The season final tournament of the year was at Crowfield Plantation. It was up in the air as to whether we would even get it in with Hurricane Helene wreaking havoc in the southeast. The golf gods took care of us and the course was in incredible shape and played very tough!
The Championship flight was quite a battle all day as Bill Jenner, Mike Cobb and Dan Wanner traded punches and the lead all day long. Bill was in the club house with a 1 over par and tied with Dan who had a little trouble on the last three holes to fall behind Bill and Mike Cobb who finished in second on his Birthday!
The A flight was also a close battle and basically it appeared that Andy Motroni 81, won by attrition. It appeared that Joseph jones had it wrapped up but a triple on 18 was not what the doctor ordered as he went from 7 to 10 over to finish one shot back.
The B flight was also very tight as Johnnie Cooper and Tyler Martin were both in the clubhouse with very nice rounds of 81. Andy weeks came into the difficult 18th hole with a two shot lead and secured the victory with a bogie to finish one up on the two from Pimlico.
The C flight was more a bottle for second as Justin Miller said he “left the driver in the bag” to ensure he hit more fairways. The strategy worked as he fired and 85 to secure a 6 shot victory over the season long flight Champion Joseph Deese.
The D flight was also a battle that came down to the last group as Cowboy, Brent Westbrook and Hayden Dawson all were tied with 2 holes to go. Cowboy’s triple on 18 left him one shot back and Hayden secured the victory with a birdie on the first playoff hole to Brents chip in par.
Congratulations to all the winners and our season long points champions
Championship Flight and Player of the Year Mike Cobb
A Flight Jace Gause
B Flight Jason Courtney
C Flight Joseph Deese
D Flight Ted Deese