WELL WE HAVE
WINNERS AND THE FIRST 2016 GOLFWEEK COLUMBIA TOUR MEMBERS ….. CH FLT JARED
BEARD, A FLT PAUL SANDERSON, B FLT MIKE HUGHES, C FLT KEVIN STURKIE, D FLT
JIMMY MATHIS.
IN SPITE OF
THE WEATHER, THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST COMPETETIVE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS WE HAVE
HAD. JUST ABOUT EVERY FLIGHT HAD A GREAT COMPETETIVE MIX PLUS SOME GREAT
COMEBACKS.
A FLIGHT PAUL SANDERSON CAME BACK FROM 4 STROKES
BACK ON SAT TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP BY A STROKE OVER WES BROWN. SANDERSON HAD AN
87/78-165 BROWN 83/83 – 166.
B FLIGHT MIKE HUGHES HAD THE LOW ROUND OF THE DAY
ON SAT 79 AND PAIRED WITH HIS 82 ON SUN FOR 161, IT HELD UP FOR THE WIN. BUT
NOT BEFORE COLEY WILLIAMS PUT SOME HEAT ON BY MATCHING WITH THE LOW ROUND FOR
SUNDAY 79 WITH A 84 ON SAT -163, COMING 2 STROKES SHORT. AND LAWRENCE WHITESIDE
ALSO MADE STRONG MOVE ON SUNDAY COMING FROM 5TH TO FINISH 3RD
WITH AN 86/81-167
C FLIGHT THIS WAS A REALLY CLOSE MATCH, THE FINAL
FOUR ON SUNDAY WERE ONLY SEPERATED BY 3 STROKES. KEVIN STURKIE HAD A 90/86 –
176 FOR FIRST AND PAUL SHARPLES 91/86 – 177, DUSTIN CHAMBLEE, OUR NEWEST MEMBER
HAD AN 84/90 -179 FOR 3RD. GREAT PLAY BY ALL. ALSO CONGRATULATIONS
TO STURKIE AND SHARPLES WHO WERE RECENTLY PROMOTED FROM D FLIGHT, KEEP IT UP
GUYS.
D FLIGHT GREAT IMPROVEMENT FROM ALL IN THIS FLIGHT.
SAM GRAHAM HAD A 4 STROKE LEAD SAT BUT SLIPPED A LITTLE SUNDY TO FINISH 2ND,
WITH A 92/99 – 191. JIMMY MATHIS, A NEW GOLFTEC CLIENT, HAD 2 SOLID ROUNDS
94/95 – 189 FOR 1ST. TOM HADDAD, MR STEADY, TOOK 3RD WITH
97/96 -193. D FLIGHT HAS GOT TO BE PROUD OF THEIR EFFORT THIS WEEKEND,
CONSIDERING THE COURSE CONDITIONS AND LENGTH ….. GREAT WORK, KEEP IT UP FOR
2016.
OUR NEXT
EVENT WILL BE THE 2ND ANNUAL “BATTLE OF I-26” WITH THE CHARLESTON
TOUR ON NOV 14TH. IT WILL BE A MATCH PLAY EVENT AT ORANGEBURG CC. WE
ARE LIMITED TO 20 PLAYERS PER TEAM, AND TRYING TO MATCH UP WITH CHARLESTON
LINEUP. WE WILL BEGIN BY LOOKING AT THE TOP 5 POINTS PLAYERS IN EACH FLIGHT (A,
B, C & D… NO CHAMP) WHO WANT TO PLAY, THEN BASED ON RESPONSE INVITE OTHERS.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU’RE QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED, I WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS
SOON.
THANKS AGAIN
TO ALL FOR A GREAT SEASON; WE HAVE SOME PLANS TO MAKE 2016 EVEN BETTER.