Keith Burns Up The Blade
Greer, SC: Justin Keith posted a final round 70 to build on his
first round lead and claim South Carolina Junior Golf Association's "The
Blade Junior Golf Classic" by five strokes. The thirty-six hole stroke play
event was played at the Thornblade Club, July 27 and 28. The Blade was
sponsored by Carolina Inks Limited, New York Life and Don Gardner
Architects.
Keith, of Easley, started his round final round with a four stroke lead
thanks to a first round 65. The two sub par rounds gave the
seventeen-year-old a seven-under-par 135 total. Keith said, "I wanted to
make pars and I knew if I did the birdies would come. I didn't really get
nervus until the my approach shot on the eighteenth hole."
Emmett Turner of Greenwood was runner-up for the second week in a row.
Turner's other second place finish came at the CGA's South Carolina Junior
Match Play Championship.
Keith's win was overshadowed by play in the Boys 8-9 bracket. Wesley Bryan
of Columbia fired up the crowds by making a double-eagle the sixteenth hole.
His shot heard round the course was fueled by the shock that he had just
eagled the previous hole. The five-under-par two hole stretch gave the
eight-year-old the one stroke he needed to win the age group over William
Bradley Ovenden.
Kacy Thompson, who will start at USC next month, claimed the Girl's title.
Thompson beat out first round leader Brandi Jackson of Belton with a birdie
on the second hole of sudden death. The Furman bound Jackson gave up a five
stroke lead that she had built through the first three holes of the final
round.
Thornblade, host of the 1997 SCGA Amateur Championship, was a strong drawing
card for the junior event. The club went forward with the event despite
losing the clubhouse to fire in May. The tournament played on the tragic
event by adopting the theme: "Burning it up at the Blade!"
The tournament extended invitations to 72 of the state's top junior players
as part of the 140 player field. The field was broken into seven age groups
played from different tees on the par 71 course. The 18 hole groups were:
Boys 15-18, 6418 yards; Boys 13-14, 6024 yards; and Girls 14-18, 5359 yards.
Four 9 hole groups: Boys 10-12 & Girls 11-13, 2410 yards; Boys 8-9 & Girls
8-10, 1810 yards.
?Boys 15-18
18 Holes, 6418 yards
Justin Keith (Easley) 65-70--135
Emmett Turner (Greenwood) 69-71--140
Brent Delahoussaye (Greer) 72-69--141
Jay Haas, Jr. (Greer) 69-72--141
Michael Sims (Campobello) 70-72--142
Jason Huguet (Greer) 74-69--143
Stephen Poole (Spartanburg) 72-71--143
Brian Duncan (Greenville) 73-72--145
Kevin Wilhelm (Aiken) 73-73--146
Bill Haas (Greer) 73-74--147
Shane Birckbichler (Greenville) 75-73--148
Kevin Kisner (Aiken) 74-74--148
Van Burgess (Boiling Springs) 73-75--148
Reed Brown (Greenville) 76-73--149
Matthew Robinson (Rock Hill) 73-76--149
Gavin Gillespie (Lexington) 69-80--149
Charles Chapman (Mt. Croghan) 78-72--150
Hagan Jordan (Williamston) 75-75--150
Ryan Potter (Greenville) 73-77--150
Andrew Hewitt (Moore) 79-73--152
Ryan Rawlinson (Greenville) 77-75--152
Daniel Barden (Cola) 76-76--152
Justin Turbeville (Marion) 75-77--152
Seth Layden (Bamberg) 73-79--152
David Jewell (Aiken) 79-74--153
Jeffrey Goff (Jackson) 78-75--153
Justin Hornick (Spartanburg) 74-79--153
Matthew Bayliff (Easley) 80-74--154
Steven Hartwig (Irmo) 78-76--154
Scott Brown (N. Augusta) 77-77--154
Ryan Emory (Greenville) 74-80--154
Joe Maxey (Greer) 79-76--155
Jay Sylvan (Columbia) 79-76--155
Darrell Ketola (Greenwood) 79-76--155
Ken Leopard (Spartanburg) 78-77--155
William Hill (Laurens) 75-80--155
Matthew Bennett (Cheraw) 80-76--156
Corbett Cummings (Greer) 79-77--156
Gil Davis (Cheraw) 78-78--156
Alex Hamilton (Aiken) 78-78--156
Chase Eldridge (Greenville) 81-76--157
Aaron Reed (Tega Cay) 79-79--158
Brad Pulaski (Columbia) 77-81--158
Craig Morrow (Spartanburg) 79-80--159
Wil Hutchens (Columbia) 76-83--159
Robert Powell (Johnsonville) 81-80--161
Nathan Ruth (Columbia) 83-79--162
Travis Rosselli (Traveler's Rest) 78-84--162
Brad Bryson (Easley) 77-85--162
Matthew Bryant (Columbia) 77-85--162
Jason Parketon (Greer) 83-80--163
William Bagwell Jr. (Spartanburg) 77-86--163
Kyle Owings (Pauline) 83-83--166
Greg Benjamin (N. Augusta) 87-81--168
Adam Dox (Columbia) 81-88--169
Chase Butler (Irmo) 84-86--170
Dan Boyle (Greer) 85-89--174
Barrett Wood (Simpsonville) 89-88--177
Nathan Merritt (Greer) 89-90--179
Boys 13-14
18 Holes, 6024 yards
Zach Siefert (Simpsonville) 74-72--146
Casey Thompson (Clarks Hill) 76-74--150
Nick Hughey (Gaffney) 75-76--151
Quincey Halliday (Spartanburg) 80-74--154
Alex Sturgis (Rock Hill) 77-77--154
John Moore (Anderson) 79-78--157
William Fairey (Columbia) 78-79--157
Marshall Swails (Columbia) 77-82--159
Matthew Mead (Greenville) 73-86--159
Justin Hendrix (Aiken) 78-82--160
Ben Karns (Gaffney) 77-83--160
Enobong Udo (Greenwood) 81-80--161
Zack Moran (Taylors) 79-83--162
James Brogdon, III (Marion) 83-80--163
Alex Brammer (Summerton) 83-80--163
Colby Hyduke (Bennettsville) 91-75--166
Walker Davis (Cheraw) 89-81--170
Frank Wrenn (Greenville) 87-83--170
Jeff Crane (Taylors) 84-86--170
Jason Kirkham (Blythewood) 84-86--170
Brad Satterfield (Spartanburg) 84-86--170
Mitch Doolittle (Ninety Six) 81-90--171
Patrick Datz (Hilton Head Is.) 80-91--171
Tyler Smith (Spartanburg) 88-84--172
Brad Hocking (Greer) 87-85--172
Payson Dana (Darlington) 84-89--173
Will Mahoney (Greeleyville) 89-87--176
Radisson Dana (Darlington) 85-91--176
Brent Hoffman (Greenville) 84-92--176
Austin Bowen (Chapin) 86-92--178
Ross Ellis (Greenville) 86-95--181
Kurt Owings (Pauline) 99-85--184
Boys 10-12
9 Holes, 2410 yards
Baker Elmore (Cheraw) 74
George Bryan,IV (Columbia) 75
Luke Hopkins (Greer) 77
Phillip Mollica (Anderson) 77
Justin Thompson (Clarks Hill) 78
Michael Selvaggio (Greenville) 80
Mcarn Bennett (Cheraw) 80
Austin Reeves (Greenville) 82
Andy Karns (Gaffney) 83
Turner Smith (Laurens) 83
Drew Horne (Hilton Head Isl) 84
Trey Bridwell (Greer) 85
Thomas Todd,III (Laurens) 86
Michael Chappell (Columbia) 88
Spencer Cole (Greer) 90
Hugh Stephens (Greer) 91
Garland Ferrell (Greenville) 92
John Hunter Bradford (Hilton Head) 95
Ben Martin (Greenwood) 95
Kevin Welch (Lexington) 98
Boys 8-9
9 Holes, 1810 yards
Wesley Bryan (Columbia) 75
William Bradley Ovenden (Columbia) 76
Michael Muscatell (Lake Wylie) 76
Mccuen Elmore (Cheraw) 78
Crawford Reeves (Greenville) 79
Tripp McAllister (Lake City) 80
Logan Daber (Greer) 86
Dewey Oxner (Simpsonville) 90
Jared Crane (Taylors) 108
Girls 14-18
18 Holes, 5359 yards.
Kacy Thompson (Columbia) 75-73--148*
Brandi Jackson (Belton) 73-75--148
*Won on second hole of sudden death
Kristy McPherson (Conway) 76-77--153
Kristin Ruble (Simpsonville) 77-78--155
Jennifer Bridwell (Greer) 79-81--160
Erica Battle (Columbia) 82-81--163
Jessica Craft (Anderson) 81-82--163
Dinah Plyler (Chapin) 87-82--169
Laura Parris (Spartanburg) 86-83--169
Kathryn Adkins (Easley) 83-86--169
Erin Hallman (Leesville) 87-84--171
Abbey Reif (Spartanburg) 102-101--203
Girls 11-13
9 Holes, 2410 yards
Whitney Sylvan (Columbia) 77
Kelly White (Moore) 78
Stephanie Brown (Hilton Head Isl) 84
Emily Rapp (Simpsonville) 95
Amy Hempel (Greer) 99
Colleen Cully (Hilton Head Is.) 110
Girls 8-10
9 Holes, 1810 yards
Molly Perkins (Charleston) 89