Sowell and Pope Share S.C. Match Play Lead After Day One

 

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (June 17, 2020) -- The results from the first round of stroke play qualifying at the 48th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Orangeburg C.C. in Orangeburg, S.C. on June 17, 2020. (7,032 yards, par 36-36--72)

 

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Logan Sowell of Kershaw, S.C. and Elliott Pope of Lugoff, S.C. are tied for the lead of the 48th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship after the first round of stroke play qualifying. Both players shot a 6-under-par, 66 on Wednesday.

 

Sowell, who is a rising senior on the College of Charleston men’s golf team, was playing in his first tournament in several months due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He two-putted on the first hole but bounced back and shook off the rust with a birdie on No. 2. 

 

He followed that up with an eagle on No. 8 and four birdies on the back nine. Sowell said that his iron play was his strength today as he hit the majority of greens in regulation.

 

As for Pope, his strength today was his putting. Like Sowell, he started off with a par on No. 1 before his round got going on the second hole with an eagle. That’s when Pope seemingly started to make everything he saw.

 

Pope finished his round with four birdies on the back nine, including one on No. 15 where he made a 35-foot putt. His feat is made even more impressive given the fact that the back nine has consistently played harder than the front with a scoring average nearly two whole strokes higher.

 

Zachary Reuland of Rock Hill, S.C., Christian Salzer of Sumter, S.C., Austin Duncan of York, S.C. and Seth Taylor of Gaffney, S.C. all finished tied for third at 4-under-par, while eight players finished tied for seventh at 3-under-par.

 

The stroke play qualifying resumes tomorrow with tee times running from 7:30 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. After the 36 holes of stroke play qualifying are complete, the field will be cut to 32 players for match play. A playoff will be conducted to break ties if necessary.

 

A Carolinas Amateur Championship qualifier was held in conjunction with round one of the South Carolina Amateur Match Play. Players could compete in both events as long as they had registered for both events. Results from the qualifier can be found here.

 

The South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship is contested at 36 holes of individual stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for match play. Five rounds of match play will determine the champion.

 

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by June 17, 2020, and is a legal resident of South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active USGA Handicap Index® that does not exceed 10.4 at a CGA member club.

 

48th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

Orangeburg Country Club, Orangeburg, S.C.

First Round of Stroke Play Qualifying Results

 

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total
T1	Logan Sowell	Kershaw, SC	-6	66
T1	Elliott Pope	Lugoff, SC	-6	66
T3	Zachary Reuland	Rock Hill, SC	-4	68
T3	Christian Salzer	Sumter, SC	-4	68
T3	Austin Duncan	York, SC	-4	68
T3	Seth Taylor	Gaffney, SC	-4	68
T7	Tyler Gray	Lugoff, SC	-3	69
T7	Chris Locker	Chapin, SC	-3	69
T7	Caleb Loudin	Summerville, SC	-3	69
T7	Ben Loudermilk	Anderson, SC	-3	69
T7	Ian Faulconer	Simpsonville, SC	-3	69
T7	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	-3	69
T7	Keegan Vaugh	Myrtle Beach, SC	-3	69
T7	Steven Strasheim	Bluffton, SC	-3	69
T15	Kyle Bearden	Barnwell, SC	-2	70
T15	Rob Butler	Camden, SC	-2	70
T15	Carlos Garre	Myrtle Beach, SC	-2	70
T15	Grant Sellers	McBee, SC	-2	70
T15	Garrett  Cooper	Cowpens, SC	-2	70
T15	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	-2	70
T15	Yancey Johnson	Simpsonville, SC	-2	70
T15	Mickey Lankford	North Charleston, SC	-2	70
T15	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	-2	70
T15	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	-2	70
T25	Jordan Sease	Lexington, SC	-1	71
T25	Nicholas Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	-1	71
T25	Calahan Keever	Greenville, SC	-1	71
T25	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	-1	71
T25	Ryan Marter	Columbia, SC	-1	71
T25	Alec Weary	Bluffton, SC	-1	71
T31	Walker Jones	Sumter, SC	E	72
T31	Todd White	Roebuck, SC	E	72
T31	Andrew Rose	Greer, SC	E	72
T31	George Eubank Jr.	Aiken, SC	E	72
T31	Robert Lutomski	Simpsonville, SC	E	72
T31	Drayton Stewart	Charleston, SC	E	72
T31	Nick Willis	Cowpens, SC	E	72
T31	Drew Weary	Bluffton, SC	E	72
T31	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	E	72
T31	Cordes Ford	Charleston, SC	E	72
T31	Levi  Moody	Greenville, SC	E	72
T42	J.J. Jordan	Ninety Six, SC	+1	73
T42	Mitchell Vance	Hartsville, SC	+1	73
T42	Matt Teaster	Spartanburg, SC	+1	73
T42	Colin Trahan	North Augusta, SC	+1	73
T42	Cody Transou	Gaffney, SC	+1	73
T42	Sean McAvoy	Johns Island, SC	+1	73
T42	Rand Mendez	Kiawah Island, SC	+1	73
T42	Jay Locker	Chapin, SC	+1	73
T50	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	+2	74
T50	Nick Howell	Laurens, SC	+2	74
T50	David Lott	Barnwell, SC	+2	74
T50	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	+2	74
T50	Michael Rials	Florence, SC	+2	74
T50	Zach Pardoll	Kiawah Island, SC	+2	74
T50	Rion Moore	Georgetown, SC	+2	74
T50	McClure Thompson	Little River, SC	+2	74
T50	Trevor Gerard	Hartsville, SC	+2	74
T59	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	+3	75
T59	Walt Todd, Jr	Greenville, SC	+3	75
T59	John O'Brien	Columbia, SC	+3	75
T59	Manning Sloop	Rock Hill, SC	+3	75
T59	Ethan Willis	Mount Pleasant, SC	+3	75
T59	T.A. Fulmer	Charleston, SC	+3	75
T59	Jack Rotermund	Charleston, SC	+3	75
T59	Kyle Gebhart	Cayce, SC	+3	75
T67	Grainger Howle	Darlington, SC	+4	76
T67	Jason Hoats	Walterboro, SC	+4	76
T67	Bronson Myers	Columbia, SC	+4	76
T67	Zachary Armentrout	Walterboro, SC	+4	76
T67	Josh Ridley	Orangeburg, SC	+4	76
T67	Henry McGannon	Charlston, SC	+4	76
T67	Barnwell Fishburne	Charleston, SC	+4	76
T67	Connor Fahey	Greenville, SC	+4	76
T75	Michael Sims	Lexington, SC	+5	77
T75	Brandon Hiott	Walterboro, SC	+5	77
T75	Parker Macdonald	Greer, SC	+5	77
T75	Miller Harbin	Landrum, SC	+5	77
T75	Kobie Morton	Greenwood, SC	+5	77
T75	John Flintom	St. Matthews, SC	+5	77
T75	Willis Rogers	Charleston, SC	+5	77
T82	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+6	78
T82	Rich Montgomery	Little River, SC	+6	78
T82	Sam Rice	Greenwood, SC	+6	78
T82	Rye Tifft	Mount Pleasant, SC	+6	78
T86	Ben Brodhead	Charleston, SC	+7	79
T86	Alex Finke	Rock Hill, SC	+7	79
T86	Max Rotermund	Charleston, SC	+7	79
T86	Bradley Parker	Isle of Palms, SC	+7	79
T86	Brandon Twigg	Charleston, SC	+7	79
T91	Lindsay Carrington	Greenville, SC	+8	80
T91	Matt Grandy	Greenville, SC	+8	80
T91	Jimmy McQuiston	Columbia, SC	+8	80
T94	Austin Mosher	Mount Pleasant, SC	+9	81
T94	Thomas Todd III	Laurens, SC	+9	81
T94	Patrick Golden	Murrells Inlet, SC	+9	81
T94	Micah Westermeyer	Chapin, SC	+9	81
T94	Nick Russell	Hilton Head Island, SC	+9	81
T99	SEAN Miller	TAYLORS, SC	+10	82
T99	Chris Campbell	Charleston, SC	+10	82
101	David League	Travelers Rest, SC	+11	83
102	Daniel Kopp	Conway, SC	+12	84
T103	Jenkins Dwight	Sumter, SC	+15	87
T103	Scott Halter	Charleston, SC	+15	87
105	Jordan Warnock	Roebuck, SC	+16	88
T106	Ben Hinman	Florence, SC	+19	91
T106	Connor Keating	Daniel Island, SC	+19	91

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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