(Final round)
FRANZ FINISHES THE WEEK CLAIMING MANY VICTORIES
(Bluffton, SC) – A very exciting week it was for Ray Franz. It was a slingshot to the top during the final round as Franz captured the CPGA Players Championship title, as well as, the qualifying spot for the RBC Heritage. Franz, of Daniel Island Club, shot 2-under 69 in his second round to finish at 4-under par for this 36-hole championship. He finished three strokes ahead of the rest of the field to capture both titles. “I played really well these past two days, and this is going to be my first Tour event ever, so I’m pretty excited.”
The excitement began for Ray on Sunday when he won the inaugural Evolve Golf Professional Drive, Chip & Putt. “It was a great event, and everyone had a fantastic time. I was just doing it to have fun and all of a sudden, I thought ‘No way I just won – how cool!’”
More excitement was stirred during Franz’s first round on Monday, when he made an albatross on the par-5 15th, not to mention his third albatross in his career. “You know, I wasn’t playing well. I hit a good drive and hit a perfect 8-iron. My playing partner yelled ‘Go in the hole!’ and it landed on the green and rolled right in.”
Going into the final round, Franz’s nerves were subdued. “I thought, ‘Go out there and try to make pars or birdies when you can.’ This is a tough golf course, so I just needed to make pars,” he said, reflecting on his thought process for the day. “Everything went just went awesome this week!”
In the CPGA Players Championship competition, Derek Watson of Pawleys Plantation and Steve Scott of the Outpost club tied for second, finishing at 1-under par for a 36-hole total of 141. Watson stayed consistent for the day, shooting even-par to secure that second-place spot. Scott, while he shot 2-over par to fall back out of the lead, held on strong and secured the alternate spot for the RBC Heritage, beating Watson in a 3-hole playoff.
Great playing by Mark Tomedolskey of Cherokee Plantation who shot the low round of the event during the second round, turning in a clean card showcasing six birdies and 12 pars for a 6-under score of 65. This catapulted Tomedolskey up the leaderboard 43 spots to secure the T-4 position with three other competitors. Kelly Mitchum of Pinehurst Resort, Jimmy Flippen of Greensboro National GC, and Aaron Black of Springfield GC all finished at even-par through 36 holes to share that fourth-place spot.
A huge thank you to all of our partners for this event. Evolve Golf provided tremendous support for the Professional Drive, Chip & Putt, served as the presenting partner for the Players Championship, and held their Total Driving Challenge both days on hole #3. Thank you to our partners at The Golf Target for coming out to support our event and our PGA REACH Foundation with their target challenge on hole #16.
Thank you to host professional, Adam Kushner, and his whole team at Berkeley Hall Golf Club for their outstanding support and hospitality for the few days. Everything went very smoothly and we were fortunate to have such a beautiful venue for this great event.
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Evolve Golf conducted its Total Driving Challenge tracking shots where distance and accuracy were combined to rate each participant on hole #3. 1st prize - $150, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50.
Congratulations to the long hitters this week! Click here to read the full article.
1st – Holden Abrams, Jacksonville CC
2nd – Aaron Black, Sprinfield GC
3rd – Matt Bova, Country Club of Charleston
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The Golf Target set up a competition with their target on hole #16. Any competitor who hit the target won $10 cash and Golf Target would donate $10 to our PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation. 11 competitors hit the target in the first round today, so congratulations to them!
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The PGA Tour is a supporting partner of the PGA of America and it's 41 Sections across the country. Dollars from that partnership were used towards this event.
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About Berkeley Hall Club
Berkeley Hall Club is a distinctive private golf community edged on the banks of the pristine Okatie River in Bluffton, South Carolina – the heart of the coastal Lowcountry – a world with a casually inviting and active lifestyle that sets the standard for all private communities. Just minutes from Hilton Head Island, Bluffton was voted among the “25 Best Places to Retire” by Forbes magazine.
In course designer Tom Fazio’s words, “Berkeley Hall is one of the greatest golf communities in the Coastal Carolinas. Each of my two courses have a different feel. It’s a special place with a membership committed to delivering a lifestyle at the highest level.”
Golf in its purest form awaits you at Berkeley Hall Club, the lowest density private club in the Southeast with only 5.3 home sites per hole. With two (2) Tom Faxio “Core Golf” courses patterned after the classic designs of the 1920s; Riviera Country Club, Winged Foot, Seminole, the “core routing” is uninterrupted by any interior homes or roads. Home sites have been positioned on the perimeters, with generous setbacks so that each layout meanders through an open coastal landscape framed by seaside grasses. Dramatic elevation changes, beautiful water features, and bold strategic bunkering showcase the designer’s artistry. You’ll find each course superbly routed with a seamless blend of balance, variety and flow, regarded as two of the most meticulously maintained golf courses in the Southeast.
The North Course is a scenic marvel with tranquil lakes, rolling fairways and bunkers that strategically frame heavily contoured greens. Its elevation changes, open vistas and liberal use of native grasses give the North Course a unique beauty unrivaled by any course in the Lowcountry.
https://berkeleyhallclub.com/
About the Carolinas PGA Section
Since its inception in 1923, the Carolinas PGA Section has been committed to nurturing and improving the quality of the game for the thousands of golfers using its member facilities. Now the largest of the PGA’s forty-one sections, the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association boasts over 2,000 professional members and represents more than 500 golf facilities within North and South Carolina as well as portions of southern Virginia.
PGA professionals are responsible for conducting a variety of golf-related functions which include human resource management, golf shop merchandising, golf instruction, tournament operations, junior golf programs, growth of the game initiatives, golf club repair, administering the rules, public relations and much more. For more information, contact Sally Morgan, PGA, Director of Marketing at 336-398-2675 or smorgan@pgahq.com.
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Pos | Player | TotalTot | Thru | TodayR2 | R1 | R2 | StrokesTot | Points | Purse | Follow players | |
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1 | 1 | Ray FranzR. Franz Daniel Island Club |
-4 | F | -2 | 69 | 69 | 138 | 150 | $2,500 | |
T2 | 3 | Derek WatsonD. Watson Carolina Golf Sales |
-1 | F | E | 70 | 71 | 141 | 95 | $1,600 | |
T2 | 1 | Steve ScottS. Scott Silver Club Golfing Society |
-1 | F | +2 | 68 | 73 | 141 | 95 | $1,600 | |
T4 | 43 | Mark TomedolskeyM. Tomedolskey Cherokee Plantation |
E | F | -6 | 77 | 65 | 142 | 68.75 | $982 | |
T4 | 3 | Kelly MitchumK. Mitchum Pinehurst Resort |
E | F | E | 71 | 71 | 142 | 68.75 | $982 | |
T4 | 1 | Jimmy FlippenJ. Flippen Greensboro National Golf Club |
E | F | +1 | 70 | 72 | 142 | 68.75 | $982 | |
T4 | 2 | Aaron BlackA. Black Springfield Golf Club |
E | F | +2 | 69 | 73 | 142 | 68.75 | $982 | |
T8 | 8 | Andrew GerlachA. Gerlach Moss Creek GC |
+1 | F | -1 | 73 | 70 | 143 | 50 | $693 | |
T8 | 1 | Ryan TyndallR. Tyndall | +1 | F | E | 72 | 71 | 143 | 50 | $693 | |
T8 | 6 | Drew BatemanD. Bateman Diamond Creek Golf Club |
+1 | F | +3 | 69 | 74 | 143 | 50 | $693 | |
T11 | 5 | John FaidleyJ. Faidley The Club At Longview |
+2 | F | E | 73 | 71 | 144 | 35.50 | $550 | |
T11 | 5 | Neal LancasterN. Lancaster | +2 | F * | E | 73 | 71 | 144 | 35.50 | $550 | |
T11 | 13 | Scott HunterS. Hunter Wexford Golf Club |
+2 | F * | -1 | 74 | 70 | 144 | 35.50 | $550 | |
T11 | 13 | Gus UlrichG. Ulrich Pinewild Country Club of Pinehurst |
+2 | F * | -1 | 74 | 70 | 144 | 35.50 | $550 | |
T15 | 32 | Matt VickM. Vick Sandhills Rentals |
+3 | F | -3 | 77 | 68 | 145 | 29 | $445 | |
T15 | 9 | Larry GeorgeL. George River Landing Country Club |
+3 | F * | E | 74 | 71 | 145 | 29 | $445 | |
T17 | 30 | Kyle SimpsonK. Simpson Bear Trail Golf Club |
+4 | F | -2 | 77 | 69 | 146 | $351 | ||
T17 | 30 | Evan HymaE. Hyma Congaree Foundation |
+4 | F | -2 | 77 | 69 | 146 | 22 | $351 | |
T17 | 8 | John ThompsonJ. Thompson Carolina Lakes Golf Club LLC |
+4 | F | +3 | 72 | 74 | 146 | 22 | $351 | |
T17 | 8 | Spencer LawsonS. Lawson Walnut Cove |
+4 | F | +3 | 72 | 74 | 146 | $351 | ||
T17 | 10 | Chris HaarlowC. Haarlow Precision Golf School |
+4 | F | +4 | 71 | 75 | 146 | 22 | $351 | |
T17 | 8 | Kieran StauntonK. Staunton Berkeley Hall Club |
+4 | F | +3 | 72 | 74 | 146 | 22 | $351 | |
T17 | 15 | Cory SchneiderC. Schneider Pointe Golf Club |
+4 | F * | E | 75 | 71 | 146 | 22 | $351 | |
T24 | 8 | Louise OlssonL. Olsson | +5 | F | +3 | 73 | 74 | 147 | $265 | ||
T24 | 8 | Derek SandersD. Sanders PGA Tour |
+5 | F | +3 | 73 | 74 | 147 | 13 | $265 | |
T24 | - | Rohan AllwoodR. Allwood Chester Golf Club |
+5 | F * | +2 | 74 | 73 | 147 | 13 | $265 | |
T24 | - | Stuart ClarkS. Clark Steve Dresser Golf Academy |
+5 | F * | +2 | 74 | 73 | 147 | $265 | ||
T24 | 8 | Kyle AkinsK. Akins Bentwinds Country Club |
+5 | F * | +1 | 75 | 72 | 147 | 13 | $265 | |
T24 | 16 | Scooter BuhrmanS. Buhrman Tobacco Road Golf Club |
+5 | F * | E | 76 | 71 | 147 | 13 | $265 | |
T30 | 21 | Jean RouxJ. Roux Oldfield Club |
+6 | F | +5 | 72 | 76 | 148 | $220 | ||
T30 | 21 | Nicholaus BeecroftN. Beecroft Loggerhead Golf Company |
+6 | F | +5 | 72 | 76 | 148 | $220 | ||
T30 | 2 | Holden AbramsH. Abrams Oakwoods Country Club |
+6 | F * | +2 | 75 | 73 | 148 | $220 | ||
T33 | 32 | Julian BlandJ. Bland The Cliffs-Keowee Falls |
+7 | F | -1 | 79 | 70 | 149 | $148 | ||
T33 | 14 | Rick BronsonR. Bronson | +7 | F | +1 | 77 | 72 | 149 | $148 | ||
T33 | 7 | Adam StephensonA. Stephenson Forsyth Country Club |
+7 | F | +2 | 76 | 73 | 149 | $148 | ||
T33 | 1 | Burke CromerB. Cromer Mid Carolina Club |
+7 | F * | +3 | 75 | 74 | 149 | $148 | ||
T33 | 1 | Sean O'ConnorS. O'Connor Cedarwood Country Club |
+7 | F * | +3 | 75 | 74 | 149 | $148 | ||
T38 | 33 | Ben LeeB. Lee Callawassie Island Club |
+8 | F * | -1 | 80 | 70 | 150 | $0 | ||
T38 | 21 | Troy SpencerT. Spencer Myers Park Country Club |
+8 | F | +1 | 78 | 72 | 150 | $0 | ||
T38 | 9 | Frank O'ConnellF. O'Connell Eagle's Pointe Golf Club |
+8 | F | +2 | 77 | 73 | 150 | $0 | ||
T38 | 2 | Adam KushnerA. Kushner Berkeley Hall Club |
+8 | F | +3 | 76 | 74 | 150 | $0 | ||
T38 | 6 | Ryan WolfeR. Wolfe Charleston National |
+8 | F * | +4 | 75 | 75 | 150 | $0 | ||
T38 | 6 | Rick MortonR. Morton Rock Creek Golf & Country Club |
+8 | F * | +4 | 75 | 75 | 150 | $0 | ||
T44 | 21 | Mike LawrenceM. Lawrence | +9 | F | +1 | 79 | 72 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 3 | Luke LovellL. Lovell The Country Club of Asheville |
+9 | F | +3 | 77 | 74 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 4 | Steve BogdanoffS. Bogdanoff Raintree Country Club |
+9 | F | +4 | 76 | 75 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 4 | Mitch AdamsM. Adams Pinewood Country Club |
+9 | F | +4 | 76 | 75 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 28 | Chase WellsC. Wells Charleston National |
+9 | F * | +7 | 73 | 78 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 28 | Dylan MalafronteD. Malafronte Charlotte Country Club |
+9 | F | +7 | 73 | 78 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 20 | Dane BarrickD. Barrick The Cliffs at Mountain Park |
+9 | F * | +6 | 74 | 77 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 35 | Kirk MitchellK. Mitchell Oldfield Club |
+9 | F | +8 | 72 | 79 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 20 | Neil GowanN. Gowan Patriots Point Links |
+9 | F * | +6 | 74 | 77 | 151 | $0 | ||
T44 | 12 | Matt BovaM. Bova Country Club of Charleston |
+9 | F * | +5 | 75 | 76 | 151 | $0 | ||
T54 | 28 | Dale KetolaD. Ketola Grande Dunes Resort Club |
+10 | F * | E | 81 | 71 | 152 | $0 | ||
T54 | 38 | Steven PotterS. Potter May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff |
+10 | F | +8 | 73 | 79 | 152 | $0 | ||
T56 | 9 | Chris TerryC. Terry The Cardinal by Pete Dye |
+11 | F | +5 | 77 | 76 | 153 | $0 | ||
T56 | 9 | Brooks BlackburnB. Blackburn Palmetto Golf Club |
+11 | F | +5 | 77 | 76 | 153 | $0 | ||
T58 | 13 | Charles ChapmanC. Chapman Olde Sycamore Golf Club |
+12 | F * | +3 | 80 | 74 | 154 | $0 | ||
T58 | 7 | Bradford LatimerB. Latimer Smiley's Golf and Learning Center |
+12 | F | +4 | 79 | 75 | 154 | $0 | ||
T58 | 24 | Nate EatonN. Eaton Carolina Country Club |
+12 | F * | +2 | 81 | 73 | 154 | $0 | ||
T58 | 1 | Rupe TaylorR. Taylor Princess Anne Country Club |
+12 | F | +5 | 78 | 76 | 154 | $0 | ||
T58 | 11 | Tom IredellT. Iredell Bear Creek Golf Club |
+12 | F | +6 | 77 | 77 | 154 | $0 | ||
T58 | 18 | Adam McLaughlinA. McLaughlin Raleigh Country Club |
+12 | F | +7 | 76 | 78 | 154 | $0 | ||
64 | 1 | Brad EdwardsB. Edwards Shipyard Golf Club |
+13 | F | +5 | 79 | 76 | 155 | $0 | ||
T65 | - | Tim SutherlandT. Sutherland Charter One North |
+14 | F | +6 | 79 | 77 | 156 | $0 | ||
T65 | 6 | Ronald GilesR. Giles | +14 | F * | +5 | 80 | 76 | 156 | $0 | ||
T65 | 6 | R.J. MilfordR. Milford Reserve Club at Woodside |
+14 | F | +7 | 78 | 78 | 156 | $0 | ||
T65 | 6 | Randolph DardenR. Darden Greenbrier Country Club |
+14 | F | +7 | 78 | 78 | 156 | $0 | ||
T65 | 23 | Joseph FinemoreJ. Finemore Croasdaile Country Club |
+14 | F * | +3 | 82 | 74 | 156 | $0 | ||
T70 | 1 | Matt StewartM. Stewart The Country Club of Asheville |
+15 | F | +6 | 80 | 77 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 11 | J.P. WaldronJ. Waldron Orangeburg Country Club |
+15 | F | +8 | 78 | 79 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 18 | Tyler PorterT. Porter Grandfather Golf & Country Club |
+15 | F * | +4 | 82 | 75 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 18 | Alexander ClarkA. Clark Eagle Point Golf Club |
+15 | F * | +4 | 82 | 75 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 23 | Ben SmithB. Smith Port Royal Golf Club |
+15 | F | +9 | 77 | 80 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 23 | Elliott JonesE. Jones Myers Park Country Club |
+15 | F * | +3 | 83 | 74 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 26 | Grant LancasterG. Lancaster Kilmarlic Golf Club |
+15 | F * | +2 | 84 | 73 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 46 | Kris CappuzzoK. Cappuzzo Raintree Country Club |
+15 | F * | +12 | 74 | 83 | 157 | $0 | ||
T70 | 30 | Tony BranhamT. Branham Santee National Golf Club |
+15 | F * | +10 | 76 | 81 | 157 | $0 | ||
79 | 9 | Jeffrey PhiefferJ. Phieffer Bald Head Island Club |
+16 | F * | +5 | 82 | 76 | 158 | $0 | ||
T80 | 21 | Mark WilliamsM. Williams North Ridge Country Club |
+17 | F | +10 | 78 | 81 | 159 | $0 | ||
T80 | 13 | Chase GodwinC. Godwin Kiawah Island Club - Cassique |
+17 | F * | +5 | 83 | 76 | 159 | $0 | ||
T80 | 33 | Doug WeaverD. Weaver Palmetto Dunes - Robert Trent Jones Course |
+17 | F | +11 | 77 | 82 | 159 | $0 | ||
T83 | 12 | Matt LucchesiM. Lucchesi Colleton River Plantation |
+18 | F * | +9 | 80 | 80 | 160 | $0 | ||
T83 | 18 | Robert StarkeyR. Starkey Players Club at St. James Plantation |
+18 | F | +10 | 79 | 81 | 160 | $0 | ||
T83 | 13 | Dylan ThewD. Thew Kiawah Island Club - Cassique |
+18 | F * | +5 | 84 | 76 | 160 | $0 | ||
T86 | 15 | Cory McEwenC. McEwen Village Greens Golf Club |
+19 | F * | +10 | 80 | 81 | 161 | $0 | ||
T86 | 4 | Andrew ItterlyA. Itterly Country Club of Charleston |
+19 | F * | +9 | 81 | 80 | 161 | $0 | ||
T88 | 17 | Evan BelcherE. Belcher | +20 | F | +11 | 80 | 82 | 162 | $0 | ||
T88 | 6 | Chris FearnC. Fearn Dataw Island |
+20 | F * | +10 | 81 | 81 | 162 | $0 | ||
90 | 3 | Chris BrownC. Brown Methodist University PGA Golf Management |
+21 | F * | +9 | 83 | 80 | 163 | $0 | ||
T91 | 20 | Daniel SeawellD. Seawell Houndslake Country Club - Azalea / Laurel |
+22 | F * | +13 | 80 | 84 | 164 | $0 | ||
T91 | 20 | Grant BolinG. Bolin Debordieu Club |
+22 | F * | +13 | 80 | 84 | 164 | $0 | ||
T93 | 22 | Jim HackenbergJ. Hackenberg Orange Whip Golf |
+23 | F * | +14 | 80 | 85 | 165 | $0 | ||
T93 | 3 | Kevin CoulterK. Coulter | +23 | F * | +10 | 84 | 81 | 165 | $0 | ||
T95 | 13 | Luis DeJesusL. DeJesus Raintree Country Club |
+24 | F * | +14 | 81 | 85 | 166 | $0 | ||
T95 | 7 | Ralph AlfieriR. Alfieri Kiawah Island Golf Resort |
+24 | F * | +13 | 82 | 84 | 166 | $0 | ||
T97 | 26 | Daniel ArgentieriD. Argentieri New Bern Golf & Country Club |
+25 | F * | +16 | 80 | 87 | 167 | $0 | ||
T97 | 6 | Eddie CochraneE. Cochrane Country Club of Charleston |
+25 | F * | +8 | 88 | 79 | 167 | $0 | ||
T99 | 3 | Wes GranthamW. Grantham Callawassie Island Club |
+26 | F * | +13 | 84 | 84 | 168 | $0 | ||
T99 | 1 | Cole StilesC. Stiles Pinehurst No. 9 |
+26 | F * | +12 | 85 | 83 | 168 | $0 | ||
101 | 19 | Jordan TennentJ. Tennent Porters Neck Country Club |
+28 | F * | +18 | 81 | 89 | 170 | $0 | ||
102 | - | Char CormierC. Cormier Ocean Creek Golf Course |
+37 | F * | +21 | 87 | 92 | 179 | $0 | ||
103 | 2 | Ryan NanceR. Nance Country Club of South Carolina |
+39 | F * | +24 | 86 | 95 | 181 | $0 | ||
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WD | - | Nick JacobiN. Jacobi Stonebridge Golf Club |
+7 | 78 | 78 | $0 | |||||
WD | - | Andy GregoryA. Gregory Stitch Golf |
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NC | - | Alan FerebeeA. Ferebee New Bern Golf & Country Club |
+10 | 5 | +3 | 78 | 24 | 102 | $0 | ||
NS | - | David EinsteinD. Einstein Hasentree Club The |
+13 | 84 | 84 | $0 | |||||
JWD | - | Justin MaloneJ. Malone Sapona Ridge Country Club |
+9 | 13 * | +4 | 76 | 56 | 132 | $0 |