38th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

Members Club at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, SC

June 20, 2010

Championship Match Results

Myrtle Beach, SC: History repeats itself for the 42 year old history teacher from Moore, SC…..twice. Todd White, former Furman All-American won a hard fought victory over rising sophomore and Clemson golfer, Brewer Bradshaw from Columbia. The match started out as a very polite affair with fairways, greens and routine two-putts. The only excitement came on the 460 yard par four 7^th when Bradshaw almost holed his second to square the match. A routine birdie on # 9 by White put him one up as they headed for the final nine.

After pars on the 10^th things started to heat up. Brewer dropped a 45’ bomb on #11 and Todd topped him from 7’ for the halve. Both birdied from 7’ on the par five 12^th as Bradshaw matched White’s four. On the par four 14^th it was Todd’s turn to halve a 10’ birdie from Bradshaw with a 4 footer of his own. Brewer missed a good chance to square the match on 17 when his 7 footer burned the edge so they went to 18 with White 1 up. Bradshaw’s approach came to rest 15’ from the hole and White responded with a clutch iron to within 6 feet. Brewer burned the edge again then conceded White’s putt to give Todd his third SC Amateur Championship, 2 up.

White joins Bert Atkinson and Barry Black as the only three time champions. Todd’s win spans a remarkable 19 years since his first victory in 1991. He went the entire match play segment an amazing 45 holes without a bogey and missed just two greens and one fairway. He tallied 25 birdies and an eagle to compliment his stroke play medalist honors.

This event is one of 35 championships conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

For history and records on the South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship, click here.

Round of 32

Upper Bracket:

(134) Todd White, Moore, SC def. (145) Brandon Coggins, Gaffney, SC, 3 & 2

(142) Evan Phillips, Lexington, SC def. (142) Tre Sheppard, Mount Pleasant, SC, 3 & 1

(140) McCuen Elmore, Cheraw, SC def. (144) Chris Mitchell, Prosperity, SC, 1 up

(144) Jones Brown, Columbia, SC def. (140) Tyler Comer, Spartanburg, SC, 4 & 3

(138) Garland Smith, Johnston, SC def. (145) Tee Opperman, Pawleys Island, SC, 3 & 1

(143) Hayden Letien, Sumter, SC def. (142) Richard Burgess Jr, Roebuck, SC, 3 & 2

(145) Brad Williams, Gaffney, SC def. (138) Ross Tooley, Mount Pleasant, SC, 2 up

(144) Mark Gaynor, Florence, SC def. (141) Chuck Moore, Columbia, SC, 19 Holes

Lower Bracket:

(135) David Dannelly, Easley, SC def. (145) Chad Siefert, Simpsonville, SC, 3 & 2

(143) Brad Sill, Spartanburg, SC def. (142) Will Ovenden, Spartanburg, SC, 2 up

(140) Thomas Todd, Laurens, SC def. (144) Bryan Newton, Gray Court, SC, 1 up

(141) Parker Allen, Blythewood, SC def. (144) Alex Finke, Rock Hill, SC, 1 up

(145) Rick Cloninger, Fort Mill, SC def. (138) Mark Joye, Columbia, SC, 3 & 1

(142) Brewer Bradshaw, Columbia, SC def. (143) Charles Valluzzo, Mount Pleasant, SC, 2 & 1

(144) Walter Todd, Laurens, SC def. (138) Matthew Hopper, Gaffney, SC, 3 & 2

(141) Clint Tolleson, Spartanburg, SC def. (144) Eddie Hargett, Blythewood, SC, 3 & 2

Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

White def. Phillips, 5 & 3

Brown def. Elmore, 3 & 2

Smith def. Letien, 20 holes

Williams def. Gaynor, 2 & 1

Lower Bracket:

Dannelly def. Sill, 3 & 1

Allen def. Todd, 4 & 3

Bradshaw def. Cloninger, 3 & 2

Tolleson def. Todd, 1 up

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

White def. Brown, 4 & 3

Williams def. Smith, 5 & 4

Lower Bracket:

Allen def. Dannelly, 3 & 2

Bradshaw def. Tolleson, 4 & 2

Semifinals

White def. Williams, 5 & 4

Bradshaw def. Allen, 20 holes

Finals

White def. Bradshaw, 2 up