SCGA Partners' Championship:
Final Results Sylvan - Liebler Blow Away Field

GolfCarolina.com Staff Report

(MARCH 12, 2001) - The team of Gus Sylvan (Columbia) and Steve Liebler (Irmo) took their first SCGA Partners' Championship at Northwoods Golf Club (Columbia) in record fashion. Following a first round 65 which produced a one stroke lead, the duo came out of the gate charging on the second day. Birdies on three of the first five holes extended their lead to three over Lanny Correll, Jr. and Thomas Kennaday (Columbia) and Robert and David Dargan (Columbia.)

After a par at the short par 5 sixth hole, birdies by Sylvan at 7 and 9 and one by Liebler at 8 gave them a three stoke margin heading into the final nine. Correll and Kennaday made birdies at 7 and 9, but lost ground to the leaders. With a 33 on the front nine, Dargan-Dargan found themselves four back heading into the back nine.

A best ball bogey at 10 by Sylvan and a birdie by the Dargans cut the margin to two. A birdie and a bogey by the Dargans, and all pars on the back nine by Correll-Kennaday left both teams fighting for second as Sylvan-Liebler closed with two birdies (16 and 17) and a par.

The 15 under par total of 129 was a new tournament record by five strokes. The previous record was held by Walter and T.D. Todd, Jr. of Laurens, who posted a two round total of 134 in 1997 over this same course.

Robin Alley and Brian Loquist (Columbia) closed with a 68 to take first place in the first flight with a score of 139. Ron Schroder and Mike Wiland (Aiken) came on even stronger with a final round 67 to capture the second flight.

The 9th Annual SCGA Partners' Championship was held at the Northwoods Golf Club in Columbia which played at 6514 yards and a par of 72. The tournament is held each year to benefit the junior programs of the South Carolina Golf Association.

Championship Flight

Gus Sylvan, Steve Liebler (Columbia/Irmo) 65 64 129

Robert Dargan, David Dargan (Columbia/Columbia) 66 68 134

Lanny Correll, Jr., Thomas Kennaday (Columbia/Columbia) 66 68 134

Jeff Pope, Russ Flanders (N. Augusta/Grannteville) 68 67 135

Bob Hoffman, Jim Watson (Greenville/Greenville) 70 67 137

George Kennedy, Guy Evans (Irmo/West Columbia) 67 71 138

Dan Sullivan, Todd Mattocks (Columbia/Columbia) 68 70 138

Steve Pachol, Richard Houghton (Columbia/Columbia) 68 70 138

Jimmy Hawkins, Jim Martin (Irmo/Columbia) 67 71 138

Patrick O'Connell, Ron Simpson (Columbia/Columbia) 70 69 139

Timothy Pope, Michael Gravley (Spartanburg/Simpsonville) 69 70 139

Kevin Driggers, Blake Williamson (Mt. Pleasant/Anderson) 70 69 139

Eddie Hargett, Sammy Truett (Blythewood/Surfside Beach) 69 72 141

Frank Finley, Brant Armstrong (Laurens/Gray Court) 70 71 141

Rick Ingle, Jamie Frazier (Winnsboro/Winnsboro) 70 71 141

Sonny Hardin, Jeff Burkett (Lancaster/Lancaster) 69 74 143

Frank Piccione, Gary Ramage (Summerville/Summerville) 70 74 144

Dennis Barnes, Jr., Sammy Taylor (Gaffney/Gaffney) 70 76 146

First Flight

Robin Alley, Brian Loquist (Columbia/Columbia) 71 68 139

Ken Martin, Tadd Brown (Lexington/Moncks Corner) 71 70 141

R.F. Taylor, Eddie Mirmow (Lexington/Lexington) 72 69 141

Lee Glaze, Gettys Glaze (Sumter/Charleston) 73 70 143

Lanny Correll, Sr., Robert Whetstone (Columbia/Columbia) 73 70 143

Dewey Oxner, Rob Reeves (Simpsonville/Greenville) 72 71 143

Mark Golightly, Bill Chamberlin (Rock Hill/Rock Hill) 73 70 143

Chip Driggers, John Cabaniss (Hanahan/Pinoplis) 71 72 143

Scott Morris, Todd Webber (Rock Hill/Moore) 72 72 144

Randy Adams, Chad Thomason (Rock Hill/York) 73 71 144

Mike Mahoney, Robbie Mahoney (Greeleyville/Florence) 72 73 145

Jack Swails, Gene Spencer (Columbia/Blythewood) 71 74 145

Jimmy Hamilton, Alex Hamilton (Aiken/Aiken) 71 74 145

Sammy Barnes, Davis Taylor (Batesburg-Leesville/Leesville) 72 73 145

Duff Wagner, Terry Willis (Taylors/Taylors) 73 72 145

Vic Hannon, Bobby Hathaway (Camden/Columbia) 73 74 147

Dennis Barnes, Sr., Tim Bostic (Gaffney/Gaffney) 71 76 147

Michael Hirsch, Keith Whatley (Pawleys Island/Myrtle Beach) 72 75 147

Max Jordan, Richard Barrett (York/York) 73 74 147

John Black, Ken Bogan (Chapin/Irmo) 73 75 148

Warren Finney, Bobby Smith (Clinton/Clinton) 73 77 150

David Oxner, Huey Long (Leesville/Leesville) 73 82 155

Greg Jeter, Michael Littleton (Greer/Greenville) 71 84 155

Second Flight

Ron Schroder, Michael Wiland (Aiken/Aiken) 74 67 141

Matthew Hendrix, Michael Sims (Aiken/Campobello) 74 68 142

T.D. Todd, Jr., Walter Todd (Laurens/Laurens) 74 70 144

Vince Williams, Pete Clough (Columbia/Columbia) 76 70 146

Paul Turner, Russell Smith (Columbia/Columbia) 75 71 146

Ronald Callahan, Bobby Gause (Columbia/Lexington) 76 71 147

Randy Pardee, C.R. Pardee, III (Columbia/Columbia) 77 71 148



Andy Gianoukos, Keith Hess (Charleston/Summerville) 75 73 148

Rick Hawkins, David League (Easley/Easley) 75 74 149

Gene Adkins, Rick Rogers (Ft. Mill/Fort Mill) 74 77 151

Craig Tucker, William Wood (Greenville/Taylors) 76 75 151

Rick Boone, Brett Shelley (Greenville/Marion) 78 75 153

Kent Hungerpiller, Jr., Edwin Boyd (Hartsville/Hartsville) 79 74 153

Ronnie Kidd, Danny Bell (McCormick/Ninety Six) 77 77 154

Brian Lott, Ken Roof (Charleston/Charleston) 80 75 155

Stephen Roach, Greg Horne (Easley/Easley) 81 81 162

Bob Christman, Rusty White (Rock Hill/Lancaster) 82 80 162

Marvin Huggins, Joe Gillis (Columbia/Columbia) 78 84 162

Edward Goley, Fort Jones (Irmo/Columbia) 81 84 165