Charleston (SC) City: Scott Usher leads by six after second round

5/14/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Scott Usher a former mini-tour player who has regained his amateur status currently leads the Charleston City Amateur by six-strokes with just 18-holes remaining

CHARLESTON, SC (May 14, 2016) - Scott Usher a former mini-tour player who has regained his amateur status currently leads the Charleston City Amateur by six-strokes with just 18-holes remaining. Usher has posted two round scores of 64-70 to reach 10-under at Charleston Municipal Golf Course. Usher began his second round slowly with a first hole bogey but rebounded with a birdie on the 6th and then an eagle on the par-5 7th. As Usher, a former USC-Aiken player, made the turn he was 2-under for the day and 10-under overall. Two more birdies on the homeward nine were offset by two bogeys leading to an even-par back nine. 2014 Charleston City runner-up Patrick Mallard is currently 4-under and in second place. Gettys Glaze and Matthew Laydon share third at 3-under. Defending champion Christian Sease struggled during the second round, shooting a 5-over 77 and is 17 strokes off the pace at 7-over. Sunday's final round begins at 7:00 a.m. local time but the final group won't hit the course until 2:00 p.m. -Tommy Boswell and The Post and Courier contributed to this story

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Open to amateurs who have resided in Charleston County, Dorchester County, or Berkeley County for at least one year and are 18 years of age as of the first day of the tournament.

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