South Carolina Mid-Am: Liebler Wins in Playoff
10/8/2006 | by
see also: South Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship, Spring Valley Country Club
Liebler Wins in Playoff
Greenville, SC (October 6-8, 2006) -- Steve Liebler overcame a three shot deficit and clinched the 2006 SCGA Mid Amateur Championship after a two hole playoff over Defending Champion, Walter Todd.
Liebler shot a final round score of two under par 70 for a total of 209 to claim his first individual SCGA Championship. The victory did not come easy however, as the Irmo native needed two extra holes against first and second round leader Walter Todd to get the trophy. After completing regulation play with matching birdies, both Todd and Liebler stumbled in bogeying the first extra hole, the par four - 10th. With both players putting on the 11th hole for birdie, Todd three putted and Liebler managed to get down in two to capture the victory.
Finishing in a tie for third at 217 were Herbie Sargent, Lee Palms, Rick Cloninger and Jack Brown.
The 2006 SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship was played on the par 72 ~ 6834 yard Green Valley Country Club course in Greenville, SC. The field consisted of 120 individuals playing 54 holes of stroke play and was cut to the low 60 and ties after the second round. The final round was conducted on Sunday. The Mid-Amateur is one of 17 Major Championships conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association and is in its 25th year of existence.
Full Results:
Liebler, Steve (Irmo) 70 69 70 209
Todd, Walter (Laurens) 68 68 73 209
Palms, Lee (Greenville) 74 69 74 217
Brown, Jack (Greer) 69 73 75 217
Cloninger, Rick (Fort Mill) 71 71 75 217
Sargent, Herbie (Williamston) 71 69 77 217
White, Todd (Moore) 76 71 71 218
Mitchell, Chris (Columbia) 68 77 75 220
Milner, Kyle (Spartanburg) 71 75 74 220
Meredith, Michael (Greenwood) 73 72 77 222
Wood, Matt (Charleston) 77 73 72 222
Hargett, Eddie (Blythewood) 73 71 80 224
Gravley, Mike (Greer) 72 74 79 225
Dargan, Robert (Columbia) 75 73 77 225
Childers, Jr., Randy (Inman) 75 75 75 225
Wiland, Kenneth (Aiken) 72 76 78 226
Hough, Taylor (Spartanburg) 76 74 76 226
Williamson, Blake (Anderson) 74 76 76 226
Hendley, Todd (Simpsonville) 83 72 71 226
Sylvan, Gus (Columbia) 73 78 76 227
Pope, Timothy (Spartanburg) 74 75 78 227
McCutcheon, Jeff (Greenwood) 76 73 79 228
Dennis, Johnny (Greenville) 78 76 74 228
Fain, Max (Boiling Springs) 77 73 80 230
Smunk, Bill (Kingstree) 77 76 77 230
Kennedy, Brian (Woodruff) 72 81 77 230
Rogers, Wayne (Easley) 78 75 78 231
McCoy, Ellison (Greenville) 79 74 78 231
Grimes, Jarrett (Columbia) 79 79 73 231
Smith, Patrick (Florence) 80 73 78 231
Gaynor, Mark (Florence) 75 81 76 232
Hughes, Jr., Jackson (Greenville) 83 74 76 233
King, Kevin (Bluffton) 78 74 81 233
Phillips, Blanton (Simpsonville) 81 71 81 233
Humphrey, Tom (Okatie) 82 74 77 233
Lindsay, Steven (Mauldin) 76 77 80 233
Askins, Charlie (Greer) 80 71 83 234
Amick, James (Spartanburg) 79 76 80 235
Berchiatti, Geno (Simpsonville) 78 80 77 235
Atkinson, Bert (Charleston) 77 73 85 235
Milner, Phil (Laurens) 73 77 85 235
Wilson, Jimmy (Greenville) 75 83 78 236
Ezell, Terry (York) 75 81 80 236
Tucker, Craig (Greenville) 80 79 78 237
Bell, Jeff (Easley) 82 75 80 237
DeCamps, Jared (Johnsonville) 75 84 78 237
Smith, Senter (Greenville) 81 77 79 237
Wallace, Holley (Columbia) 77 80 80 237
Hathaway, Bill (Taylors) 75 84 79 238
Henson, Marty (Taylors) 77 81 80 238
Leslie, Bo (Greenvile) 78 81 79 238
Barrineau, Bobby (Simpsonville) 75 81 83 239
Clontz, Ron (Greenville) 79 80 80 239
Blackston, Ray (Greenville) 82 75 84 241
Willis, Terry (Taylors) 79 79 84 242
Vignati, Joe (Bluffton) 79 80 84 243
Padgette, Joe (N. Charleston) 80 79 85 244
Pfeiffer, Phil (Myrtle Beach) 76 83 88 247
Garrett, Tim (Greenville) 75 72 0 147 NC
Burgess, Jim (Kingstree) 82 76 0 158 NC
Sill, Stan (Spartanburg) 75 77 0 152 WD
Godfrey, Robert (Anderson) 75 77 0 152 WD
About the South Carolina Mid-Amateur
What has become known as the "Working Man's" tournament, this Championship is for individuals 25 years of age and older. A 54 hole event that is cut to the low 60 and ties for the final round, the Mid Amateur Championship has become a true test for t...
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