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Fired a final round 66 to get the victory

Josh O'Neal fired a 6-under par 66 to win the 47th Annual Purple Power Greenville County Amateur Sunday at the Furman University Golf Course. With the win, O'Neal joins an elite group of Greenville County golfers that have won the championship more than once. He joins Tommy Gaul, Frankie Impson, Billy Hong, Chris Patton, Trey Bridwell, Tim Garrett, and this year's 3rd place finisher Bobby Hines as players winning twice. Hines won in 1996 & 1998. Bill Lovett won the event 3 times, while also competing this year was four time champion Mike Gravley, who finished 16th in the 141 man field. O"Neal won in 2012 at Bonnie Brae, but it may be a while before he has a chance at a third title, as he has plans to turn professional in the next few weeks.

Starting much earlier than the guys near the lead on Sunday because of his three over 75 on Friday, O'Neal quietly posted a sizzling 66, then had to sit under the Pavilion scoreboard area and wait it out. The perceived leaders were teeing off on #15 when O'Neal's 66 was posted, but it didn't take long for word to reach back out to the course that they were not only competing with each other, but a 3 under total had been posted. Zach Bishop and Hayden Garrett had come through 13 at two under and Hines at two over. Bishop fell off late with some putting misses, while Hines holed out from the fairway for an eagle at 15. Garrett also got a birdie at 15 to tie O'Neal at three under. But a bogey on the next hole and an 18th hole narrow miss on a long putt for a birdie gave O'Neal the championship. Garrett finshed in 2nd while Hines got third place alongside Bishop at even par 144.

Fox Run Country Club repeated as the winner of the Allison Cup team competition. The three lowest scores from member clubs are counted each day. Furman & Green Valley got 2nd & 3rd in the team competition.

Flight winners were as follows Dillard Traynham 1st Flight - Michael Polger, Cathead Stroud 2nd Flight - Joseph Fuller, and Michael Christie 3rd Flight - Brad Hawkins. Complete scores can be seen by clicking the link below!

To see a really nice video recap from The Golf Club SC's Facebook page click the link below.

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NOTE- this year was the 1st time since 1994 that the championship was decided by 36 holes. The tournament went to a three day format in 1995 at Pebble Creek when Gravley won the last of his four titles. The complete 18 hole washout was the first time since 1977 when the final round at Paris Mountain Golf Club (now Summersett) was rained out. The golfers would return the next Sunday to play the final round as Lovett would win his first County Championship.

Thanks to everyone who participated, and to Furman University Golf Course for being such great hosts. A special thanks to Purple Power for being such a great presenting sponsor of the Greenville County Amateur!

Greenville News photos...click here


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	Josh O'Neal wins county amateur championship for 2nd time... Fired a final round 66 to get the victory Josh O'Neal fired a 6-under par 66 to win the 47th Annual Purple Power Greenville County Amateur Sunday at the Furman University Golf Course. With the win, O'Neal joins an elite group of Greenville County golfers that have won the championship more than once. He joins Tommy Gaul, Frankie Impson, Billy Hong, Chris Patton, Trey Bridwell, Tim Garrett, and this year's 3rd place finisher Bobby Hines as players winning twice. Hines won in 1996 & 1998. Bill Lovett won the event 3 times, while also competing this year was four time champion Mike Gravley, who finished 16th in the 141 man field. O"Neal won in 2012 at Bonnie Brae, but it may be a while before he has a chance at a third title, as he has plans to turn professional in the next few weeks. Starting much earlier than the guys near the lead on Sunday because of his three over 75 on Friday, O'Neal quietly posted a sizzling 66, then had to sit under the Pavilion scoreboard area and wait it out. The perceived leaders were teeing off on #15 when O'Neal's 66 was posted, but it didn't take long for word to reach back out to the course that they were not only competing with each other, but a 3 under total had been posted. Zach Bishop and Hayden Garrett had come through 13 at two under and Hines at two over. Bishop fell off late with some putting misses, while Hines holed out from the fairway for an eagle at 15. Garrett also got a birdie at 15 to tie O'Neal at three under. But a bogey on the next hole and an 18th hole narrow miss on a long putt for a birdie gave O'Neal the championship. Garrett finshed in 2nd while Hines got third place alongside Bishop at even par 144. Fox Run Country Club repeated as the winner of the Allison Cup team competition. The three lowest scores from member clubs are counted each day. Furman & Green Valley got 2nd & 3rd in the team competition. Flight winners were as follows Dillard Traynham 1st Flight - Michael Polger, Cathead Stroud 2nd Flight - Joseph Fuller, and Michael Christie 3rd Flight - Brad Hawkins. Complete scores can be seen by clicking the link below! To see a really nice video recap from The Golf Club SC's Facebook page click the link below. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1510407625859349&set=vb.1447217065511739&type=2&theater NOTE- this year was the 1st time since 1994 that the championship was decided by 36 holes. The tournament went to a three day format in 1995 at Pebble Creek when Gravley won the last of his four titles. The complete 18 hole washout was the first time since 1977 when the final round at Paris Mountain Golf Club (now Summersett) was rained out. The golfers would return the next Sunday to play the final round as Lovett would win his first County Championship. Thanks to everyone who participated, and to Furman University Golf Course for being such great hosts. A special thanks to Purple Power for being such a great presenting sponsor of the Greenville County Amateur! Greenville News photos...click here Championship Flight Josh O'Neal - 75 - 66 - 141 (2014 Champion) Hayden Garrett - 72 - 70 - 142 Bobby Hines - 70 - 74 - 144 Zach Bishop - 70 - 74 - 144 Chris Eassy - 74 - 71 - 145 Colby Patton - 72 - 73 - 145 Casey Owens - 72 - 74 - 146 Marcus Grumbles - 75 - 71 - 146 Dan Constantino - 74 - 73 - 147 Rick Cobb - 75 - 72 - 147 Tim Garrett - 75 - 72 - 147 Dennis Schwab - 72 - 76 - 148 Matt Faulkner - 74 - 75 - 149 Mark Torres - 71 - 78 - 149 Geno Berchiatti - 73 - 76 - 149 Adam Edens - 75 - 74 - 149 Chase Cale - 76 - 74 - 150 Ron Clontz - 73 - 77 - 150 Mike Gravley - 74 - 76 - 150 Duff Wagner - 75 - 75 - 150 Chris Wilkens - 76 - 74 - 150 Shane Grumbles - 74 - 77 - 151 Michael Jordan - 75 - 77 - 152 Robert Lutomski - 74 - 78 - 152 Levi Moody - 75 - 78 - 153 Ryan Wright - 73 - 80 - 153 Todd Eckstein - 76 - 78 - 154 Adam Garrett - 76 - 78 - 154 Doug Edwards - 75 - 80 - 155 Benji McCall - 75 - 80 - 155 Dean Nance - 74 - 81 - 155 Bradley Tedstone - 76 - 79 - 155 Russ Gillig - 74 - 82 - 156 Bobby Kline - 76 - 80 - 156 John Ferguson - 75 - 82 - 157 First Flight Michael Polgar - 78 - 71 - 149 Mike Hartin - 77 - 72 - 149 Richard Cox III - 78 - 72 - 150 Brian Kelley - 79 - 73 - 152 Griffin Hyde - 79 - 74 - 153 Todd Satterfield - 78 - 75 - 153 Doug Appleby - 79 - 75 - 154 Jay Stephens - 77 - 77 - 154 Kurt Waldthausen - 78 - 76 - 154 Bill Hathaway - 79 - 76 - 155 Bobby Powell - 77 - 78 - 155 Jim Barber - 79 - 77 - 156 David Ellington - 79 - 77 - 156 Steven Kirven - 78 - 78 - 156 Doug Tooke - 77 - 80 - 157 Cory Tonneson - 77 - 81 - 158 Matt Covington - 79 - 80 - 159 Jack Obermeier - 78 - 81 - 159 Zachary Thrasher - 79 - 80 - 159 Mark Easley - 78 - 82 - 160 Keith Fowler - 78 - 83 - 161 Donald Craig - 79 - 83 - 162 Scott Friday - 79 - 83 - 162 David League - 78 - 89 - 167 Robbie Gravley - 77 - W/D Cary Sanders - 78 - W/D Second Flight Joseph Fuller - 80 - 72 - 152 Bradley Kauffman - 80 - 72 - 152 Tucker MacDonald - 81 - 72 - 153 Ken Kirkland - 80 - 73 - 153 Jose Alvarez - 81 - 72 - 153 Matt Jones - 81 - 73 - 154 Mark Moody - 80 - 74 - 154 Michael Selvagio - 82 - 73 - 155 Yancey Johnson - 80 - 75 - 155 Jesse Baldwin - 81 - 74 - 155 Matt Wiley - 80 - 77 - 157 Benji McGaha - 81 - 76 - 157 Trip Welch - 81 - 77 - 158 Jack Alexander - 82 - 76 - 158 Michael Campbell - 82 - 76 - 158 Bennett Gilyard - 81 - 77 - 158 Austin Ornelas - 81 - 79 - 160 Nathan Banks - 80 - 80 - 160 David Younts - 80 - 80 - 160 Matthew Gutchow - 81 - 80 - 161 Brady Adams - 81 - 80 - 161 Tim Schwab - 81 - 80 - 161 Rob Reeves - 80 - 82 - 162 Ty Balkcum - 81 - 81 - 162 David Bayko Jr - 82 - 81 - 163 Rob Johnson - 82 - 81 - 163 Jerry Petty - 82 - 83 - 165 Mike Minyard - 80 - 86 - 166 Robert Burgess - 82 - 85 - 167 Conner Merrell - 80 - 91 - 171 Trey Werner - 82 - DNS Neil Brown - 80 - NC Todd Reid - 80 - DNS Third Flight Brad Hawkins - 83 - 74 - 157 Todd Hendley - 83 - 74 - 157 Kevin Yancar - 84 - 74 - 158 Christopher Earl - 83 - 77 - 160 Thomas Garrett - 84 - 76 - 160 Robert VanAkelijen - 84 - 77 - 161 Derrick Hiott - 83 - 80 - 163 Wes Reeves - 84 - 79 - 163 Jimmy Gaffney - 89 - 74 - 163 Jason Woodard - 83 - 81 - 164 South Lewis - 84 - 80 - 164 Connor Roy - 86 - 80 - 166 Bob Van Norden - 86 - 80 - 166 Will Abercrombie - 85 - 82 - 167 Charly Van Norden - 85 - 82 - 167 Daniel Baker - 89 - 78 - 167 Bob Martin - 87 - 81 - 168 Tim Reardon - 90 - 78 - 168 Wade Hyder - 87 - 82 - 169 John McNamara - 84 - 86 - 170 David Sarkela - 87 - 83 - 170 Jeff Jaeggi - 92 - 78 - 170 Jonah Smith - 92 - 78 - 170 Dan Fowler - 86 - 85 - 171 Scott Burton - 87 - 84 - 171 Corey Turner - 85 - 87 - 172 Jonathan McKee - 86 - 86 - 172 Matt Brewer - 88 - 84 - 172 Ross Ellis - 88 - 84 - 172 Mark Bunnell - 91 - 82 - 173 Dan Collins - 87 - 87 - 174 Mark Souza - 91 - 83 - 174 Dale King - 88 - 88 - 176 Mike Burdine - 90 - 87 - 177 Jeff Millwood - 94 - 86 - 180 Spencer Hynd - 96 - 89 - 185 Dennis Barnes - 95 - 94 - 189 Phil Grumbles - 83 - DNS Craig Hall - 83 - DNS Terry Willis - 83 - DNS Robert Worsham - 83 - DNF Justen Peace - 84 - NC Jeffrey Wickliffe - 84 - DNS Jonathan Tucker - 85 - DNS Thomas Laney - 87 - DNS Brooks Burleson - 90 - DNS Chuck Orr Jr. - 92 - DNS 47th Annual Purple Power Greenville County Amateur Championship - Friday scores Zach Bishop - 70 Bobby Hines - 70 Mark Torres - 71 Hayden Garrett - 72 Casey Owens - 72 Colby Patton - 72 Dennis Schwab - 72 Geno Berchiatti - 73 Ron Clontz - 73 Ryan Wright - 73 Dan Constantino - 74 Chris Eassy - 74 Matt Faulkner - 74 Russ Gillig - 74 Mike Gravley - 74 Shane Grumbles - 74 Robert Lutomski - 74 Dean Nance - 74 Rick Cobb - 75 Adam Edens - 75 Doug Edwards - 75 John Ferguson - 75 Tim Garrett - 75 Marcus Grumbles - 75 Michael Jordan - 75 Benji McCall - 75 Levi Moody - 75 Josh O'Neal - 75 Duff Wagner - 75 Chase Cale - 76 Todd Eckstein - 76 Adam Garrett - 76 Bobby Kline - 76 Bradley Tedstone - 76 Chris Wilkens - 76 Robbie Gravley - 77 Mike Hartin - 77 Bobby Powell - 77 Jay Stephens - 77 Cory Tonneson - 77 Doug Tooke - 77 Richard Cox III - 78 Mark Easley - 78 Keith Fowler - 78 Steven Kirven - 78 David League - 78 Jack Obermeier - 78 Michael Polgar - 78 Cary Sanders - 78 Todd Satterfield - 78 Kurt Waldthausen - 78 Doug Appleby - 79 Jim Barber - 79 Matt Covington - 79 Donald Craig - 79 David Ellington - 79 Scott Friday - 79 Bill Hathaway - 79 Griffin Hyde - 79 Brian Kelley - 79 Zachary Thrasher - 79 Nathan Banks - 80 Neil Brown - 80 Joseph Fuller - 80 Yancey Johnson - 80 Bradley Kauffman - 80 Ken Kirkland - 80 Conner Merrell - 80 Mike Minyard - 80 Mark Moody - 80 Rob Reeves - 80 Todd Reid - 80 Matt Wiley - 80 David Younts - 80 Brady Adams - 81 Jose Alvarez - 81 Jesse Baldwin - 81 Ty Balkcum - 81 Bennett Gilyard - 81 Matthew Gutchow - 81 Matt Jones - 81 Tucker MacDonald - 81 Benji McGaha - 81 Austin Ornelas - 81 Tim Schwab - 81 Trip Welch - 81 Jack Alexander - 82 David Bayko Jr - 82 Robert Burgess - 82 Michael Campbell - 82 Rob Johnson - 82 Jerry Petty - 82 Michael Selvagio - 82 Trey Werner - 82 Christopher Earl - 83 Phil Grumbles - 83 Craig Hall - 83 Brad Hawkins - 83 Todd Hendley - 83 Derrick Hiott - 83 Terry Willis - 83 Jason Woodard - 83 Robert Worsham - 83 Thomas Garrett - 84 South Lewis - 84 John McNamara - 84 Justen Peace - 84 Wes Reeves - 84 Robert VanAkelijen - 84 Jeffrey Wickliffe - 84 Kevin Yancar - 84 Will Abercrombie - 85 Jonathan Tucker - 85 Corey Turner - 85 Charly Van Norden - 85 Dan Fowler - 86 Jonathan McKee - 86 Connor Roy - 86 Bob Van Norden - 86 Scott Burton - 87 Dan Collins - 87 Wade Hyder - 87 Thomas Laney - 87 Bob Martin - 87 David Sarkela - 87 Matt Brewer - 88 Ross Ellis - 88 Dale King - 88 Daniel Baker - 89 Jimmy Gaffney - 89 Mike Burdine - 90 Brooks Burleson - 90 Tim Reardon - 90 Mark Bunnell - 91 Mark Souza - 91 Jeff Jaeggi - 92 Chuck Orr Jr. - 92 Jonah Smith - 92 Jeff Millwood - 94 Dennis Barnes - 95 Spencer Hynd - 96 \| Greenville County Amateur sites \| 2004 Greenville County Amateur Scores \| 2006 Greenville County Amateur Scores \| 2007 Greenville County Amateur Scores \| 2008 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2009 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2010 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2011 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2012 Greenville County Amateur Results \| 2013 Greenville County Amateur Results \| 2014 Greenville County Amateur Results \| 2015 Greenville County Amateur Results \| 2016 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2017 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2018 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2019 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2020 Greenville County Amatuer results \| 2021 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2022 Greenville County Amateur results \| 2023 Greenville County Amateur Championship Scores \| \| Return Home \| Contact Us \| Downloads & Applications \| Greenville County Golf Association \| Greenville County Amateur \| The Cyder Cup Matches \| Upstate Amateur Championship \|