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Honorable Mention We are all interested in the achievements and notable accomplishments of our current and former George Bryan Golf Academy students. Here we will take note of those that we are aware of.
2010 Cashion helps USC B Win! USC B wins Start to Finish Classic hosted by Webber College at Lake Wales Golf Club, freshman Travis Cashion help team win with scores of 73,77, and 76 Jackson Finishes 3rd and 1st at HJGT! Sam Jackson wins Kiawah Island Junior Challenge at Cougar Point by a shot over Lushes Evans of Pinewood Prep. “#9, a par 5 I hit a good tee shot, and a good second shot, then a wedge to 15 feet and made it for birdie.” “The wind made trajectory and distance tough to control” 38, 74 was Sam’s winning score with a weather shortened first round. “I was nervous but I welcomed the feeling” On #16 Lushen had a 1 shot lead and hit the par 5 in 2 but I had a downhill lie that I had to lay up. I had 42 yards and made par from there. Lushen 3 putted for par so he took a one shot lead into 17. I made par but lushen 4 putted the green for a double so I took a 1 shot lead to #18. I hit a good second shot to 15 feet and made a par and Lushen left his birdie putt short of the hole. Two weeks before I finished 3rd in Jacksonville at the HJGT Winter Championship and won this week. My routines, putting, full swing, pitching, was really good and help me feel really good over the ball. Also did not race ahead with my thinking. I stayed right in the present, “I tried to apply all of Dr. Mo ideas on thinking during the tournament.” 2009 2009 Girls High School Golf State Championships Class 4-A State Championship Congratulations to Maureen Dunnagan for winning the Individual State Championship and leading the Lexington Wildcats to there 6th Straight State Championship. Morgan Webber of Dorman finished Runner-Up and Torey Johnson of Burnes finsihed 3rdin the individual race. Class 3-A State Championship Congraulations to Anne Marie Covar for making the 3-A All-State team Maureen Dunnagan - Carolinas Junior Girls Champion!
Maureen defeated cousin and rising freshman at Winthrop University, Danielle Dunnagan, in the semi-finals, which earned her the title match with Kathryn Miranda. Miranda is a teammate of Maureen's on the 5-time State Champion Lexington Wildcats team and after the dust settled, the rising senior had won her first major individual championship!
“The match with Danielle was mentally tough because we are so close. I’m just really glad to play well at the right time,” said Dunnagan.
Louise Givens set 2 personal records: -Single lowest round of 71 (1 under par!) -Lowest tournament round of 74! She also had her personal 2009 competitive best at the S.C. Senior Women's Golf Championship at Holy Tree in Greenville. She SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED her title!
"The success is due to chipping, putting, and course mangement" -Louise Givens.
Congratulations to... South East Region Team George Bryan IV Wesley Bryan
Tournament Board | Tournament | Golfer | Place Finish | Date | 2009 4A Girls State Championship | Maureen Dunnagan | 1st | October 27, 2009 | | | Morgan Webber | 2nd | October 27, 2009 | | Torey Johnson | 3rd | October 27, 2009 | 2009 Twin States | Anne Marie Covar | 2nd | | 2009 South Carolina Amateur Qualifier @ Oak Hills | Det Cullum | 1st | | 2009 Junior Azalea Championship | Blake Kennedy | 1st | | 2009 Junior Festival of Flowers | Collin Witiak | 2nd | | 2009 South Carolina Junior Boys Championship (13-14) | Lee Duncan Jr. | 3rd | | 2009 Carolinas Junior Boys Championship | Collin Witiak | 1st | | 2009 Carolinas Junior Girls Championship | Maureen Dunnagan | 1st | | 2009 Mid Carolina Club Championship Womens | Charlotte Twitty | 1st | | 2009 Mid Carolina Club Championship Mens | Chuck Moore | 1st | | 2009 Lexington County Tee Off | Josh Rogers | T2 | March 17-19, 2009 | | Det Cullum | T2 | | | Reed Covar | T2 | | Anderson Sunshine House 2009 | Maureen Dunnagan | 2nd | March 14-15, 2009 | 2009 Junior Heritage | Mark Joye | 2nd | February 7-8, 2009 | Charles Tilghman Jr. Championship | Ryan Lamb | 1st | December 13-14, 2008 | 2008 Players | Mark Joye | 2nd | November 15-16 | 2008 Fall Challenge | Mark Joye | 2nd | November 2nd | | Anne Marie Covar | 3rd | | 2008 Class 4-A Girls State | Maureen Dunnagan | | October 19-21 | | Morgan Webber | | October 19-21 | | Torey Johnson | | October 19-21 | 2008 S.C. Shootout @ Chanticleer | Morgan Webber | 1st | October 15 | | Maureen Dunnagan | 2nd | October 15 | 2008 Dorman Cavalier Invitational | Maureen Dunnagan | 1st | September 18 | 2008 Fall Palmetto | Maureen Dunnagan | 1st | September 12-13 | 2008 Palmetto Preview | Morgan Webber | 1st | August 26 | USGA Qualifier US Amatuer | George Bryan, IV | | August 18-24 | | Wesley Bryan | | August 18-24 | Big I Qualifer | Morgan Webber | 1st | August 3-7 | | Maureen Dunnagan | 2nd | August 3-7 | 2008 Junior Rice Planters | Colin Witiak | 2nd | August 3-5 | 2008 Carolinas Junior Championship | Mark Joye | 2nd | July 29-31 | 2008 Twin State | Anne Marie Covar | 1st | July 29-30 | USGA Qualifier Junior Amatuer | Mark Joye | | July 23-26 | The Blade | Maureen Dunnagan | 2nd | July 15-16 | | Morgan Webber | 3rd | July 15-16 | USGA Qualifier Public Links | Wesley Bryan | | July 14-19 | Festival of Flowers | Anne Marie Covar | | June 14-15 | CPGA Carolinas | Mark Joye | 1st | July 12-13 | Anderson Sunshine | Maureen Dunnagan | 2nd | March 1-2 | Columbia Womens City Championship | Maureen Dunnagan | 1st | | | Louise Givens | 2nd | | Spartanburg Women's City | Morgan Webber | 1st | | NJGC at Charwood | Sam Jackson | 1st | | NJGC at Charwood | Johnathan Hardee | 1st | | NJGC at Furman | Johnathan Hardee | 1st | |
6/24/08 Congratulations to Wesley Bryan for qualifying for the US Amateur Public Links Championship in Aurora, Colorado! Wesley earned medalist honors by shooting -4 (140) with two rounds of 72 - 68 at Durham Lakes Golf and Country Club. Lion An earned the second qualifying spot for the Public Links Championship with rounds of 69 - 72. The 36-hole qualifier was held on June 23, 2008 in Fairburn, Georgia.
5/6/08 Congratulations to the Dutch Fork Boys Golf Team 4A State Champions The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes also had team wins in: Lexington Tee Off Outback Joe Wyatt Southern Cross Region
2008 Richard Winn Academy SCISA 2A State Champions
08/01/07 Crawford and Day Finish in 1st at Beef O'Bradys Columbia Junior Championship Congratulations to Libby Crawford and Michael Day for finishing first in their age divisions in Beef O'Brady's Annual Columbia Junior Championship! Libby finished clear of the field to take home the first place trophy in her age division. Congratulations Libby! Michael finished two hard days of golf with a 38-43=81 to win by 4 strokes over Mid-Carolina's Lee Duncan, in the Boy's 10-12 age division. 
Michael and Nic Nicholson will also represent the Columbia Chapter of the SCJGA Summer Tour at All-Stars at Pickens Country Club in August. Congratulations!
7/25/07 Michael Day Earns 3rd Place Trophy at the Thornblade Club 
Twelve year old Michael Day, a student in the GBGA Senior Class had a memorable outing at this year's Blade Junior Golf Classic at the Thornblade Club in Greer. The Blade is an invitation only tournament, hosted by PGA/Senior PGA player Jay Haas. The Thornblade Club is a premier golf course and country club - home course to Jay Haas, Bill Haas, Lucas Glover, Charles Warren, Kyle Thompson, and Dottie Pepper, among others. Jay Haas presents a clinic for the participants and parents and then hosts a dinner for them the night before the tournament. 
After a hard lesson in putting on bentgrass in the first round, Michael finished the day in 17th place. That evening he worked on his putting on the Thornblade's practice green. The next day he shot the lowest round of the tournament to move up 14 slots to take home the 3rd place trophy. Michael shot a 43-36 for a 79 total. 
Congratulations Michael!
05/24/07 George Bryan IV Named AgSouth Homegrown Athlete of the Week USC Gamecock and GBGA Alum George Bryan IV has been selected as AgSouth's Homegrown Athlete of the Week for his excellent performance in last week's NCAA West Regional, where he set a school record for lowest individual score in NCAA tournament action and the fourth lowest individual three round score in any Gamecock team event. In that event, George was the only Gamecock still on the course on the tournament's last day, when Coach Bill McDonald told him he would likely need to birdie his final 3 holes for the Gamecocks to win the tourney. George finished out par, eagle, birdie and the Gamecocks won by 2 strokes! Congratulations, George!
5/24/07 Colin Witiak wins SC Junior Amateur Qualifier Congratulations to GBGA Student Colin Witiak who won the Wedgefield SC Jr. Am Qualifier last weekend. Colin shot a 74 in his effort. Several qualifying tournaments are being held around the state to determine who will play in the SC Jr. Amateur. These qualifiers attract South Carolina's best juniors, and winning one is a notable accomplishment. Several other GBGA students also qualified to play in the SC Jr. Am next month. Travis Cashion qualified at the Wedgefield Qualifier with a 78. Ben Miller qualified at the Sweetwater Qualifier. Ben shot a 79. Grant Bauknight qualified at Wyboo Plantation Qualifier, shooting a 78. Congratulations to you all! The Hickory Knob Qualifier has been rescheduled to June 1st.
05/21/07 USC Gamecocks Win NCAA West Regional! When we kicked off our coverage of USC's season this spring, we ended our first article with the following: "The Gamecocks this year are a young team that is building for the future. The team has no Seniors and only 3 Juniors. Eight of the twelve players are from right here in South Carolina." Well, the future might have arrived this weekend! The Gamecocks improved fairly steadily during the season and put in a number of top ten finishes in the 2nd half of the season. Still, something seemed to be missing, and they were not quite reaching their potential. One of the areas that Coach McDonald thought needed improvement was the teams overall short game. So some time ago, the team started to put extra effort into sharpening their short game skills. It seems to be paying off! The Gamecocks were seeded 11th in the tourney and a large number of top teams are in the West Regional. The Gamecocks set a school record 273 on the first day of the tournament for lowest score in NCAA Tournament play and then broke that record the very next day with a 269 to be one stroke out of the lead going into the final round. This occured because several gamecocks had career topping performances in this tournament. On Saturday the team finished with a 278 to win the tourney by 2, beating 9 teams in the nations top 25 in the process. GBGA Alum George Bryan IV made an important contribution to the win. His 204 was the lowest NCAA Tournament score in school history. George was the last Gamecock on the course on Saturday and finished his round eagle, birdie to help cement the win. This fine performance helped George rise to be ranked 80th in the country. It was very much a team effort though. Every single Gamecock finished the week under par! The Gamecocks now go to Williamsburg, VA to play in the NCAA Finals May 31st - June 3. Congratulations to GB4 and all the Gamecocks!
05/19/07 GBGA Students Snag Trophies at the SCJGA Par 3 Challenge Winners in the 8-12yr Division Caleb & Michael are on the far right. |  | | |
The SCJGA held their ninth annual Par 3 Challenge at both Lake Murray Golf Center and the Golf Center on Saturday, May 19th. This is a two person captain's choice tournament played over 18 holes. Teams come from all parts of South Carolina to participate. Libby Crawford and her dad Cam claimed the 3rd place trophy with a one under par 53 in the 8yrs & up division. In the 8-12 year old division, nine year old Caleb Proveaux and twelve year old Michael Day teamed up to shoot a three under par 51 to capture the 3rd place trophy. Congratulations Libby & Cam and Caleb and Michael!
05/15/07 GBGA High School Boys Finish Up Another Great Year! UPDATE: Congratulations to Wesley Bryan for winning the 4A Individual State Championship! Locally, both Dutch Fork and Lexington put on strong showings. Dorman won the team event, with Dutch Fork 2nd and Lexington 5th. Congratulations! The High School golfing season is now drawing to a close and it is time to congratulate our GBGA students for their many accomplishments this year. A number of our high school boys achieved All Region honors this year: Colin Witiak Chuck Moore Mark Joye Wesley Bryan Stephen Holmes Chase Durham Matt Mazzola John Pinel Wesley Bryan was Region Champion. Additionally Wesley was the Southern Cross Champion and the Joe Wyatt Champion! Congratulations guys! A large number of our GBGA students were Medalists (meaning the winner of the event) in at least one of their high school events this year. These include: Chase Durham (3) Chip Baxter (2) Sam Jackson (2) Martin Summer (3) John Pinel (3) Wesley Bryan (4) Chris Weidner (2) Grant Bouknight Travis Cashion Stephen Holmes Chuck Moore Ben Miller Zane Rollins Congratulations to all our Medalists!
4/27/07 Ben Miller Shoots a Hole in One at White Plains in High School Match Congratulations to GBGA Student Ben Miller for scoring a hole in one on the eighth hole at White Plains Golf Club. Ben used his number 3 hybrid to shoot the ace. He scored an excellent 35 for the round. Even more amazing - it was his second hole in one on that hole, and his second hole in one in the last six months Congratulations to Ben!
4/9/07 GBGA Alum John Gault Captures 2nd Place at Wofford Invitational Congratulations to GBGA Alum John Gault, who fired an excellent 68-71-71=210 (-6) to lead Wofford to a 4th place finish and capture 2nd as an individual in the Wofford Invitational. That was a career best finish for John, who is still improving his game at the college level. Congratulations, John!
4/08/07 Gamecocks Finding Their Form in Spring Season The USC Gamecocks have been showing excellent improvement this spring. After finishes of 17th, 7th, 16th, 14th, and 12th, this young and talented team is rounding into good form. And this with their strength of schedule rated at number 10 in the nation. Their last three finishes were 4th, 9th, and 4th. This series of tourneys started at the Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational in Statesboro, GA. There the Gamecocks delivered their first top 5 finish of the year. Both Baker Elmore and Allen Koon turned in career best performances in the effort. |
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