Cauley Hangs on to Defeat Defending Champ Anderson

Beaufort’s Mark Anderson couldn’t come up with as many early birdies as he did on Saturday and that was the difference at the 2009 The Players Am at Belfair West in Bluffton.  Jacksonville’s Bud Cauley fired a final-round 71 to hang onto the lead and win by two strokes over George Bryan IV.  Anderson finishes tied for 3rd at 3-under-par.

CLICK ON THE VIDEO LINK TO SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND HEAR FROM CAULEY, ANDERSON AND SAVANNAH’S BRIAN HARMAN.

Savannah golfer Brian Harman fired a final-round 69 to finish strong and move into a tie for 18th place in his final amateur event in our area.

FINAL SCORES:

1 Bud Cauley Jacksonville, FL USA 69 - 72 - 70 - 71—282
2 George Bryan IV Chapin, SC USA 74 - 70 - 69 - 71—284
3 John Tyler Griffin Wilson, NC USA 69 - 75 - 69 - 72—285
3 Mark Anderson Beaufort, SC USA 73 - 75 - 66 - 71—285
3 Adam K. Mitchell Chattanooga, TN USA 75 - 73 - 69 - 68—285
6 Tarquin Macmanus Cairns, QLD AUSTRALIA 76 - 70 - 71 - 69—286
6 John Hurley O’Neill, NE USA 72 - 72 - 69 - 73—286
6 Luke Bleumink Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA 69 - 72 - 74 - 71—286
6 Curtis Thompson Coral Springs, FL USA 69 - 73 - 70 - 74—286
10 Daniel Woltman Beaver Dam, WI USA 69 - 72 - 72 - 75—288
11 Phillip Mollica Anderson, SC USA 68 - 77 - 67 - 78—290
11 Daniel Nisbet Caboolture, QLD AUSTRALIA 72 - 73 - 72 - 73—290
11 Dodge Kemmer Wichita, KS USA 70 - 78 - 74 - 68—290
11 Greg Doherty Mississauga, CANADA 71 - 73 - 73 - 73—290
15 Drew Weaver High Point, NC USA 76 - 71 - 75 - 69—291
15 Gregor Main Danville, CA USA 77 - 72 - 72 - 70—291
15 Minghao Wang Alpharetta, GA USA 73 - 73 - 70 - 75—291
18 David Chung Fayetteville, NC USA 72 - 73 - 75 - 72—292
18 Andres Echavarria Gainesville, FL USA 73 - 75 - 71 - 73—292
18 Brian Harman Savannah, GA USA 77 - 72 - 74 - 69—292
21 Kevin Tway Edmond, OK USA 73 - 73 - 71 - 76—293
21 Ben Fuqua Danville, KY USA 74 - 73 - 72 - 74—293
21 Patrick Reed Augusta, GA USA 69 - 80 - 72 - 72—293
24 Cody Gribble Dallas, TX USA 74 - 74 - 75 - 71—294
25 Hudson Swafford Tallahassee, FL USA 77 - 70 - 74 - 74—295
25 Tyson Alexander Gainesville, FL USA 76 - 75 - 69 - 75—295
25 Kelly Kraft Denton, TX USA 75 - 76 - 74 - 70—295
25 Conrad Shindler Westlake, TX USA 74 - 72 - 73 - 76—295
29 Brad Schneider Valrico, FL USA 74 - 75 - 77 - 70—296
30 Michael Smyth Illawong, NSW AUSTRALIA 75 - 76 - 72 - 74—297
30 Carter Newman Augusta, GA USA 76 - 79 - 70 - 72—297
30 Will Strickler Gainesville, FL USA 77 - 71 - 70 - 79—297
33 Mark Silvers Savannah, GA USA 75 - 76 - 75 - 72—298
33 Daniel Beckmann Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA 77 - 71 - 72 - 78—298
33 Todd White Moore, SC USA 73 - 76 - 76 - 73—298
36 George Gandranata Emeryville, CA USA 77 - 77 - 71 - 74—299
36 Ben Martin Greenwood, SC USA 80 - 75 - 72 - 72—299
36 Jon Pannone Beaufort, SC USA 76 - 77 - 75 - 71—299
39 Brent Witcher Atlanta, GA USA 79 - 75 - 74 - 72—300
39 David May Auburn, NY USA 74 - 79 - 71 - 76—300
39 Matt Savage Louisville, KY USA 70 - 78 - 77 - 75—300
42 James White Acworth, GA USA 78 - 73 - 68 - 82—301
42 Mitch Krywulycz Augusta, GA USA 74 - 75 - 77 - 75—301
42 Sam Saunders Orlando, FL USA 76 - 78 - 73 - 74—301
42 Kevin Foley Somerville, NJ USA 77 - 73 - 69 - 82—301
46 Charlie Holland Dallas, TX USA 78 - 79 - 72 - 73—302
47 Zack Byrd Myrtle Beach, SC USA 75 - 78 - 76 - 74—303
47 Tom Hoge Fargo, ND USA 77 - 73 - 78 - 75—303
47 Ben Pisani Minneapolis, MN USA 73 - 79 - 71 - 80—303
47 Brinson Paolini Virginia Beach, VA USA 76 - 77 - 73 - 77—303
47 Jonathan Khan Tucson, AZ USA 77 - 73 - 79 - 74—303
52 Chesson Hadley Raleigh, NC USA 78 - 79 - 71 - 76—304
53 Lee Palms Greenville, SC USA 75 - 76 - 78 - 76—305
53 Jordan Sherratt Adelaide, SA AUSTRALIA 78 - 77 - 74 - 76—305
55 Patrick Rada Anderson, SC USA 77 - 78 - 75 - 76—306
55 Vaughn Snyder Massillon, OH USA 82 - 73 - 74 - 77—306
55 Reed Howard Hilton Head Island, SC USA 77 - 74 - 79 - 76—306
55 Brandon Detweiler Akron, PA USA 75 - 79 - 76 - 76—306
59 Robert Gerwin Cincinnati, OH USA 77 - 79 - 74 - 78—308
60 William Fuller Bluffton, SC USA 81 - 77 - 72 - 79—309
0 Mike Stern Orlando, FL USA 82 - 77 - 0 - 0—159
0 Brady Exber Las Vegas, NV USA 78 - 75 - 78 - 0—231
0 Tim McKenney Scottsdale, AZ USA 74 - 76 - 81 - 0—231
0 Jin Jeong Rowville, AUSTRALIA 77 - 75 - 79 - 0—231
0 Ryan McCarthy Burnie, TAS AUSTRALIA 77 - 80 - 75 - 0—232
0 Michael Barbosa St. Petersburg, FL USA 78 - 77 - 77 - 0—232
0 Rich Werenski South Hadley, MA USA 74 - 78 - 80 - 0—232
0 Taylor Floyd Macon, GA USA 77 - 81 - 75 - 0—233
0 John Kostis Paridise Valley, AZ USA 82 - 81 - 71 - 0—234
0 Robert Rohanna Waynesburg, PA USA 82 - 80 - 73 - 0—235
0 Gavin Smith Stirling, SCOTLAND 78 - 80 - 78 - 0—236
0 Tanner Smith Alpharetta, GA USA 74 - 82 - 81 - 0—237
0 Graham Brockington Laguna Niguel, CA USA 80 - 82 - 75 - 0—237
0 Duke Butler IV Ponte Vedra Beach, FL USA 76 - 82 - 80 - 0—238
0 Garland Green Tazewell, VA USA 79 - 80 - 79 - 0—238
0 William Miller Ventia, PA USA 84 - 80 - 74 - 0—238
0 Christopher Lane Hilton Head Island, SC USA 77 - 83 - 79 - 0—239
0 Jimmy Chestnut Grand Blanc, MI USA 80 - 81 - 79 - 0—240
0 Derek Chang Alpharetta, GA USA 75 - 81 - 85 - 0—241
0 Rick LaRose Tucson, AZ USA 85 - 87 - 76 - 0—248