Junior Golf Association’s Pee Dee Chapter Summer Tour Stops in Dillon

Jim Carr takes a swing in Tuesday’s tournament in Dillon. (Photo by Johnnie Daniels/THE DILLON HERALD.)

The South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Pee Dee Chapter kicked off the Hootie and the Blowfish summer tour last week and made a stop in Dillon on Tuesday.

The tour’s first stop was at Crossings Golf Club in Florence, SC, on Tuesday, June 10.

In the Boys 15-18 division, Dillon’s Jim Carr finished in second place with a 79, and Florence’s James McDaniel took first with a 74. Harrison Breeden of Florence finished third with an 81, and Justin Muller of Turbeville and James Shelley of Marion tied for fourth with each shooting an 86.

In the Boys 10-12, Lake View’s Dylan Rogers shot a 45 for second place. Florence’s Gene Zeigler shot a 40 for first, while Michael Hobbs took third with a 47 and James Potter shot a 49 for fourth. Pake June, also of Florence, shot a 51 to round out the top five.

In the Boys 13–14, Rylee Goff of New Zion shot an 88 for first place, and in the Boys 8-9, Jay Smith of Florence shot a 41 for first. Tristen McKay of Florence shot a 45 for second place. McKay’s family is originally from the Dillon area.

In the Girls 14–18, Lake View’s Ashley Rogers finished first with a 92 and Florence’s Ashley Miller shot a 101.

Dillon’s Brenna Miller took second in the Girls 8–10 with a 55, with Camila Burnett of Florence taking first with a 40 and Cayleigh Goff of Gable, SC, shooting a 64 for third.

Sophia Burnett was the only player in the Girls 11–13 and she shot a 44.

Dillon’s Ryan Stephens swings. (Photo by Johnnie Daniels/THE DILLON HERALD.)

On Thursday, the junior golfers visited the Lake City Country Club, with Luke Freeman of Florence getting first place with a 76. Dylan Dickerson took second with a 78 and Breeden tied with McDaniel with a 79 each. Zachary Owens of Hemingway shot an 84 for fifth place, Muller shot an 85, and Carr shot an 86 to finish seventh.

In the Boys 10-12, Zeigler took first with a 39, with Potter in second at 44, and Brantley Roland of Effingham in third with a 46. Arthur Siegal took fourth with a 48, and Dylan Rogers and Hobbs tied for fifth, each shooting a 49.

In the Boys 13–14, Rylee Goff shot an 85 for first and Mills shot an 86 for second. In the 8–9, Jay Smith shot a 40 to lead the division, and McKay shot a 43 for second place.

In Girls action, Ashley Rogers shot an 86 for first place in the 14–18, and Ashley Miller shot a 108. Burnett shot a 39 to lead the Girls 8–10 with Brenna Miller taking second with a 59 and Goff finishing with a 63. Sophia Burnett was the lone player in the Girls 11–13, shooting a 53.

On Tuesday, the tour played at the City of Dillon Municipal Golf Course.

Dillon’s Brenna Miller lead the Girls 8–10 division. (Photo by Johnnie Daniels/THE DILLON HERALD.)

In the Boys 15-18 division, Luke Freeman took first with a 75, and Breeden finished second with a 77. Muller and Mac Gandy of Florence tied for third with a 78 each, and McDaniel and Zack Tanner tied for fifth with an 82. Christian Owens took seventh place with an 83, and Carr finished in eighth with an 84.

In the Boys 10-12, Zeigler took first with a 35, and June finished second with a 45. Hobbs scored a 48 for third and Potter earned a 49 for fourth, with Tanner Stokes and William Phipps tying for fifth with a 53. Dylan Rogers finished seventh with a 55.

Goff took first with a 78 in the Boys 13-14, with Mills placing second with a 94. Smith finished first in the Boys 8-9 with a 42 and McKay scored a 46 for second.

Brenna Miller shot a 57 to lead the Girls 8-10, with Cayleigh Goff in second with a 62.

Up next, the summer tour will play at Governor’s Run Golf Club in Lamar, South Carolina, on Tuesday, June 24.

Tristen McKay from Florence (above) with his great grandfather Vernon Grimsley (below). Tristen’s parents are Jennifer Brown McKay, originally from Dillon, and Dr. Steven McKay, originally from Latta. (Photos submitted.)