Stevens, Huskey Post Top 35 Finishes At South Beach Int. Am.

Dec. 22, 2016

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MIAMI, Fla. — Two South Carolina men’s golfers finished in the top 35 at the coveted 2016 South Beach International Amateur on Thursday. Sophomore Scott Stevens finished tied for 18th at 5-under after shooting even par in today’s final round. Junior Keenan Huskey tied for 33rd at 3-under after carding a 70 (-1) in the final round.

Stevens had three birdies on the final day to finish the tournament with 17 total in four rounds. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native, shot 5-under on par 5s.

Huskey had four birdies Thursday. He logged 19 birdies total at the event. The Greenville, S.C., native, shot 7-under on par 5s and 2-under on par 4s.

Sophomore Will Miles finished tied for 90th at 5-over. He shot 5-over (76) in today’s final round.

Danny Walker of Bradenton, Fla. won the event at 13-under by one stroke. He shot 67 (-4) today en route to the win. Walker plays collegiately at the University of Virginia.

The tournament, which began in 2011, featured 210 of the top amateur golfers in the world. The 2015 field featured 88 of the world’s top-600 players.

Miami Beach Golf Club was the site for the second, third and fourth rounds. Normandy Shores Golf Club was the site for the opening round. Both clubs are historic championship golf courses that have undergone $15 million dollars in redesign and renovation over the last 10 years. Famed golf course architect Arthur Hills brought back to life the classic nature of each course while increasing the challenge through modern design tactics.

Both courses play to 6,800 yards, and each course will have one par 5 which will be changed to a par 4, making Normandy Shores a par 70 and Miami Beach a par 71 for tournament purposes.