Two Gamecocks In Top 30 At South Beach International Amateur

Dec. 19, 2016

Leaderboard

Two South Carolina men’s golfers are in the top 20 after round one of the 2016 South Beach International Amateur. Will Miles is tied for 14th after firing an opening round 67 (-3). Sophomore Scott Stevens is tied for 24th after shooting a 68 (-2) in the first round.

Miles had five birdies Monday, while Stevens logged four. Junior Keenan Huskey is also competing in the event. The Greenville, S.C., native shot 71 (+1) in the opening round. He had three birdies, all of which came on the front nine.

Five players are tied atop the leaderboard after shooting first round 65s (-5).

The tournament, which began in 2011, features 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 is the site for the first, third and fourth rounds. Normandy Shores Golf Club is the site for round two. 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.