Three Gamecocks Make Cut At SBIA, Stevens T-3

Dec. 20, 2016

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MIAMI, Fla. — All three South Carolina golfers competing at the 2016 South Beach International Amateur made the cut Tuesday at the Miami Beach Golf Club. Sophomore Scott Stevens headlines the trio of Gamecocks playing, as he is tied for third at 8-under after carding a second round 65.

The Chattanooga, Tenn., native, brought his A-game to the course today, as he recorded eight birdies, including five on the back nine holes. His 65 was the second lowest round of the day.

Junior Keenan Huskey also had a nice day. He shot 69 (-2) and sits tied for 46th at 1-under. The Greenville, S.C., native, had six birdies. He was on fire on the back nine, carding five red numbers on his scorecard.

Sophomore Will Miles is tied for 70th at 1-over. He shot 75 (+4) Tuesday and tallied four birdies.

Graysen Huff of Eagle, Idaho and Chandler Blanchet of Gainesville, Fla. sit tied atop the leaderboard at 9-under. Huff plays collegiately at Auburn, while Blanchet plays at West Florida.

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 second, third and fourth rounds. Normandy Shores Golf Club was the sit 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.