SPARTANBURG, SC - In his final performance in Spartanburg County before starting his college career, Andrew Gregory got a little revenge against a course he played his last high school tournament on in May.
Gregory, who was playing in his first ever Spartanburg County Amateur tournament, started the three-day tournament out strong on Friday with a score of 69 as he never shot a score over that on all three days for a tournament low score of 205 (69, 67,69). "I played a pretty solid day today," said Gregory. "I'm really proud of myself winning this tournament. It feels great to get a little revenge against the course, I wish I had been able to do it those two days of the 5A tournament, but this is pretty good too. This win gives me a lot more confidence for the next time I come and play this course." Gregory won the three-day tournament holding off a familiar face to him in second place, his former high school teammate Zach Phillips who finished the tournament three shots back with a score of 211. He said knowing his old teammate and longtime friend was the one behind him was a motivating factor. "I saw Zach on the leaderboard after the first day and I told him I got you tomorrow," said Gregory with a laugh. "I think that motivated me on the weekend trying to beat him and it was a lot of fun out there. I had a blast." Phillips, who said that the tournament was the first time he's played golf in a few months as he's been busy caddying for his brother on the Korn Ferry Tour, was happy with how he played after such a layoff from the game. "It just feels good to be playing golf again since I haven't played in a few months as I've been on the road with my brother trying to help him out," said Phillips. "I kind of shocked myself with how well I played." Gregory and Phillips weren't the only Bulldogs at the top of the leaderboard as Robbie Biershenk finished in a tie for sixth at 214 while Nick Biershenk and Walker Greene tied for 11th place with scores of 216. Gregory will now begin his college career at Liberty University on August 19th. Comments are closed.
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