CHERAW, SC—Fantastic weather set the scene for an exciting final round of the 27th Annual Cheraw Fall Challenge on Sunday. Calm conditions made way for better scoring than Saturday’s first round, but the Cheraw State Park Golf Course proved to be a formidable foe for South Carolina’s best junior golfers, with only two players finishing the tournament at even-par (144) or better.
First round leader Pake June (Florence) brought home a three-stroke victory with an even-par round of 72 on Sunday. A one-over par 37 on June’s front nine left him in a tie for the lead with Greenville’s Hugh Faulkner. June would card birdies on Hole #11 and Hole #15 to post a one-under par 35 on the second nine, which gave him a three-stroke victory at four-under par (140). Faulkner would bring home runner-up honors at one-under par (143).
Miles Eubanks (Warrenville) and Mason Kucia (Indian Land) each posted scores of one-over par (145) for the championship, finishing in a tie for third place.
Sunday’s victory at the Cheraw Fall Challenge is June’s second-career SCJGA Major Championship, which adds to an impressive resumé which includes a first-place finish at the 2019 Grant Bennett Florence Junior Invitational.
The final five exemptions into the SCJGA’s 25th Annual Players Championship in Hartsville on November 20-21 were up for grabs at the Cheraw Fall Challenge, and the following players earned their way into the championship: Grant Paolucci (Blythewood), Campbell Skelly (Charleston), Gage Howard (Woodruff), Ryan Bozard (Charleston), and Luke Block (Bluffton).
The SCJGA would like to extend a special thanks to Cheraw State Park for their gracious hosting of the 27th Annual Cheraw Fall Challenge.
