Low Country Open best ball golf tournament upcoming at Long Bay Club
The 10th annual Low Country Open two-player team best ball tournament is being played at Long Bay Club on Aug. 5-6.
An entry fee of $450 per team includes two tournament rounds, lunch each day, range balls and entry into daily skins games.
A full field of 120 players will pay out $17,000 in prizes, and participation has surpassed 120 players in past years.
The tournament will be flighted into a minimum of five flights based on first-round scores. Each flight will have monetary prizes for top teams and a pool for non-winners, and each par-3 will feature a closest-to-the-pin contest both days.
Professionals will play approximately 7,200 yards, amateurs under 55 will play 6,500, ages 55 to 65 will play 6,000 and 65 and older can play 5,800 yards. Sponsors include the South Carolina Golf Center, Srixon and Al Cloyd’s Custom Golf.
A practice round is available on Aug. 4 for about a cart fee. To enter, call the S.C. Golf Center at 843-369-3112 or Long Bay Club at 843-399-2222. Contact tournament director Al Hogan at 843-267-5850 for additional information.
Alan Blondin: 843-626-0284, @alanblondin
This story was originally published July 3, 2017 at 9:00 PM with the headline "Low Country Open best ball golf tournament upcoming at Long Bay Club."