03/10/2026
Congratulations to our champions from the Strantz Shootout on Pawley’s Island last weekend.
Several flights had packed leaderboards after day 1 at True Blue. Sunday’s final round at Caledonia saw several players pull away with spectacular scores. Our flight winners took home a $500 Visa gift card prize along with a beautiful trophy to pretty up their mantle.
In the Champ flight, Marais Lombard shot a blazing score of 30 on his final round front nine to quickly erase a 3-stroke deficit from Round 1. With 6 birdies on his way to a closing round of 69, Marais won by three shots while also collecting several skins.
In the Albatross flight, the final round lead changed several times with 3 different players grabbing the top spot at some point during the round. By the time the final group reached the 16th tee, Michael Segarra had built a 7-shot lead and held on for a two stroke victory.
After Day 1, the Eagle flight looked like anyone’s to win, with 8 players (!) within 3 shots of the lead. On Sunday, former TheGrint Cup Champion Matt Rickle took command with a Super Skin eagle on the par 5 8th hole to shoot an even par 35 on his opening nine. He blitzed the field by 10 strokes on his way to shooting a personal tournament best 74.
In the Birdie flight, Virgil Crow was tied for the lead after Day 1 but struggled on the front nine Sunday to fall 3 back. He turned things around with a clutch birdie on the par 3 11th hole. He played just steady enough the rest of the way while his nearest competitors slumped to earn the victory by 4 strokes.
The Par flight was a three horse race through 27 holes. On the final 9 holes however, Joseph Hazelwood avoided big numbers while his opponents found trouble. He made up 6 strokes with a bogey and a par on holes 10-11 to take the lead and not look back, finishing 4 strokes clear of the field.
Congratulations to all of our Strantz Shootout winners! Great clutch play at two very challenging courses.
Next up, our first regular event of the new year takes us to Sapona Club in Lexington, NC for the Spring Fling at Sapona. Registration closes Thursday. So get signed up today!
