Berkeley Hall Club, Bluffton, SC (July 14, 2013) It wasn’t the finish Hunter Stewart envisioned, but the Vanderbilt rising junior enjoyed the perks of winning the 14th annual Players Amateur just the same, claiming the title after the final round was cut short because of hard rain Sunday at Berkeley Hall Club.
Play was suspended because of rain and flooding at 12:30 p.m., with the leaders having played 5 holes. Earlier, play was suspended for 2 hours with just 4 groups on the course. Heavy rain was forecasted to continue for the rest of the afternoon so Stewart was declared the champion and the results reverted to the 54-hole scores.
Stewart led all three rounds of the tournament and had extended his lead over UC Berkeley’s Michael Weaver to two shots by the time play was stopped.
University of South Florida’s Chase Koepka took home the third place trophy.
Up next for Stewart is the Southern Amateur next week in The Woodlands, Texas. His win at the Players Amateur earns him an exemption into the 2014 RBC Heritage held each April on Hilton Head Island.