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SEA ISLAND SPORTING CLASSIC
PHIL HUGHES PRELIM AT 2021 SEMINOLE CUP
THE 28TH ANNUAL SEMINOLE CUP
BY LOUISE TERRY WITH HELP BY HARVEY SCHWARTZ
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ea Island, Georgia, welcomed 605 entrants for the 28th annual Seminole Cup held for the 7th year at beautiful Broadfield Plantation March 3rd -7th, 2021. There were very heavy rains leading up the tournament, but Jon Kent and his team did a CLAYSHOOTINGUSA
great job preparing the grounds and redirecting vendors and cart traffic from the wet areas. New this year was a texting service, which was very helpful in getting the latest news blasts out to competitors. Registration and FITASC opened Wednesday for the early birds, with cool and windy weather, but the weather gods smiled on South Georgia on Thursday with spectacular deep blue skies, and temperatures in the high 60s.
Thursday The traditional Phil Hughes Preliminary, shot Thursday, was set on the Red course by Jon Kent and Mike Bashaw. It was an enjoyable event with great targets, thoughtfully set for visibility on the woods stations while taking advantage of the open spaces on Stations 11 - 14 to throw some more distant, challenging stuff. That “out in the open” sequence of the last four stations
were the ones that either won or lost this event, with Station 12 being the one everyone will remember the most. It was four true pairs, with a climbing A bird off to the right and a steep teal way out in front, heading away at 11 o’clock. While most of us on our squad never touched that B bird, several of our squad did manage to connect with a few, proving it really was hittable if you dared to take it first! In fairness, on most stations where a very challenging bird was
