Sometimes, a course and a tournament just suit a golfer perfectly.

That sure seems to be the case with Josh Branyon at the Earl Wooten Memorial Tournament at Saluda Valley.

Branyon fired a second-day 65 to shoot 132 in the two-day event, winning his seventh title and his second in a row.

“I hit it real good, and I made two more putts than I did yesterday,” he said. “I hit it close, missed a few, and made a few.”

Perry Hartin matched Branyon’s sizzling Sunday round in the championship flight, taking second in a scorecard playoff over Jake Miller when both shot 135. Every golfer in the championship flight finished under par for the event, and only one of the 16 total rounds played by the eight championship golfers ended in red numbers.

Branyon said he figured he had a good shot at the title headed into the back nine, and had a number in mind as he came down the stretch.

“On 11, we all birdied, and on 12 I hit a pretty decent shot,” he said. “I figured if I could make it, it’s a par-3, I figured I’d have a little bit of momentum. Then I went par-par, and coming down the stretch I thought if I could birdie two of the four, I’d have a real good chance.”

He did just that, making birdie at 16 and 18. That kind of course knowledge has helped Branyon.

“I didn’t grow up playing out here, but I’ve been a member for a while,” he said. “It just kind of fits my eye, I guess. It’s always in good shape, and we play every Saturday now. It’s just a good place.”

For Branyon, playing in the tournament dedicated to Wooten’s memory is special. Wooten was a former Major Leage Baseball player with the Washington Senators, a textile league star, and a member of the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in both sports. Branyon hopes Wooten would be proud of the accomplishment.

“All he did in his athletic career, I would hope he would say ‘he’s a good person, and he respects the game like it should be’,” Branyon said.

The Senior Flight had a repeat champion as well, as Ben Cox won his second straight Senior title with a 139, four shots better than second place, where Jimmy Barber beat Robby Hammond in a scorecard playoff as both shot 143.

Johnny Pope fired a 142 to win the Legend Flight, with Mike Teasley second at 144 and Steve Graham third at 145.