BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Keith Harris of Concord, N.C. won his second CGA Mid-Amateur golf title Sunday in a back-nine shoot out with four-time champion Paul Simson of Raleigh.

Harris shot a closing 70, one under par on the 6,900-yard Alamance Country Club layout. His 207 total, six under par, was two ahead of Simson, who shot 69--209.

Keith Waters of Raleigh was third with 210.

Harris held the second-round lead at Alamance Country Club by two shots and by three over Simson, but a lackluster front nine brought Harris back into a tie. After Simson birdied the par-three 14th hole, Harris stood one back. "At that point, I got somewhere between mad and determined to get the lead again."

Harris responded with his own birdie at the 14th hole from five feet, a 20-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and a two-putt birdie on the 17th to re-establish a two-stroke margin.

"It was really nice to win this championship a second time and really nice to beat Paul for the title. But it was especially nice to win one at my old home club," Harris said. He was a member of Alamance CC until 1992, when he moved to Concord.

"It wasn't simply a matter of returning home and playing well," Harris added. "The course was renovated in 1999, and the greens are completely different from the ones I remember."

Harris won his first CGA Mid-Am title in 2000. Simson won his four titles between 1990 and 1997.

 

The championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Results:

Keith

Harris

Concord

NC

68

69

70

207

Paul

Simson

Raleigh

NC

71

69

69

209

Keith

Waters

Raleigh

NC

69

73

68

210

Danny

Gurley

Chapel Hill

NC

70

71

71

212

Brian

Westveer

Concord

NC

68

71

73

212

Joey

Sadowski

Hickory

NC

69

73

71

213

Lance

Waggener

Statesville

NC

73

70

70

213

Chuck

Tickle

Cary

NC

71

73

69

213

David

Strawn

Charlotte

NC

69

74

70

213

Lennie

Younce

Hickory

NC

71

73

70

214

Dirk

Fennie

Greensboro

NC

73

73

69

215

Gus

Sylvan

Columbia

SC

69

73

73

215

Steve

Slayden

Charlotte

NC

73

71

71

215

Scott

McClellan

Cary

NC

68

73

74

215

John

Fritz

Charlotte

NC

70

72

74

216

Mark

Weston

Matthews

NC

68

75

73

216

Preston

Edmondson

Morrisville

NC

75

73

68

216

Herb

Lohr

Lexington

NC

70

70

76

216

Dean

Channell

Cary

NC

78

69

70

217

Mike

Goodes

Reidsville

NC

71

73

73

217

Mike

Gravley

Simpsonville

SC

77

72

68

217

Tucker

Sampson

Charlotte

NC

73

71

74

218

Trey

Holroyd

Cary

NC

72

77

70

219

Mark

Wagner

Statesville

NC

72

77

70

219

Greg

Powell

Whiteville

NC

70

77

72

219

David

Eaker

Forest City

NC

78

67

74

219

Robert

Wooten

Winston-Salem

NC

75

71

74

220

Kenny

Flynn

Winston-Salem

NC

79

71

70

220

Mitch

Adams

Cary

NC

75

73

72

220

Daniel

Hendrickson

Charlotte

NC

75

73

72

220

John

Fisher

Wilmington

NC

71

74

75

220

Gettys

Glaze

Charleston

SC

71

77

72

220

Anderson

Marlowe III

Raleigh

NC

73

72

76

221

Kevin

King

Hilton Head

SC

74

73

74

221

Greg

Norris

Wilmington

NC

73

74

74

221

Walter

Todd

Laurens

SC

70

77

74

221

Randy

Shoffner

Burlington

NC

71

73

77

221

Brian

Reep

Morganton

NC

76

72

74

222

Dave

Glabicki

Cary

NC

75

72

75

222

Ray

Womack

Burlington

NC

70

77

75

222

Kevin

McCallister

Greensboro

NC

73

76

73

222

Ricky

Milligan

Kings Mountain

NC

74

74

75

223

Steve

Sharpe

Greensboro

NC

71

75

77

223

Patrick

Brady

Reidsville

NC

76

72

75

223

Walker

Taylor IV

Wilmington

NC

74

72

78

224

Mike

Wilson

Raleigh

NC

74

74

76

224

Greg

Earnhardt

Greensboro

NC

73

75

77

225

Chad

Teel

Raleigh

NC

74

73

79

226

Garland

Yates

Asheboro

NC

74

76

76

226

Keith

Kepley

Charlotte

NC

71

76

79

226

Todd

Hilliard

High Point

NC

71

77

79

227

Pat

Thompson

Asheville

NC

75

73

79

227

Joey

Cagle

Clayton

NC

73

76

79

228

Gregg

Cox

Greensboro

NC

75

74

79

228

Donald

Littlejohn

Charlotte

NC

72

77

80

229

Michael

Nowak

Charlotte

NC

78

71

80

229

John

Frazier

Burlington

NC

71

79

81

231

Wayne

Petty

Burlington

NC

70

80

81

231

Robby

Bennett, Jr.

Cheraw

SC

73

74

85

232

Greg

Nizich

Cary

NC

76

72

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