44th North Carolina Amateur Championship
Croasdaile Country Club, Durham, NC
June 20, 2004
Final Results
Durham, NC - Paul Simson of Raleigh celebrated Father's Day with son and caddy Phillip to win the 44th North Carolina Amateur Championship at Croasdaile Country Club.
Simson, who now holds four North Carolina Amateurs titles, used crafty putting and a little luck to take the title. With a two-shot lead heading into the par-4 16th, Simson hooked his tee shot towards the out of bounds only to be saved by the hardwood trees.
"The break I got on 16 made things much easier on me", said the 53 year-old. "Had that ball gone out of bounds, it would have tightened things up quite a bit."
Simson rescued himself from disaster with a punch-out four-iron and snapped his club when a limb intercepted his follow through. He went on the par the hole from 40 yards out.
Will Shambley, an 18 year old enrolling at UNC-Wilmington this fall, finished alone in second at five-under par 203.
The four NC Amateur titles put Simson in an elite class having won more titles than anyone. Four other golfers have won the event only twice.
And if that record is not enough, Simson now becomes the oldest golfer to ever win this championship.
"This has been a great week," said the affable Simson. "Having Phillip with me as caddy kept me calm today. He provides a steady influence for me."
The North Carolina Amateur Championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.
Paul Simson, Raleigh 71-69-70-69--279
Will Shambley, Cary 69-70-73-71--283
Mike Goodes, Reidsville 70-71-71-72--284
Ron Kirkpatrick, Charlotte 71-72-70-71--284
Rex Willoughby, Lumberton 69-74-71-70--284
Colin Clark, Durham 71-71-73-70--285
Trey Holroyd, Cary 66-72-72-76--286
Jason Harris, Clemmons 71-68-71-77--287
Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill 70-73-72-72--287
Reed Darsie, Chapel Hill 71-71-73-72--287
Rob Beasley, Greensboro 72-68-75-73--288
Ray Womack, Burlington 70-72-74-72--288
Zack Byrd, Calabash 68-79-69-73--289
Tim Dillon, Greensboro 72-73-73-71--289
Peyton Gallagher, Charlotte 71-75-72-71--289
Brian Joyce, Wilson 75-73-74-68--290
Greg Powell, Whiteville 68-76-73-73--290
John Finster, Wake Forest 75-70-74-71--290
Dean Channell, Cary 72-73-68-78--291
John Eades, Charlotte 72-71-71-77--291
Dale Fuller, Raleigh 71-69-74-77--291
Clay Kilgore, Nebo 74-72-73-72--291
John Day, Raleigh 71-76-70-76--293
Harrison Pinnix, Severn 70-73-74-76--293
Stephen Pugh, Greenville 78-70-71-74--293
Wynn Solle, Pinehurst 70-75-74-74--293
Steve Harwell, Mooresville 69-75-69-81--294
Tripp Reynolds, Shelby 72-70-78-74--294
Jace Strandberg, Greensboro 74-73-72-75--294
David Strawn, Charlotte 75-72-72-75--294
Eric Ardery, Durham 73-72-74-76--295
Barden Berry, Kinston 75-73-72-75--295
John Duckworth, Cary 70-78-73-74--295
Neil Harrell, Huntersville 75-73-76-71--295
John Kelley, Winston Salem 68-72-78-77--295
Ryan Sharpe, Greensboro 73-74-74-74--295
Brian Westveer, Concord 74-74-74-73--295
Marshall Pickett, Wilmington 70-72-74-79--295
Jonathan Hill, Kernersville 71-72-77-76--296
Jonathan Jackson, Chapel Hill 74-69-76-77--296
Matt McLaughlin, Raleigh 72-73-72-79--296
JD Bass, Fairview 72-76-68-81--297
Mitch Adams, Cary 71-74-74-78--297
Jeffrey Rausch, Charlotte 69-76-76-76--297
John Zoppi, Pinebluff 72-71-75-79--297
Ken Eichele, Pinehurst 70-70-75-83--298
Phil Blake, Asheville 72-75-73-78--298
Nicholas Brown, Pinehurst 71-75-72-80--298
Steven Harvey, Salisbury 71-76-76-75--298
Jim Johnson, Newton 71-71-77-79--298
Lorcan Morris, Wingate 73-75-75-75--298
Andrew Byrd, Oxford 73-74-74-78--299
Mark Gauley, Raleigh 71-73-74-81--299
Dick Hogan, Burlington 71-75-77-76--299
Jake Lowder, Huntersville 72-72-77-78--299
Rocky Manning, Summerfield 71-75-74-79--299
Michael Hedrick, Lexington 74-74-79-74--301
Trip Boinest, Shelby 79-69-72-82--302
Andrew Lewis, Raleigh 72-72-74-84--302
E John Poindexter, Raleigh 77-71-78-76--302
Chris Lowman, Siler City 73-75-75-80--303
Drew Younts, Stokesdale 72-76-78-77--303
Shane Staples, Statesville 70-78-77-80--305
Kyle Stockton, Canton 73-73-81-78--305
Ryan Baucom, Rockingham 72-72-79-85--308
Richie Hunt, Elm City 74-74-79-82--309
John Carter III, Thomasville 71-75-WD
Missed Cut
Robin Smith, Grifton 79-70----149
Pat Thompson, Asheville 78-71----149
Bing Friday, Jr., Charlotte 77-72----149
Chad Frye, Charlotte 77-72----149
Philip Chauncey, Durham 75-74----149
Todd Chadwick, Clemmons 74-75----149
Tully Coyle, Charlotte 74-75----149
Mike Nadeau, Wake Forest 73-76----149
Garland Yates, Asheboro 73-76----149
Andrew Frank, Winston-Salem 79-71----150
Preston Edmondson, Morrisville 79-71----150
Ben Goforth, Shelby 78-72----150
Kevin McCallister, Greensboro 78-72----150
Ricky Milligan, Kings Mountain 77-73----150
Alex Brenner, Charlotte 74-76----150
Buck Williams, Raleigh 73-77----150
Bill Smith, Wake Forest 71-79----150
Will Bowman, Greensboro 77-74----151
Justin Hayes, Wilson 77-74----151
Cameron Cheek, Siler City 75-76----151
Matthew McIntyre, Garland 75-76----151
Andrew Smith, High Point 74-77----151
Dirk Fennie, Greensboro 74-77----151
Chris Cassetta, Winston Salem 73-78----151
Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst 70-81----151
William Jones, Raleigh 78-74----152
Scott Erikson, High Point 77-75----152
Michael Godwin, Charlotte 76-76----152
Nick Baker, Madison 75-77----152
Keith Waters, Raleigh 75-77----152
Joseph Poplin, Eden 73-79----152
Chris Jarman, Wilmington 75-78----153
Brian Hayes, Winston-Salem 74-79----153
Bradley Leeper, Chapel Hill 72-81----153
Terry Heath, Apex 79-75----154
Travis Lethco, High Point 79-75----154
JD McNeill, Pinehurst 77-77----154
Terry Rathman, Gastonia 76-78----154
Lex Gray, Raleigh 76-78----154
Keith Harris, Concord 75-79----154
Lawrence Hicks, Greensboro 82-73----155
Doug McCorkle, Cary 81-74----155
Max Weinstein, Fayetteville 80-75----155
Steven Sherck, Statesville 80-75----155
Chris Helms, Monroe 78-77----155
Dan Anderson, Lenoir 78-77----155
Whitney Allemand, Jacksonville 77-78----155
George Kornegay IV, Charlotte 75-80----155
Kris Keiser, Jr., Winston Salem 83-73----156
Andy Broadwell, Oak Island 78-78----156
Lex Alexander, Durham 78-78----156
Ted Gudeman, Chapel Hill 81-76----157
Alex Retsch-Bogart, Chapel Hill 80-77----157
Hunter Howell, Raeford 75-82----157
Mike Nunnally, Wilmington 74-83----157
Ted Cox, Waxhaw 73-84----157
Tanner Briele, New Bern 85-73----158
Chris Rice, Charlotte 79-79----158
Ron Medlin, Shallotte 78-80----158
John Hodges, Kernersville 80-79----159
Dave Brown, Clemmons 78-81----159
Lane Smith, Kernersville 76-83----159
Landon Betsworth, Charlotte 84-76----160
Brian Gracely, Holly Springs 80-80----160
Jim Fisher, Greensboro 82-79----161
Rick Riddle, Charlotte 78-84----162
Scott Booker, Pinehurst 83-80----163
Matt Drye, Concord 78-85----163
Morgan Grimes, Raleigh 79-86----165
Drew Fassett, Charlotte 88-78----166
Nick Chauvenet, Winston Salem 81-85----166
Jeff Lucas, Wendell 78-WD
Steven Colford, Durham 78-WD
Farley Davis, High Point 77-WD
Garrett Layell, Jonesville 84-DQ
Ben Yeargin, Wendell 81-DQ
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