Camden, SC (5/6/07) - 2006 Carolinas Amateur Champion Scott McClellan and partner Dean Channell, both of Cary, NC held off finalists Taylor Hough of Spartanburg, SC and Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, NC to win the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship, 2 and 1.

McClellan and Channell never trailed in the match gaining only a two-up advantage at any time.

Birdies were the order of business on the front nine, but high winds later in the day presented a rebellious back nine. Both teams threw out seven birdies on their first nine holes as McClellan and Channell turned with a one-up lead.

Neither team won a back-nine hole until a Hough birdie squared the match at the 14th. Channell countered with a par win on hole 15. McClellan sealed the 2 and 1 win with a 12-foot birdie on the par-4 17th.

"We had a tough bracket to get to the finals," said Channell. "Which made this win that much more special."

To reach the finals, the champions knocked off reigning North Carolina Four-Ball champions Brian and Mark Gauley; reigning Carolinas Mid-Amateur champion Walter Todd and partner Rick Cloninger; 2006 Carolinas Amateur runner-up (to

McClellan) Whit Massey and partner Nick Hughey; and defending champions Robert and David Dargan.

The Carolinas Four-Ball championship is one of over 150 tournaments conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Final Results

Carolinas Four-Ball Championship

Camden Country Club, Camden, SC

6,327 yards

Dean Channell, Cary, NC and Scott McClellan, Cary, NC defeated Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, SC and Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, NC, 2 and 1

Full match play results

Round of 32

Upper Bracket:

(DC) Robert Dargan Jr., Columbia, SC-David Dargan, Columbia, SC def. (136) Bubba Hightower, Moncks Corner, SC-Mark McEntire, Charleston, SC, 3&2

(134) Nolan Mills, Charlotte, NC-Braxton McLennan, Charlotte, NC def. (134) Bubba Judy, Greensboro, NC-Scott Harvey, Greensboro, NC, 2&1

(132) Sammy Truett, Surfside Beach, SC-Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC def. (135) Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh, NC-Lennie Barton, Raleigh, NC, 19 Holes

(132) Chris Mitchell, Columbia, SC-Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, SC def. (135) Kellen Altman, Myrtle Beach, SC-Tim Tang, Charleston, SC, 1 Up

(130) Nick Hughey, Gaffney, SC-Whitfield Massey, Mount Pleasant, SC def. (136) Kenny Flynn, Winston Salem, NC-Chris Cassetta, Winston Salem, NC, 5&4

(134) Brian Westveer, Charlotte, NC-Preston Edmondson, Morrisville, NC def.

(133) Kevin Smuniewski, Charleston, SC-Chris Fitting, Clemson, SC, 7&5

(131) Walter Todd, Laurens, SC-Rick Cloninger, Fort Mill, SC def. (135) Rick Marion, Mount Airy, NC-Todd Gardner, Dobson, NC, 1 Up

(134) Dean Channell, Cary, NC-Scott McClellan, Cary, NC def. (133) Mark Gauley, Raleigh, NC-Brian Gauley, Wake Forest, NC, 2 Up

Lower Bracket:

(136) Todd Satterfield, Greer, SC-Mark Gaynor, Florence, SC def. (129) Stan Sill, Spartanburg, SC-Jeff Stephens, Simpsonville, SC, 1 Up

(134) Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC-Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC def. (133) David Eaker, Forest City, NC-Rocky Burgess, Ellenboro, NC, 1 Up

(135) Larry Penley, Central, SC-Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC def. (132) Ray Womack, Burlington, NC-David Cooper, Elon, NC, 5&4

(133) Joe Hendrick, Chesterfield, SC-Daran Womack, Aiken, SC def. (135) Eddie Hargett, Blythewood, SC-Brad Krapfel, Columbia, SC, 1 Up

(130) Roy Hunter, Charlotte, NC-Jack Nance, Pinehurst, NC def. (136) William Duncan, Greenville, SC-Scott Friday, Simpsonville, SC, 3&2

(134) John Fritz, Charlotte, NC-Daniel Hendrickson, Charlotte, NC def. (133) Chad Meldrum, Aiken, SC-Bo McCullough, Aiken, SC, 4&3

(132) Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, SC-Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, NC def. (135) Jacob May, Lexington, NC-Zach Sharpe, Winston Salem, NC, 2&1

(134) Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill, NC-John Finster, Wake Forest, NC def. (133) Holley Wallace, Columbia, SC-Tim Teaster, Columbia, SC, 5&4

Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

Dargan Jr.-Dargan def. Mills-McLennan, 5&3 Mitchell-Grimes def. Truett-Atkinson, 2&1 Hughey-Massey def. Westveer-Edmondson, 5&4 Channell-McClellan def. Todd-Cloninger, 1 Up

Lower Bracket:

Burgess-Ford III def. Satterfield-Gaynor, 1 Up Penley-Smunk def. Hendrick-Womack, 2&1 Fritz-Hendrickson def. Hunter-Nance, 1 Up Hough-Neveu def. Gurley-Finster, 2&1

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

Dargan Jr.-Dargan def. Mitchell-Grimes, 1 Up Channell-McClellan def. Hughey-Massey, 3&2

Lower Bracket:

Burgess-Ford III def. Penley-Smunk, 4&2

Hough-Neveu def. Fritz-Hendrickson, 3&2

Semifinals

Channell-McClellan def. Dargan Jr.-Dargan, 19 Holes Hough-Neveu def. Burgess-Ford III, 1 Up

Finals

Channell-McClellan def. Hough-Neveu, 2&1

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