"We did not have a five or higher on our score card for 54 holes", stated Jackson. "We are very proud of that accomplishment".

Defending champions Bob Desjardins of Matthews, NC and Bill Boles of Wilson, NC shot a final round three-under par 69--196 to finish alone in third place.

The North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship is open to male amateur golfers over the age of 55 who are legal residents of North Carolina and are a member of a CGA member club.

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Desjardins, an airline pilot from Matthews, and Boles, a dentist in Wilson, won the 2006 title at Greensboro Country Club's Farm Course by shooting 64-69-66--199.

They prevailed by a stroke over David Strawn of Charlotte and Logan Jackson of Winston-Salem, who are also entered this year.

Several past winners are entered in this 54-hole four-ball stroke play event, including Tommy Langley of High Point and Tom Hadley of Hendersonville (2003); Lea Couch Jr. of Bahama and Donald Slater of Durham (2004); Strawn, who won the title with Woody Greene in 2005; and Larry Boswell of Jamestown; who won the 2002 championship with Ronnie Grove, but who will team up with Jay Gardner of High Point this year.

The field of 78 teams will be cut to the low 30 teams and ties after 36 holes.

The tournament, previously known as the N.C. Senior Partners Championship, will be played on one of the state's historic old golf courses. Mimosa Hills was created in 1929 by famed architect Donald Ross and received a complete revamping in 2003 by architect Kris Spence, who is noted for his restoration work on courses built by Ross. The club is home to two widely known golfers who have both been inducted into multiple regional golf and sports Halls of Fame -- amateur Billy Joe Patton, who achieved nationwide acclaim after nearly winning the Masters in 1954, and Joe Cheves, the longtime head golf professional at Mimosa Hills.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

7th NC Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club

611 Golf Course Road

Morganton, NC 28655

828-437-1246

DATES: August 7-9, 2007

2006 CHAMPIONS

Bill Boles, Wilson and Bob Desjardins, Matthews

FORMAT

54 holes of four-ball stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 teams and ties for the final round.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Monday, August 6

Tee times available for practice.

Tuesday, August 7

First round: 18 holes of four-ball stroke play.

Wednesday, August 8

Second round: 18 holes of four-ball stroke play. Field cut to low 30 teams and ties for final round.

Thursday, August 9

Final round. 18 holes four-ball stroke play.

PRIZES

The championship team receives merchandise and trophies. The field is pre-flighted prior to the championship by total team handicap index. Flight prizes are awarded after the second round. Ties for prizes are split except for the overall championship, which is determined by an on-course playoff.

2007 FIELD

Robin Abbott, Hickory, NC & Thomas Francis, Hickory, NC Dink Andrews, Durham, NC & Dan Anderson, Lenoir, NC Brodie Baker, Bermuda Run, NC & Jim Pridgen, Jamestown, NC Jimmy Baldwin, Arden, NC & Buddy Baldwin, Asheville, NC John Barlow, Greensboro, NC & John Andrew, Greensboro, NC Gaines Beard, Stanley, NC & R. Steven Joyce, Denver, NC William Benson, Wilkesboro, NC & Gene Grubb, Summerfield, NC Larry Boswell, Jamestown, NC & Jay Gardner, High Point, NC Ed Brooks, Pinehurst, NC & Tim O'Day, Pinehurst, NC David Brown, Clemmons, NC & Mike Judkins, Winston Salem, NC James Brown, High Point, NC & Barry Briggs, High Point, NC John Bunn, Raleigh, NC & Julian Bunn, Raleigh, NC Brad Burris, High Point, NC & Sid Aldridge, Raleigh, NC Ronald Carpenter, Durham, NC & Ernie Newton, High Point, NC Phil Chamberlain, Statesville, NC & Steve Hamilton, Hickory, NC Lea Couch, Bahama, NC & Donald Slater, Durham, NC Robert Crawford III, Winston Salem, NC & David Brewer, Charlotte, NC Raymond Davis, Apex, NC & Tom Sturgill, Winston Salem, NC James Dean, Charlotte, NC & Steve Preston, Charlotte, NC Barry Delapp, Hendersonville, NC & Ed Mills, Fairview, NC Bob Desjardins, Matthews, NC & Bill Boles, Wilson, NC Alan Dirk, Sanford, NC & Fred Berman, Sanford, NC Arnold Edwards, Charlotte, NC & Doug Buchanan, Charlotte, NC Ken Eichele, Pinehurst, NC & James Hickman, Maiden, NC Butch English, Cornelius, NC & Josh Birmingham, Cornelius, NC Jerry Fulcher, Conover, NC & Larry Stoll, Hickory, NC Wayne Godwin, Charlotte, NC & David Kiser, Trinity, NC Phillip Greene, Charlotte, NC & Al Edwards, Charlotte, NC Richard Gwaltney, Taylorsville, NC & Jackie Queen, Conover, NC David Hale, Morganton, NC & Deanes Short, Drexel, NC Gary Hansworth, Taylorsville, NC & Kenny Poole, Taylorsville, NC Dennis Helms, Monroe, NC & Bill Thaxton, Monroe, NC Steve Hinshaw, Pinehurst, NC & Frank Robb, Mooresville, NC Jack Huss, Rutherfordton, NC & Don Teague, Shelby, NC Logan Jackson, Winston Salem, NC & David Strawn, Charlotte, NC Rick Johnson, Charlotte, NC & Griggy Porter, Matthews, NC Gary Julien, Morganton, NC & Gene Grigg, Morganton, NC Tom Langley, High Point, NC & Tom Hadley, Hendersonville, NC Glenn Lassiter, Robbins, NC & Bill Cox, Gastonia, NC Bill Lee, Charlotte, NC & Frank Powers, Raleigh, NC Mike Mackie, Granite Falls, NC & Van Pernell, Hickory, NC James Mathis, Jefferson, NC & Jim Wiles, North Wilkesboro, NC Bill McGee, Charlotte, NC & Alex Dermatas, Greensboro, NC Russ McLauchlan, Fuquay-Varina, NC & Terry Rathman, Gastonia, NC Mac McLendon, Lenoir, NC & Larry Terrell, Granite Falls, NC Richard McPhail Jr., Gastonia, NC & James Poag Jr., Gastonia, NC David Millis, High Point, NC & Peter Pottle, Southern Pines, NC Joe Moore, Cornelius, NC & Howard Smith, New London, NC Ron Morgan, Clemmons, NC & William Goodson III, Winston Salem, NC Frank Morris, Winston Salem, NC & George Leight, Apex, NC Arnold Neal, Greensboro, NC & Vance Whicker, Summerfield, NC Bill Norris, Spruce Pine, NC & Ed Poe, Newland, NC Tony Oakes, Oxford, NC & Steve Faucette, Raleigh, NC Robert Olsen, Monroe, NC & Bill Beal, Matthews, NC David Owens, Hendersonville, NC & Greg Kilpatrick, Hendersonville, NC Charlie Parks, Asheboro, NC & Billy Potter, Asheboro, NC Robert Phipps, Charlotte, NC & William Wylie Jr, Charlotte, NC Billy Poteat, Hickory, NC & Joe Tripp, Sherrills Ford, NC Brian Robbins, Wilkesboro, NC & Lanny Leslie, Purlear, NC Frank Ryan, Greensboro, NC & Jim Deal, Boone, NC Tom Saintsing, Lexington, NC & Dave Robinson, Burlington, NC Cliff Seastrunk, Raleigh, NC & Tommy Jeffries, Raleigh, NC Dean Sheetz, Cornelius, NC & James Poe, Salisbury, NC Rush Shull III, Charlotte, NC & Malcolm Everett, Charlotte,, NC Claude Sitton, Morganton, NC & Eddie Knox, Denver, NC Spike Smith, Pinehurst, NC & Ray Novicki, Southern Pines, NC Steve Smith, Raleigh, NC & Bob Kaylor, Raleigh, NC Doug Taylor, Hickory, NC & Joe Hightower, Lenoir, NC Roger Taylor, Conover, NC & John Green, Ocean Isle Beach, NC David Tuttle, High Point, NC & Kim Mansfield, High Point, NC Jere Vodenicker, Holly Springs, NC & Bill Mitchell, Wilson, NC Mark Wagner, Statesville, NC & Richard Hogan, Burlington, NC John Walters, Charlotte, NC & Steve Stahl, Charlotte, NC David Watterworth, Charlotte, NC & Greg Powell, Charlotte, NC David Williams, Cary, NC & James Riddick, Cary, NC Buzzy Worrall, Arden, NC & Bruce Fields, Mills River, NC Charles Wunsch, Pinehurst, NC & Duaine Robertson, Pinehurst, NC Ernie York, Burlington, NC & Wayne Fogleman, Liberty, NC

FAVORITES

Bill Boles-Bob Desjardins (defending champions) David Strawn-Logan Jackson (2006 runners-up) Tommy Langley-Tom Hadley (2003 champions) Lea Couch-Donald Slater (2004 champions)

PAST CHAMPIONS

Date Winner Score Site

2001 Bob Clark, Asheville-Cliff Cunningham, Monroe 268 Warrier GC

2002 Larry Boswell, Jamestown-Ronnie Grove, Raleigh 285 Deep Springs GC

2003 Tommy Langley, High Point-Tom Hadley, Hendersonville 282 Mid Pines R&GC

2004 Lea Couch, Jr., Bahama - Donald Slater, Durham 131# Treyburn CC

2005 David Strawn, Charlotte-Woody Greene, Linville 191 Greenville CC

2006 Bill Boles, Wilson-Bob Desjardins, Matthews 199 Greensboro CC Farm

# rain shortened

MIMOSA HILLS COURSE INFORMATION

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Dan Dobson

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Rick Morrow

TYPE COURSE: Private

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Located in the foothills of the western North Carolina mountains, Mimosa Hills is an old-style layout that is second to none in golf hole charisma. In 2003 the course underwent a complete revitalization under the guidance of Ross restoration specialist, Kris Spence. In typical Ross fashion, bunkers are aggressively positioned to create challenging shot angles.

ARCHITECT: Donald Ross

OPENED: 1929

YARDAGE/PAR: 6,540 yards, par 72

COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 71.9/128

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda

GREENS: A-4 Bentgrass

CGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MIMOSA HILLS: 1940, 1963 Carolinas Amateur; 1964 Carolinas Junior; 1979 Carolinas Senior; 1985, 1986, 1996 North Carolina Amateur; 1998 North Carolina Junior; 2004 North Carolina Women's Senior; 2005 Carolinas Mid-Amateur

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The tournament known for the past six years as the North Carolina Senior Partners Championship will henceforth be called the North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association, and will be played this year at Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club in Morganton, NC, Aug. 7-9.

In previous years, the event's format consisted of four-ball stroke play in the first round, modified alternate shot in the second round and then four-ball stroke play again in the final round. The 7th N.C. Senior Four-Ball Championship will be a 54-hole stroke play event, with the field cut to the low 30 teams and ties after 36 holes.

Among the 80 teams entered in the 2007 championship are Dr. Bill Boles of Wilson, NC and his partner Bob Desjardins of Matthews, N.C. They won the title a year ago at Greensboro Country Club's Farm Course by a one-stroke margin over David Strawn of Charlotte and Logan Jackson of Winston-Salem, NC after shooting 64-69-66--199. Strawn and Jackson, who posted 62-70-68--200 in 2006, are also entered this year.

A field of 80 teams will compete on the 6,540-yard par-72 course designed by the legendary architect Donald Ross.

This year's entries include former champions Tommy Langley of High Point and Tom Hadley of Hendersonville (2003) and Lea Couch Jr. of Bahama and Donald Slater of Durham (2004).

Bob Desjardins, a 57 year-old airline pilot from Matthews, and Bill Boles, a 57 year-old dentist from Wilson fired a final round five-under par 66 to win the North Carolina Senior Partners Championship by one-stroke over David Strawn of Charlotte and Logan Jackson of Winston-Salem.

Strawn and Jackson held a narrow one-stroke lead heading into the final round.

After nine-holes, Desjardins and Boles took a one-stroke lead over Strawn and Jackson into the back nine. Boles birdied the par four 10^th hole to take two-stroke lead only to give it back with a bogey by Desjardins on the par five 11^th hole. Boles birdied the par four 13^th hole to regain a two-stroke advantage.

Jackson immediately answered with a birdie at the par four 14^th hole to cut the lead back to one. Holes 15 and 16 were halved with a par and a birdie.

On the par three 17^th hole, Boles once again made birdie to take a two-stroke lead into the final hole.

Strawn canned a birdie putt on the par four 18^th hole but Boles safely two-putted from 25 feet for par and the championship title.

“Bill played really well this entire week,” said Desjardins. “I only made one birdie and couple of par saves today but he (Boles) was the one that did all of the work.”

This championship utilized a mixed format with round one played at four-ball stroke play, round two at modified alternate shot and the final round returned to four-ball stroke play.