Camden, SC (5/11/08) - USC-Upstate golfing teammates Baxter Culler of Hartsville, SC and Josh Gallman of Gaffney, SC defeated Harrison Moore of Orangeburg, SC and Allen Koon of Anderson, SC to win the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship by a slim one-up margin at Camden Country Club.

Culler and Gallman never trailed in the match although Gallman had to convert an uphill four-foot par putt on the 18th hole to secure the one-up lead.

The round included two eagles, one of which came on the tricky par-4 5th as Moore knocked a 65-yard shot into the hole for the eagle and win. Koon converted a 25 foot putt on the par 5 15th to claim the eagle and the win.

Culler and Gallman's largest lead came twice during the round when they held a two-up lead after holes 3 and 9. Harrison and Koon fought back to square the match after 14 only to lose 15 to a Culler birdie and never overcome the one-down deficit.

Moore now joins father Bill (1976) as a co-finalist in the Carolinas Four-Ball and both leave without a win.

This event is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

WEST END, NC (5/5/08) -- Chartered in 1899 as a place "for golf, polo and other athletic sports" and established in 1903, Camden Country Club is best known for its short, but exceedingly demanding golf course.

Re-designed in the late 1920s by renowned golf course designer/architect, Donald Ross, the 6,358-yard, par-70 layout is one of the Carolinas' most challenging tests of golfing skills. And, once again, in what has become a spring tradition, a host of top players will return to Camden CC for the playing of the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship, May 7-11. The club has been the site of the Carolinas Four-Ball for all but five of the 56 championships.

Last year at Camden, Cary, NC residents Scott McClellan, the 2006 Carolinas Amateur champion, and Dean Channell scored a 2 and 1 victory over Taylor Hough of Spartanburg, SC and Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, NC in the scheduled 18-hole championship match.

This year's field is packed with former champions, including McClellan and Channell.

Brothers Robert and Avid Dargan of Columbia, the 2006 winners, are back; as are Frank Ford III of Charleston and Jim Burgess of Kingstree, SC, who became the only four-time winners in the event's history with victories in 1985, '87, '90 and '92.

Three-time champions Bert Atkinson of Charleston, SC and Sammy Truett of Surfside Beach, SC, who won in 2001, 2002 and 2005, are trying to match Ford-Burgess as the only four-time winners.

The only other player with his name inscribed four times on the Hale Van Hoy Trophy that is held by the champions is Allen (Puddin') Powers of North Augusta, SC., who won with three different partners.

Other past champion teams entered in the 2008 tournament include: Larry Penley of Central, SC and Bill Smunk of Mt. Pleasant, SC (1994); Joe Hendrick of Chesterfield, SC and Daran Womack of Aiken, SC (1999); and Brad Krapfel and Eddie Hargett of Columbia (2000).

The championship May 7 with the first round of a 36-hole qualifier. After the second round of four-ball stroke play qualifying on May 8, the field is cut to the low 32 teams for match play. After four rounds of match play over the next two days, the championship match will be played on Sunday, May 11.

Camden CC also has hosted the 1985 Carolinas Amateur Championship, the 2003 CGA Pro-Amateur Club Championship, the 2005 Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship and the 2006 SC Match Play Championship.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

57th Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association May 7-11, 2008 Camden Country Club

111 Knights Hill Road

Camden, SC

803-432-3322

2007 CHAMPIONS

Scott McClellan & Dean Channell, Cary, NC d. Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, SC and Daniel Neveu, Pinehurst, NC, 2&1 in championship match

FORMAT

36 holes of four-ball stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for four-ball match play. The defending champions are seeded No. 1 for match play if otherwise eligible.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is a legal resident of one of the Carolinas, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current (within 90 days of opening date) USGA handicap index at a CGA member club.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS

Tuesday, May 6

Tee times available for practice.

Wednesday, May 7

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

Thursday, May 8

Second round. 18 holes of four-ball stroke play qualifying. Field cut to low 32 teams for match play.

Friday, May 9

First and second rounds of four-ball match play (18 holes each round).

Saturday, May 10

Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of four-ball match play (18 holes each round).

Sunday, May 11

Final match (18 holes).

PRIZES

The championship team receives merchandise, trophies and names inscribed on the Hale Van Hoy Trophy.

Stroke play qualifying medalists' names will be inscribed on the Joe B. McCarley Cup. Additional prizes are awarded to all match play contestants.

FAVORITES

Scott McClellan & Dean Channell (defending champions) Sammy Truett & Bert Atkinson (2001, 2002, 2005 champions) Jim Burgess & Frank Ford III, (1985, 1987, 1990, 1992 champions) Robert & David Dargan (2006 champions) Daniel Neveu & Taylor Hough (2007 runners-up)

PAST CHAMPIONS

Date Winners Score Site

1950 Benny Goodes, Reidsville, NC-Posey Isley, Leaksville, NC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1951 P.J. Boatwright Jr.-Robert H. Chapman Jr., Spartanburg, SC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1952 Arthur Ruffin Jr.-Hubert Walston, Wilson, NC 4 & 3 Wilson CC

1953 P.J. Boatwright Jr., Aiken, SC-H.G. Scarborough, Newberry, SC 3 & 2 CC of Spartanburg

1954-5 No championships

1956 Bobby Knowles, Aiken, SC-Dick Chapman, Pinehurst, NC 5 & 4 Camden CC

1957 H.W. Whiteside, Camden, SC-Drayton Ford, Charleston, SC 4 & 3 Camden CC

1958 Austin Brown-Grainger Kornegay, Camden, SC 20 holes Camden CC

1959 Dick Chapman, Pinehurst, NC-Arthur Ruffin Jr., Wilson, NC 1 up Camden CC

1960 Bill Harvey, Greensboro, NC-Horace Ervin, Kinston, NC 2 up Camden CC

1961 Heath Alexander, Charlotte, NC-R.H. Chapman, Spartanburg, SC 1 up Camden CC

1962 Gabby Bryant, High Point, NC-Dale Morey, Morganton, NC 1 up Camden CC

1963 Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC-Jack Crist Jr., Charlotte, NC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1964 Bill Harvey, Greensboro, NC-Horace Ervin, Kinston, NC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1965 Gene Lookabill, Charlotte, NC-Bobby Foster, Columbia, SC 19 holes Camden CC

1966 Bill Harvey, Greensboro, NC-Benny Goodes, Reidsville, NC 21 holes Camden CC

1967 Charles Smith, Gastonia, NC-Sonny Grant, Greensboro, NC 4 & 3 Camden CC

1968 Ross Shawaker-Bobby Gause, Columbia, SC 2 & 1 Red Fox CC

1969 Allen Powers, Orangeburg, SC-Happ Lathrop, Columbia, SC 1 up Camden CC

1970 Rush Shull-John Brabson Jr., Charlotte, NC 4 & 3 Camden CC

1971 Rush Shull-John Brabson Jr., Charlotte, NC 4 & 3 Camden CC

1972 Peter Pottle, Linville, NC-John Vanderbloemen, Lenoir, NC 1 up Camden CC

1973 Larry Wilson Jr.-David Eger, Charlotte, NC 19 holes Camden CC

1974 Ed Rollins-Bill Boles Jr., Chapel Hill, NC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1975 Mike Holland, Bishopville, SC-Marion Fowler, Lake City, SC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1976 Mike Holland, Bishopville, SC-Marion Fowler, Lake City, SC 2 up Camden CC

1977 Allen Powers, N. Augusta, SC-Marion Moore, Orangeburg, SC 1 up Camden CC

1978 Bobby Edgerton-Tom Reynolds, Raleigh, NC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1979 Bobby Edgerton-Tom Reynolds, Raleigh, NC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1980 Ernest Faile-Dan Coker, Hartsville, SC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1981 David DuPre-Chip Prezioso, Columbia, SC 5 & 4 Camden CC

1982 Allen Powers, N. Augusta, SC-Dick Horne, Mt. Pleasant, SC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1983 Allen Powers, N. Augusta, SC-Dick Horne, Mt. Pleasant, SC 5 & 4 Camden CC

1984 Bill Boles, Wilson, NC-Bobby Galloway, Florence, SC 1 up Camden CC

1985 Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC-Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC 2 & 1 Red Fox CC

1986 Bill Plyler-Jim Grainger, Charlotte, NC 1 up Camden CC

1987 Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC-Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1988 Bubba Judy-Vance Whicker, Greensboro, NC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1989 Lou Hoskyns-Barry Black, Spartanburg, SC 5 & 4 Camden CC

1990 Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC-Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1991 Joe Horne, Columbia, SC-Twig Wood, Siler City, NC 3 & 2 Camden CC

1992 Frank Ford III, Charleston, SC-Jim Burgess, Kingstree, SC 4 & 3 Camden CC

1993 Barry Black-Butch Genoble, Spartanburg, SC 1 up Camden CC

1994 Larry Penley, Central, SC-Bill Smunk, Mt. Pleasant, SC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1995 Bubba Judy, Greensboro, NC-Paul Simson, Raleigh, NC 4 & 3 Camden CC

1996 Mark Thaxton-Chris Corn, Rock Hill, SC 1 up Camden CC

1997 Steve Harwell, Mooresville, NC-Macon Moye, Charlotte NC 5 & 4 Camden CC

1998 Gus Sylvan, Columbia, SC-Steve Liebler, Irmo, SC 2 & 1 Camden CC

1999 Joe Hendrick, Chesterfield, SC-Daran Womack, Aiken, SC 2 & 1 Camden CC

2000 Brad Krapfel and Eddie Hargett, Columbia, SC 20 holes FlorenceCC

2001 Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC-Sammy Truett, Surfside, SC 2 & 1 Camden CC

2002 Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC-Sammy Truett, Surfside, SC 3 & 1 Camden CC

2003 William McGirt, Fairmont, NC-Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC 19 holes Camden CC

2004 William McGirt, Fairmont, NC-Greg Powell, Whiteville, NC 2 Up Camden CC

2005 Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC-Sammy Truett, Surfside Bch, SC 19 holes Camden CC

2006 Robert-David Dargan, Columbia, SC 2 & 1 Camden CC

2007 Scott McClellan-Dean Channell, Cary, NC 2 & 1 Camden CC

CAMDEN COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION

GENERAL MANAGER/HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Clem King COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Danny Allen TYPE COURSE: Private COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is short by modern standards at 6,358 yards, but precision golf is required to hit the small, elevated greens. Errant shots could wind up in deep bunkers or could find awkward lies in the sandy, pine-needle strewn soil.

ARCHITECT: Donald Ross

OPENED: 1903

YARDAGE & PAR: 6,358 yards, par 70

COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 71.1/131

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda

GREENS: Bentgrass

CGA MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CAMDEN CC: 1950-53, 1956-67, 1969-84, 1986-99, 2001-07 Carolinas Four-Ball, 1985 Carolinas Amateur, 2003 Pro-Amateur Club Championship,

2005 Carolinas Senior Amateur, 2006 S.C. Match Play

DIRECTIONS TO CAMDEN CC

From U.S. 1 west, take the first left after crossing the Wateree River, Wal-Mart is on the left. Continue on Springdale Drive until it narrows to 2 lanes. Turn right onto Knights Hill Rd. The Club is about 1 mile on the right.

From U.S. 1 north (Pinehurst area), turn right onto Dicey Creek Rd., which is approximately 1 mile south of the airport. Remain on this road until it dead ends into Broad St. Turn right and then left at the first light. The club is on the left.

From Charlotte, take I-77 south to the Great Falls exit (S.C. 97). This road intersects U.S. 521 just north of the club, Food Lion is on the right. At the next intersection, bear right onto Knights Hill Road. The club will be on the left.

From I-26 take I-20 east toward Florence, from I-95 take I-20 west toward Columbia, exit on U.S.521 north and continue on Broad Street (U.S. 521) through town to Knights Hill Rd (1st light after the tracks), which is approximately 1.5 miles north of the Post Office (US 1 and US 521). Left onto Knights Hill and the club is on the left.

MAP

WEST END, NC (4/30/08) -- The 2007 victors will be back to defend their title when the 57th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship is played at storied Camden (SC) Country Club, May 7-11.

Scott McClellan and Dean Channell of Cary, NC scored a 2 & 1 victory over Taylor Hough of Spartanburg, SC and Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, NC in the championship match last May. Hough and Neveu are entered in this year's Four-Ball, as are a couple of veteran, past champion duos.

Frank Ford III of Charleston and Jim Burgess of Kingstree, SC, who have won this championship a record four times (1985, 1987, 1990, 1992) will challenge the limberbacks, as will Bert Atkinson of Charleston and Sammy Truett of Surfside Beach, SC, who have won three times (2001, 2002, 2005) and posted a runnerup finish in 2006. Atkinson and Truett are paired with Hough and Neveu in the stroke-play qualifying for 32 match play berths.

This will mark the 52nd time that the Carolinas Golf Association event has been played at Camden CC, which boasts a 6, 358-yard, par-70 course designed by legendary architect Donald Ross. The only occasions when the championship was played elsewhere came in 1952 when it was conducted at Wilson (NC) Country Club, 1953 at the CC of Spartanburg, SC, 1968 and 1985 at Red Fox CC in Tryon, NC and 2000 at Florence (SC) CC.

The championship gets underway May 7 with the first round of a 36-hole qualifier. After the second round of four-ball stroke play qualifying on May 8, the field is cut to the low 32 teams for match play. After four rounds of match play over the next two days, the 18-hole championship match will be played on Sunday, May 11.

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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