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2008 Carolinas Team
Front Row Kneeling (L-R): Brad Burris, Dennis
Helms, Bert Atkinson, Robert Hoadley, Todd Hendley.
Back Row
Standing (L-R): Brian Westveer, Rick Cloninger, Lex Alexander, Wayne Rogers,
Frank Ford, Mike Weiner, Lee Palms, Paul Simson, Scott Harvey, Gary Strickfaden,
Steve Sharpe, Sherrill Britt, David Dargan, Dan Hendrickson, Chris Mitchell, Steve Liebler,
Walter Todd, Jarrett Grimes. (Not Pictured: John DeLuise)
VIRGINIAS WINS THE 63rd
VIRGINIAS-CAROLINAS TEAM MATCHES
RICHMOND, VA (10/18/08) –– The 24-golfer
Virginias squad scored a final-day 14-10 win and captured the closely-contested
63rd Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches by five points, 20½-15½ as the matches
concluded today at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course.
Possessors of a one-point lead following first-day four-ball matches, Virginias
regulars posted a 9-7 last day win in singles matches, while the team’s seniors
were also two-point victors, notching a 5-3 victory. On the final day, 14 of the
24 singles matches went to the last hole of the respective match and the two
teams tied those encounters, 7-7.
The Virginias team, captained by Danville’s Harry Lea, took home the Captain’s
Putter Trophy and scored its first victory in the annual matches since 2004,
when the team triumphed on Virginia soil, scoring a 29-19 at Lowes Island Club’s
Island Course in Potomac Falls, Va. A victory in each match scores one point in
the Ryder Cup-style format, and if a match goes 18 holes without a decision,
one-half point is awarded to each side.
Virginias’ regulars got off to a terrific start to the deciding final day, going
unbeaten in the first four matches. The two top-ranked players in the
commonwealth in ’08, top-ranked Roger Newsom (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Keith
Decker (Martinsville, Va.) led the way early, notching wins in the first two
matches. Newsom was the stroke play equivalent of three under par in his 1-up
victory over Dan Hendrickson (Charlotte, N.C.) and holed his 7-iron second shot
for an improbable eagle-2 at the demanding par-4 11th hole to go 3 up on the
second nine. Decker, meanwhile, scored a wire-to-wire 3 and 2 victory over Lee
Palms (Greenville, S.C.). Thereafter, Chesapeake’s Adam Horton (2 and 1) and CCV
member Allan Strange of Richmond (4 and 2) posted wins in matches three and
four, respectively.
During a mid-match stretch, six of the next eight regulars’ matches went to the
18th hole, with Carolinas owning a slim 3½-2½ edge in those encounters. Central
Virginian Tim Kelley (Ashland) posted Virginias only win in that stretch,
draining a three-and-a-half foot birdie putt at the par-5 finishing hole to
upend Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.), 1 up. Also for Virginias, Tim Fisher (Statts
Mills, W.Va.), Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.) and Ryan Stinnett (Amherst, Va.)
scored one-half point.
In the close matches, Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, S.C.) and Robert Hoadley
(Southern Pines, N.C.) each posted 1 up wins for Carolinas. Also registering
wins for Carolinas in last day action were Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.), Sherrill
Britt (West End, N.C.) and Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.).
Needing 12 point on the final day, Alexandria’s Dan Hosek notched a 2 and 1 win
for Virginias’ regulars to give the team 14 points in the matches for the
triumph. Though the ’08 matches were already decided, in the late-going Crozet’s
Nick Little scored a 1-up win for Virginias, while Buck Brittain (Tazewell, Va.)
earned a halve.
For Virginias, Horton, Kelley, Newsom and Little, a first-time event
participant, helped lead the team over the two-day matches, contributing the two
points available.
Five of the eight seniors’ matches went to the last hole. Virginias went 3-2 in
those encounters, with Richmond’s Vinny Giles and Tom Grady (Marshall, Va.)
scoring 1-up victories. Also for Virginias’ Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.)
and northern Virginian John Long (Centreville, Va.) added a full point with
their singles’ wins. Green scored a 3 and 2 victory, while Long notched a 4 and
3 triumph. Meanwhile, Pat Tallent (Vienna, Va.) and Steve Fox (Huntington,
W.Va.) contributed one-half point each for Virginias. Virginias held a 3-1
advantage after the first four seniors’ matches. Long posted a team-leading
point-and-a-half for Virginias seniors over the two days.
For Carolinas in senior action, Brad Burris (High Point, N.C.) and Dennis Helms
(Monroe, N.C.) each recorded victories.
Altogether, Virginias regulars were 15-9 victors in the ’08 matches, while
Carolinas’ seniors notched a 6½-5½ win over the two days.
RICHMOND –– Results following singles matches at the 63rd Virginias-Carolinas
Team Matches at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course on Saturday,
Oct. 18.
REGULARS
Roger W. Newsom (Virginia Beach, Va.) def. Dan Hendrickson (Charlotte, N.C.), 1
up; Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.) def. Lee Palms (Greenville, S.C.), 3 and 2;
Adam Horton (Chesapeake, Va.) def. David Dargan (Columbia, S.C.), 2 and 1; Allan
Strange (Richmond, Va.) def. Steve Sharpe (Greensboro, N.C.), 4 and 2; Tim
Kelley (Ashland, Va.) def. Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.), 1 up; Jarrett Grimes
(Columbia, S.C.) def. Scott Shingler (Haymarket, Va.), 1 up; Chris Mitchell
(Columbia, S.C.) halved Tim Fisher (Statts Mills, W.Va.); Steve Liebler (Irmo,
S.C.) def. Anthony Reale (Charleston, W.Va.), 2 and 1; Robert Hoadley (Southern
Pines, N.C.) def. Hampton Ballard (Pearisburg, Va.), 1 up; Paul Simson (Raleigh,
N.C.) halved Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.); Sherrill Britt (West End, N.C.) def.
Jerry Burton (Charlottesville, Va.), 5 and 4; Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, S.C.)
halved Ryan Stinnett (Amherst, Va.); Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.) def.
Jordan Utley (Richmond, Va.), 6 and 5; Dan Hosek (Alexandria, Va.) def. Walter
Todd (Laurens, S.C.), 2 and 1; Nick Little (Crozet, Va.) def. Bert Atkinson
(Charleston, S.C.), 1 up; Rick Cloninger (Fort Mills, S.C.) halved Buck Brittain
(Tazewell, Va.)
Virginias regulars won final day singles matches, 9-7
Virginias regulars won regulars matches over the two days of matches, 15-9
SENIORS
Wayne Rogers (Easley, S.C.) halved Pat Tallent (Vienna, Va.); Vinny Giles
(Richmond, Va.) def. Lex Alexander (Chapel Hill, N.C.), 1 up; Charles E. Green
III (Tazewell, Va.) def. John Deluise (Raleigh, N.C.), 3 and 2; Frank Ford
(Charleston, S.C.) halved Steve Fox (Huntington, W.Va.); Brad Burris (High
Point, N.C.) def. Steve Isaacs (Richmond, Va.), 1 up; Gary Strickfaden
(Pinehurst, N.C.) vs. Tom Grady (Marshall, Va.); John Long (Centreville, Va.)
def. Mike Weiner (Kiawah Island, S.C.), 4 and 3; Dennis Helms (Monroe, N.C.)
def. Ward Hamilton (Manakin-Sabot, Va.), 4 and 3
Virginias seniors won final day singles matches, 5-3
Carolinas seniors won seniors matches over the two days of matches, 6½-5½
Virginias wins the final day of the 63rd Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches, 14-10
Virginias wins the 63rd Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches, 20½-15½
RICHMOND –– Results following the first day of the 63rd Virginias-Carolinas Team
Matches at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course from Friday, Oct.
17.
REGULARS
Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.)-Tim Kelley (Ashland, Va.) def. Bert Atkinson
(Charleston, S.C.)-Sherrill Britt (West End, N.C.), 2 and 1; Rick Cloninger
(Fort Mills, S.C.)-Dan Hendrickson (Charlotte, N.C.) def. Dan Hosek (Alexandria,
Va.)-Jerry Burton (Charlottesville, Va.), 4 and 3; Adam Horton (Chesapeake,
Va.)-Nick Little (Crozet, Va.) def. Robert Hoadley (Southern Pines, N.C.)-Paul
Simson (Raleigh, N.C.), 2 up; Buck Brittain (Tazewell, Va.)-Hampton Ballard
(Pearisburg, Va.) def. David Dargan (Columbia, S.C.)-Steve Sharpe (Greensboro,
N.C.), 3 and 2; Pat Carter (Huntington, W.Va.)-Tim Fisher (Statts Mills, W.Va.)
def. Lee Palms (Greenville, S.C.)-Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.), 4 and 3;
Walter Todd (Laurens, S.C.)-Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.) def. Keith Decker
(Martinsville, Va.)-Ryan Stinnett (Amherst, Va.), 3 and 2; Roger W. Newsom
(Virginia Beach, Va.)-Anthony Reale (Charleston, W.Va.) def. Steve Liebler (Irmo,
S.C.)-Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, S.C.), 2 and 1; Scott Shingler (Haymarket,
Va.)-Jordan Utley (Richmond, Va.) def. Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, S.C.)-Chris
Mitchell (Columbia, S.C.), 4 and 3
Virginias regulars won four-ball matches on Friday, Oct. 17, 6-2
SENIORS
Brad Burris (High Point, N.C.)-Gary Strickfaden (Pinehurst, N.C.) def. Charles
E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.)-Steve Fox (Huntington, W.Va.), 1 up; Lex Alexander
(Chapel Hill, N.C.)-John Deluise (Raleigh, N.C.) halved Pat Tallent (Vienna,
Va.)-John Long (Centreville, Va.); Frank Ford (Charleston, S.C.)-Wayne Rogers
(Easley, S.C.) def. Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.)-Tom Grady (Marshall, Va.), 2 and
1; Mike Weiner (Kiawah Island, S.C.)-Dennis Helms (Monroe, N.C.) def. Steve
Isaacs (Richmond, Va.)-Ward Hamilton (Manakin-Sabot, Va.), 1 up
Carolinas seniors won four-ball matches on Friday, Oct. 17, 3½-½
Virginias led following first day of the 63rd Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches,
6½-5½
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63rd CAROLINAS-VIRGINIAS TEAM MATCHES
SLATED OCT. 17-18 IN RICHMOND, VA
WEST END, NC (10/15/08) — The Carolinas Golf Association will be
shooting for its fourth straight victory when the 63rd Carolinas-Virginias Team
Matches are played at the Country Club of Virginia's James River Course in
Richmond, VA, Oct. 17-18.
The Team Matches are a Ryder Cup-like event featuring a 24-man team of top
regular and senior amateur players from North and South Carolina against their
counterparts from the Virginia and West Virginia. The matches, conducted jointly
by the Carolinas Golf Association and the Virginia State Golf Association,
consist of modified alternate shot, four-ball match play, and singles
competitions with one point at stake in each match.
The Carolinas leads 45-16-1 all-time in the series, including a stretch from
1971-87 during which the Carolinas team reeled off
17 straight victories. In recent years, the teams have been much more
competitive, with the Virginias winning three straight times from 2002-2004
until the 2005 team, led by playing captain Paul Simson of Raleigh, prevailed by
a seven-point margin. Their 32-16 victory last year at Old Town Club in
Winston-Salem, NC was the third in a row for the Carolinas side.
Simson, although eligible age-wise to compete as a senior for the third straight
year, will be back as a member of the "regular"
Carolinas team, which will be headed by non-playing captain T.
Arnold Edwards of Charlotte.
VSGA points leader Roger Newsom of Virginia Beach and seven-time VSGA golfer of
the year Keith Decker (Martinsville) headline the
24 golfers who will represent the Virginias team in Richmond. The top-ranked
amateur in the commonwealth in ’08, Newsom won this summer’s SunTrust State Open
of Virginia as well as the VSGA Four-Ball Championship and the Portsmouth City
Amateur Championship. He was also a finalist at this summer’s VSGA Amateur
Championship. Decker, meanwhile, won the W. Townes Lea and Chatmoss
invitationals, was the runner-up at the VSGA Four-Ball Championship and competed
in the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort.
VSGA past president Harry Lea of Danville, VA will lead the Virginias team for a
second straight year.
For more information about the 63rd Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches and many
other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online
at www.carolinasgolf.org.
2007 CHAMPIONS
Carolinas Team, 32-16
Old Town Club, Winston-Salem, NC
DATES
October 17-18, 2008
FORMAT
Modified alternate shot, four-ball match play, and singles match play with one
point at stake in each match. Halved matches result in half a point for each
side.
SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS
Thursday, October 16, practice rounds
Friday, October 17, 8:30 - 9:20 - Four-Ball matches Friday, October 17, approx.
1 p.m. - Modified foursomes matches Saturday, October 18, 8:30 - 10:30 - Singles
Matches for regulars off #1 Saturday, October 18, 9:00 - 9:56 - Singles matches
for seniors off #10
FIELD
Both teams are comprised of 16 regular players and 8 seniors selected using a
points system based on each player’s finish in a predetermined group of top
tournaments during the year.
THE TEAMS
CAROLINAS
Captain: T. Arnold Edwards, Charlotte, NC
Regulars
Bert Atkinson, Charleston, SC
Rick Cloninger, Fort Mill, SC
David Dargan, Columbia, SC
Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, SC
Scott Harvey, Greensboro, NC
Todd Hendley, Simpsonville, SC
Dan Hendrickson, Charlotte, NC
Robert Hoadley, Southern Pines, NC
Steve Liebler, Irmo, SC
Nolan Mills, Charlotte, NC
Chris Mitchell, Columbia, SC
Lee Palms, Greenville, SC
Steve Sharpe, Greensboro, NC
Paul Simson, Raleigh, NC
Walter Todd, Laurens, SC
Brian Westveer, Charlotte, NC
Seniors
Lex Alexander, Chapel Hill, NC
Brad Burris, High Point, NC
John Deluise, Raleigh, NC
Frank Ford, Charleston, SC
Dennis Helms, Monroe, NC
Wayne Rogers, Easley, SC
Gary Strickfaden, Pinehurst, NC
Mike Weiner, Kiawah Island, SC
VIRGINIAS
Captain: Harry Lea, Danville, VA.
Regulars
Hampton Ballard, Pearisburg, Va.
Allen Barber, Yorktown, Va.
Buck Brittain, Tazewell, Va.
Jerry Burton, Charlottesville, Va.
Pat Carter, Huntington, W.Va.
Keith Decker, Martinsville, Va.
Tim Fisher, Statts Mills, W.Va.
Adam Horton, Chesapeake, Va.
Dan Hosek, Alexandria, Va.
Tim Kelley, Ashland, Va.
Nick Little, Crozet, Va.
Roger Newsom, Virginia Beach, Va.
Anthony Reale, Charleston, W.Va.
Scott Shingler, Haymarket, Va.
Ryan Stinnett, Amherst, Va.
Jordan Utley, Richmond, Va.
Seniors
Steve Fox, Huntington, W.Va.
Vinny Giles, Richmond, Va.
Tom Grady, Marshall, Va.
Charles E. Green III, Tazewell, Va.
Ward Hamilton, Manakin-Sabot, Va.
Steve Isaacs, Richmond, Va.
John Long, Centreville, Va.
Pat Tallent, Vienna, Va.
PRIZE
The winning team receives possession of the Captain’s Putter trophy for the
ensuing year.
PAST CHAMPIONS (Matches held twice per year from 1955-62)
Date Winner Score Site
1955 Carolinas 48½ - 11½ Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Virginias 39½ - 20½ Farmington CC, Charlottesville, VA
1956 Carolinas 36½ - 23½ Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Carolinas 33 - 27 Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1957 Carolinas 40 - 20 Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Carolinas 60½ - 59½ Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1958 Carolinas 82 - 38 Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Virginias 67 - 53 Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1959 Carolinas 74 - 70 Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Virginias 72½ - 71½ Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1960 Carolinas 96½ - 47½ Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Carolinas 85 - 59 Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1961 Virginias 88 - 56 Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Carolinas 76½ - 67½ Hot Springs CC, Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1962 Carolinas 82½ - 61½ Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
Virginias 89½ - 54½ Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1963 Carolinas 87 - 57 Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
Carolinas 73½ - 70½ Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
1964 Virginias 108½ - 107½ Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1965 Carolinas 140 - 76 Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC
1966 Virginias 130½ - 85½ CC of Virginia James River Course, Richmond, VA
1967 Carolinas 115 - 101 Dunes G&BC, Myrtle Beach, SC
1968 Virginias 123 - 93 Boonsboro CC, Lynchburg, VA
1969 Carolinas 134½ - 81½ Willow Creek CC, High Point, NC
1970 Virginias 153 - 63 Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1971 Carolinas 88 - 56 * Grandfather G&CC, Linville, NC
1972 Carolinas 118½ - 97½ CC of Virginia James River Course, Richmond, VA
1973 Carolinas 129½ - 86½ Greenville CC Chanticleer Course, Greenville, SC
1974 Carolinas 123½ - 93½ Princess Anne CC, Virginia Beach, VA
1975 Carolinas 122½ - 75½ Dunes G&BC, Myrtle Beach, SC
1976 Carolinas 142 - 74 Glade Springs CC, Daniels, WV
1977 Carolinas 132½ - 83½ CC of North Carolina, Pinehurst, NC
1978 Carolinas 114 - 102 Hot Springs CC Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA
1979 Carolinas 123 - 93 CC of North Carolina, Pinehurst, NC
1980 Carolinas 111½ - 104½ Farmington CC, Charlottesville, VA
1981 Carolinas 147½ - 68½ Dunes G&BC, Myrtle Beach, SC
1982 Carolinas 117 - 99 Boonsboro CC, Lynchburg, VA
1983 Carolinas 146 - 70 Wild Dunes Links Course, Isle of Palms, SC
1984 Carolinas 121 - 95 Princess Anne CC, Virginia Beach, VA
1985 Carolinas 118½ - 97½ Grandfather G&CC, Linville, NC
1986 Carolinas 110 - 106 Kingsmill GC, Williamsburg, VA
1987 Carolinas 83 - 61 * Biltmore Forest CC, Biltmore, NC
1988 Virginias 113 - 103 CC of Virginia James River Course, Richmond, VA
1989 Carolinas 129 - 87 Bermuda Run CC, Advance, NC
1990 Virginias 129 - 87 Hermitage CC, Richmond, VA
1991 Carolinas 116 - 100 Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC
1992 Carolinas 110½ - 105½ Golden Horseshoe GC, Williamsburg, VA
1993 Virginias 74 - 70 * Yeamans Hall Club, Hanahan, SC
1994 Carolinas 148 - 68 The Virginian GC, Bristol, VA
1995 Carolinas 117½ - 98½ Pine Needles CC, Southern Pines, NC
1996 Tie 108 - 108 Bayville GC, Virginia Beach, VA
1997 Carolinas 115 - 101 The River Course, Kiawah Island, SC
1998 Virginias 113 - 103 Boonsboro CC, Lynchburg, VA
1999 Carolinas 131 - 85 Grandfather G&CC, Linville, NC
2000 Carolinas 110½ - 105½ Golden Horseshoe Gold Course, Williamsburg, VA
2001 Carolinas 119½ - 96½ Alamance CC, Burlington, NC
2002 Virginias 33½ - 14½ # Kinloch GC, Manakin-Sabot, VA
2003 Virginias 26 - 22 Grandfather G&CC, Linville, NC
2004 Virginias 29-19 Lowes Island Club, Sterling, VA
2005 Carolinas 27½ - 20½ Dunes Golf & BC, Myrtle Beach, SC
2006 Carolinas 27½ - 20½ Kinloch GC, Manakin-Sabot, VA
2007 Carolinas 32-16 Old Town Club, Winston-Salem, NC
* Matches shortened by rain # Format changed
COUNTRY CLUB OF VIRGINIA INFORMATION
James River Course
709 South Gaskins Road
Richmond, Va. 23233
(804) 287-1301
Web site: www.theccv.org
General Manager: William (Skip) Harris
Director of Golf: Richard Cromwell, PGA
Golf Pros: Summer Lee, PGA, and Warren West, PGA
Superintendent: Christian Sain
Yardage/Par: 7,010 yards, par 72
Course Rating/Slope: 74.9/133
Architect: River Course: William Flynn (renovations by Lester George in 2003)
Year Opened: 1928
Type: Private
Course Description: CCV’s James River Course was originally laid out by designer
William Flynn and opened in 1928. Flynn, whose many designs also include The
Homestead’s Cascades Course and Shinnecock Hills Country Club, helped to
transform the golf design landscape during the interwar period. The River
underwent a Rees Jones renovation in the early 1990s. Richmond-based golf course
architect Lester George began restoring the course to the character Flynn
intended in 2003.
Taking into account the advances in modern-day technology, bunkers were reshaped
and pushed further up the landing area, fairways were narrowed where needed and
tees were expanded, all with an eye toward returning to Flynn’s
originally-intended shot values.
In addition to hosting four VSGA State Amateur Championships (1932, 1946, 1989
and 2005) and the 2007 VSGA Women’s Am, the River has been the site of other
significant championships, including the 1955 and the 1975 U.S. Amateur
Championships.
Former United States Golf Association President Fred Ridley won the ’75 U.S. Am,
besting Virginia hopefuls Vinny Giles and Curtis Strange that year before
ousting Keith Fergus in the finals, 2 up.
Directions: Take I-64 to the Gaskins Road South exit. Remain on Gaskins Road
until it dead ends at the club.
MAP:
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