WEST END, NC (4/5/08) -- South Carolinians Joe Padgette and Bill Smunk are hoping to put together another successful breakfast menu when the 40th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship is played at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, NC, April 8-10.

Trailing by one stroke last April at The Windermere Club near Columbia, the duo from Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, SC "ham and egged" their way to a four-under-par 68 that lifted them to a two-stroke victory over a trio of runner-up teams. They birdied four of the last seven holes to win this championship for amateur golfers ages 55 and over.

"The next thing I knew, we were being handed the trophies," said Smunk, an insuranceman from Kingstree, SC. Smunk and Padgette combined for 66-67-68--201, a 15 under par total that was only one stroke off the 54-hole tournament record set in 2004.

Padgette and Smunk can expect plenty of competition as they try to defend their title. Among the teams in the 2008 starting field are Ron Carpenter of Durham, NC and Ernie Newton from High Point, NC, who won the championship in 2006; Vic Hannon of Camden, SC and Jim Patti of Bluffton, SC, the 2004 winners; and Bob Stringer of Blythewood, SC and Leroy Rabon of Chapin, SC, who won back in 2000. Hannon and Patti tied for second in 2007, along with Arnold Edwards and Doug Buchanan of Charlotte, NC, who are also entered this year.

The 54-hole tournament will be played on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Marsh and Ocean nines at the CC of Landfall. The course will be set up at 6,364 yards for the field of 88 teams.

Landfall has previously hosted three Carolinas Golf Association major events: Landfall has previously hosted three Carolinas Golf Association major events: the Carolinas Senior on the Nicklaus course in 1991, the N.C. Amateur on the club's Pete Dye course in 1993 and the N.C. Senior on the Dye course in 2004.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION

40th Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association April 8-10, 2008 Country Club of Landfall 800 Sun Runner Place Wilmington, NC 28405

910-256-7635

2007 CHAMPIONS: Joe Padgette, North Charleston,SC - Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC

DATES: April 8-10, 2008

FORMAT: The championship is contested at 54 holes of four-ball stroke play. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 teams and ties.

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 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 USGA handicap index at a CGA member club.

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS:

Monday, April 7, Practice Rounds.

Tuesday, April 8, First round. 18 holes of four-ball stroke play.

Wednesday, April 9, Second round. 18 holes of four-ball stroke play. Field cut to low 30 teams and those tied for 30th place.

Thursday, April 10, Final round. 18 holes of four-ball stroke play.

PRIZES: The top 20 teams receive merchandise. An on-course playoff is used to break a tie for the overall championship. The championship team receives trophies and merchandise.

FAVORITES

Joe Padgette, N. Charleston, SC-Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC (defending champions) Ron Carpenter, Durham, NC & Ernie Newton, High Point, NC (2006 champions) Larry Boswell, Jamestown, NC & Jay Gardner, High Point, NC (Boswell was 2002, 2003 champion with Ronnie Grove) Vic Hannon, Camden, SC & Jim Patti, Bluffton, SC (2004 champions) Bob Stringer, Blythewood, SC & Leroy Rabon, Irmo, SC (2000 champions)

PAST CHAMPIONS

Date Winner, Score, Site

2007 Joe Padgette, N. Charleston, SC-Bill Smunk, Kingstree, SC at The Windermere Club

2006 Ron Carpenter, Durham, NC-Ernie Newton, High Point, NC, 129 at Tanglewood Park Champions Course#

2005 Tom Langley, High Point, NC-Tom Hadley, Hendersonville, NC, 202 at CC of Spartanburg

2004 Vic Hannon, Camden, SC-Jim Patti, Bluffton, SC, 200 at Sapona CC*

2003 Larry Boswell, Jamestown, NC-Ronnie Grove, Raleigh, NC, 203 at Wachesaw Plantation

2002 Larry Boswell, Jamestown, NC-Ronnie Grove, Raleigh, NC, 202 at CC of South Carolina@

2001 Bill Cox, Gastonia, NC-Glenn Lassiter, Robbins, NC, 134 at Currituck Club 2000 Bob Stringer, Blythewood, SC-Leroy Rabon, Chapin, SC, 134 at Columbia CC

1999 Charlie Thompson-Marshall Fall, Hendersonville, NC, 136 at Duke University GC

1998 Bobby Clark, Asheville, NC-Cliff Cunningham, Monroe, NC, 134 at Florence CC

1997 Charles Horne-Pat Toomey, Gastonia, NC, 135 at Pinehurst National GC

1996 Bill Cox, Gastonia, NC-Glenn Lassiter, Robbins, NC, 138& at River Hills CC

1995 Bill Cox, Gastonia, NC-Glenn Lassiter, Robbins, NC, 132 at CC of Orangeburg

1994 Bob Galloway, Chapel Hill, NC-Tom Langley, High Point, NC, 136 at Midland Valley CC*

1993 Cliff Cunningham, Monroe, NC-Bob Murray, Piedmont, SC, 142 at Cedar Rock CC

1992 Cliff Cunningham, Monroe, NC- Bob Murray, Piedmont, SC, 135 at Bald Head Island CC

1991 Bill Cox, Gastonia, NC-Glenn Lassiter, Robbins, NC, 138 at Prestwick GC 1990 Ted Gaston, Denver, NC-Charles Anderson, Belmont, NC, 137 at Florence CC*

1989 Al Hill, Hickory, NC-Bob Floyd, Lenoir, NC 139, at CC of Salisbury

1988 Charles Smith, Florence, SC-Sonny Grant, Greensboro, NC, 136 at Walnut Creek CC

1987 Ed Trimble-Charlie Potts, Charlotte, NC, 138 at Wachesaw Plantation

1986 John Pottle, Linville, NC-George Pottle, Southern Pines, NC, 140 at Linville CC

1985 Larry Dempsey-Jack Schlueter, Greensboro, NC, 138 at CC of SC

1984 Don Adderton-Truman Kiger, Winston-Salem, NC, 136 at Colonial CC

1983 John Morell, Clover, SC-John Cureton, Columbia, SC, 136 at Lake Marion GC

1982 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 138 at Oakwoods CC

1981 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 136 at Colonial CC 1980 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 133 at Woodlake CC

1979 Don Adderton, High Point, NC-John Morrell, Charlotte, NC, 138 at Seabrook Island Club

1978 John Morrell, Charlotte, NC-Dale Morey, High Point, NC, 140 at Red Fox CC

1977 John Morrell, Charlotte, NC-Dale Morey, High Point, NC, 134 at Colonial CC

1976 John Morrell, Charlotte, NC-Dale Morey, High Point, NC, 129 at Oakwoods CC

1975 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 138 at Colonial CC*

1974 E.T. Hughes, Marion, SC-Harry Lambert, Darlington, SC, 135 at Sea Gull GC

1973 Billy Joe Patton, Morganton, NC-Dale Morey, High Point, NC, 136 at Oakwoods CC

1972 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 68 at Willow Creek GC#

1971 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 134 at Sea Gull GC 1970 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 126 at Oakwoods CC

1969 Dale Morey, High Point, NC-Harry Welch, Salisbury, NC, 135 at Oakwoods CC* # Rain shortened

* Won in playoff & Co-champions

@ Format expanded to 54 holes

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COUNTRY CLUB OF LANDFALL INFORMATION

DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Chris Card

COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Jeff Mack

TYPE COURSE: Private, member-equity gated community COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Country Club of Landfall is located within the gated community of Landfall, a 2200-acre tract with over 2,000 homes and lots bordering the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Nicklaus' Ocean nine features four holes along the Intracoastal Waterway, while the Marsh nine flows along Howe Creek and through Landfall's "highlands"

section. There is also another Nicklaus-designed nine holes at Landfall, as well as an 18-hole course designed by architect Pete Dye. Each has its own clubhouse and pro shop with extensive practice areas that include a driving range, sand bunkers, and putting and chipping greens. Each fall the 27-hole Nicklaus Course hosts the Landfall Tradition, a three day tournament featuring 24 of the nation's top men's and women's college teams.

ARCHITECT: Jack Nicklaus

OPENED: 1990

YARDAGE & PAR: 6,372, par 72

COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 71.4/135

FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass

GREENS: Bentgrass

CGA MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CC OF LANDFALL: 1991 Carolinas Senior (Nicklaus course),

1993 N.C. Amateur (Dye course), 2004 N.C. Senior (Dye course)

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WEST END, NC (4/4/08) - A field of 88 teams is scheduled to play in the 40th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship, which will be conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, NC, April 8-10.

Joe Padgette of North Charleston, SC and Bill Smunk of Kingstree, SC, who won last year at The Windermere Club near Columbia, are among the teams entered in 2008. Arnold Edwards and partner Doug Buchanan of Charlotte and Vic Hannon of Camden, SC and partner Jim Patti of Bluffton, SC, who finished in a second-place tie last year, are also in this year's field. Hannon and Patti won this title in 2004. Ron Carpenter of Durham, NC and Ernie Newton of High Point, NC, the 2006 winners, are returning as well.

The 54-hole tournament will be played on the Landfall's par-72 Jack Nicklaus-designed course, which will be set up at 6,364 yards for these golfers, who are ages 55 and older. Landfall has previously hosted three Carolinas Golf Association major events: the Carolinas Senior on the Nicklaus course in 1991, the N.C. Amateur on the club's Pete Dye course in 1993 and the N.C. Senior on the Dye course in 2004.