24th North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship

May 12-14, 2009

Country Club of Asheville, Asheville, NC

Entry Info/Tee Times/Results         Qualifying Info          Host Club Info         Championship Facts         Weather          Latest News

Entries Open: March 2 at 12:00am

Entries Close: April 13 at 11:59pm

Entry Fee: $80.00

Age and Gender: Male amateurs with a minimum age of 55 as of May 12, 2009

Handicap Index: Maximum index of 10.4 established at a CGA member club.

Residency Criteria: Must be a legal resident of North Carolina

Championship Format: 54 holes of stroke play. After 36 holes, cut to low 60 scores and ties.

Championship Field Size: 132 (approximately)

Paul Simson

2009 Champion

Championship Information
Entry Information Information Starting Times Results
Online Registration Player Information Rounds 1 and 2 Round 1
Print Entry Form (PDF) Map/Directions (PDF) Final Round Round 2
Application Status CGA Tournament Manual   Final Results
Exempt Players Rules Sheet (PDF)   Results Archives
Withdraw Form Printable Score Card (PDF)    

Qualifying Information
Date Site Field Size          
April 28 Oak Valley Golf Club, Advance, NC 90 Apps Player Info Map Tee Times Results
April 30 Kinston Country Club, Kinston, NC 88 Apps Player Info Map Tee Times Results
Host Club Information  

PGA Professional: Matt Dickelman

Course Superintendent: Robby Watts

Club Address: 170 Windsor Road, Asheville, NC 28804

Course Opened: 1928

Architect: Donald Ross

Yardage: 6673 yards

Par: 36-35--71

Course Rating: 72.2/133 (Blue tees)

Club Website

Country Club of Asheville's 16th Hole

Championship Facts

Weather

Scoring Record: 204 by Paul Simson (2007 at Pinewood CC)

 

Most Titles: 6 - Cliff Cunningham (1994, 95, 96, 97, 2001, 02)

 

Notes:

- 1st North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship played at Country Club of Asheville.

- 5th CGA championship hosted by Country Club of Asheville: Carolinas Amateur (1914, 19, 38); North Carolina Amateur (2005)

- Country Club of Asheville was originally founded in 1894 as Swannanoa Country Club.

- The Country Club of Asheville sold its 100 acre golf course, clubhouse and pro shop to the Grove Park Inn and purchased the Beaver Lake Golf Course from Lakeview Properties, Inc. on November 19, 1976.

 

 

News and Press Releases:

PAUL SIMSON WINS 24TH N.C. SENIOR BY RECORD MARGIN

Asheville, NC (5/14/09): It was a 2 under par stroll in the park for Paul Simson, an insurance executive from Raleigh, as he easily won his third NC Senior Amateur by a record 12 shots. This is Paul’s 19th CGA title and the most dominant performance in the NC Senior since Tommy Langley won the 1995 event by 8 shots.

"I played steady and was never in trouble. This makes up for the final round last year where I feel like I gave it away," said Simson. "I like this course" was his final comment as he rushed to the car to head back home….probably to get ready for a tournament.

Charlie Thompson of Hendersonville was the only other competitor to best par on the beautiful, all bent grass Ross masterpiece since five players managed the feat in round one. His 70 jumped him from a tie for 52nd to a tie for 19th.

In the battle for second, there was a tie between the always competitive Larry Boswell and Mark Wagner of Statesville. "If not for Simson, this would have been a very exciting championship," said Wagner.

The top 30 and ties are exempt in the 2010 NC Senior.