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Harwell Hunted Down the Carolinas Senior Amateur Title

 

HICKORY, N.C. (September 9, 2022) -- Final results of the 61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at Rock Barn Country Club (Jones) on September 9, 2022. The field competed at 6,635 yards (par 36-36--72).


Related: Championship Website | Full Field of Players | Scoring | History 

 

Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. captured the 61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at Rock Barn Country Club with an incredible 7-under-par, 65 in the second round highlighting his impressive run this week. He claimed his fifth CGA Championship title at 6-under-par, 210.


Harwell made par for the first 24 holes of the championship. With Larry Cloninger of Gastonia, N.C. and Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C. already at 4-under-par by that point, he knew it was time to kick it into high gear.

 

“I was wondering if I was ever going to make a birdie,” said Harwell. “Then I hit a hybrid to about five feet on No. 7 [in the second round] and I made it for eagle. After that, I just about holed out a wedge on the next hole so that got me jump started.”

 

From No. 7 on, Harwell drained five birdies to make a momentous climb to the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round. His 7-under-par, 65 in the second round was the lowest round of the week by three strokes.


The 2019 Carolinas Senior Amateur Champion led the field by one stroke at 7-under-par at the start of day three. His game plan for the final round was simple: Just keep swinging.


Harwell got off to a rocky start with his first bogey of the championship on No. 2 with another soon to follow on No. 6. In the meantime, Cloninger strung together a run of pars to take back the lead that he held after the opening round.


“I had two bad iron shots on Nos. 2 and 6 and I couldn’t get up and down. But then finally I hit another hybrid in on No. 7 to about six or seven feet and made it again. That really settled me down,” remarked Harwell.



The 2019 Carolinas Senior Men’s Player of the Year stumbled through the turn with bogeys on Nos. 9, 10 and 13, which gave Cloninger the window of opportunity he was looking for. Cloninger continued his string of pars and was able to take a two stroke lead through No. 13, but Harwell was far from giving up.


On the 540-yard, par-5 No. 14, Harwell made his first move with a clutch birdie. He followed it with yet another birdie on the par-3, No. 15 to swiftly take back his lead. This was now a lead he would not let go of for the remainder of the round. He cruised in with three more pars to capture his fifth CGA Championship title at 6-under-par, 210.

 

“It is always great to win one,” said the two-time Carolinas Senior Amateur Champion. “You never know when your last one is going to be so you really savor them more as you get older. It is very nice to win and I am extremely happy.”


Ultimately, Cloninger earned runner-up at 5-under-par, 211. He led the rest of the pack by four strokes and was one of only two players to card two rounds under par this week. Robinson tied for third with Duff Wagner of Taylors, S.C. at 1-under-par, 215.
 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at Rock Barn Country Club, especially Head Golf Professional Marshal Robinson and Golf Course Superintendent Jon Robertson, for graciously hosting the 61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship.

 

61st Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship

Rock Barn Country Club (Jones), Hickory, N.C.

Final Round Results

 

Pos. Player City, State To Par R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Steve Harwell Mooresville, NC -6 72 65 73 210
2 Larry Cloninger Gastonia, NC -5 68 70 73 211
T3 Duff Wagner Taylors, SC -1 69 71 75 215
T3 Gary Robinson Fayetteville, NC -1 68 72 75 215
T5 Eddie Hargett Blythewood, SC E 71 72 73 216
T5 Rich Weston Pawleys Island, SC E 69 73 74 216
7 Barry Fabyan Charlotte, NC +2 70 74 74 218
T8 Buddy Patch Johns Island, SC +3 74 73 72 219
T8 Rick Cloninger Rock Hill, SC +3 73 74 72 219
T8 Yancey Johnson Simpsonville, SC +3 71 72 76 219
T8 Macon Moye Southern Pines, NC +3 71 71 77 219
12 Jerry Austin Shelby, NC +5 73 73 75 221
T13 Mike Granger Granite Falls, NC +6 75 74 73 222
T13 Steve Kidd Liberty, NC +6 74 75 73 222
T13 Jeff Burcham Greensboro, NC +6 74 73 75 222
T13 Pat Thompson Asheville, NC +6 74 73 75 222
T17 Preston Edmondson Morrisville, NC +7 76 75 72 223
T17 David Glabicki Cary, NC +7 75 71 77 223
T19 Jeff Jamieson Cary, NC +8 78 73 73 224
T19 Don O'Malley Southport, NC +8 73 75 76 224
T19 Phil Bland Sherrills Ford, NC +8 77 71 76 224
T19 Todd Hendley Columbus, NC +8 75 73 76 224
T23 Dennis Long Statesville, NC +9 74 79 72 225
T23 Daniel Neveu Pinehurst, NC +9 73 77 75 225
T23 Paul Jett Southern Pines, NC +9 79 72 74 225
T23 Sherrill Britt West End, NC +9 75 75 75 225
T23 Tim Teaster Cayce, SC +9 72 75 78 225
T28 Dale Fuller Raleigh, NC +11 81 73 73 227
T28 DeeBo Kelly Camden, SC +11 74 75 78 227
T28 Tom Presby Cary, NC +11 74 75 78 227
T31 Steve Liebler Irmo, SC +12 81 73 74 228
T31 Trent Gregory Wake Forest, NC +12 74 79 75 228
T31 Jeff Brischke Charlotte, NC +12 73 79 76 228
T31 Robert Shoaf Concord, NC +12 78 74 76 228
T31 Walker Taylor Wilmington, NC +12 73 78 77 228
T31 Todd Brown Winston-Salem, NC +12 72 77 79 228
T31 Geno Berchiatti Greenville, SC +12 74 75 79 228
T31 John Rudolph Charlotte, NC +12 75 74 79 228
T31 Stan Sill Spartanburg, SC +12 74 75 79 228
T31 Walter Todd Laurens, SC +12 76 73 79 228
T31 Brian Westveer Charlotte, NC +12 72 75 81 228
T42 Tom Murphy Wilmington, NC +13 77 77 75 229
T42 Steve Fox Pinehurst, NC +13 79 75 75 229
T42 Rush Miller Cramerton, NC +13 77 72 80 229
T45 Steve Sharpe Greensboro, NC +14 78 73 79 230
T45 Tom Cullen Hickory, NC +14 79 72 79 230
T47 Neal Morrison Charlotte, NC +15 74 78 79 231
T47 Sean Odonnell Southport, NC +15 76 76 79 231
T47 Donald Miller Six Mile, SC +15 74 77 80 231
T47 Casey Smith Abbeville, SC +15 75 76 80 231
T51 Patrick Moore Lenoir, NC +16 81 75 76 232
T51 Jim Grainger Charlotte, NC +16 79 76 77 232
T51 Sean Paolino Pinehurst, NC +16 76 78 78 232
T51 James Busker Charlotte, NC +16 74 77 81 232
T55 Brad Deal Mebane, NC +17 78 78 77 233
T55 Casey Alexander Harrisburg, NC +17 75 80 78 233
T55 David Reece Fort Mill, SC +17 80 75 78 233
T55 Stan Rawl Lexington, SC +17 77 78 78 233
T59 Doug Ramey Greer, SC +18 79 77 78 234
T59 Rob Hrubala Spartanburg, SC +18 81 75 78 234
T59 Dale Bouguennec Pinehurst, NC +18 75 79 80 234
62 Keith Kepley Charlotte, NC +19 75 78 82 235
63 Andy Burnette Raleigh, NC +24 75 80 85 240
The following players did not make the cut
CUT Buck Hall Thomasville, NC +13 83 74   157
CUT Dean Nance Greenville, SC +13 78 79   157
CUT Gary Smith Hilton Head Island, SC +13 79 78   157
CUT Gary Upton Simpsonville, SC +13 80 77   157
CUT George Harris Harrisburg, NC +13 80 77   157
CUT Paul Slomkowski Colfax, NC +13 78 79   157
CUT Richard Rebholz Rock Hill, SC +13 75 82   157
CUT Shane Hennessy Taylors, SC +13 82 75   157
CUT Todd Chadwick Raleigh, NC +13 74 83   157
CUT Alex Barefoot Locust, NC +14 78 80   158
CUT Brad Krapfel Columbia, SC +14 79 79   158
CUT Brock Lynch Pinehurst, NC +14 80 78   158
CUT David Eaker Forest City, NC +15 84 75   159
CUT Mark Hodges Belmont, NC +15 79 80   159
CUT Shane Thompson Canton, NC +15 78 81   159
CUT Terry McGowan West Jefferson, NC +15 81 78   159
CUT Dan Sullivan Columbia, SC +16 76 84   160
CUT Danny Boughman Lenoir, NC +16 80 80   160
CUT Jim Aughtry Concord, NC +16 80 80   160
CUT Brandon Godfrey Marion, NC +17 79 82   161
CUT Dean Channell Pinehurst, NC +17 79 82   161
CUT Mike Caprio Greer, SC +17 83 78   161
CUT Rick Shaefer Holly Springs, NC +17 83 78   161
CUT Russ Russell Gastonia, NC +17 77 84   161
CUT Scott Reid Cary, NC +17 80 81   161
CUT Chuck floyd Fort Mill, SC +18 79 83   162
CUT Jeffrey Barczak Apex, NC +18 80 82   162
CUT Kevin Coggins Apex, NC +18 80 82   162
CUT George Kennedy Greenville, SC +19 79 84   163
CUT Ed Burchfield Sunset, SC +20 78 86   164
CUT James Mitchell Clemmons, NC +20 84 80   164
CUT James Motsinger Boomer, NC +20 78 86   164
CUT Jerry Broadway Charlotte, NC +20 85 79   164
CUT Mike Roshelli Graham, NC +20 83 81   164
CUT Scotty Himler Boone, NC +20 86 78   164
CUT Gregor Howard Winston-Salem, NC +21 79 86   165
CUT Ken Shelton Denver, NC +23 86 81   167
CUT Todd Adams Lewisville, NC +23 82 85   167
CUT Todd Sagmoe Charlotte, NC +23 82 85   167
CUT Ron Clontz Greer, SC +26 87 83   170
CUT Vic Ruotolo Charlotte, NC +26 89 81   170
CUT Bob Wilson Archdale, NC +28 85 87   172
CUT William Cooper Raleigh, NC +31 89 86   175
CUT Chris Branam Cary, NC +32 91 85   176
CUT David Christian Columbia, SC +32 89 87   176
CUT Rob Reynolds Wake Forest, NC +33 86 91   177
CUT Todd Wilkinson Wilson, NC +33 88 89   177
WD Kelly Stimart Charlotte, NC - 72 WD   WD
WD David Brown Conover, NC - 73 WD   WD
WD John Fritz Mint Hill, NC - 73 WD   WD
WD Robert Lynch Pinehurst, NC - 76 WD   WD
WD Doug Owens Albemarle, NC - 78 WD   WD
WD Linley Tate Greensboro, NC - 78 WD   WD
WD David Politi Hilton Head Island, SC - 81 WD   WD
WD Christopher Johnson Cornelius, NC - 87 WD   WD
WD Bill Gee Gaffney, SC - WD WD   WD
WD Robby Kirby Charlotte, NC - WD     WD
WD Russ Perry Winston-Salem, NC - WD     WD
DQ Andre Robinson Charlotte, NC - DQ     DQ
NS Mike Nelson Raleigh, NC - 79 NS   NS

 

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs. For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

  

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