Perry & Stephens Go Back to Back

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (March 28, 2018) – Final results of the 2^nd Annual North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball Championship hosted by Maple Chase Golf & Country Club in Winston-Salem, NC on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 (Championship Division: 5,835 yards, Par 35-36--71, 70+ Division: 5,230 yards, par 35-36--71).

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First-round leaders and defending champions of the North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball Championship ran away from the field to win the 2^nd North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball Championship.  Russ Perry of Winston-Salem, NC & Mark Stephens of Troutman, NC won their fourth CGA four-ball championship together in dominating fashion.  Holding only a one-stroke lead over the teams Don Detweiler of Raleigh, NC & Paul Simson of Raleigh, NC and Robert Desjardins of Mathews, NC & Bill Boles of Wilson, NC after the first round, Perry birdied his first four holes on his own ball to separate themselves from the pack.  Not to be outdone, Stephens birdied three holes en route to a 29 on their opening nine. The team made ten birdies and eight pars on the day, ironically, the only stressful par of the day came on the par-4 twelfth hole when Stephens approach shot hit the flagstick and ricocheted off the green. “It seems easy when everything goes right…but when does that happen….very seldom”, Stephens said.  For Perry & Stephens, it has come easy for them as a team lately; they have won three CGA four-ball championships in as many years and four overall.  Their impressive run in CGA championships is coming to a close as Stephens is moving to Virginia next month.  Perry joked, “I’m going to have to retire now”. 

In the 70+ Division, Jim Blaylock of Winston-Salem, NC & Gam Bates, Jr. of Winston-Salem, NC birdied the seventeenth hole to win the 70+ division by one shot over Dave Moser of Charlotte, NC & Steve Speigler of Charlotte, NC.  The Maple Chase members notched four birdies against two bogeys to hold on and win. 

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 65th birthday by the first round, and is a legal resident of North Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.

2^nd North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball Championship
Maple Chase Golf & Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC
Final Results

Championship Division

Pos.	Team		Score	R1	R2	Total
1	Mark Stephens / Russ Perry	-15		66	61	127
2	Robert Desjardins / Bill Boles, Jr.	-10		67	65	132
3	Ron Carpenter / Gary Brown	-7		68	67	135
T4	Brad Burris / Logan Jackson	-6		71	65	136
T4	Paul Simson / Don Detweiler	-6		67	69	136
6	Todd Turner / Dickie Brewer	-5		70	67	137
7	Lawrence Hicks / Alan Dirk	-4		70	68	138
8	Rick Kline / Evan Long	-3		74	65	139
9	Russ McLauchlan / Terry Rathman	-2		73	67	140
T10	Billy Poteat / Phil Chamberlain, Sr.	-1		72	69	141
T10	Charlie Parks / Arlis Pike	-1		69	72	141
T10	Vardaman Banks / Jerry Hartsell	-1		68	73	141
T13	Gene Grubb / Rick Wesley	E		73	69	142
T13	Robert Klug / Vance Whicker	E		72	70	142
T13	Bob Yow / Roger Taylor	E		71	71	142
T13	Butch Clark / Michael Roland	E		71	71	142
T13	Kim Mansfield / David Millis	E		71	71	142
18	Kenneth Eichele / Chuck Latham	2		72	72	144
T19	Brad Dorsett / George Snyder	3		75	70	145
T19	Hugh Quinn / Mike Judkins	3		72	73	145
T19	Butch English / Wayne Pyrtle	3		69	76	145
T22	Charles Hodges / Norman Davis, Jr	4		75	71	146
T22	Gary Strickfaden / Spike Smith	4		74	72	146
24	Paul Stroup / David Brewer	5		76	71	147
T25	Grady Thompson / John Welch	6		75	73	148
T25	Frank Golden / Neill Pollock	6		75	73	148
27	Philip Mullen / Gene Howell	7		76	73	149
28	Ray Novicki / Russell Eaves	11		77	76	153
29	Garland Yates / Sam Patterson	12		75	79	154
T30	George Kennon / Jay Gardner	13		81	74	155
T30	William Thaxton / Phillip Greene	13		77	78	155
T30	Scott Edwards / Darrell Deloatche	13		80	75	155
33	Barry Briggs / Erik Rasmussen	16		77	81	158

70+ Division

Pos.	Team	Score	R1	R2	Total
1	Gam Bates, Jr. / Jim Blaylock	-7	66	69	135
2	Dave Moser / Steve Spiegler	-6	70	66	136
3	Jim Pridgen / Larry Boswell	-5	71	66	137
T4	Bob Beasley / Wiley Barrett	-4	69	69	138
T4	Dennis McNames / Frank Morris	-4	69	69	138
6	Bill Martinson / Rick LaFata	-3	68	71	139
7	John Walters / Larry Whitmore	-2	68	72	140
8	Arnold Edwards / David Tuttle	3	76	69	145
9	David Barnard / Jerry Davis	4	71	75	146
10	Larry Southern / Mike Bell	5	70	77	147
T11	Gerald Mullin / Murray Spruce	6	75	73	148
T11	Frank Webster / James Brown	6	73	75	148
13	Aj Blankenship / Allan Grider	15	79	78	157
14	Charles Hughes / Frank Robuck	21	80	83	163