Preview: 53rd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (April 19, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 53rd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship at Orangeburg Country Club in Orangeburg, S.C. from April 20 - 22, 2021. The field will compete at 6,600 yards (par 36-36--72).

 

The CGA will be conducting this championship under the COVID-19 Tournament Protocols. Learn more here. 

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

 

Top 25 Ranked Carolinas Senior Men in the Field:

 

• No. 1 Sherrill Britt of West End, N.C. with Lee Forbis of Aberdeen, N.C.

• No. 2 Todd Hendley of Columbus, N.C. with Walter Todd of Laurens, S.C.

• No. 3 Steve Harwell of Mooresville, N.C. with Patrick Brady of Reidsville, N.C.

• No. 4 Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. with Don Detweiler of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 5 Walter Todd of Laurens, S.C. with Todd Hendley of Columbus, N.C.

• No. 6 Eddie Hargett of Blythewood, S.C. with Geno Berchiatti of Greenville, S.C.

• No. 7 Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C. with Preston Edmondson of Morrisville, N.C

• No. 9 Steve Liebler of Irmo, S.C. with Rick Cloninger of Rock Hill, S.C.

• No. 10 Stan Sill of Spartanburg, S.C. with Jeff Stephens Ware Shoals, S.C. 

• No. 11 Geno Berchiatti of Greenville, S.C. with Eddie Hargett of Blythewood, S.C.

• No. 12 Pat Thompson of Asheville, N.C. with Keith Waters of Raleigh, N.C. 

• No. 13 William Jamieson of Cary, N.C. with Mark Kozel of Chapel Hill, N.C. 

• No. 14 James Pearson of Charlotte, N.C. with Jim Grainger of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 15 Kevin King of Bluffton, S.C. with Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 18 Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C. with Kevin King of Bluffton, S.C. 

• No. 19 Dean Channell of Pinehurst, N.C. with Tuck Burkinshaw Cary, N.C. 

• No. 21 Doug Ramey of Greer, S.C. with Duff Wagner of Taylors, S.C. 

• Tied No. 22 Daran Womack of Aiken, S.C. with Joe Hendrick of Chesterfield, S.C.

• Tied No. 22 Joe Hendrick of Chesterfield, S.C. with Daran Womack of Aiken, S.C. 

• No. 25 Linley Tate of Greensboro, N.C. with Steve Kidd of Liberty, N.C. 

 

Past Champions in the Field (13):

Ernie Newton, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2006

Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 2008, 2010, 2012

Don Detweiler, Raleigh, N.C., 2008, 2010, 2012

Arlis Pike, Kernersville, N.C., 2013

Rick Cloninger, Rock Hill, S.C., 2015

Jim Grainger, Charlotte, N.C. 2015, 2016, 2017

Jim Pearson, Charlotte, N.C., 2016, 2017

Mike Gravely, Greer, S.C., 2018

Stan Sill, Spartanburg, S.C., 2018

Steve Harwell, Mooresville, N.C., 2019

Patrick Brady, Reidsville, N.C., 2019

Johnny Elam, Charlotte, N.C., 2020

Kevin King, Bluffton, S.C., 2020

 

Orangeburg Country Club offers 18 holes of picturesque views and manicured fairways and greens. Designed by famed architect Ellis Maples, the championship golf course is the true crown jewel of Orangeburg Country Club. This will be the second time that the club hosts the Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship, the first time was in 1995.

 

The championship format is 54 holes of four-ball stroke play. Gross scores only. After 36 holes, the field is cut to the low 30 scores and ties. A tie for the overall championship is decided by an on-course playoff.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by April 20, 2021, maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Monday, April 19

Tee times are available for practice rounds

 

Tuesday, April 20

First Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play

8:00 a.m. to 2:09 p.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10

 

Wednesday, April 21

Second Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play

8:00 a.m. to 2:09 p.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10

Field cut to low 30 scores and ties for final round

 

Thursday, April 22

Final Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play

8:00 a.m. to 9:39 a.m. Starting times off of #1 and #10

 

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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