Preview: 13th North Carolina Super Senior Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (September 7, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 13th North Carolina Super Senior  Championship at Cedar Rock Country Club in Lenoir, N.C. from September 8-9, 2021. The 65+ division will compete at 6,089 yards (par 36-36--72), while the 70+ division will compete at 5,527 yards (par 36-36--72). 

 

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

 

Top-50 Ranked North Carolina Senior Men in the Field:

 

• No. 1 Evan Long of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 2 Paul Simson of Raleigh, N.C. 

• No. 3 Russ Perry of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 4 John Fritz of Mint Hill, N.C.

• No. 8 Doug Owens of Albemarle, N.C.

• No. 10 Ed Donlin of Concord, N.C.

• No. 11 Donald Detweiler of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 12 Pete Allen of Southport, N.C.

• No. 13 Kim Mansfield of Jackson Springs, N.C.

• No. 14 Lennie Barton of Raleigh, N.C.

• No. 15 Ernie Newton of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 17 Jim Gallagher of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 18 Ronald Carpenter of Creedmoor, N.C.

• No. 19 Arlis Pike of Kernersville, N.C.

• No. 20 Ken Eichele of Pinehurst, N.C.

• No. 24 John Stratton of Greensboro, N.C.

• No. 25 Robert Desjardins of Matthews, N.C.

• No. 28 Greg Powell of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 28 Michael Fisher of Pittsboro, N.C.

• No. 32 Charlie Parks of Asheboro, N.C.

• No. 32 Johnny Elam of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 35 Richard Krapfel of Winston-Salem, N.C.

• No. 37 William Boles of Wilson, N.C.

• No. 38 Lawrence Hicks of Greensboro, N.C.

• No. 40 Dave Moser of Charlotte, N.C.

• No. 42 Johnny Adams of Cary, N.C.

• No. 49 Cliff Seastrunk of Raleigh, N.C.

 

Past Champions in the Field (6):

Evan Long, Charlotte, N.C., 2019

Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 2016, 2018

Arlis Pike, Kernersville, N.C., 2017

Robert Desjardins, Matthews, N.C., 2015

Ron Carpenter, Creedmoor, N.C., 2014

Mike Sprouts, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2011

 

Opened in 1965, Cedar Rock Country Club made waves in North Carolina golf, being ranked as the third best course in the state in 1970. Golf Digest Magazine listed Cedar Rock as one of the best 100 courses in America in 1969-1970 as well. Boasting a championship layout with Bermuda Fairways and Bentgrass greens Cedar Rock is a treat in the western part of North Carolina. 

 

The North Carolina Super Senior Championship crowns the best player in North Carolina age 65 and over. This championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who 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 GHIN® USGA Handicap Index®. Players may sign up for the 65+ Division or 70+ Division if eligible.

 

Schedule of Rounds:

 

Wednesday, September 8

First Round - 18 Holes of Stroke Play, 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Start

Boxed Lunch provided by the CGA

 

Thursday, September 9

Final Round - 18 Holes of Stroke Play, 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Start

Boxed Lunch provided by the CGA

 

 

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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