Weston Defends Home Turf To Win Carolinas Senior

 

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (September 15, 2021) -- Final results of the 60th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship at The Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. on September 15, 2021. The field competed at 6,688 yards (par 36-36--72). 

 

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Defending his home golf course in an event he described as “His Masters,” Rich Weston of Pawleys Island, S.C., came away with a resounding six-shot victory in the 60th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship. 

 

“I was really excited about playing here this year,” said Weston. “I kept telling everyone that my Masters is the Carolinas Senior at The Reserve. I knew it would be a test.” 

 

Weston did enough during the first two days to stay in the picture with rounds of 3-under-par, 69 and 1-under-par, 71 to sit at 4-under-par entering the final day just two shots behind Eddie Hargett of Blythewood, S.C. 

 

Weston began his pursuit of Hargett with a pedestrian opening nine, carding two birdies and two bogeys to make the turn in an even-par, 36. 

 

He came out blistering in his final nine holes of the Championship, birdieing holes 10, 12, 13, 15 and 17 to shoot 4-under-par, 32 on the back side, and finish at 8-under-par, 208 for the week. 

 

“I made a good birdie on 12,” said Weston. “Then hit a good shot into 13 and was able to get one there. I birdied 15 and then there wasn’t too much pressure. I really wasn’t comfortable hitting irons close at the start, but from No. 7 on that changed.” 

 

Perhaps the most important hole of the day for the newest CGA Champion? The first one.

 

“It was a hectic start,” said Weston. “I hit it in the left trees and had to chip out on No. 1. I was able to get it up and down for par which was key.” 

 

It was a family affair for Weston today as well. Residing just up the road, his family and friends came out to support him by following his round. 

 

“It’s wonderful,” said Weston. “My son followed me on the front nine and my wife on the back nine. I had some members with me and friends from the community sent me text messages.” 

 

Weston used his home course advantage to perfection, being the only player in the field to card three rounds under par this week to capture his second CGA Championship title. 

 

Finishing in solo second place was Hargett with a three-day total of 2-under-par, 214. In a tie for third with a total score of 1-under-par, 215 are David Reece of Fort Mill, S.C. and Allen Peake of Cashiers, N.C. Rounding out the top-five in a tie for fifth are Larry Cloninger of Gastonia, N.C. and Joe Jaspers of Huntersville, N.C., who tallied a three-day total of even-par, 216. 

 

The Carolinas Golf Association would like to thank the members and staff at The Reserve Golf Club for graciously hosting the 60th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship, especially, Director of Golf Donald Clement and Golf Course Superintendent Ronald Crowe. 

 

60th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship

The Reserve Golf Club, Pawleys Island, S.C.

Final Round Results

Position	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Rich Weston	Pawleys Island, SC	-8	69	71	68	208
2	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	-2	66	72	76	214
T3	David Reece	Fort Mill, SC	-1	71	75	69	215
T3	Allen Peake	Cashiers, NC	-1	70	74	71	215
T5	Larry Cloninger	Gastonia, NC	E	71	73	72	216
T5	Joe Jaspers	Huntersville, NC	E	66	76	74	216
T7	Pat Thompson	Asheville, NC	+1	73	72	72	217
T7	Robert Shoaf	Concord, NC	+1	73	71	73	217
T9	Mark Hodges	Belmont, NC	+2	73	77	68	218
T9	Neal Morrison	Charlotte, NC	+2	75	72	71	218
T9	Gary Robinson	Fayetteville, NC	+2	69	77	72	218
T12	Robby Kirby	Charlotte, NC	+3	73	75	71	219
T12	Jeff Jamieson	Cary, NC	+3	72	73	74	219
T12	James Pearson	Charlotte, NC	+3	69	75	75	219
T15	David Glabicki	Cary, NC	+4	75	75	70	220
T15	Rick Cloninger	Rock Hill, SC	+4	75	70	75	220
T17	Kelly Stimart	Charlotte, NC	+5	72	73	76	221
T17	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	+5	70	74	77	221
T19	Paul Simson	Raleigh, NC	+6	73	77	72	222
T19	Walter Todd	Laurens, SC	+6	74	75	73	222
T21	Sherrill Britt	West End, NC	+7	74	76	73	223
T21	Preston Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	+7	76	73	74	223
T21	Dale Fuller	Raleigh, NC	+7	76	71	76	223
T24	Bobby Newman	Roebuck, SC	+8	74	77	73	224
T24	Mike Granger	Granite Falls, NC	+8	70	80	74	224
T24	Johnny Elam	Charlotte, NC	+8	73	75	76	224
T24	Jeff Burcham	Greensboro, NC	+8	76	76	72	224
T28	Tom Cullen	Hickory, NC	+9	77	73	75	225
T28	Jim Aughtry	Concord, NC	+9	77	76	72	225
T28	Donald Detweiler	Raleigh, NC	+9	78	75	72	225
T28	Chris Culler	Camden, SC	+9	77	76	72	225
T32	Steve Liebler	Irmo, SC	+10	75	75	76	226
T32	Doug Owens	Albemarle, NC	+10	74	77	75	226
T32	Dean Channell	Pinehurst, NC	+10	76	76	74	226
T32	Doug Ramey	Greer, SC	+10	75	72	79	226
T32	Keith Waters	Raleigh, NC	+10	77	76	73	226
T37	Jerry Austin	Shelby, NC	+11	77	74	76	227
T37	Casey Smith	Abbeville, SC	+11	76	72	79	227
T37	Dan Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+11	75	78	74	227
T40	Daran Womack	Aiken, SC	+12	73	78	77	228
T40	Phil McQuitty	Bluffton, SC	+12	74	78	76	228
T42	Robin Alley	Columbia, SC	+13	78	74	77	229
T42	Mike Arnold	Mooresville, NC	+13	76	77	76	229
T42	Rick Powers	Oxford, NC	+13	73	80	76	229
45	Keith Kepley	Charlotte, NC	+14	76	77	77	230
T46	Chris Koon	Simpsonville, SC	+15	72	79	80	231
T46	Brett Williams	Durham, NC	+15	73	79	79	231
T46	Tim Pope	Spartanburg, SC	+15	77	71	83	231
T46	Craig Cathey	Burlington, NC	+15	77	78	76	231
T46	Randall Sullins	Claremont, NC	+15	78	77	76	231
51	Duff Wagner	Taylors, SC	+17	78	72	83	233
T52	Todd Brown	Winston Salem, NC	+18	77	75	82	234
T52	Dean Nance	Greenville, SC	+18	75	78	81	234
T52	William McClellan	Charlotte, NC	+18	76	78	80	234
T52	Gregory McLain	Hollywood, SC	+18	76	79	79	234
56	Bill Phillips	Charlotte, NC	+19	76	73	86	235
T57	Tom Presby	Cary, NC	+20	71	81	84	236
T57	Jerry Broadway	Charlotte, NC	+20	72	81	83	236
T57	Dennis Dowd	Mount Pleasant, SC	+20	80	74	82	236
60	Rand Mendez	Kiawah Island, SC	+21	77	78	82	237
61	William Baker	Raleigh, NC	+22	76	79	83	238
62	Jay Jordan	Durham, NC	+24	78	76	86	240
WD	Brian Westveer	Charlotte, NC	-	73	73	WD	WD
WD	Richard Lee	Charlotte, NC	-	77	76	WD	WD
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Mark Macejko	Pinehurst, NC	+12	76	80		156
CUT	Steve Kidd	Liberty, NC	+12	80	76		156
CUT	Geno Berchiatti	Greenville, SC	+12	76	80		156
CUT	Joe Hendrick	Chesterfield, SC	+12	78	78		156
CUT	Tony Nichols	Reidsville, NC	+13	79	78		157
CUT	Martin Penson	Pinehurst, NC	+13	80	77		157
CUT	Dave Davis	Morehead City, NC	+14	77	81		158
CUT	Bill Long	Southern Pines, NC	+14	80	78		158
CUT	Chip Hunter	Georgetown, SC	+14	76	82		158
CUT	George Kennedy	Greenville, SC	+14	78	80		158
CUT	Richard Rebholz	Rock Hill, SC	+14	82	76		158
CUT	Andre Robinson	Charlotte, NC	+15	78	81		159
CUT	Lance Waggener	Morehead City, NC	+15	76	83		159
CUT	Tuck Burkinshaw	Cary, NC	+15	79	80		159
CUT	Walker Taylor	Wilmington, NC	+16	77	83		160
CUT	Gary Pugh	Asheboro, NC	+16	78	82		160
CUT	John Beatty	Matthews, NC	+16	83	77		160
CUT	Penn Compton	Wilmington, NC	+16	77	83		160
CUT	Steve Lassiter	Pinehurst, NC	+16	80	80		160
CUT	Brian Breth	Calabash, NC	+17	78	83		161
CUT	Jerry Sennett	Stanley, NC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Tim Teaster	Cayce, SC	+17	80	81		161
CUT	Tom Tyndall	Murrells Inlet, SC	+17	79	82		161
CUT	Don OMalley	Southport, NC	+17	78	83		161
CUT	Rush Miller	Cramerton, NC	+17	79	82		161
CUT	Bill Warren	rock Hill, SC	+18	75	87		162
CUT	Todd Wilkinson	Wilson, NC	+18	81	81		162
CUT	Tom Murphy	Wilmington, NC	+18	77	85		162
CUT	Stephen Parks	Beaufort, SC	+18	82	80		162
CUT	Bob Edens	Columbia, SC	+19	81	82		163
CUT	Eric Zimmerman	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+19	82	81		163
CUT	Gus Sylvan	Columbia, SC	+19	82	81		163
CUT	Evan Long	Charlotte, NC	+19	82	81		163
CUT	Macon Moye	Southern Pines, NC	+19	85	78		163
CUT	Wayne Howle	Darlington, SC	+19	83	80		163
CUT	Patrick Smithey	Winston Salem, NC	+20	82	82		164
CUT	Edmund Leightner	Goose creek, SC	+20	84	80		164
CUT	Allen Kinney	Oak Island, NC	+21	81	84		165
CUT	Jim Ayersman	Pinehurst, NC	+21	84	81		165
CUT	David Butler	Raleigh, NC	+22	85	81		166
CUT	David Spearman	Florence, SC	+24	83	85		168
CUT	Barry Key	Wilmington, NC	+24	83	85		168
CUT	Burk Wyatt	Cashiers, NC	+25	82	87		169
CUT	Ray Racer	Fort Mill, SC	+26	84	86		170
CUT	Kent Moore	Charlotte, NC	+27	85	86		171
CUT	Ken Taylor	West Columbia, SC	+27	87	84		171
CUT	David Reid	Pawleys Island, SC	+29	86	87		173
CUT	John Cottrell	Gilbert, SC	+29	87	86		173
CUT	Danny Hopkins	Mayodan, NC	+31	84	91		175
CUT	Jeffrey Totton	Little River, SC	+33	90	87		177
WD	David Eaker	Forest City, NC	-	81	74	WD	WD
WD	Bradley Helms	Winston-Salem, NC	-	76	WD		WD
WD	Todd Hendley	Columbus, NC	-	77	WD		WD
WD	Mike Caprio	Greer, SC	-	78	WD		WD
WD	Jeff Brischke	Charlotte, NC	-	83	WD		WD
WD	Bill Hall	Rock Hill, SC	-	WD			WD
WD	David Brown	Conover, NC	-	WD			WD
WD	Phil Bland	Waynesville, NC	-	WD			WD
WD	Charlie Parks	Asheboro, NC	-	WD			WD
WD	Lionel Sutton	La Grange, NC	-	WD			WD
WD	Mike Gravley	Greer, SC	-	WD			WD

 

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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