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BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Keith Harris of Concord, N.C. won his second CGA Mid-Amateur golf title Sunday in a back-nine shoot out with four-time champion Paul Simson of Raleigh.

Harris shot a closing 70, one under par on the 6,900-yard Alamance Country Club layout. His 207 total, six under par, was two ahead of Simson, who shot 69--209.

Keith Waters of Raleigh was third with 210.

Harris held the second-round lead at Alamance Country Club by two shots and by three over Simson, but a lackluster front nine brought Harris back into a tie. After Simson birdied the par-three 14^th hole, Harris stood one back. "At that point, I got somewhere between mad and determined to get the lead again."

Harris responded with his own birdie at the 14^th hole from five feet, a 20-foot birdie putt on the 16^th hole and a two-putt birdie on the 17^th to re-establish a two-stroke margin.

"It was really nice to win this championship a second time and really nice to beat Paul for the title. But it was especially nice to win one at my old home club," Harris said. He was a member of Alamance CC until 1992, when he moved to Concord.

"It wasn't simply a matter of returning home and playing well," Harris added. "The course was renovated in 1999, and the greens are completely different from the ones I remember."

Harris won his first CGA Mid-Am title in 2000. Simson won his four titles between 1990 and 1997.

The championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.

Results:

Keith	Harris	Concord	NC	68	69	70	207
Paul	Simson	Raleigh	NC	71	69	69	209
Keith	Waters	Raleigh	NC	69	73	68	210
Danny	Gurley	Chapel Hill	NC	70	71	71	212
Brian	Westveer	Concord	NC	68	71	73	212
Joey	Sadowski	Hickory	NC	69	73	71	213
Lance	Waggener	Statesville	NC	73	70	70	213
Chuck	Tickle	Cary	NC	71	73	69	213
David	Strawn	Charlotte	NC	69	74	70	213
Lennie	Younce	Hickory	NC	71	73	70	214
Dirk	Fennie	Greensboro	NC	73	73	69	215
Gus	Sylvan	Columbia	SC	69	73	73	215
Steve	Slayden	Charlotte	NC	73	71	71	215
Scott	McClellan	Cary	NC	68	73	74	215
John	Fritz	Charlotte	NC	70	72	74	216
Mark	Weston	Matthews	NC	68	75	73	216
Preston	Edmondson	Morrisville	NC	75	73	68	216
Herb	Lohr	Lexington	NC	70	70	76	216
Dean	Channell	Cary	NC	78	69	70	217
Mike	Goodes	Reidsville	NC	71	73	73	217
Mike	Gravley	Simpsonville	SC	77	72	68	217
Tucker	Sampson	Charlotte	NC	73	71	74	218
Trey	Holroyd	Cary	NC	72	77	70	219
Mark	Wagner	Statesville	NC	72	77	70	219
Greg	Powell	Whiteville	NC	70	77	72	219
David	Eaker	Forest City	NC	78	67	74	219
Robert	Wooten	Winston-Salem	NC	75	71	74	220
Kenny	Flynn	Winston-Salem	NC	79	71	70	220
Mitch	Adams	Cary	NC	75	73	72	220
Daniel	Hendrickson	Charlotte	NC	75	73	72	220
John	Fisher	Wilmington	NC	71	74	75	220
Gettys	Glaze	Charleston	SC	71	77	72	220
Anderson	Marlowe III	Raleigh	NC	73	72	76	221
Kevin	King	Hilton Head	SC	74	73	74	221
Greg	Norris	Wilmington	NC	73	74	74	221
Walter	Todd	Laurens	SC	70	77	74	221
Randy	Shoffner	Burlington	NC	71	73	77	221
Brian	Reep	Morganton	NC	76	72	74	222
Dave	Glabicki	Cary	NC	75	72	75	222
Ray	Womack	Burlington	NC	70	77	75	222
Kevin	McCallister	Greensboro	NC	73	76	73	222
Ricky	Milligan	Kings Mountain	NC	74	74	75	223
Steve	Sharpe	Greensboro	NC	71	75	77	223
Patrick	Brady	Reidsville	NC	76	72	75	223
Walker	Taylor IV	Wilmington	NC	74	72	78	224
Mike	Wilson	Raleigh	NC	74	74	76	224
Greg	Earnhardt	Greensboro	NC	73	75	77	225
Chad	Teel	Raleigh	NC	74	73	79	226
Garland	Yates	Asheboro	NC	74	76	76	226
Keith	Kepley	Charlotte	NC	71	76	79	226
Todd	Hilliard	High Point	NC	71	77	79	227
Pat	Thompson	Asheville	NC	75	73	79	227
Joey	Cagle	Clayton	NC	73	76	79	228
Gregg	Cox	Greensboro	NC	75	74	79	228
Donald	Littlejohn	Charlotte	NC	72	77	80	229
Michael	Nowak	Charlotte	NC	78	71	80	229
John	Frazier	Burlington	NC	71	79	81	231
Wayne	Petty	Burlington	NC	70	80	81	231
Robby	Bennett, Jr.	Cheraw	SC	73	74	85	232
Greg	Nizich	Cary	NC	76	72	WD	WD